diff --git a/demos/supabase-todolist/lib/models/todo_list.dart b/demos/supabase-todolist/lib/models/todo_list.dart
index 489d1631..af33908f 100644
--- a/demos/supabase-todolist/lib/models/todo_list.dart
+++ b/demos/supabase-todolist/lib/models/todo_list.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import 'package:powersync/powersync.dart';
 import 'package:powersync/sqlite3.dart' as sqlite;
 
 import './todo_item.dart';
@@ -59,6 +60,10 @@ class TodoList {
     });
   }
 
+  static Stream<SyncStatus> watchSyncStatus() {
+    return db.statusStream;
+  }
+
   /// Create a new list
   static Future<TodoList> create(String name) async {
     final results = await db.execute('''
diff --git a/demos/supabase-todolist/lib/widgets/lists_page.dart b/demos/supabase-todolist/lib/widgets/lists_page.dart
index e31c2fc8..142d9e9f 100644
--- a/demos/supabase-todolist/lib/widgets/lists_page.dart
+++ b/demos/supabase-todolist/lib/widgets/lists_page.dart
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ class ListsWidget extends StatefulWidget {
 
 class _ListsWidgetState extends State<ListsWidget> {
   List<TodoList> _data = [];
+  bool hasSynced = false;
   StreamSubscription? _subscription;
+  StreamSubscription? _syncStatusSubscription;
 
   _ListsWidgetState();
 
@@ -68,21 +70,32 @@ class _ListsWidgetState extends State<ListsWidget> {
         _data = data;
       });
     });
+    _syncStatusSubscription = TodoList.watchSyncStatus().listen((status) {
+      if (!context.mounted) {
+        return;
+      }
+      setState(() {
+        hasSynced = status.hasSynced ?? false;
+      });
+    });
   }
 
   @override
   void dispose() {
     super.dispose();
     _subscription?.cancel();
+    _syncStatusSubscription?.cancel();
   }
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    return ListView(
-      padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 8.0),
-      children: _data.map((list) {
-        return ListItemWidget(list: list);
-      }).toList(),
-    );
+    return !hasSynced
+        ? const Text("Busy with sync...")
+        : ListView(
+            padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 8.0),
+            children: _data.map((list) {
+              return ListItemWidget(list: list);
+            }).toList(),
+          );
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/powersync/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/powersync/CHANGELOG.md
index a0d92ba2..d35754be 100644
--- a/packages/powersync/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/powersync/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## 1.5.1
+
+- Adds a hasSynced flag to check if initial data has been synced.
+- Adds a waitForFirstSync method to check if the first full sync has completed.
+
 ## 1.5.0
 
 - Upgrade minimum Dart SDK constraint to `3.4.0`.
diff --git a/packages/powersync/lib/sqlite3_common.dart b/packages/powersync/lib/sqlite3_common.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df84a8e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/powersync/lib/sqlite3_common.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/// Re-exports [sqlite3_common](https://pub.dev/packages/sqlite3) to expose sqlite3_common without
+/// adding it as a direct dependency.
+library;
+
+export 'package:sqlite_async/sqlite3_common.dart';
diff --git a/packages/powersync/lib/src/powersync_database.dart b/packages/powersync/lib/src/powersync_database.dart
index eb0341a1..00cadc9e 100644
--- a/packages/powersync/lib/src/powersync_database.dart
+++ b/packages/powersync/lib/src/powersync_database.dart
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ class PowerSyncDatabase with SqliteQueries implements SqliteConnection {
     await database.initialize();
     await database.execute('SELECT powersync_init()');
     await updateSchema(schema);
+    await _updateHasSynced();
   }
 
   /// Replace the schema with a new version.
@@ -175,6 +176,37 @@ class PowerSyncDatabase with SqliteQueries implements SqliteConnection {
     return _initialized;
   }
 
+  Future<void> _updateHasSynced() async {
+    const syncedSQL =
+        'SELECT 1 FROM ps_buckets WHERE last_applied_op > 0 LIMIT 1';
+
+    // Query the database to see if any data has been synced.
+    final result = await database.execute(syncedSQL);
+    final hasSynced = result.rows.isNotEmpty;
+
+    if (hasSynced != currentStatus.hasSynced) {
+      final status = SyncStatus(hasSynced: hasSynced);
+      _setStatus(status);
+    }
+  }
+
+  ///
+  /// returns a [Future] which will resolve once the first full sync has completed.
+  ///
+  Future<void> waitForFirstSync() async {
+    if (currentStatus.hasSynced ?? false) {
+      return;
+    }
+    final completer = Completer<void>();
+    statusStream.listen((result) {
+      if (result.hasSynced ?? false) {
+        completer.complete();
+      }
+    });
+
+    return completer.future;
+  }
+
   @override
   bool get closed {
     return database.closed;
@@ -297,8 +329,9 @@ class PowerSyncDatabase with SqliteQueries implements SqliteConnection {
 
   void _setStatus(SyncStatus status) {
     if (status != currentStatus) {
-      currentStatus = status;
-      _statusStreamController.add(status);
+      currentStatus = status.copyWith(
+          hasSynced: status.hasSynced ?? status.lastSyncedAt != null);
+      _statusStreamController.add(currentStatus);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/powersync/lib/src/streaming_sync.dart b/packages/powersync/lib/src/streaming_sync.dart
index 880bee12..e7c10097 100644
--- a/packages/powersync/lib/src/streaming_sync.dart
+++ b/packages/powersync/lib/src/streaming_sync.dart
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ class StreamingSyncImplementation {
   /// To clear errors, use [_noError] instead of null.
   void _updateStatus(
       {DateTime? lastSyncedAt,
+      bool? hasSynced,
       bool? connected,
       bool? connecting,
       bool? downloading,
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ class StreamingSyncImplementation {
         connected: c,
         connecting: !c && (connecting ?? lastStatus.connecting),
         lastSyncedAt: lastSyncedAt ?? lastStatus.lastSyncedAt,
+        hasSynced: hasSynced ?? lastStatus.hasSynced,
         downloading: downloading ?? lastStatus.downloading,
         uploading: uploading ?? lastStatus.uploading,
         uploadError: uploadError == _noError
diff --git a/packages/powersync/lib/src/sync_status.dart b/packages/powersync/lib/src/sync_status.dart
index 4ad7152c..a1f4a543 100644
--- a/packages/powersync/lib/src/sync_status.dart
+++ b/packages/powersync/lib/src/sync_status.dart
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ class SyncStatus {
   /// Currently this is reset to null after a restart.
   final DateTime? lastSyncedAt;
 
+  /// Indicates whether there has been at least one full sync, if any.
+  /// Is null when unknown, for example when state is still being loaded from the database.
+  final bool? hasSynced;
+
   /// Error during uploading.
   ///
   /// Cleared on the next successful upload.
@@ -38,6 +42,7 @@ class SyncStatus {
       {this.connected = false,
       this.connecting = false,
       this.lastSyncedAt,
+      this.hasSynced,
       this.downloading = false,
       this.uploading = false,
       this.downloadError,
@@ -52,7 +57,30 @@ class SyncStatus {
         other.connecting == connecting &&
         other.downloadError == downloadError &&
         other.uploadError == uploadError &&
-        other.lastSyncedAt == lastSyncedAt);
+        other.lastSyncedAt == lastSyncedAt &&
+        other.hasSynced == hasSynced);
+  }
+
+  SyncStatus copyWith({
+    bool? connected,
+    bool? downloading,
+    bool? uploading,
+    bool? connecting,
+    Object? uploadError,
+    Object? downloadError,
+    DateTime? lastSyncedAt,
+    bool? hasSynced,
+  }) {
+    return SyncStatus(
+      connected: connected ?? this.connected,
+      downloading: downloading ?? this.downloading,
+      uploading: uploading ?? this.uploading,
+      connecting: connecting ?? this.connecting,
+      uploadError: uploadError ?? this.uploadError,
+      downloadError: downloadError ?? this.downloadError,
+      lastSyncedAt: lastSyncedAt ?? this.lastSyncedAt,
+      hasSynced: hasSynced ?? this.hasSynced,
+    );
   }
 
   /// Get the current [downloadError] or [uploadError].
@@ -68,7 +96,7 @@ class SyncStatus {
 
   @override
   String toString() {
-    return "SyncStatus<connected: $connected connecting: $connecting downloading: $downloading uploading: $uploading lastSyncedAt: $lastSyncedAt error: $anyError>";
+    return "SyncStatus<connected: $connected connecting: $connecting downloading: $downloading uploading: $uploading lastSyncedAt: $lastSyncedAt, hasSynced: $hasSynced, error: $anyError>";
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/powersync/pubspec.yaml b/packages/powersync/pubspec.yaml
index 38d2cecd..48a72f4d 100644
--- a/packages/powersync/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/powersync/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: powersync
-version: 1.5.0
+version: 1.5.1
 homepage: https://powersync.com
 repository: https://github.com/powersync-ja/powersync.dart
 description: PowerSync Flutter SDK - keep PostgreSQL databases in sync with on-device SQLite databases.