diff --git a/.changeset/restart-via-systemd-run.md b/.changeset/restart-via-systemd-run.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..310def2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/restart-via-systemd-run.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@jmfederico/pi-web": patch
+---
+
+Run the suggested Linux restart commands inside a detached transient systemd user service (`systemd-run --user`) instead of directly. The restart now completes even when the launching PI WEB terminal is killed by restarting the session daemon, and its output can be inspected with `journalctl --user -u pi-web-restart`.
diff --git a/.changeset/updates-panel-run-commands.md b/.changeset/updates-panel-run-commands.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21ad939
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/updates-panel-run-commands.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@jmfederico/pi-web": patch
+---
+
+Make the Updates panel actionable: every suggested command now has both a Copy and a Run button (Run executes it in a workspace terminal), a single recommended all-in-one command is shown at the top so users do not have to choose, and the remaining commands are grouped as clearly optional additional commands.
diff --git a/pi-web-plugins/updates/pi-web-plugin.ts b/pi-web-plugins/updates/pi-web-plugin.ts
index 4a11efc..95b8792 100644
--- a/pi-web-plugins/updates/pi-web-plugin.ts
+++ b/pi-web-plugins/updates/pi-web-plugin.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,49 @@
 import type { TemplateResult } from "lit";
-import type { HtmlTemplateTag, PiWebComponentStatus, PiWebInstallationInfo, PiWebPlugin, PiWebStatusMessage, PiWebStatusResponse, PluginRuntimeState } from "@jmfederico/pi-web/plugin-api";
+import type { HtmlTemplateTag, PiWebComponentStatus, PiWebInstallationInfo, PiWebPlugin, PiWebStatusMessage, PiWebStatusResponse, PluginRuntimeState, WorkspacePanelTerminal } from "@jmfederico/pi-web/plugin-api";
+
+interface CommandEntry {
+  label: string;
+  command: string;
+}
+
+function runCommandInTerminal(terminal: WorkspacePanelTerminal, label: string, command: string): void {
+  void terminal.runCommand({
+    title: label,
+    command,
+    open: true,
+    metadata: { "pi.plugin": "updates" },
+  }).catch((error: unknown) => {
+    console.error(`Updates plugin failed to run "${label}"`, error);
+  });
+}
+
+// The single command users should run when they do not want to think: if an
+// update is available, `commands.update` already chains the update and a full
+// restart; otherwise, when anything is stale, a full restart is enough.
+function recommendedCommand(status: PiWebStatusResponse): CommandEntry | undefined {
+  const { commands, release, components } = status;
+  if (release.updateAvailable && typeof commands.update === "string" && commands.update !== "") {
+    return { label: "Update & restart everything", command: commands.update };
+  }
+  const restartNeeded = components.web.stale || components.sessiond.stale || !components.sessiond.available;
+  if (restartNeeded && typeof commands.restart === "string" && commands.restart !== "") {
+    return { label: "Restart everything", command: commands.restart };
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+
+function additionalCommands(status: PiWebStatusResponse, recommended: CommandEntry | undefined): CommandEntry[] {
+  return [
+    ["Update", status.commands.update],
+    ["Restart all", status.commands.restart],
+    ["Restart Web/UI", status.commands.restartWeb],
+    ["Restart session daemon", status.commands.restartSessiond],
+    ["Status", status.commands.status],
+  ]
+    .filter((entry): entry is [string, string] => typeof entry[1] === "string" && entry[1] !== "")
+    .filter(([, command]) => command !== recommended?.command)
+    .map(([label, command]) => ({ label, command }));
+}
 
 function messagesFor(state: PluginRuntimeState | undefined): PiWebStatusMessage[] {
   return state?.piWebStatus?.messages ?? [];
@@ -57,35 +101,48 @@ function renderComponent(html: HtmlTemplateTag, component: PiWebComponentStatus)
   `;
 }
 
-function renderCommand(html: HtmlTemplateTag, label: string, command: string): TemplateResult {
+function renderCommandActions(html: HtmlTemplateTag, terminal: WorkspacePanelTerminal | undefined, label: string, command: string): TemplateResult {
+  return html`
+    <span class="updates-command-actions">
+      <button @click=${() => { void navigator.clipboard.writeText(command); }}>Copy</button>
+      ${terminal === undefined ? null : html`<button class="primary" @click=${() => { runCommandInTerminal(terminal, label, command); }}>Run</button>`}
+    </span>
+  `;
+}
+
+function renderCommand(html: HtmlTemplateTag, terminal: WorkspacePanelTerminal | undefined, label: string, command: string): TemplateResult {
   return html`
     <div class="updates-command">
       <span>${label}</span>
       <code>${command}</code>
-      <button @click=${() => { void navigator.clipboard.writeText(command); }}>Copy</button>
+      ${renderCommandActions(html, terminal, label, command)}
     </div>
   `;
 }
 
-function renderCommands(html: HtmlTemplateTag, status: PiWebStatusResponse): TemplateResult | undefined {
-  const commands = [
-    ["Update", status.commands.update],
-    ["Restart all", status.commands.restart],
-    ["Restart Web/UI", status.commands.restartWeb],
-    ["Restart session daemon", status.commands.restartSessiond],
-    ["Status", status.commands.status],
-  ].filter((entry): entry is [string, string] => typeof entry[1] === "string" && entry[1] !== "");
-
-  if (commands.length === 0) return undefined;
+function renderCommands(html: HtmlTemplateTag, terminal: WorkspacePanelTerminal | undefined, status: PiWebStatusResponse): TemplateResult | undefined {
+  const recommended = recommendedCommand(status);
+  const additional = additionalCommands(status, recommended);
+  if (recommended === undefined && additional.length === 0) return undefined;
   return html`
-    <section>
-      <strong>Suggested commands</strong>
-      ${commands.map(([label, command]) => renderCommand(html, label, command))}
-    </section>
+    ${recommended === undefined ? null : html`
+      <section class="updates-recommended">
+        <strong>Recommended</strong>
+        <p class="muted">Run this one command to bring this installation fully up to date. Nothing else is required.</p>
+        ${renderCommand(html, terminal, recommended.label, recommended.command)}
+      </section>
+    `}
+    ${additional.length === 0 ? null : html`
+      <section>
+        <strong>${recommended === undefined ? "Suggested commands" : "Additional commands (optional)"}</strong>
+        ${recommended === undefined ? null : html`<p class="muted">Only needed for finer control, such as restarting a single service.</p>`}
+        ${additional.map((entry) => renderCommand(html, terminal, entry.label, entry.command))}
+      </section>
+    `}
   `;
 }
 
-function renderUpdatesPanel(html: HtmlTemplateTag, state: PluginRuntimeState | undefined): TemplateResult {
+function renderUpdatesPanel(html: HtmlTemplateTag, terminal: WorkspacePanelTerminal | undefined, state: PluginRuntimeState | undefined): TemplateResult {
   const status = statusFor(state);
   if (status === undefined) {
     return html`
@@ -108,6 +165,11 @@ function renderUpdatesPanel(html: HtmlTemplateTag, state: PluginRuntimeState | u
       .updates-version-row small { grid-column: 1 / -1; color: var(--pi-muted); }
       .updates-command { min-width: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(90px, auto) minmax(0, 1fr) auto; gap: 8px; align-items: center; }
       .updates-command code { overflow: auto; border: 1px solid var(--pi-border-muted); border-radius: 6px; background: var(--pi-bg); padding: 5px 7px; white-space: nowrap; }
+      .updates-command-inline { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto; }
+      .updates-command-actions { display: inline-flex; gap: 6px; }
+      .updates-command-actions button.primary { border-color: var(--pi-accent-border); color: var(--pi-text-bright); }
+      .updates-recommended { border: 1px solid var(--pi-accent-border); border-radius: 8px; padding: 10px; background: var(--pi-surface); }
+      .updates-recommended > strong { color: var(--pi-text-bright); }
       .updates-meta { display: grid; gap: 2px; color: var(--pi-muted); font-size: 12px; }
       @media (max-width: 520px) {
         .updates-command { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto; }
@@ -121,7 +183,12 @@ function renderUpdatesPanel(html: HtmlTemplateTag, state: PluginRuntimeState | u
           <article class=${`updates-message ${message.severity}`}>
             <div class="updates-message-title"><strong>${message.title}</strong><span>${message.severity}</span></div>
             <p>${message.body}</p>
-            ${message.command === undefined ? null : html`<code>${message.command}</code>`}
+            ${message.command === undefined ? null : html`
+              <div class="updates-command updates-command-inline">
+                <code>${message.command}</code>
+                ${renderCommandActions(html, terminal, message.title, message.command)}
+              </div>
+            `}
           </article>
         `)}
       </section>
@@ -132,7 +199,7 @@ function renderUpdatesPanel(html: HtmlTemplateTag, state: PluginRuntimeState | u
         ${renderComponent(html, status.components.sessiond)}
       </section>
 
-      ${renderCommands(html, status)}
+      ${renderCommands(html, terminal, status)}
 
       <section class="updates-meta">
         <span>Generated ${status.generatedAt}</span>
@@ -167,7 +234,7 @@ const plugin: PiWebPlugin = {
             const count = messageCount(context.state);
             return html`beta${count > 0 ? html` · ${String(count)}` : null}`;
           },
-          render: (context) => renderUpdatesPanel(html, context.state),
+          render: (context) => renderUpdatesPanel(html, context.terminal, context.state),
         },
       ],
     },
diff --git a/src/server/piWebStatus.test.ts b/src/server/piWebStatus.test.ts
index 1060652..344395f 100644
--- a/src/server/piWebStatus.test.ts
+++ b/src/server/piWebStatus.test.ts
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ describe("PI WEB status", () => {
 
       const status = await getPiWebStatus(daemon);
 
-      expect(status.commands.restart).toBe("systemctl --user restart pi-web-ui-dev.service pi-web-sessiond.service");
-      expect(status.commands.restartWeb).toBe("systemctl --user restart pi-web-ui-dev.service");
-      expect(status.commands.restartSessiond).toBe("systemctl --user restart pi-web-sessiond.service");
-      expect(status.messages.find((message) => message.id === "sessiond-stale")?.command).toBe("systemctl --user restart pi-web-sessiond.service");
+      expect(status.commands.restart).toBe("systemd-run --user --collect --unit=pi-web-restart -- systemctl --user restart pi-web-ui-dev.service pi-web-sessiond.service");
+      expect(status.commands.restartWeb).toBe("systemd-run --user --collect --unit=pi-web-restart-web -- systemctl --user restart pi-web-ui-dev.service");
+      expect(status.commands.restartSessiond).toBe("systemd-run --user --collect --unit=pi-web-restart-sessiond -- systemctl --user restart pi-web-sessiond.service");
+      expect(status.messages.find((message) => message.id === "sessiond-stale")?.command).toBe("systemd-run --user --collect --unit=pi-web-restart-sessiond -- systemctl --user restart pi-web-sessiond.service");
     } finally {
       await rm(home, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
diff --git a/src/server/piWebStatus.ts b/src/server/piWebStatus.ts
index 85d1203..a7d4dd4 100644
--- a/src/server/piWebStatus.ts
+++ b/src/server/piWebStatus.ts
@@ -437,9 +437,9 @@ async function nativeServiceCommands(): Promise<NativeServiceCommands> {
   const restartable = web.length === 0 ? [] : installedServiceRefs(installed, restartServiceOrder, restartServiceOrder);
   const status = installedServiceRefs(installed);
   return {
-    ...(restartable.length === 0 ? {} : { restart: restartNativeServicesCommand(backend, restartable) }),
-    ...(web.length === 0 ? {} : { restartWeb: restartNativeServicesCommand(backend, web) }),
-    ...(sessiond.length === 0 ? {} : { restartSessiond: restartNativeServicesCommand(backend, sessiond) }),
+    ...(restartable.length === 0 ? {} : { restart: restartNativeServicesCommand(backend, restartable, "pi-web-restart") }),
+    ...(web.length === 0 ? {} : { restartWeb: restartNativeServicesCommand(backend, web, "pi-web-restart-web") }),
+    ...(sessiond.length === 0 ? {} : { restartSessiond: restartNativeServicesCommand(backend, sessiond, "pi-web-restart-sessiond") }),
     ...(status.length === 0 ? {} : { status: statusNativeServicesCommand(backend, status) }),
   };
 }
@@ -470,8 +470,18 @@ function launchdServiceDir(): string {
   return join(homedir(), "Library", "LaunchAgents");
 }
 
-function restartNativeServicesCommand(backend: NativeServiceBackendKind, refs: NativeServiceRef[]): string {
-  if (backend === "systemd") return `systemctl --user restart ${refs.map((ref) => ref.systemdName).join(" ")}`;
+function restartNativeServicesCommand(backend: NativeServiceBackendKind, refs: NativeServiceRef[], systemdUnit: string): string {
+  // On systemd, run the restart inside a transient, detached `.service` unit
+  // (the default `systemd-run` mode, not `--scope`). A scope would stay a child
+  // of the calling shell and die with the terminal; a transient service is
+  // reparented to the user service manager, so the restart finishes even when
+  // restarting the session daemon kills the pi-web terminal that launched it.
+  // `--collect` cleans the unit up afterwards, and the fixed `--unit` name makes
+  // logs easy to find with `journalctl --user -u <unit>`.
+  if (backend === "systemd") {
+    const names = refs.map((ref) => ref.systemdName).join(" ");
+    return `systemd-run --user --collect --unit=${systemdUnit} -- systemctl --user restart ${names}`;
+  }
   return refs.map((ref) => `launchctl kickstart -k gui/$(id -u)/${ref.launchdLabel}`).join(" && ");
 }