diff --git a/src/App.Commands.cs b/src/App.Commands.cs
index 8a485029..18016a1c 100644
--- a/src/App.Commands.cs
+++ b/src/App.Commands.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@ namespace SourceGit
             private Action<object> _action = null;
         }
 
+        public static bool IsCheckForUpdateCommandVisible
+        {
+            get
+            {
+            #if DISABLE_UPDATE_DETECTION
+                return false;
+            #else
+                return true;
+            #endif
+            }
+        }
+
         public static readonly Command OpenPreferenceCommand = new Command(_ => OpenDialog(new Views.Preference()));
         public static readonly Command OpenHotkeysCommand = new Command(_ => OpenDialog(new Views.Hotkeys()));
         public static readonly Command OpenAppDataDirCommand = new Command(_ => Native.OS.OpenInFileManager(Native.OS.DataDir));
diff --git a/src/App.axaml b/src/App.axaml
index 0f40031d..55aacb89 100644
--- a/src/App.axaml
+++ b/src/App.axaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <NativeMenu>
       <NativeMenuItem Header="{DynamicResource Text.About.Menu}" Command="{x:Static s:App.OpenAboutCommand}"/>
       <NativeMenuItem Header="{DynamicResource Text.Hotkeys}" Command="{x:Static s:App.OpenHotkeysCommand}"/>
-      <NativeMenuItem Header="{DynamicResource Text.SelfUpdate}" Command="{x:Static s:App.CheckForUpdateCommand}"/>
+      <NativeMenuItem Header="{DynamicResource Text.SelfUpdate}" Command="{x:Static s:App.CheckForUpdateCommand}" IsVisible="{x:Static s:App.IsCheckForUpdateCommandVisible}"/>
       <NativeMenuItemSeparator/>
       <NativeMenuItem Header="{DynamicResource Text.Preference}" Command="{x:Static s:App.OpenPreferenceCommand}" Gesture="⌘+,"/>
       <NativeMenuItem Header="{DynamicResource Text.OpenAppDataDir}" Command="{x:Static s:App.OpenAppDataDirCommand}"/>
diff --git a/src/App.axaml.cs b/src/App.axaml.cs
index 0615724a..3d1547c9 100644
--- a/src/App.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/App.axaml.cs
@@ -548,9 +548,11 @@ namespace SourceGit
             _launcher = new ViewModels.Launcher(startupRepo);
             desktop.MainWindow = new Views.Launcher() { DataContext = _launcher };
 
+        #if !DISABLE_UPDATE_DETECTION
             var pref = ViewModels.Preference.Instance;
             if (pref.ShouldCheck4UpdateOnStartup())
                 Check4Update();
+        #endif
         }
 
         private ViewModels.Launcher _launcher = null;
diff --git a/src/SourceGit.csproj b/src/SourceGit.csproj
index 32f68d03..89893a39 100644
--- a/src/SourceGit.csproj
+++ b/src/SourceGit.csproj
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
     <TrimMode>link</TrimMode>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(DisableUpdateDetection)' == 'true'">
+    <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);DISABLE_UPDATE_DETECTION</DefineConstants>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <AvaloniaResource Include="App.ico" />
     <AvaloniaResource Include="Resources/Fonts/*" />
diff --git a/src/Views/Launcher.axaml b/src/Views/Launcher.axaml
index d37cf928..a0691c4c 100644
--- a/src/Views/Launcher.axaml
+++ b/src/Views/Launcher.axaml
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@
               </MenuItem.Icon>
             </MenuItem>
             <MenuItem Header="-"/>
-            <MenuItem Header="{DynamicResource Text.SelfUpdate}" Command="{x:Static s:App.CheckForUpdateCommand}">
+            <MenuItem Header="{DynamicResource Text.SelfUpdate}" Command="{x:Static s:App.CheckForUpdateCommand}" IsVisible="{x:Static s:App.IsCheckForUpdateCommandVisible}">
               <MenuItem.Icon>
                 <Path Width="14" Height="14" Data="{StaticResource Icons.SoftwareUpdate}"/>
               </MenuItem.Icon>
             </MenuItem>
-            <MenuItem Header="-"/>
+            <MenuItem Header="-" IsVisible="{x:Static s:App.IsCheckForUpdateCommandVisible}"/>
             <MenuItem Header="{DynamicResource Text.About}" Command="{x:Static s:App.OpenAboutCommand}">
               <MenuItem.Icon>
                 <Path Width="14" Height="14" Data="{StaticResource Icons.Info}"/>
diff --git a/src/Views/Preference.axaml b/src/Views/Preference.axaml
index 0ed598c2..6adbaca4 100644
--- a/src/Views/Preference.axaml
+++ b/src/Views/Preference.axaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
                     xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
                     xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
                     xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
+                    xmlns:s="using:SourceGit"
                     xmlns:m="using:SourceGit.Models"
                     xmlns:c="using:SourceGit.Converters"
                     xmlns:vm="using:SourceGit.ViewModels"
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@
           <TabItem.Header>
             <TextBlock Classes="tab_header" Text="{DynamicResource Text.Preference.General}"/>
           </TabItem.Header>
-          <Grid Margin="8" RowDefinitions="32,32,32,32,32,32,32" ColumnDefinitions="Auto,*">
+          <Grid Margin="8" RowDefinitions="32,32,32,32,32,32,Auto" ColumnDefinitions="Auto,*">
             <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0"
                        Text="{DynamicResource Text.Preference.General.Locale}"
                        HorizontalAlignment="Right"
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@
             <CheckBox Grid.Row="6" Grid.Column="1"
                       Height="32"
                       Content="{DynamicResource Text.Preference.General.Check4UpdatesOnStartup}"
+                      IsVisible="{x:Static s:App.IsCheckForUpdateCommandVisible}"
                       IsChecked="{Binding Source={x:Static vm:Preference.Instance}, Path=Check4UpdatesOnStartup, Mode=TwoWay}"/>
           </Grid>
         </TabItem>