diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Constants.java b/app/src/main/java/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Constants.java
index beb9423f..46ec5e62 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Constants.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Constants.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public final class Constants {
     public static final String UNCRYPT_FILE_EXT = ".uncrypt";
 
     public static final String PROP_AB_DEVICE = "ro.build.ab_update";
+    public static final String PROP_ALLOW_MAJOR_UPGRADES = "lineage.updater.allow_major_upgrades";
     public static final String PROP_BUILD_DATE = "ro.build.date.utc";
     public static final String PROP_BUILD_VERSION = "ro.lineage.build.version";
     public static final String PROP_BUILD_VERSION_INCREMENTAL = "ro.build.version.incremental";
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Utils.java b/app/src/main/java/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Utils.java
index bc6ba6ff..1b11d415 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Utils.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Utils.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class Utils {
         return true;
     }
 
-    private static boolean compareVersions(String a, String b) {
+    private static boolean compareVersions(String a, String b, boolean allowMajorUpgrades) {
         try {
             int majorA = Integer.parseInt(a.split("\\.")[0]);
             int minorA = Integer.parseInt(a.split("\\.")[1]);
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ public class Utils {
             int majorB = Integer.parseInt(b.split("\\.")[0]);
             int minorB = Integer.parseInt(b.split("\\.")[1]);
 
+            // Return early and allow if we allow major version upgrades
+            return (allowMajorUpgrades && majorA > majorB) || (majorA == majorB && minorA >= minorB)
+
             return majorA == majorB && minorA >= minorB;
         } catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException | NumberFormatException e) {
             return false;
@@ -127,10 +130,15 @@ public class Utils {
     }
 
     public static boolean canInstall(UpdateBaseInfo update) {
+        boolean allowMajorUpgrades = SystemProperties.getBoolean(
+                Constants.PROP_ALLOW_MAJOR_UPGRADES, false);
+
         return (SystemProperties.getBoolean(Constants.PROP_UPDATER_ALLOW_DOWNGRADING, false) ||
                 update.getTimestamp() > SystemProperties.getLong(Constants.PROP_BUILD_DATE, 0)) &&
                 compareVersions(
-                        update.getVersion(), SystemProperties.get(Constants.PROP_BUILD_VERSION));
+                        update.getVersion(),
+                        SystemProperties.get(Constants.PROP_BUILD_VERSION),
+                        allowMajorUpgrades);
     }
 
     public static List<UpdateInfo> parseJson(File file, boolean compatibleOnly)