diff --git a/src/SMAPI/Framework/IModMetadata.cs b/src/SMAPI/Framework/IModMetadata.cs
index c0d6408d..b71c8056 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/Framework/IModMetadata.cs
+++ b/src/SMAPI/Framework/IModMetadata.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using StardewModdingAPI.Framework.ModData;
 using StardewModdingAPI.Framework.ModLoading;
+using StardewModdingAPI.Framework.ModUpdateChecking;
 
 namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework
 {
@@ -45,6 +46,11 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework
         /// <summary>Whether the mod is a content pack.</summary>
         bool IsContentPack { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>The update status of this mod (if any).</summary>
+        ModUpdateStatus UpdateStatus { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>The preview update status of this mod (if any).</summary>
+        ModUpdateStatus PreviewUpdateStatus { get; }
 
         /*********
         ** Public methods
@@ -72,6 +78,14 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework
         /// <param name="api">The mod-provided API.</param>
         IModMetadata SetApi(object api);
 
+        /// <summary>Set the update status.</summary>
+        /// <param name="updateStatus">The mod update status.</param>
+        IModMetadata SetUpdateStatus(ModUpdateStatus updateStatus);
+
+        /// <summary>Set the preview update status.</summary>
+        /// <param name="previewUpdateStatus">The mod preview update status.</param>
+        IModMetadata SetPreviewUpdateStatus(ModUpdateStatus previewUpdateStatus);
+
         /// <summary>Whether the mod manifest was loaded (regardless of whether the mod itself was loaded).</summary>
         bool HasManifest();
 
diff --git a/src/SMAPI/Framework/ModLoading/ModMetadata.cs b/src/SMAPI/Framework/ModLoading/ModMetadata.cs
index e4ec7e3b..88d2770c 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/Framework/ModLoading/ModMetadata.cs
+++ b/src/SMAPI/Framework/ModLoading/ModMetadata.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
 using StardewModdingAPI.Framework.ModData;
+using StardewModdingAPI.Framework.ModUpdateChecking;
 
 namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.ModLoading
 {
@@ -43,6 +44,12 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.ModLoading
         /// <summary>The mod-provided API (if any).</summary>
         public object Api { get; private set; }
 
+        /// <summary>The update status of this mod (if any).</summary>
+        public ModUpdateStatus UpdateStatus { get; private set; }
+
+        /// <summary>The preview update status of this mod (if any).</summary>
+        public ModUpdateStatus PreviewUpdateStatus { get; private set; }
+
         /// <summary>Whether the mod is a content pack.</summary>
         public bool IsContentPack => this.Manifest?.ContentPackFor != null;
 
@@ -115,6 +122,22 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.ModLoading
             return this;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>Set the update status.</summary>
+        /// <param name="updateStatus">The mod update status.</param>
+        public IModMetadata SetUpdateStatus(ModUpdateStatus updateStatus)
+        {
+            this.UpdateStatus = updateStatus;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Set the preview update status.</summary>
+        /// <param name="previewUpdateStatus">The mod preview update status.</param>
+        public IModMetadata SetPreviewUpdateStatus(ModUpdateStatus previewUpdateStatus)
+        {
+            this.PreviewUpdateStatus = previewUpdateStatus;
+            return this;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>Whether the mod manifest was loaded (regardless of whether the mod itself was loaded).</summary>
         public bool HasManifest()
         {
diff --git a/src/SMAPI/Framework/ModUpdateChecking/ModUpdateStatus.cs b/src/SMAPI/Framework/ModUpdateChecking/ModUpdateStatus.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..efb32aef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SMAPI/Framework/ModUpdateChecking/ModUpdateStatus.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.ModUpdateChecking
+{
+    /// <summary>Update status for a mod.</summary>
+    internal class ModUpdateStatus
+    {
+        /*********
+        ** Accessors
+        *********/
+        /// <summary>The version that this mod can be updated to (if any).</summary>
+        public ISemanticVersion Version { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>The error checking for updates of this mod (if any).</summary>
+        public string Error { get; }
+
+        /*********
+        ** Public methods
+        *********/
+        /// <summary>Construct an instance.</summary>
+        /// <param name="version">The version that this mod can be update to.</param>
+        public ModUpdateStatus(ISemanticVersion version)
+        {
+            this.Version = version;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Construct an instance.</summary>
+        /// <param name="error">The error checking for updates of this mod.</param>
+        public ModUpdateStatus(string error)
+        {
+            this.Error = error;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Construct an instance.</summary>
+        public ModUpdateStatus()
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/SMAPI/Program.cs b/src/SMAPI/Program.cs
index 8c6cea1e..2ee18a29 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/Program.cs
+++ b/src/SMAPI/Program.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ using StardewModdingAPI.Framework.ModData;
 using StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Models;
 using StardewModdingAPI.Framework.ModHelpers;
 using StardewModdingAPI.Framework.ModLoading;
+using StardewModdingAPI.Framework.ModUpdateChecking;
 using StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Patching;
 using StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Reflection;
 using StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Serialisation;
@@ -662,7 +663,7 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI
                             .ToArray();
 
                         // extract latest versions
-                        IDictionary<IModMetadata, ModInfoModel> updatesByMod = new Dictionary<IModMetadata, ModInfoModel>();
+                        IDictionary<IModMetadata, Tuple<ModInfoModel, bool>> updatesByMod = new Dictionary<IModMetadata, Tuple<ModInfoModel, bool>>();
                         foreach (var result in results)
                         {
                             IModMetadata mod = result.Mod;
@@ -671,35 +672,65 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI
                             // handle error
                             if (remoteInfo.Error != null)
                             {
+                                if (mod.UpdateStatus?.Version == null)
+                                    mod.SetUpdateStatus(new ModUpdateStatus(remoteInfo.Error));
+                                if (mod.PreviewUpdateStatus?.Version == null)
+                                    mod.SetUpdateStatus(new ModUpdateStatus(remoteInfo.Error));
+
                                 this.Monitor.Log($"   {mod.DisplayName} ({result.Key}): update error: {remoteInfo.Error}", LogLevel.Trace);
                                 continue;
                             }
 
                             // normalise versions
                             ISemanticVersion localVersion = mod.DataRecord?.GetLocalVersionForUpdateChecks(mod.Manifest.Version) ?? mod.Manifest.Version;
-                            if (!SemanticVersion.TryParse(mod.DataRecord?.GetRemoteVersionForUpdateChecks(remoteInfo.Version) ?? remoteInfo.Version, out ISemanticVersion remoteVersion))
+                            bool validVersion = SemanticVersion.TryParse(mod.DataRecord?.GetRemoteVersionForUpdateChecks(remoteInfo.Version) ?? remoteInfo.Version, out ISemanticVersion remoteVersion);
+                            bool validPreviewVersion = SemanticVersion.TryParse(remoteInfo.PreviewVersion, out ISemanticVersion remotePreviewVersion);
+
+                            if (!validVersion && mod.UpdateStatus?.Version == null)
+                                mod.SetUpdateStatus(new ModUpdateStatus($"Version is invalid: {remoteInfo.Version}"));
+                            if (!validPreviewVersion && mod.PreviewUpdateStatus?.Version == null)
+                                mod.SetPreviewUpdateStatus(new ModUpdateStatus($"Version is invalid: {remoteInfo.PreviewVersion}"));
+
+                            if (!validVersion && !validPreviewVersion)
                             {
-                                this.Monitor.Log($"   {mod.DisplayName} ({result.Key}): update error: Mod has invalid version {remoteInfo.Version}", LogLevel.Trace);
+                                this.Monitor.Log($"   {mod.DisplayName} ({result.Key}): update error: Mod has invalid versions. version: {remoteInfo.Version}, preview version: {remoteInfo.PreviewVersion}", LogLevel.Trace);
                                 continue;
                             }
 
                             // compare versions
-                            bool isUpdate = remoteVersion.IsNewerThan(localVersion);
-                            this.VerboseLog($"   {mod.DisplayName} ({result.Key}): {(isUpdate ? $"{mod.Manifest.Version}{(!localVersion.Equals(mod.Manifest.Version) ? $" [{localVersion}]" : "")} => {remoteInfo.Version}" : "okay")}.");
+                            bool isPreviewUpdate = validPreviewVersion && localVersion.IsNewerThan(remoteVersion) && remotePreviewVersion.IsNewerThan(localVersion);
+                            bool isUpdate = (validVersion && remoteVersion.IsNewerThan(localVersion)) || isPreviewUpdate;
+
+                            this.VerboseLog($"   {mod.DisplayName} ({result.Key}): {(isUpdate ? $"{mod.Manifest.Version}{(!localVersion.Equals(mod.Manifest.Version) ? $" [{localVersion}]" : "")} => {(isPreviewUpdate ? remoteInfo.PreviewVersion : remoteInfo.Version)}" : "okay")}.");
                             if (isUpdate)
                             {
-                                if (!updatesByMod.TryGetValue(mod, out ModInfoModel other) || remoteVersion.IsNewerThan(other.Version))
-                                    updatesByMod[mod] = remoteInfo;
+                                if (!updatesByMod.TryGetValue(mod, out Tuple<ModInfoModel, bool> other) || (isPreviewUpdate ? remotePreviewVersion : remoteVersion).IsNewerThan(other.Item2 ? other.Item1.PreviewVersion : other.Item1.Version))
+                                {
+                                    updatesByMod[mod] = new Tuple<ModInfoModel, bool>(remoteInfo, isPreviewUpdate);
+
+                                    if (isPreviewUpdate)
+                                        mod.SetPreviewUpdateStatus(new ModUpdateStatus(remotePreviewVersion));
+                                    else
+                                        mod.SetUpdateStatus(new ModUpdateStatus(remoteVersion));
+                                }
                             }
                         }
 
+                        // set mods to have no updates
+                        foreach (IModMetadata mod in results.Select(item => item.Mod)
+                            .Where(item => !updatesByMod.ContainsKey(item)))
+                        {
+                            mod.SetUpdateStatus(new ModUpdateStatus());
+                            mod.SetPreviewUpdateStatus(new ModUpdateStatus());
+                        }
+
                         // output
                         if (updatesByMod.Any())
                         {
                             this.Monitor.Newline();
                             this.Monitor.Log($"You can update {updatesByMod.Count} mod{(updatesByMod.Count != 1 ? "s" : "")}:", LogLevel.Alert);
                             foreach (var entry in updatesByMod.OrderBy(p => p.Key.DisplayName))
-                                this.Monitor.Log($"   {entry.Key.DisplayName} {entry.Value.Version}: {entry.Value.Url}", LogLevel.Alert);
+                                this.Monitor.Log($"   {entry.Key.DisplayName} {(entry.Value.Item2 ? entry.Value.Item1.PreviewVersion : entry.Value.Item1.Version)}: {entry.Value.Item1.Url}", LogLevel.Alert);
                         }
                         else
                             this.Monitor.Log("   All mods up to date.", LogLevel.Trace);
diff --git a/src/SMAPI/StardewModdingAPI.csproj b/src/SMAPI/StardewModdingAPI.csproj
index fcd54c34..916dd053 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/StardewModdingAPI.csproj
+++ b/src/SMAPI/StardewModdingAPI.csproj
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Framework\ContentManagers\IContentManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Framework\ContentManagers\ModContentManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Framework\Models\ModFolderExport.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Framework\ModUpdateChecking\ModUpdateStatus.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Framework\Patching\GamePatcher.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Framework\Patching\IHarmonyPatch.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Framework\Serialisation\ColorConverter.cs" />