diff --git a/core/src/Revolution/Processors/SoftwareUpdate/Base.php b/core/src/Revolution/Processors/SoftwareUpdate/Base.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ca6373c09d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/Revolution/Processors/SoftwareUpdate/Base.php
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of MODX Revolution.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) MODX, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * For complete copyright and license information, see the COPYRIGHT and LICENSE
+ * files found in the top-level directory of this distribution.
+ */
+
+namespace MODX\Revolution\Processors\SoftwareUpdate;
+
+use MODX\Revolution\Processors\Processor;
+use Psr\Http\Client\ClientInterface;
+use Psr\Http\Message\RequestFactoryInterface;
+use MODX\Revolution\modX;
+
+/**
+ * Provides base methods and shared properties for building status data used
+ * in the front end display of software updates (MODX and Extras)
+ *
+ * @package MODX\Revolution\Processors\SoftwareUpdate
+ */
+class Base extends Processor
+{
+    public $apiClient = null;
+    public $apiFactory = null;
+    public $apiHost = 'https://sentinel.modx.com';
+    public $apiGetReleasesPath = '/releases/products/997329d1-6f68-48d5-8e5e-5251adbb1f38/upgrades/';
+    public $apiGetFilePath = '/releases/variants/[downloadId]/download/';
+
+    public function process()
+    {
+        return parent::process();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Initialize the client responsible for fetching upgrades-related data.
+     *
+     * @return
+     */
+    public function initApiClient()
+    {
+        if (!$this->apiClient) {
+            $this->apiClient = $this->modx->services->get(ClientInterface::class);
+            $this->apiFactory = $this->modx->services->get(RequestFactoryInterface::class);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Builds the API link used to fetch file data
+     *
+     * @param array $requestParams Query parameters
+     * @param string $targetId An intermediate id used to fetch the actual download link
+     * @return string The full URI to pass into the upgrades API
+     */
+    public function buildRequestUri(array $requestParams = [], string $targetId = ''): string
+    {
+        $uri = $this->apiHost;
+        /*
+            When a $targetId is passed in, we are making the final request whose response
+            reveals the real update file path. Otherwise the request gets a full list of
+            potential upgrades based on criteria passed in the $requestParams
+        */
+        $uri .= !empty($targetId)
+            ? str_replace('[downloadId]', $targetId, $this->apiGetFilePath)
+            : $this->apiGetReleasesPath
+            ;
+        if (count($requestParams) > 0) {
+            $uri .= '?' . http_build_query($requestParams);
+        }
+        return $uri;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/Revolution/Processors/SoftwareUpdate/GetFile.php b/core/src/Revolution/Processors/SoftwareUpdate/GetFile.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9fe489d09bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/Revolution/Processors/SoftwareUpdate/GetFile.php
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of MODX Revolution.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) MODX, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * For complete copyright and license information, see the COPYRIGHT and LICENSE
+ * files found in the top-level directory of this distribution.
+ */
+
+namespace MODX\Revolution\Processors\SoftwareUpdate;
+
+use MODX\Revolution\Processors\SoftwareUpdate\Base;
+use Psr\Http\Client\ClientExceptionInterface;
+use MODX\Revolution\modX;
+
+/**
+ * Retrieves the downloadable file URL and other metadata for the specified MODX upgrade package
+ *
+ * @property string $downloadId An identifier used to retrieve the package's download URL
+ * @package MODX\Revolution\Processors\SoftwareUpdate
+ */
+class GetFile extends Base
+{
+    public function process()
+    {
+        $downloadId = $this->getProperty('downloadId', null);
+        $responseData = [];
+
+        if ($downloadId) {
+            $this->initApiClient();
+
+            $uri = $this->buildRequestUri(['uuid' => $this->modx->uuid], $downloadId);
+            $request = $this->apiFactory->createRequest('GET', $uri)
+                ->withHeader('Accept', 'application/json')
+                ->withHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
+            try {
+                $response = $this->apiClient->sendRequest($request);
+            } catch (ClientExceptionInterface $e) {
+                $this->modx->log(modX::LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, $e->getMessage());
+                return $this->failure($e->getMessage());
+            }
+
+            $fileData = $response->getBody()->getContents();
+
+            if ($fileData) {
+                $fileData = json_decode($fileData, true);
+                if (!empty($fileData['zip_url']) && strpos($fileData['zip_url'], 'http') === 0) {
+                    $name = basename($fileData['zip_url']);
+                    $responseData['filename'] = $name;
+                    $responseData['zip'] = $fileData['zip_url'];
+                    $responseData['status'] = $response->getStatusCode();
+                }
+            }
+            return $this->success('', $responseData);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/Revolution/Processors/SoftwareUpdate/GetList.php b/core/src/Revolution/Processors/SoftwareUpdate/GetList.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..54e8c422e92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/Revolution/Processors/SoftwareUpdate/GetList.php
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of MODX Revolution.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) MODX, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * For complete copyright and license information, see the COPYRIGHT and LICENSE
+ * files found in the top-level directory of this distribution.
+ */
+
+namespace MODX\Revolution\Processors\SoftwareUpdate;
+
+use MODX\Revolution\Processors\SoftwareUpdate\Base;
+use MODX\Revolution\Processors\Workspace\Packages\GetList as PackagesGetList;
+use MODX\Revolution\Transport\modTransportPackage;
+use Psr\Http\Client\ClientExceptionInterface;
+use MODX\Revolution\modX;
+
+/**
+ * Retrieves status data for use in the front end display of software updates (MODX and Extras)
+ *
+ * @property string $softwareType Identifies which type of software status data should be
+ * retrieved (currently only two options: 'modx' or 'extras')
+ * @package MODX\Revolution\Processors\SoftwareUpdate
+ */
+class GetList extends Base
+{
+    public $installedVersionData;
+
+    public function initialize()
+    {
+        $this->installedVersionData = $this->modx->getVersionData();
+        return parent::initialize();
+    }
+
+    public function process()
+    {
+        $softwareType = $this->getProperty('softwareType', 'modx');
+        $categoryData = [
+            'updateable' => 0
+        ];
+        if ($softwareType === 'modx') {
+            $modxData = $this->getModxUpdates();
+            if (is_array($modxData)) {
+                $categoryData = array_merge($categoryData, $modxData);
+            }
+        } else {
+            $extrasData = $this->getExtrasUpdates();
+            if (is_array($extrasData)) {
+                $categoryData = array_merge($categoryData, $extrasData);
+            }
+        }
+        return $this->success('', $categoryData);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Fetches a list of MODX update candidates
+     *
+     * @return array Data indicating whether the current installation is
+     * updatable and the available releases if so
+     */
+    public function getModxUpdates(): array
+    {
+        $this->initApiClient();
+
+        $uri = $this->buildRequestUri([
+            'current' => $this->installedVersionData['full_version'],
+            'level' => 'major',
+            'variant' => 'Traditional',
+            'prereleases' => 0
+        ]);
+
+        $request = $this->apiFactory->createRequest('GET', $uri)
+            ->withHeader('Accept', 'application/json')
+            ->withHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
+        try {
+            $response = $this->apiClient->sendRequest($request);
+        } catch (ClientExceptionInterface $e) {
+            $this->modx->log(modX::LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, 'ClientExceptionInterface Err: ' . $e->getMessage());
+            return $this->failure($e->getMessage());
+        }
+
+        $listData = $response->getBody()->getContents();
+        $categoryData = [];
+        if ($listData) {
+            $listData = json_decode($listData, true);
+            $upgrades = $listData['upgrades'];
+            $selectedUpgrade = null;
+            if (!empty($upgrades)) {
+                $i = 0;
+                $upgradesCount = count($upgrades);
+                if ($upgradesCount === 1) {
+                    $categoryData['updateable'] = 1;
+                    $selectedUpgrade = $upgrades;
+                } else {
+                    foreach ($upgrades as $upgrade) {
+                        $selectedUpgrade = $upgrade;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    $categoryData['updateable'] = (int)version_compare($this->installedVersionData['full_version'], $upgrade['version'], '<');
+                }
+                if ($categoryData['updateable']) {
+                    /*
+                        NOTE: This is superfluous now, but is done in preparation
+                        for iterating through multiple displayable versions
+                    */
+                    $categoryData['versions'][$i]['version'] = $selectedUpgrade['version'];
+                    $urlSegments = explode('/', trim($selectedUpgrade['url'], '/'));
+                    $categoryData['versions'][$i]['downloadId'] = $urlSegments[count($urlSegments) - 2];
+
+                    $categoryData['latest']['version'] = $categoryData['versions'][0]['version'];
+                    $categoryData['latest']['downloadId'] = $categoryData['versions'][0]['downloadId'];
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return $categoryData;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Fetches a list of Extras update candidates
+     *
+     * @return array Data indicating whether any installed Extras are updatable
+     * and, if so, providing the names of those that are update candidates
+     */
+    public function getExtrasUpdates(): array
+    {
+        $categoryData = [];
+        $packages = $this->modx->call(modTransportPackage::class, 'listPackages', [$this->modx, 1]);
+        if ($packages && array_key_exists('collection', $packages)) {
+            $packagesProcessor = new PackagesGetList($this->modx);
+
+            /** @var modTransportPackage $package */
+            foreach ($packages['collection'] as $package) {
+                $tmp = [];
+                $tmp = $packagesProcessor->checkForUpdates($package, $tmp);
+                if (!empty($tmp['updateable'])) {
+                    $categoryData['names'][] = $package->get('package_name');
+                    $categoryData['updateable']++;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return $categoryData;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/manager/controllers/default/dashboard/widget.updates.php b/manager/controllers/default/dashboard/widget.updates.php
index decd14df99f..60c41c4030f 100644
--- a/manager/controllers/default/dashboard/widget.updates.php
+++ b/manager/controllers/default/dashboard/widget.updates.php
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 
 use MODX\Revolution\modX;
 use MODX\Revolution\modDashboardWidgetInterface;
-use MODX\Revolution\Processors\Workspace\Packages\GetList;
+use MODX\Revolution\Processors\SoftwareUpdate\GetList as SoftwareUpdateGetList;
 use MODX\Revolution\Smarty\modSmarty;
-use MODX\Revolution\Transport\modTransportPackage;
 use xPDO\xPDO;
 
 /**
@@ -13,73 +12,44 @@
  */
 class modDashboardWidgetUpdates extends modDashboardWidgetInterface
 {
-    /** @var modX $modx */
-    public $modx;
-    public $latest_url = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modxcms/revolution/3.x/_build/build.xml';
-    public $download_url = 'https://modx.com/download/latest';
     public $updatesCacheExpire = 3600;
 
-
     /**
      * @return string
      * @throws Exception
      */
     public function render()
     {
-        $processor = new GetList($this->modx);
-
         $updateCacheKey = 'mgr/providers/updates/modx-core';
         $updateCacheOptions = [
-            xPDO::OPT_CACHE_KEY => $this->modx->cacheManager->getOption('cache_packages_key', null, 'packages'),
-            xPDO::OPT_CACHE_HANDLER => $this->modx->cacheManager->getOption('cache_packages_handler', null, $this->modx->cacheManager->getOption(xPDO::OPT_CACHE_HANDLER)),
+            xPDO::OPT_CACHE_KEY => $this->modx->cacheManager->getOption(
+                'cache_packages_key',
+                null,
+                'packages'
+            ),
+            xPDO::OPT_CACHE_HANDLER => $this->modx->cacheManager->getOption(
+                'cache_packages_handler',
+                null,
+                $this->modx->cacheManager->getOption(xPDO::OPT_CACHE_HANDLER)
+            ),
         ];
 
         if (!$data = $this->modx->cacheManager->get($updateCacheKey, $updateCacheOptions)) {
             $data = [
-                'modx' => [
-                    'updateable' => 0,
-                ],
-                'packages' => [
-                    'names' => [],
-                    'updateable' => 0,
-                ],
+                'modx' => [],
+                'extras' => []
             ];
 
-            if (function_exists('curl_init')) {
-                $curl = curl_init();
-                curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, $this->latest_url);
-                curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
-                curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 1);
-                $content = curl_exec($curl);
-                curl_close($curl);
-                if ($content) {
-                    $xml = new SimpleXMLElement($content);
-                    foreach ($xml->property as $key => $value) {
-                        $name = (string)$value->attributes()->name;
-                        if ($name == 'modx.core.version') {
-                            $data['modx']['version'] = (string)$value->attributes()->value;
-                        } elseif ($name == 'modx.core.release') {
-                            $data['modx']['release'] = (string)$value->attributes()->value;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-                if (!empty($data['modx']['version']) && !empty($data['modx']['release'])) {
-                    if ($version = $this->modx->getVersionData()) {
-                        $data['modx']['full_version'] = $data['modx']['version'] . '-' . $data['modx']['release'];
-                        $data['modx']['updateable'] = (int)version_compare($version['full_version'], $data['modx']['full_version'], '<');
-                    }
-                }
+            $modxUpdatesProcessor = new SoftwareUpdateGetList($this->modx);
+            $modxData = $modxUpdatesProcessor->run()->getObject();
+            if (is_array($modxData) && array_key_exists('updateable', $modxData)) {
+                $data['modx'] = $modxData;
             }
 
-            $packages = $this->modx->call(modTransportPackage::class, 'listPackages', [$this->modx, 1, 11, 0]);
-            /** @var modTransportPackage $package */
-            foreach ($packages['collection'] as $package) {
-                $tmp = [];
-                $tmp = $processor->checkForUpdates($package, $tmp);
-                if (!empty($tmp['updateable'])) {
-                    $data['packages']['names'][] = $package->get('package_name');
-                    $data['packages']['updateable']++;
-                }
+            $extrasUpdatesProcessor = new SoftwareUpdateGetList($this->modx, ['softwareType' => 'extras']);
+            $extrasData = $extrasUpdatesProcessor->run()->getObject();
+            if (is_array($extrasData) && array_key_exists('updateable', $extrasData)) {
+                $data['extras'] = $extrasData;
             }
 
             $this->modx->cacheManager->set($updateCacheKey, $data, $this->updatesCacheExpire, $updateCacheOptions);
@@ -92,7 +62,6 @@ public function render()
 
         return $this->modx->smarty->fetch('dashboard/updates.tpl');
     }
-
 }
 
 return 'modDashboardWidgetUpdates';
diff --git a/manager/controllers/default/welcome.class.php b/manager/controllers/default/welcome.class.php
index 54ebb89decc..defc69ca174 100644
--- a/manager/controllers/default/welcome.class.php
+++ b/manager/controllers/default/welcome.class.php
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?php
+
 /*
  * This file is part of MODX Revolution.
  *
@@ -170,6 +171,6 @@ public function getTemplateFile()
      */
     public function getLanguageTopics()
     {
-        return ['welcome', 'configcheck', 'dashboards'];
+        return ['welcome', 'configcheck', 'dashboards', 'workspace'];
     }
 }
diff --git a/manager/templates/default/dashboard/updates.tpl b/manager/templates/default/dashboard/updates.tpl
index c379c3f7777..440dac179a1 100644
--- a/manager/templates/default/dashboard/updates.tpl
+++ b/manager/templates/default/dashboard/updates.tpl
@@ -12,34 +12,88 @@
             <tr>
                 <td><span class="updates-title">MODX</span></td>
                 {if $modx.updateable}
-                    <td><span class="updates-available">{$modx.full_version}</span></td>
-                    <td><a href="https://modx.com/download" class="dashboard-button"
-                           target="_blank">{$_lang.updates_update}</a></td>
+                    <td><span class="updates-available">{$modx.latest.version}</span></td>
+                    <td>
+                        <a 
+                            href="javascript:;"
+                            data-download-id="{$modx.latest.downloadId}"
+                            class="dashboard-button modx"
+                            target="_blank"
+                        >
+                            {$_lang.download}
+                        </a>
+                    </td>
                 {else}
                     <td><span class="updates-ok">{$_lang.updates_ok}</span></td>
-                    <td><button class="dashboard-button" disabled>{$_lang.updates_update}</button></td>
+                    <td><button class="dashboard-button modx" disabled>{$_lang.download}</button></td>
                 {/if}
             </tr>
             <tr>
-                {if $packages.updateable}
+                {if $extras.updateable}
                     <td>
                         <span class="updates-title">{$_lang.updates_extras}</span>
                         <span class="updates-updateable">
-                            {if $packages.updateable > 10}10+{else}{$packages.updateable}{/if}
+                            {if $extras.updateable > 10}10+{else}{$extras.updateable}{/if}
                         </span>
                     </td>
                     <td><span class="updates-available">{$_lang.updates_available}</span></td>
                     <td>
                         <a href="{$_config.manager_url}?a=workspaces"
-                           class="dashboard-button">{$_lang.updates_update}</a>
+                           class="dashboard-button package">{$_lang.updates_update}</a>
                     </td>
                 {else}
                     <td><span class="updates-title">{$_lang.updates_extras}</span></td>
                     <td><span class="updates-ok">{$_lang.updates_ok}</span></td>
-                    <td><button class="dashboard-button" disabled>{$_lang.updates_update}</button></td>
+                    <td><button class="dashboard-button package" disabled>{$_lang.updates_update}</button></td>
                 {/if}
             </tr>
             </tbody>
         </table>
     </div>
 </div>
+
+{literal}
+    <script>
+        const
+            updatesGrid = document.getElementById('modx-grid-updates'),
+            modxLinks = document.querySelectorAll('.dashboard-button.modx')
+        ;
+        modxLinks.forEach(link => {
+            link.addEventListener('click', e => {
+                e.preventDefault();
+                const updatesMask = new Ext.LoadMask(updatesGrid, {
+                    msg: _('downloading')
+                });
+                updatesMask.show();
+                MODx.Ajax.request({
+                    url: MODx.config.connector_url,
+                    params: {
+                        action: 'SoftwareUpdate/GetFile',
+                        downloadId: link.dataset.downloadId
+                    },
+                    scope: this,
+                    listeners: {
+                        success: {
+                            fn: function(response) {
+                                const url = response.object?.zip;
+                                if (!Ext.isEmpty(url)) {
+                                    window.location.assign(url);
+                                    setTimeout(() => {
+                                        updatesMask.hide();
+                                    }, 1000);
+                                }
+                            },
+                            scope:this
+                        },
+                        failure: {
+                            fn: function(response) {
+                                updatesMask.hide();
+                            },
+                            scope:this
+                        }
+                    }
+                });
+            });
+        });
+    </script>
+    {/literal}
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