diff --git a/src/app/features/toast/LotusToastContainer.tsx b/src/app/features/toast/LotusToastContainer.tsx
index c97a2568c..58e3efb4c 100644
--- a/src/app/features/toast/LotusToastContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/toast/LotusToastContainer.tsx
@@ -32,13 +32,14 @@ function ToastCard({ toast }: ToastCardProps) {
   const timerRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (toast.sticky) return;
     timerRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
       dismiss(toast.id);
     }, 4000);
     return () => {
       if (timerRef.current !== null) clearTimeout(timerRef.current);
     };
-  }, [dismiss, toast.id]);
+  }, [dismiss, toast.id, toast.sticky]);
 
   const handleCardClick = () => {
     if (toast.onClick) {
@@ -58,12 +59,14 @@ function ToastCard({ toast }: ToastCardProps) {
   const cardStyle: CSSProperties = {
     position: 'relative',
     background: 'var(--lt-bg-card)',
-    border: '1px solid var(--lt-border-color)',
+    border: toast.sticky
+      ? '1px solid var(--lt-accent-cyan-border)'
+      : '1px solid var(--lt-border-color)',
     borderRadius: '12px',
     padding: '12px 14px',
     minWidth: '280px',
     maxWidth: '340px',
-    boxShadow: 'var(--lt-box-glow-orange)',
+    boxShadow: toast.sticky ? 'var(--lt-box-glow-cyan)' : 'var(--lt-box-glow-orange)',
     cursor: 'pointer',
     animation: 'lotusToastIn 0.2s ease-out both',
     userSelect: 'none',
@@ -100,7 +103,7 @@ function ToastCard({ toast }: ToastCardProps) {
   };
 
   const nameStyle: CSSProperties = {
-    color: 'var(--lt-accent-orange)',
+    color: toast.sticky ? 'var(--lt-accent-cyan)' : 'var(--lt-accent-orange)',
     fontWeight: 600,
     fontSize: '0.85rem',
     overflow: 'hidden',
@@ -127,8 +130,9 @@ function ToastCard({ toast }: ToastCardProps) {
     fontSize: '0.82rem',
     margin: '4px 0 2px',
     overflow: 'hidden',
-    textOverflow: 'ellipsis',
-    whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
+    ...(toast.sticky
+      ? { whiteSpace: 'normal', lineHeight: 1.4 }
+      : { textOverflow: 'ellipsis', whiteSpace: 'nowrap' }),
   };
 
   const roomNameStyle: CSSProperties = {
diff --git a/src/app/pages/client/ClientNonUIFeatures.tsx b/src/app/pages/client/ClientNonUIFeatures.tsx
index 6d2d425c3..bd9d6840d 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/client/ClientNonUIFeatures.tsx
+++ b/src/app/pages/client/ClientNonUIFeatures.tsx
@@ -459,11 +459,12 @@ function TauriUpdateFeature() {
     firedRef.current = status.version;
     setToast({
       id: `tauri-update-${status.version}`,
-      displayName: 'Update Available',
-      body: `Lotus Chat ${status.version} is ready to install.`,
+      displayName: '⬆ Update Available',
+      body: `Lotus Chat ${status.version} is ready. Click to install and restart.`,
       roomName: 'System',
       roomId: '',
       onClick: install,
+      sticky: true,
     });
   }, [status, setToast, install]);
 
diff --git a/src/app/state/toast.ts b/src/app/state/toast.ts
index 61b084d5a..c13e7c40b 100644
--- a/src/app/state/toast.ts
+++ b/src/app/state/toast.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export type ToastNotif = {
   roomId: string;
   hashPath?: string; // overrides window.location.hash navigation when set
   onClick?: () => void; // custom click handler; skips hash navigation when set
+  sticky?: boolean; // when true, does not auto-dismiss — use for action toasts that require a click
 };
 
 const baseAtom = atom<ToastNotif[]>([]);