diff --git a/modules/system/controllers/Updates.php b/modules/system/controllers/Updates.php
index d520eb212..e8959381a 100644
--- a/modules/system/controllers/Updates.php
+++ b/modules/system/controllers/Updates.php
@@ -332,6 +332,26 @@ class Updates extends Controller
     protected function processImportantUpdates($result)
     {
         $hasImportantUpdates = false;
+
+        /*
+         * Core
+         */
+        $coreImportant = false;
+
+        foreach (array_get($result, 'core.updates', []) as $build => $description) {
+            if (strpos($description, '!!!') === false) continue;
+
+            $detailsUrl = '//octobercms.com/support/articles/release-notes';
+            $description = str_replace('!!!', '', $description);
+            $result['core']['updates'][$build] = [$description, $detailsUrl];
+            $coreImportant = $hasImportantUpdates = true;
+        }
+
+        $result['core']['isImportant'] = $coreImportant ? '1' : '0';
+
+        /*
+         * Plugins
+         */
         foreach (array_get($result, 'plugins', []) as $code => $plugin) {
             $isImportant = false;
 
@@ -348,6 +368,7 @@ class Updates extends Controller
         }
 
         $result['hasImportantUpdates'] = $hasImportantUpdates;
+
         return $result;
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/system/controllers/updates/_update_list.htm b/modules/system/controllers/updates/_update_list.htm
index f1ee3158e..6e16f13e8 100644
--- a/modules/system/controllers/updates/_update_list.htm
+++ b/modules/system/controllers/updates/_update_list.htm
@@ -11,8 +11,19 @@
             <div class="control-updatelist">
                 <div class="control-scrollbar" style="height:400px" data-control="scrollbar">
                     <?php if ($core): ?>
-                        <div class="update-item">
+                        <div class="update-item <?= $core['isImportant'] ? 'item-danger' : '' ?>">
                             <div class="item-header">
+                                <?php if ($core['isImportant']): ?>
+                                    <div class="important-update form-group form-group-sm">
+                                        <select
+                                            name="core_action"
+                                            class="form-control custom-select select-no-search"
+                                            data-important-update-select>
+                                            <option value="">-- <?= e(trans('system::lang.updates.important_action.empty')) ?> --</option>
+                                            <option value="confirm"><?= e(trans('system::lang.updates.important_action.confirm')) ?></option>
+                                        </select>
+                                    </div>
+                                <?php endif ?>
                                 <h5>
                                     <i class="icon-cube"></i>
                                     <?= e(trans('system::lang.system.name')) ?>
@@ -21,7 +32,20 @@
                             <dl>
                                 <?php foreach ($core['updates'] as $build => $description): ?>
                                     <dt><?= e(trans('system::lang.updates.core_build', ['build'=>$build])) ?></dt>
-                                    <dd><?= e($description) ?></dd>
+                                    <?php if (is_array($description)): ?>
+                                        <dd>
+                                            <span class="important-update-label">
+                                                <?= e(trans('system::lang.updates.important_action_required')) ?>
+                                            </span>
+                                            <?= e($description[0]) ?>
+                                            <a href="<?= $description[1] ?>" target="_blank">
+                                                <?= e(trans('system::lang.updates.important_view_release_notes')) ?>
+                                                <i class="icon-external-link"></i>
+                                            </a>
+                                        </dd>
+                                    <?php else: ?>
+                                        <dd><?= e($description) ?></dd>
+                                    <?php endif ?>
                                 <?php endforeach ?>
                                 <?php if ($core['old_build']): ?>
                                     <dt class="text-muted"><?= e(trans('system::lang.updates.core_build', ['build'=>$core['old_build']])) ?></dt>
diff --git a/modules/system/lang/en/lang.php b/modules/system/lang/en/lang.php
index 7f3364aaa..b227f541e 100644
--- a/modules/system/lang/en/lang.php
+++ b/modules/system/lang/en/lang.php
@@ -269,11 +269,12 @@ return [
         'important_action' => [
             'empty' => 'Select action',
             'confirm' => 'Confirm update',
-            'skip' => 'Skip this plugin (once only)',
-            'ignore' => 'Skip this plugin (always)'
+            'skip' => 'Skip this update (once only)',
+            'ignore' => 'Skip this update (always)'
         ],
         'important_action_required' => 'Action required',
         'important_view_guide' => 'View upgrade guide',
+        'important_view_release_notes' => 'View release notes',
         'important_alert_text' => 'Some updates need your attention.',
         'details_title' => 'Plugin details',
         'details_view_homepage' => 'View homepage',