diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9cafe98..63b194c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ Apply update without check the current version
 #### arkmanager update --safe
 Waits for server to perform world save and then updates.
 
+#### arkmanager update --warn
+Warns the players for a configurable amount of time before updating.  Should be suitable for adding to a cron job.
+
 #### arkmanager status
 Get the status of the server. Show if the process is running, if the server is up and the current version number
 
diff --git a/tools/arkmanager b/tools/arkmanager
index 80fa4a3..df92d7d 100755
--- a/tools/arkmanager
+++ b/tools/arkmanager
@@ -165,6 +165,14 @@ doBroadcast(){
   rconcmd "broadcast $1" >/dev/null
 }
 
+#
+# Broadcast message with echo
+#
+doBroadcastWithEcho(){
+  echo "$1"
+  doBroadcast "$1"
+}
+
 #
 # Check if a new version is available but not apply it
 #
@@ -537,6 +545,64 @@ doInstallMod(){
   fi
 }
 
+#
+# Waits for a configurable number of minutes before updating the server
+#
+doWarnUpdate(){
+  cd "$arkserverroot"
+
+  if isUpdateNeeded; then
+    local pid=`getServerPID`
+    if [ -n "$pid" ]; then
+      local warnmsg
+      local warnminutes=$(( arkwarnminutes ))
+      if (( warnminutes == 0 )); then
+        warnminutes=60
+      fi
+
+      local warnintervals=( 90 60 45 30 20 15 10 5 4 3 2 1 )
+
+      for warninterval in "${warnintervals[@]}"; do
+        if [ "`getServerPID`" != "$pid" ]; then
+          echo "Server has stopped.  Aborting update"
+          return 1
+        fi
+        if (( arkwarnminutes > warninterval )); then
+          if [ -n "$msgWarnUpdateMinutes" ]; then
+            warnmsg="$(printf "$msgWarnUpdateMinutes" "$warnminutes")"
+          else
+            warnmsg="$(printf "This ARK server will shutdown for an update in %d minutes" "$warnminutes")"
+          fi
+          doBroadcastWithEcho "$warnmsg"
+          sleep $(( warnminutes - warninterval ))m
+          warnminutes=$warninterval
+        fi
+      done
+
+      local warnseconds=90
+      warnintervals=( 60 45 30 20 15 10 5 0 )
+      for warninterval in "${warnintervals[@]}"; do
+        if [ "`getServerPID`" != "$pid" ]; then
+          echo "Server has stopped.  Aborting update"
+          return 1
+        fi
+        if [ -n "$msgWarnUpdateMinutes" ]; then
+          warnmsg="$(printf "$msgWarnUpdateMinutes" "$warnminutes")"
+        else
+          warnmsg="$(printf "This ARK server will shutdown for an update in %d seconds" "$warnseconds")"
+        fi
+        doBroadcastWithEcho "$warnmsg"
+        sleep $(( warnseconds - warninterval ))s
+      done
+    fi
+
+    if [ "`getServerPID`" != "$pid" ]; then
+      echo "Server has stopped.  Aborting update"
+    fi
+    doUpdate
+  fi
+}
+
 #
 # Copies server state to a backup directory
 #
@@ -741,6 +807,9 @@ while true; do
         elif [ "$2" == "--safe" ]; then
           doSafeUpdate
 	  shift
+        elif [ "$2" == "--warn" ]; then
+          doWarnUpdate
+          shift
         else
           doUpdate
         fi
@@ -792,6 +861,7 @@ while true; do
       echo "update            Check for a new ARK server version, if needed, stops the server, updates it, and starts it again"
       echo "update --force    Apply update without check the current version"
       echo "update --safe     Wait for server to perform world save and update."
+      echo "update --warn     Warn players before updating server"
       echo "upgrade           Check for a new ARK Server Tools version and upgrades it if needed"
       echo "useconfig <name>  Use the configuration overrides in the specified config name or file"
       exit 1
diff --git a/tools/arkmanager.cfg b/tools/arkmanager.cfg
index 459c543..6d55038 100644
--- a/tools/arkmanager.cfg
+++ b/tools/arkmanager.cfg
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ steamcmd_appinfocache="/home/steam/Steam/appcache/appinfo.vdf"      # cache of t
 arkserverroot="/home/steam/ARK"                                     # path of your ARK server files (default ~/ARK)
 arkserverexec="ShooterGame/Binaries/Linux/ShooterGameServer"        # name of ARK server executable
 arkbackupdir="/home/steam/ARK-Backups"                              # path to backup directory
+arkwarnminutes="60"                                                 # number of minutes to warn players when using update --warn
+
+# Update warning messages
+# Modify as desired, putting the %d replacement operator where the number belongs
+msgWarnUpdateMinutes="This ARK server will shutdown for an update in %d minutes"
+msgWarnUpdateSeconds="This ARK server will shutdown for an update in %d seconds"
 
 # ARK server options - use ark_<optionname>=<value>
 # comment out these values if you want to define them