diff --git a/src/Update/Program.cs b/src/Update/Program.cs
index e1330bc57..ff4ea953a 100644
--- a/src/Update/Program.cs
+++ b/src/Update/Program.cs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ int executeCommandLine(string[] args)
                     UpdateSelf().Wait();
                     break;
                 case UpdateAction.Shortcut:
-                    Shortcut(opt.target, opt.shortcutArgs, opt.processStartArgs, opt.setupIcon);
+                    Shortcut(opt.target, opt.shortcutArgs, opt.processStartArgs, opt.setupIcon, opt.onlyUpdateShortcuts);
                     break;
                 case UpdateAction.Deshortcut:
                     Deshortcut(opt.target, opt.shortcutArgs);
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ public void Releasify(string package, string targetDir = null, string packagesDi
             }
         }
 
-        public void Shortcut(string exeName, string shortcutArgs, string processStartArgs, string icon)
+        public void Shortcut(string exeName, string shortcutArgs, string processStartArgs, string icon, bool onlyUpdate)
         {
             if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(exeName)) {
                 ShowHelp();
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ public void Shortcut(string exeName, string shortcutArgs, string processStartArg
             var locations = parseShortcutLocations(shortcutArgs);
 
             using (var mgr = new UpdateManager("", appName)) {
-                mgr.CreateShortcutsForExecutable(exeName, locations ?? defaultLocations, false, processStartArgs, icon);
+                mgr.CreateShortcutsForExecutable(exeName, locations ?? defaultLocations, onlyUpdate, processStartArgs, icon);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Update/StartupOption.cs b/src/Update/StartupOption.cs
index 379c1ac17..2be5641b5 100644
--- a/src/Update/StartupOption.cs
+++ b/src/Update/StartupOption.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ internal class StartupOption
         internal bool noMsi { get; private set; } = (Environment.OSVersion.Platform != PlatformID.Win32NT);        // NB: WiX doesn't work under Mono / Wine
         internal bool packageAs64Bit { get; private set; } = false;
         internal bool noDelta { get; private set; } = false;
+        internal bool onlyUpdateShortcuts { get; private set; } = false;
                
         public StartupOption(string[] args) {
            optionSet = Parse(args);
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ private OptionSet Parse(string[] args) {
                 { "no-delta", "Don't generate delta packages to save time", v => noDelta = true},
                 { "framework-version=", "Set the required .NET framework version, e.g. net461", v => frameworkVersion = v },
                 { "msi-win64", "Mark the MSI as 64-bit, which is useful in Enterprise deployment scenarios", _ => packageAs64Bit = true},
+                { "updateOnly", "Update shortcuts that already exist, rather than creating new ones", _ => onlyUpdateShortcuts = true},
             };
 
             opts.Parse(args);