diff --git a/copyparty/httpcli.py b/copyparty/httpcli.py
index 388ae939..af497365 100644
--- a/copyparty/httpcli.py
+++ b/copyparty/httpcli.py
@@ -1924,7 +1924,13 @@ class HttpCli(object):
             vstate = {("/" + k).rstrip("/") + "/": v for k, v in vs["volstate"].items()}
         else:
             vstate = {}
-            vs = {"scanning": None, "hashq": None, "tagq": None, "mtpq": None}
+            vs = {
+                "scanning": None,
+                "hashq": None,
+                "tagq": None,
+                "mtpq": None,
+                "dbwt": None,
+            }
 
         if self.uparam.get("ls") in ["v", "t", "txt"]:
             if self.uname == "*":
@@ -1934,7 +1940,7 @@ class HttpCli(object):
 
             if vstate:
                 txt += "\nstatus:"
-                for k in ["scanning", "hashq", "tagq", "mtpq"]:
+                for k in ["scanning", "hashq", "tagq", "mtpq", "dbwt"]:
                     txt += " {}({})".format(k, vs[k])
 
             if rvol:
@@ -1963,6 +1969,7 @@ class HttpCli(object):
             hashq=vs["hashq"],
             tagq=vs["tagq"],
             mtpq=vs["mtpq"],
+            dbwt=vs["dbwt"],
             url_suf=suf,
             k304=self.k304(),
         )
diff --git a/copyparty/up2k.py b/copyparty/up2k.py
index 6beedf1c..12573cf3 100644
--- a/copyparty/up2k.py
+++ b/copyparty/up2k.py
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ class Up2k(object):
             "hashq": self.n_hashq,
             "tagq": self.n_tagq,
             "mtpq": mtpq,
+            "dbwt": min(1000 * 24 * 60 * 60 - 1, int(time.time() - self.db_act)),
         }
         return json.dumps(ret, indent=4)
 
diff --git a/copyparty/web/splash.html b/copyparty/web/splash.html
index dad4671a..b003b454 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/splash.html
+++ b/copyparty/web/splash.html
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 				<tr><td>hash-q</td><td>{{ hashq }}</td></tr>
 				<tr><td>tag-q</td><td>{{ tagq }}</td></tr>
 				<tr><td>mtp-q</td><td>{{ mtpq }}</td></tr>
+				<tr><td>db-act</td><td id="u">{{ dbwt }}</td></tr>
 			</table>
 		</td><td>
 			<table class="vols">
@@ -50,8 +51,8 @@
 			</table>
 		</td></tr></table>
 		<div class="btns">
-			<a id="d" href="/?stack" tt="shows the state of all active threads">dump stack</a>
-			<a id="e" href="/?reload=cfg" tt="reload config files (accounts/volumes/volflags),$Nand rescan all e2ds volumes">reload cfg</a>
+			<a id="d" href="/?stack">dump stack</a>
+			<a id="e" href="/?reload=cfg">reload cfg</a>
 		</div>
 		{%- endif %}
 
diff --git a/copyparty/web/splash.js b/copyparty/web/splash.js
index 701daff4..751b49f9 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/splash.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/splash.js
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ var Ls = {
 		"r1": "gå hjem",
 		".s1": "kartlegg",
 		"t1": "handling",
+		"u2": "tid siden noen sist skrev til serveren$N( opplastning / navneendring / ... )$N$N17d = 17 dager$N1h23 = 1 time 23 minutter$N4m56 = 4 minuter 56 sekunder",
+	},
+	"eng": {
+		"d2": "shows the state of all active threads",
+		"e2": "reload config files (accounts/volumes/volflags),$Nand rescan all e2ds volumes",
+		"u2": "time since the last server write$N( upload / rename / ... )$N$N17d = 17 days$N1h23 = 1 hour 23 minutes$N4m56 = 4 minutes 56 seconds",
 	}
 },
 	d = Ls[sread("lang") || lang];
@@ -43,3 +49,7 @@ tt.init();
 var o = QS('input[name="cppwd"]');
 if (!ebi('c') && o.offsetTop + o.offsetHeight < window.innerHeight)
 	o.focus();
+
+o = ebi('u');
+if (o && /[0-9]+$/.exec(o.innerHTML))
+	o.innerHTML = shumantime(o.innerHTML);
diff --git a/copyparty/web/util.js b/copyparty/web/util.js
index 821df19f..577c6dbe 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/util.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/util.js
@@ -653,6 +653,30 @@ function humantime(v) {
 }
 
 
+function shumantime(v) {
+    if (v < 10)
+        return f2f(v, 2) + 's';
+    if (v < 60)
+        return f2f(v, 1) + 's';
+
+    v = parseInt(v);
+    var st = [[60 * 60 * 24, 'd'], [60 * 60, 'h'], [60, 'm']];
+
+    for (var a = 0; a < st.length; a++) {
+        var mod = st[a][0],
+            ch = st[a][1];
+
+        if (v < mod)
+            continue;
+
+        var v1 = parseInt(v / mod),
+            v2 = ('0' + parseInt(v % mod)).slice(-2);
+
+        return v1 + ch + (v1 >= 10 ? '' : v2);
+    }
+}
+
+
 function clamp(v, a, b) {
     return Math.min(Math.max(v, a), b);
 }