diff --git a/src/settings.js b/src/settings.js
index c006aef25..a61c76080 100644
--- a/src/settings.js
+++ b/src/settings.js
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     getTlsConfig: getTlsConfig,
     setTlsConfig: setTlsConfig,
 
+    getUpdateConfig: getUpdateConfig,
+    setUpdateConfig: setUpdateConfig,
+
     getDefaultSync: getDefaultSync,
     getAll: getAll,
 
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     DNS_CONFIG_KEY: 'dns_config',
     BACKUP_CONFIG_KEY: 'backup_config',
     TLS_CONFIG_KEY: 'tls_config',
+    UPDATE_CONFIG_KEY: 'update_config',
 
     events: new (require('events').EventEmitter)()
 };
@@ -323,6 +327,30 @@ function setBackupConfig(backupConfig, callback) {
     });
 }
 
+function getUpdateConfig(callback) {
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
+
+    settingsdb.get(exports.UPDATE_CONFIG_KEY, function (error, value) {
+        if (error && error.reason === DatabaseError.NOT_FOUND) return callback(null, gDefaults[exports.UPDATE_CONFIG_KEY]);
+        if (error) return callback(new SettingsError(SettingsError.INTERNAL_ERROR, error));
+
+        callback(null, JSON.parse(value)); // { prerelease }
+    });
+}
+
+function setUpdateConfig(updateConfig, callback) {
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof updateConfig, 'object');
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
+
+    settingsdb.set(exports.UPDATE_CONFIG_KEY, JSON.stringify(updateConfig), function (error) {
+        if (error) return callback(new SettingsError(SettingsError.INTERNAL_ERROR, error));
+
+        exports.events.emit(exports.UPDATE_CONFIG_KEY, updateConfig);
+
+        callback(null);
+    });
+}
+
 function getDefaultSync(name) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof name, 'string');
 
diff --git a/src/test/settings-test.js b/src/test/settings-test.js
index 84702b367..1a08a7d05 100644
--- a/src/test/settings-test.js
+++ b/src/test/settings-test.js
@@ -123,10 +123,25 @@ describe('Settings', function () {
         });
 
         it('can get backup config', function (done) {
-            settings.getBackupConfig(function (error, dnsConfig) {
+            settings.getBackupConfig(function (error, backupConfig) {
                 expect(error).to.be(null);
-                expect(dnsConfig.provider).to.be('caas');
-                expect(dnsConfig.token).to.be('TOKEN');
+                expect(backupConfig.provider).to.be('caas');
+                expect(backupConfig.token).to.be('TOKEN');
+                done();
+            });
+        });
+
+        it('can set backup config', function (done) {
+            settings.setUpdateConfig({ prerelease: true }, function (error) {
+                expect(error).to.be(null);
+                done();
+            });
+        });
+
+        it('can get backup config', function (done) {
+            settings.getUpdateConfig(function (error, updateConfig) {
+                expect(error).to.be(null);
+                expect(updateConfig.prerelease).to.be(true);
                 done();
             });
         });