diff --git a/Dockerfile.public b/Dockerfile.public
index 8d2245a1bd..3005145c85 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.public
+++ b/Dockerfile.public
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ ENV HEROKU=true
 ENV ATTACHMENTS_STORAGE_PATH=/var/db/openproject/files
 ENV RAILS_CACHE_STORE=memcache
 ENV SECRET_KEY_BASE=OVERWRITE_ME
+ENV OPENPROJECT_INSTALLATION__TYPE=docker
 
 USER root
 RUN apt-get update -qq && \
diff --git a/app/helpers/security_badge_helper.rb b/app/helpers/security_badge_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7c6c10c66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/helpers/security_badge_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#-- encoding: UTF-8
+#-- copyright
+# OpenProject is a project management system.
+# Copyright (C) 2012-2018 the OpenProject Foundation (OPF)
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.
+#
+# OpenProject is a fork of ChiliProject, which is a fork of Redmine. The copyright follows:
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2017 Jean-Philippe Lang
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2013 the ChiliProject Team
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# See docs/COPYRIGHT.rdoc for more details.
+#++
+
+module SecurityBadgeHelper
+  def security_badge_url(args = {})
+    uri = URI.parse(OpenProject::Configuration[:security_badge_url])
+    info = {
+      uuid: Setting.installation_uuid,
+      type: OpenProject::Configuration[:installation_type],
+      version: OpenProject::VERSION.to_s,
+      db: ActiveRecord::Base.connection.adapter_name.downcase,
+      lang: User.current.try(:language),
+      ee: EnterpriseToken.current.present?,
+    }.merge(args.symbolize_keys)
+    uri.query = info.to_query
+    uri.to_s
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/views/admin/info.html.erb b/app/views/admin/info.html.erb
index 0ae615930f..708a740ce7 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/info.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/info.html.erb
@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@ See docs/COPYRIGHT.rdoc for more details.
         <span><strong><%= OpenProject::Info.versioned_name %></strong> (<%= @db_adapter_name %>)</span>
       </div>
     </div>
+    <% if Setting.security_badge_displayed? %>
+      <div class="attributes-key-value--key"></div>
+      <div class="attributes-key-value--value-container">
+        <div class="attributes-key-value--value -text">
+          <%= content_tag :span do %>
+            <%= content_tag :object, nil, data: security_badge_url, type: "image/svg+xml" %>
+          <% end %>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    <% end %>
     <% if (updated_on = OpenProject::VERSION.updated_on).present? %>
       <div class="attributes-key-value--key"><%= l(:label_last_change_on) %></div>
       <div class="attributes-key-value--value-container">
diff --git a/app/views/homescreen/blocks/_administration.html.erb b/app/views/homescreen/blocks/_administration.html.erb
index 6bfa6f9814..4c050ed3a0 100644
--- a/app/views/homescreen/blocks/_administration.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/homescreen/blocks/_administration.html.erb
@@ -47,5 +47,9 @@
     <%= link_to t(:label_custom_style), custom_style_path,
                title: t(:label_custom_style) %>
   </li>
+  <%= content_tag :li do %>
+    <%= content_tag :object, nil, data: security_badge_url, type: "image/svg+xml", style: "vertical-align:top;" %>
+  <% end if Setting.security_badge_displayed? %>
+
   <%= call_hook(:homescreen_administration_links) %>
 </ul>
diff --git a/app/views/settings/_general.html.erb b/app/views/settings/_general.html.erb
index 5bc2cf79b5..411b0126c4 100644
--- a/app/views/settings/_general.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/settings/_general.html.erb
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ See docs/COPYRIGHT.rdoc for more details.
       <%= setting_text_field :file_max_size_displayed, size: 6, unit: t(:"number.human.storage_units.units.kb"), container_class: '-xslim' %>
     </div>
     <div class="form--field"><%= setting_text_field :diff_max_lines_displayed, size: 6, container_class: '-xslim' %></div>
+    <div class="form--field">
+      <%= setting_check_box :security_badge_displayed %>
+      <span class="form--field-instructions">
+        <%= t(:text_notice_security_badge_displayed_html, information_panel_label: t(:label_information), information_panel_path: info_admin_index_path) %>
+      </span>
+    </div>
     <%= call_hook(:view_settings_general_form) %>
     <fieldset class="form--fieldset">
       <legend class="form--fieldset-legend"><%= t(:setting_welcome_text) %></legend>
diff --git a/config/initializers/secure_headers.rb b/config/initializers/secure_headers.rb
index 564345ef4d..a7fef1eedd 100644
--- a/config/initializers/secure_headers.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/secure_headers.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ SecureHeaders::Configuration.default do |config|
 
   # Valid for iframes
   frame_src = %w['self' https://player.vimeo.com]
+  frame_src << OpenProject::Configuration[:security_badge_url]
 
   # Default src
   default_src = %w('self')
@@ -61,8 +62,8 @@ SecureHeaders::Configuration.default do |config|
     script_src: script_src,
     # Allow unsafe-inline styles
     style_src: assets_src + %w('unsafe-inline'),
-    # disallow all object-src
-    object_src: %w('none'),
+    # Allow object-src from Release API
+    object_src: [OpenProject::Configuration[:security_badge_url]],
 
     # Connect sources for CLI in dev mode
     connect_src: connect_src
diff --git a/config/initializers/security_badge.rb b/config/initializers/security_badge.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b350a825c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/initializers/security_badge.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+OpenProject::Application.configure do
+  config.after_initialize do
+    if Setting.settings_table_exists_yet?
+      Setting.installation_uuid ||= SecureRandom.uuid
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 02ea486b64..18a503f933 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -2083,6 +2083,7 @@ en:
   setting_per_page_options: "Objects per page options"
   setting_plain_text_mail: "Plain text mail (no HTML)"
   setting_protocol: "Protocol"
+  setting_security_badge_displayed: "Display security badge"
   setting_registration_footer: "Registration footer"
   setting_repositories_automatic_managed_vendor: "Automatic repository vendor type"
   setting_repositories_encodings: "Repositories encodings"
@@ -2228,6 +2229,7 @@ en:
   text_no_configuration_data: "Roles, types, work package statuses and workflow have not been configured yet.\nIt is highly recommended to load the default configuration. You will be able to modify it once loaded."
   text_no_notes: "There are no comments available for this work package."
   text_notice_too_many_values_are_inperformant: "Note: Displaying more than 100 items per page can increase the page load time."
+  text_notice_security_badge_displayed_html: "Note: if enabled, this will display a badge with your installation status in the <a href=\"%{information_panel_path}\">%{information_panel_label}</a> administration panel, and on the home page. It is displayed to administrators only. The badge will run a check of your current OpenProject version against the official OpenProject release database to alert you of any updates or known vulnerabilities."
   text_own_membership_delete_confirmation: "You are about to remove some or all of your permissions and may no longer be able to edit this project after that.\nAre you sure you want to continue?"
   text_plugin_assets_writable: "Plugin assets directory writable"
   text_powered_by: "Powered by %{link}"
diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
index dac5d25457..ae3265bd89 100644
--- a/config/settings.yml
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -364,3 +364,7 @@ api_max_page_size:
   default: 500
 demo_projects_available:
   default: false
+security_badge_displayed:
+  default: true
+installation_uuid:
+  default: null
diff --git a/lib/open_project/configuration.rb b/lib/open_project/configuration.rb
index 7e5210ca55..f6f40b1ff3 100644
--- a/lib/open_project/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/open_project/configuration.rb
@@ -124,7 +124,10 @@ module OpenProject
       # Allow in-context translations to be loaded with CSP
       'crowdin_in_context_translations' => true,
 
-      'registration_footer' => {}
+      'registration_footer' => {},
+
+      'installation_type' => "manual",
+      'security_badge_url' => "https://releases.openproject.com/v1/check.svg"
     }
 
     @config = nil
diff --git a/spec/helpers/security_badge_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/security_badge_helper_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b885a80359
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/helpers/security_badge_helper_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#-- copyright
+# OpenProject is a project management system.
+# Copyright (C) 2012-2018 the OpenProject Foundation (OPF)
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.
+#
+# OpenProject is a fork of ChiliProject, which is a fork of Redmine. The copyright follows:
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2017 Jean-Philippe Lang
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2013 the ChiliProject Team
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# See docs/COPYRIGHT.rdoc for more details.
+#++
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe SecurityBadgeHelper, type: :helper do
+  describe '#security_badge_url', with_settings: { installation_uuid: 'abcd1234' } do
+    it "generates a URL with the release API path and the details of the installation" do
+      uri = URI.parse(helper.security_badge_url)
+      query = Rack::Utils.parse_nested_query(uri.query)
+      expect(uri.host).to eq("releases.openproject.com")
+      expect(query.keys).to match_array(["uuid", "type", "version", "db", "lang", "ee"])
+      expect(query["uuid"]).to eq("abcd1234")
+      expect(query["version"]).to eq(OpenProject::VERSION.to_s)
+      expect(query["type"]).to eq("manual")
+      expect(query["ee"]).to eq("false")
+    end
+  end
+end