diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/AbstractBTDeviceSupport.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/AbstractBTDeviceSupport.java
index ea209f2be..dd7ecbc61 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/AbstractBTDeviceSupport.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/AbstractBTDeviceSupport.java
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBTDeviceSupport extends AbstractDeviceSupport {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void onSynchronizeActivityData() {
+    public void onFetchActivityData() {
         byte[] bytes = gbDeviceProtocol.encodeSynchronizeActivityData();
         sendToDevice(bytes);
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/BluetoothCommunicationService.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/BluetoothCommunicationService.java
index 7d49d639c..83b0d6be6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/BluetoothCommunicationService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/BluetoothCommunicationService.java
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ public class BluetoothCommunicationService extends Service {
     public static final String ACTION_INSTALL_PEBBLEAPP
             = "nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbride.bluetoothcommunicationservice.action.install_pebbbleapp";
     public static final String ACTION_REBOOT = "nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbride.bluetoothcommunicationservice.action.reboot";
+    public static final String ACTION_FETCH_ACTIVITY_DATA = "nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbride.bluetoothcommunicationservice.action.fetch_activity_data";
     public static final String EXTRA_PERFORM_PAIR = "perform_pair";
 
     private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(BluetoothCommunicationService.class);
@@ -200,6 +201,10 @@ public class BluetoothCommunicationService extends Service {
                 mDeviceSupport.onReboot();
                 break;
             }
+            case ACTION_FETCH_ACTIVITY_DATA: {
+                mDeviceSupport.onFetchActivityData();
+                break;
+            }
             case ACTION_CALLSTATE:
                 GBCommand command = GBCommand.values()[intent.getIntExtra("call_command", 0)]; // UGLY
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/ControlCenter.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/ControlCenter.java
index d7bde89f7..9b2ef0b64 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/ControlCenter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/ControlCenter.java
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ public class ControlCenter extends Activity {
                     }
                     refreshPairedDevices();
 
+                    refreshBusyState(dev);
+
                     if (dev.isConnected() && dev.getFirmwareVersion() == null && !dev.isInitializing()) {
                         LOG.info("device connected, requesting more info");
                         requestDeviceInfo();
@@ -81,6 +83,10 @@ public class ControlCenter extends Activity {
         }
     };
 
+    private void refreshBusyState(GBDevice dev) {
+        mGBDeviceAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
@@ -171,6 +177,12 @@ public class ControlCenter extends Activity {
                     startActivity(startIntent);
                 }
                 return true;
+            case R.id.controlcenter_fetch_activity_data:
+                if (selectedDevice != null) {
+                    Intent startIntent = new Intent(this, BluetoothCommunicationService.class);
+                    startIntent.setAction(BluetoothCommunicationService.ACTION_FETCH_ACTIVITY_DATA);
+                    startService(startIntent);
+                }
             default:
                 return super.onContextItemSelected(item);
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/EventHandler.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/EventHandler.java
index a4efbbe2b..a24e6ab1f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/EventHandler.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/EventHandler.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public interface EventHandler {
 
     void onPhoneVersion(byte os);
 
-    void onSynchronizeActivityData();
+    void onFetchActivityData();
 
     void onReboot();
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/adapter/GBDeviceAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/adapter/GBDeviceAdapter.java
index 6ba6487d8..9a997ef69 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/adapter/GBDeviceAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/adapter/GBDeviceAdapter.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
+import android.widget.ProgressBar;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -38,11 +39,23 @@ public class GBDeviceAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<GBDevice> {
         TextView deviceInfoLabel = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.device_info);
         TextView batteryStatusLabel = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.battery_status);
         ImageView deviceImageView = (ImageView) view.findViewById(R.id.device_image);
+        ProgressBar busyIndicator = (ProgressBar) view.findViewById(R.id.device_busy_indicator);
 
-        deviceStatusLabel.setText(device.getStateString());
         deviceNameLabel.setText(device.getName());
         deviceInfoLabel.setText(device.getInfoString());
 
+        if (device.isBusy()) {
+            deviceStatusLabel.setText(device.getBusyTask());
+            busyIndicator.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+            batteryStatusLabel.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+            deviceInfoLabel.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+        } else {
+            deviceStatusLabel.setText(device.getStateString());
+            busyIndicator.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+            batteryStatusLabel.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+            deviceInfoLabel.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+        }
+
         short batteryLevel = device.getBatteryLevel();
         if (batteryLevel != GBDevice.BATTERY_UNKNOWN) {
             batteryStatusLabel.setText("BAT: " + device.getBatteryLevel() + "%");
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/miband/MiBandSupport.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/miband/MiBandSupport.java
index e4e1c925f..04159baeb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/miband/MiBandSupport.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/miband/MiBandSupport.java
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ public class MiBandSupport extends AbstractBTLEDeviceSupport {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void onSynchronizeActivityData() {
+    public void onFetchActivityData() {
         try {
             TransactionBuilder builder = performInitialized("fetch activity data");
             builder.add(new SetDeviceBusyAction(getDevice(), getContext().getString(R.string.busy_task_fetch_activity_data), getContext()));
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/device_item.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/device_item.xml
index bfd0e8b14..eee5a4426 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/device_item.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/device_item.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@
             android:textColor="@color/primarytext"
             android:typeface="sans" />
 
+        <ProgressBar
+            android:id="@+id/device_busy_indicator"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_alignEnd="@+id/device_info"
+            android:indeterminate="true" />
+
         <LinearLayout
             android:id="@+id/statuswrapper"
             android:layout_width="fill_parent"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/menu/controlcenter_context.xml b/app/src/main/res/menu/controlcenter_context.xml
index b9e35f9d1..c27400800 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/menu/controlcenter_context.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/menu/controlcenter_context.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
+    <item
+        android:id="@+id/controlcenter_fetch_activity_data"
+        android:title="@string/controlcenter_fetch_activity_data"/>
     <item
         android:id="@+id/controlcenter_start_sleepmonitor"
         android:title="@string/controlcenter_start_sleepmonitor"/>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 70025e0c1..79a44bfc7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -106,5 +106,6 @@
     <string name="pref_write_logfiles">Write Log Files (needs restart)</string>
     <string name="initializing">initializing</string>
     <string name="busy_task_fetch_activity_data">Fetching Activity Data</string>
+    <string name="controlcenter_fetch_activity_data">Fetch Activity Data</string>
 
 </resources>