diff --git a/src/background/service-worker.js b/src/background/service-worker.js
index b8d5a4b..f0f35a0 100644
--- a/src/background/service-worker.js
+++ b/src/background/service-worker.js
@@ -472,6 +472,20 @@ api.alarms.onAlarm.addListener(async (alarm) => {
     const result = await SilentSendSync.performAutoSync();
     if (result.pulled) {
       console.log('[Silent Send] Auto-sync pulled new data');
+      // Broadcast decrypted data to all open content scripts so
+      // substitution works immediately without a page reload.
+      const mappings = await Storage.getMappings();
+      const identity = await Storage.getIdentity();
+      const settings = await Storage.getSettings();
+      const allPatterns = [...BUILTIN_URL_PATTERNS];
+      const customDomains = settings.customDomains || [];
+      for (const domain of customDomains) allPatterns.push(domain + '/*');
+      for (const urlPattern of allPatterns) {
+        const tabs = await api.tabs.query({ url: urlPattern }).catch(() => []);
+        for (const tab of tabs) {
+          api.tabs.sendMessage(tab.id, { type: 'vault:unlocked', mappings, identity, settings }).catch(() => {});
+        }
+      }
     }
     if (result.error) {
       console.warn('[Silent Send] Auto-sync error:', result.error);
diff --git a/src/lib/storage.js b/src/lib/storage.js
index 23b4122..ea9a7ef 100644
--- a/src/lib/storage.js
+++ b/src/lib/storage.js
@@ -226,7 +226,19 @@ const Storage = {
   },
 
   async saveProfiles(profiles) {
-    await this._writeSecure(KEYS.IDENTITY, { profiles }, { ss_lastModified: Date.now() });
+    // Only advance ss_lastModified if at least one profile contains real PII.
+    // Creating the default empty profile on a fresh install should not count
+    // as "this browser has data" — that would make the pull timestamp check
+    // think remote Gist data is stale and skip the import.
+    const hasRealData = (profiles || []).some(p =>
+      (p.names || []).some(n => n.real?.trim()) ||
+      (p.emails || []).some(e => e.real?.trim()) ||
+      (p.usernames || []).some(u => u.real?.trim()) ||
+      (p.phones || []).some(ph => ph.real?.trim()) ||
+      p.catchAllEmail?.trim()
+    );
+    const extras = hasRealData ? { ss_lastModified: Date.now() } : {};
+    await this._writeSecure(KEYS.IDENTITY, { profiles }, extras);
   },
 
   async addProfile(name) {
diff --git a/src/lib/sync.js b/src/lib/sync.js
index d01dbb0..2a62e64 100644
--- a/src/lib/sync.js
+++ b/src/lib/sync.js
@@ -751,7 +751,8 @@ const SilentSendSync = {
       }
 
       const json = await resp.json();
-      await api.storage.local.set({ ss_gist_id: json.id });
+      const now = Date.now();
+      await api.storage.local.set({ ss_gist_id: json.id, ss_last_push_time: now, ss_last_push_source: 'gist' });
       return { success: true, gistId: json.id };
     } catch (e) {
       return { success: false, reason: e.message };
diff --git a/src/options/options.js b/src/options/options.js
index 9123539..313aedf 100644
--- a/src/options/options.js
+++ b/src/options/options.js
@@ -161,11 +161,17 @@ 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', 'ss_last_pull_time', 'ss_last_pull_source']);
+    const stored = await api.storage.local.get([
+      'ss_gist_id', 'ss_last_pull_time', 'ss_last_pull_source',
+      'ss_last_push_time', 'ss_last_push_source',
+    ]);
     if (stored.ss_gist_id) {
       let status = `Gist ID: ${stored.ss_gist_id.slice(0, 12)}…`;
+      if (stored.ss_last_push_time && stored.ss_last_push_source === 'gist') {
+        status += ` · Pushed: ${new Date(stored.ss_last_push_time).toLocaleString()}`;
+      }
       if (stored.ss_last_pull_time && stored.ss_last_pull_source === 'gist') {
-        status += ` · Last pulled: ${new Date(stored.ss_last_pull_time).toLocaleString()}`;
+        status += ` · Pulled: ${new Date(stored.ss_last_pull_time).toLocaleString()}`;
       }
       setGistSyncStatus(status, 'ok');
     }