diff --git a/apps/app-frontend/src/App.vue b/apps/app-frontend/src/App.vue
index 78262624c..ca9817f29 100644
--- a/apps/app-frontend/src/App.vue
+++ b/apps/app-frontend/src/App.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 <script setup>
-import { computed, onMounted, onUnmounted, ref, watch, useTemplateRef, provide } from 'vue'
+import {
+  computed,
+  onMounted,
+  onUnmounted,
+  ref,
+  watch,
+  useTemplateRef,
+  provide,
+  nextTick,
+} from 'vue'
 import { RouterView, useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router'
 import {
   ArrowBigUpDashIcon,
@@ -72,6 +81,7 @@ import UpdateModal from '@/components/ui/UpdateModal.vue'
 import { get_available_capes, get_available_skins } from './helpers/skins'
 import { generateSkinPreviews } from './helpers/rendering/batch-skin-renderer'
 import { defineMessages, useVIntl } from '@vintl/vintl'
+import { createTooltip, destroyTooltip } from 'floating-vue'
 
 const themeStore = useTheming()
 
@@ -450,6 +460,20 @@ async function forceOpenUpdateModal() {
   updateModal.value.show(availableUpdate.value)
 }
 
+const updateButton = useTemplateRef('updateButton')
+async function showUpdateButtonTooltip() {
+  await nextTick()
+  const tooltip = createTooltip(updateButton.value.$el, {
+    placement: 'right',
+    content: 'Click here to view the update again.',
+  })
+  tooltip.show()
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    tooltip.hide()
+    destroyTooltip(updateButton.value.$el)
+  }, 3500)
+}
+
 function handleClick(e) {
   let target = e.target
   while (target != null) {
@@ -495,6 +519,7 @@ function handleAuxClick(e) {
         ref="updateModal"
         @update-skipped="skipUpdate"
         @update-enqueued-for-later="updateEnqueuedForLater"
+        @modal-hidden="showUpdateButtonTooltip"
       />
     </Suspense>
     <Suspense>
@@ -549,6 +574,7 @@ function handleAuxClick(e) {
       <div class="flex flex-grow"></div>
       <NavButton
         v-if="!!availableUpdate"
+        ref="updateButton"
         v-tooltip.right="
           enqueuedUpdate === availableUpdate?.version
             ? 'Update installation queued for next restart'
diff --git a/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/UpdateModal.vue b/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/UpdateModal.vue
index b8080deef..38fd86cc6 100644
--- a/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/UpdateModal.vue
+++ b/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/UpdateModal.vue
@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
 <template>
-  <ModalWrapper
-    ref="modal"
-    :header="formatMessage(messages.header)"
-    :on-hide="onHide"
-    :closable="!updatingImmediately && !downloadInProgress"
-  >
+  <ModalWrapper ref="modal" hide-header :closable="false" :on-hide="onHide">
     <div class="flex flex-col gap-4">
-      <div class="max-w-[500px]">
-        <div class="font-extrabold text-contrast text-xl mb-1">
-          Modrinth App v{{ update!.version }}
+      <div class="w-[500px]">
+        <div class="font-extrabold text-contrast text-xl">
+          {{ formatMessage(messages.header) }} Modrinth App v{{ update!.version }}
         </div>
         <template v-if="!downloadInProgress && !downloadError">
-          <div class="mb-4 leading-tight">{{ formatMessage(messages.bodyVersion) }}</div>
-          <div class="text-sm text-secondary mb-3">
+          <div class="mb-1 leading-tight">{{ formatMessage(messages.bodyVersion) }}</div>
+          <div class="text-sm text-secondary mb-2">
             {{ formatMessage(messages.downloadSize, { size: formatBytes(updateSize) }) }}
           </div>
         </template>
@@ -49,7 +44,7 @@
             </ButtonStyled>
           </div>
         </div>
-        <div v-if="!downloadError" class="flex flex-wrap gap-2 w-full mb-2">
+        <div v-if="!downloadError" class="flex flex-wrap gap-2 w-full">
           <JoinedButtons
             :actions="installActions"
             :disabled="updatingImmediately || downloadInProgress"
@@ -74,7 +69,7 @@ import { defineMessages, useVIntl } from '@vintl/vintl'
 import { useTemplateRef, ref, computed } from 'vue'
 import { AppearingProgressBar, ButtonStyled, JoinedButtons } from '@modrinth/ui'
 import type { JoinedButtonAction } from '@modrinth/ui'
-import { ExternalIcon, DownloadIcon, RedoIcon, ClipboardCopyIcon } from '@modrinth/assets'
+import { ExternalIcon, DownloadIcon, RedoIcon, ClipboardCopyIcon, XIcon } from '@modrinth/assets'
 import { enqueueUpdateForInstallation, getUpdateSize } from '@/helpers/utils'
 import { formatBytes } from '@modrinth/utils'
 import { handleError } from '@/store/notifications'
@@ -85,13 +80,14 @@ import { ChatIcon } from '@/assets/icons'
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
   (e: 'updateEnqueuedForLater', version: string | null): Promise<void>
+  (e: 'modalHidden'): void
 }>()
 
 const { formatMessage } = useVIntl()
 const messages = defineMessages({
   header: {
     id: 'app.update.modal-header',
-    defaultMessage: 'An update is available!',
+    defaultMessage: 'Update available - ',
   },
   copiedError: {
     id: 'app.update.copied-error',
@@ -131,6 +127,10 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     id: 'app.update.try-again',
     defaultMessage: 'Try again',
   },
+  hide: {
+    id: 'app.update.hide',
+    defaultMessage: 'Hide update reminder',
+  },
 })
 
 type UpdateData = {
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ const update = ref<UpdateData>()
 const updateSize = ref<number>()
 
 const updatingImmediately = ref(false)
-const downloadInProgress = ref(true)
+const downloadInProgress = ref(false)
 const downloadProgress = ref(0)
 const copiedError = ref(false)
 const downloadError = ref<Error | null>(null)
@@ -167,6 +167,15 @@ const installActions = computed<JoinedButtonAction[]>(() => [
     icon: RedoIcon,
     action: updateAtNextExit,
   },
+  {
+    id: 'hide',
+    label: formatMessage(messages.hide),
+    action: () => {
+      hide()
+      emit('modalHidden')
+    },
+    icon: XIcon,
+  },
 ])
 
 const downloadedBytes = computed(() => {
diff --git a/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/modal/ModalWrapper.vue b/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/modal/ModalWrapper.vue
index 8720796ad..b81002ecc 100644
--- a/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/modal/ModalWrapper.vue
+++ b/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/modal/ModalWrapper.vue
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ const props = defineProps({
     type: String,
     default: null,
   },
+  hideHeader: {
+    type: Boolean,
+    default: false,
+  },
   closable: {
     type: Boolean,
     default: true,
@@ -53,6 +57,7 @@ function onModalHide() {
     :header="header"
     :noblur="!themeStore.advancedRendering"
     :closable="closable"
+    :hide-header="hideHeader"
     @hide="onModalHide"
   >
     <template #title>
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/modal/NewModal.vue b/packages/ui/src/components/modal/NewModal.vue
index 38e3429f8..fca1ec0cd 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/modal/NewModal.vue
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/modal/NewModal.vue
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
       <div class="modal-body flex flex-col bg-bg-raised rounded-2xl">
         <div
           data-tauri-drag-region
+          v-if="!hideHeader"
           class="grid grid-cols-[auto_min-content] items-center gap-12 p-6 border-solid border-0 border-b-[1px] border-divider max-w-full"
         >
           <div class="flex text-wrap break-words items-center gap-3 min-w-0">
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ const props = withDefaults(
     closeOnClickOutside?: boolean
     warnOnClose?: boolean
     header?: string
+    hideHeader?: boolean
     onHide?: () => void
     onShow?: () => void
   }>(),
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ const props = withDefaults(
     closeOnEsc: true,
     warnOnClose: false,
     header: undefined,
+    hideHeader: false,
     onHide: () => {},
     onShow: () => {},
   },
@@ -134,7 +137,7 @@ function updateMousePosition(event: { clientX: number; clientY: number }) {
 }
 
 function handleKeyDown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
-  if (props.closeOnEsc && event.key === 'Escape') {
+  if (props.closeOnEsc && event.key === 'Escape' && props.closable) {
     hide()
     mouseX.value = window.innerWidth / 2
     mouseY.value = window.innerHeight / 2