diff --git a/tmux.conf b/tmux.conf
index 09e5e8a..386b768 100644
--- a/tmux.conf
+++ b/tmux.conf
@@ -47,3 +47,6 @@ if "test ! -d ~/.config/tmux/plugins/tpm" \
 # Initialize TMUX plugin manager (keep this line at the very bottom of tmux.conf)
 run '~/.config/tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'
 
+if-shell "[ $(checkupdates | wc -l) -gt 0 ]" \
+   "set-option -ag status-right '(#(checkupdates | wc -l)) '"
+