diff --git a/src/lib/sync.js b/src/lib/sync.js
index 9785714..c5f8792 100644
--- a/src/lib/sync.js
+++ b/src/lib/sync.js
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ const SilentSendSync = {
     const result = await api.storage.local.get('ss_lastModified');
     return {
       version: '1',
-      lastModified: result.ss_lastModified || Date.now(),
+      lastModified: result.ss_lastModified || 0,
       identity: identity || {},
       mappings: mappings || [],
       settings: settings || {},
@@ -924,9 +924,12 @@ const SilentSendSync = {
     }
 
     // Metadata stays plaintext
+    const now = Date.now();
     await api.storage.local.set({
       ss_lastModified: data.lastModified,
-      ss_sync_notification: { source, time: Date.now() },
+      ss_sync_notification: { source, time: now },
+      ss_last_pull_time: now,
+      ss_last_pull_source: source,
     });
   },
 
diff --git a/src/options/options.js b/src/options/options.js
index 78d0d4d..8d81e9e 100644
--- a/src/options/options.js
+++ b/src/options/options.js
@@ -161,9 +161,13 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', async () => {
   // --- GitHub Gist sync ---
   // Restore saved token (session only — never persisted to storage)
   {
-    const stored = await api.storage.local.get('ss_gist_id');
+    const stored = await api.storage.local.get(['ss_gist_id', 'ss_last_pull_time', 'ss_last_pull_source']);
     if (stored.ss_gist_id) {
-      setGistSyncStatus(`Gist ID: ${stored.ss_gist_id.slice(0, 12)}…`, 'ok');
+      let status = `Gist ID: ${stored.ss_gist_id.slice(0, 12)}…`;
+      if (stored.ss_last_pull_time && stored.ss_last_pull_source === 'gist') {
+        status += ` · Last pulled: ${new Date(stored.ss_last_pull_time).toLocaleString()}`;
+      }
+      setGistSyncStatus(status, 'ok');
     }
   }