diff --git a/auth/lib/app/view/app.dart b/auth/lib/app/view/app.dart
index 5053f70f12..405ab977ab 100644
--- a/auth/lib/app/view/app.dart
+++ b/auth/lib/app/view/app.dart
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import 'package:ente_auth/events/signed_out_event.dart';
 import "package:ente_auth/l10n/l10n.dart";
 import 'package:ente_auth/locale.dart';
 import "package:ente_auth/onboarding/view/onboarding_page.dart";
+import 'package:ente_auth/services/authenticator_service.dart';
 import 'package:ente_auth/services/update_service.dart';
 import 'package:ente_auth/services/user_service.dart';
 import 'package:ente_auth/services/window_listener_service.dart';
@@ -34,7 +35,8 @@ class App extends StatefulWidget {
   State<App> createState() => _AppState();
 }
 
-class _AppState extends State<App> with WindowListener, TrayListener {
+class _AppState extends State<App>
+    with WindowListener, TrayListener, WidgetsBindingObserver {
   late StreamSubscription<SignedOutEvent> _signedOutEvent;
   late StreamSubscription<SignedInEvent> _signedInEvent;
   Locale? locale;
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ class _AppState extends State<App> with WindowListener, TrayListener {
   void initState() {
     initWindowManager();
     initTrayManager();
+    WidgetsBinding.instance.addObserver(this);
 
     _signedOutEvent = Bus.instance.on<SignedOutEvent>().listen((event) {
       if (mounted) {
@@ -98,6 +101,16 @@ class _AppState extends State<App> with WindowListener, TrayListener {
     _signedInEvent.cancel();
   }
 
+  @override
+  Future<void> didChangeAppLifecycleState(AppLifecycleState state) async {
+    debugPrint("AppLifecycleState: $state");
+    if (state == AppLifecycleState.resumed) {
+      if (Configuration.instance.hasConfiguredAccount()) {
+        AuthenticatorService.instance.onlineSync().ignore();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     if (Platform.isAndroid || kDebugMode) {