diff --git a/BrewBar/BrewBarApp.swift b/BrewBar/BrewBarApp.swift
index efe2a96..2179076 100644
--- a/BrewBar/BrewBarApp.swift
+++ b/BrewBar/BrewBarApp.swift
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
     var statusItem: NSStatusItem!
     var statusMenuItem: NSMenuItem!
     var outdatedItem: NSMenuItem!
+    var upgradeAllItem: NSMenuItem!
     var outdatedSubmenu: NSMenu!
     var versionItem: NSMenuItem!
 
@@ -53,7 +54,9 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
         menu.addItem(NSMenuItem.separator())
 
         menu.addItem(NSMenuItem(title: "🔄 Refresh", action: #selector(refreshAction), keyEquivalent: "r"))
-        menu.addItem(NSMenuItem(title: "📦 Upgrade All", action: #selector(upgradeAll), keyEquivalent: "u"))
+        upgradeAllItem = NSMenuItem(title: "📦 Upgrade All", action: #selector(upgradeAll), keyEquivalent: "u")
+        upgradeAllItem.isHidden = true // shown once a fetch finds outdated packages
+        menu.addItem(upgradeAllItem)
         outdatedItem = NSMenuItem(title: "📋 Outdated", action: nil, keyEquivalent: "")
         outdatedSubmenu = NSMenu()
         outdatedItem.submenu = outdatedSubmenu
@@ -295,6 +298,7 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
     func updateOutdatedMenu(with lines: [String]) {
         outdatedSubmenu.removeAllItems()
         outdatedItem.isHidden = lines.isEmpty
+        upgradeAllItem.isHidden = lines.isEmpty
 
         for formula in lines {
             let item = NSMenuItem(title: formula, action: #selector(upgradeSingle(_:)), keyEquivalent: "")