diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Core/Api/FirmwareController.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Core/Api/FirmwareController.php
index 4205341a3..d41e25caa 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Core/Api/FirmwareController.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Core/Api/FirmwareController.php
@@ -92,20 +92,66 @@ class FirmwareController extends ApiControllerBase
                     );
                 }
             }
-        } else {
-            $response = array('status' => 'unknown', 'status_msg' => gettext('Current status is unknown.'));
-        }
 
-        /* XXX array isn't flat, need to refactor this */
-        if (isset($response['upgrade_packages'])) {
             $sorted = array();
-            foreach ($response['upgrade_packages'] as $key => $value) {
-                $sorted[$value['name']] = $value;
+
+            /*
+             * new_packages: array with { name: <package_name>, version: <package_version> }
+             * reinstall_packages: array with { name: <package_name>, version: <package_version> }
+             * delete_packages: array with { name: <package_name>, version: <package_version> }
+             * upgrade_packages: array with { name: <package_name>, current_version: <current_version>, new_version: <new_version> }
+             */
+            foreach (array('new_packages', 'reinstall_packages', 'delete_packages', 'upgrade_packages') as $pkg_type) {
+                if (isset($response[$pkg_type])) {
+                    foreach ($response[$pkg_type] as $value) {
+                        switch ($pkg_type) {
+                            case 'new_packages':
+                                $sorted[$value['name']] = array(
+                                    'new' => $value['version'],
+                                    'reason' => gettext('new'),
+                                    'name' => $value['name'],
+                                    'old' => gettext('N/A'),
+                                );
+                                break;
+                            case 'reinstall_packages':
+                                $sorted[$value['name']] = array(
+                                    'reason' => gettext('reinstall'),
+                                    'new' => $value['version'],
+                                    'old' => $value['version'],
+                                    'name' => $value['name'],
+                                );
+                                break;
+                            case 'delete_packages':
+                                $sorted[$value['name']] = array(
+                                    'reason' => gettext('delete'),
+                                    'old' => $value['version'],
+                                    'name' => $value['name'],
+                                    'new' => gettext('N/A'),
+                                );
+                                break;
+                            case 'upgrade_packages':
+                                $sorted[$value['name']] = array(
+                                    'reason' => gettext('update'),
+                                    'old' => $value['current_version'],
+                                    'new' => $value['new_version'],
+                                    'name' => $value['name'],
+                                );
+                                break;
+                            default:
+                                /* undefined */
+                                break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
             }
+
             uksort($sorted, function ($a, $b) {
                 return strnatcmp($a, $b);
             });
-            $response['upgrade_packages'] = $sorted;
+
+            $response['all_packages'] = $sorted;
+        } else {
+            $response = array('status' => 'unknown', 'status_msg' => gettext('Firmware status check was aborted internally. Please try again.'));
         }
 
         return $response;
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Core/firmware.volt b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Core/firmware.volt
index 971c41bf6..4b9474d7e 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Core/firmware.volt
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Core/firmware.volt
@@ -63,22 +63,12 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
                 // show upgrade list
                 $('#updatetab > a').tab('show');
                 $("#updatelist").html("<tr><th>{{ lang._('Package Name') }}</th>" +
-                "<th>{{ lang._('Current Version') }}</th><th>{{ lang._('New Version') }}</th></tr>");
-                $.each(['new_packages', 'upgrade_packages', 'reinstall_packages'], function(type_idx,type_name){
-                    if ( data[type_name] != undefined ) {
-                        $.each(data[type_name],function(index,row){
-                            if (type_name == "new_packages") {
-                                $('#updatelist').append('<tr><td>'+row['name']+'</td>' +
-                                "<td><strong>{{ lang._('NEW') }}</strong></td><td>"+row['version']+"</td></tr>");
-                            } else if (type_name == "reinstall_packages") {
-                                $('#updatelist').append('<tr><td>'+row['name']+'</td>' +
-                                "<td>"+row['version']+"</td><td><strong>{{ lang._('REINSTALL') }}</strong></td></tr>");
-                            } else {
-                                $('#updatelist').append('<tr><td>'+row['name']+'</td>' +
-                                '<td>'+row['current_version']+'</td><td>'+row['new_version']+'</td></tr>');
-                            }
-                        });
-                    }
+                "<th>{{ lang._('Current Version') }}</th><th>{{ lang._('New Version') }}</th>" +
+                "<th>{{ lang._('Required Action') }}</th></tr>");
+                $.each(data['all_packages'], function (index, row) {
+                    $('#updatelist').append('<tr><td>'+row['name']+'</td>' +
+                    '<td>'+row['old']+'</td><td>'+row['new']+'</td><td>' +
+                    row['reason'] + '</td></tr>');
                 });
             }