diff --git a/gui/src/app/cache.rs b/gui/src/app/cache.rs
index b4c54e30..e33f3153 100644
--- a/gui/src/app/cache.rs
+++ b/gui/src/app/cache.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ pub struct Cache {
     pub coins: Vec<Coin>,
     pub rescan_progress: Option<f64>,
     pub sync_progress: f64,
+    /// The most recent `last_poll_timestamp`.
     pub last_poll_timestamp: Option<u32>,
+    /// The `last_poll_timestamp` when starting the application.
+    pub last_poll_at_startup: Option<u32>,
 }
 
 /// only used for tests.
@@ -24,6 +27,7 @@ impl std::default::Default for Cache {
             rescan_progress: None,
             sync_progress: 1.0,
             last_poll_timestamp: None,
+            last_poll_at_startup: None,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/gui/src/app/mod.rs b/gui/src/app/mod.rs
index a09a0a89..9e5a4b60 100644
--- a/gui/src/app/mod.rs
+++ b/gui/src/app/mod.rs
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ impl App {
                 let daemon = self.daemon.clone();
                 let datadir_path = self.cache.datadir_path.clone();
                 let network = self.cache.network;
+                let last_poll_at_startup = self.cache.last_poll_at_startup;
                 Command::perform(
                     async move {
                         // we check every 10 second if the daemon poller is alive
@@ -302,6 +303,7 @@ impl App {
                             rescan_progress: info.rescan_progress,
                             sync_progress: info.sync,
                             last_poll_timestamp: info.last_poll_timestamp,
+                            last_poll_at_startup, // doesn't change
                         })
                     },
                     Message::UpdateCache,
diff --git a/gui/src/loader.rs b/gui/src/loader.rs
index 0f9b679a..28a6dd5b 100644
--- a/gui/src/loader.rs
+++ b/gui/src/loader.rs
@@ -407,7 +407,9 @@ pub async fn load_application(
         blockheight: info.block_height,
         coins,
         sync_progress: info.sync,
+        // Both last poll fields start with the same value.
         last_poll_timestamp: info.last_poll_timestamp,
+        last_poll_at_startup: info.last_poll_timestamp,
         ..Default::default()
     };
 
diff --git a/gui/src/main.rs b/gui/src/main.rs
index 74b6cc85..57c0a120 100644
--- a/gui/src/main.rs
+++ b/gui/src/main.rs
@@ -462,7 +462,9 @@ pub fn create_app_with_remote_backend(
             sync_progress: 1.0, // Remote backend is always synced
             datadir_path: datadir.clone(),
             blockheight: wallet.tip_height.unwrap_or(0),
-            last_poll_timestamp: None, // We ignore this field for remote backend.
+            // We ignore last poll fields for remote backend.
+            last_poll_timestamp: None,
+            last_poll_at_startup: None,
         },
         Arc::new(
             Wallet::new(wallet.descriptor)