diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/GetSystemTitleRequest.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/GetSystemTitleRequest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..52ca0c11eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/GetSystemTitleRequest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Online.API.Requests
+{
+    public class GetSystemTitleRequest : OsuJsonWebRequest<APISystemTitle>
+    {
+        public GetSystemTitleRequest()
+            : base(@"https://assets.ppy.sh/lazer-status.json")
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/Responses/APISystemTitle.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/Responses/APISystemTitle.cs
index 3a2342cc4c..97bdc8355a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/Responses/APISystemTitle.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/Responses/APISystemTitle.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses
 {
-    public class APISystemTitle
+    public record APISystemTitle
     {
         [JsonProperty(@"image")]
         public string Image { get; set; } = string.Empty;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/SystemTitle.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/SystemTitle.cs
index 6ca9aab6c7..0867fc4748 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/SystemTitle.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/SystemTitle.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using System;
 using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Framework.Platform;
+using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests;
 using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
@@ -57,6 +60,26 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
             base.LoadComplete();
 
             Current.BindValueChanged(_ => loadNewImage(), true);
+
+            checkForUpdates();
+            Scheduler.AddDelayed(checkForUpdates, TimeSpan.FromMinutes(15).TotalMilliseconds, true);
+        }
+
+        private void checkForUpdates()
+        {
+            var request = new GetSystemTitleRequest();
+            Task.Run(() => request.Perform())
+                .ContinueWith(r =>
+                {
+                    if (r.IsCompletedSuccessfully)
+                        Schedule(() => Current.Value = request.ResponseObject);
+
+                    // if the request failed, "observe" the exception.
+                    // it isn't very important why this failed, as it's only for display.
+                    // the inner error will be logged by framework mechanisms anyway.
+                    if (r.IsFaulted)
+                        _ = r.Exception;
+                });
         }
 
         private void loadNewImage()