diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 7eddcde..3b1a01c 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Tags: mcp, ai, divi, pods, oauth
 Requires at least: 6.9
 Tested up to: 7.1
 Requires PHP: 8.1
-Stable tag: 1.0.4
+Stable tag: 1.0.5
 License: GPL-2.0-or-later
 License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 
@@ -209,6 +209,9 @@ LIT MCP schreibt nur mit Divi-Versionen, die für diese Plugin-Version geprüft
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 1.0.5 =
+* Nach einer Installation oder einem Versionswechsel prüft WordPress sofort neu auf Updates, damit der Schalter für automatische Updates gleich erscheint.
+
 = 1.0.4 =
 * Kürzere Beschreibung in der Plugin-Liste.
 
diff --git a/src/Plugin.php b/src/Plugin.php
index 83652a8..8772791 100644
--- a/src/Plugin.php
+++ b/src/Plugin.php
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ use LIT\MCP\Server\RequestContext;
 use LIT\MCP\Server\ServerRegistrar;
 use LIT\MCP\Server\VisibilityFilter;
 use LIT\MCP\Updater\GiteaUpdater;
+use LIT\MCP\Updater\RecheckOnInstall;
 
 defined('ABSPATH') || exit;
 
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ defined('ABSPATH') || exit;
  */
 final class Plugin
 {
-    public const VERSION = '1.0.4';
+    public const VERSION = '1.0.5';
 
     private static string $pluginFile = '';
     private static ?SettingsPage $settingsPage = null;
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ final class Plugin
 
         // Before the dependency check: a plugin that is inactive for a missing dependency must still be updatable.
         (new GiteaUpdater(plugin_basename($pluginFile), dirname($pluginFile)))->register();
+        (new RecheckOnInstall(self::VERSION))->register();
 
         $missing = (new Dependencies())->missing();
         if ($missing !== []) {
diff --git a/src/Uninstaller.php b/src/Uninstaller.php
index 8dec63f..c7d0588 100644
--- a/src/Uninstaller.php
+++ b/src/Uninstaller.php
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ defined('ABSPATH') || exit;
  * ReleaseStore::OPTION, Integrations\Divi\Release\CheckReportStore::OPTION, Integrations\
  * Divi\Release\DiviCheckRoute::LOCK, Integrations\Divi\Design\DesignLock::option(),
  * Admin\ConnectionStatus::ENDPOINT_TRANSIENT, Integrations\Divi\Release\ReleaseResolver::CACHE,
- * ChangeLog\ChangeLogCleanup::HOOK, ChangeLog\ChangeLog::TABLE and Admin\LogTab::PER_PAGE_OPTION
- * on purpose;
+ * ChangeLog\ChangeLogCleanup::HOOK, ChangeLog\ChangeLog::TABLE, Admin\LogTab::PER_PAGE_OPTION and
+ * Updater\RecheckOnInstall::OPTION on purpose;
  * tests/Unit/UninstallerTest.php and tests/Unit/UninstallTest.php keep them in sync with
  * those constants.
  *
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ final class Uninstaller
         'lit_mcp_lock_divi_options', 'lit_mcp_lock_variables', 'lit_mcp_lock_presets',
         // Locks of versions before the shared one (audit L5) may still sit in the table.
         'lit_mcp_lock_colors', 'lit_mcp_lock_theme_options',
+        'lit_mcp_installed_version',
     ];
     private const TRANSIENTS = ['lit_mcp_endpoint_check', 'lit_mcp_divi_state'];
     private const CRON_HOOK = 'lit_mcp_log_cleanup';
diff --git a/src/Updater/RecheckOnInstall.php b/src/Updater/RecheckOnInstall.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88ae7c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Updater/RecheckOnInstall.php
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace LIT\MCP\Updater;
+
+defined('ABSPATH') || exit;
+
+/**
+ * Makes WordPress check for updates again right after this plugin was installed or replaced. An install deletes
+ * the stored update result, and a check that runs while the plugin is not loaded stores one without it: the plugin
+ * list then hides the auto-update switch for up to an hour. The first admin request with the new code forgets the
+ * result at admin_init, before core's own _maybe_update_plugins (priority 10) rebuilds it, this time with
+ * GiteaUpdater registered.
+ */
+final class RecheckOnInstall
+{
+    public const OPTION = 'lit_mcp_installed_version';
+
+    public function __construct(private string $version)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public function register(): void
+    {
+        add_action('admin_init', [$this, 'recheckIfNew'], 5);
+    }
+
+    public function recheckIfNew(): void
+    {
+        if (get_option(self::OPTION) === $this->version) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        delete_site_transient('update_plugins');
+        update_option(self::OPTION, $this->version, false);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/UninstallTest.php b/tests/Unit/UninstallTest.php
index 35b8f71..4052f92 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/UninstallTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/UninstallTest.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\DiviCheckRoute;
 use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\ReleaseResolver;
 use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\ReleaseStore;
 use LIT\MCP\Limits;
+use LIT\MCP\Updater\RecheckOnInstall;
 use Mockery;
 
 final class UninstallTest extends TestCase
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ final class UninstallTest extends TestCase
             DesignLock::option('colors'), DesignLock::option('variables'), DesignLock::option('presets'),
             // Locks of versions before the shared one (audit L5) may still sit in the table.
             'lit_mcp_lock_colors', 'lit_mcp_lock_theme_options',
+            RecheckOnInstall::OPTION,
         ];
         self::assertSame(array_merge($own, $own), $deleted);
         self::assertNotContains('mcp_jwt_secret', $deleted);
diff --git a/tests/Unit/UninstallerTest.php b/tests/Unit/UninstallerTest.php
index 3620196..d0981c3 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/UninstallerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/UninstallerTest.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\ReleaseResolver;
 use LIT\MCP\Integrations\Divi\Release\ReleaseStore;
 use LIT\MCP\Limits;
 use LIT\MCP\Uninstaller;
+use LIT\MCP\Updater\RecheckOnInstall;
 use Mockery;
 
 /**
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ final class UninstallerTest extends TestCase
                 DesignLock::option('colors'), DesignLock::option('variables'), DesignLock::option('presets'),
             // Locks of versions before the shared one (audit L5) may still sit in the table.
             'lit_mcp_lock_colors', 'lit_mcp_lock_theme_options',
+            RecheckOnInstall::OPTION,
             ],
             $deleted
         );
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Updater/RecheckOnInstallTest.php b/tests/Unit/Updater/RecheckOnInstallTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b685a8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Updater/RecheckOnInstallTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace LIT\MCP\Tests\Unit\Updater;
+
+use Brain\Monkey\Actions;
+use Brain\Monkey\Functions;
+use LIT\MCP\Tests\Unit\TestCase;
+use LIT\MCP\Updater\RecheckOnInstall;
+
+final class RecheckOnInstallTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function testRunsAtAdminInitBeforeCoreRebuildsTheUpdateResult(): void
+    {
+        $recheck = new RecheckOnInstall('1.0.5');
+        // Core's _maybe_update_plugins sits on admin_init at the default priority 10.
+        Actions\expectAdded('admin_init')->once()->with([$recheck, 'recheckIfNew'], 5);
+
+        $recheck->register();
+    }
+
+    /** @dataProvider installedBefore */
+    public function testForgetsTheUpdateResultWhenTheVersionIsNewToThisSite(string|false $stored): void
+    {
+        Functions\when('get_option')->justReturn($stored);
+        Functions\expect('delete_site_transient')->once()->with('update_plugins');
+        Functions\expect('update_option')->once()->with(RecheckOnInstall::OPTION, '1.0.5', false);
+
+        (new RecheckOnInstall('1.0.5'))->recheckIfNew();
+    }
+
+    /** @return array<string, array{string|false}> */
+    public static function installedBefore(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'fresh install, nothing stored' => [false],
+            'replaced by a newer version' => ['1.0.4'],
+            'replaced by an older version' => ['1.0.9'],
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function testDoesNothingForTheVersionAlreadySeen(): void
+    {
+        Functions\when('get_option')->justReturn('1.0.5');
+        Functions\expect('delete_site_transient')->never();
+        Functions\expect('update_option')->never();
+
+        (new RecheckOnInstall('1.0.5'))->recheckIfNew();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/wp-lit-mcp.php b/wp-lit-mcp.php
index 01dbb23..208ddb2 100644
--- a/wp-lit-mcp.php
+++ b/wp-lit-mcp.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * Plugin Name: WP-LIT-MCP
  * Plugin URI: https://git.loosen-it.de/janniclas.loosen/WP-LIT-MCP
  * Description: MCP-Server für WordPress, Divi 5 und Pods. Pflegt Inhalte, Medien und Divi-Seiten mit OAuth für KI-Assistenten.
- * Version: 1.0.4
+ * Version: 1.0.5
  * Update URI: https://git.loosen-it.de/janniclas.loosen/WP-LIT-MCP
  * Requires at least: 6.9
  * Requires PHP: 8.1