diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 560c9b42e..143888446 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -240,5 +240,6 @@
     <string name="requesting_root_access_body">Requesting root access…</string>
     <string name="root_access_denied_title">Root access denied</string>
     <string name="root_access_denied_body">Either your Android device is not rooted or you have denied root access for F-Droid.</string>
+    <string name="update_all">Update all</string>
     
 </resources>
diff --git a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/installer/DefaultInstaller.java b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/installer/DefaultInstaller.java
index ddb38caf7..9c1a9af91 100644
--- a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/installer/DefaultInstaller.java
+++ b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/installer/DefaultInstaller.java
@@ -117,4 +117,9 @@ public class DefaultInstaller extends Installer {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean supportsUnattendedOperations() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/installer/Installer.java b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/installer/Installer.java
index bc0cc549c..1a4917386 100644
--- a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/installer/Installer.java
+++ b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/installer/Installer.java
@@ -211,4 +211,6 @@ abstract public class Installer {
     }
 
     public abstract boolean handleOnActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data);
+    
+    public abstract boolean supportsUnattendedOperations();
 }
diff --git a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/installer/RootInstaller.java b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/installer/RootInstaller.java
index 14697d76d..3c62d71a1 100644
--- a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/installer/RootInstaller.java
+++ b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/installer/RootInstaller.java
@@ -241,6 +241,11 @@ public class RootInstaller extends Installer {
                 });
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean supportsUnattendedOperations() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     /**
      * pm install [-l] [-r] [-t] [-i INSTALLER_PACKAGE_NAME] [-s] [-f] [--algo
      * <algorithm name> --key <key-in-hex> --iv <IV-in-hex>] [--originating-uri
diff --git a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/installer/SystemPermissionInstaller.java b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/installer/SystemPermissionInstaller.java
index 51da59fa5..6ae0bb377 100644
--- a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/installer/SystemPermissionInstaller.java
+++ b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/installer/SystemPermissionInstaller.java
@@ -167,6 +167,11 @@ public class SystemPermissionInstaller extends Installer {
         return false;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean supportsUnattendedOperations() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     public final int INSTALL_REPLACE_EXISTING = 2;
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/fragments/CanUpdateAppsFragment.java b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/fragments/CanUpdateAppsFragment.java
index d42cbd6c2..9a7cb1c65 100644
--- a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/fragments/CanUpdateAppsFragment.java
+++ b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/fragments/CanUpdateAppsFragment.java
@@ -1,13 +1,39 @@
+
 package org.fdroid.fdroid.views.fragments;
 
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.net.Uri;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.view.Gravity;
+import android.view.LayoutInflater;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.widget.Button;
+import android.widget.FrameLayout;
+import android.widget.LinearLayout;
+import android.widget.ListView;
+import android.widget.ProgressBar;
+import android.widget.TextView;
+
 import org.fdroid.fdroid.R;
 import org.fdroid.fdroid.data.AppProvider;
+import org.fdroid.fdroid.installer.Installer;
 import org.fdroid.fdroid.views.AppListAdapter;
 import org.fdroid.fdroid.views.CanUpdateAppListAdapter;
 
 public class CanUpdateAppsFragment extends AppListFragment {
 
+    // copied from ListFragment
+    static final int INTERNAL_EMPTY_ID = 0x00ff0001;
+    static final int INTERNAL_PROGRESS_CONTAINER_ID = 0x00ff0002;
+    static final int INTERNAL_LIST_CONTAINER_ID = 0x00ff0003;
+    // added for update button
+    static final int UPDATE_ALL_BUTTON_ID = 0x00ff0004;
+
+    private Button mUpdateAllButton;
+    private Installer mInstaller;
+
     @Override
     protected AppListAdapter getAppListAdapter() {
         return new CanUpdateAppListAdapter(getActivity(), null);
@@ -23,4 +49,114 @@ public class CanUpdateAppsFragment extends AppListFragment {
         return AppProvider.getCanUpdateUri();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+
+        mInstaller = Installer.getActivityInstaller(getActivity(), getActivity()
+                .getPackageManager(), null);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
+
+        mUpdateAllButton.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
+
+            @Override
+            public void onClick(View v) {
+                // TODO
+
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    // TODO: not really called again after coming back from preference
+    @Override
+    public void onResume() {
+        super.onResume();
+
+        if (mInstaller.supportsUnattendedOperations()) {
+            mUpdateAllButton.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+        } else {
+            mUpdateAllButton.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Copied from ListFragment and added EditText for search on top of list. We
+     * do not use a custom layout here, because this breaks the progress bar
+     * functionality of ListFragment.
+     * 
+     * @param inflater
+     * @param container
+     * @param savedInstanceState
+     * @return
+     */
+    @Override
+    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        final Context context = getActivity();
+
+        FrameLayout root = new FrameLayout(context);
+
+        // ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+        LinearLayout pframe = new LinearLayout(context);
+        pframe.setId(INTERNAL_PROGRESS_CONTAINER_ID);
+        pframe.setOrientation(LinearLayout.VERTICAL);
+        pframe.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+        pframe.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER);
+
+        ProgressBar progress = new ProgressBar(context, null,
+                android.R.attr.progressBarStyleLarge);
+        pframe.addView(progress, new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(
+                ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));
+
+        root.addView(pframe, new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(
+                ViewGroup.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT));
+
+        // ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+        FrameLayout lframe = new FrameLayout(context);
+        lframe.setId(INTERNAL_LIST_CONTAINER_ID);
+
+        TextView tv = new TextView(getActivity());
+        tv.setId(INTERNAL_EMPTY_ID);
+        tv.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER);
+        lframe.addView(tv, new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(
+                ViewGroup.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT));
+
+        // Added update all button
+        LinearLayout linearLayout = new LinearLayout(context);
+        linearLayout.setOrientation(LinearLayout.VERTICAL);
+
+        mUpdateAllButton = new Button(context);
+        mUpdateAllButton.setId(UPDATE_ALL_BUTTON_ID);
+        mUpdateAllButton.setText(R.string.update_all);
+        mUpdateAllButton.setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(
+                getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.ic_menu_refresh), null, null, null);
+
+        linearLayout.addView(mUpdateAllButton, new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(
+                ViewGroup.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));
+
+        ListView lv = new ListView(getActivity());
+        lv.setId(android.R.id.list);
+        lv.setDrawSelectorOnTop(false);
+        linearLayout.addView(lv, new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(
+                ViewGroup.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT));
+
+        lframe.addView(linearLayout, new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(
+                ViewGroup.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT));
+
+        root.addView(lframe, new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(
+                ViewGroup.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT));
+
+        // ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+        root.setLayoutParams(new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(
+                ViewGroup.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT));
+
+        return root;
+    }
+
 }