diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/Context.tsx b/packages/client/src/components/Context.tsx
index c6a38483..fe685d9b 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/Context.tsx
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/Context.tsx
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ import { VerdantContext } from '../verdant.js';
 import { ClientDescriptor } from '@verdant-web/store';
 import {
   AppPreviewNotice,
-  Essentials,
   PrereleaseWarning,
   TopLoader,
   VerdantProfile,
 } from '../index.js';
+import { Essentials } from './Essentials.js';
 import { graphqlClient as defaultClient } from '../index.js';
 import { GlobalSyncingIndicator } from './GlobalSyncingIndicator.js';
 
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/Essentials.tsx b/packages/client/src/components/Essentials.tsx
index 00485177..c84a62ef 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/Essentials.tsx
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/Essentials.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { LogoutNotice } from './LogoutNotice.js';
+import { ResetNotifier } from './ResetNotifier.js';
 import { SubscriptionExpiredDialog } from './SubscriptionExpiredDialog.js';
 import { TosPrompt } from './TosPrompt.js';
 
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ export function Essentials() {
       <LogoutNotice />
       <TosPrompt />
       <SubscriptionExpiredDialog />
+      <ResetNotifier />
     </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/ResetNotifier.tsx b/packages/client/src/components/ResetNotifier.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21576f47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/ResetNotifier.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { useContext, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { VerdantContext } from '../verdant.js';
+import {
+  Dialog,
+  DialogActions,
+  DialogClose,
+  DialogContent,
+  DialogTitle,
+} from '@a-type/ui/components/dialog';
+import { P } from '@a-type/ui/components/typography';
+import { Button } from '@a-type/ui/components/button';
+
+export interface ResetNotifierProps {}
+
+export function ResetNotifier({}: ResetNotifierProps) {
+  const [shown, setShown] = useState(false);
+  const clientDesc = useContext(VerdantContext);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!clientDesc?.current) return;
+    const client = clientDesc.current;
+    return client.subscribe('resetToServer', () => {
+      setShown(true);
+    });
+  }, [clientDesc]);
+
+  const [waiting, setWaiting] = useState(false);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (shown) {
+      setWaiting(true);
+      const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+        setWaiting(false);
+        setShown(false);
+      }, 5000);
+      return () => clearTimeout(timeout);
+    }
+  }, [shown]);
+
+  return (
+    <Dialog open={shown} onOpenChange={setShown}>
+      <DialogContent>
+        <DialogTitle>Catching up...</DialogTitle>
+        <P>
+          It's been a while since you've used this app. Fetching the latest data
+          from the server!
+        </P>
+        <DialogActions>
+          <DialogClose asChild>
+            <Button loading={waiting}>Ok</Button>
+          </DialogClose>
+        </DialogActions>
+      </DialogContent>
+    </Dialog>
+  );
+}