--- a/QTfrontend/AutoUpdater.h	Sun Dec 09 18:00:01 2012 +0100
+++ b/QTfrontend/AutoUpdater.h	Mon Dec 10 03:07:25 2012 +0100
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
         virtual ~AutoUpdater();
 
         virtual void checkForUpdates() = 0;
+        virtual void checkForUpdatesNow() = 0;
 };
 
 #endif

--- a/QTfrontend/hwform.cpp	Sun Dec 09 18:00:01 2012 +0100
+++ b/QTfrontend/hwform.cpp	Mon Dec 10 03:07:25 2012 +0100
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
 #include "playerslistmodel.h"
 
 #include "DataManager.h"
+#include "AutoUpdater.h"
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #include "M3Panel.h"
@@ -146,17 +147,24 @@
     ui.pageOptions->setConfig(config);
 #endif
 
+    AutoUpdater* updater = NULL;
+    if (config->isAutoUpdateEnabled())
+    {
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+#ifdef SPARKLE_ENABLED
+        updater = new SparkleAutoUpdater();
+#endif
+#endif
+        if (updater)
+        {
+            updater->checkForUpdates();
+            delete updater;
+        }
+    }
+
 #ifdef __APPLE__
     panel = new M3Panel;
 
-#ifdef SPARKLE_ENABLED
-    AutoUpdater* updater;
-
-    updater = new SparkleAutoUpdater();
-    if (updater && config->isAutoUpdateEnabled())
-        updater->checkForUpdates();
-#endif
-
     QShortcut *hideFrontend = new QShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+M"), this);
     connect (hideFrontend, SIGNAL(activated()), this, SLOT(showMinimized()));
 #else

--- a/QTfrontend/ui/page/pageoptions.cpp	Sun Dec 09 18:00:01 2012 +0100
+++ b/QTfrontend/ui/page/pageoptions.cpp	Mon Dec 10 03:07:25 2012 +0100
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@
 #include "igbox.h"
 #include "DataManager.h"
 #include "LibavInteraction.h"
+#include "AutoUpdater.h"
+
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+#ifdef SPARKLE_ENABLED
+#include "SparkleAutoUpdater.h"
+#endif
+#endif
 
 // TODO cleanup
 QLayout * PageOptions::bodyLayoutDefinition()
@@ -231,7 +238,14 @@
     #ifdef SPARKLE_ENABLED
             CBAutoUpdate = new QCheckBox(groupMisc);
             CBAutoUpdate->setText(QCheckBox::tr("Check for updates at startup"));
-            MiscLayout->addWidget(CBAutoUpdate, 7, 0, 1, 3);
+            MiscLayout->addWidget(CBAutoUpdate, 7, 0, 1, 1);
+
+            btnUpdateNow = new QPushButton(groupMisc);
+            connect(btnUpdateNow, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(checkForUpdates()));
+            btnUpdateNow->setToolTip(tr("Check for updates"));
+            btnUpdateNow->setText("Check now");
+            btnUpdateNow->setFixedSize(130, 30);
+            MiscLayout->addWidget(btnUpdateNow, 7, 1, 1, 1);
     #endif
     #endif
             page1Layout->addWidget(groupMisc, 2, 0);
@@ -859,6 +873,23 @@
     setDefaultCodecs();
 }
 
+void PageOptions::checkForUpdates()
+{
+    AutoUpdater *updater = NULL;
+
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+#ifdef SPARKLE_ENABLED
+    updater = new SparkleAutoUpdater();
+#endif
+#endif
+
+    if (updater)
+    {
+        updater->checkForUpdatesNow();
+        delete updater;
+    }
+}
+
 bool PageOptions::tryCodecs(const QString & format, const QString & vcodec, const QString & acodec)
 {
     // first we should change format

--- a/QTfrontend/ui/page/pageoptions.h	Sun Dec 09 18:00:01 2012 +0100
+++ b/QTfrontend/ui/page/pageoptions.h	Mon Dec 10 03:07:25 2012 +0100
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
         QCheckBox *CBNameWithDate;
 #ifdef __APPLE__
         QCheckBox *CBAutoUpdate;
+        QPushButton *BtnUpdateNow;
 #endif
 
         FPSEdit *fpsedit;
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@
         QComboBox *comboVideoCodecs;
         QComboBox *comboAudioCodecs;
         QPushButton *btnDefaults;
+        QPushButton *btnUpdateNow;
         GameUIConfig * config;
 
     private slots:
@@ -148,6 +150,7 @@
         void changeAVFormat(int index);
         void changeUseGameRes(int state);
         void changeRecordAudio(int state);
+        void checkForUpdates();
 
     public slots:
         void setDefaultOptions();