diff --git a/packages/amazonq/src/extensionNode.ts b/packages/amazonq/src/extensionNode.ts
index cd07aeba981..d21e9535383 100644
--- a/packages/amazonq/src/extensionNode.ts
+++ b/packages/amazonq/src/extensionNode.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { DevOptions } from 'aws-core-vscode/dev'
 import { Auth } from 'aws-core-vscode/auth'
 import api from './api'
 import { activate as activateCWChat } from './app/chat/activation'
+import { beta } from 'aws-core-vscode/dev'
 
 export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
     // IMPORTANT: No other code should be added to this function. Place it in one of the following 2 functions where appropriate.
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ async function activateAmazonQNode(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
     filetypes.activate()
 
     await setupDevMode(context)
+    await beta.activate(context)
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/core/src/dev/activation.ts b/packages/core/src/dev/activation.ts
index 3c94e5d6d71..e676c426b12 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/dev/activation.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/dev/activation.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  */
 
 import * as vscode from 'vscode'
-import * as config from './config'
 import { createCommonButtons } from '../shared/ui/buttons'
 import { createQuickPick } from '../shared/ui/pickerPrompter'
 import { SkipPrompter } from '../shared/ui/common/skipPrompter'
@@ -14,9 +13,6 @@ import { Commands } from '../shared/vscode/commands2'
 import { createInputBox } from '../shared/ui/inputPrompter'
 import { Wizard } from '../shared/wizards/wizard'
 import { deleteDevEnvCommand, installVsixCommand, openTerminalCommand } from './codecatalyst'
-import { watchBetaVSIX } from './beta'
-import { isCloud9 } from '../shared/extensionUtilities'
-import { isReleaseVersion } from '../shared/vscode/env'
 import { isAnySsoConnection } from '../auth/connection'
 import { Auth } from '../auth/auth'
 import { getLogger } from '../shared/logger'
@@ -194,10 +190,6 @@ export async function activate(ctx: vscode.ExtensionContext): Promise<void> {
 
     const editor = new ObjectEditor()
     ctx.subscriptions.push(openStorageCommand.register(editor))
-
-    if (!isCloud9() && !isReleaseVersion() && config.betaUrl) {
-        ctx.subscriptions.push(watchBetaVSIX(config.betaUrl))
-    }
 }
 
 async function openMenu(options: MenuOption[]): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/dev/beta.ts b/packages/core/src/dev/beta.ts
index 69935ace908..7718d1f49fc 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/dev/beta.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/dev/beta.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ import { isUserCancelledError, ToolkitError } from '../shared/errors'
 import { telemetry } from '../shared/telemetry/telemetry'
 import { cast } from '../shared/utilities/typeConstructors'
 import { CancellationError } from '../shared/utilities/timeoutUtils'
+import { isAmazonQ, isCloud9, productName } from '../shared/extensionUtilities'
+import * as config from './config'
+import { isReleaseVersion } from '../shared/vscode/env'
 
 const localize = nls.loadMessageBundle()
 
@@ -39,6 +42,16 @@ async function updateBetaToolkitData(vsixUrl: string, data: BetaToolkit) {
     })
 }
 
+/**
+ * Set up "beta" update monitoring.
+ */
+export async function activate(ctx: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
+    const betaUrl = isAmazonQ() ? config.betaUrl.amazonq : config.betaUrl.toolkit
+    if (!isCloud9() && !isReleaseVersion() && betaUrl) {
+        ctx.subscriptions.push(watchBetaVSIX(betaUrl))
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * Watch the beta VSIX daily for changes.
  * If this is the first time we are watching the beta version or if its been 24 hours since it was last checked then try to prompt for update
@@ -75,11 +88,12 @@ async function runAutoUpdate(vsixUrl: string) {
 async function checkBetaUrl(vsixUrl: string): Promise<void> {
     const resp = await got(vsixUrl).buffer()
     const latestBetaInfo = await getExtensionInfo(resp)
-    if (VSCODE_EXTENSION_ID.awstoolkit !== `${latestBetaInfo.publisher}.${latestBetaInfo.name}`) {
+    const extId = isAmazonQ() ? VSCODE_EXTENSION_ID.amazonq : VSCODE_EXTENSION_ID.awstoolkit
+    if (extId !== `${latestBetaInfo.publisher}.${latestBetaInfo.name}`) {
         throw new ToolkitError('URL does not point to an AWS Toolkit artifact', { code: 'InvalidExtensionName' })
     }
 
-    const currentVersion = vscode.extensions.getExtension(VSCODE_EXTENSION_ID.awstoolkit)?.packageJSON.version
+    const currentVersion = vscode.extensions.getExtension(extId)?.packageJSON.version
     if (latestBetaInfo.version !== currentVersion) {
         const tmpFolder = await makeTemporaryToolkitFolder()
         const betaPath = vscode.Uri.joinPath(vscode.Uri.file(tmpFolder), path.basename(vsixUrl))
@@ -141,7 +155,7 @@ async function promptInstallToolkit(pluginPath: vscode.Uri, newVersion: string,
     const response = await vscode.window.showInformationMessage(
         localize(
             'AWS.dev.beta.updatePrompt',
-            `New version of AWS Toolkit is available at the [beta URL]({0}). Install the new version "{1}" to continue using the beta.`,
+            `New version of ${productName()} is available at the [beta URL]({0}). Install the new version "{1}" to continue using the beta.`,
             vsixUrl,
             newVersion
         ),
diff --git a/packages/core/src/dev/config.ts b/packages/core/src/dev/config.ts
index 3397a1b944d..276732a72bf 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/dev/config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/dev/config.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-// This file is strictly used for private development
+// This file is for internal testing.
 // Nothing in this file should have a truthy value on mainline
 
-export const betaUrl = ''
+export const betaUrl = {
+    amazonq: '',
+    toolkit: '',
+}
 
 // feature flag for SQL transformations
 export const isSQLTransformReady = false
diff --git a/packages/core/src/dev/index.ts b/packages/core/src/dev/index.ts
index e69b1908875..111920c99ee 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/dev/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/dev/index.ts
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
  */
 
 export { DevOptions, updateDevMode } from './activation'
+export * as beta from './beta'
diff --git a/packages/core/src/extensionNode.ts b/packages/core/src/extensionNode.ts
index 42aab7bcf09..b9ac4977b22 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/extensionNode.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/extensionNode.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import { activate as activateEcs } from './awsService/ecs/activation'
 import { activate as activateAppRunner } from './awsService/apprunner/activation'
 import { activate as activateIot } from './awsService/iot/activation'
 import { activate as activateDev } from './dev/activation'
+import * as beta from './dev/beta'
 import { activate as activateApplicationComposer } from './applicationcomposer/activation'
 import { activate as activateRedshift } from './awsService/redshift/activation'
 import { activate as activateIamPolicyChecks } from './awsService/accessanalyzer/activation'
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 
         try {
             await activateDev(context)
+            await beta.activate(context)
         } catch (error) {
             getLogger().debug(`Developer Tools (internal): failed to activate: ${(error as Error).message}`)
         }