diff --git a/templates-updates.fif.json b/templates-updates.fif.json
index 3ef4bdd3..76874298 100644
--- a/templates-updates.fif.json
+++ b/templates-updates.fif.json
@@ -459,6 +459,15 @@
                 "updates-desktops": 5
             }
         },
+        "desktop_notifications_postinstall_updatetest": {
+            "profile_groups": {
+                "updates-desktops": 5
+            },
+            "settings": {
+                "BOOTFROM": "c",
+                "ENTRYPOINT": "desktop_notifications _advisory_post"
+            }
+        },
         "desktop_printing": {
             "profile_groups": {
                 "updates-desktops": 5
diff --git a/tests/desktop_notifications.pm b/tests/desktop_notifications.pm
index f47cac47..f0ce0f03 100644
--- a/tests/desktop_notifications.pm
+++ b/tests/desktop_notifications.pm
@@ -22,18 +22,32 @@ sub create_user_i3_config {
     assert_script_run "restorecon -vr /home/$login/.config";
 }
 
-sub run {
-    my $self = shift;
-    my $desktop = get_var("DESKTOP");
-    my $relnum = get_release_number;
-    # for the live image case, handle bootloader here
+sub _handle_bootloader {
+    # boot with '3' to get to a console. factored out of run() as
+    # it's repeated on the update flow
     if (get_var("BOOTFROM")) {
         do_bootloader(postinstall => 1, params => '3');
     }
     else {
         do_bootloader(postinstall => 0, params => '3');
     }
+}
+
+sub run {
+    my $self = shift;
+    my $desktop = get_var("DESKTOP");
+    my $relnum = get_release_number;
+    _handle_bootloader;
     boot_to_login_screen;
+    # do _advisory_update steps on update tests; ensure this stays
+    # in sync with _advisory_update
+    if (get_var('ADVISORY_OR_TASK')) {
+        $self->root_console(tty => 3);
+        repo_setup;
+        script_run 'reboot', 0;
+        _handle_bootloader;
+        boot_to_login_screen;
+    }
     # tty1 is used here for historic reasons, but it's not hurting
     # anything and changing it might, so let's leave it...
     $self->root_console(tty => 1);
@@ -106,6 +120,8 @@ sub run {
         assert_screen 'graphical_login', 60;
         wait_still_screen 10, 30;
         dm_perform_login($desktop, $password);
+        # on update flow we encounter welcome screen for first time here
+        handle_welcome_screen if (get_var('ADVISORY_OR_TASK'));
     }
     check_desktop(timeout => 180);
     # now, WE WAIT. this is just an unconditional wait - rather than