diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 4b7a909..3fdfda8 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, params RunParams) error {
 	})
 	defer mp.Close()
 
-	const uiUpdateInterval = 2 * time.Second
+	const uiUpdateInterval = time.Second
 	uiUpdateT := time.NewTicker(uiUpdateInterval)
 	defer uiUpdateT.Stop()
 
diff --git a/domain/types.go b/domain/types.go
index ee0fec1..32c2938 100644
--- a/domain/types.go
+++ b/domain/types.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type BuildInfo struct {
 type Source struct {
 	Container       Container
 	Live            bool
+	LiveChangedAt   time.Time
 	Listeners       int
 	Tracks          []string
 	RTMPURL         string
diff --git a/mediaserver/actor.go b/mediaserver/actor.go
index 06598e4..76c6b52 100644
--- a/mediaserver/actor.go
+++ b/mediaserver/actor.go
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ func (s *Actor) actorLoop(containerStateC <-chan domain.Container, errC <-chan e
 			}
 			if ingressState.ready != s.state.Live || ingressState.listeners != s.state.Listeners {
 				s.state.Live = ingressState.ready
+				s.state.LiveChangedAt = time.Now()
 				s.state.Listeners = ingressState.listeners
 				resetFetchTracksT(time.Second)
 				sendState()
diff --git a/mediaserver/integration_test.go b/mediaserver/integration_test.go
index 93ad4e4..f560556 100644
--- a/mediaserver/integration_test.go
+++ b/mediaserver/integration_test.go
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ func TestIntegrationMediaServerStartStop(t *testing.T) {
 		t,
 		func() bool {
 			currState := mediaServer.State()
-			return currState.Live && currState.Container.HealthState == "healthy"
+			return currState.Live &&
+				!currState.LiveChangedAt.IsZero() &&
+				currState.Container.HealthState == "healthy"
 		},
 		time.Second*5,
 		time.Second,
diff --git a/terminal/terminal.go b/terminal/terminal.go
index 1933c00..dd7cfd9 100644
--- a/terminal/terminal.go
+++ b/terminal/terminal.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"log/slog"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"git.netflux.io/rob/octoplex/domain"
 	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2"
@@ -319,7 +320,12 @@ func (ui *UI) redrawFromState(state domain.AppState) {
 	ui.sourceViews.tracks.SetText(tracks)
 
 	if state.Source.Live {
-		ui.sourceViews.status.SetText("[black:green]receiving")
+		var durStr string
+		if !state.Source.LiveChangedAt.IsZero() {
+			durStr = fmt.Sprintf(" (%s)", time.Since(state.Source.LiveChangedAt).Round(time.Second))
+		}
+
+		ui.sourceViews.status.SetText("[black:green]receiving" + durStr)
 	} else if state.Source.Container.State == "running" && state.Source.Container.HealthState == "healthy" {
 		ui.sourceViews.status.SetText("[black:yellow]ready")
 	} else {