diff --git a/bauh/api/abstract/controller.py b/bauh/api/abstract/controller.py
index 8958ba65..d06ede8e 100644
--- a/bauh/api/abstract/controller.py
+++ b/bauh/api/abstract/controller.py
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ class SoftwareManager(ABC):
         """
         return pkgs
 
+    def get_update_requirements(self, pkgs: List[SoftwarePackage], watcher: ProcessWatcher) -> List[SoftwarePackage]:
+        """
+        return additional required software that needs to be installed before updating a list of packages
+        :param pkgs:
+        :param watcher
+        :return:
+        """
+        return []
+
     @abstractmethod
     def update(self, pkg: SoftwarePackage, root_password: str, watcher: ProcessWatcher) -> bool:
         """
diff --git a/bauh/gems/arch/controller.py b/bauh/gems/arch/controller.py
index 73c6a477..a7a462f6 100644
--- a/bauh/gems/arch/controller.py
+++ b/bauh/gems/arch/controller.py
@@ -1081,3 +1081,39 @@ class ArchManager(SoftwareManager):
                 sorted_names[pkg.name] = idx
 
             return sorted_names[pkg.name]
+
+    def get_update_requirements(self, pkgs: List[ArchPackage], watcher: ProcessWatcher) -> List[ArchPackage]:
+        deps = self._map_known_missing_deps({p.get_base_name(): 'aur' for p in pkgs}, watcher)
+
+        if deps:
+            pkg_names = {p.name for p in pkgs}
+            return [ArchPackage(name=pkg[0]) for pkg in deps if pkg[0] not in pkg_names]
+        else:
+            return []
+
+        # def add_srcinfo(pkg: ArchPackage):
+        #     try:
+        #         srcinfo = self.aur_client.get_src_info(pkg.get_base_name())
+        #         pkg.src_info = srcinfo
+        #         pkg.dependencies = self.aur_client.extract_required_dependencies(pkg.src_info)
+        #     except:
+        #         self.logger.warning("Could not retrieve the SRCINFO for package {}".format(pkg.name))
+        #
+        # threads = []
+        #
+        # for p in pkgs:
+        #     t = Thread(target=add_srcinfo, args=(p,))
+        #     t.start()
+        #     threads.append(t)
+        #
+        # for t in threads:
+        #     t.join()
+        #
+        # for p in pkgs:
+        #     if p.src_info and p.dependencies:
+        #         self.inst
+        #     else:
+        #         self.logger.warning("Not checking update requirements for package {}".format(pkg.name))
+
+
+
diff --git a/bauh/gems/arch/model.py b/bauh/gems/arch/model.py
index 604fbf21..4b84912d 100644
--- a/bauh/gems/arch/model.py
+++ b/bauh/gems/arch/model.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import datetime
-from typing import List
+from typing import List, Set
 
 from bauh.api.abstract.model import SoftwarePackage
 from bauh.commons import resource
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class ArchPackage(SoftwarePackage):
                  package_base: str = None, votes: int = None, popularity: float = None,
                  first_submitted: datetime.datetime = None, last_modified: datetime.datetime = None,
                  maintainer: str = None, url_download: str = None, pkgbuild: str = None, mirror: str = None,
-                 desktop_entry: str = None, installed: bool = False):
+                 desktop_entry: str = None, installed: bool = False, srcinfo: dict = None, dependencies: Set[str] = None):
 
         super(ArchPackage, self).__init__(name=name, version=version, latest_version=latest_version, description=description, installed=installed)
         self.package_base = package_base
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ class ArchPackage(SoftwarePackage):
         self.icon_path = None
         self.downgrade_enabled = False
         self.desktop_entry = desktop_entry
+        self.src_info = srcinfo
+        self.dependencies = dependencies
 
     @staticmethod
     def disk_cache_path(pkgname: str, mirror: str):
diff --git a/bauh/view/core/controller.py b/bauh/view/core/controller.py
index b0673521..73a6dc47 100755
--- a/bauh/view/core/controller.py
+++ b/bauh/view/core/controller.py
@@ -446,3 +446,28 @@ class GenericSoftwareManager(SoftwareManager):
                     sorted_list.extend(pkgs)
 
         return sorted_list
+
+    def get_update_requirements(self, pkgs: List[SoftwarePackage], watcher: ProcessWatcher) -> List[SoftwarePackage]:
+        by_manager = {}
+        for pkg in pkgs:
+            man = self._get_manager_for(pkg)
+
+            if man:
+                man_pkgs = by_manager.get(man)
+
+                if man_pkgs is None:
+                    man_pkgs = []
+                    by_manager[man] = man_pkgs
+
+                man_pkgs.append(pkg)
+
+        required = []
+
+        if by_manager:
+            for man, pkgs in by_manager.items():
+                ti = time.time()
+                required.extend(man.get_update_requirements(pkgs, watcher))
+                tf = time.time()
+                self.logger.info(man.__class__.__name__ + " took {0:.2f} seconds".format(tf - ti))
+
+        return required
diff --git a/bauh/view/qt/thread.py b/bauh/view/qt/thread.py
index 616ca247..eaf060bc 100644
--- a/bauh/view/qt/thread.py
+++ b/bauh/view/qt/thread.py
@@ -107,11 +107,14 @@ class UpdateSelectedApps(AsyncAction):
 
             app_config = config.read_config()
 
+            models = [view.model for view in self.pkgs]
+            required_pkgs = self.manager.get_update_requirements(models, self)
+
             if bool(app_config['updates']['sort_packages']):
                 self.change_substatus(self.i18n['action.update.status.sorting'])
-                sorted_pkgs = self.manager.sort_update_order([view.model for view in self.pkgs])
+                sorted_pkgs = self.manager.sort_update_order()
             else:
-                sorted_pkgs = [view.model for view in self.pkgs]
+                sorted_pkgs = models
 
             for pkg in sorted_pkgs:
                 self.change_substatus('')