diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index d66080b..4c60078 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -644,6 +644,29 @@ app.use('/ext/getorphanlist/:start/:length', function(req, res) {
     res.end('This method is disabled');
 });
 
+// get the last updated date for a particular section
+app.use('/ext/getlastupdated/:section', function(req, res) {
+  // check the headers to see if it matches an internal ajax request from the explorer itself (TODO: come up with a more secure method of whitelisting ajax calls from the explorer)
+  if (req.headers['x-requested-with'] != null && req.headers['x-requested-with'].toLowerCase() == 'xmlhttprequest' && req.headers.referer != null && req.headers.accept.indexOf('text/javascript') > -1 && req.headers.accept.indexOf('application/json') > -1) {
+    // fix parameters
+    if (req.params.section == null)
+      req.params.section = '';
+
+    switch (req.params.section.toLowerCase()) {
+      case 'blockchain':
+      case 'movement':
+        // lookup last updated date
+        db.get_stats(settings.coin.name, function (stats) {
+          res.json({'last_updated_date': stats.blockchain_last_updated});
+        });
+        break;
+      default:
+        res.send({error: 'Cannot find last updated date'});
+    }
+  } else
+    res.end('This method is disabled');
+});
+
 app.use('/ext/getnetworkchartdata', function(req, res) {
   db.get_network_chart_data(function(data) {
     if (data)
diff --git a/views/index.pug b/views/index.pug
index d7deb51..cb88dec 100644
--- a/views/index.pug
+++ b/views/index.pug
@@ -82,26 +82,41 @@ block content
           enableTooltips();
         }
       });
-      var setting_reload_table_seconds = parseInt("#{settings.index_page.transaction_table.reload_table_seconds}");
-      if (setting_reload_table_seconds > 0) {
-        setInterval( function () {
-          rtable.api().ajax.reload(null, false);
-        }, (setting_reload_table_seconds * 1000) );
-      }
-
-      if ('#{settings.index_page.page_header.show_last_updated}' == 'true') {
-        var lastUpdatedDate = #{(last_updated == null || last_updated == '0' ? 0 : last_updated)};
 
+      function update_last_updated(lastUpdatedDate) {
         if (lastUpdatedDate != 0) {
           $('span#lastUpdatedDate').html(' ' + format_unixtime(lastUpdatedDate));
 
           if (#{settings.shared_pages.date_time.enable_alt_timezone_tooltips} == true) {
-            $('span#lastUpdatedDate').attr('data-bs-toggle', 'tooltip').attr('data-bs-placement', 'auto').attr('title', format_unixtime(lastUpdatedDate, true));
+            $('span#lastUpdatedDate').attr('data-bs-toggle', 'tooltip').attr('data-bs-placement', 'auto').attr('title', format_unixtime(lastUpdatedDate, true)).attr('data-bs-original-title', format_unixtime(lastUpdatedDate, true));
             enableTooltips();
           }
         } else
           $('span#lastUpdatedDate').html(' N/A');
       }
+
+      var setting_reload_table_seconds = parseInt("#{settings.index_page.transaction_table.reload_table_seconds}");
+      if (setting_reload_table_seconds > 0) {
+        setInterval(function () {
+          rtable.api().ajax.reload(null, false);
+        }, (setting_reload_table_seconds * 1000));
+
+        if ('#{settings.index_page.page_header.show_last_updated}' == 'true') {
+          setInterval(function () {
+            $.ajax({url: '/ext/getlastupdated/blockchain', headers: { Accept: 'application/json, text/javascript, */*; q=0.01' }, success: function(json) {
+              if (json != null && json.last_updated_date != null)
+                update_last_updated(json.last_updated_date);
+              else
+                update_last_updated(0);
+            }});
+          }, (setting_reload_table_seconds * 1000));
+        }
+      }
+
+      if ('#{settings.index_page.page_header.show_last_updated}' == 'true') {
+        var lastUpdatedDate = #{(last_updated == null || last_updated == '0' ? 0 : last_updated)};
+        update_last_updated(lastUpdatedDate);
+      }
       if (#{settings.shared_pages.page_header.page_title_image.enable_animation} == true && #{settings.index_page.page_header.show_img} == true)
         startRotateElement('img#header-img');
     });
diff --git a/views/movement.pug b/views/movement.pug
index 13318b3..86dcc87 100644
--- a/views/movement.pug
+++ b/views/movement.pug
@@ -81,26 +81,40 @@ block content
         }
       });
 
-      var setting_reload_table_seconds = parseInt("#{settings.movement_page.movement_table.reload_table_seconds}");
-      if (setting_reload_table_seconds > 0) {
-        setInterval( function () {
-          rtable.api().ajax.reload(null, false);
-        }, (setting_reload_table_seconds * 1000) );
-      }
-
-      if ('#{settings.movement_page.page_header.show_last_updated}' == 'true') {
-        var lastUpdatedDate = #{(last_updated == null || last_updated == '0' ? 0 : last_updated)};
-
+      function update_last_updated(lastUpdatedDate) {
         if (lastUpdatedDate != 0) {
           $('span#lastUpdatedDate').html(' ' + format_unixtime(lastUpdatedDate));
 
           if (#{settings.shared_pages.date_time.enable_alt_timezone_tooltips} == true) {
-            $('span#lastUpdatedDate').attr('data-bs-toggle', 'tooltip').attr('data-bs-placement', 'auto').attr('title', format_unixtime(lastUpdatedDate, true));
+            $('span#lastUpdatedDate').attr('data-bs-toggle', 'tooltip').attr('data-bs-placement', 'auto').attr('title', format_unixtime(lastUpdatedDate, true)).attr('data-bs-original-title', format_unixtime(lastUpdatedDate, true));
             enableTooltips();
           }
         } else
           $('span#lastUpdatedDate').html(' N/A');
       }
+
+      var setting_reload_table_seconds = parseInt("#{settings.movement_page.movement_table.reload_table_seconds}");
+      if (setting_reload_table_seconds > 0) {
+        setInterval(function () {
+          rtable.api().ajax.reload(null, false);
+        }, (setting_reload_table_seconds * 1000));
+
+        if ('#{settings.movement_page.page_header.show_last_updated}' == 'true') {
+          setInterval(function () {
+            $.ajax({url: '/ext/getlastupdated/movement', headers: { Accept: 'application/json, text/javascript, */*; q=0.01' }, success: function(json) {
+              if (json != null && json.last_updated_date != null)
+                update_last_updated(json.last_updated_date);
+              else
+                update_last_updated(0);
+            }});
+          }, (setting_reload_table_seconds * 1000));
+        }
+      }
+
+      if ('#{settings.movement_page.page_header.show_last_updated}' == 'true') {
+        var lastUpdatedDate = #{(last_updated == null || last_updated == '0' ? 0 : last_updated)};
+        update_last_updated(lastUpdatedDate);
+      }
       if (#{settings.shared_pages.page_header.page_title_image.enable_animation} == true && #{settings.movement_page.page_header.show_img} == true)
         startRotateElement('img#header-img');
     });