diff --git a/plugins/Toolbox/src/CloudSync/CloudPackageChecker.py b/plugins/Toolbox/src/CloudSync/CloudPackageChecker.py
index 5fdd919749..3e1c4f5cdf 100644
--- a/plugins/Toolbox/src/CloudSync/CloudPackageChecker.py
+++ b/plugins/Toolbox/src/CloudSync/CloudPackageChecker.py
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ from ..CloudApiModel import CloudApiModel
 
 
 class CloudPackageChecker(QObject):
+
+    SYNC_SERVICE_NAME = "CloudPackageChecker"
+
     def __init__(self, application: CuraApplication) -> None:
         super().__init__()
 
@@ -38,17 +41,19 @@ class CloudPackageChecker(QObject):
     def _onAppInitialized(self) -> None:
         self._package_manager = self._application.getPackageManager()
         # initial check
-        self._onLoginStateChanged()
-        # check again whenever the login state changes
-        self._application.getCuraAPI().account.loginStateChanged.connect(self._onLoginStateChanged)
+        self._getPackagesIfLoggedIn()
 
-    def _onLoginStateChanged(self) -> None:
+        self._application.getCuraAPI().account.loginStateChanged.connect(self._getPackagesIfLoggedIn)
+        self._application.getCuraAPI().account.manualSyncRequested.connect(self._getPackagesIfLoggedIn)
+
+    def _getPackagesIfLoggedIn(self) -> None:
         if self._application.getCuraAPI().account.isLoggedIn:
             self._getUserSubscribedPackages()
         else:
             self._hideSyncMessage()
 
     def _getUserSubscribedPackages(self) -> None:
+        self._application.getCuraAPI().account.setSyncState(self.SYNC_SERVICE_NAME, "syncing")
         Logger.debug("Requesting subscribed packages metadata from server.")
         url = CloudApiModel.api_url_user_packages
         self._application.getHttpRequestManager().get(url,
@@ -61,6 +66,7 @@ class CloudPackageChecker(QObject):
             Logger.log("w",
                        "Requesting user packages failed, response code %s while trying to connect to %s",
                        reply.attribute(QNetworkRequest.HttpStatusCodeAttribute), reply.url())
+            self._application.getCuraAPI().account.setSyncState(self.SYNC_SERVICE_NAME, "error")
             return
 
         try:
@@ -69,11 +75,14 @@ class CloudPackageChecker(QObject):
             if "errors" in json_data:
                 for error in json_data["errors"]:
                     Logger.log("e", "%s", error["title"])
+                    self._application.getCuraAPI().account.setSyncState(self.SYNC_SERVICE_NAME, "error")
                 return
             self._handleCompatibilityData(json_data["data"])
         except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError:
             Logger.log("w", "Received invalid JSON for user subscribed packages from the Web Marketplace")
 
+        self._application.getCuraAPI().account.setSyncState(self.SYNC_SERVICE_NAME, "success")
+
     def _handleCompatibilityData(self, subscribed_packages_payload: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> None:
         user_subscribed_packages = [plugin["package_id"] for plugin in subscribed_packages_payload]
         user_installed_packages = self._package_manager.getUserInstalledPackages()