diff --git a/package/share/ahriman/templates/build-status.jinja2 b/package/share/ahriman/templates/build-status.jinja2
index 0309ba7d..48ebd95a 100644
--- a/package/share/ahriman/templates/build-status.jinja2
+++ b/package/share/ahriman/templates/build-status.jinja2
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@
                                 <i class="bi bi-play"></i> update
                             </button>
                         </li>
+                        <li>
+                            <button id="update-repositories-button" class="btn dropdown-item" onclick="refreshDatabases()">
+                                <i class="bi bi-arrow-down-circle"></i> update pacman databases
+                            </button>
+                        </li>
                         <li>
                             <button id="package-rebuild-button" class="btn dropdown-item" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#package-rebuild-modal">
                                 <i class="bi bi-arrow-clockwise"></i> rebuild
diff --git a/package/share/ahriman/templates/build-status/package-add-modal.jinja2 b/package/share/ahriman/templates/build-status/package-add-modal.jinja2
index 0e191e0c..74dd6cdc 100644
--- a/package/share/ahriman/templates/build-status/package-add-modal.jinja2
+++ b/package/share/ahriman/templates/build-status/package-add-modal.jinja2
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@
                             <datalist id="package-add-known-packages-dlist"></datalist>
                         </div>
                     </div>
+                    <div class="form-group row">
+                        <label class="col-3 col-form-label"></label>
+                        <div class="col-9">
+                            <input id="package-add-refresh-input" type="checkbox" class="form-check-input" value="" checked>
+                            <label for="package-add-refresh-input" class="form-check-label">update pacman databases</label>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
                     <div class="form-group row">
                         <div class="col-12">
                             <button id="package-add-variable-button" type="button" class="form-control btn btn-light rounded" onclick="packageAddVariableInputCreate()"><i class="bi bi-plus"></i> add environment variable </button>
@@ -50,6 +57,8 @@
 
     const packageAddVariablesDiv = document.getElementById("package-add-variables-div");
 
+    const packageAddRefreshInput = document.getElementById("package-add-refresh-input");
+
     function packageAddVariableInputCreate() {
         const variableInput = document.createElement("div");
         variableInput.classList.add("input-group");
@@ -99,16 +108,18 @@
         return {patches: patches};
     }
 
-    function packagesAdd(packages, patches, repository) {
+    function packagesAdd(packages, patches, repository, data) {
         packages = packages ?? packageAddInput.value;
         patches = patches ?? patchesParse();
         repository = repository ?? getRepositorySelector(packageAddRepositoryInput);
+        data = data ?? {refresh: packageAddRefreshInput.checked};
 
         if (packages) {
             bootstrap.Modal.getOrCreateInstance(packageAddModal).hide();
             const onSuccess = update => `Packages ${update} have been added`;
             const onFailure = error => `Package addition failed: ${error}`;
-            doPackageAction("/api/v1/service/add", [packages], repository, onSuccess, onFailure, patches);
+            const parameters = Object.assign({}, data, patches);
+            doPackageAction("/api/v1/service/add", [packages], repository, onSuccess, onFailure, parameters);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/package/share/ahriman/templates/build-status/package-info-modal.jinja2 b/package/share/ahriman/templates/build-status/package-info-modal.jinja2
index 4a7a8b1d..4556c128 100644
--- a/package/share/ahriman/templates/build-status/package-info-modal.jinja2
+++ b/package/share/ahriman/templates/build-status/package-info-modal.jinja2
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@
             </div>
             <div class="modal-footer">
                 {% if not auth.enabled or auth.username is not none %}
+                    <input id="package-info-refresh-input" type="checkbox" class="form-check-input" value="" checked>
+                    <label for="package-info-refresh-input" class="form-check-label">update pacman databases</label>
+
                     <button id="package-info-update-button" type="submit" class="btn btn-success" onclick="packageInfoUpdate()" data-bs-dismiss="modal"><i class="bi bi-play"></i><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> update</span></button>
                     <button id="package-info-remove-button" type="submit" class="btn btn-danger" onclick="packageInfoRemove()" data-bs-dismiss="modal"><i class="bi bi-trash"></i><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> remove</span></button>
                 {% endif %}
@@ -135,6 +138,8 @@
     const packageInfoVariablesBlock = document.getElementById("package-info-variables-block");
     const packageInfoVariablesDiv = document.getElementById("package-info-variables-div");
 
+    const packageInfoRefreshInput = document.getElementById("package-info-refresh-input");
+
     function clearChart() {
         packageInfoEventsUpdateChartCanvas.hidden = true;
         if (packageInfoEventsUpdateChart) {
@@ -404,7 +409,7 @@
 
     function packageInfoUpdate() {
         const packageBase = packageInfoModal.package;
-        packagesAdd(packageBase, [], repository);
+        packagesAdd(packageBase, [], repository, {refresh: packageInfoRefreshInput.checked});
     }
 
     function showPackageInfo(packageBase) {
diff --git a/package/share/ahriman/templates/build-status/table.jinja2 b/package/share/ahriman/templates/build-status/table.jinja2
index 618e54fb..6a34ca74 100644
--- a/package/share/ahriman/templates/build-status/table.jinja2
+++ b/package/share/ahriman/templates/build-status/table.jinja2
@@ -73,6 +73,19 @@
         doPackageAction(url, currentSelection, repository, onSuccess, onFailure);
     }
 
+    function refreshDatabases() {
+        const onSuccess = _ => "Pacman database update has been requested";
+        const onFailure = error => `Could not update pacman databases: ${error}`;
+        const parameters = {
+            refresh: true,
+            aur: false,
+            local: false,
+            manual: false,
+        };
+
+        doPackageAction("/api/v1/service/update", [], repository, onSuccess, onFailure, parameters);
+    }
+
     function reload() {
         table.bootstrapTable("showLoading");