diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/App.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/App.tsx
index ea0762201d0..32cc2d74403 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/App.tsx
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ function AppWrapper() {
     state => state.prefs.local && state.prefs.local.cloudFileId,
   );
   let loadingText = useSelector(state => state.app.loadingText);
-  let { loadBudget, closeBudget, loadGlobalPrefs } = useActions();
+  let { loadBudget, closeBudget, loadGlobalPrefs, sync } = useActions();
   const [hiddenScrollbars, setHiddenScrollbars] = useState(
     hasHiddenScrollbars(),
   );
@@ -140,10 +140,25 @@ function AppWrapper() {
       }
     }
 
+    let isSyncing = false;
+
+    async function onVisibilityChange() {
+      if (!isSyncing) {
+        console.debug('triggering sync because of visibility change');
+        isSyncing = true;
+        await sync();
+        isSyncing = false;
+      }
+    }
+
     window.addEventListener('focus', checkScrollbars);
+    window.addEventListener('visibilitychange', onVisibilityChange);
 
-    return () => window.removeEventListener('focus', checkScrollbars);
-  }, []);
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener('focus', checkScrollbars);
+      window.removeEventListener('visibilitychange', onVisibilityChange);
+    };
+  }, [sync]);
 
   return (
     <ResponsiveProvider>
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/1549.md b/upcoming-release-notes/1549.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..863ab5b1c76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/1549.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Enhancements
+authors: [Cldfire]
+---
+
+Trigger a sync when the user returns to Actual in order to present fresh data.