diff --git a/plugin_installer/config_dialog.ui b/plugin_installer/config_dialog.ui
index c1848a3..7acccb5 100644
--- a/plugin_installer/config_dialog.ui
+++ b/plugin_installer/config_dialog.ui
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
     <property name="can_focus">False</property>
     <child>
       <object class="GtkHPaned" id="hpaned2">
-        <property name="width_request">600</property>
-        <property name="height_request">350</property>
+        <property name="width_request">1024</property>
+        <property name="height_request">480</property>
         <property name="visible">True</property>
         <property name="can_focus">True</property>
         <property name="position">340</property>
@@ -363,6 +363,25 @@
             <property name="position">1</property>
           </packing>
         </child>
+        <child>
+          <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="check_update_periodically">
+            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Check update every 24 hours</property>
+            <property name="use_action_appearance">False</property>
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+            <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+            <property name="receives_default">False</property>
+            <property name="use_action_appearance">False</property>
+            <property name="focus_on_click">False</property>
+            <property name="xalign">0.5</property>
+            <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
+            <signal name="toggled" handler="on_check_update_periodically_toggled" swapped="no"/>
+          </object>
+          <packing>
+            <property name="expand">False</property>
+            <property name="fill">True</property>
+            <property name="position">2</property>
+          </packing>
+        </child>
         <child>
           <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="TLS">
             <property name="label" translatable="yes">Use TLS transport</property>
@@ -379,7 +398,7 @@
           <packing>
             <property name="expand">False</property>
             <property name="fill">True</property>
-            <property name="position">2</property>
+            <property name="position">3</property>
           </packing>
         </child>
       </object>
diff --git a/plugin_installer/plugin_installer.py b/plugin_installer/plugin_installer.py
index 35d7981..ee63627 100644
--- a/plugin_installer/plugin_installer.py
+++ b/plugin_installer/plugin_installer.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class PluginInstaller(GajimPlugin):
         self.config_dialog = PluginInstallerPluginConfigDialog(self)
         self.config_default_values = {'ftp_server': ('ftp.gajim.org', ''),
                                       'check_update': (True, ''),
+                                      'check_update_periodically': (True, ''),
                                       'TLS': (True, ''),}
         self.window = None
         self.progressbar = None
@@ -150,6 +151,9 @@ class PluginInstaller(GajimPlugin):
                             to_update.append(config.get('info', 'name'))
                 con.quit()
                 GLib.idle_add(self.warn_update, to_update)
+                # check for updates at least once every 24 hours
+                if self.config['check_update_periodically']:
+                    self.timeout_id = GLib.timeout_add_seconds(24*3600, self.check_update)
             except Exception as e:
                 log.debug('Ftp error when check updates: %s' % str(e))
         ftp = Ftp(self)
@@ -631,6 +635,8 @@ class PluginInstallerPluginConfigDialog(GajimPluginConfigDialog):
         widget.set_text(str(self.plugin.config['ftp_server']))
         self.xml.get_object('check_update').set_active(
             self.plugin.config['check_update'])
+        self.xml.get_object('check_update_periodically').set_active(
+            self.plugin.config['check_update_periodically'])
         self.xml.get_object('TLS').set_active(self.plugin.config['TLS'])
 
     def on_hide(self, widget):
@@ -640,5 +646,8 @@ class PluginInstallerPluginConfigDialog(GajimPluginConfigDialog):
     def on_check_update_toggled(self, widget):
         self.plugin.config['check_update'] = widget.get_active()
 
+    def on_check_update_periodically_toggled(self, widget):
+        self.plugin.config['check_update_periodically'] = widget.get_active()
+
     def on_tls_toggled(self, widget):
         self.plugin.config['TLS'] = widget.get_active()