diff --git a/packages/apps/src/Apps.tsx b/packages/apps/src/Apps.tsx
index b1312d2c42..03b73d1c20 100644
--- a/packages/apps/src/Apps.tsx
+++ b/packages/apps/src/Apps.tsx
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ import GlobalStyle from '@polkadot/react-components/styles';
 import { useApi, useCall } from '@polkadot/react-hooks';
 import Signer from '@polkadot/react-signer';
 
-import ConnectingOverlay from './overlays/Connecting';
 import AccountsOverlay from './overlays/Accounts';
+import ConnectingOverlay from './overlays/Connecting';
+import UpgradeOverlay from './overlays/Upgrade';
 import { SideBarTransition, SIDEBAR_MENU_THRESHOLD } from './constants';
 import Content from './Content';
 import SideBar from './SideBar';
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ function Apps ({ className }: Props): React.ReactElement<Props> {
         </Signer>
         <ConnectingOverlay />
         <AccountsOverlay />
+        <UpgradeOverlay />
       </div>
       <WarmUp />
     </>
diff --git a/packages/apps/src/overlays/Upgrade.tsx b/packages/apps/src/overlays/Upgrade.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..681a7bf3ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/apps/src/overlays/Upgrade.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2020 @polkadot/apps authors & contributors
+// This software may be modified and distributed under the terms
+// of the Apache-2.0 license. See the LICENSE file for details.
+
+import { RuntimeVersion } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces';
+
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { Button } from '@polkadot/react-components';
+import { useApi, useCall } from '@polkadot/react-hooks';
+
+import { useTranslation } from '../translate';
+import BaseOverlay from './Base';
+
+interface Props {
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+let lastVersion = -1;
+
+export default function Upgrade ({ className }: Props): React.ReactElement<Props> | null {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const { api, isApiReady, isApiConnected } = useApi();
+  const runtimeVersion = useCall<RuntimeVersion>(api.rpc.state.subscribeRuntimeVersion, []);
+  const [hasUpgraded, setHasUpgraded] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect((): void => {
+    if (!hasUpgraded && runtimeVersion) {
+      const version = runtimeVersion.specVersion.toNumber();
+
+      if (lastVersion === -1) {
+        lastVersion = version;
+      }
+
+      const newStatus = lastVersion !== version;
+
+      if (newStatus !== hasUpgraded) {
+        setHasUpgraded(newStatus);
+      }
+
+      lastVersion = version;
+    }
+  }, [hasUpgraded, runtimeVersion]);
+
+  if (!isApiReady || !isApiConnected || !hasUpgraded || !runtimeVersion) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const _onReload = (): void => {
+    window.location.reload();
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <BaseOverlay
+      className={className}
+      icon='users'
+      type='info'
+    >
+      <p>{t(`The runtime has been upgraded to ${runtimeVersion.specVersion.toNumber()}, your current interface would need to be refreshed to take advantage of the new features.`)}</p>
+      <p>
+        <Button
+          icon='refresh'
+          label={t('Reload')}
+          onClick={_onReload}
+        />
+      </p>
+    </BaseOverlay>
+  );
+}