diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1339c731..11146ec5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Unversioned
 
+- Minor: Disable checking for updates on unsupported platforms (#1874)
 - Bugfix: Fix bug preventing users from setting the highlight color of the second entry in the "User" highlights tab (#1898)
 
 ## 2.2.0
diff --git a/src/common/Version.cpp b/src/common/Version.cpp
index 4e4707d2..aa8639dc 100644
--- a/src/common/Version.cpp
+++ b/src/common/Version.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ Version::Version()
     }
 
     this->fullVersion_ += this->version_;
+
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN) || defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
+    this->isSupportedOS_ = true;
+#else
+    this->isSupportedOS_ = false;
+#endif
 }
 
 const Version &Version::instance()
@@ -60,4 +66,9 @@ const QString &Version::dateOfBuild() const
     return this->dateOfBuild_;
 }
 
+const bool &Version::isSupportedOS() const
+{
+    return this->isSupportedOS_;
+}
+
 }  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/src/common/Version.hpp b/src/common/Version.hpp
index 257d6021..ab6698ca 100644
--- a/src/common/Version.hpp
+++ b/src/common/Version.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #    define CHATTERINO_OS "macos"
 #elif defined(Q_OS_LINUX)
 #    define CHATTERINO_OS "linux"
+#elif defined(Q_OS_FREEBSD)
+#    define CHATTERINO_OS "freebsd"
 #else
 #    define CHATTERINO_OS "unknown"
 #endif
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ public:
     const QString &commitHash() const;
     const QString &dateOfBuild() const;
     const QString &fullVersion() const;
+    const bool &isSupportedOS() const;
 
 private:
     Version();
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@ private:
     QString commitHash_;
     QString dateOfBuild_;
     QString fullVersion_;
+    bool isSupportedOS_;
 };
 
 };  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/src/singletons/Updates.cpp b/src/singletons/Updates.cpp
index 496c508d..9acf8e1c 100644
--- a/src/singletons/Updates.cpp
+++ b/src/singletons/Updates.cpp
@@ -232,6 +232,14 @@ void Updates::installUpdates()
 
 void Updates::checkForUpdates()
 {
+    if (!Version::instance().isSupportedOS())
+    {
+        qDebug()
+            << "Update checking disabled because OS doesn't appear to be one "
+               "of Windows, GNU/Linux or macOS.";
+        return;
+    }
+
     // Disable updates if on nightly and windows.
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     if (Modes::instance().isNightly)
diff --git a/src/widgets/settingspages/GeneralPage.cpp b/src/widgets/settingspages/GeneralPage.cpp
index 9aa7d202..47883c0c 100644
--- a/src/widgets/settingspages/GeneralPage.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/settingspages/GeneralPage.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <QScrollArea>
 
 #include "Application.hpp"
+#include "common/Version.hpp"
 #include "singletons/Fonts.hpp"
 #include "singletons/Paths.hpp"
 #include "singletons/Theme.hpp"
@@ -540,10 +541,20 @@ void GeneralPage::initLayout(SettingsLayout &layout)
     layout.addCheckbox("Title", s.headerStreamTitle);
 
     layout.addTitle("Beta");
-    layout.addDescription(
-        "You can receive updates earlier by ticking the box below. Report "
-        "issues <a href='https://chatterino.com/link/issues'>here</a>.");
-    layout.addCheckbox("Receive beta updates", s.betaUpdates);
+    if (Version::instance().isSupportedOS())
+    {
+        layout.addDescription(
+            "You can receive updates earlier by ticking the box below. Report "
+            "issues <a href='https://chatterino.com/link/issues'>here</a>.");
+        layout.addCheckbox("Receive beta updates", s.betaUpdates);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        layout.addDescription(
+            "Your operating system is not officially supplied with builds. For "
+            "updates, please rebuild chatterino from sources. Report "
+            "issues <a href='https://chatterino.com/link/issues'>here</a>.");
+    }
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     layout.addTitle("Browser Integration");