diff --git a/lib/package-updates-status-view.js b/lib/package-updates-status-view.js
index fa72cfda..dec2dd41 100644
--- a/lib/package-updates-status-view.js
+++ b/lib/package-updates-status-view.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export default class PackageUpdatesStatusView {
     this.disposables.add(packageManager.on('package-updating theme-updating', ({pack, error}) => { this.onPackageUpdating(pack) }))
     this.disposables.add(packageManager.on('package-updated theme-updated package-uninstalled theme-uninstalled', ({pack, error}) => { this.onPackageUpdated(pack) }))
     this.disposables.add(packageManager.on('package-update-failed theme-update-failed', ({pack, error}) => { this.onPackageUpdateFailed(pack) }))
+    this.disposables.add(atom.config.onDidChange('core.disabledPackages', () => { this.updateTile() }))
 
     const clickHandler = () => {
       atom.commands.dispatch(atom.views.getView(atom.workspace), 'settings-view:check-for-package-updates')
@@ -120,6 +121,13 @@ export default class PackageUpdatesStatusView {
   }
 
   updateTile () {
+    const disabledPackages = []
+    if (this.updates.length){
+      const updatesWithoutDisabled = this.updates.filter(update => atom.packages.isPackageDisabled(update.name))
+      updatesWithoutDisabled.filter(update => this.updates.splice(this.updates.indexOf(update),1))
+      updatesWithoutDisabled.filter(update => disabledPackages.push(update))
+    }
+
     if (this.updates.length) {
       if (this.tooltip) {
         this.tooltip.dispose()
@@ -152,5 +160,8 @@ export default class PackageUpdatesStatusView {
       this.tile = null
       this.destroyed = true
     }
+    if (disabledPackages.length){
+      disabledPackages.filter(update => this.updates.push(update))
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/spec/package-updates-status-view-spec.coffee b/spec/package-updates-status-view-spec.coffee
index 510f1efe..fb998a95 100644
--- a/spec/package-updates-status-view-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/package-updates-status-view-spec.coffee
@@ -150,3 +150,17 @@ describe "PackageUpdatesStatusView", ->
       packageManager.emitPackageEvent('update-failed', outdatedPackage1)
       packageManager.emitPackageEvent('uninstalled', outdatedPackage1)
       expect(document.querySelector('status-bar .package-updates-status-view').textContent).toBe '1 update'
+
+  describe "when one packages is disabled", ->
+    it "updates the tile", ->
+      spyOn(atom.packages, 'isPackageDisabled').andCallFake (args) ->
+        if args is outdatedPackage1.name
+          return true
+      atom.config.set('core.disabledPackages', ['something'])
+      expect(document.querySelector('status-bar .package-updates-status-view').textContent).toBe '1 update'
+
+  describe "when all packages are disabled", ->
+    it "destroys the tile", ->
+      spyOn(atom.packages, 'isPackageDisabled').andReturn true
+      atom.config.set('core.disabledPackages', ['something'])
+      expect(document.querySelector('status-bar .package-updates-status-view')).not.toExist()