diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5dc5b03..30e3c1c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@ getaggte Releases (Kanal `stable`, optional `beta`) — niemals Entwicklungs-Bui
 
 _Keine offenen Änderungen — der nächste Stand wird hier gesammelt und als `vX.Y.Z` getaggt._
 
+## [0.9.14] - 2026-06-19
+
+### Geändert
+- **Updates werden beim Öffnen der Seite automatisch geprüft** (System → Version & Releases). Bisher
+  zeigte nur das Badge eine neuere Version; der „Jetzt aktualisieren"-Knopf erschien erst nach Klick
+  auf „Nach Updates suchen". Die Seite prüft jetzt direkt beim Laden selbst (asynchron via
+  `wire:init`, blockiert das Rendern nicht) und zeigt ein verfügbares Update samt Knopf sofort an —
+  kein manuelles Suchen mehr. Während eines laufenden Updates wird der Auto-Check übersprungen, damit
+  er den „läuft"-Zustand nicht überschreibt.
+
 ## [0.9.13] - 2026-06-19
 
 ### Behoben
diff --git a/app/Livewire/Versions/Index.php b/app/Livewire/Versions/Index.php
index a70d1c8..88a4b10 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Versions/Index.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Versions/Index.php
@@ -124,6 +124,20 @@ class Index extends Component
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Auto-check on page load (wire:init) so an available update + button appear without the
+     * operator clicking "check" first. No-op while an update is running, so it never clobbers the
+     * "läuft"/poll state. Async (wire:init), so it never blocks the initial render.
+     */
+    public function autoCheck(): void
+    {
+        if ($this->updateRequested) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->checkUpdates();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Honest update check: compare the installed version against the newest release
      * tag visible in the channel. No external server, no stars, no CVE feed.
diff --git a/config/clusev.php b/config/clusev.php
index d150f16..f35d46c 100644
--- a/config/clusev.php
+++ b/config/clusev.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 return [
     // First tagged release is v0.1.0 (semantic, not -dev).
-    'version' => '0.9.13',
+    'version' => '0.9.14',
 
     // Deployed commit + branch. install.sh bakes these into .env from the host's .git (the prod
     // image ships no .git); the Versions page prefers them and falls back to a live .git read in
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/versions/index.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/versions/index.blade.php
index fe065f4..1e3fd74 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/versions/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/versions/index.blade.php
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
     $isUpdate = $updateState === 'update';
 @endphp
 
-<div class="space-y-5">
+{{-- Auto-check for updates on load (async, non-blocking) so an available update + button show
+     without the operator clicking "check" first. autoCheck() no-ops while an update is running. --}}
+<div class="space-y-5" wire:init="autoCheck">
     {{-- Header --}}
     <div class="flex flex-wrap items-end justify-between gap-3">
         <div>
diff --git a/tests/Feature/VersionUpdateCheckTest.php b/tests/Feature/VersionUpdateCheckTest.php
index a1d57ed..649cc2d 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/VersionUpdateCheckTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/VersionUpdateCheckTest.php
@@ -137,6 +137,28 @@ class VersionUpdateCheckTest extends TestCase
         Livewire::test(Index::class)->assertViewHas('latestTag', null);
     }
 
+    public function test_auto_check_on_load_surfaces_an_update_without_a_manual_click(): void
+    {
+        config()->set('clusev.version', '0.9.10');
+        Http::fake([self::TAGS_URL => Http::response([['name' => 'v0.9.13']])]);
+
+        Livewire::test(Index::class)
+            ->call('autoCheck')
+            ->assertSet('updateState', 'update')
+            ->assertSee('0.9.13');
+    }
+
+    public function test_auto_check_does_not_run_while_an_update_is_in_progress(): void
+    {
+        Http::fake([self::TAGS_URL => Http::response([['name' => 'v0.9.13']])]);
+
+        Livewire::test(Index::class)
+            ->set('updateRequested', true)
+            ->call('autoCheck');
+
+        Http::assertNothingSent(); // guarded — never clobbers the running state
+    }
+
     public function test_update_available_is_shown_on_load_without_clicking_check(): void
     {
         // The cached check (badge already knew) surfaces the update + button on mount, no re-click.