diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index f5845e3..a09c012 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
     <details class="panel" data-panel-key="gitea-events" open>
       <summary><h2>Gitea event stream</h2></summary>
       <div id="gitea-events" class="muted" aria-live="polite">Loading…</div>
+      <div id="gitea-events-status" class="small" aria-live="polite">Waiting for activity…</div>
     </details>
     <details class="panel" data-panel-key="widgets" open>
       <summary><h2>Live Widgets</h2></summary>
@@ -245,11 +246,17 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
     ).join('') : '<div class="muted">No recent Gitea activity.</div>';
   }
 
+  function setEventStreamStatus(message) {
+    qs('#gitea-events-status').textContent = message;
+  }
+
   async function loadEventStream() {
+    setEventStreamStatus('Updating…');
     try {
       const res = await fetch('/api/v1/events', { headers: { Accept: 'application/json' } });
       if (!res.ok) throw new Error('HTTP ' + res.status);
       paintEventStream(await res.json());
+      setEventStreamStatus('Updated ' + fmt(new Date()));
     } catch (e) {
       qs('#gitea-events').innerHTML = '<div class="muted">Event stream unavailable.</div>';
     }
diff --git a/tests/test_event_stream.py b/tests/test_event_stream.py
index a76ae13..8aa8d81 100644
--- a/tests/test_event_stream.py
+++ b/tests/test_event_stream.py
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ def test_dashboard_has_realtime_gitea_event_stream_widget():
     assert "event.repo?.full_name" in html
 
 
+def test_event_stream_reports_when_activity_was_refreshed():
+    html = DASHBOARD.read_text()
+
+    assert 'id="gitea-events-status"' in html
+    assert "setEventStreamStatus('Updating…')" in html
+    assert "setEventStreamStatus('Updated ' + fmt(new Date()))" in html
+
+
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_event_stream_returns_recent_authenticated_gitea_activity(monkeypatch):
     expected = [{"type": "create", "actor": {"login": "timmy"}}]