diff --git a/containers/libreportal/frontend/html/backup-content.html b/containers/libreportal/frontend/html/backup-content.html
index 624d52f..937ca7b 100644
--- a/containers/libreportal/frontend/html/backup-content.html
+++ b/containers/libreportal/frontend/html/backup-content.html
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@
                 <h2>System config</h2>
                 <span class="backup-card-hint">Global settings, WebUI login &amp; backup-location credentials</span>
               </div>
+              <div class="backup-app-tile-meta" id="backup-system-status" style="margin:0 0 10px">
+                <span class="backup-status-dot none"></span><span>No backup yet</span>
+              </div>
               <p class="backup-card-hint" style="margin:0 0 12px">
                 Snapshot the LibrePortal system config to every enabled location so a bare-metal
                 restore is self-sufficient — without it, the credentials needed to reach your own
diff --git a/containers/libreportal/frontend/js/components/backup/backup-page.js b/containers/libreportal/frontend/js/components/backup/backup-page.js
index bc90606..bb9c13e 100644
--- a/containers/libreportal/frontend/js/components/backup/backup-page.js
+++ b/containers/libreportal/frontend/js/components/backup/backup-page.js
@@ -550,6 +550,16 @@ class BackupPage {
             appGrid.innerHTML = apps.map(app => this.renderAppTile(app)).join('');
         }
 
+        const sysStatus = document.getElementById('backup-system-status');
+        if (sysStatus) {
+            const sys = d.system || {};
+            const hasSys = !!sys.latest_snapshot;
+            sysStatus.innerHTML = `
+                <span class="backup-status-dot ${hasSys ? 'ok' : 'none'}"></span>
+                <span>${hasSys ? 'Last backed up ' + this.formatRelative(sys.latest_time) : 'No backup yet'}</span>
+            `;
+        }
+
         if (!locs.length) {
             locSummary.innerHTML = `<div class="backup-empty-state">No locations enabled.</div>`;
         } else {
diff --git a/scripts/backup/engine/engine_dispatch.sh b/scripts/backup/engine/engine_dispatch.sh
index d4a8917..81a52d6 100644
--- a/scripts/backup/engine/engine_dispatch.sh
+++ b/scripts/backup/engine/engine_dispatch.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ engineRestoreSystemLatest()  { local i="$1"; shift; engineDispatch "$(engineForL
 engineRestoreSnapshot()      { local i="$1"; shift; engineDispatch "$(engineForLocation "$i")RestoreSnapshot" "$i" "$@"; }
 engineSnapshotLatestId()     { local i="$1"; shift; engineDispatch "$(engineForLocation "$i")SnapshotLatestId" "$i" "$@"; }
 engineSnapshotsJson()        { local i="$1"; shift; engineDispatch "$(engineForLocation "$i")SnapshotsJson" "$i" "$@"; }
+engineSystemSnapshotsJson()  { local i="$1"; shift; engineDispatch "$(engineForLocation "$i")SystemSnapshotsJson" "$i" "$@"; }
 engineSnapshotListFiles()    { local i="$1"; shift; engineDispatch "$(engineForLocation "$i")SnapshotListFiles" "$i" "$@"; }
 engineForgetApp()            { local i="$1"; shift; engineDispatch "$(engineForLocation "$i")ForgetApp" "$i" "$@"; }
 engineCheckLocation()        { local i="$1"; shift; engineDispatch "$(engineForLocation "$i")CheckLocation" "$i" "$@"; }
diff --git a/scripts/backup/engine/restic_snapshots.sh b/scripts/backup/engine/restic_snapshots.sh
index f0d262d..503d919 100644
--- a/scripts/backup/engine/restic_snapshots.sh
+++ b/scripts/backup/engine/restic_snapshots.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,22 @@ resticSnapshotsJson()
     return $rc
 }
 
+resticSystemSnapshotsJson()
+{
+    local idx="$1"
+    local host_filter="$2"
+
+    resticEnvExport "$idx" || return 1
+
+    local args=(snapshots --json --no-lock --tag "system=config")
+    [[ -n "$host_filter" ]] && args+=(--host "$host_filter")
+
+    runBackupOp restic "${args[@]}" 2>/dev/null
+    local rc=$?
+    resticEnvUnset
+    return $rc
+}
+
 resticSnapshotLatestId()
 {
     local idx="$1"
diff --git a/scripts/webui/data/generators/backup/webui_backup_dashboard.sh b/scripts/webui/data/generators/backup/webui_backup_dashboard.sh
index 65d532b..fe91b9e 100644
--- a/scripts/webui/data/generators/backup/webui_backup_dashboard.sh
+++ b/scripts/webui/data/generators/backup/webui_backup_dashboard.sh
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ webuiGenerateBackupDashboard()
         primary_idx=$(resticEnabledLocations | head -1)
         while IFS= read -r app; do
             [[ -z "$app" ]] && continue
+            # The WebUI app is reproducible and skipped by backupAllApps — its
+            # state rides in the system-config snapshot below, so don't show a
+            # perpetually-"No backup yet" tile for it.
+            [[ "$app" == "libreportal" ]] && continue
             local latest_id="" latest_time=""
             if [[ -n "$primary_idx" ]]; then
                 local snap_json
@@ -69,6 +73,17 @@ webuiGenerateBackupDashboard()
     fi
     apps_json+="]"
 
+    # System-config backup status (tag system=config) — its own tracked item.
+    local system_id="" system_time=""
+    local sys_idx
+    sys_idx=$(resticEnabledLocations | head -1)
+    if [[ -n "$sys_idx" ]]; then
+        local sys_json
+        sys_json=$(engineSystemSnapshotsJson "$sys_idx" "$CFG_INSTALL_NAME" 2>/dev/null)
+        system_id=$(echo "$sys_json" | grep -o '"short_id":"[^"]*"' | tail -1 | cut -d'"' -f4)
+        system_time=$(echo "$sys_json" | grep -o '"time":"[^"]*"' | tail -1 | cut -d'"' -f4)
+    fi
+
     local content="{"
     content+="\"generated_at\":\"$generated_at\","
     content+="\"install_name\":\"${CFG_INSTALL_NAME:-libreportal}\","
@@ -76,7 +91,8 @@ webuiGenerateBackupDashboard()
     content+="\"verify_after\":${CFG_BACKUP_VERIFY_AFTER:-false},"
     content+="\"strategy\":\"${CFG_BACKUP_STRATEGY:-auto}\","
     content+="\"locations\":$locations_json,"
-    content+="\"apps\":$apps_json"
+    content+="\"apps\":$apps_json,"
+    content+="\"system\":{\"latest_snapshot\":\"$system_id\",\"latest_time\":\"$system_time\"}"
     content+="}"
 
     echo "$content" | runFileWrite "$output_file"