diff --git a/ILSpy.Tests/MainWindow/AboutPageUpdateSectionTests.cs b/ILSpy.Tests/MainWindow/AboutPageUpdateSectionTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b4e631b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ILSpy.Tests/MainWindow/AboutPageUpdateSectionTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 AlphaSierraPapa for the SharpDevelop Team
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this
+// software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software
+// without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge,
+// publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons
+// to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or
+// substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
+// INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+// PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE
+// FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+// DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+using Avalonia.Controls;
+
+using Avalonia.Headless.NUnit;
+
+using AwesomeAssertions;
+
+using ICSharpCode.ILSpy.Properties;
+
+using ILSpy;
+using ILSpy.AppEnv;
+using ILSpy.Commands;
+using ILSpy.Docking;
+using ILSpy.ViewModels;
+
+using NUnit.Framework;
+
+namespace ICSharpCode.ILSpy.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// The About page exposes the inline update controls the previous version had: a Check-for-updates /
+/// Download button and the "automatically check for updates every week" toggle bound to UpdateSettings.
+/// </summary>
+[TestFixture]
+public class AboutPageUpdateSectionTests
+{
+	[AvaloniaTest]
+	public async Task About_Page_Has_The_AutoCheck_Toggle_And_Update_Button()
+	{
+		await TestHarness.BootAsync(1);
+		var settingsService = AppComposition.Current.GetExport<SettingsService>();
+		var updatePanel = AppComposition.Current.GetExport<UpdatePanelViewModel>();
+		var dockWorkspace = AppComposition.Current.GetExport<DockWorkspace>();
+		var about = new AboutCommand(dockWorkspace, Array.Empty<IAboutPageAddition>(), settingsService, updatePanel);
+
+		var section = (StackPanel)about.BuildUpdateSection();
+
+		var checkBox = section.Children.OfType<CheckBox>().Single();
+		((string?)checkBox.Content).Should().Be(Resources.AutomaticallyCheckUpdatesEveryWeek);
+
+		var button = section.Children.OfType<StackPanel>().Single().Children.OfType<Button>().Single();
+		button.Command.Should().BeSameAs(updatePanel.DownloadOrCheckUpdateCommand,
+			"the button runs the same update check as the toolbar banner");
+
+		var original = settingsService.UpdateSettings.AutomaticUpdateCheckEnabled;
+		try
+		{
+			checkBox.IsChecked = !original;
+			settingsService.UpdateSettings.AutomaticUpdateCheckEnabled.Should().Be(!original,
+				"the toggle is two-way bound to UpdateSettings.AutomaticUpdateCheckEnabled");
+		}
+		finally
+		{
+			settingsService.UpdateSettings.AutomaticUpdateCheckEnabled = original;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/ILSpy.Tests/Resources/ResourceFactoryTests.cs b/ILSpy.Tests/Resources/ResourceFactoryTests.cs
index e857eb956..ac9ba594f 100644
--- a/ILSpy.Tests/Resources/ResourceFactoryTests.cs
+++ b/ILSpy.Tests/Resources/ResourceFactoryTests.cs
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public class ResourceFactoryTests
 		// and they all materialise as Avalonia Controls.
 		output.UIElements.Should().HaveCount(3,
 			".resources should render a string table + object table inline alongside the Save button");
-		var realised = output.UIElements.Select(kv => kv.Value.Value).ToList();
+		var realised = output.UIElements.Select(kv => kv.Value()).ToList();
 		realised.Should().ContainItemsAssignableTo<Control>();
 	}
 
diff --git a/ILSpy/Commands/AboutCommand.cs b/ILSpy/Commands/AboutCommand.cs
index 3f93f1e07..9c5f4e448 100644
--- a/ILSpy/Commands/AboutCommand.cs
+++ b/ILSpy/Commands/AboutCommand.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 
+using Avalonia.Controls;
+using Avalonia.Controls.Primitives;
+using Avalonia.Data;
+using Avalonia.Layout;
+
 using AvaloniaEdit.Rendering;
 
 using ICSharpCode.Decompiler;
@@ -48,12 +53,17 @@ namespace ILSpy.Commands
 
 		readonly DockWorkspace dockWorkspace;
 		readonly IEnumerable<IAboutPageAddition> additions;
+		readonly SettingsService settingsService;
+		readonly UpdatePanelViewModel updatePanel;
 
 		[ImportingConstructor]
-		public AboutCommand(DockWorkspace dockWorkspace, [ImportMany] IEnumerable<IAboutPageAddition> additions)
+		public AboutCommand(DockWorkspace dockWorkspace, [ImportMany] IEnumerable<IAboutPageAddition> additions,
+			SettingsService settingsService, UpdatePanelViewModel updatePanel)
 		{
 			this.dockWorkspace = dockWorkspace;
 			this.additions = additions;
+			this.settingsService = settingsService;
+			this.updatePanel = updatePanel;
 		}
 
 		public override void Execute(object? parameter)
@@ -92,6 +102,9 @@ namespace ILSpy.Commands
 			output.WriteLine(Resources.ILSpyVersion + DecompilerVersionInfo.FullVersionWithCommitHash);
 			output.WriteLine(Resources.NETFrameworkVersion + GetDotnetProductVersion());
 			output.WriteLine();
+			output.AddUIElement(BuildUpdateSection);
+			output.WriteLine();
+			output.WriteLine();
 
 			foreach (var addition in additions)
 				addition.Write(output);
@@ -114,6 +127,46 @@ namespace ILSpy.Commands
 			return output;
 		}
 
+		// The inline update controls the previous version showed on the About page: a Check-for-updates
+		// / Download button + status message (sharing the toolbar banner's UpdatePanelViewModel state),
+		// and the "automatically check for updates every week" toggle bound to UpdateSettings.
+		internal Control BuildUpdateSection()
+		{
+			var button = new Button {
+				Command = updatePanel.DownloadOrCheckUpdateCommand,
+				VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center,
+			};
+			button.Bind(ContentControl.ContentProperty,
+				new Binding(nameof(UpdatePanelViewModel.ButtonText)) { Source = updatePanel });
+
+			var message = new TextBlock {
+				VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center,
+			};
+			message.Bind(TextBlock.TextProperty,
+				new Binding(nameof(UpdatePanelViewModel.Message)) { Source = updatePanel });
+
+			var row = new StackPanel {
+				Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal,
+				Spacing = 8,
+			};
+			row.Children.Add(button);
+			row.Children.Add(message);
+
+			var autoCheck = new CheckBox {
+				Content = Resources.AutomaticallyCheckUpdatesEveryWeek,
+			};
+			autoCheck.Bind(ToggleButton.IsCheckedProperty,
+				new Binding(nameof(Updates.UpdateSettings.AutomaticUpdateCheckEnabled)) {
+					Source = settingsService.UpdateSettings,
+					Mode = BindingMode.TwoWay,
+				});
+
+			return new StackPanel {
+				Spacing = 4,
+				Children = { row, autoCheck },
+			};
+		}
+
 		DecompilerTabPageModel CreateTabContent(string title, AvaloniaEditTextOutput output, string syntaxExtension, bool isStaticContent)
 		{
 			var content = new DecompilerTabPageModel {
diff --git a/ILSpy/TextView/AvaloniaEditTextOutput.cs b/ILSpy/TextView/AvaloniaEditTextOutput.cs
index db129d256..b77e191b0 100644
--- a/ILSpy/TextView/AvaloniaEditTextOutput.cs
+++ b/ILSpy/TextView/AvaloniaEditTextOutput.cs
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ namespace ILSpy.TextView
 		/// <summary>Maps reference targets to their definition offsets in the rendered text.</summary>
 		public DefinitionLookup DefinitionLookup { get; } = new();
 
-		readonly List<KeyValuePair<int, Lazy<Control>>> uiElements = new();
+		readonly List<KeyValuePair<int, Func<Control>>> uiElements = new();
 
 		/// <summary>Inline UI elements collected during writing, in offset order. Fed to
 		/// <see cref="UIElementGenerator"/> by the text view.</summary>
-		public IReadOnlyList<KeyValuePair<int, Lazy<Control>>> UIElements => uiElements;
+		public IReadOnlyList<KeyValuePair<int, Func<Control>>> UIElements => uiElements;
 
 		readonly List<VisualLineElementGenerator> elementGenerators = new();
 
@@ -231,7 +231,11 @@ namespace ILSpy.TextView
 				return;
 			if (uiElements.Count > 0 && uiElements[uiElements.Count - 1].Key == builder.Length)
 				throw new InvalidOperationException("Only one UIElement is allowed for each position in the document.");
-			uiElements.Add(new KeyValuePair<int, Lazy<Control>>(builder.Length, new Lazy<Control>(element)));
+			// Store the factory itself (not a cached Lazy): each editor's UIElementGenerator
+			// builds and caches its own control instance, so the same control is never shared
+			// across two editors -- which would make AvaloniaEdit throw "already has a visual
+			// parent" when a reused/reopened tab renders into a different TextView.
+			uiElements.Add(new KeyValuePair<int, Func<Control>>(builder.Length, element));
 		}
 
 		public void AddVisualLineElementGenerator(VisualLineElementGenerator generator)
diff --git a/ILSpy/TextView/DecompilerTabPageModel.cs b/ILSpy/TextView/DecompilerTabPageModel.cs
index 7fcaf18c8..e8a4073b8 100644
--- a/ILSpy/TextView/DecompilerTabPageModel.cs
+++ b/ILSpy/TextView/DecompilerTabPageModel.cs
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ namespace ILSpy.TextView
 		/// Fed to <see cref="UIElementGenerator"/> by the text view.
 		/// </summary>
 		[ObservableProperty]
-		private IReadOnlyList<KeyValuePair<int, Lazy<Control>>>? uIElements;
+		private IReadOnlyList<KeyValuePair<int, Func<Control>>>? uIElements;
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Custom <see cref="VisualLineElementGenerator"/>s the writer attached (e.g. a
diff --git a/ILSpy/TextView/UIElementGenerator.cs b/ILSpy/TextView/UIElementGenerator.cs
index e10fd8147..83464596b 100644
--- a/ILSpy/TextView/UIElementGenerator.cs
+++ b/ILSpy/TextView/UIElementGenerator.cs
@@ -25,33 +25,58 @@ using AvaloniaEdit.Rendering;
 
 namespace ILSpy.TextView
 {
-	using Pair = KeyValuePair<int, Lazy<Control>>;
+	using Pair = KeyValuePair<int, Func<Control>>;
 
 	/// <summary>
 	/// Embeds inline UI elements produced by <see cref="ISmartTextOutput.AddUIElement"/> in
-	/// the rendered text. The element factory is stored as a <see cref="Lazy{Control}"/> so
-	/// the actual control is constructed on the UI thread when the row is first realised.
+	/// the rendered text. Each element is stored as a factory; this generator builds and caches
+	/// one control instance per offset locally, so the control belongs to a single editor. The
+	/// model only carries the factory, never a shared control -- otherwise a reused or reopened
+	/// tab rendering into a different TextView would hit AvaloniaEdit's "already has a visual
+	/// parent" guard.
 	/// </summary>
 	sealed class UIElementGenerator : VisualLineElementGenerator, IComparer<Pair>
 	{
-		public IReadOnlyList<Pair>? UIElements;
+		// Controls realised so far, keyed by document offset, so re-laying out the same line in
+		// THIS editor reuses the instance (preserving its state, and letting AvaloniaEdit's
+		// per-TextView dedup handle it) rather than building a fresh one each time.
+		readonly Dictionary<int, Control> realised = new();
+
+		IReadOnlyList<Pair>? uiElements;
+
+		public IReadOnlyList<Pair>? UIElements {
+			get => uiElements;
+			set {
+				// Rebinding to a new document: drop controls built for the previous one so they
+				// are rebuilt from the new model's factories.
+				realised.Clear();
+				uiElements = value;
+			}
+		}
 
 		public override int GetFirstInterestedOffset(int startOffset)
 		{
-			if (UIElements == null)
+			if (uiElements == null)
 				return -1;
-			int r = BinarySearch(UIElements, new Pair(startOffset, null!));
+			int r = BinarySearch(uiElements, new Pair(startOffset, null!));
 			if (r < 0)
 				r = ~r;
-			return r < UIElements.Count ? UIElements[r].Key : -1;
+			return r < uiElements.Count ? uiElements[r].Key : -1;
 		}
 
 		public override VisualLineElement? ConstructElement(int offset)
 		{
-			if (UIElements == null)
+			if (uiElements == null)
 				return null;
-			int r = BinarySearch(UIElements, new Pair(offset, null!));
-			return r >= 0 ? new InlineObjectElement(0, UIElements[r].Value.Value) : null;
+			int r = BinarySearch(uiElements, new Pair(offset, null!));
+			if (r < 0)
+				return null;
+			if (!realised.TryGetValue(offset, out var control))
+			{
+				control = uiElements[r].Value();
+				realised[offset] = control;
+			}
+			return new InlineObjectElement(0, control);
 		}
 
 		int IComparer<Pair>.Compare(Pair x, Pair y) => x.Key.CompareTo(y.Key);