diff --git a/doc/Extensions/Applications.md b/doc/Extensions/Applications.md
index 18ccf3057b..6f104db16c 100644
--- a/doc/Extensions/Applications.md
+++ b/doc/Extensions/Applications.md
@@ -1529,6 +1529,11 @@ The application should be auto-discovered as described at the top of
 the page. If it is not, please follow the steps set out under `SNMP
 Extend` heading top of page.
 
+### Agent
+
+[Install the agent](Agent-Setup.md) on this device if it isn't already
+and copy the `osupdate` script to `/usr/lib/check_mk_agent/local/`
+
 ## PHP-FPM
 
 ### SNMP Extend
diff --git a/includes/polling/applications/os-updates.inc.php b/includes/polling/applications/os-updates.inc.php
index a40dfd0118..fa8159ae6e 100644
--- a/includes/polling/applications/os-updates.inc.php
+++ b/includes/polling/applications/os-updates.inc.php
@@ -3,15 +3,21 @@
 use LibreNMS\RRD\RrdDefinition;
 
 $name = 'os-updates';
-$options = '-Oqv';
-$mib = 'NET-SNMP-EXTEND-MIB';
-$oid = '.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.4.1.2.8.111.115.117.112.100.97.116.101.1';
+
+if (! empty($agent_data['app'][$name])) {
+    $osupdates = $agent_data['app'][$name];
+} else {
+    $options = '-Oqv';
+    $mib = 'NET-SNMP-EXTEND-MIB';
+    $oid = '.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.1.3.2.4.1.2.8.111.115.117.112.100.97.116.101.1';
+    $osupdates = snmp_get($device, $oid, $options, $mib);
+    $osupdates = preg_replace('/^.+\n/', '', $osupdates);
+    $osupdates = str_replace("<<<app-os-updates>>>\n", '', $osupdates);
+}
 
 $rrd_name = ['app', $name, $app->app_id];
 $rrd_def = RrdDefinition::make()->addDataset('packages', 'GAUGE', 0);
 
-$osupdates = snmp_get($device, $oid, $options, $mib);
-
 $fields = ['packages' => $osupdates];
 
 $tags = ['name' => $name, 'app_id' => $app->app_id, 'rrd_def' => $rrd_def, 'rrd_name' => $rrd_name];
diff --git a/includes/polling/unix-agent.inc.php b/includes/polling/unix-agent.inc.php
index 2c0919bd4b..d7cd8d1a1f 100644
--- a/includes/polling/unix-agent.inc.php
+++ b/includes/polling/unix-agent.inc.php
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ if ($device['os_group'] == 'unix' || $device['os'] == 'windows') {
             'ceph',
             'mysql',
             'nginx',
+            'os-updates',
             'php-fpm',
             'powerdns',
             'powerdns-recursor',