diff --git a/apps/app-frontend/src/App.vue b/apps/app-frontend/src/App.vue
index 42b60534f..7dc975982 100644
--- a/apps/app-frontend/src/App.vue
+++ b/apps/app-frontend/src/App.vue
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ async function checkUpdates() {
       return
     }
 
-    const update = await check()
+    const update = await invoke('plugin:updater|check')
     updateAvailable.value = !!update
     if (updateAvailable.value) {
       console.log(`Update ${update.version} is available. Showing update modal.`)
diff --git a/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/UpdateModal.vue b/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/UpdateModal.vue
index 5ae043609..2b8c80c6f 100644
--- a/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/UpdateModal.vue
+++ b/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/UpdateModal.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 <template>
   <ModalWrapper ref="modal" :header="formatMessage(messages.header)">
-    <div>{{ formatMessage(messages.body, { version: update!.version }) }}</div>
+    <div>{{ formatMessage(messages.bodyVersion, { version: update!.version }) }}</div>
+    <div v-if="updateSize">
+      {{ formatMessage(messages.bodySize, { size: formatBytes(updateSize) }) }}
+    </div>
+    <div>
+      <a href="https://modrinth.com/news/changelog?filter=app">{{
+        formatMessage(messages.bodyChangelog)
+      }}</a>
+    </div>
     <div class="mt-4 flex flex-wrap gap-2">
       <ButtonStyled color="green">
         <button>
@@ -26,9 +34,11 @@
 import ModalWrapper from '@/components/ui/modal/ModalWrapper.vue'
 import { defineMessages, useVIntl } from '@vintl/vintl'
 import { useTemplateRef, ref } from 'vue'
-import type { Update } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-updater'
 import { ButtonStyled } from '@modrinth/ui'
 import { RefreshCwIcon } from '@modrinth/assets'
+import { getUpdateSize } from '@/helpers/utils'
+import { formatBytes } from '@modrinth/utils'
+import { handleError } from '@/store/notifications'
 
 const { formatMessage } = useVIntl()
 
@@ -37,17 +47,25 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     id: 'app.update.modal-header',
     defaultMessage: 'An update is available!',
   },
-  body: {
-    id: 'app.update.modal-body',
+  bodyVersion: {
+    id: 'app.update.modal-body-version',
     defaultMessage: 'Version {version} of the Modrinth App is available for installation.',
   },
+  bodySize: {
+    id: 'app.update.modal-body-size',
+    defaultMessage: 'The download is {size} in size.',
+  },
+  bodyChangelog: {
+    id: 'app.update.modal-body-changelog',
+    defaultMessage: 'Click here to view the changelog.',
+  },
   restartNow: {
     id: 'app.update.restart',
-    defaultMessage: 'Restart Now',
+    defaultMessage: 'Update Now',
   },
   later: {
     id: 'app.update.later',
-    defaultMessage: 'Later',
+    defaultMessage: 'Update on Next Restart',
   },
   skip: {
     id: 'app.update.skip',
@@ -55,13 +73,20 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   },
 })
 
-const update = ref<Update>()
+type UpdateData = {
+  rid: number
+  version: string
+}
+
+const update = ref<UpdateData>()
+const updateSize = ref<number>()
 
 const modal = useTemplateRef('modal')
 const isOpen = ref(false)
 
-function show(newUpdate: Update) {
+async function show(newUpdate: UpdateData) {
   update.value = newUpdate
+  updateSize.value = await getUpdateSize(newUpdate.rid).catch(handleError)
   modal.value!.show()
   isOpen.value = true
 }
diff --git a/apps/app-frontend/src/helpers/utils.js b/apps/app-frontend/src/helpers/utils.js
index 554636dda..e5d1568c5 100644
--- a/apps/app-frontend/src/helpers/utils.js
+++ b/apps/app-frontend/src/helpers/utils.js
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ export async function areUpdatesEnabled() {
   return await invoke('are_updates_enabled')
 }
 
+export async function getUpdateSize(updateRid) {
+  return await invoke('get_update_size', { rid: updateRid })
+}
+
 // One of 'Windows', 'Linux', 'MacOS'
 export async function getOS() {
   return await invoke('plugin:utils|get_os')
diff --git a/apps/app-frontend/src/locales/en-US/index.json b/apps/app-frontend/src/locales/en-US/index.json
index a4133002e..8c24a440d 100644
--- a/apps/app-frontend/src/locales/en-US/index.json
+++ b/apps/app-frontend/src/locales/en-US/index.json
@@ -21,16 +21,22 @@
     "message": "Resource management"
   },
   "app.update.later": {
-    "message": "Later"
+    "message": "Update on Next Restart"
   },
-  "app.update.modal-body": {
+  "app.update.modal-body-changelog": {
+    "message": "Click here to view the changelog."
+  },
+  "app.update.modal-body-size": {
+    "message": "The download is {size} in size."
+  },
+  "app.update.modal-body-version": {
     "message": "Version {version} of the Modrinth App is available for installation."
   },
   "app.update.modal-header": {
     "message": "An update is available!"
   },
   "app.update.restart": {
-    "message": "Restart Now"
+    "message": "Update Now"
   },
   "app.update.skip": {
     "message": "Skip This Update"
diff --git a/apps/app/src/main.rs b/apps/app/src/main.rs
index 07e9da0c6..da83ced08 100644
--- a/apps/app/src/main.rs
+++ b/apps/app/src/main.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ mod error;
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 mod macos;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "updater")]
+mod update_size_checker;
+
 // Should be called in launcher initialization
 #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
 #[tauri::command]
@@ -64,6 +67,15 @@ fn are_updates_enabled() -> bool {
     cfg!(feature = "updater")
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "updater")]
+pub use update_size_checker::get_update_size;
+
+#[cfg(not(feature = "updater"))]
+#[tauri::command]
+fn get_update_size() -> theseus::Result<()> {
+    Err(theseus::ErrorKind::OtherError("Updates are disabled in this build.".to_string()).into())
+}
+
 // Toggles decorations
 #[tauri::command]
 async fn toggle_decorations(b: bool, window: tauri::Window) -> api::Result<()> {
@@ -204,6 +216,7 @@ fn main() {
             initialize_state,
             is_dev,
             are_updates_enabled,
+            get_update_size,
             toggle_decorations,
             show_window,
             restart_app,
diff --git a/apps/app/src/update_size_checker.rs b/apps/app/src/update_size_checker.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b62ebec8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/app/src/update_size_checker.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+use tauri::{Manager, ResourceId, Runtime, Webview};
+use tauri::http::header::ACCEPT;
+use tauri::http::HeaderValue;
+use tauri_plugin_http::reqwest;
+use tauri_plugin_http::reqwest::ClientBuilder;
+use tauri_plugin_updater::Error;
+use tauri_plugin_updater::Result;
+
+const UPDATER_USER_AGENT: &str = concat!(env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME"), "/", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
+
+// Reimplementation of Update::download mostly, minus the actual download part
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn get_update_size<R: Runtime>(webview: Webview<R>, rid: ResourceId) -> Result<Option<u64>> {
+    use tauri_plugin_updater::Update;
+
+    let update = webview.resources_table().get::<Update>(rid)?;
+
+    let mut headers = update.headers.clone();
+    if !headers.contains_key(ACCEPT) {
+        headers.insert(ACCEPT, HeaderValue::from_static("application/octet-stream"));
+    }
+
+    let mut request = ClientBuilder::new().user_agent(UPDATER_USER_AGENT);
+    if let Some(timeout) = update.timeout {
+        request = request.timeout(timeout);
+    }
+    if let Some(ref proxy) = update.proxy {
+        let proxy = reqwest::Proxy::all(proxy.as_str())?;
+        request = request.proxy(proxy);
+    }
+    let response = request
+        .build()?
+        .get(update.download_url.clone())
+        .headers(headers)
+        .send()
+        .await?;
+
+    if !response.status().is_success() {
+        return Err(Error::Network(format!(
+            "Download request failed with status: {}",
+            response.status()
+        )).into());
+    }
+
+    let content_length = response
+        .headers()
+        .get("Content-Length")
+        .and_then(|value| value.to_str().ok())
+        .and_then(|value| value.parse().ok());
+
+    Ok(content_length)
+}