diff --git a/launcher/modManager/modstate.cpp b/launcher/modManager/modstate.cpp
index 7f1ec22d5..61b17b613 100644
--- a/launcher/modManager/modstate.cpp
+++ b/launcher/modManager/modstate.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ bool ModState::isInstalled() const
 
 bool ModState::isUpdateAvailable() const
 {
-	return getInstalledVersion() != getRepositoryVersion() && !getRepositoryVersion().isEmpty() && !getInstalledVersion().isEmpty();
+	return impl.isUpdateAvailable();
 }
 
 bool ModState::isCompatible() const
diff --git a/lib/modding/ModDescription.cpp b/lib/modding/ModDescription.cpp
index 32e035283..d27253ea3 100644
--- a/lib/modding/ModDescription.cpp
+++ b/lib/modding/ModDescription.cpp
@@ -216,4 +216,18 @@ bool ModDescription::affectsGameplay() const
 	return false;
 }
 
+bool ModDescription::isUpdateAvailable() const
+{
+	if (getRepositoryValue("version").isNull())
+		return false;
+
+	if (getLocalValue("version").isNull())
+		return false;
+
+	auto localVersion = CModVersion::fromString(getLocalValue("version").String());
+	auto repositoryVersion = CModVersion::fromString(getRepositoryValue("version").String());
+
+	return localVersion < repositoryVersion;
+}
+
 VCMI_LIB_NAMESPACE_END
diff --git a/lib/modding/ModDescription.h b/lib/modding/ModDescription.h
index 0f7324a6a..225cf953e 100644
--- a/lib/modding/ModDescription.h
+++ b/lib/modding/ModDescription.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ public:
 	ModVerificationInfo getVerificationInfo() const;
 
 	bool isCompatible() const;
+	bool isUpdateAvailable() const;
 
 	bool affectsGameplay() const;
 	bool isCompatibility() const;