diff --git a/apps/app-frontend/src/App.vue b/apps/app-frontend/src/App.vue
index 4f5bd1b2a..3bec57114 100644
--- a/apps/app-frontend/src/App.vue
+++ b/apps/app-frontend/src/App.vue
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import ModrinthLoadingIndicator from '@/components/LoadingIndicatorBar.vue'
 import { handleError, useNotifications } from '@/store/notifications.js'
 import { command_listener, warning_listener } from '@/helpers/events.js'
 import { type } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-os'
-import { areUpdatesEnabled, getOS, isDev, restartApp } from '@/helpers/utils.js'
+import { areUpdatesEnabled, getOS, isDev } from '@/helpers/utils.js'
 import { debugAnalytics, initAnalytics, optOutAnalytics, trackEvent } from '@/helpers/analytics'
 import { getCurrentWindow } from '@tauri-apps/api/window'
 import { getVersion } from '@tauri-apps/api/app'
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ import { get_opening_command, initialize_state } from '@/helpers/state'
 import { saveWindowState, StateFlags } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-window-state'
 import { renderString } from '@modrinth/utils'
 import { useFetch } from '@/helpers/fetch.js'
-import { check } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-updater'
 import NavButton from '@/components/ui/NavButton.vue'
 import { get as getCreds, login, logout } from '@/helpers/mr_auth.js'
 import { get_user } from '@/helpers/cache.js'
@@ -72,6 +71,7 @@ import QuickInstanceSwitcher from '@/components/ui/QuickInstanceSwitcher.vue'
 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 { get as getSettings, set as setSettings } from '@/helpers/settings.ts'
 
 const themeStore = useTheming()
 
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ async function handleCommand(e) {
 }
 
 const availableUpdate = ref(null)
+const updateSkipped = ref(false)
 const updateModal = useTemplateRef('updateModal')
 async function checkUpdates() {
   if (!(await areUpdatesEnabled())) {
@@ -361,17 +362,30 @@ async function checkUpdates() {
     }
 
     const update = await invoke('plugin:updater|check')
-    if (!!update) {
-      console.log(`Update ${update.version} is available.`)
-      if (update.version === availableUpdate.value?.version) {
-        console.log(
-          'Skipping update modal because the new version is the same as the dismissed update',
-        )
-      } else {
-        availableUpdate.value = update
-        updateModal.value.show(update)
-      }
+    if (!update) {
+      return
     }
+
+    console.log(`Update ${update.version} is available.`)
+
+    if (update.version === availableUpdate.value?.version) {
+      console.log(
+        'Skipping update modal because the new version is the same as the dismissed update',
+      )
+      return
+    }
+
+    availableUpdate.value = update
+
+    const settings = await getSettings()
+    if (settings.skipped_update === update.version) {
+      updateSkipped.value = true
+      console.log('Skipping update modal because the user chose to skip this update')
+      return
+    }
+
+    updateSkipped.value = false
+    updateModal.value.show(update)
   }
 
   await performCheck()
@@ -384,6 +398,23 @@ async function checkUpdates() {
   )
 }
 
+async function skipUpdate(version) {
+  updateSkipped.value = true
+  let settings = await getSettings()
+  settings.skipped_update = version
+  await setSettings(settings)
+}
+
+async function forceOpenUpdateModal() {
+  if (updateSkipped.value) {
+    updateSkipped.value = false
+    let settings = await getSettings()
+    settings.skipped_update = null
+    await setSettings(settings)
+  }
+  updateModal.value.show(availableUpdate.value)
+}
+
 function handleClick(e) {
   let target = e.target
   while (target != null) {
@@ -425,7 +456,7 @@ function handleAuxClick(e) {
   <div id="teleports"></div>
   <div v-if="stateInitialized" class="app-grid-layout experimental-styles-within relative">
     <Suspense @resolve="checkUpdates">
-      <UpdateModal ref="updateModal" />
+      <UpdateModal ref="updateModal" @update-skipped="skipUpdate" />
     </Suspense>
     <Suspense>
       <AppSettingsModal ref="settingsModal" />
@@ -480,10 +511,11 @@ function handleAuxClick(e) {
       <NavButton
         v-if="!!availableUpdate"
         v-tooltip.right="'Update available'"
-        :to="() => updateModal.show(availableUpdate)"
+        :to="forceOpenUpdateModal"
       >
-        <!-- TODO: Gray if updating on next restart -->
-        <DownloadIcon class="text-brand-green" />
+        <!-- TODO: Also gray if updating on next restart -->
+        <DownloadIcon v-if="updateSkipped" />
+        <DownloadIcon v-else class="text-brand-green" />
       </NavButton>
       <NavButton v-tooltip.right="'Settings'" :to="() => $refs.settingsModal.show()">
         <SettingsIcon />
diff --git a/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/UpdateModal.vue b/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/UpdateModal.vue
index 7aa165af5..fc831a777 100644
--- a/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/UpdateModal.vue
+++ b/apps/app-frontend/src/components/ui/UpdateModal.vue
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@
         </button>
       </ButtonStyled>
       <ButtonStyled>
-        <button @click="hide()">
+        <button @click="hide">
           {{ formatMessage(messages.later) }}
         </button>
       </ButtonStyled>
       <ButtonStyled color="red">
-        <button>
+        <button @click="skipUpdate">
           {{ formatMessage(messages.skip) }}
         </button>
       </ButtonStyled>
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ import { getUpdateSize } from '@/helpers/utils'
 import { formatBytes } from '@modrinth/utils'
 import { handleError } from '@/store/notifications'
 
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+  (e: 'updateSkipped', version: string): void
+}>()
+
 const { formatMessage } = useVIntl()
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
@@ -100,6 +104,11 @@ function hide() {
 }
 
 defineExpose({ show, hide, isOpen })
+
+function skipUpdate() {
+  hide()
+  emit('updateSkipped', update.value!.version)
+}
 </script>
 
 <style scoped lang="scss"></style>
diff --git a/apps/app-frontend/src/helpers/settings.ts b/apps/app-frontend/src/helpers/settings.ts
index c256575a4..6b00e9bb8 100644
--- a/apps/app-frontend/src/helpers/settings.ts
+++ b/apps/app-frontend/src/helpers/settings.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ export type AppSettings = {
 
   developer_mode: boolean
   feature_flags: Record<FeatureFlag, boolean>
+  skipped_update: string | null
 }
 
 // Get full settings object
diff --git a/apps/app-frontend/src/helpers/utils.js b/apps/app-frontend/src/helpers/utils.js
index e5d1568c5..1cda120de 100644
--- a/apps/app-frontend/src/helpers/utils.js
+++ b/apps/app-frontend/src/helpers/utils.js
@@ -45,13 +45,6 @@ export async function restartApp() {
   return await invoke('restart_app')
 }
 
-/**
- * @deprecated This method is no longer needed, and just returns its parameter
- */
-export function sanitizePotentialFileUrl(url) {
-  return url
-}
-
 export const releaseColor = (releaseType) => {
   switch (releaseType) {
     case 'release':
diff --git a/packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-3613473fb4d836ee0fb3c292e6bf5e50912064c29ebf1a1e5ead79c44c37e64c.json b/packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-6dd3b14f3736735ee9a734062c990d152b0ffb7abf87a729931dc6c54754be6d.json
similarity index 86%
rename from packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-3613473fb4d836ee0fb3c292e6bf5e50912064c29ebf1a1e5ead79c44c37e64c.json
rename to packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-6dd3b14f3736735ee9a734062c990d152b0ffb7abf87a729931dc6c54754be6d.json
index 2fce764bc..63320e4c4 100644
--- a/packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-3613473fb4d836ee0fb3c292e6bf5e50912064c29ebf1a1e5ead79c44c37e64c.json
+++ b/packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-6dd3b14f3736735ee9a734062c990d152b0ffb7abf87a729931dc6c54754be6d.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "db_name": "SQLite",
-  "query": "\n            UPDATE settings\n            SET\n                max_concurrent_writes = $1,\n                max_concurrent_downloads = $2,\n\n                theme = $3,\n                default_page = $4,\n                collapsed_navigation = $5,\n                advanced_rendering = $6,\n                native_decorations = $7,\n\n                discord_rpc = $8,\n                developer_mode = $9,\n                telemetry = $10,\n                personalized_ads = $11,\n\n                onboarded = $12,\n\n                extra_launch_args = jsonb($13),\n                custom_env_vars = jsonb($14),\n                mc_memory_max = $15,\n                mc_force_fullscreen = $16,\n                mc_game_resolution_x = $17,\n                mc_game_resolution_y = $18,\n                hide_on_process_start = $19,\n\n                hook_pre_launch = $20,\n                hook_wrapper = $21,\n                hook_post_exit = $22,\n\n                custom_dir = $23,\n                prev_custom_dir = $24,\n                migrated = $25,\n\n                toggle_sidebar = $26,\n                feature_flags = $27,\n                hide_nametag_skins_page = $28\n            ",
+  "query": "\n            UPDATE settings\n            SET\n                max_concurrent_writes = $1,\n                max_concurrent_downloads = $2,\n\n                theme = $3,\n                default_page = $4,\n                collapsed_navigation = $5,\n                advanced_rendering = $6,\n                native_decorations = $7,\n\n                discord_rpc = $8,\n                developer_mode = $9,\n                telemetry = $10,\n                personalized_ads = $11,\n\n                onboarded = $12,\n\n                extra_launch_args = jsonb($13),\n                custom_env_vars = jsonb($14),\n                mc_memory_max = $15,\n                mc_force_fullscreen = $16,\n                mc_game_resolution_x = $17,\n                mc_game_resolution_y = $18,\n                hide_on_process_start = $19,\n\n                hook_pre_launch = $20,\n                hook_wrapper = $21,\n                hook_post_exit = $22,\n\n                custom_dir = $23,\n                prev_custom_dir = $24,\n                migrated = $25,\n\n                toggle_sidebar = $26,\n                feature_flags = $27,\n                hide_nametag_skins_page = $28,\n                skipped_update = $29\n            ",
   "describe": {
     "columns": [],
     "parameters": {
-      "Right": 28
+      "Right": 29
     },
     "nullable": []
   },
-  "hash": "3613473fb4d836ee0fb3c292e6bf5e50912064c29ebf1a1e5ead79c44c37e64c"
+  "hash": "6dd3b14f3736735ee9a734062c990d152b0ffb7abf87a729931dc6c54754be6d"
 }
diff --git a/packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-6e3fa492c085ebb8e7280dd4d55cdcf73da199ea6ac05ee3ee798ece80d877cf.json b/packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-6e3fa492c085ebb8e7280dd4d55cdcf73da199ea6ac05ee3ee798ece80d877cf.json
index 9742cb7b4..22e39e75b 100644
--- a/packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-6e3fa492c085ebb8e7280dd4d55cdcf73da199ea6ac05ee3ee798ece80d877cf.json
+++ b/packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-6e3fa492c085ebb8e7280dd4d55cdcf73da199ea6ac05ee3ee798ece80d877cf.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
       {
         "name": "display_claims!: serde_json::Value",
         "ordinal": 7,
-        "type_info": "Null"
+        "type_info": "Text"
       }
     ],
     "parameters": {
diff --git a/packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-5193f519f021b2e7013cdb67a6e1a31ae4bd7532d02f8b00b43d5645351941ca.json b/packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-cb20c8117eeec23ea1ebc2ef293caf425d722bd103cd6164c2b9d6abe5539aef.json
similarity index 93%
rename from packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-5193f519f021b2e7013cdb67a6e1a31ae4bd7532d02f8b00b43d5645351941ca.json
rename to packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-cb20c8117eeec23ea1ebc2ef293caf425d722bd103cd6164c2b9d6abe5539aef.json
index 5dc714e29..d87a4032c 100644
--- a/packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-5193f519f021b2e7013cdb67a6e1a31ae4bd7532d02f8b00b43d5645351941ca.json
+++ b/packages/app-lib/.sqlx/query-cb20c8117eeec23ea1ebc2ef293caf425d722bd103cd6164c2b9d6abe5539aef.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "db_name": "SQLite",
-  "query": "\n            SELECT\n                max_concurrent_writes, max_concurrent_downloads,\n                theme, default_page, collapsed_navigation, hide_nametag_skins_page, advanced_rendering, native_decorations,\n                discord_rpc, developer_mode, telemetry, personalized_ads,\n                onboarded,\n                json(extra_launch_args) extra_launch_args, json(custom_env_vars) custom_env_vars,\n                mc_memory_max, mc_force_fullscreen, mc_game_resolution_x, mc_game_resolution_y, hide_on_process_start,\n                hook_pre_launch, hook_wrapper, hook_post_exit,\n                custom_dir, prev_custom_dir, migrated, json(feature_flags) feature_flags, toggle_sidebar\n            FROM settings\n            ",
+  "query": "\n            SELECT\n                max_concurrent_writes, max_concurrent_downloads,\n                theme, default_page, collapsed_navigation, hide_nametag_skins_page, advanced_rendering, native_decorations,\n                discord_rpc, developer_mode, telemetry, personalized_ads,\n                onboarded,\n                json(extra_launch_args) extra_launch_args, json(custom_env_vars) custom_env_vars,\n                mc_memory_max, mc_force_fullscreen, mc_game_resolution_x, mc_game_resolution_y, hide_on_process_start,\n                hook_pre_launch, hook_wrapper, hook_post_exit,\n                custom_dir, prev_custom_dir, migrated, json(feature_flags) feature_flags, toggle_sidebar,\n                skipped_update\n            FROM settings\n            ",
   "describe": {
     "columns": [
       {
@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@
         "name": "toggle_sidebar",
         "ordinal": 27,
         "type_info": "Integer"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "skipped_update",
+        "ordinal": 28,
+        "type_info": "Text"
       }
     ],
     "parameters": {
@@ -175,8 +180,9 @@
       true,
       false,
       null,
-      false
+      false,
+      true
     ]
   },
-  "hash": "5193f519f021b2e7013cdb67a6e1a31ae4bd7532d02f8b00b43d5645351941ca"
+  "hash": "cb20c8117eeec23ea1ebc2ef293caf425d722bd103cd6164c2b9d6abe5539aef"
 }
diff --git a/packages/app-lib/migrations/20250708222117_add-skipped-updates.sql b/packages/app-lib/migrations/20250708222117_add-skipped-updates.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76003b85c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app-lib/migrations/20250708222117_add-skipped-updates.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ALTER TABLE settings
+ADD COLUMN skipped_update TEXT NULL;
diff --git a/packages/app-lib/src/state/settings.rs b/packages/app-lib/src/state/settings.rs
index 2615e150e..44ac55674 100644
--- a/packages/app-lib/src/state/settings.rs
+++ b/packages/app-lib/src/state/settings.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ pub struct Settings {
 
     pub developer_mode: bool,
     pub feature_flags: HashMap<FeatureFlag, bool>,
+    pub skipped_update: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone, Copy, Eq, Hash, PartialEq)]
@@ -63,7 +64,8 @@ impl Settings {
                 json(extra_launch_args) extra_launch_args, json(custom_env_vars) custom_env_vars,
                 mc_memory_max, mc_force_fullscreen, mc_game_resolution_x, mc_game_resolution_y, hide_on_process_start,
                 hook_pre_launch, hook_wrapper, hook_post_exit,
-                custom_dir, prev_custom_dir, migrated, json(feature_flags) feature_flags, toggle_sidebar
+                custom_dir, prev_custom_dir, migrated, json(feature_flags) feature_flags, toggle_sidebar,
+                skipped_update
             FROM settings
             "
         )
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ impl Settings {
                 .as_ref()
                 .and_then(|x| serde_json::from_str(x).ok())
                 .unwrap_or_default(),
+            skipped_update: res.skipped_update
         })
     }
 
@@ -170,7 +173,8 @@ impl Settings {
 
                 toggle_sidebar = $26,
                 feature_flags = $27,
-                hide_nametag_skins_page = $28
+                hide_nametag_skins_page = $28,
+                skipped_update = $29
             ",
             max_concurrent_writes,
             max_concurrent_downloads,
@@ -199,7 +203,8 @@ impl Settings {
             self.migrated,
             self.toggle_sidebar,
             feature_flags,
-            self.hide_nametag_skins_page
+            self.hide_nametag_skins_page,
+            self.skipped_update
         )
         .execute(exec)
         .await?;