diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/files/directories/WatchedDirectoryManager.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/files/directories/WatchedDirectoryManager.groovy
index 58ecba89..c868a977 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/files/directories/WatchedDirectoryManager.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/files/directories/WatchedDirectoryManager.groovy
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ class WatchedDirectoryManager {
         log.fine("syncing ${wd.directory}")
         wd.lastSync = now
         doPersist(wd)
+        eventBus.publish(new WatchedDirectorySyncEvent(directory: wd.directory, when: now))
         
         def cb = new DirSyncCallback()
         fileManager.positiveTree.list(wd.directory, cb)
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/files/directories/WatchedDirectorySyncEvent.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/files/directories/WatchedDirectorySyncEvent.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5d52fc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/files/directories/WatchedDirectorySyncEvent.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package com.muwire.core.files.directories
+
+import com.muwire.core.Event
+
+class WatchedDirectorySyncEvent extends Event {
+    File directory
+    long when
+}
diff --git a/webui/src/main/java/com/muwire/webui/AdvancedSharingManager.java b/webui/src/main/java/com/muwire/webui/AdvancedSharingManager.java
index ee4fd941..13c79349 100644
--- a/webui/src/main/java/com/muwire/webui/AdvancedSharingManager.java
+++ b/webui/src/main/java/com/muwire/webui/AdvancedSharingManager.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import com.muwire.core.files.DirectoryUnsharedEvent;
 import com.muwire.core.files.DirectoryWatchedEvent;
 import com.muwire.core.files.directories.UISyncDirectoryEvent;
 import com.muwire.core.files.directories.WatchedDirectoryConfigurationEvent;
+import com.muwire.core.files.directories.WatchedDirectorySyncEvent;
 
 public class AdvancedSharingManager {
     
@@ -29,6 +30,10 @@ public class AdvancedSharingManager {
         revision++;
     }
     
+    public void onWatchedDirectorySyncEvent(WatchedDirectorySyncEvent e) {
+        revision++;
+    }
+    
 
     void sync(File dir) {
         revision++;
diff --git a/webui/src/main/java/com/muwire/webui/MuWireClient.java b/webui/src/main/java/com/muwire/webui/MuWireClient.java
index 636a314c..8f79e628 100644
--- a/webui/src/main/java/com/muwire/webui/MuWireClient.java
+++ b/webui/src/main/java/com/muwire/webui/MuWireClient.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import com.muwire.core.files.FileHashingEvent;
 import com.muwire.core.files.FileLoadedEvent;
 import com.muwire.core.files.FileSharedEvent;
 import com.muwire.core.files.FileUnsharedEvent;
+import com.muwire.core.files.directories.WatchedDirectorySyncEvent;
 import com.muwire.core.search.BrowseStatusEvent;
 import com.muwire.core.search.UIResultBatchEvent;
 import com.muwire.core.search.UIResultEvent;
@@ -181,6 +182,7 @@ public class MuWireClient {
         AdvancedSharingManager advancedSharingManager = new AdvancedSharingManager(core);
         core.getEventBus().register(DirectoryWatchedEvent.class, advancedSharingManager);
         core.getEventBus().register(DirectoryUnsharedEvent.class, advancedSharingManager);
+        core.getEventBus().register(WatchedDirectorySyncEvent.class, advancedSharingManager);
         
         servletContext.setAttribute("searchManager", searchManager);
         servletContext.setAttribute("downloadManager", downloadManager);