diff --git a/apps/updatenotification/appinfo/app.php b/apps/updatenotification/appinfo/app.php
index 9148b6e6ef..f257cba697 100644
--- a/apps/updatenotification/appinfo/app.php
+++ b/apps/updatenotification/appinfo/app.php
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ if(\OC::$server->getConfig()->getSystemValue('updatechecker', true) === true) {
 
 	$userObject = \OC::$server->getUserSession()->getUser();
 	if($userObject !== null) {
-		if(\OC::$server->getGroupManager()->isAdmin($userObject->getUID()) && $updateChecker->getUpdateState() !== []) {
-			\OCP\Util::addScript('updatenotification', 'notification');
-			OC_Hook::connect('\OCP\Config', 'js', $updateChecker, 'getJavaScript');
+		if(\OC::$server->getGroupManager()->isAdmin($userObject->getUID())) {
+			if($updateChecker->getUpdateState() !== []) {
+				\OCP\Util::addScript('updatenotification', 'notification');
+				OC_Hook::connect('\OCP\Config', 'js', $updateChecker, 'getJavaScript');
+			}
 			\OC_App::registerAdmin('updatenotification', 'admin');
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/apps/updatenotification/appinfo/application.php b/apps/updatenotification/appinfo/application.php
index ae3317c1b5..24c0a11af6 100644
--- a/apps/updatenotification/appinfo/application.php
+++ b/apps/updatenotification/appinfo/application.php
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
 namespace OCA\UpdateNotification\AppInfo;
 
 use OC\AppFramework\Utility\TimeFactory;
+use OC\Updater;
 use OCA\UpdateNotification\Controller\AdminController;
+use OCA\UpdateNotification\UpdateChecker;
 use OCP\AppFramework\App;
 use OCP\AppFramework\IAppContainer;
 
@@ -32,13 +34,21 @@ class Application extends App {
 		$container = $this->getContainer();
 
 		$container->registerService('AdminController', function(IAppContainer $c) {
+			$updater = new \OC\Updater(
+				\OC::$server->getHTTPHelper(),
+				\OC::$server->getConfig(),
+				\OC::$server->getIntegrityCodeChecker()
+			);
 			return new AdminController(
 				$c->query('AppName'),
 				$c->query('Request'),
 				$c->getServer()->getJobList(),
 				$c->getServer()->getSecureRandom(),
 				$c->getServer()->getConfig(),
-				new TimeFactory()
+				new TimeFactory(),
+				$c->getServer()->getL10N($c->query('AppName')),
+				new UpdateChecker($updater),
+				$c->getServer()->getDateTimeFormatter()
 			);
 		});
 	}
diff --git a/apps/updatenotification/appinfo/routes.php b/apps/updatenotification/appinfo/routes.php
index 2cf43c8976..9021d381b1 100644
--- a/apps/updatenotification/appinfo/routes.php
+++ b/apps/updatenotification/appinfo/routes.php
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ namespace OCA\UpdateNotification\AppInfo;
 $application = new Application();
 $application->registerRoutes($this, ['routes' => [
 	['name' => 'Admin#createCredentials', 'url' => '/credentials', 'verb' => 'GET'],
+	['name' => 'Admin#setChannel', 'url' => '/channel', 'verb' => 'POST'],
 ]]);
diff --git a/apps/updatenotification/controller/admincontroller.php b/apps/updatenotification/controller/admincontroller.php
index 505ea01edd..cb0c6409d7 100644
--- a/apps/updatenotification/controller/admincontroller.php
+++ b/apps/updatenotification/controller/admincontroller.php
@@ -21,12 +21,15 @@
 
 namespace OCA\UpdateNotification\Controller;
 
+use OCA\UpdateNotification\UpdateChecker;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Controller;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\DataResponse;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\TemplateResponse;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Utility\ITimeFactory;
 use OCP\BackgroundJob\IJobList;
 use OCP\IConfig;
+use OCP\IDateTimeFormatter;
+use OCP\IL10N;
 use OCP\IRequest;
 use OCP\Security\ISecureRandom;
 
@@ -39,6 +42,12 @@ class AdminController extends Controller {
 	private $config;
 	/** @var ITimeFactory */
 	private $timeFactory;
+	/** @var UpdateChecker */
+	private $updateChecker;
+	/** @var IL10N */
+	private $l10n;
+	/** @var IDateTimeFormatter */
+	private $dateTimeFormatter;
 
 	/**
 	 * @param string $appName
@@ -47,25 +56,70 @@ class AdminController extends Controller {
 	 * @param ISecureRandom $secureRandom
 	 * @param IConfig $config
 	 * @param ITimeFactory $timeFactory
+	 * @param IL10N $l10n
+	 * @param UpdateChecker $updateChecker
+	 * @param IDateTimeFormatter $dateTimeFormatter
 	 */
 	public function __construct($appName,
 								IRequest $request,
 								IJobList $jobList,
 								ISecureRandom $secureRandom,
 								IConfig $config,
-								ITimeFactory $timeFactory) {
+								ITimeFactory $timeFactory,
+								IL10N $l10n,
+								UpdateChecker $updateChecker,
+								IDateTimeFormatter $dateTimeFormatter) {
 		parent::__construct($appName, $request);
 		$this->jobList = $jobList;
 		$this->secureRandom = $secureRandom;
 		$this->config = $config;
 		$this->timeFactory = $timeFactory;
+		$this->l10n = $l10n;
+		$this->updateChecker = $updateChecker;
+		$this->dateTimeFormatter = $dateTimeFormatter;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * @return TemplateResponse
 	 */
 	public function displayPanel() {
-		return new TemplateResponse($this->appName, 'admin', [], '');
+		$lastUpdateCheck = $this->dateTimeFormatter->formatDateTime(
+			$this->config->getAppValue('core', 'lastupdatedat')
+		);
+
+		$channels = [
+			'daily',
+			'beta',
+			'stable',
+			'production',
+		];
+		$currentChannel = \OCP\Util::getChannel();
+
+		// Remove the currently used channel from the channels list
+		if(($key = array_search($currentChannel, $channels)) !== false) {
+			unset($channels[$key]);
+		}
+
+		$params = [
+			'isNewVersionAvailable' => ($this->updateChecker->getUpdateState() === []) ? false : true,
+			'lastChecked' => $lastUpdateCheck,
+			'currentChannel' => $currentChannel,
+			'channels' => $channels,
+		];
+
+		return new TemplateResponse($this->appName, 'admin', $params, '');
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @UseSession
+	 *
+	 * @param string $channel
+	 * @return DataResponse
+	 */
+	public function setChannel($channel) {
+		\OCP\Util::setChannel($channel);
+		$this->config->setAppValue('core', 'lastupdatedat', 0);
+		return new DataResponse(['status' => 'success', 'data' => ['message' => $this->l10n->t('Updated channel')]]);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/apps/updatenotification/js/admin.js b/apps/updatenotification/js/admin.js
index df021fe2e9..2fc8c9d99b 100644
--- a/apps/updatenotification/js/admin.js
+++ b/apps/updatenotification/js/admin.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 var loginToken = '';
 $(document).ready(function(){
-	$('#oca_updatenotification').click(function() {
+	$('#oca_updatenotification_button').click(function() {
 		// Load the new token
 		$.ajax({
 			url: OC.generateUrl('/apps/updatenotification/credentials')
@@ -39,4 +39,16 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 			});
 		});
 	});
+	$('#release-channel').change(function() {
+		var newChannel = $('#release-channel').find(":selected").val();
+		$.post(
+			OC.generateUrl('/apps/updatenotification/channel'),
+			{
+				'channel': newChannel
+			},
+			function(data){
+				OC.msg.finishedAction('#channel_save_msg', data);
+			}
+		);
+	});
 });
diff --git a/apps/updatenotification/templates/admin.php b/apps/updatenotification/templates/admin.php
index 647c88dea1..c1adc8d0d3 100644
--- a/apps/updatenotification/templates/admin.php
+++ b/apps/updatenotification/templates/admin.php
@@ -1,8 +1,42 @@
-<?php script('updatenotification', 'admin') ?>
-<form id="oca_updatenotification" class="section">
+<?php
+	script('updatenotification', 'admin');
+
+	/** @var array $_ */
+	/** @var bool $isNewVersionAvailable */
+	$isNewVersionAvailable = $_['isNewVersionAvailable'];
+	/** @var string $newVersionString */
+	$newVersionString = $_['newVersionString'];
+	/** @var string $lastCheckedDate */
+	$lastCheckedDate = $_['lastChecked'];
+	/** @var array $channels */
+	$channels = $_['channels'];
+	/** @var string $currentChannel */
+	$currentChannel = $_['currentChannel'];
+?>
+<form id="oca_updatenotification_section" class="section">
 	<h2><?php p($l->t('Updater')); ?></h2>
+
+	<?php if($isNewVersionAvailable === true): ?>
+		<strong><?php p($l->t('A new version is available: %s', [$newVersionString])); ?></strong>
+		<input type="button" id="oca_updatenotification_button" value="<?php p($l->t('Open updater')) ?>">
+	<?php else: ?>
+		<strong><?php print_unescaped($l->t('Your version is up to date.')); ?></strong>
+		<span class="icon-info svg" title="<?php p($l->t('Checked on %s', [$lastCheckedDate])) ?>"></span>
+	<?php endif; ?>
+
 	<p>
-		<?php p($l->t('For security reasons the built-in ownCloud updater is using additional credentials. To visit the updater page please click the following button.')) ?>
+		<label for="release-channel"><?php p($l->t('Update channel:')) ?></label>
+		<select id="release-channel">
+			<option value="<?php p($currentChannel); ?>"><?php p($currentChannel); ?></option>
+			<?php foreach ($channels as $channel => $channelTitle){ ?>
+				<option value="<?php p($channelTitle) ?>">
+					<?php p($channelTitle) ?>
+				</option>
+			<?php } ?>
+		</select>
+		<span id="channel_save_msg"></span>
+	</p>
+	<p>
+		<em><?php p($l->t('You can always update to a newer version / experimental channel. But you can never downgrade to a more stable channel.')); ?></em>
 	</p>
-	<input type="button" id="oca_updatenotification" value="<?php p($l->t('Open updater')) ?>">
 </form>
diff --git a/apps/updatenotification/tests/controller/AdminControllerTest.php b/apps/updatenotification/tests/controller/AdminControllerTest.php
index 5a0f9d2146..50adcd2028 100644
--- a/apps/updatenotification/tests/controller/AdminControllerTest.php
+++ b/apps/updatenotification/tests/controller/AdminControllerTest.php
@@ -22,11 +22,14 @@
 namespace OCA\UpdateNotification\Tests\Controller;
 
 use OCA\UpdateNotification\Controller\AdminController;
+use OCA\UpdateNotification\UpdateChecker;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\DataResponse;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\TemplateResponse;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Utility\ITimeFactory;
 use OCP\BackgroundJob\IJobList;
 use OCP\IConfig;
+use OCP\IDateTimeFormatter;
+use OCP\IL10N;
 use OCP\IRequest;
 use OCP\Security\ISecureRandom;
 use Test\TestCase;
@@ -44,6 +47,12 @@ class AdminControllerTest extends TestCase {
 	private $adminController;
 	/** @var ITimeFactory */
 	private $timeFactory;
+	/** @var IL10N */
+	private $l10n;
+	/** @var UpdateChecker */
+	private $updateChecker;
+	/** @var IDateTimeFormatter */
+	private $dateTimeFormatter;
 
 	public function setUp() {
 		parent::setUp();
@@ -53,6 +62,10 @@ class AdminControllerTest extends TestCase {
 		$this->secureRandom = $this->getMock('\\OCP\\Security\\ISecureRandom');
 		$this->config = $this->getMock('\\OCP\\IConfig');
 		$this->timeFactory = $this->getMock('\\OCP\\AppFramework\\Utility\\ITimeFactory');
+		$this->l10n = $this->getMock('\\OCP\\IL10N');
+		$this->updateChecker = $this->getMockBuilder('\\OCA\\UpdateNotification\\UpdateChecker')
+			->disableOriginalConstructor()->getMock();
+		$this->dateTimeFormatter = $this->getMock('\\OCP\\IDateTimeFormatter');
 
 		$this->adminController = new AdminController(
 			'updatenotification',
@@ -60,15 +73,94 @@ class AdminControllerTest extends TestCase {
 			$this->jobList,
 			$this->secureRandom,
 			$this->config,
-			$this->timeFactory
+			$this->timeFactory,
+			$this->l10n,
+			$this->updateChecker,
+			$this->dateTimeFormatter
 		);
 	}
 
-	public function testDisplayPanel() {
-		$expected = new TemplateResponse('updatenotification', 'admin', [], '');
+	public function testDisplayPanelWithUpdate() {
+		$channels = [
+			'daily',
+			'beta',
+			'stable',
+			'production',
+		];
+		$currentChannel = \OCP\Util::getChannel();
+
+		// Remove the currently used channel from the channels list
+		if(($key = array_search($currentChannel, $channels)) !== false) {
+			unset($channels[$key]);
+		}
+
+		$this->config
+			->expects($this->once())
+			->method('getAppValue')
+			->with('core', 'lastupdatedat')
+			->willReturn('12345');
+		$this->dateTimeFormatter
+			->expects($this->once())
+			->method('formatDateTime')
+			->with('12345')
+			->willReturn('LastCheckedReturnValue');
+		$this->updateChecker
+			->expects($this->once())
+			->method('getUpdateState')
+			->willReturn(['foo' => 'bar']);
+
+		$params = [
+			'isNewVersionAvailable' => true,
+			'lastChecked' => 'LastCheckedReturnValue',
+			'currentChannel' => \OCP\Util::getChannel(),
+			'channels' => $channels,
+		];
+
+		$expected = new TemplateResponse('updatenotification', 'admin', $params, '');
 		$this->assertEquals($expected, $this->adminController->displayPanel());
 	}
 
+	public function testDisplayPanelWithoutUpdate() {
+		$channels = [
+			'daily',
+			'beta',
+			'stable',
+			'production',
+		];
+		$currentChannel = \OCP\Util::getChannel();
+
+		// Remove the currently used channel from the channels list
+		if(($key = array_search($currentChannel, $channels)) !== false) {
+			unset($channels[$key]);
+		}
+
+		$this->config
+			->expects($this->once())
+			->method('getAppValue')
+			->with('core', 'lastupdatedat')
+			->willReturn('12345');
+		$this->dateTimeFormatter
+			->expects($this->once())
+			->method('formatDateTime')
+			->with('12345')
+			->willReturn('LastCheckedReturnValue');
+		$this->updateChecker
+			->expects($this->once())
+			->method('getUpdateState')
+			->willReturn([]);
+
+		$params = [
+			'isNewVersionAvailable' => false,
+			'lastChecked' => 'LastCheckedReturnValue',
+			'currentChannel' => \OCP\Util::getChannel(),
+			'channels' => $channels,
+		];
+
+		$expected = new TemplateResponse('updatenotification', 'admin', $params, '');
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $this->adminController->displayPanel());
+	}
+
+
 	public function testCreateCredentials() {
 		$this->jobList
 			->expects($this->once())