diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index a830fc5..7622a11 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ function App() {
   const [promptTarget, setPromptTarget] = useState<(typeof PROMPT_TARGETS)[number]>('OpenClaw')
   const [promptFeatureId, setPromptFeatureId] = useState('')
   const [backendMode, setBackendMode] = useState<'connecting' | 'appwrite' | 'local-cache'>('connecting')
+  const [syncStatus, setSyncStatus] = useState<'connecting' | 'synced' | 'pending' | 'syncing' | 'degraded'>('connecting')
+  const [lastSyncedAt, setLastSyncedAt] = useState<string | null>(null)
   const hasHydratedRemote = useRef(false)
   const initialLocalStateRef = useRef(appState)
 
@@ -104,9 +106,12 @@ function App() {
           setStatusMessage('Seeded Appwrite on Unraid from the local BuildPulse state.')
         }
         setBackendMode('appwrite')
+        setSyncStatus('synced')
+        setLastSyncedAt(nowIso())
       } catch {
         if (cancelled) return
         setBackendMode('local-cache')
+        setSyncStatus('degraded')
         setStatusMessage('Appwrite backend unavailable, so BuildPulse is using the local cache for now.')
       } finally {
         hasHydratedRemote.current = true
@@ -123,11 +128,19 @@ function App() {
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!hasHydratedRemote.current || backendMode !== 'appwrite') return
 
+    setSyncStatus('pending')
     const timer = window.setTimeout(() => {
-      void pushRemoteState(appState).catch(() => {
-        setBackendMode('local-cache')
-        setStatusMessage('Saved locally. Appwrite sync tripped over itself, so the cache is carrying the load.')
-      })
+      setSyncStatus('syncing')
+      void pushRemoteState(appState)
+        .then(() => {
+          setSyncStatus('synced')
+          setLastSyncedAt(nowIso())
+        })
+        .catch(() => {
+          setBackendMode('local-cache')
+          setSyncStatus('degraded')
+          setStatusMessage('Saved locally. Appwrite sync tripped over itself, so the cache is carrying the load.')
+        })
     }, 350)
 
     return () => window.clearTimeout(timer)
@@ -548,6 +561,18 @@ function App() {
 
   const currentFeatureCount = groupedFeatures.now.length
   const recentPulsePreview = [...appState.pulses].sort((a, b) => b.timestamp.localeCompare(a.timestamp)).slice(0, 3)
+  const backendLabel =
+    backendMode === 'appwrite' ? 'Appwrite backend · Unraid server' : backendMode === 'connecting' ? 'Connecting to Appwrite…' : 'Local cache fallback'
+  const syncLabel =
+    syncStatus === 'synced'
+      ? `Synced${lastSyncedAt ? ` ${formatDateTime(lastSyncedAt)}` : ''}`
+      : syncStatus === 'pending'
+        ? 'Changes queued'
+        : syncStatus === 'syncing'
+          ? 'Syncing now…'
+          : syncStatus === 'degraded'
+            ? 'Sync degraded · local cache active'
+            : 'Connecting…'
 
   return (
     <div className="app-shell">
@@ -576,6 +601,19 @@ function App() {
         </div>
       </header>
 
+      <section className="status-strip card">
+        <div>
+          <span className={`pill status-${backendMode === 'appwrite' ? 'healthy' : backendMode === 'connecting' ? 'connecting' : 'degraded'}`}>
+            {backendLabel}
+          </span>
+        </div>
+        <div>
+          <span className={`pill status-${syncStatus === 'synced' ? 'healthy' : syncStatus === 'pending' || syncStatus === 'syncing' || syncStatus === 'connecting' ? 'connecting' : 'degraded'}`}>
+            {syncLabel}
+          </span>
+        </div>
+      </section>
+
       <section className="project-card card">
         <div className="section-heading compact">
           <div>
@@ -1209,7 +1247,7 @@ function App() {
 
       <footer className="status-bar">
         <span>{statusMessage}</span>
-        <span>{backendMode === 'appwrite' ? 'Appwrite backend · Unraid server' : backendMode === 'connecting' ? 'Connecting to Appwrite…' : 'Local cache fallback'} · schema {appState.schema_version}</span>
+        <span>{backendLabel} · {syncLabel} · schema {appState.schema_version}</span>
       </footer>
     </div>
   )
diff --git a/src/index.css b/src/index.css
index d45d821..c7060e7 100644
--- a/src/index.css
+++ b/src/index.css
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ body::before {
 
 .hero-stats div,
 .quick-actions,
+.status-strip,
 .status-bar,
 .tab {
   border-radius: 18px;
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ body::before {
 .hero-stats span,
 .meta-row,
 small,
+.status-strip,
 .status-bar {
   color: #b7c4db;
 }
@@ -135,6 +137,7 @@ small,
 .project-card,
 .quick-actions,
 .focus-card,
+.status-strip,
 .tab-bar,
 .status-bar,
 .view-stack,
@@ -355,6 +358,7 @@ button.small {
 .item-card-header,
 .meta-row,
 .feature-signal-row,
+.status-strip,
 .status-bar,
 .filters-heading {
   display: flex;
@@ -487,12 +491,33 @@ pre {
   color: #dbe7ff;
 }
 
+.status-strip {
+  padding: 0.95rem 1.1rem;
+  background: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.72);
+  border: 1px solid rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.14);
+}
+
 .status-bar {
   padding: 0.95rem 1.1rem;
   background: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.78);
   border: 1px solid rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.14);
 }
 
+.pill.status-healthy {
+  background: rgba(52, 211, 153, 0.16);
+  color: #bbf7d0;
+}
+
+.pill.status-connecting {
+  background: rgba(96, 165, 250, 0.18);
+  color: #bfdbfe;
+}
+
+.pill.status-degraded {
+  background: rgba(248, 113, 113, 0.18);
+  color: #fecaca;
+}
+
 .sr-only {
   position: absolute;
   width: 1px;
@@ -524,6 +549,7 @@ pre {
   }
 
   .hero-card,
+  .status-strip,
   .status-bar {
     flex-direction: column;
   }
@@ -537,6 +563,7 @@ pre {
   .tab-bar,
   .button-row,
   .filter-row,
+  .status-strip,
   .status-bar,
   .feature-signal-row {
     flex-direction: column;