diff --git a/crates/common/src/manager/boot.rs b/crates/common/src/manager/boot.rs
index 79079ff9..15fc349d 100644
--- a/crates/common/src/manager/boot.rs
+++ b/crates/common/src/manager/boot.rs
@@ -345,6 +345,20 @@ impl BootManager {
                     Version = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
                 );
 
+                // Webadmin auto-update
+                if config
+                    .property_or_default::<bool>("webadmin.auto-update", "false")
+                    .unwrap_or_default()
+                {
+                    if let Err(err) = data.webadmin.update(&core).await {
+                        trc::event!(
+                            Resource(trc::ResourceEvent::Error),
+                            Details = "Failed to update webadmin",
+                            CausedBy = err
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
+
                 // Build shared inner
                 let (ipc, ipc_rxs) = build_ipc();
                 let inner = Arc::new(Inner {
diff --git a/crates/common/src/manager/webadmin.rs b/crates/common/src/manager/webadmin.rs
index 27e3f1ac..b49192d2 100644
--- a/crates/common/src/manager/webadmin.rs
+++ b/crates/common/src/manager/webadmin.rs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ impl WebAdminManager {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub async fn update_and_unpack(&self, core: &Core) -> trc::Result<()> {
+    pub async fn update(&self, core: &Core) -> trc::Result<()> {
         let bytes = core
             .storage
             .config
@@ -155,7 +155,11 @@ impl WebAdminManager {
                     .reason(err)
                     .details("Failed to download webadmin")
             })?;
-        core.storage.blob.put_blob(WEBADMIN_KEY, &bytes).await?;
+        core.storage.blob.put_blob(WEBADMIN_KEY, &bytes).await
+    }
+
+    pub async fn update_and_unpack(&self, core: &Core) -> trc::Result<()> {
+        self.update(core).await?;
         self.unpack(&core.storage.blob).await
     }
 }