diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index c98debe54..b49a38095 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -2733,4 +2733,6 @@
 * email: improve loading of the mail usage to not block other views from loading
 * eventlog: add events for directory server and exernal directory configuration
 * externalldap: available regardless of subscription
+* externalldap: show syncer log history
+* externalldap: sync is now run periodically (every 4 hours)
 
diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/user-settings.html b/dashboard/src/views/user-settings.html
index 6291a7230..e1aca2abe 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/views/user-settings.html
+++ b/dashboard/src/views/user-settings.html
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
       </div>
       <div class="modal-footer">
         <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">{{ 'main.dialog.cancel' | tr }}</button>
-        <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" ng-click="externalLdap.submit()" ng-disabled="externalLdapConfigForm.$invalid || externalLdap.busy"><i class="fa fa-circle-notch fa-spin" ng-show="externalLdap.busy"></i> {{ 'main.dialog.save' | tr }}</button>
+        <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" ng-click="externalLdap.submit()" ng-disabled="externalLdapConfigForm.$invalid || externalLdap.saveBusy"><i class="fa fa-circle-notch fa-spin" ng-show="externalLdap.saveBusy"></i> {{ 'main.dialog.save' | tr }}</button>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
@@ -267,7 +267,21 @@
   </div>
 
   <div class="text-left section-header">
-    <h3>{{ 'users.externalLdap.title' | tr }}</h3>
+    <h3>
+      {{ 'users.externalLdap.title' | tr }}
+      <div class="btn-group btn-group-sm pull-right">
+        <button type="button" class="btn btn-small btn-default dropdown-toggle" ng-show="externalLdap.tasks.length" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" uib-tooltip="{{ 'domains.renewCerts.showLogsAction' | tr }}">
+          <i class="fas fa-align-left"></i> <span class="caret"></span>
+        </button>
+        <ul class="dropdown-menu">
+          <li ng-repeat="task in externalLdap.tasks">
+            <a ng-href="/frontend/logs.html?taskId={{task.id}}" target="_blank" class="text-right">
+            {{ task.ts | prettyLongDate }} <i class="fa" style="margin-left: 20px" ng-class="{ 'status-active fa-check-circle': !task.active && task.success, 'fa-circle-notch fa-spin': task.active, 'status-error fa-times-circle': !task.active && !task.success }"></i>
+            </a>
+          </li>
+        </ul>
+      </div>
+    </h3>
   </div>
 
   <div class="card card-large">
@@ -394,21 +408,18 @@
     <div class="row">
       <br/>
       <div class="col-md-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;">
-        <div ng-show="externalLdap.syncBusy" class="progress progress-striped active animateMe">
+        <div ng-show="externalLdap.busy" class="progress progress-striped active animateMe">
           <div class="progress-bar progress-bar-success" role="progressbar" style="width: {{ externalLdap.percent }}%"></div>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
 
     <div class="row">
-      <div class="col-md-6">
-        <p ng-show="externalLdap.syncBusy">{{ externalLdap.message }}</p>
-        <p ng-hide="externalLdap.syncBusy">
+      <div class="col-md-12">
+        <p ng-show="externalLdap.busy">{{ externalLdap.message }}</p>
+        <p ng-hide="externalLdap.busy">
           <div class="has-error" ng-show="!externalLdap.active">{{ externalLdap.errorMessage }}</div>
         </p>
-      </div>
-
-      <div class="col-md-6 text-right">
         <button class="btn btn-primary pull-right" ng-click="externalLdap.show()">{{ 'users.externalLdap.configureAction' | tr }}</button>
         <button class="btn btn-success pull-right" ng-disabled="externalLdap.currentConfig.provider === 'noop'" ng-click="externalLdap.sync()"><i class="fa fa-circle-notch fa-spin" ng-show="externalLdap.syncBusy"></i> {{ 'users.externalLdap.syncAction' | tr }}</button>
         <a class="btn btn-primary pull-right" ng-show="externalLdap.taskId" ng-href="/frontend/logs.html?taskId={{ externalLdap.taskId }}" target="_blank">{{ 'users.externalLdap.showLogsAction' | tr }}</a>
diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/user-settings.js b/dashboard/src/views/user-settings.js
index 4f5272435..242250ffd 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/views/user-settings.js
+++ b/dashboard/src/views/user-settings.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 /* global angular */
 /* global Clipboard */
-/* global $ */
+/* global $, TASK_TYPES  */
 
 angular.module('Application').controller('UserSettingsController', ['$scope', '$location', '$translate', '$timeout', 'Client', function ($scope, $location, $translate, $timeout, Client) {
     Client.onReady(function () { if (!Client.getUserInfo().isAtLeastAdmin) $location.path('/'); });
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('UserSettingsController', ['$scope', '$
         busy: false,
         percent: 0,
         message: '',
-        errorMessage: '',
-        error: {},
-        taskId: 0,
+        errorMessage: '', // last task error
+        tasks: [],
 
-        syncBusy: false,
+        error: {}, // save error
+        saveBusy: false,
 
         // fields
         provider: 'noop',
@@ -139,57 +139,43 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('UserSettingsController', ['$scope', '$
 
         currentConfig: {},
 
-        checkStatus: function () {
-            Client.getLatestTaskByType('syncExternalLdap', function (error, task) {
-                if (error) return console.error(error);
-
-                if (!task) return;
-
-                $scope.externalLdap.taskId = task.id;
-                $scope.externalLdap.updateStatus();
-            });
-        },
-
-        sync: function () {
-            $scope.externalLdap.syncBusy = true;
-
-            Client.startExternalLdapSync(function (error, taskId) {
-                if (error) {
-                    $scope.externalLdap.syncBusy = false;
-                    console.error('Unable to start ldap syncer task.', error);
-                    return;
-                }
-
-                $scope.externalLdap.taskId = taskId;
-                $scope.externalLdap.updateStatus();
-            });
-        },
-
-        refresh: function() {
+        init: function () {
             Client.getExternalLdapConfig(function (error, result) {
                 if (error) return console.error('Unable to get external ldap config.', error);
-
                 $scope.externalLdap.currentConfig = result;
-                $scope.externalLdap.checkStatus();
+                $scope.externalLdap.refreshTasks();
+            });
+        },
+
+        refreshTasks: function () {
+            Client.getTasksByType(TASK_TYPES.TASK_SYNC_EXTERNAL_LDAP, function (error, tasks) {
+                if (error) return console.error(error);
+                $scope.externalLdap.tasks = tasks.slice(0, 10);
+                if ($scope.externalLdap.tasks.length && $scope.externalLdap.tasks[0].active) $scope.externalLdap.updateStatus();
             });
         },
 
         updateStatus: function () {
-            Client.getTask($scope.externalLdap.taskId, function (error, data) {
+            var taskId = $scope.externalLdap.tasks[0].id;
+
+            Client.getTask(taskId, function (error, data) {
                 if (error) return window.setTimeout($scope.externalLdap.updateStatus, 5000);
 
                 if (!data.active) {
-                    $scope.externalLdap.syncBusy = false;
+                    $scope.externalLdap.busy = false;
                     $scope.externalLdap.message = '';
                     $scope.externalLdap.percent = 100; // indicates that 'result' is valid
                     $scope.externalLdap.errorMessage = data.success ? '' : data.error.message;
+
+                    $scope.externalLdap.refreshTasks(); // update the tasks list dropdown
+
                     return;
                 }
 
-                $scope.externalLdap.syncBusy = true;
+                $scope.externalLdap.busy = true;
                 $scope.externalLdap.percent = data.percent;
                 $scope.externalLdap.message = data.message;
-                window.setTimeout($scope.externalLdap.updateStatus, 3000);
+                window.setTimeout($scope.externalLdap.updateStatus, 500);
             });
         },
 
@@ -214,8 +200,25 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('UserSettingsController', ['$scope', '$
             $('#externalLdapModal').modal('show');
         },
 
-        submit: function () {
+        sync: function () {
             $scope.externalLdap.busy = true;
+            $scope.externalLdap.percent = 0;
+            $scope.externalLdap.message = '';
+            $scope.externalLdap.errorMessage = '';
+
+            Client.startExternalLdapSync(function (error) {
+                if (error) {
+                    console.error(error);
+                    $scope.externalLdap.errorMessage = error.message;
+                    $scope.externalLdap.busy = false;
+                } else {
+                    $scope.externalLdap.refreshTasks();
+                }
+            });
+        },
+
+        submit: function () {
+            $scope.externalLdap.saveBusy = true;
             $scope.externalLdap.error = {};
 
             var config = {
@@ -256,7 +259,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('UserSettingsController', ['$scope', '$
             }
 
             Client.setExternalLdapConfig(config, function (error) {
-                $scope.externalLdap.busy = false;
+                $scope.externalLdap.saveBusy = false;
 
                 if (error) {
                     if (error.statusCode === 424) {
@@ -282,7 +285,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('UserSettingsController', ['$scope', '$
                     }
                 } else {
                     $('#externalLdapModal').modal('hide');
-                    $scope.externalLdap.refresh();
+                    $scope.externalLdap.init();
                 }
             });
         }
@@ -402,7 +405,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('UserSettingsController', ['$scope', '$
     };
 
     Client.onReady(function () {
-        $scope.externalLdap.refresh();
+        $scope.externalLdap.init();
         $scope.profileConfig.refresh();
         $scope.userDirectoryConfig.refresh();
         $scope.refreshOIDCClients();