diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/ws.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/ws.js
index df3c54679..9e0517e81 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/ws.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/ws.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import utils from './utils.js';
 import toastService from "./toast.js";
-import treeService from "./tree.js";
 
 const $outstandingSyncsCount = $("#outstanding-syncs-count");
 
@@ -159,6 +158,21 @@ setTimeout(() => {
     }, 1000);
 }, 0);
 
+subscribeToMessages(message => {
+    if (message.type === 'sync-pull-in-progress') {
+        toastService.showPersistent({
+            id: 'sync',
+            title: "Sync status",
+            message: "Sync update in progress",
+            icon: "refresh"
+        });
+    }
+
+    if (message.type === 'sync-pull-finished') {
+        toastService.closePersistent('sync');
+    }
+});
+
 export default {
     logError,
     subscribeToMessages,
diff --git a/src/services/sync.js b/src/services/sync.js
index 02a98e293..0c9f4677c 100644
--- a/src/services/sync.js
+++ b/src/services/sync.js
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ async function pullSync(syncContext) {
         log.info("Pulled " + rows.length + " changes from " + changesUri + " in "
             + (Date.now() - startDate.getTime()) + "ms");
 
+        ws.syncPullInProgress();
+
         for (const {sync, entity} of rows) {
             if (!sourceIdService.isLocalSourceId(sync.sourceId)) {
                 await syncUpdateService.updateEntity(sync, entity, syncContext.sourceId);
@@ -150,6 +152,8 @@ async function pullSync(syncContext) {
         await setLastSyncedPull(rows[rows.length - 1].sync.id);
     }
 
+    ws.syncPullFinished();
+
     log.info("Finished pull");
 }
 
@@ -167,9 +171,6 @@ async function pushSync(syncContext) {
 
         const filteredSyncs = syncs.filter(sync => {
             if (sync.sourceId === syncContext.sourceId) {
-                // too noisy
-                //log.info(`Skipping push #${sync.id} ${sync.entityName} ${sync.entityId} because it originates from sync target`);
-
                 // this may set lastSyncedPush beyond what's actually sent (because of size limit)
                 // so this is applied to the database only if there's no actual update
                 // TODO: it would be better to simplify this somehow
diff --git a/src/services/ws.js b/src/services/ws.js
index b6cd706ac..41089d23c 100644
--- a/src/services/ws.js
+++ b/src/services/ws.js
@@ -99,8 +99,18 @@ async function refreshTree() {
     await sendMessageToAllClients({ type: 'refresh-tree' });
 }
 
+async function syncPullInProgress() {
+    await sendMessageToAllClients({ type: 'sync-pull-in-progress' });
+}
+
+async function syncPullFinished() {
+    await sendMessageToAllClients({ type: 'sync-pull-finished' });
+}
+
 module.exports = {
     init,
     sendMessageToAllClients,
-    refreshTree
+    refreshTree,
+    syncPullInProgress,
+    syncPullFinished
 };
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