diff --git a/data/ui/DrawingPerspective.ui b/data/ui/DrawingPerspective.ui
index be67857..4814059 100644
--- a/data/ui/DrawingPerspective.ui
+++ b/data/ui/DrawingPerspective.ui
@@ -15,6 +15,46 @@
           <object class="GtkBox">
             <property name="visible">True</property>
             <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+            <child>
+              <object class="GtkSpinner" id="spinner_sync">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                <property name="margin_left">5</property>
+                <property name="margin_right">5</property>
+                <property name="active">True</property>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="expand">False</property>
+                <property name="fill">True</property>
+                <property name="position">0</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <object class="GtkLabel">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                <property name="margin_left">10</property>
+                <property name="margin_right">10</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">last synchronized:</property>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="expand">False</property>
+                <property name="fill">True</property>
+                <property name="position">1</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <object class="GtkLabel" id="label_last_sync">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">2 seconds ago</property>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="expand">False</property>
+                <property name="fill">True</property>
+                <property name="position">2</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
             <child>
               <object class="GtkLabel">
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
@@ -23,7 +63,7 @@
               <packing>
                 <property name="expand">True</property>
                 <property name="fill">True</property>
-                <property name="position">1</property>
+                <property name="position">3</property>
               </packing>
             </child>
             <child>
@@ -32,12 +72,12 @@
                 <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                 <property name="margin_left">10</property>
                 <property name="margin_right">10</property>
-                <property name="icon_name">battery-000</property>
+                <property name="icon_name">battery-empty-symbolic</property>
               </object>
               <packing>
                 <property name="expand">False</property>
                 <property name="fill">True</property>
-                <property name="position">2</property>
+                <property name="position">4</property>
               </packing>
             </child>
           </object>
diff --git a/tuhigui/drawingperspective.py b/tuhigui/drawingperspective.py
index 7488939..4de8e6e 100644
--- a/tuhigui/drawingperspective.py
+++ b/tuhigui/drawingperspective.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from .drawing import Drawing
 from .svg import JsonSvg
 
 import json
+import time
 import gi
 gi.require_version("Gtk", "3.0")
 
@@ -23,6 +24,24 @@ import logging
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
 logger = logging.getLogger('drawingperspective')
 
+def relative_time(seconds):
+    MIN = 60
+    H = 60 * MIN
+    DAY = 24 * H
+    WEEK = 7 * DAY
+
+    if seconds < 30:
+              return 'just now'
+    if seconds < 5 * MIN:
+              return 'a few minutes ago'
+    if seconds < H:
+              return f'{int(seconds/MIN/10) * 10} minutes ago'
+    if seconds < DAY:
+              return f'{int(seconds/H)} hours ago'
+    if seconds < 4 * WEEK:
+        return f'{int(seconds/D)} days ago'
+    return 'a long time ago'
+
 
 @Gtk.Template(resource_path="/org/freedesktop/TuhiGui/ui/DrawingPerspective.ui")
 class DrawingPerspective(Gtk.Stack):
@@ -30,10 +49,15 @@ class DrawingPerspective(Gtk.Stack):
 
     image_battery = Gtk.Template.Child()
     flowbox_drawings = Gtk.Template.Child()
+    spinner_sync = Gtk.Template.Child()
+    label_last_sync = Gtk.Template.Child()
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.known_drawings = []
+        self.last_sync_time = 0
+        self._sync_label_timer = GObject.timeout_add_seconds(60, self._update_sync_label)
+        self._update_sync_label()
 
     def _update_drawings(self, device, pspec):
         for ts in self.device.drawings_available:
@@ -56,6 +80,7 @@ class DrawingPerspective(Gtk.Stack):
 
         device.connect('notify::connected', self._on_connected)
         device.connect('notify::listening', self._on_listening_stopped)
+        device.connect('notify::sync-state', self._on_sync_state)
         self.device.connect('notify::drawings-available',
                             self._update_drawings)
 
@@ -79,6 +104,19 @@ class DrawingPerspective(Gtk.Stack):
     def name(self):
         return "drawing_perspective"
 
+    def _on_sync_state(self, device, pspec):
+        if device.sync_state:
+            self.spinner_sync.start()
+        else:
+            self.spinner_sync.stop()
+            self.last_sync_time = time.time()
+            self._update_sync_label()
+
+    def _update_sync_label(self):
+        now = time.time()
+        self.label_last_sync.set_text(f'{relative_time(now - self.last_sync_time)}')
+        return True
+
     def _on_connected(self, device, pspec):
         # Turns out we don't really care about whether the device is
         # connected or not, it has little effect on how we work here
diff --git a/tuhigui/tuhi.py b/tuhigui/tuhi.py
index b5074f8..64c3702 100644
--- a/tuhigui/tuhi.py
+++ b/tuhigui/tuhi.py
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ class TuhiKeteDevice(_DBusObject):
         self.is_registering = False
         self._bluez_device = BlueZDevice(self.property('BlueZDevice'))
         self._bluez_device.connect('notify::connected', self._on_connected)
+        self._sync_state = 0
 
     @classmethod
     def is_device_address(cls, string):
@@ -208,6 +209,10 @@ class TuhiKeteDevice(_DBusObject):
     def connected(self):
         return self._bluez_device.connected
 
+    @GObject.Property
+    def sync_state(self):
+        return self._sync_state
+
     def _on_connected(self, bluez_device, pspec):
         self.notify('connected')
 
@@ -246,6 +251,9 @@ class TuhiKeteDevice(_DBusObject):
             elif err < 0:
                 logger.error(f'{self}: an error occured: {os.strerror(-err)}')
             self.notify('listening')
+        elif signal == 'SyncState':
+            self._sync_state = parameters[0]
+            self.notify('sync-state')
 
     def _on_properties_changed(self, proxy, changed_props, invalidated_props):
         if changed_props is None: