diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/updater/AppUpdateChecker.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/updater/AppUpdateChecker.kt
index 7aac67ab65..37488a7533 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/updater/AppUpdateChecker.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/updater/AppUpdateChecker.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.updater
 
+import android.content.Context
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.BuildConfig
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.preference.PreferencesHelper
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.network.GET
@@ -23,9 +24,9 @@ class AppUpdateChecker {
         }
     }
 
-    suspend fun checkForUpdate(): AppUpdateResult {
+    suspend fun checkForUpdate(context: Context): AppUpdateResult {
         return withIOContext {
-            networkService.client
+            val result = networkService.client
                 .newCall(GET("https://api.github.com/repos/$repo/releases/latest"))
                 .await()
                 .parseAs<GithubRelease>()
@@ -39,6 +40,12 @@ class AppUpdateChecker {
                         AppUpdateResult.NoNewUpdate
                     }
                 }
+
+            if (result is AppUpdateResult.NewUpdate) {
+                AppUpdateNotifier(context).promptUpdate(result.release)
+            }
+
+            result
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/updater/AppUpdateJob.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/updater/AppUpdateJob.kt
index 70288453b6..bb3d2a76ca 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/updater/AppUpdateJob.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/updater/AppUpdateJob.kt
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@ class AppUpdateJob(private val context: Context, workerParams: WorkerParameters)
 
     override suspend fun doWork() = coroutineScope {
         try {
-            val result = AppUpdateChecker().checkForUpdate()
-            if (result is AppUpdateResult.NewUpdate) {
-                AppUpdateNotifier(context).promptUpdate(result.release.getDownloadLink())
-            }
+            AppUpdateChecker().checkForUpdate(context)
             Result.success()
         } catch (e: Exception) {
             Result.failure()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/updater/AppUpdateNotifier.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/updater/AppUpdateNotifier.kt
index fc914f7597..9701be1668 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/updater/AppUpdateNotifier.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/updater/AppUpdateNotifier.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.net.Uri
 import androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat
+import androidx.core.net.toUri
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.R
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.notification.NotificationHandler
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.notification.NotificationReceiver
@@ -25,22 +26,32 @@ internal class AppUpdateNotifier(private val context: Context) {
         context.notificationManager.notify(id, build())
     }
 
-    fun promptUpdate(url: String) {
+    fun promptUpdate(release: GithubRelease) {
         val intent = Intent(context, AppUpdateService::class.java).apply {
-            putExtra(AppUpdateService.EXTRA_DOWNLOAD_URL, url)
+            putExtra(AppUpdateService.EXTRA_DOWNLOAD_URL, release.getDownloadLink())
         }
-        val pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getService(context, 0, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT)
+        val updateIntent = PendingIntent.getService(context, 0, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT)
+
+        val releaseIntent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, release.releaseLink.toUri()).apply {
+            flags = Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK or Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP
+        }
+        val releaseInfoIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, release.hashCode(), releaseIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT or PendingIntent.FLAG_IMMUTABLE)
+
         with(notificationBuilder) {
-            setContentTitle(context.getString(R.string.app_name))
-            setContentText(context.getString(R.string.update_check_notification_update_available))
+            setContentTitle(context.getString(R.string.update_check_notification_update_available))
             setSmallIcon(android.R.drawable.stat_sys_download_done)
-            setContentIntent(pendingIntent)
+            setContentIntent(updateIntent)
 
             clearActions()
             addAction(
                 android.R.drawable.stat_sys_download_done,
                 context.getString(R.string.action_download),
-                pendingIntent
+                updateIntent,
+            )
+            addAction(
+                R.drawable.ic_info_24dp,
+                context.getString(R.string.whats_new),
+                releaseInfoIntent,
             )
         }
         notificationBuilder.show()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/updater/GithubRelease.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/updater/GithubRelease.kt
index 5f0e1ff5f5..068fac3f6e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/updater/GithubRelease.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/updater/GithubRelease.kt
@@ -5,17 +5,13 @@ import kotlinx.serialization.SerialName
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
 
 /**
- * Release object.
  * Contains information about the latest release from GitHub.
- *
- * @param version version of latest release.
- * @param info log of latest release.
- * @param assets assets of latest release.
  */
 @Serializable
 data class GithubRelease(
     @SerialName("tag_name") val version: String,
     @SerialName("body") val info: String,
+    @SerialName("html_url") val releaseLink: String,
     @SerialName("assets") private val assets: List<Assets>
 ) {
 
@@ -37,7 +33,6 @@ data class GithubRelease(
 
     /**
      * Assets class containing download url.
-     * @param downloadLink download url.
      */
     @Serializable
     data class Assets(@SerialName("browser_download_url") val downloadLink: String)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
index f194e22b1f..19d9e21263 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ class MainActivity : BaseViewBindingActivity<MainActivityBinding>() {
 
         lifecycleScope.launchIO {
             try {
-                val result = AppUpdateChecker().checkForUpdate()
+                val result = AppUpdateChecker().checkForUpdate(this@MainActivity)
                 if (result is AppUpdateResult.NewUpdate) {
                     NewUpdateDialogController(result).showDialog(router)
                 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/more/AboutController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/more/AboutController.kt
index eac9be7a37..162cb90d46 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/more/AboutController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/more/AboutController.kt
@@ -107,11 +107,11 @@ class AboutController : SettingsController(), NoAppBarElevationController {
     private fun checkVersion() {
         if (activity == null) return
 
-        activity?.toast(R.string.update_check_look_for_updates)
+        activity!!.toast(R.string.update_check_look_for_updates)
 
         launchNow {
             try {
-                when (val result = updateChecker.checkForUpdate()) {
+                when (val result = updateChecker.checkForUpdate(activity!!)) {
                     is AppUpdateResult.NewUpdate -> {
                         NewUpdateDialogController(result).showDialog(router)
                     }