diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/orgzly/android/widgets/ListWidgetProvider.java b/app/src/main/java/com/orgzly/android/widgets/ListWidgetProvider.java
index fd42a9d60..ee1856e58 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/orgzly/android/widgets/ListWidgetProvider.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/orgzly/android/widgets/ListWidgetProvider.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 import com.orgzly.BuildConfig;
 import com.orgzly.R;
+import com.orgzly.android.ActionReceiver;
 import com.orgzly.android.App;
 import com.orgzly.android.AppIntent;
 import com.orgzly.android.data.DataRepository;
@@ -107,6 +108,16 @@ private void updateAppWidgetLayout(Context context, AppWidgetManager appWidgetMa
                         R.id.list_widget_header_add,
                         ShareActivity.createNewNotePendingIntent(context, "widget-" + appWidgetId, savedSearch));
 
+                // Sync icon - sync start
+                final Intent onSyncIntent = new Intent(context, ActionReceiver.class);
+                onSyncIntent.setAction(AppIntent.ACTION_SYNC_START);
+                final PendingIntent onSyncPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(
+                        context,
+                        0,
+                        onSyncIntent,
+                        ActivityUtils.mutable(PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT));
+                remoteViews.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.list_widget_header_sync, onSyncPendingIntent);
+
                 // Logo - open query
                 Intent openIntent = Intent.makeRestartActivityTask(new ComponentName(context, MainActivity.class));
                 openIntent.putExtra(AppIntent.EXTRA_QUERY_STRING, savedSearch.getQuery());
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/list_widget.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/list_widget.xml
index bf33b930b..70beb6994 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/list_widget.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/list_widget.xml
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@
 <LinearLayout
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:theme="@style/ListWidgetTheme"
+    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
     android:orientation="vertical">
 
+
     <LinearLayout
         android:id="@+id/list_widget_header_container"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
@@ -55,8 +58,18 @@
                 android:layout_height="24dp"
                 android:src="@drawable/ic_arrow_drop_down"
                 android:layout_gravity="center_vertical" />
+
         </LinearLayout>
 
+        <ImageButton
+            android:id="@+id/list_widget_header_sync"
+            style="@style/BorderlessButton"
+            android:layout_width="48dp"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
+            android:padding="0dp"
+            android:src="@drawable/ic_sync" />
+
         <ImageButton
             android:id="@+id/list_widget_header_add"
             style="@style/BorderlessButton"
@@ -65,6 +78,7 @@
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
             android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
             android:src="@drawable/ic_add" />
+
     </LinearLayout>
 
     <LinearLayout
@@ -96,4 +110,5 @@
             android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorPrimary"
             android:textSize="20sp" />
     </LinearLayout>
-</LinearLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
+
+</LinearLayout>
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 21b8cf5e7..775937ede 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ buildscript {
 
     def versions = [:]
 
-    versions.android_gradle_plugin = '7.3.1'
+    versions.android_gradle_plugin = '7.4.2'
 
     versions.kotlin = '1.7.20'
 
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 4ab3c681f..fa5d7088e 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #Sat Jan 29 20:23:20 CET 2022
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.4-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.5-bin.zip
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME