diff --git a/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp b/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp
index f016dc76..12761da1 100644
--- a/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/launcher/ui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ public:
         updateLaunchAction();
     }
 
-    void createMainToolbarActions(QMainWindow *MainWindow)
+    void createMainToolbarActions(MainWindow *MainWindow)
     {
         actionAddInstance = TranslatedAction(MainWindow);
         actionAddInstance->setObjectName(QStringLiteral("actionAddInstance"));
@@ -1027,6 +1027,13 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent), ui(new MainWindow
         {
             updater->checkForUpdate(APPLICATION->settings()->get("UpdateChannel").toString(), false);
         }
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+        connect(APPLICATION->updateChecker()->getSparkleUpdater(),
+                &SparkleUpdater::canCheckForUpdatesChanged,
+                this,
+                &MainWindow::updatesAllowedChanged);
+#endif
     }
 
     setSelectedInstanceById(APPLICATION->settings()->get("SelectedInstance").toString());
diff --git a/launcher/updater/UpdateChecker.cpp b/launcher/updater/UpdateChecker.cpp
index efdb6093..ad159841 100644
--- a/launcher/updater/UpdateChecker.cpp
+++ b/launcher/updater/UpdateChecker.cpp
@@ -44,8 +44,28 @@ bool UpdateChecker::hasChannels() const
     return !m_channels.isEmpty();
 }
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+SparkleUpdater* UpdateChecker::getSparkleUpdater()
+{
+    return m_sparkleUpdater;
+}
+#endif
+
 void UpdateChecker::checkForUpdate(QString updateChannel, bool notifyNoUpdate)
 {
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+    m_sparkleUpdater->setAllowedChannel(updateChannel);
+    if (notifyNoUpdate)
+    {
+        qDebug() << "Checking for updates.";
+        m_sparkleUpdater->checkForUpdates();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // Sparkle already handles automatic update checks.
+        return;
+    }
+#else
     qDebug() << "Checking for updates.";
 
     // If the channel list hasn't loaded yet, load it and defer checking for updates until
@@ -109,6 +129,7 @@ void UpdateChecker::checkForUpdate(QString updateChannel, bool notifyNoUpdate)
     connect(indexJob.get(), &NetJob::succeeded, [this, notifyNoUpdate](){ updateCheckFinished(notifyNoUpdate); });
     connect(indexJob.get(), &NetJob::failed, this, &UpdateChecker::updateCheckFailed);
     indexJob->start();
+#endif
 }
 
 void UpdateChecker::updateCheckFinished(bool notifyNoUpdate)
diff --git a/launcher/updater/UpdateChecker.h b/launcher/updater/UpdateChecker.h
index 13ee4efd..c569e49a 100644
--- a/launcher/updater/UpdateChecker.h
+++ b/launcher/updater/UpdateChecker.h
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 #include "net/NetJob.h"
 #include "GoUpdate.h"
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+#include "updater/macsparkle/SparkleUpdater.h"
+#endif
+
 class UpdateChecker : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -54,6 +58,13 @@ public:
      */
     bool hasChannels() const;
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+    /*!
+     * Returns a pointer to the Sparkle updater.
+     */
+    SparkleUpdater *getSparkleUpdater();
+#endif
+
 signals:
     //! Signal emitted when an update is available. Passes the URL for the repo and the ID and name for the version.
     void updateAvailable(GoUpdate::Status status);
@@ -117,5 +128,9 @@ private:
     QString m_currentRepoUrl;
 
     QString m_newRepoUrl;
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+    SparkleUpdater *m_sparkleUpdater = new SparkleUpdater();
+#endif
 };