diff --git a/_modules/win_agent.py b/_modules/win_agent.py
index 26f3ce29..7a11e9e5 100644
--- a/_modules/win_agent.py
+++ b/_modules/win_agent.py
@@ -44,8 +44,20 @@ def uninstall_agent():
 
 
 def update_salt():
-    __salt__["cmd.run_bg"]([TAC_RMM, "-m", "updatesalt"])
-    return "ok"
+    from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
+
+    CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP = 0x00000200
+    DETACHED_PROCESS = 0x00000008
+    cmd = [TAC_RMM, "-m", "updatesalt"]
+    p = Popen(
+        cmd,
+        stdin=PIPE,
+        stdout=PIPE,
+        stderr=PIPE,
+        close_fds=True,
+        creationflags=DETACHED_PROCESS | CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP,
+    )
+    return p.pid
 
 
 def run_manual_checks():
diff --git a/api/tacticalrmm/agents/migrations/0010_auto_20200809_0133.py b/api/tacticalrmm/agents/migrations/0010_auto_20200809_0133.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..819cc25f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/tacticalrmm/agents/migrations/0010_auto_20200809_0133.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.0.8 on 2020-08-09 01:33
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('agents', '0009_agent_salt_id'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='agent',
+            name='salt_update_pending',
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='agent',
+            name='salt_ver',
+            field=models.CharField(default='1.0.3', max_length=255),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/api/tacticalrmm/agents/models.py b/api/tacticalrmm/agents/models.py
index 3fe1978c..c325bfd6 100644
--- a/api/tacticalrmm/agents/models.py
+++ b/api/tacticalrmm/agents/models.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ logger.configure(**settings.LOG_CONFIG)
 
 class Agent(models.Model):
     version = models.CharField(default="0.1.0", max_length=255)
+    salt_ver = models.CharField(default="1.0.3", max_length=255)
     operating_system = models.CharField(null=True, max_length=255)
     plat = models.CharField(max_length=255, null=True)
     plat_release = models.CharField(max_length=255, null=True)
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ class Agent(models.Model):
     needs_reboot = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     managed_by_wsus = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     update_pending = models.BooleanField(default=False)
+    salt_update_pending = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     choco_installed = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     wmi_detail = JSONField(null=True)
     time_zone = models.CharField(
diff --git a/api/tacticalrmm/api/urls.py b/api/tacticalrmm/api/urls.py
index 2948fc56..d9e174a4 100644
--- a/api/tacticalrmm/api/urls.py
+++ b/api/tacticalrmm/api/urls.py
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path("firstinstall/", views.on_agent_first_install),
     path("<int:pk>/checkrunner/", views.CheckRunner.as_view()),
     path("<int:pk>/taskrunner/", views.TaskRunner.as_view()),
+    path("<int:pk>/saltinfo/", views.SaltInfo.as_view()),
 ]
diff --git a/api/tacticalrmm/api/views.py b/api/tacticalrmm/api/views.py
index a6560cd6..6a750500 100644
--- a/api/tacticalrmm/api/views.py
+++ b/api/tacticalrmm/api/views.py
@@ -319,3 +319,24 @@ class TaskRunner(APIView):
         serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
         serializer.save(last_run=djangotime.now())
         return Response("ok")
+
+
+class SaltInfo(APIView):
+    authentication_classes = [TokenAuthentication]
+    permission_classes = [IsAuthenticated]
+
+    def get(self, request, pk):
+        agent = get_object_or_404(Agent, pk=pk)
+        ret = {
+            "latestVer": settings.LATEST_SALT_VER,
+            "currentVer": agent.salt_ver,
+            "salt_id": agent.salt_id,
+        }
+        return Response(ret)
+
+    def patch(self, request, pk):
+        agent = get_object_or_404(Agent, pk=pk)
+        agent.salt_ver = request.data["ver"]
+        agent.salt_update_pending = False
+        agent.save(update_fields=["salt_ver", "salt_update_pending"])
+        return Response("ok")
diff --git a/api/tacticalrmm/tacticalrmm/settings.py b/api/tacticalrmm/tacticalrmm/settings.py
index 57c872fc..65e4ccb3 100644
--- a/api/tacticalrmm/tacticalrmm/settings.py
+++ b/api/tacticalrmm/tacticalrmm/settings.py
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ AUTH_USER_MODEL = "accounts.User"
 # to alert user they need to manually refresh their browser
 APP_VER = "0.0.17"
 
+# https://github.com/wh1te909/salt
+LATEST_SALT_VER = "1.0.3"
+
 try:
     from .local_settings import *
 except ImportError: