diff --git a/WebContent/gui/OSRM.MainGUI.js b/WebContent/gui/OSRM.MainGUI.js
index cca1eccd4..5d8b7ddf6 100644
--- a/WebContent/gui/OSRM.MainGUI.js
+++ b/WebContent/gui/OSRM.MainGUI.js
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ init: function() {
 	
 	// init units selector
 	OSRM.GUI.selectorInit( "gui-units-toggle", [{display:"Kilometers",value:0},{display:"Miles",value:1}], 0, OSRM.GUI.onUnitsChanged );
+	
+	// query last update of data
+	OSRM.G.data_updated = "n/a";
+	OSRM.JSONP.call('OSRM.DEFAULTS.HOST_ROUTING_URL?data_updated=true', OSRM.GUI.setDataUpdated, OSRM.JSONP.empty, OSRM.DEFAULTS.JSONP_TIMEOUT, 'data_updated');
 },
 
 // set language dependent labels
@@ -64,6 +68,7 @@ setLabels: function() {
 	document.getElementById("gui-config-label").innerHTML = OSRM.loc("GUI_CONFIGURATION");
 	document.getElementById("gui-language-2-label").innerHTML = OSRM.loc("GUI_LANGUAGE")+":";
 	document.getElementById("gui-units-label").innerHTML = OSRM.loc("GUI_UNITS")+":";
+	document.getElementById('gui-data-updated').innerHTML = OSRM.loc("GUI_DATA_UPDATED")+": " + OSRM.G.data_updated;
 	
 	document.getElementById("gui-units-toggle").getElementsByTagName("option")[0].innerHTML = OSRM.loc("GUI_KILOMETERS");
 	document.getElementById("gui-units-toggle").getElementsByTagName("option")[1].innerHTML = OSRM.loc("GUI_MILES");
@@ -96,6 +101,15 @@ afterMainTransition: function() {
 onUnitsChanged: function(value) {
 	OSRM.Utils.setToHumanDistanceFunction(value);
 	OSRM.Routing.getRoute();
+},
+
+// set time when data was last updated
+setDataUpdated: function(response) {
+	if(!response)
+		return;
+	
+	OSRM.G.data_updated = response.data_updated;
+	document.getElementById('gui-data-updated').innerHTML = OSRM.loc("GUI_DATA_UPDATED")+": " + OSRM.G.data_updated;
 }
 
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.de.js b/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.de.js
index bd28ef88d..68ff6741f 100644
--- a/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.de.js
+++ b/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.de.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ OSRM.Localization["de"] = {
 "GUI_UNITS": "Einheiten",
 "GUI_KILOMETERS": "Kilometer",
 "GUI_MILES": "Meilen",
+"GUI_DATA_UPDATED": "data",
 // mapping
 "GUI_MAPPING_TOOLS": "Kartenwerkzeuge",
 "GUI_HIGHLIGHT_UNNAMED_ROADS": "Unbenannte Straßen hervorheben",
diff --git a/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.dk.js b/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.dk.js
index 520a44510..f2cd75ebf 100644
--- a/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.dk.js
+++ b/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.dk.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ OSRM.Localization["dk"] = {
 "GUI_UNITS": "Enheder",
 "GUI_KILOMETERS": "Kilometer",
 "GUI_MILES": "Miles",
+"GUI_DATA_UPDATED": "data",
 // mapping
 "GUI_MAPPING_TOOLS": "Kortlægnings værktøjer",
 "GUI_HIGHLIGHT_UNNAMED_ROADS": "Fremhæv unavngivne veje",
diff --git a/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.en.js b/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.en.js
index db52d28a8..1d386b9a7 100644
--- a/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.en.js
+++ b/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.en.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ OSRM.Localization["en"] = {
 "GUI_UNITS": "Units",
 "GUI_KILOMETERS": "Kilometers",
 "GUI_MILES": "Miles",
+"GUI_DATA_UPDATED": "data",
 // mapping
 "GUI_MAPPING_TOOLS": "Mapping Tools",
 "GUI_HIGHLIGHT_UNNAMED_ROADS": "Highlight unnamed streets",
diff --git a/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.fi.js b/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.fi.js
index 37df99c93..f889cf180 100644
--- a/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.fi.js
+++ b/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.fi.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ OSRM.Localization["fi"] = {
 "GUI_UNITS": "Yksiköt",
 "GUI_KILOMETERS": "Kilometri",
 "GUI_MILES": "Miles",
+"GUI_DATA_UPDATED": "data",
 // mapping
 "GUI_MAPPING_TOOLS": "Kartoitustyökalut",
 "GUI_HIGHLIGHT_UNNAMED_ROADS": "Korosta nimettömät tiet",
diff --git a/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.fr.js b/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.fr.js
index 49c8931ac..2aa7bd420 100644
--- a/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.fr.js
+++ b/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.fr.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ OSRM.Localization["fr"] = {
 "GUI_UNITS": "Unités",
 "GUI_KILOMETERS": "Kilomètres",
 "GUI_MILES": "Miles",
+"GUI_DATA_UPDATED": "data",
 // mapping
 "GUI_MAPPING_TOOLS": "Outils de cartographie",
 "GUI_HIGHLIGHT_UNNAMED_ROADS": "Surligner les rues sans nom",
diff --git a/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.pl.js b/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.pl.js
index abcb6ac56..4aa773d9a 100644
--- a/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.pl.js
+++ b/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Locale.pl.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ OSRM.Localization["pl"] = {
 "GUI_UNITS": "Jednostki",
 "GUI_KILOMETERS": "Kilometrów",
 "GUI_MILES": "Miles",
+"GUI_DATA_UPDATED": "data",
 // mapping
 "GUI_MAPPING_TOOLS": "Narzędzia mapowania",
 "GUI_HIGHLIGHT_UNNAMED_ROADS": "Zaznacz ulice bez nazwy",
diff --git a/WebContent/main.css b/WebContent/main.css
index 4346f1b75..dc90c73df 100644
--- a/WebContent/main.css
+++ b/WebContent/main.css
@@ -440,7 +440,6 @@ html, body {
 	float: right;
 }
 
-
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 
 /* buttons */
diff --git a/WebContent/main.html b/WebContent/main.html
index 42d51ccea..af4be1b79 100644
--- a/WebContent/main.html
+++ b/WebContent/main.html
@@ -103,6 +103,13 @@ or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.txt.
 	<div class="left stretch"><select id="gui-units-toggle" class="config-select"></select></div>
 	</div>
 	</div>
+	
+	<!-- data updated -->
+	<div class="full">
+	<div class="row">	
+	<div class="right small-font"><span id="gui-data-updated">data: n/a</span></div>
+	</div>
+	</div>
 </div>
 </div>