diff --git a/src/views/activity.html b/src/views/activity.html
index 23685bdbb..b2fbb5f21 100644
--- a/src/views/activity.html
+++ b/src/views/activity.html
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     </div>
     <div class="pagination pull-right">
       <button class="btn btn-default btn-outline" ng-click="showPrevPage()" ng-disabled="busy || currentPage <= 1"><i class="fa fa-angle-double-left"></i> prev</button>
+      <button class="btn btn-default btn-outline" ng-click="refresh()"><i class="fas fa-sync-alt" ng-class="{ 'fa-spin': busyRefresh }"></i></button>
       <button class="btn btn-default btn-outline" ng-click="showNextPage()" ng-disabled="busy || pageItems.value > eventLogs.length">next <i class="fa fa-angle-double-right"></i></button>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/src/views/activity.js b/src/views/activity.js
index 6425625e6..7155615ef 100644
--- a/src/views/activity.js
+++ b/src/views/activity.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('ActivityController', ['$scope', '$loca
     $scope.config = Client.getConfig();
 
     $scope.busy = false;
+    $scope.busyRefresh = false;
     $scope.eventLogs = [];
     $scope.activeEventLog = null;
 
@@ -408,22 +409,36 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('ActivityController', ['$scope', '$loca
         return line;
     }
 
-    function fetchEventLogs() {
-        $scope.busy = true;
+    function fetchEventLogs(background, callback) {
+        callback = callback || function (error) { if (error) console.error(error); };
+        background = background || false;
+
+        if (!background) $scope.busy = true;
+
         var actions = $scope.selectedActions.map(function (a) { return a.value; }).join(', ');
 
         Client.getEventLogs(actions, $scope.search || null, $scope.currentPage, $scope.pageItems.value, function (error, result) {
             $scope.busy = false;
 
-            if (error) return console.error(error);
+            if (error) return callback(error);
 
             $scope.eventLogs = [];
             result.forEach(function (e) {
                 $scope.eventLogs.push({ raw: e, details: eventLogDetails(e), source: eventLogSource(e) });
             });
+
+            callback();
         });
     }
 
+    $scope.refresh = function () {
+        $scope.busyRefresh = true;
+
+        fetchEventLogs(true, function () {
+            $scope.busyRefresh = false;
+        });
+    };
+
     $scope.showNextPage = function () {
         $scope.currentPage++;
         fetchEventLogs();