diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesListDelegate.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesListDelegate.java
index ad54530d5..2d4b0d867 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesListDelegate.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/GamesListDelegate.java
@@ -2512,6 +2512,11 @@ public class GamesListDelegate extends ListDelegateBase
         return result;
     }
 
+    private boolean downloadDictUpgrade( Intent intent )
+    {
+        return UpdateCheckReceiver.downloadPerNotification( m_activity, intent );
+    }
+
     private boolean startNewNetGame( NetLaunchInfo nli )
     {
         boolean handled = false;
@@ -2975,6 +2980,7 @@ public class GamesListDelegate extends ListDelegateBase
         boolean handled = startFirstHasDict( intent )
             || startWithInvitee( intent )
             || postWordlistURL( intent )
+            || downloadDictUpgrade( intent )
             || loadConfig( intent )
             || startNewNetGame( intent )
             || startHasGameID( intent )
diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/UpdateCheckReceiver.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/UpdateCheckReceiver.java
index 01b346781..1ec40039e 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/UpdateCheckReceiver.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/UpdateCheckReceiver.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- compile-command: "find-and-gradle.sh inXw4dDeb"; -*- */
 /*
- * Copyright 2012 by Eric House (xwords@eehouse.org).  All rights
+ * Copyright 2012 - 2022 by Eric House (xwords@eehouse.org).  All rights
  * reserved.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.os.SystemClock;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -413,6 +414,19 @@ public class UpdateCheckReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
                                 body, url.hashCode() );
     }
 
+    static boolean downloadPerNotification( Context context, Intent intent )
+    {
+        String dictUri = intent.getStringExtra( NEW_DICT_URL );
+        String name = intent.getStringExtra( NEW_DICT_NAME );
+        boolean handled = !TextUtils.isEmpty( dictUri )
+            && !TextUtils.isEmpty( name );
+        if ( handled ) {
+            Uri uri = Uri.parse( dictUri );
+            DwnldDelegate.downloadDictInBack( context, uri, name, null );
+        }
+        return handled;
+    }
+
     static boolean postedForDictDownload( Context context, final Uri uri,
                                           DwnldDelegate.DownloadFinishedListener dfl )
     {