diff --git a/frontend/src/System/Updates/Updates.js b/frontend/src/System/Updates/Updates.js
index 6b6c21ac2..bedb1bd93 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 {
       isInstallingUpdate,
       updateMechanism,
       isDocker,
+      updateMechanismMessage,
       shortDateFormat,
       onInstallLatestPress
     } = this.props;
@@ -36,10 +38,11 @@ class Updates extends Component {
     const hasUpdateToInstall = hasUpdates && _.some(items, { installable: true, latest: true });
     const noUpdateToInstall = hasUpdates && !hasUpdateToInstall;
 
+    const externalUpdaterPrefix = 'Unable to update Lidarr directly,';
     const externalUpdaterMessages = {
-      external: 'Unable to update Lidarr directly, Lidarr is configured to use an external update mechanism',
-      apt: 'Unable to update Lidarr directly, use apt to install the update',
-      docker: 'Unable to update Lidarr directly, update the docker container to receive the update'
+      external: 'Lidarr 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 (
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@ class Updates extends Component {
                       />
 
                       <div className={styles.message}>
-                        {externalUpdaterMessages[updateMechanism] || externalUpdaterMessages.external}
+                        {externalUpdaterPrefix} <InlineMarkdown data={updateMechanismMessage || externalUpdaterMessages[updateMechanism] || externalUpdaterMessages.external} />
                       </div>
                     </Fragment>
                 }
@@ -201,6 +204,7 @@ Updates.propTypes = {
   isInstallingUpdate: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   isDocker: 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 7c40069d4..753df5bbd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/System/Updates/UpdatesConnector.js
+++ b/frontend/src/System/Updates/UpdatesConnector.js
@@ -13,13 +13,17 @@ 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),
     createSystemStatusSelector(),
     (
       currentVersion,
+      status,
       updates,
+      generalSettings,
       uiSettings,
       isInstallingUpdate,
       systemStatus
@@ -39,6 +43,8 @@ function createMapStateToProps() {
         items,
         isInstallingUpdate,
         isDocker: systemStatus.isDocker,
+        updateMechanism: generalSettings.item.updateMechanism,
+        updateMechanismMessage: status.packageUpdateMechanismMessage,
         shortDateFormat: uiSettings.shortDateFormat
       };
     }
diff --git a/src/Lidarr.Api.V1/System/SystemModule.cs b/src/Lidarr.Api.V1/System/SystemModule.cs
index 7b24f3e66..cbae7218c 100644
--- a/src/Lidarr.Api.V1/System/SystemModule.cs
+++ b/src/Lidarr.Api.V1/System/SystemModule.cs
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ namespace Lidarr.Api.V1.System
                 StartTime = _runtimeInfo.StartTime,
                 PackageVersion = _deploymentInfoProvider.PackageVersion,
                 PackageAuthor = _deploymentInfoProvider.PackageAuthor,
-                PackageUpdateMechanism = _deploymentInfoProvider.PackageUpdateMechanism
+                PackageUpdateMechanism = _deploymentInfoProvider.PackageUpdateMechanism,
+                PackageUpdateMechanismMessage = _deploymentInfoProvider.PackageUpdateMechanismMessage
             };
         }
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/DeploymentInfoProvider.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/DeploymentInfoProvider.cs
index 560699b4b..bb11ec3ff 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/DeploymentInfoProvider.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/DeploymentInfoProvider.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Configuration
         string PackageAuthor { get; }
         string PackageBranch { get; }
         UpdateMechanism PackageUpdateMechanism { get; }
+        string PackageUpdateMechanismMessage { get; }
 
         string ReleaseVersion { get; }
         string ReleaseBranch { get; }
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ 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");
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ 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; }