diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/init.py b/src/calibre/gui2/init.py
index fc70f0579d..95af265856 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/init.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/init.py
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ class StatusBar(QStatusBar): # {{{
                 self.get_version() + ' ' + _('created by Kovid Goyal')
         self.device_string = ''
         self.update_label = QLabel('')
-        self.update_label.setOpenExternalLinks(True)
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.update_label)
         self.update_label.setVisible(False)
         self._font = QFont()
@@ -174,8 +173,9 @@ class StatusBar(QStatusBar): # {{{
         self.clearMessage()
 
     def new_version_available(self, ver, url):
-        msg = (u'<span style="color:red; font-weight: bold">%s: <a href="%s">%s<a></span>') % (
-                _('Update found'), url, ver)
+        msg = (u'<span style="color:red; font-weight: bold">%s: <a'
+               ' href="update:%s">%s<a></span>') % (
+                _('Update found'), ver, ver)
         self.update_label.setText(msg)
         self.update_label.setCursor(Qt.PointingHandCursor)
         self.update_label.setVisible(True)
@@ -240,6 +240,14 @@ class LayoutMixin(object): # {{{
             self.status_bar.addPermanentWidget(button)
         self.status_bar.addPermanentWidget(self.jobs_button)
         self.setStatusBar(self.status_bar)
+        self.status_bar.update_label.linkActivated.connect(self.update_link_clicked)
+
+    def update_link_clicked(self, url):
+        print 11111111, url
+        url = unicode(url)
+        if url.startswith('update:'):
+            version = url.partition(':')[-1]
+            self.update_found(version, force=True)
 
     def finalize_layout(self):
         self.status_bar.initialize(self.system_tray_icon)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/update.py b/src/calibre/gui2/update.py
index 30cfe8f5e4..9929d50a7e 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/update.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/update.py
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ class UpdateNotification(QDialog):
         self.label = QLabel('<p>'+
             _('%s has been updated to version <b>%s</b>. '
             'See the <a href="http://calibre-ebook.com/whats-new'
-            '">new features</a>. Visit the download pa'
-            'ge?')%(__appname__, version))
+            '">new features</a>.')%(__appname__, version))
         self.label.setOpenExternalLinks(True)
         self.label.setWordWrap(True)
         self.setWindowTitle(_('Update available!'))
@@ -94,13 +93,13 @@ class UpdateMixin(object):
                     type=Qt.QueuedConnection)
             self.update_checker.start()
 
-    def update_found(self, version):
+    def update_found(self, version, force=False):
         os = 'windows' if iswindows else 'osx' if isosx else 'linux'
         url = 'http://calibre-ebook.com/download_%s'%os
         self.status_bar.new_version_available(version, url)
 
-        if config.get('new_version_notification') and \
-                dynamic.get('update to version %s'%version, True):
+        if force or (config.get('new_version_notification') and \
+                dynamic.get('update to version %s'%version, True)):
             self._update_notification__ = UpdateNotification(version,
                     parent=self)
             self._update_notification__.show()