diff --git a/src/baseTypes.ts b/src/baseTypes.ts
index 318f750..ba656ba 100644
--- a/src/baseTypes.ts
+++ b/src/baseTypes.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ export interface RemotelySavePluginSettings {
   logToDB?: boolean;
   skipSizeLargerThan?: number;
   ignorePaths?: string[];
+  enableStatusBarInfo?: boolean;
+  lastSuccessSync?: number;
 
   /**
    * @deprecated
diff --git a/src/langs b/src/langs
index c75336a..a8f6e1d 160000
--- a/src/langs
+++ b/src/langs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c75336a2a52fcf00147eea01ca767872dff2d0b4
+Subproject commit a8f6e1d05def00387ee5a50a829fd91e60ae6351
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index b8ec457..6b70493 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   addIcon,
   setIcon,
   FileSystemAdapter,
+  Platform,
 } from "obsidian";
 import cloneDeep from "lodash/cloneDeep";
 import { createElement, RotateCcw, RefreshCcw, FileText } from "lucide";
@@ -86,6 +87,8 @@ const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: RemotelySavePluginSettings = {
   logToDB: false,
   skipSizeLargerThan: -1,
   ignorePaths: [],
+  enableStatusBarInfo: true,
+  lastSuccessSync: -1,
 };
 
 interface OAuth2Info {
@@ -126,6 +129,7 @@ export default class RemotelySavePlugin extends Plugin {
   settings: RemotelySavePluginSettings;
   db: InternalDBs;
   syncStatus: SyncStatusType;
+  statusBarElement: HTMLSpanElement;
   oauth2Info: OAuth2Info;
   currLogLevel: string;
   currSyncMsg?: string;
@@ -357,11 +361,17 @@ export default class RemotelySavePlugin extends Plugin {
       this.syncStatus = "finish";
       this.syncStatus = "idle";
 
+      this.settings.lastSuccessSync = Date.now();
+
       if (this.syncRibbon !== undefined) {
         setIcon(this.syncRibbon, iconNameSyncWait);
         this.syncRibbon.setAttribute("aria-label", originLabel);
       }
 
+      if (this.statusBarElement !== undefined) {
+        this.updateLastSuccessSyncMsg(this.settings.lastSuccessSync);
+      }
+
       log.info(
         `${
           this.manifest.id
@@ -673,6 +683,21 @@ export default class RemotelySavePlugin extends Plugin {
       async () => this.syncRun("manual")
     );
 
+    // Create Status Bar Item (not supported on mobile)
+    if (!Platform.isMobileApp && this.settings.enableStatusBarInfo === true) {
+      const statusBarItem = this.addStatusBarItem();
+      this.statusBarElement = statusBarItem.createEl("span");
+      this.statusBarElement.setAttribute("aria-label-position", "top");
+
+      this.updateLastSuccessSyncMsg(this.settings.lastSuccessSync);
+      // update statusbar text every 30 seconds
+      this.registerInterval(
+        window.setInterval(() => {
+          this.updateLastSuccessSyncMsg(this.settings.lastSuccessSync);
+        }, 1000 * 30)
+      );
+    }
+
     this.addCommand({
       id: "start-sync",
       name: t("command_startsync"),
@@ -970,6 +995,62 @@ export default class RemotelySavePlugin extends Plugin {
     this.currSyncMsg = msg;
   }
 
+  updateLastSuccessSyncMsg(lastSuccessSyncMillis?: number) {
+    if (this.statusBarElement === undefined) return;
+
+    const t = (x: TransItemType, vars?: any) => {
+      return this.i18n.t(x, vars);
+    };
+
+    let lastSyncMsg = t("statusbar_lastsync_never");
+    let lastSyncLabelMsg = t("statusbar_lastsync_never_label");
+
+    if (lastSuccessSyncMillis !== undefined && lastSuccessSyncMillis > 0) {
+      const deltaTime = Date.now() - lastSuccessSyncMillis;
+
+      // create human readable time
+      const years = Math.floor(deltaTime / 31556952000);
+      const months = Math.floor(deltaTime / 2629746000);
+      const weeks = Math.floor(deltaTime / 604800000);
+      const days = Math.floor(deltaTime / 86400000);
+      const hours = Math.floor(deltaTime / 3600000);
+      const minutes = Math.floor(deltaTime / 60000);
+      let timeText = "";
+
+      if (years > 0) {
+        timeText = t("statusbar_time_years", { time: years });
+      } else if (months > 0) {
+        timeText = t("statusbar_time_months", { time: months });
+      } else if (weeks > 0) {
+        timeText = t("statusbar_time_weeks", { time: weeks });
+      } else if (days > 0) {
+        timeText = t("statusbar_time_days", { time: days });
+      } else if (hours > 0) {
+        timeText = t("statusbar_time_hours", { time: hours });
+      } else if (minutes > 0) {
+        timeText = t("statusbar_time_minutes", { time: minutes });
+      } else {
+        timeText = t("statusbar_time_lessminute");
+      }
+
+      let dateText = new Date(lastSuccessSyncMillis).toLocaleTimeString(
+        navigator.language,
+        {
+          weekday: "long",
+          year: "numeric",
+          month: "long",
+          day: "numeric",
+        }
+      );
+
+      lastSyncMsg = t("statusbar_lastsync", { time: timeText });
+      lastSyncLabelMsg = t("statusbar_lastsync_label", { date: dateText });
+    }
+
+    this.statusBarElement.setText(lastSyncMsg);
+    this.statusBarElement.setAttribute("aria-label", lastSyncLabelMsg);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Because data.json contains sensitive information,
    * We usually want to ignore it in the version control.
diff --git a/src/settings.ts b/src/settings.ts
index d8e51ff..5d49697 100644
--- a/src/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings.ts
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ class ChangeRemoteBaseDirModal extends Modal {
           button.onClick(async () => {
             this.plugin.settings[this.service].remoteBaseDir =
               this.newRemoteBaseDir;
+            // reset last sync time
+            this.plugin.settings.lastSuccessSync = -1;
             await this.plugin.saveSettings();
             new Notice(t("modal_remotebasedir_notice"));
             this.close();
@@ -1596,6 +1598,22 @@ export class RemotelySaveSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
           });
       });
 
+    // custom status bar items is not supported on mobile
+    if (!Platform.isMobileApp) {
+      new Setting(basicDiv)
+        .setName(t("settings_enablestatusbar_info"))
+        .setDesc(t("settings_enablestatusbar_info_desc"))
+        .addToggle((toggle) => {
+          toggle
+            .setValue(this.plugin.settings.enableStatusBarInfo)
+            .onChange(async (val) => {
+              this.plugin.settings.enableStatusBarInfo = val;
+              await this.plugin.saveSettings();
+              new Notice(t("settings_enablestatusbar_reloadrequired_notice"));
+            });
+        });
+    }
+
     new Setting(basicDiv)
       .setName(t("settings_ignorepaths"))
       .setDesc(t("settings_ignorepaths_desc"))
diff --git a/tests/configPersist.test.ts b/tests/configPersist.test.ts
index cde0a7c..b5dabc5 100644
--- a/tests/configPersist.test.ts
+++ b/tests/configPersist.test.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: RemotelySavePluginSettings = {
   password: "password",
   serviceType: "s3",
   currLogLevel: "info",
+  ignorePaths: ["somefoldertoignore"],
+  enableStatusBarInfo: true,
 };
 
 describe("Config Persist tests", () => {