diff --git a/.includes/sas.sh b/.includes/sas.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f61d17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.includes/sas.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+validate_sas_script() {
+    local scriptPath="$1"
+
+    [[ -s "$scriptPath" ]] && python3 -c \
+        'import ast, pathlib, sys; ast.parse(pathlib.Path(sys.argv[1]).read_text(encoding="utf-8"))' \
+        "$scriptPath" 2> /dev/null
+}
+
+start_installed_sas() {
+    local installedSas="$1"
+    local warning="$2"
+
+    if [[ -x "$installedSas" ]] && validate_sas_script "$installedSas"; then
+        msgbox "$warning Starting the installed version instead."
+        "$installedSas"
+        return $?
+    fi
+
+    msgbox "$warning No working copy of the Stormux Assistance Service is installed."
+    return 1
+}
+
+run_stormux_assistance_service() {
+    local installedSas="/usr/local/bin/sas"
+    local repositoryUrl="https://git.stormux.org/storm/sas"
+    local tempDir
+    local repositoryDir=""
+    local latestSas
+    local stagedSas="/usr/local/bin/.sas.new.$$"
+    local attempt
+
+    if ! command -v ii &> /dev/null; then
+        infobox "Installing the ii IRC client required by the Stormux Assistance Service..."
+        install_package ii
+        if ! command -v ii &> /dev/null; then
+            msgbox "The ii IRC client could not be installed. The Stormux Assistance Service cannot start."
+            return 1
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    tempDir=$(mktemp -d /tmp/configure-stormux-sas.XXXXXX) || {
+        start_installed_sas "$installedSas" \
+            "A temporary directory could not be created to check for an update."
+        return $?
+    }
+
+    infobox "Checking for the latest Stormux Assistance Service..."
+    for attempt in 1 2 3; do
+        if GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT=0 timeout 30s git clone --quiet --depth 1 \
+            "$repositoryUrl" "$tempDir/repository-$attempt"; then
+            repositoryDir="$tempDir/repository-$attempt"
+            break
+        fi
+    done
+
+    if [[ -z "$repositoryDir" ]]; then
+        rm -r -- "$tempDir"
+        start_installed_sas "$installedSas" \
+            "The latest Stormux Assistance Service could not be downloaded."
+        return $?
+    fi
+
+    latestSas="$repositoryDir/sas.py"
+    if ! validate_sas_script "$latestSas"; then
+        rm -r -- "$tempDir"
+        start_installed_sas "$installedSas" \
+            "The downloaded Stormux Assistance Service failed validation."
+        return $?
+    fi
+
+    if [[ ! -x "$installedSas" ]] || ! cmp -s "$latestSas" "$installedSas"; then
+        # sudoFlags is initialized by configure-stormux.sh before this file is sourced.
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2154
+        if ! sudo "${sudoFlags[@]}" install -m 0755 "$latestSas" "$stagedSas" ||
+            ! sudo "${sudoFlags[@]}" mv -f "$stagedSas" "$installedSas"; then
+            sudo "${sudoFlags[@]}" rm -f "$stagedSas"
+            rm -r -- "$tempDir"
+            start_installed_sas "$installedSas" \
+                "The Stormux Assistance Service could not be updated."
+            return $?
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    rm -r -- "$tempDir"
+    "$installedSas"
+}
+
+run_stormux_assistance_service
diff --git a/configure-stormux.sh b/configure-stormux.sh
index 21683a8..421cd62 100755
--- a/configure-stormux.sh
+++ b/configure-stormux.sh
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ while [[ "$choice" != "Exit" ]]; do
         "Get help on IRC")
             source .includes/irc.sh
         ;;
+        "Stormux Assistance Service")
+            source .includes/sas.sh
+        ;;
         "Update configure-stormux")
             sudo "${sudoFlags[@]}" git pull
             exit $?
@@ -141,6 +144,7 @@ while [[ "$choice" != "Exit" ]]; do
     )
         options+=("Set timezone"
         "Get help on IRC"
+        "Stormux Assistance Service"
         "Update configure-stormux"
         "Update EEPROM"
         "Update RHVoice dictionaries"