diff --git a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintUpdate/mintUpdate.py b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintUpdate/mintUpdate.py
index e133cc78..6cf99506 100755
--- a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintUpdate/mintUpdate.py
+++ b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintUpdate/mintUpdate.py
@@ -639,12 +639,13 @@ def show_error(self, error_msg):
 
     @_idle
     def show_updates_in_UI(self, num_visible, num_software, num_security, download_size, is_self_update, model_items):
+        status_string = ""
+
         if num_visible > 0:
             self.logger.write("Found %d software updates" % num_visible)
             if is_self_update:
                 self.ui_stack.set_visible_child_name("self_update_page")
                 self.ui_statusbar.set_visible(False)
-                status_string = ""
                 details = []
 
                 for item in model_items:
@@ -660,13 +661,19 @@ def show_updates_in_UI(self, num_visible, num_software, num_security, download_s
                 self.ui_install_button.set_sensitive(True)
                 self.ui_window.set_sensitive(True)
             systray_tooltip = gettext.ngettext("%d update available", "%d updates available", num_visible) % num_visible
-            self.set_status(status_string, systray_tooltip, "mintupdate-updates-available-symbolic", True)
+
+            if not self.reboot_required:
+                self.set_status(status_string, systray_tooltip, "mintupdate-updates-available-symbolic", True)
         else:
             self.logger.write("System is up to date")
             self.ui_stack.set_visible_child_name("success_page")
-            self.set_status("", _("Your system is up to date"), "mintupdate-up-to-date-symbolic",
-                                        not self.settings.get_boolean("hide-systray"))
 
+            if not self.reboot_required:
+                self.set_status("", _("Your system is up to date"), "mintupdate-up-to-date-symbolic",
+                                not self.settings.get_boolean("hide-systray"))
+
+        if self.reboot_required:
+            self.set_status(status_string, _("Reboot required"), "mintupdate-warning-symbolic", True)
 
         self.ui_notebook_details.set_current_page(0)
 
diff --git a/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/status/mintupdate-warning-symbolic.svg b/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/status/mintupdate-warning-symbolic.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..724c61cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/status/mintupdate-warning-symbolic.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
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+<svg
+   xmlns:osb="http://www.openswatchbook.org/uri/2009/osb"
+   xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
+   xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#"
+   xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
+   xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+   xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+   width="16"
+   height="16"
+   style="enable-background:new">
+  <metadata>
+    <rdf:RDF>
+      <cc:Work
+         rdf:about="">
+        <dc:format>image/svg+xml</dc:format>
+        <dc:type
+           rdf:resource="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage" />
+        <dc:title>Linux Mint Update Manager - Warning icon</dc:title>
+      </cc:Work>
+    </rdf:RDF>
+  </metadata>
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+     id="layer01" />
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