diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/databaseConnections.js b/packages/api/src/controllers/databaseConnections.js
index 6d5d78868..59ca5c760 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/databaseConnections.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/databaseConnections.js
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ module.exports = {
     existing.structure = structure;
     socket.emitChanged(`database-structure-changed-${conid}-${database}`);
   },
+  handle_structureTime(conid, database, { analysedTime }) {
+    const existing = this.opened.find(x => x.conid == conid && x.database == database);
+    if (!existing) return;
+    existing.analysedTime = analysedTime;
+    socket.emitChanged(`database-status-changed-${conid}-${database}`);
+  },
   handle_version(conid, database, { version }) {
     const existing = this.opened.find(x => x.conid == conid && x.database == database);
     if (!existing) return;
@@ -123,9 +129,19 @@ module.exports = {
   status_meta: 'get',
   async status({ conid, database }) {
     const existing = this.opened.find(x => x.conid == conid && x.database == database);
-    if (existing) return existing.status;
+    if (existing) {
+      return {
+        ...existing.status,
+        analysedTime: existing.analysedTime,
+      };
+    }
     const lastClosed = this.closed[`${conid}/${database}`];
-    if (lastClosed) return lastClosed.status;
+    if (lastClosed) {
+      return {
+        ...lastClosed.status,
+        analysedTime: lastClosed.analysedTime,
+      };
+    }
     return {
       name: 'error',
       message: 'Not connected',
@@ -156,6 +172,13 @@ module.exports = {
     return { status: 'ok' };
   },
 
+  syncModel_meta: 'post',
+  async syncModel({ conid, database }) {
+    const conn = await this.ensureOpened(conid, database);
+    conn.subprocess.send({ msgtype: 'syncModel' });
+    return { status: 'ok' };
+  },
+
   close(conid, database, kill = true) {
     const existing = this.opened.find(x => x.conid == conid && x.database == database);
     if (existing) {
diff --git a/packages/api/src/proc/databaseConnectionProcess.js b/packages/api/src/proc/databaseConnectionProcess.js
index e491d3af7..ede62818f 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/proc/databaseConnectionProcess.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/proc/databaseConnectionProcess.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ let afterConnectCallbacks = [];
 let analysedStructure = null;
 let lastPing = null;
 let lastStatus = null;
+let analysedTime = 0;
 
 async function checkedAsyncCall(promise) {
   try {
@@ -28,23 +29,38 @@ async function checkedAsyncCall(promise) {
   }
 }
 
+let loadingModel = false;
+
 async function handleFullRefresh() {
+  loadingModel = true;
   const driver = requireEngineDriver(storedConnection);
   setStatusName('loadStructure');
   analysedStructure = await checkedAsyncCall(driver.analyseFull(systemConnection));
+  analysedTime = new Date().getTime();
   process.send({ msgtype: 'structure', structure: analysedStructure });
+  process.send({ msgtype: 'structureTime', analysedTime });
   setStatusName('ok');
+  loadingModel = false;
 }
 
 async function handleIncrementalRefresh() {
+  loadingModel = true;
   const driver = requireEngineDriver(storedConnection);
   setStatusName('checkStructure');
   const newStructure = await checkedAsyncCall(driver.analyseIncremental(systemConnection, analysedStructure));
+  analysedTime = new Date().getTime();
   if (newStructure != null) {
     analysedStructure = newStructure;
     process.send({ msgtype: 'structure', structure: analysedStructure });
   }
+  process.send({ msgtype: 'structureTime', analysedTime });
   setStatusName('ok');
+  loadingModel = false;
+}
+
+function handleSyncModel() {
+  if (loadingModel) return;
+  handleIncrementalRefresh();
 }
 
 function setStatus(status) {
@@ -80,7 +96,7 @@ async function handleConnect({ connection, structure, globalSettings }) {
     handleFullRefresh();
   }
 
-  if (extractBoolSettingsValue(globalSettings, 'connection.autoRefresh', true)) {
+  if (extractBoolSettingsValue(globalSettings, 'connection.autoRefresh', false)) {
     setInterval(
       handleIncrementalRefresh,
       extractIntSettingsValue(globalSettings, 'connection.autoRefreshInterval', 30, 3, 3600) * 1000
@@ -172,6 +188,7 @@ const messageHandlers = {
   collectionData: handleCollectionData,
   sqlPreview: handleSqlPreview,
   ping: handlePing,
+  syncModel: handleSyncModel,
   // runCommand: handleRunCommand,
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/api/src/proc/serverConnectionProcess.js b/packages/api/src/proc/serverConnectionProcess.js
index e47371574..08ec935bb 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/proc/serverConnectionProcess.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/proc/serverConnectionProcess.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ async function handleConnect(connection) {
     systemConnection = await connectUtility(driver, storedConnection);
     readVersion();
     handleRefresh();
-    if (extractBoolSettingsValue(globalSettings, 'connection.autoRefresh', true)) {
+    if (extractBoolSettingsValue(globalSettings, 'connection.autoRefresh', false)) {
       setInterval(handleRefresh, extractIntSettingsValue(globalSettings, 'connection.autoRefreshInterval', 30, 5, 3600) * 1000);
     }
   } catch (err) {
diff --git a/packages/types/index.d.ts b/packages/types/index.d.ts
index d1898b830..3ff9e1cd4 100644
--- a/packages/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/types/index.d.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export interface OpenedDatabaseConnection {
   conid: string;
   database: string;
   structure: DatabaseInfo;
+  analysedTime?: number;
   serverVersion?: any;
   subprocess: ChildProcess;
   disconnected?: boolean;
diff --git a/packages/web/src/icons/FontIcon.svelte b/packages/web/src/icons/FontIcon.svelte
index 342e04a0c..c6a989fd1 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/icons/FontIcon.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/icons/FontIcon.svelte
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     'icon home': 'mdi mdi-home',
     'icon query-design': 'mdi mdi-vector-polyline-edit',
     'icon form': 'mdi mdi-form-select',
+    'icon history': 'mdi mdi-history',
 
     'icon edit': 'mdi mdi-pencil',
     'icon delete': 'mdi mdi-delete',
diff --git a/packages/web/src/settings/SettingsModal.svelte b/packages/web/src/settings/SettingsModal.svelte
index 20cc98c76..fec407219 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/settings/SettingsModal.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/settings/SettingsModal.svelte
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
       <FormCheckboxField
         name="connection.autoRefresh"
         label="Automatic refresh of database model on background"
-        defaultValue={true}
+        defaultValue={false}
       />
       <FormTextField
         name="connection.autoRefreshInterval"
diff --git a/packages/web/src/widgets/StatusBar.svelte b/packages/web/src/widgets/StatusBar.svelte
index ff8b32316..e6c0bde7a 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/widgets/StatusBar.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/widgets/StatusBar.svelte
@@ -7,16 +7,19 @@
       [tabid]: info,
     }));
   }
+
 </script>
 
 <script lang="ts">
   import { writable } from 'svelte/store';
+  import moment from 'moment';
 
   import FontIcon from '../icons/FontIcon.svelte';
 
   import { activeTabId, currentDatabase } from '../stores';
   import getConnectionLabel from '../utility/getConnectionLabel';
   import { useDatabaseServerVersion, useDatabaseStatus } from '../utility/metadataLoaders';
+  import axiosInstance from '../utility/axiosInstance';
 
   $: databaseName = $currentDatabase && $currentDatabase.name;
   $: connection = $currentDatabase && $currentDatabase.connection;
@@ -25,6 +28,19 @@
 
   $: contextItems = $statusBarTabInfo[$activeTabId] as any[];
   $: connectionLabel = getConnectionLabel(connection, { allowExplicitDatabase: false });
+
+  let timerValue = 1;
+
+  setInterval(() => {
+    timerValue++;
+  }, 10000);
+
+  async function handleSyncModel() {
+    if (connection && databaseName) {
+      await axiosInstance.post('database-connections/sync-model', { conid: connection._id, database: databaseName });
+    }
+  }
+
 </script>
 
 <div class="main">
@@ -75,6 +91,18 @@
         </div>
       </div>
     {/if}
+    {#if $status?.analysedTime}
+      <div
+        class="item flex"
+        title={`DB model for current DB was analysed at ${new Date($status?.analysedTime)}`}
+        on:click={handleSyncModel}
+      >
+        <FontIcon icon="icon history" />
+        <div class="version ml-1">
+          {moment($status?.analysedTime).fromNow() + (timerValue ? '' : '')}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    {/if}
   </div>
   <div class="container">
     {#each contextItems || [] as item}
@@ -94,6 +122,7 @@
     color: var(--theme-font-inv-1);
     align-items: stretch;
     justify-content: space-between;
+    cursor: default;
   }
   .container {
     display: flex;
@@ -108,4 +137,5 @@
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
     white-space: nowrap;
   }
+
 </style>