diff --git a/src/main/downloadsManager.test.js b/src/main/downloadsManager.test.js
index 6f5d03a20e..5c873dbc19 100644
--- a/src/main/downloadsManager.test.js
+++ b/src/main/downloadsManager.test.js
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import {shell} from 'electron';
 
 import {getDoNotDisturb as getDarwinDoNotDisturb} from 'macos-notification-state';
 
+import Config from 'common/config';
+import {APP_UPDATE_KEY} from 'common/constants';
+
 import {DownloadsManager} from 'main/downloadsManager';
 
 const downloadLocationMock = '/path/to/downloads';
@@ -85,6 +88,7 @@ jest.mock('common/config', () => {
     const original = jest.requireActual('common/config');
     return {
         ...original,
+        canUpgrade: true,
         downloadLocation: downloadLocationMock,
     };
 });
@@ -224,5 +228,26 @@ describe('main/downloadsManager', () => {
         expect(Object.keys(dl.downloads).includes('invalid_file5.txt')).toBe(false);
         expect(Object.keys(dl.downloads).includes('invalid_file6.txt')).toBe(false);
     });
+
+    it('should remove updates if they are disabled', () => {
+        const file = JSON.stringify({
+            ...downloadsJson,
+            [APP_UPDATE_KEY]: {
+                type: 'update',
+                progress: 0,
+                location: '',
+                addedAt: 0,
+                receivedBytes: 0,
+                totalBytes: 0,
+                state: 'available',
+                filename: '1.2.3',
+            },
+        });
+        const dl = new DownloadsManager(file);
+        expect(dl.hasUpdate()).toBe(true);
+        Config.canUpgrade = false;
+        dl.init();
+        expect(dl.hasUpdate()).toBe(false);
+    });
 });
 
diff --git a/src/main/downloadsManager.ts b/src/main/downloadsManager.ts
index 0fcaba4d6f..1d39bc06ed 100644
--- a/src/main/downloadsManager.ts
+++ b/src/main/downloadsManager.ts
@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@ export class DownloadsManager extends JsonFileManager<DownloadedItems> {
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                // Remove update if app was updated and restarted
+                // Remove update if app was updated and restarted OR if we disabled auto updates
                 if (fileId === APP_UPDATE_KEY) {
-                    if (appVersionManager.lastAppVersion === file.filename) {
+                    if (appVersionManager.lastAppVersion === file.filename || !Config.canUpgrade) {
                         delete downloads[APP_UPDATE_KEY];
                         modified = true;
                         continue;