diff --git a/Dalamud/Configuration/DalamudConfiguration.cs b/Dalamud/Configuration/DalamudConfiguration.cs
index f41b80596..72949b367 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Configuration/DalamudConfiguration.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Configuration/DalamudConfiguration.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ namespace Dalamud
         public bool ToggleUiHideDuringGpose { get; set; } = true;
 
         public bool PrintPluginsWelcomeMsg { get; set; } = true;
+        public bool AutoUpdatePlugins { get; set; } = false;
 
         [JsonIgnore]
         public string ConfigPath;
diff --git a/Dalamud/Game/ChatHandlers.cs b/Dalamud/Game/ChatHandlers.cs
index 889e0e6c7..78df4ae1f 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Game/ChatHandlers.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Game/ChatHandlers.cs
@@ -212,20 +212,34 @@ namespace Dalamud.Game {
                 this.dalamud.Configuration.Save();
             }
 
-            try {
-                var hasNeedsUpdate = this.dalamud.PluginRepository.UpdatePlugins(true).UpdatedPlugins.Count != 0;
+            Task.Run(() => this.dalamud.PluginRepository.UpdatePlugins(!this.dalamud.Configuration.AutoUpdatePlugins)).ContinueWith(t => {
+                if (t.IsFaulted) {
+                    Log.Error(t.Exception, Loc.Localize("DalamudPluginUpdateCheckFail", "Could not check for plugin updates."));
+                } else {
+                    var updatedPlugins = t.Result.UpdatedPlugins;
 
-                if (hasNeedsUpdate) {
-                    this.dalamud.Framework.Gui.Chat.PrintChat(new XivChatEntry
-                    {
-                        MessageBytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(Loc.Localize("DalamudPluginUpdateRequired", "One or more of your plugins needs to be updated. Please use the /xlplugins command in-game to update them!")),
-                        Type = XivChatType.Urgent
-                    });
+                    if (updatedPlugins.Count != 0) {
+                        if (this.dalamud.Configuration.AutoUpdatePlugins) {
+                            this.dalamud.Framework.Gui.Chat.Print(string.Format(Loc.Localize("DalamudPluginUpdateSuccessful", "Auto-update:")));
+                            foreach (var plugin in updatedPlugins) {
+                                if (plugin.WasUpdated) {
+                                    this.dalamud.Framework.Gui.Chat.Print(string.Format(Loc.Localize("DalamudPluginUpdateSuccessful", "    》 {0} updated to v{1}."), plugin.Name, plugin.Version));
+                                } else {
+                                    this.dalamud.Framework.Gui.Chat.PrintChat(new XivChatEntry {
+                                        MessageBytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(string.Format(Loc.Localize("DalamudPluginUpdateFailed", "    》 {0} update to v{1} failed."), plugin.Name, plugin.Version)),
+                                        Type = XivChatType.Urgent
+                                    });
+                                }
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            this.dalamud.Framework.Gui.Chat.PrintChat(new XivChatEntry {
+                                MessageBytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(Loc.Localize("DalamudPluginUpdateRequired", "One or more of your plugins needs to be updated. Please use the /xlplugins command in-game to update them!")),
+                                Type = XivChatType.Urgent
+                            });
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
-            }
-            catch (Exception e) {
-                Log.Error(e, Loc.Localize("DalamudPluginUpdateCheckFail", "Could not check for plugin updates."));
-            }
+            });
 
             this.hasSeenLoadingMsg = true;
         }
diff --git a/Dalamud/Game/ClientState/Structs/Actor.cs b/Dalamud/Game/ClientState/Structs/Actor.cs
index 10aa3be77..0ad4669dd 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Game/ClientState/Structs/Actor.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Game/ClientState/Structs/Actor.cs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Game.ClientState.Structs
         // public const int ??? = 6371;                      // 0x18E3 DifficultyRank
         // public const int ??? = 6385;                      // 0x18F1 AgroFlags
         // public const int ??? = 6406;                      // 0x1906 CombatFlags
-        public const int UIStatusEffects = 6488;             // 0x1958 DefaultStatusEffectOffset
+        public const int UIStatusEffects = 6616;             // 0x1958 DefaultStatusEffectOffset
         // public const int ??? = 6880;                      // 0x1AE0 IsCasting1
         // public const int ??? = 6882;                      // 0x1AE2 IsCasting2
         // public const int ??? = 6884;                      // 0x1AE4 CastingID
diff --git a/Dalamud/Interface/DalamudSettingsWindow.cs b/Dalamud/Interface/DalamudSettingsWindow.cs
index 5efb53e5b..7b3790d7a 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Interface/DalamudSettingsWindow.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Interface/DalamudSettingsWindow.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Interface
             this.thirdRepoList = this.dalamud.Configuration.ThirdRepoList;
 
             this.printPluginsWelcomeMsg = this.dalamud.Configuration.PrintPluginsWelcomeMsg;
+            this.autoUpdatePlugins = this.dalamud.Configuration.AutoUpdatePlugins;
 
             this.languages = Localization.ApplicableLangCodes.Prepend("en").ToArray();
             try {
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Interface
         private List<ThirdRepoSetting> thirdRepoList;
 
         private bool printPluginsWelcomeMsg;
+        private bool autoUpdatePlugins;
 
         private string thirdRepoTempUrl = string.Empty;
 
@@ -139,6 +141,9 @@ namespace Dalamud.Interface
                     ImGui.Checkbox(Loc.Localize("DalamudSettingsPrintPluginsWelcomeMsg", "Display loaded plugins in the welcome message"), ref this.printPluginsWelcomeMsg);
                     ImGui.TextColored(this.hintTextColor, Loc.Localize("DalamudSettingsPrintPluginsWelcomeMsgHint", "Display loaded plugins in FFXIV chat when logging in with a character."));
 
+                    ImGui.Checkbox(Loc.Localize("DalamudSettingsAutoUpdatePlugins", "Auto-update plugins"), ref this.autoUpdatePlugins);
+                    ImGui.TextColored(this.hintTextColor, Loc.Localize("DalamudSettingsAutoUpdatePluginsMsgHint", "Automatically update plugins when logging in with a character."));
+
                     ImGui.EndTabItem();
                 }
 
@@ -296,6 +301,7 @@ namespace Dalamud.Interface
             this.dalamud.Configuration.ThirdRepoList = this.thirdRepoList;
 
             this.dalamud.Configuration.PrintPluginsWelcomeMsg = this.printPluginsWelcomeMsg;
+            this.dalamud.Configuration.AutoUpdatePlugins = this.autoUpdatePlugins;
 
             this.dalamud.Configuration.Save();
         }
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginInstallerWindow.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
index 9a0206a89..ebeabc990 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginInstallerWindow.cs
@@ -91,13 +91,13 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin
 
             ImGui.Text(Loc.Localize("InstallerHint", "This window allows you install and remove in-game plugins.\nThey are made by third-party developers."));
 
-            ImGui.SameLine(ImGui.GetWindowWidth() - ((250 + 90 + ImGui.CalcTextSize(Loc.Localize("PluginSort", "Sort By")).X) * ImGui.GetIO().FontGlobalScale));
+            ImGui.SameLine(ImGui.GetWindowWidth() - ((250 + 20 + ImGui.CalcTextSize(Loc.Localize("SortDownloadCounts", "Download Count")).X + ImGui.CalcTextSize(Loc.Localize("PluginSort", "Sort By")).X) * ImGui.GetIO().FontGlobalScale));
 
             ImGui.SetNextItemWidth(240 * ImGui.GetIO().FontGlobalScale);
             ImGui.InputTextWithHint("###XPlPluginInstaller_Search", Loc.Localize("InstallerSearch", "Search"), ref this.searchText, 100);
 
             ImGui.SameLine();
-            ImGui.SetNextItemWidth(80 * ImGui.GetIO().FontGlobalScale);
+            ImGui.SetNextItemWidth(10 + (ImGui.CalcTextSize(Loc.Localize("SortDownloadCounts", "Download Count")).X) * ImGui.GetIO().FontGlobalScale);
             if (ImGui.BeginCombo(Loc.Localize("PluginSort", "Sort By"), this.filterText, ImGuiComboFlags.NoArrowButton)) {
                 if (ImGui.Selectable(Loc.Localize("SortAlphabetical", "Alphabetical"))) {
                     this.sortKind = PluginSortKind.Alphabetical;
@@ -372,13 +372,19 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin
                                 ImGui.Text($"{command.Key} → {command.Value.HelpMessage}");
                         }
 
-                        if (!installedPlugin.IsRaw && ImGui.Button(Loc.Localize("InstallerDisable", "Disable"))) {
-                            try {
-                                this.dalamud.PluginManager.DisablePlugin(installedPlugin.Definition);
-                            } catch (Exception exception) {
-                                Log.Error(exception, "Could not disable plugin.");
-                                this.errorModalDrawing = true;
-                                this.errorModalOnNextFrame = true;
+                        ImGui.NewLine();
+
+                        if (!installedPlugin.IsRaw) {
+                            ImGui.SameLine();
+
+                            if (ImGui.Button(Loc.Localize("InstallerDisable", "Disable"))) {
+                                try {
+                                    this.dalamud.PluginManager.DisablePlugin(installedPlugin.Definition);
+                                } catch (Exception exception) {
+                                    Log.Error(exception, "Could not disable plugin.");
+                                    this.errorModalDrawing = true;
+                                    this.errorModalOnNextFrame = true;
+                                }
                             }
                         }
 
@@ -404,7 +410,8 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin
                         ImGui.TextColored(new Vector4(0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f, 1.0f), $" v{pluginDefinition.AssemblyVersion}");
 
                         if(installedPlugin.IsRaw) {
-                            ImGui.TextColored(new Vector4(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f), "To update or disable this plugin, please remove it from the devPlugins folder.");
+                            ImGui.SameLine();
+                            ImGui.TextColored(new Vector4(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f), " To update or disable this plugin, please remove it from the devPlugins folder.");
                         }
                     }
 
diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginRepository.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginRepository.cs
index d5773a9e8..8c56fb313 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginRepository.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/PluginRepository.cs
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin
 
         internal class PluginUpdateStatus {
             public string InternalName { get; set; }
+            public string Name { get; set; }
+            public string Version { get; set; }
             public bool WasUpdated { get; set; }
         }
 
@@ -244,11 +246,15 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin
 
                                 updatedList.Add(new PluginUpdateStatus {
                                     InternalName = remoteInfo.InternalName,
+                                    Name = remoteInfo.Name,
+                                    Version = testingAvailable ? remoteInfo.TestingAssemblyVersion : remoteInfo.AssemblyVersion,
                                     WasUpdated = installSuccess
                                 });
                             } else {
                                 updatedList.Add(new PluginUpdateStatus {
                                     InternalName = remoteInfo.InternalName,
+                                    Name = remoteInfo.Name,
+                                    Version = testingAvailable ? remoteInfo.TestingAssemblyVersion : remoteInfo.AssemblyVersion,
                                     WasUpdated = true
                                 });
                             }