diff --git a/frontend/src/System/Updates/Updates.js b/frontend/src/System/Updates/Updates.js
index 77b78a695..87890df2f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/System/Updates/Updates.js
+++ b/frontend/src/System/Updates/Updates.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { icons, kinds } from 'Helpers/Props';
 import formatDate from 'Utilities/Date/formatDate';
 import LoadingIndicator from 'Components/Loading/LoadingIndicator';
 import SpinnerButton from 'Components/Link/SpinnerButton';
+import InlineMarkdown from 'Components/Markdown/InlineMarkdown';
 import Icon from 'Components/Icon';
 import Label from 'Components/Label';
 import PageContent from 'Components/Page/PageContent';
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ class Updates extends Component {
       items,
       isInstallingUpdate,
       updateMechanism,
+      updateMechanismMessage,
       shortDateFormat,
       onInstallLatestPress
     } = this.props;
@@ -37,10 +39,11 @@ class Updates extends Component {
     const hasUpdateToInstall = hasUpdates && _.some(items, { installable: true, latest: true });
     const noUpdateToInstall = hasUpdates && !hasUpdateToInstall;
 
+    const externalUpdaterPrefix = 'Unable to update Sonarr directly,';
     const externalUpdaterMessages = {
-      external: 'Unable to update Sonarr directly, Sonarr is configured to use an external update mechanism',
-      apt: 'Unable to update Sonarr directly, use apt to install the update',
-      docker: 'Unable to update Sonarr directly, update the docker container to receive the update'
+      external: 'Sonarr is configured to use an external update mechanism',
+      apt: 'use apt to install the update',
+      docker: 'update the docker container to receive the update'
     };
 
     return (
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ class Updates extends Component {
                       />
 
                       <div className={styles.message}>
-                        {externalUpdaterMessages[updateMechanism] || externalUpdaterMessages.external}
+                        {externalUpdaterPrefix} <InlineMarkdown data={updateMechanismMessage || externalUpdaterMessages[updateMechanism] || externalUpdaterMessages.external} />
                       </div>
                     </Fragment>
                 }
@@ -210,6 +213,7 @@ Updates.propTypes = {
   items: PropTypes.array.isRequired,
   isInstallingUpdate: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   updateMechanism: PropTypes.string,
+  updateMechanismMessage: PropTypes.string,
   shortDateFormat: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   onInstallLatestPress: PropTypes.func.isRequired
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/System/Updates/UpdatesConnector.js b/frontend/src/System/Updates/UpdatesConnector.js
index 8836bbb94..d93b3ba4a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/System/Updates/UpdatesConnector.js
+++ b/frontend/src/System/Updates/UpdatesConnector.js
@@ -7,18 +7,21 @@ import { fetchUpdates } from 'Store/Actions/systemActions';
 import { executeCommand } from 'Store/Actions/commandActions';
 import createCommandExecutingSelector from 'Store/Selectors/createCommandExecutingSelector';
 import createUISettingsSelector from 'Store/Selectors/createUISettingsSelector';
+import createSystemStatusSelector from 'Store/Selectors/createSystemStatusSelector';
 import * as commandNames from 'Commands/commandNames';
 import Updates from './Updates';
 
 function createMapStateToProps() {
   return createSelector(
     (state) => state.app.version,
+    createSystemStatusSelector(),
     (state) => state.system.updates,
     (state) => state.settings.general,
     createUISettingsSelector(),
     createCommandExecutingSelector(commandNames.APPLICATION_UPDATE),
     (
       currentVersion,
+      status,
       updates,
       generalSettings,
       uiSettings,
@@ -41,6 +44,7 @@ function createMapStateToProps() {
         items,
         isInstallingUpdate,
         updateMechanism: generalSettings.item.updateMechanism,
+        updateMechanismMessage: status.packageUpdateMechanismMessage,
         shortDateFormat: uiSettings.shortDateFormat
       };
     }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/DeploymentInfoProvider.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/DeploymentInfoProvider.cs
index f19ce68ac..ff812527a 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/DeploymentInfoProvider.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/DeploymentInfoProvider.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Configuration
         string PackageAuthor { get; }
         string PackageBranch { get; }
         UpdateMechanism PackageUpdateMechanism { get; }
+        string PackageUpdateMechanismMessage { get; }
 
         string ReleaseVersion { get; }
         string ReleaseBranch { get; }
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Configuration
                 PackageVersion = ReadValue(data, "PackageVersion");
                 PackageAuthor = ReadValue(data, "PackageAuthor");
                 PackageUpdateMechanism = ReadEnumValue(data, "UpdateMethod", UpdateMechanism.BuiltIn);
+                PackageUpdateMechanismMessage = ReadValue(data, "UpdateMethodMessage");
                 PackageBranch = ReadValue(data, "Branch");
 
                 ReleaseVersion = ReadValue(data, "ReleaseVersion");
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Configuration
         public string PackageAuthor { get; private set; }
         public string PackageBranch { get; private set; }
         public UpdateMechanism PackageUpdateMechanism { get; private set; }
+        public string PackageUpdateMechanismMessage { get; private set; }
 
         public string ReleaseVersion { get; private set; }
         public string ReleaseBranch { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/System/SystemModule.cs b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/System/SystemModule.cs
index d79415c7a..408015ef5 100644
--- a/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/System/SystemModule.cs
+++ b/src/Sonarr.Api.V3/System/SystemModule.cs
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ namespace Sonarr.Api.V3.System
                        StartTime = _runtimeInfo.StartTime,
                        PackageVersion = _deploymentInfoProvider.PackageVersion,
                        PackageAuthor = _deploymentInfoProvider.PackageAuthor,
-                       PackageUpdateMechanism = _deploymentInfoProvider.PackageUpdateMechanism
+                       PackageUpdateMechanism = _deploymentInfoProvider.PackageUpdateMechanism,
+                       PackageUpdateMechanismMessage = _deploymentInfoProvider.PackageUpdateMechanismMessage
             };
         }