diff --git a/frontend/src/components/table/PackageTable.tsx b/frontend/src/components/table/PackageTable.tsx
index a573bd54..9d742dfa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/table/PackageTable.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/table/PackageTable.tsx
@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
+import DeleteIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Delete";
+import PlayArrowIcon from "@mui/icons-material/PlayArrow";
 import { Box, Link } from "@mui/material";
 import {
     DataGrid,
     GRID_CHECKBOX_SELECTION_COL_DEF,
+    GridActionsCellItem,
     type GridColDef,
     type GridFilterModel,
     type GridRowId,
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ function createListColumn(
 
 export default function PackageTable(): React.JSX.Element {
     const table = usePackageTable();
+    const { handleRemove, handleUpdate, isAuthorized } = table;
     const apiRef = useGridApiRef();
     const debouncedSearch = useDebounce(table.searchText, 300);
 
@@ -96,8 +100,31 @@ export default function PackageTable(): React.JSX.Element {
                     <StatusCell isHeld={params.row.isHeld} status={params.row.status} />,
                 width: 120,
             },
+            ...isAuthorized ? [{
+                field: "actions",
+                type: "actions",
+                headerName: "actions",
+                width: 100,
+                disableExport: true,
+                getActions: ({ row }) => [
+                    <GridActionsCellItem
+                        key="update"
+                        icon={<PlayArrowIcon />}
+                        label={`Update ${row.base}`}
+                        title={`Update ${row.base}`}
+                        onClick={() => void handleUpdate([row.base])}
+                    />,
+                    <GridActionsCellItem
+                        key="remove"
+                        icon={<DeleteIcon />}
+                        label={`Remove ${row.base}`}
+                        title={`Remove ${row.base}`}
+                        onClick={() => void handleRemove([row.base])}
+                    />,
+                ],
+            } satisfies GridColDef<PackageRow>] : [],
         ],
-        [],
+        [handleRemove, handleUpdate, isAuthorized],
     );
 
     return <Box sx={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", width: "100%" }}>
@@ -110,8 +137,10 @@ export default function PackageTable(): React.JSX.Element {
                 onRebuildClick: () => table.setDialogOpen("rebuild"),
                 onRefreshDatabaseClick: () => void table.handleRefreshDatabase(),
                 onReloadClick: table.handleReload,
-                onRemoveClick: () => void table.handleRemove(),
-                onUpdateClick: () => void table.handleUpdate(),
+                onRemoveClick: () => void table.handleRemove(table.selectionModel)
+                    .then(() => table.setSelectionModel([])),
+                onUpdateClick: () => void table.handleUpdate(table.selectionModel)
+                    .then(() => table.setSelectionModel([])),
             }}
             isAuthorized={table.isAuthorized}
             hasSelection={table.selectionModel.length > 0}
@@ -123,6 +152,7 @@ export default function PackageTable(): React.JSX.Element {
         <DataGrid
             apiRef={apiRef}
             checkboxSelection
+            localeText={{ checkboxSelectionHeaderName: "selection" }}
             columnVisibilityModel={table.columnVisibility}
             columns={columns}
             density="compact"
@@ -134,8 +164,8 @@ export default function PackageTable(): React.JSX.Element {
             }}
             loading={table.isLoading}
             onCellClick={(params, event) => {
-                // Don't open info dialog when clicking checkbox or link
-                if (params.field === GRID_CHECKBOX_SELECTION_COL_DEF.field) {
+                // Don't open info dialog when clicking checkbox, actions, or link
+                if (params.field === GRID_CHECKBOX_SELECTION_COL_DEF.field || params.field === "actions") {
                     return;
                 }
                 if ((event.target as HTMLElement).closest("a")) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/usePackageActions.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/usePackageActions.ts
index 369c2db7..d36ea4b4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/usePackageActions.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/usePackageActions.ts
@@ -24,29 +24,27 @@ import { useClient } from "hooks/useClient";
 import { useNotification } from "hooks/useNotification";
 import { useRepository } from "hooks/useRepository";
 import type { RepositoryId } from "models/RepositoryId";
+import { useCallback } from "react";
 
 export interface UsePackageActionsResult {
     handleRefreshDatabase: () => Promise<void>;
     handleReload: () => void;
-    handleRemove: () => Promise<void>;
-    handleUpdate: () => Promise<void>;
+    handleRemove: (packages: string[]) => Promise<void>;
+    handleUpdate: (packages: string[]) => Promise<void>;
 }
 
-export function usePackageActions(
-    selectionModel: string[],
-    setSelectionModel: (model: string[]) => void,
-): UsePackageActionsResult {
+export function usePackageActions(): UsePackageActionsResult {
     const client = useClient();
     const { currentRepository } = useRepository();
     const { showSuccess, showError } = useNotification();
     const queryClient = useQueryClient();
 
-    const invalidate = (repository: RepositoryId): void => {
+    const invalidate = useCallback((repository: RepositoryId): void => {
         void queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: QueryKeys.packages(repository) });
         void queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: QueryKeys.status(repository) });
-    };
+    }, [queryClient]);
 
-    const performAction = async (
+    const performAction = useCallback(async (
         action: (repository: RepositoryId) => Promise<string>,
         errorMessage: string,
     ): Promise<void> => {
@@ -57,11 +55,10 @@ export function usePackageActions(
             const successMessage = await action(currentRepository);
             showSuccess("Success", successMessage);
             invalidate(currentRepository);
-            setSelectionModel([]);
         } catch (exception) {
             showError("Action failed", `${errorMessage}: ${ApiError.errorDetail(exception)}`);
         }
-    };
+    }, [currentRepository, invalidate, showError, showSuccess]);
 
     const handleReload = (): void => {
         if (currentRepository !== null) {
@@ -69,14 +66,16 @@ export function usePackageActions(
         }
     };
 
-    const handleUpdate = (): Promise<void> => performAction(async (repository): Promise<string> => {
-        if (selectionModel.length === 0) {
-            await client.service.servicePackageUpdate(repository, { packages: [] });
-            return "Repository update has been run";
-        }
-        await client.service.servicePackageAdd(repository, { packages: selectionModel });
-        return `Run update for packages ${selectionModel.join(", ")}`;
-    }, "Packages update failed");
+    const handleUpdate = useCallback((packages: string[]): Promise<void> => {
+        return performAction(async (repository): Promise<string> => {
+            if (packages.length === 0) {
+                await client.service.servicePackageUpdate(repository, { packages: [] });
+                return "Repository update has been run";
+            }
+            await client.service.servicePackageAdd(repository, { packages });
+            return `Run update for packages ${packages.join(", ")}`;
+        }, "Packages update failed");
+    }, [client, performAction]);
 
     const handleRefreshDatabase = (): Promise<void> => performAction(async (repository): Promise<string> => {
         await client.service.servicePackageUpdate(repository, {
@@ -89,15 +88,15 @@ export function usePackageActions(
         return "Pacman database update has been requested";
     }, "Could not update pacman databases");
 
-    const handleRemove = (): Promise<void> => {
-        if (selectionModel.length === 0) {
+    const handleRemove = useCallback((packages: string[]): Promise<void> => {
+        if (packages.length === 0) {
             return Promise.resolve();
         }
         return performAction(async (repository): Promise<string> => {
-            await client.service.servicePackageRemove(repository, selectionModel);
-            return `Packages ${selectionModel.join(", ")} have been removed`;
+            await client.service.servicePackageRemove(repository, packages);
+            return `Packages ${packages.join(", ")} have been removed`;
         }, "Could not remove packages");
-    };
+    }, [client, performAction]);
 
     return {
         handleRefreshDatabase,
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/usePackageTable.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/usePackageTable.ts
index 0fd94b29..f0104847 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/usePackageTable.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/usePackageTable.ts
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ export interface UsePackageTableResult {
     filterModel: GridFilterModel;
     handleRefreshDatabase: () => Promise<void>;
     handleReload: () => void;
-    handleRemove: () => Promise<void>;
-    handleUpdate: () => Promise<void>;
+    handleRemove: (packages: string[]) => Promise<void>;
+    handleUpdate: (packages: string[]) => Promise<void>;
     isAuthorized: boolean;
     isLoading: boolean;
     paginationModel: { page: number; pageSize: number };
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export interface UsePackageTableResult {
 export function usePackageTable(): UsePackageTableResult {
     const { rows, isLoading, isAuthorized, status } = usePackageData();
     const tableState = useTableState();
-    const actions = usePackageActions(tableState.selectionModel, tableState.setSelectionModel);
+    const actions = usePackageActions();
 
     return {
         isLoading,