diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateRequestParameters.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/DefaultUpdateRequestParametersProvider.java
similarity index 86%
rename from platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateRequestParameters.java
rename to platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/DefaultUpdateRequestParametersProvider.java
index 06372a774aa9..a4f7cc37ceab 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateRequestParameters.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/DefaultUpdateRequestParametersProvider.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2000-2024 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+// Copyright 2000-2025 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
 package com.intellij.openapi.updateSettings.impl;
 
 import com.intellij.ide.util.PropertiesComponent;
@@ -19,11 +19,16 @@ import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import static com.intellij.openapi.util.NullableLazyValue.lazyNullable;
 
 @ApiStatus.Internal
-public final class UpdateRequestParameters {
+public class DefaultUpdateRequestParametersProvider implements UpdateRequestParametersProvider {
   private static final NullableLazyValue<String> ourMachineId =
     lazyNullable(() -> MachineIdManager.INSTANCE.getAnonymizedMachineId("JetBrainsUpdates"));
 
-  public static @NotNull Url amendUpdateRequest(@NotNull Url url) {
+  @Override
+  public @NotNull Url amendUpdateRequest(@NotNull Url url) {
+    return passDefaultParameters(url);
+  }
+
+  public static @NotNull Url passDefaultParameters(@NotNull Url url) {
     if (URLUtil.FILE_PROTOCOL.equals(url.getScheme())) {
       return url;
     }
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateCheckerService.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateCheckerService.java
index 385f499b00bf..f69014ef13e3 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateCheckerService.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateCheckerService.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.HtmlChunk;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
 import com.intellij.platform.ide.customization.ExternalProductResourceUrls;
 import com.intellij.ui.ExperimentalUI;
+import com.intellij.util.SystemProperties;
 import com.intellij.util.Url;
 import com.intellij.util.concurrency.AppExecutorUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.text.DateFormatUtil;
@@ -87,7 +88,8 @@ class UpdateCheckerService {
   private void appStarted() {
     UpdateSettings settings = UpdateSettings.getInstance();
     updateDefaultChannel(settings);
-    if (settings.isCheckNeeded() || settings.isPluginsCheckNeeded()) {
+    if (settings.isCheckNeeded() || settings.isPluginsCheckNeeded() ||
+        SystemProperties.getBooleanProperty("ide.force.platform.update.check", false)) {
       scheduleFirstCheck(settings);
     }
   }
@@ -130,7 +132,8 @@ class UpdateCheckerService {
     BuildNumber lastBuildChecked = BuildNumber.fromString(settings.getLastBuildChecked());
     long timeSinceLastCheck = max(System.currentTimeMillis() - settings.getLastTimeChecked(), 0);
 
-    if (lastBuildChecked == null || currentBuild.compareTo(lastBuildChecked) > 0 || timeSinceLastCheck >= CHECK_INTERVAL_MS) {
+    if (lastBuildChecked == null || currentBuild.compareTo(lastBuildChecked) > 0 || timeSinceLastCheck >= CHECK_INTERVAL_MS ||
+        SystemProperties.getBooleanProperty("ide.force.platform.update.check", false)) {
       checkUpdates();
     }
     else {
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateRequestParametersProvider.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateRequestParametersProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..40e0e67d05cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateRequestParametersProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// Copyright 2000-2025 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+package com.intellij.openapi.updateSettings.impl;
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
+import com.intellij.util.Url;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+
+@ApiStatus.Internal
+public interface UpdateRequestParametersProvider {
+  @NotNull Url amendUpdateRequest(@NotNull Url url);
+
+  static @NotNull Url passUpdateParameters(@NotNull Url url) {
+    UpdateRequestParametersProvider provider = ApplicationManager.getApplication().getService(UpdateRequestParametersProvider.class);
+    return provider.amendUpdateRequest(url);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/platform/ide/impl/customization/BaseJetBrainsExternalProductResourceUrls.kt b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/platform/ide/impl/customization/BaseJetBrainsExternalProductResourceUrls.kt
index 59ea6084bc4e..739b62a5d15a 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/platform/ide/impl/customization/BaseJetBrainsExternalProductResourceUrls.kt
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/platform/ide/impl/customization/BaseJetBrainsExternalProductResourceUrls.kt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package com.intellij.platform.ide.impl.customization
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationInfo
 import com.intellij.openapi.updateSettings.impl.PatchInfo
-import com.intellij.openapi.updateSettings.impl.UpdateRequestParameters
+import com.intellij.openapi.updateSettings.impl.UpdateRequestParametersProvider
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.BuildNumber
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.SystemInfo
 import com.intellij.platform.ide.customization.ExternalProductResourceUrls
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ abstract class BaseJetBrainsExternalProductResourceUrls : ExternalProductResourc
   override val updateMetadataUrl: Url
     get() = System.getProperty("idea.updates.url", "https://www.jetbrains.com/updates/updates.xml")
       .let { Urls.newFromEncoded(it) }
-      .let { UpdateRequestParameters.amendUpdateRequest(it) }
+      .let { UpdateRequestParametersProvider.passUpdateParameters(it) }
 
   final override fun computePatchUrl(from: BuildNumber, to: BuildNumber): Url =
     computeCustomPatchDownloadUrl(from, to)
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/platform/ide/impl/customization/LegacyExternalProductResourceUrls.kt b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/platform/ide/impl/customization/LegacyExternalProductResourceUrls.kt
index ce5905863998..30fd8d36b22e 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/platform/ide/impl/customization/LegacyExternalProductResourceUrls.kt
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/platform/ide/impl/customization/LegacyExternalProductResourceUrls.kt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package com.intellij.platform.ide.impl.customization
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationInfo
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ex.ApplicationInfoEx
-import com.intellij.openapi.updateSettings.impl.UpdateRequestParameters
+import com.intellij.openapi.updateSettings.impl.UpdateRequestParametersProvider
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.BuildNumber
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.SystemInfo
 import com.intellij.platform.ide.customization.ExternalProductResourceUrls
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class LegacyExternalProductResourceUrls : ExternalProductResourceUrls {
         return Urls.newFromEncoded(customUrl)
       }
       val baseUrl = ApplicationInfoEx.getInstanceEx().updateUrls?.checkingUrl ?: return null
-      return UpdateRequestParameters.amendUpdateRequest(Urls.newFromEncoded(baseUrl))
+      return UpdateRequestParametersProvider.passUpdateParameters(Urls.newFromEncoded(baseUrl))
     }
 
   override fun computePatchUrl(from: BuildNumber, to: BuildNumber): Url? {
diff --git a/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/PlatformExtensions.xml b/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/PlatformExtensions.xml
index 3a3d0992caf6..e334dc0239d5 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/PlatformExtensions.xml
+++ b/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/PlatformExtensions.xml
@@ -1162,6 +1162,8 @@
                     testServiceImplementation="com.intellij.openapi.updateSettings.impl.pluginsAdvertisement.HeadlessPluginAdvertiserServiceImpl"/>
     <applicationService
       serviceImplementation="com.intellij.openapi.updateSettings.impl.pluginsAdvertisement.GlobalIgnoredPluginSuggestionState"/>
+    <applicationService serviceInterface="com.intellij.openapi.updateSettings.impl.UpdateRequestParametersProvider"
+                        serviceImplementation="com.intellij.openapi.updateSettings.impl.DefaultUpdateRequestParametersProvider"/>
     <dependencyCollector kind="executable"
                          implementation="com.intellij.openapi.updateSettings.impl.pluginsAdvertisement.EnvironmentDependencyCollector"/>