diff --git a/0002-gs-update-monitor_automatically_install_application_updates.patch b/0002-gs-update-monitor_automatically_install_application_updates.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa98d80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0002-gs-update-monitor_automatically_install_application_updates.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+From 69ba099e9d49979a6dacdcd879d98f72744d298a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Milan Crha <mcrha@redhat.com>
+Date: Tue, 11 May 2021 11:13:52 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] gs-update-monitor: Automatically install application updates
+
+The application updates, so called online updates, should be installed immediately
+when found, when the user has enabled automatic updates.
+
+Closes https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-software/-/issues/1248
+---
+ src/gs-update-monitor.c | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
+ 1 file changed, 45 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/gs-update-monitor.c b/src/gs-update-monitor.c
+index b3209185d..234c7de95 100644
+--- a/src/gs-update-monitor.c
++++ b/src/gs-update-monitor.c
+@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ get_updates_finished_cb (GObject *object, GAsyncResult *res, gpointer data)
+ 	guint64 security_timestamp_old = 0;
+ 	g_autoptr(GError) error = NULL;
+ 	g_autoptr(GsAppList) apps = NULL;
++	gboolean should_download;
+ 
+ 	/* get result */
+ 	apps = gs_plugin_loader_job_process_finish (GS_PLUGIN_LOADER (object), res, &error);
+@@ -509,7 +510,9 @@ get_updates_finished_cb (GObject *object, GAsyncResult *res, gpointer data)
+ 
+ 	g_debug ("got %u updates", gs_app_list_length (apps));
+ 
+-	if (should_download_updates (monitor) &&
++	should_download = should_download_updates (monitor);
++
++	if (should_download &&
+ 	    (security_timestamp_old != security_timestamp ||
+ 	    check_if_timestamp_more_than_days_ago (monitor, "install-timestamp", 14))) {
+ 		g_autoptr(GsPluginJob) plugin_job = NULL;
+@@ -528,8 +531,48 @@ get_updates_finished_cb (GObject *object, GAsyncResult *res, gpointer data)
+ 						    download_finished_cb,
+ 						    monitor);
+ 	} else {
+-		notify_about_pending_updates (monitor, apps);
++		g_autoptr(GsAppList) update_online = NULL;
++		g_autoptr(GsAppList) update_offline = NULL;
++		GsAppList *notify_list;
++
++		update_online = gs_app_list_new ();
++		update_offline = gs_app_list_new ();
++		for (guint i = 0; i < gs_app_list_length (apps); i++) {
++			GsApp *app = gs_app_list_index (apps, i);
++			if (_should_auto_update (app)) {
++				g_debug ("download for auto-update %s", gs_app_get_unique_id (app));
++				gs_app_list_add (update_online, app);
++			} else {
++				gs_app_list_add (update_offline, app);
++			}
++		}
++
++		g_debug ("Received %u apps to update, %u are online and %u offline updates; will%s download online updates",
++			gs_app_list_length (apps),
++			gs_app_list_length (update_online),
++			gs_app_list_length (update_offline),
++			should_download ? "" : " not");
++
++		if (should_download && gs_app_list_length (update_online) > 0) {
++			g_autoptr(GsPluginJob) plugin_job = NULL;
++
++			plugin_job = gs_plugin_job_newv (GS_PLUGIN_ACTION_DOWNLOAD,
++							 "list", update_online,
++							 NULL);
++			g_debug ("Getting %u online updates", gs_app_list_length (update_online));
++			gs_plugin_loader_job_process_async (monitor->plugin_loader,
++							    plugin_job,
++							    monitor->cancellable,
++							    download_finished_cb,
++							    monitor);
++		}
++
++		if (should_download)
++			notify_list = update_offline;
++		else
++			notify_list = apps;
+ 
++		notify_about_pending_updates (monitor, notify_list);
+ 		reset_update_notification_timestamp (monitor);
+ 	}
+ }
+-- 
+GitLab
+
diff --git a/gnome-software.spec b/gnome-software.spec
index 347fd29..9b1865d 100644
--- a/gnome-software.spec
+++ b/gnome-software.spec
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 Name:      gnome-software
 Version:   40.2
-Release:   1%{?dist}
+Release:   2%{?dist}
 Summary:   A software center for GNOME
 
 License:   GPLv2+
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ URL:       https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Software
 Source0:   https://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-software/40/%{name}-%{tarball_version}.tar.xz
 
 Patch01:   0001-crash-with-broken-theme.patch
+Patch02:   0002-gs-update-monitor_automatically_install_application_updates.patch
 
 BuildRequires: appstream-devel >= %{appstream_version}
 BuildRequires: gcc
@@ -202,6 +203,9 @@ desktop-file-validate %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/*.desktop
 %{_datadir}/gtk-doc/html/gnome-software
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jun 23 2021 Milan Crha <mcrha@redhat.com> - 40.2-2
+- Add patch to automatically install application updates (i#1248)
+
 * Fri Jun 04 2021 Milan Crha <mcrha@redhat.com> - 40.2-1
 - Update to 40.2