diff --git a/apps/tauri/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/apps/tauri/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 77204d1..53f5c8e 100644
--- a/apps/tauri/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/apps/tauri/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -511,6 +511,19 @@ fn set_workspace_theme(
     s.config.save_to_file(&s.config_path.clone()).map_err(|e| e.to_string())
 }
 
+#[tauri::command]
+fn set_sync_interval(
+    workspace_id: String,
+    interval_secs: Option<u64>,
+    state: State<'_, Mutex<AppState>>,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let mut s = lock_state(&state)?;
+    if let Some(ws) = s.config.workspaces.get_mut(&workspace_id) {
+        ws.sync_interval_secs = interval_secs;
+    }
+    s.config.save_to_file(&s.config_path.clone()).map_err(|e| e.to_string())
+}
+
 /// A remote folder entry returned to the frontend.
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 struct RemoteFolderEntry {
@@ -862,6 +875,7 @@ pub fn run() {
             get_group_by_due_date,
             set_webdav_config,
             set_workspace_theme,
+            set_sync_interval,
             add_webdav_workspace,
             list_remote_folder,
             inspect_remote_workspace,
diff --git a/apps/tauri/src/lib/screens/SettingsScreen.svelte b/apps/tauri/src/lib/screens/SettingsScreen.svelte
index 32b7c98..17f4958 100644
--- a/apps/tauri/src/lib/screens/SettingsScreen.svelte
+++ b/apps/tauri/src/lib/screens/SettingsScreen.svelte
@@ -202,6 +202,23 @@
         </div>
       </div>
 
+      <div class="mt-3">
+        <label class="mb-1 block text-xs font-medium opacity-60">Sync interval</label>
+        <select
+          value={String(app.syncIntervalSecs)}
+          onchange={(e) => {
+            const val = parseInt((e.target as HTMLSelectElement).value);
+            app.setSyncInterval(val === 60 ? null : val);
+          }}
+          class="w-full appearance-none rounded-lg border border-border-light bg-surface-light px-3 py-2 text-sm text-text-light outline-none focus:border-primary dark:border-border-dark dark:bg-surface-dark dark:text-text-dark"
+        >
+          <option value="30">30 seconds</option>
+          <option value="60">1 minute</option>
+          <option value="120">2 minutes</option>
+          <option value="300">5 minutes</option>
+          <option value="600">10 minutes</option>
+        </select>
+      </div>
     </section>
   {/if}
 
diff --git a/apps/tauri/src/lib/screens/TasksScreen.svelte b/apps/tauri/src/lib/screens/TasksScreen.svelte
index d1aef7f..277ce43 100644
--- a/apps/tauri/src/lib/screens/TasksScreen.svelte
+++ b/apps/tauri/src/lib/screens/TasksScreen.svelte
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
             class="inline-block h-2 w-2 rounded-full {app.syncing ? 'animate-pulse bg-primary' : app.syncStatus === 'synced' || app.syncStatus === 'idle' ? 'bg-green-500' : app.syncStatus === 'error' ? 'bg-red-500' : 'bg-gray-400'}"
           ></span>
           <span class="flex-1 text-xs opacity-60">
-            {app.syncing ? "Syncing..." : app.syncStatus === "synced" || app.syncStatus === "idle" ? "Synced" : app.syncStatus === "error" ? "Sync error" : "Offline"}
+            {app.syncing ? "Syncing..." : app.syncStatus === "synced" || app.syncStatus === "idle" ? "Synced" : app.syncStatus === "error" ? "Sync error" : "Offline"}{#if !app.syncing && app.lastSyncResult}&nbsp;&nbsp;↑{app.lastSyncResult.uploaded} ↓{app.lastSyncResult.downloaded}{/if}
           </span>
           <!-- Manual sync button -->
           <button
@@ -595,15 +595,6 @@
       </div>
     </div>
 
-    <!-- Sync status indicator -->
-    {#if app.syncing}
-      <div class="absolute bottom-4 right-4 z-20 h-5 w-5 animate-spin rounded-full border-2 border-primary border-t-transparent"></div>
-    {:else if app.lastSyncResult}
-      <div class="absolute bottom-4 right-4 z-20 flex items-center gap-1 rounded-full bg-black/10 px-2.5 py-1 text-xs opacity-60 dark:bg-white/10">
-        <span>↑{app.lastSyncResult.uploaded}</span>
-        <span>↓{app.lastSyncResult.downloaded}</span>
-      </div>
-    {/if}
   </div>
 </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/apps/tauri/src/lib/stores/app.svelte.ts b/apps/tauri/src/lib/stores/app.svelte.ts
index b10812f..f61f5b0 100644
--- a/apps/tauri/src/lib/stores/app.svelte.ts
+++ b/apps/tauri/src/lib/stores/app.svelte.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ let lastSyncTime = 0;
 let _syncInterval: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null;
 let _syncDebounce: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
 let _focusUnlisten: (() => void) | null = null;
-const SYNC_POLL_MS = 60_000;
+const DEFAULT_SYNC_INTERVAL_SECS = 60;
 const SYNC_DEBOUNCE_MS = 5_000;
 const SYNC_FOCUS_THRESHOLD_MS = 30_000;
 
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ let isWebdav = $derived(
     ? config.workspaces[config.current_workspace]?.mode === "webdav"
     : false,
 );
+let syncIntervalSecs = $derived(
+  config?.current_workspace
+    ? config.workspaces[config.current_workspace]?.sync_interval_secs ?? DEFAULT_SYNC_INTERVAL_SECS
+    : DEFAULT_SYNC_INTERVAL_SECS,
+);
 
 // ── Actions ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -350,7 +355,7 @@ function debouncedSync() {
 function startAutoSync() {
   stopAutoSync();
   triggerSync();
-  _syncInterval = setInterval(triggerSync, SYNC_POLL_MS);
+  _syncInterval = setInterval(triggerSync, syncIntervalSecs * 1000);
   getCurrentWindow().onFocusChanged(({ payload: focused }) => {
     if (focused && Date.now() - lastSyncTime > SYNC_FOCUS_THRESHOLD_MS) triggerSync();
   }).then((unlisten) => { _focusUnlisten = unlisten; });
@@ -362,6 +367,20 @@ function stopAutoSync() {
   if (_focusUnlisten) { _focusUnlisten(); _focusUnlisten = null; }
 }
 
+async function setSyncInterval(secs: number | null) {
+  if (!config?.current_workspace) return;
+  try {
+    await invoke("set_sync_interval", {
+      workspaceId: config.current_workspace,
+      intervalSecs: secs,
+    });
+    config = await invoke<AppConfig>("get_config");
+    if (isWebdav) startAutoSync();
+  } catch (e) {
+    error = String(e);
+  }
+}
+
 async function setTheme(theme: string | null) {
   if (!config?.current_workspace) return;
   try {
@@ -462,6 +481,9 @@ export const app = {
   get isWebdav() {
     return isWebdav;
   },
+  get syncIntervalSecs() {
+    return syncIntervalSecs;
+  },
   get lastSyncResult() {
     return lastSyncResult;
   },
@@ -496,6 +518,7 @@ export const app = {
   triggerSync,
   startAutoSync,
   stopAutoSync,
+  setSyncInterval,
   setTheme,
   addWebdavWorkspace,
   forgetMissingWorkspace,
diff --git a/apps/tauri/src/lib/types.ts b/apps/tauri/src/lib/types.ts
index 52b386c..04eca2f 100644
--- a/apps/tauri/src/lib/types.ts
+++ b/apps/tauri/src/lib/types.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export interface WorkspaceConfig {
   webdav_path: string | null;
   last_sync: string | null;
   theme: string | null;
+  sync_interval_secs: number | null;
 }
 
 export interface AppConfig {
diff --git a/crates/onyx-core/src/config.rs b/crates/onyx-core/src/config.rs
index fd3c1a8..e52fc3d 100644
--- a/crates/onyx-core/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/onyx-core/src/config.rs
@@ -31,11 +31,13 @@ pub struct WorkspaceConfig {
     pub last_sync: Option<chrono::DateTime<chrono::Utc>>,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none", default)]
     pub theme: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none", default)]
+    pub sync_interval_secs: Option<u64>,
 }
 
 impl WorkspaceConfig {
     pub fn new(name: String, path: PathBuf) -> Self {
-        Self { name, path, mode: WorkspaceMode::Local, webdav_url: None, webdav_path: None, last_sync: None, theme: None }
+        Self { name, path, mode: WorkspaceMode::Local, webdav_url: None, webdav_path: None, last_sync: None, theme: None, sync_interval_secs: None }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/onyx-core/src/sync.rs b/crates/onyx-core/src/sync.rs
index 9b6d8d3..0d8bd20 100644
--- a/crates/onyx-core/src/sync.rs
+++ b/crates/onyx-core/src/sync.rs
@@ -553,8 +553,11 @@ async fn sync_workspace_inner(
     // Execute actions, collecting failures for the queue
     let mut failed_actions = Vec::new();
 
+    // Build remote timestamp lookup for recording accurate download times
+    let remote_meta: HashMap<&str, &RemoteFileSnapshot> = remote_files.iter().map(|f| (f.path.as_str(), f)).collect();
+
     for action in &actions {
-        match execute_action(&client, workspace_path, action, &mut sync_state, &report).await {
+        match execute_action(&client, workspace_path, action, &mut sync_state, &remote_meta, &report).await {
             Ok(()) => {
                 match action {
                     SyncAction::Upload { .. } => result.uploaded += 1,
@@ -592,6 +595,7 @@ async fn execute_action(
     workspace_path: &Path,
     action: &SyncAction,
     sync_state: &mut SyncState,
+    remote_meta: &HashMap<&str, &RemoteFileSnapshot>,
     report: &(dyn Fn(&str) + Send + Sync),
 ) -> Result<()> {
     match action {
@@ -701,10 +705,8 @@ async fn execute_action(
             }
             std::fs::write(&local_path, &data)?;
 
-            // Record in sync state
-            let modified = std::fs::metadata(&local_path).ok()
-                .and_then(|m| m.modified().ok())
-                .map(|t| { let dt: DateTime<Utc> = t.into(); dt.to_rfc3339() });
+            // Record remote's last_modified so next diff won't see a timestamp mismatch
+            let modified = remote_meta.get(path.as_str()).and_then(|r| r.last_modified.clone());
             sync_state.record_file(path, &checksum, modified.as_deref(), data.len() as u64);
         }