diff --git a/doomsday/engine/portable/src/updater.cpp b/doomsday/engine/portable/src/updater.cpp
index 575e28110c..68ef5aa188 100644
--- a/doomsday/engine/portable/src/updater.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/engine/portable/src/updater.cpp
@@ -242,11 +242,6 @@ struct Updater::Instance
     {
         UpdaterSettings().setLastCheckTime(de::Time());
         alwaysShowNotification = notifyAlways;
-        doCheckRequest();
-    }
-
-    void doCheckRequest()
-    {
         network->get(QNetworkRequest(composeCheckUri()));
     }
 
@@ -473,7 +468,7 @@ void Updater::settingsDialogClosed(int /*result*/)
 
 void Updater::recheck()
 {
-    d->doCheckRequest();
+    d->queryLatestVersion(d->alwaysShowNotification);
 }
 
 void Updater::showSettings()
@@ -494,7 +489,7 @@ void Updater::checkNowShowingProgress()
     // Not if there is an ongoing download.
     if(d->download) return;
 
-    d->availableDlg = new UpdateAvailableDialog;
+    d->availableDlg = new UpdateAvailableDialog(Window_Widget(Window_Main()));
     connect(d->availableDlg, SIGNAL(checkAgain()), this, SLOT(recheck()));
     d->queryLatestVersion(true);
     d->availableDlg->exec();
diff --git a/doomsday/engine/portable/src/updater/updateavailabledialog.cpp b/doomsday/engine/portable/src/updater/updateavailabledialog.cpp
index 72fbe19e14..55a923e77b 100644
--- a/doomsday/engine/portable/src/updater/updateavailabledialog.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/engine/portable/src/updater/updateavailabledialog.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "updatersettings.h"
 #include "updatersettingsdialog.h"
 #include "versioninfo.h"
+#include "window.h"
 #include <de/Log>
 #include <QUrl>
 #include <QDesktopServices>
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ struct UpdateAvailableDialog::Instance
     void initForChecking(void)
     {
         init();
+        createResultPage(VersionInfo());
         stack->setCurrentWidget(checkPage);
     }
 
diff --git a/doomsday/engine/portable/src/updater/updatersettingsdialog.cpp b/doomsday/engine/portable/src/updater/updatersettingsdialog.cpp
index 2f4d57b85e..c417c88dd7 100644
--- a/doomsday/engine/portable/src/updater/updatersettingsdialog.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/engine/portable/src/updater/updatersettingsdialog.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <QDesktopServices>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 #include <QFormLayout>
+#include <QLabel>
 #include <QPushButton>
 #include <QCheckBox>
 #include <QComboBox>
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ struct UpdaterSettingsDialog::Instance
     UpdaterSettingsDialog* self;
     QCheckBox* neverCheck;
     QComboBox* freqList;
+    QLabel* lastChecked;
     QComboBox* channelList;
     QComboBox* pathList;
     QCheckBox* deleteAfter;
@@ -52,6 +54,9 @@ struct UpdaterSettingsDialog::Instance
         freqList->addItem(tr("Monthly"),    UpdaterSettings::Monthly);
         form->addRow(tr("&Check for updates:"), freqList);
 
+        lastChecked = new QLabel;
+        form->addRow(new QWidget, lastChecked);
+
         channelList = new QComboBox;
         channelList->addItem(tr("Stable"), UpdaterSettings::Stable);
         channelList->addItem(tr("Unstable/Candidate"), UpdaterSettings::Unstable);
@@ -84,12 +89,17 @@ struct UpdaterSettingsDialog::Instance
 
     void fetch()
     {
-        neverCheck->setChecked(UpdaterSettings().onlyCheckManually());
-        freqList->setEnabled(!UpdaterSettings().onlyCheckManually());
-        freqList->setCurrentIndex(freqList->findData(UpdaterSettings().frequency()));
-        channelList->setCurrentIndex(channelList->findData(UpdaterSettings().channel()));
-        setDownloadPath(UpdaterSettings().downloadPath());
-        deleteAfter->setChecked(UpdaterSettings().deleteAfterUpdate());
+        UpdaterSettings st;
+
+        lastChecked->setText(tr("<small>Last checked on %1.</small>")
+                             .arg(st.lastCheckTime().asText(de::Time::FriendlyFormat)));
+
+        neverCheck->setChecked(st.onlyCheckManually());
+        freqList->setEnabled(!st.onlyCheckManually());
+        freqList->setCurrentIndex(freqList->findData(st.frequency()));
+        channelList->setCurrentIndex(channelList->findData(st.channel()));
+        setDownloadPath(st.downloadPath());
+        deleteAfter->setChecked(st.deleteAfterUpdate());
     }
 
     void apply()
diff --git a/doomsday/libdeng2/include/de/data/time.h b/doomsday/libdeng2/include/de/data/time.h
index e06cfc126c..02610f32ad 100644
--- a/doomsday/libdeng2/include/de/data/time.h
+++ b/doomsday/libdeng2/include/de/data/time.h
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ class DENG2_PUBLIC Time : public ISerializable
 
     enum Format {
         ISOFormat,
-        BuildNumberAndTime
+        BuildNumberAndTime,
+        FriendlyFormat
     };
 
 public:
diff --git a/doomsday/libdeng2/src/data/time.cpp b/doomsday/libdeng2/src/data/time.cpp
index 6b72864df6..ce61cfa325 100644
--- a/doomsday/libdeng2/src/data/time.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/libdeng2/src/data/time.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ String Time::asText(Format format) const
     {
         return _time.toString("yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss.zzz");
     }
+    else if(format == FriendlyFormat)
+    {
+        return _time.toString(Qt::TextDate);
+    }
     else
     {
         return QString("#%1 ").arg(asBuildNumber(), -4) +