diff --git a/src/hooks/use-is-subplebbit-offline.ts b/src/hooks/use-is-subplebbit-offline.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e51a13d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/use-is-subplebbit-offline.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { Subplebbit } from '@plebbit/plebbit-react-hooks';
+import { getFormattedTimeAgo } from '../lib/utils/time-utils';
+import useSubplebbitOfflineStore from '../stores/use-subplebbit-offline-store';
+import useSubplebbitsLoadingStartTimestamps from '../stores/use-subplebbits-loading-start-timestamps-store';
+
+const useIsSubplebbitOffline = (subplebbit: Subplebbit) => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const { address, state, updatedAt, updatingState } = subplebbit || {};
+  const { subplebbitOfflineState, setSubplebbitOfflineState, initializesubplebbitOfflineState } = useSubplebbitOfflineStore();
+  const subplebbitsLoadingStartTimestamps = useSubplebbitsLoadingStartTimestamps([address]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (address && !subplebbitOfflineState[address]) {
+      initializesubplebbitOfflineState(address);
+    }
+  }, [address, subplebbitOfflineState, initializesubplebbitOfflineState]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (address) {
+      setSubplebbitOfflineState(address, { state, updatedAt, updatingState });
+    }
+  }, [address, state, updatedAt, updatingState, setSubplebbitOfflineState]);
+
+  const subplebbitOfflineStore = subplebbitOfflineState[address] || { initialLoad: true };
+  const loadingStartTimestamp = subplebbitsLoadingStartTimestamps[0] || 0;
+
+  const isLoading = subplebbitOfflineStore.initialLoad && (!updatedAt || Date.now() / 1000 - updatedAt >= 60 * 60) && Date.now() / 1000 - loadingStartTimestamp < 30;
+
+  const isOffline = !isLoading && ((updatedAt && updatedAt < Date.now() / 1000 - 60 * 60) || (!updatedAt && Date.now() / 1000 - loadingStartTimestamp >= 30));
+
+  const isOnline = updatedAt && Date.now() / 1000 - updatedAt < 60 * 60;
+
+  const offlineTitle = isLoading
+    ? t('loading')
+    : updatedAt
+    ? isOffline && t('posts_last_synced_info', { time: getFormattedTimeAgo(updatedAt), interpolation: { escapeValue: false } })
+    : t('subplebbit_offline_info');
+
+  // ensure isOffline is false until we have enough information
+  const hasEnoughInfo = subplebbitOfflineStore.initialLoad === false || updatedAt !== undefined;
+
+  return {
+    isOffline: hasEnoughInfo && !isOnline && isOffline,
+    isOnlineStatusLoading: !isOnline && isLoading,
+    offlineTitle,
+  };
+};
+
+export default useIsSubplebbitOffline;
diff --git a/src/stores/use-subplebbit-offline-store.ts b/src/stores/use-subplebbit-offline-store.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..abaa6979
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stores/use-subplebbit-offline-store.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { create } from 'zustand';
+
+interface SubplebbitOfflineState {
+  state?: string;
+  updatedAt?: number;
+  updatingState?: string;
+  initialLoad: boolean;
+}
+
+interface SubplebbitOfflineStore {
+  subplebbitOfflineState: Record<string, SubplebbitOfflineState>;
+  setSubplebbitOfflineState: (address: string, state: Partial<SubplebbitOfflineState>) => void;
+  initializesubplebbitOfflineState: (address: string) => void;
+}
+
+const useSubplebbitOfflineStore = create<SubplebbitOfflineStore>((set) => ({
+  subplebbitOfflineState: {},
+  setSubplebbitOfflineState: (address, newState) =>
+    set((state) => ({
+      subplebbitOfflineState: {
+        ...state.subplebbitOfflineState,
+        [address]: {
+          ...state.subplebbitOfflineState[address],
+          ...newState,
+        },
+      },
+    })),
+  initializesubplebbitOfflineState: (address) => {
+    set((state) => ({
+      subplebbitOfflineState: {
+        ...state.subplebbitOfflineState,
+        [address]: {
+          initialLoad: true,
+        },
+      },
+    }));
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      set((state) => ({
+        subplebbitOfflineState: {
+          ...state.subplebbitOfflineState,
+          [address]: {
+            ...state.subplebbitOfflineState[address],
+            initialLoad: false,
+          },
+        },
+      }));
+    }, 30000);
+  },
+}));
+
+export default useSubplebbitOfflineStore;
diff --git a/src/stores/use-subplebbits-loading-start-timestamps-store.ts b/src/stores/use-subplebbits-loading-start-timestamps-store.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..80ecdb5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stores/use-subplebbits-loading-start-timestamps-store.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { create } from 'zustand';
+
+interface SubplebbitsLoadingStartTimestampsState {
+  timestamps: Record<string, number>;
+  addSubplebbits: (subplebbitAddresses: string[]) => void;
+}
+
+const useSubplebbitsLoadingStartTimestampsStore = create<SubplebbitsLoadingStartTimestampsState>((set, get) => ({
+  timestamps: {},
+  addSubplebbits: (subplebbitAddresses) => {
+    const { timestamps } = get();
+    const newTimestamps: Record<string, number> = {};
+    subplebbitAddresses.forEach((subplebbitAddress) => {
+      if (!timestamps[subplebbitAddress]) {
+        newTimestamps[subplebbitAddress] = Math.round(Date.now() / 1000);
+      }
+    });
+    if (Object.keys(newTimestamps).length) {
+      set((state) => ({ timestamps: { ...state.timestamps, ...newTimestamps } }));
+    }
+  },
+}));
+
+const useSubplebbitsLoadingStartTimestamps = (subplebbitAddresses?: string[]) => {
+  const timestampsStore = useSubplebbitsLoadingStartTimestampsStore((state) => state.timestamps);
+  const addSubplebbits = useSubplebbitsLoadingStartTimestampsStore((state) => state.addSubplebbits);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (subplebbitAddresses) {
+      addSubplebbits(subplebbitAddresses);
+    }
+  }, [subplebbitAddresses, addSubplebbits]);
+
+  const subplebbitsLoadingStartTimestamps = useMemo(() => {
+    return subplebbitAddresses?.map((subplebbitAddress) => timestampsStore[subplebbitAddress]) || [];
+  }, [timestampsStore, subplebbitAddresses]);
+
+  return subplebbitsLoadingStartTimestamps;
+};
+
+export default useSubplebbitsLoadingStartTimestamps;
diff --git a/src/views/submit-page/submit-page.tsx b/src/views/submit-page/submit-page.tsx
index 6c1fcf6c..a50b8609 100644
--- a/src/views/submit-page/submit-page.tsx
+++ b/src/views/submit-page/submit-page.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { isSubmitView } from '../../lib/utils/view-utils';
 import Embed from '../../components/post/embed';
 import Markdown from '../../components/markdown';
 import styles from './submit-page.module.css';
+import useIsSubplebbitOffline from '../../hooks/use-is-subplebbit-offline';
 
 const UrlField = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
@@ -87,23 +88,7 @@ const Submit = () => {
   const { subscriptions } = account || {};
   const defaultSubplebbitAddresses = useDefaultSubplebbitAddresses();
 
-  const [isOffline, setIsOffline] = useState(false);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const checkOfflineStatus = () => {
-      if (subplebbit?.updatedAt !== undefined) {
-        setIsOffline(subplebbit.updatedAt < Date.now() / 1000 - 60 * 60);
-      } else {
-        setTimeout(() => {
-          setIsOffline(subplebbit?.updatedAt === undefined || subplebbit.updatedAt < Date.now() / 1000 - 60 * 60);
-        }, 5000);
-      }
-    };
-
-    if (subplebbitAddress) {
-      checkOfflineStatus();
-    }
-  }, [subplebbit?.updatedAt, subplebbitAddress]);
+  const { isOffline, offlineTitle } = useIsSubplebbitOffline(subplebbit);
 
   const onPublish = () => {
     if (!title) {
@@ -235,7 +220,7 @@ const Submit = () => {
 
   return (
     <div className={styles.content}>
-      {isOffline && <div className={styles.infobar}>test</div>}
+      {isOffline && selectedSubplebbit && <div className={styles.infobar}>{offlineTitle}</div>}
       <h1>
         <Trans
           i18nKey='submit_to'