diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette-editor.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette-editor.js
index 1a34d1927..41d513fcc 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette-editor.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/palette-editor.js
@@ -739,7 +739,12 @@ RED.palette.editor = (function() {
         updateAllowList = RED.utils.parseModuleList(updateAllowList);
         updateDenyList = RED.utils.parseModuleList(updateDenyList);
 
-        catalogues = RED.settings.theme('palette.catalogues') || ['https://catalogue.nodered.org/catalogue.json']
+        catalogues = RED.settings.theme('palette.catalogues') || ['https://catalogue.nodered.org/catalogue.json'];
+
+        if (RED.settings.get("editorTheme.palette.checkForUpdates", false) === true) {
+            // Enable checking for updates triggered every 30 minutes
+            initCheckForUpdatesInterval();
+        }
 
         createSettingsPane();
 
@@ -923,6 +928,35 @@ RED.palette.editor = (function() {
         })
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Initializes the check for updates triggered every 30 minutes.
+     * This interval is based on the cumulative active window time.
+     */
+    function initCheckForUpdatesInterval() {
+        let activeTime = 0, lastActiveTime = Date.now();
+        const INTERVAL = 30 * 60;   // 30min
+
+        document.addEventListener("visibilitychange", function () {
+            if (document.visibilityState === "visible") {
+                lastActiveTime = Date.now();
+            } else {
+                activeTime += (Date.now() - lastActiveTime) / 1000;
+            }
+        });
+
+        setInterval(function () {
+            if (document.visibilityState === "visible") {
+                activeTime += (Date.now() - lastActiveTime) / 1000;
+                lastActiveTime = Date.now();
+
+                if (activeTime >= INTERVAL) {
+                    activeTime = 0;
+                    refreshCatalogues();
+                }
+            }
+        }, 1000 * 60);  // refresh every minute
+    }
+
     function getSettingsPane() {
         initInstallTab();
         editorTabs.activateTab('nodes');
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/node-red/settings.js b/packages/node_modules/node-red/settings.js
index 39e6a6b47..1e03d6269 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/node-red/settings.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/node-red/settings.js
@@ -433,6 +433,11 @@ module.exports = {
              * If not set, the following default order is used:
              */
             //categories: ['subflows', 'common', 'function', 'network', 'sequence', 'parser', 'storage'],
+
+            /**
+             * To enable checking for updates every 30min when the editor is open and active.
+             */
+            checkForUpdates: false,
         },
 
         projects: {