diff --git a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-generation.component.html b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-generation.component.html
index 70a0b77e63..dea2250f61 100644
--- a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-generation.component.html
+++ b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-generation.component.html
@@ -260,13 +260,18 @@ <h1 class="mat-headline-4">
             @if (draftJob != null) {
               @if (isDraftQueued(draftJob)) {
                 <section>
-                  <h3>{{ t("draft_queued_header") }}</h3>
-                  @if (!hasDraftQueueDepth(draftJob)) {
-                    <p>{{ t("draft_queued_detail") }}</p>
+                  @if (isSyncing()) {
+                    <h3>{{ t("draft_syncing") }}</h3>
+                    <p>{{ t("draft_syncing_detail") }}</p>
                   } @else {
-                    <p>
-                      {{ t("draft_queued_detail_multiple", { count: draftJob.queueDepth }) }}
-                    </p>
+                    <h3>{{ t("draft_queued_header") }}</h3>
+                    @if (!hasDraftQueueDepth(draftJob)) {
+                      <p>{{ t("draft_queued_detail") }}</p>
+                    } @else {
+                      <p>
+                        {{ t("draft_queued_detail_multiple", { count: draftJob.queueDepth }) }}
+                      </p>
+                    }
                   }
                   <app-working-animated-indicator></app-working-animated-indicator>
                   <div class="button-strip">
diff --git a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-generation.component.spec.ts b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-generation.component.spec.ts
index c7499b9153..b0c0213299 100644
--- a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-generation.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-generation.component.spec.ts
@@ -2032,6 +2032,49 @@ describe('DraftGenerationComponent', () => {
       verify(mockDialogRef.close()).once();
     });
 
+    it('should track whether the current project is not syncing', fakeAsync(() => {
+      let env = new TestEnvironment();
+      env.fixture.detectChanges();
+      tick();
+
+      expect(env.component.isSyncing()).toBe(false);
+    }));
+
+    it('should track whether the current project is syncing', fakeAsync(() => {
+      const projectDoc: SFProjectProfileDoc = {
+        data: createTestProjectProfile({
+          writingSystem: {
+            tag: 'xyz'
+          },
+          translateConfig: {
+            projectType: ProjectType.BackTranslation,
+            source: {
+              projectRef: 'testSourceProjectId',
+              writingSystem: {
+                tag: 'en'
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          sync: {
+            queuedCount: 1
+          }
+        })
+      } as SFProjectProfileDoc;
+      let env = new TestEnvironment(() => {
+        mockActivatedProjectService = jasmine.createSpyObj('ActivatedProjectService', [''], {
+          projectId: projectId,
+          projectId$: of(projectId),
+          projectDoc: projectDoc,
+          projectDoc$: of(projectDoc),
+          changes$: of(projectDoc)
+        });
+      });
+      env.fixture.detectChanges();
+      tick();
+
+      expect(env.component.isSyncing()).toBe(true);
+    }));
+
     it('should display the Paratext credentials update prompt when startBuild throws a forbidden error', fakeAsync(() => {
       let env = new TestEnvironment(() => {
         mockDraftGenerationService.startBuildOrGetActiveBuild.and.returnValue(
diff --git a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-generation.component.ts b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-generation.component.ts
index 5668959552..34d99ee87e 100644
--- a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-generation.component.ts
+++ b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/app/translate/draft-generation/draft-generation.component.ts
@@ -460,6 +460,10 @@ export class DraftGenerationComponent extends DataLoadingComponent implements On
     return activeBuildStates.includes(job?.state as BuildStates);
   }
 
+  isSyncing(): boolean {
+    return this.activatedProject.projectDoc.data.sync.queuedCount > 0;
+  }
+
   isDraftQueued(job?: BuildDto): boolean {
     return [BuildStates.Queued, BuildStates.Pending].includes(job?.state as BuildStates);
   }
diff --git a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/assets/i18n/non_checking_en.json b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/assets/i18n/non_checking_en.json
index cccfeeaf30..a3481561ba 100644
--- a/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/assets/i18n/non_checking_en.json
+++ b/src/SIL.XForge.Scripture/ClientApp/src/assets/i18n/non_checking_en.json
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@
     "draft_active_detail": "Generating draft; this usually takes at least {{ count }} hours.",
     "draft_active_header": "Draft in progress",
     "draft_is_ready": "Your draft is ready",
+    "draft_syncing": "Draft initializing",
+    "draft_syncing_detail": "Your project is being synced before queuing the draft.",
     "draft_queued_detail_multiple": "The translation draft generation is number {{ count }} in the queue, and will begin once the server is finished with other projects. Please check back later.",
     "draft_queued_detail": "Generation of the translation draft has been queued, and will begin once the server is finished with another project. Please check back later.",
     "draft_queued_header": "Draft queued",