diff --git a/plinth/modules/upgrades/templates/upgrades.html b/plinth/modules/upgrades/templates/upgrades.html
index c68a03656..f347d23fc 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/upgrades/templates/upgrades.html
+++ b/plinth/modules/upgrades/templates/upgrades.html
@@ -20,23 +20,87 @@
 
 {% load i18n %}
 
+{% block page_head %}
+
+  {% if running %}
+    <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="3"/>
+  {% endif %}
+
+{% endblock %}
+
+
 {% block content %}
 
   <h2>{{ title }}</h2>
 
-  <p>
-    {% blocktrans trimmed %}
-      This will run unattended-upgrades, which will attempt to upgrade
-      your system with the latest Debian packages. It may take a few
-      minutes to complete.
-    {% endblocktrans %}
-  </p>
+  {% if result %}
 
-  <form class="form" method="post" action="{% url 'upgrades:run' %}">
-    {% csrf_token %}
+    {% if result.error %}
+      <div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert">
+	{% trans "There was an error while upgrading." %}
+      </div>
 
-    <input type="submit" class="btn btn-primary"
-           value="{% trans "Upgrade now &raquo;" %}"/>
-  </form>
+      <h5>{% trans "Output from unattended-upgrades:" %}</h5>
+
+      <pre>{{ result.error }}</pre>
+    {% endif %}
+
+    {% if result.output %}
+      <div class="row">
+	<div class="col-lg-6">
+          <div class="alert alert-success" role="alert">
+            {% trans "The operating system is up to date now. &nbsp;" %}
+              <button type="button" class="btn btn-default show-details"
+                      style='display:none'>
+		{% trans "Show Details" %}
+		<div class="caret"></div>
+              </button>
+          </div>
+	</div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div class="details">
+	<h5>{% trans "Output from unattended-upgrades:" %}</h5>
+	<pre>{{ result.output }}</pre>
+      </div>
+
+    {% endif %}
+
+  {% endif %}
+
+
+  {% if not result and not running %}
+    <p>
+      {% blocktrans trimmed %}
+        This will run unattended-upgrades, which will attempt to upgrade
+        your system with the latest Debian packages. It may take a few
+        minutes to complete.
+      {% endblocktrans %}
+    </p>
+
+    <form class="form" method="post" action="{% url 'upgrades:run' %}">
+      {% csrf_token %}
+
+      <input type="submit" class="btn btn-primary"
+             value="{% trans "Upgrade now &raquo;" %}"/>
+    </form>
+  {% endif %}
+
+  {% if running %}
+    <p class="running-status-parent">
+      <span class="running-status active"></span>
+      {% trans "Upgrade is running" %}
+    </p>
+  {% endif %}
 
 {% endblock %}
+
+{% block page_js %}
+  <script>
+    $('.show-details').show();
+    $('.details').hide();
+    $('.show-details').click(function() {
+      $('.details').toggle("slow");
+    });
+  </script>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/plinth/modules/upgrades/templates/upgrades_run.html b/plinth/modules/upgrades/templates/upgrades_run.html
deleted file mode 100644
index aa904c28b..000000000
--- a/plinth/modules/upgrades/templates/upgrades_run.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-{% extends 'base.html' %}
-{% comment %}
-#
-# This file is part of Plinth.
-#
-# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
-# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
-# License, or (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
-# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-#
-{% endcomment %}
-
-{% load i18n %}
-
-{% block content %}
-
-  <h2>{{title}}</h2>
-
-  {% if upgrades_error %}
-    <div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert">
-      {% trans "There was an error while upgrading." %}
-    </div>
-
-    <h5>{% trans "Output from unattended-upgrades:" %}</h5>
-
-    <pre>{{ upgrades_error }}</pre>
-  {% endif %}
-
-  {% if upgrades_output %}
-    <div class="row">
-      <div class="col-lg-6">
-        <div class="alert alert-success" role="alert">
-          {% trans "The operating system is up to date now. &nbsp;" %}
-            <button type="button" class="btn btn-default show-details"
-                    style='display:none'>
-              {% trans "Show Details" %}
-              <div class="caret"></div>
-            </button>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-
-    <div class="details">
-      <h5>{% trans "Output from unattended-upgrades:" %}</h5>
-      <pre>{{ upgrades_output }}</pre>
-    </div>
-
-  {% endif %}
-
-{% endblock %}
-
-{% block page_js %}
-  <script>
-    $('.show-details').show();
-    $('.details').hide();
-    $('.show-details').click(function() {
-      $('.details').toggle("slow");
-    });
-  </script>
-{% endblock %}
diff --git a/plinth/modules/upgrades/views.py b/plinth/modules/upgrades/views.py
index 6a077949d..4d1d9bccc 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/upgrades/views.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/upgrades/views.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Plinth module for upgrades
 
 from django.contrib import messages
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse_lazy
+from django.shortcuts import redirect
 from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _, ugettext_lazy
 from django.views.decorators.http import require_POST
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ subsubmenu = [{'url': reverse_lazy('upgrades:index'),
               {'url': reverse_lazy('upgrades:upgrade'),
                'text': ugettext_lazy('Upgrade Packages')}]
 
+upgrade_process = None
+
 
 def on_install():
     """Enable automatic upgrades after install."""
@@ -66,29 +69,28 @@ def index(request):
 @package.required(['unattended-upgrades'], on_install=on_install)
 def upgrade(request):
     """Serve the upgrade page."""
+    if upgrade_process:
+        result = _collect_upgrade_result(request)
+    else:
+        result = None
+
     return TemplateResponse(request, 'upgrades.html',
                             {'title': _('Package Upgrades'),
-                             'subsubmenu': subsubmenu})
+                             'subsubmenu': subsubmenu,
+                             'running': bool(upgrade_process),
+                             'result': result})
 
 
 @require_POST
 @package.required(['unattended-upgrades'], on_install=on_install)
-def run(request):
-    """Run upgrades and show the output page."""
-    output = ''
-    error = ''
-    try:
-        output = actions.superuser_run('upgrades', ['run'])
-    except ActionError as exception:
-        output, error = exception.args[1:]
-    except Exception as exception:
-        error = str(exception)
+def run(_):
+    """Start the upgrade process."""
+    global upgrade_process
+    if not upgrade_process:
+        upgrade_process = actions.superuser_run(
+            'upgrades', ['run'], async=True)
 
-    return TemplateResponse(request, 'upgrades_run.html',
-                            {'title': _('Package Upgrades'),
-                             'subsubmenu': subsubmenu,
-                             'upgrades_output': output,
-                             'upgrades_error': error})
+    return redirect('upgrades:upgrade')
 
 
 def get_status():
@@ -122,3 +124,30 @@ def _apply_changes(request, old_status, new_status):
         messages.success(request, _('Automatic upgrades enabled'))
     else:
         messages.success(request, _('Automatic upgrades disabled'))
+
+
+def _collect_upgrade_result(request):
+    """Handle upgrade process completion."""
+    global upgrade_process
+    if not upgrade_process:
+        return
+
+    return_code = upgrade_process.poll()
+
+    # Upgrade process is not complete yet
+    if return_code == None:
+        return
+
+    output, error = upgrade_process.communicate()
+    output, error = output.decode(), error.decode()
+
+    if not return_code:
+        messages.success(request, _('Upgrade completed.'))
+    else:
+        messages.info(request, _('Upgrade failed.'))
+
+    upgrade_process = None
+
+    return {'return_code': return_code,
+            'output': output,
+            'error': error}