diff --git a/app/sovran_systemsos_web/server.py b/app/sovran_systemsos_web/server.py
index c036f1a..c04ffac 100644
--- a/app/sovran_systemsos_web/server.py
+++ b/app/sovran_systemsos_web/server.py
@@ -1425,6 +1425,63 @@ async def api_upgrade_to_server():
     return {"ok": True, "status": "rebuilding"}
 
 
+# ── Bitcoin IBD sync helper ───────────────────────────────────────
+
+BITCOIN_DATADIR = "/run/media/Second_Drive/BTCEcoandBackup/Bitcoin_Node"
+
+# Simple in-process cache: (timestamp, result)
+_btc_sync_cache: tuple[float, dict | None] = (0.0, None)
+_BTC_SYNC_CACHE_TTL = 5  # seconds
+
+
+def _get_bitcoin_sync_info() -> dict | None:
+    """Call bitcoin-cli getblockchaininfo and return parsed JSON, or None on error.
+
+    Results are cached for _BTC_SYNC_CACHE_TTL seconds to avoid hammering
+    bitcoin-cli on every /api/services poll cycle.
+    """
+    global _btc_sync_cache
+    now = time.monotonic()
+    cached_at, cached_val = _btc_sync_cache
+    if now - cached_at < _BTC_SYNC_CACHE_TTL:
+        return cached_val
+
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["bitcoin-cli", f"-datadir={BITCOIN_DATADIR}", "getblockchaininfo"],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            timeout=10,
+        )
+        if result.returncode != 0:
+            _btc_sync_cache = (now, None)
+            return None
+        info = json.loads(result.stdout)
+        _btc_sync_cache = (now, info)
+        return info
+    except Exception:
+        _btc_sync_cache = (now, None)
+        return None
+
+
+@app.get("/api/bitcoin/sync")
+async def api_bitcoin_sync():
+    """Return Bitcoin blockchain sync status directly from bitcoin-cli."""
+    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+    info = await loop.run_in_executor(None, _get_bitcoin_sync_info)
+    if info is None:
+        return JSONResponse(
+            status_code=503,
+            content={"error": "bitcoin-cli unavailable or bitcoind not running"},
+        )
+    return {
+        "blocks": info.get("blocks", 0),
+        "headers": info.get("headers", 0),
+        "verificationprogress": info.get("verificationprogress", 0),
+        "initialblockdownload": info.get("initialblockdownload", False),
+    }
+
+
 @app.get("/api/services")
 async def api_services():
     cfg = load_config()
@@ -1486,6 +1543,10 @@ async def api_services():
                 domain = None
 
         # Compute composite health
+        sync_progress: float | None = None
+        sync_blocks: int | None = None
+        sync_headers: int | None = None
+        sync_ibd: bool | None = None
         if not enabled:
             health = "disabled"
         elif status == "active":
@@ -1506,6 +1567,15 @@ async def api_services():
                 if not domain:
                     has_domain_issues = True
             health = "needs_attention" if (has_port_issues or has_domain_issues) else "healthy"
+            # Check Bitcoin IBD state
+            if unit == "bitcoind.service":
+                sync = await loop.run_in_executor(None, _get_bitcoin_sync_info)
+                if sync and sync.get("initialblockdownload"):
+                    health = "syncing"
+                    sync_progress = sync.get("verificationprogress", 0)
+                    sync_blocks = sync.get("blocks", 0)
+                    sync_headers = sync.get("headers", 0)
+                    sync_ibd = True
         elif status == "inactive":
             health = "inactive"
         elif status == "failed":
@@ -1513,7 +1583,7 @@ async def api_services():
         else:
             health = status  # loading states, etc.
 
-        return {
+        service_data: dict = {
             "name": entry.get("name", ""),
             "unit": unit,
             "type": scope,
@@ -1527,6 +1597,12 @@ async def api_services():
             "needs_domain": needs_domain,
             "domain": domain,
         }
+        if sync_ibd is not None:
+            service_data["sync_ibd"] = sync_ibd
+            service_data["sync_progress"] = sync_progress
+            service_data["sync_blocks"] = sync_blocks
+            service_data["sync_headers"] = sync_headers
+        return service_data
 
     results = await asyncio.gather(*[get_status(s) for s in services])
     return list(results)
@@ -1708,6 +1784,10 @@ async def api_service_detail(unit: str, icon: str | None = None):
             })
 
     # Compute composite health
+    sync_progress: float | None = None
+    sync_blocks: int | None = None
+    sync_headers: int | None = None
+    sync_ibd: bool | None = None
     if not enabled:
         health = "disabled"
     elif status == "active":
@@ -1719,6 +1799,15 @@ async def api_service_detail(unit: str, icon: str | None = None):
             elif domain_status and domain_status.get("status") not in ("connected", None):
                 has_domain_issues = True
         health = "needs_attention" if (has_port_issues or has_domain_issues) else "healthy"
+        # Check Bitcoin IBD state
+        if unit == "bitcoind.service":
+            sync = await loop.run_in_executor(None, _get_bitcoin_sync_info)
+            if sync and sync.get("initialblockdownload"):
+                health = "syncing"
+                sync_progress = sync.get("verificationprogress", 0)
+                sync_blocks = sync.get("blocks", 0)
+                sync_headers = sync.get("headers", 0)
+                sync_ibd = True
     elif status == "inactive":
         health = "inactive"
     elif status == "failed":
@@ -1761,7 +1850,7 @@ async def api_service_detail(unit: str, icon: str | None = None):
                 "port_requirements": feat_meta.get("port_requirements", []),
             }
 
-    return {
+    service_detail: dict = {
         "name": entry.get("name", ""),
         "unit": unit,
         "icon": icon,
@@ -1780,6 +1869,12 @@ async def api_service_detail(unit: str, icon: str | None = None):
         "internal_ip": internal_ip,
         "feature": feature_entry,
     }
+    if sync_ibd is not None:
+        service_detail["sync_ibd"] = sync_ibd
+        service_detail["sync_progress"] = sync_progress
+        service_detail["sync_blocks"] = sync_blocks
+        service_detail["sync_headers"] = sync_headers
+    return service_detail
 
 
 @app.get("/api/network")
diff --git a/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/css/tiles.css b/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/css/tiles.css
index df7ba58..613fbc9 100644
--- a/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/css/tiles.css
+++ b/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/css/tiles.css
@@ -85,6 +85,65 @@
 .status-dot.failed         { background-color: var(--red); }
 .status-dot.disabled       { background-color: var(--grey); }
 .status-dot.needs-attention { background-color: var(--yellow); }
+.status-dot.syncing        { background-color: #f5a623; animation: pulse-badge 1.5s infinite; }
+
+/* ── Bitcoin IBD sync progress bar ──────────────────────────────── */
+
+.tile-sync-container {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 4px;
+  width: 100%;
+  margin-top: 6px;
+}
+
+.tile-sync-label {
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  color: #f5a623;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  text-align: center;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.tile-sync-bar-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 5px;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+.tile-sync-bar-track {
+  flex: 1;
+  height: 6px;
+  background-color: var(--border-color);
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.tile-sync-bar-fill {
+  height: 100%;
+  background-color: #f5a623;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  transition: width 0.6s ease;
+  min-width: 2px;
+}
+
+.tile-sync-percent {
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  color: #f5a623;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  min-width: 2.5em;
+  text-align: right;
+}
+
+.tile-sync-eta {
+  font-size: 0.68rem;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  text-align: center;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
 
 /* ── Service detail modal sections ───────────────────────────────── */
 
diff --git a/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/js/helpers.js b/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/js/helpers.js
index b0b8e99..88774d0 100644
--- a/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/js/helpers.js
+++ b/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/js/helpers.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ function statusClass(health) {
   if (health === "inactive")        return "inactive";
   if (health === "failed")          return "failed";
   if (health === "disabled")        return "disabled";
+  if (health === "syncing")         return "syncing";
   if (STATUS_LOADING_STATES.has(health)) return "loading";
   return "unknown";
 }
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ function statusText(health, enabled) {
   if (health === "active")          return "Active";
   if (health === "inactive")        return "Inactive";
   if (health === "failed")          return "Failed";
+  if (health === "syncing")         return "Syncing\u2026";
   if (!health || health === "unknown") return "Unknown";
   if (STATUS_LOADING_STATES.has(health)) return health;
   return health;
diff --git a/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/js/tiles.js b/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/js/tiles.js
index 9794990..436cd32 100644
--- a/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/js/tiles.js
+++ b/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/js/tiles.js
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 "use strict";
 
+// ── Bitcoin IBD sync state (for ETA calculation) ──────────────────
+// Keyed by tileId: { progress: float, timestamp: ms }
+var _btcSyncPrev = {};
+
 // ── Render: initial build ─────────────────────────────────────────
 
 function buildTiles(services, categoryLabels) {
@@ -123,6 +127,29 @@ function buildTile(svc) {
     return tile;
   }
 
+  if (svc.sync_ibd) {
+    var pct = Math.round((svc.sync_progress || 0) * 100);
+    var id = tileId(svc);
+    var eta = _calcBtcEta(id, svc.sync_progress || 0);
+    tile.innerHTML =
+      '<img class="tile-icon" src="/static/icons/' + escHtml(svc.icon) + '.svg" alt="' + escHtml(svc.name) + '" onerror="this.style.display=\'none\';this.nextElementSibling.style.display=\'flex\'">' +
+      '<div class="tile-icon-fallback" style="display:none">?</div>' +
+      '<div class="tile-name">' + escHtml(svc.name) + '</div>' +
+      '<div class="tile-sync-container">' +
+        '<div class="tile-sync-label">\u23F3 Syncing Timechain</div>' +
+        '<div class="tile-sync-bar-row">' +
+          '<div class="tile-sync-bar-track"><div class="tile-sync-bar-fill" style="width:' + pct + '%"></div></div>' +
+          '<span class="tile-sync-percent">' + pct + '%</span>' +
+        '</div>' +
+        '<div class="tile-sync-eta">' + escHtml(eta) + '</div>' +
+      '</div>';
+    tile.style.cursor = "pointer";
+    tile.addEventListener("click", function() {
+      openServiceDetailModal(svc.unit, svc.name, svc.icon);
+    });
+    return tile;
+  }
+
   tile.innerHTML = '<img class="tile-icon" src="/static/icons/' + escHtml(svc.icon) + '.svg" alt="' + escHtml(svc.name) + '" onerror="this.style.display=\'none\';this.nextElementSibling.style.display=\'flex\'"><div class="tile-icon-fallback" style="display:none">?</div><div class="tile-name">' + escHtml(svc.name) + '</div><div class="tile-status"><span class="status-dot ' + sc + '"></span><span class="status-text">' + st + '</span></div>';
 
   tile.style.cursor = "pointer";
@@ -135,6 +162,23 @@ function buildTile(svc) {
 
 // ── Render: live update ───────────────────────────────────────────
 
+// Calculate ETA text for Bitcoin IBD and track progress history.
+function _calcBtcEta(id, progress) {
+  var now = Date.now();
+  var prev = _btcSyncPrev[id];
+  // Only update the cache when progress has actually advanced
+  if (!prev || prev.progress < progress) {
+    _btcSyncPrev[id] = { progress: progress, timestamp: now };
+  }
+  if (!prev || prev.progress >= progress) return "Estimating\u2026";
+  var elapsed = (now - prev.timestamp) / 1000; // seconds
+  if (elapsed <= 0) return "Estimating\u2026";
+  var rate = (progress - prev.progress) / elapsed; // progress per second
+  if (rate <= 0) return "Estimating\u2026";
+  var remaining = (1.0 - progress) / rate;
+  return "\u007E" + formatDuration(remaining) + " remaining";
+}
+
 function updateTiles(services) {
   _servicesCache = services;
   for (var i = 0; i < services.length; i++) {
@@ -143,12 +187,38 @@ function updateTiles(services) {
     var id = CSS.escape(tileId(svc));
     var tile = $tilesArea.querySelector('.service-tile[data-tile-id="' + id + '"]');
     if (!tile) continue;
-    var sc = statusClass(svc.health || svc.status);
-    var st = statusText(svc.health || svc.status, svc.enabled);
-    var dot = tile.querySelector(".status-dot");
-    var text = tile.querySelector(".status-text");
-    if (dot) dot.className = "status-dot " + sc;
-    if (text) text.textContent = st;
+
+    if (svc.sync_ibd) {
+      // If tile was previously normal, rebuild it with the sync layout
+      if (!tile.querySelector(".tile-sync-container")) {
+        var newTile = buildTile(svc);
+        tile.parentNode.replaceChild(newTile, tile);
+        continue;
+      }
+      // Update progress bar values in-place
+      var pct = Math.round((svc.sync_progress || 0) * 100);
+      var etaText = _calcBtcEta(tileId(svc), svc.sync_progress || 0);
+      var fill = tile.querySelector(".tile-sync-bar-fill");
+      var pctEl = tile.querySelector(".tile-sync-percent");
+      var etaEl = tile.querySelector(".tile-sync-eta");
+      if (fill) fill.style.width = pct + "%";
+      if (pctEl) pctEl.textContent = pct + "%";
+      if (etaEl) etaEl.textContent = etaText;
+    } else {
+      // IBD finished or not syncing — if tile had sync layout rebuild it normally
+      if (tile.querySelector(".tile-sync-container")) {
+        delete _btcSyncPrev[tileId(svc)];
+        var normalTile = buildTile(svc);
+        tile.parentNode.replaceChild(normalTile, tile);
+        continue;
+      }
+      var sc = statusClass(svc.health || svc.status);
+      var st = statusText(svc.health || svc.status, svc.enabled);
+      var dot = tile.querySelector(".status-dot");
+      var text = tile.querySelector(".status-text");
+      if (dot) dot.className = "status-dot " + sc;
+      if (text) text.textContent = st;
+    }
   }
 }