diff --git a/server/build.gradle.kts b/server/build.gradle.kts
index 10d81746..17cac9e9 100644
--- a/server/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/server/build.gradle.kts
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     // uncomment to test extensions directly
 //    implementation(fileTree("lib/"))
+    implementation(kotlin("script-runtime"))
 }
 
 application {
diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/MangaAPI.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/MangaAPI.kt
index 820ae833..f6a4b284 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/MangaAPI.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/MangaAPI.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.controller.DownloadController
 import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.controller.ExtensionController
 import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.controller.MangaController
 import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.controller.SourceController
+import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.controller.UpdateController
 
 object MangaAPI {
     fun defineEndpoints() {
@@ -106,5 +107,9 @@ object MangaAPI {
             get("{mangaId}/chapter/{chapterIndex}", DownloadController::queueChapter)
             delete("{mangaId}/chapter/{chapterIndex}", DownloadController::unqueueChapter)
         }
+
+        path("update") {
+            get("recentChapters", UpdateController::recentChapters)
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/controller/UpdateController.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/controller/UpdateController.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e464bab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/controller/UpdateController.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.controller
+
+import io.javalin.http.Context
+import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.impl.Chapter
+import suwayomi.tachidesk.server.JavalinSetup.future
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) Contributors to the Suwayomi project
+ * 
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+object UpdateController {
+    /** get recently updated manga chapters */
+    fun recentChapters(ctx: Context) {
+        ctx.future(
+            future {
+                Chapter.getRecentChapters()
+            }
+        )
+    }
+}
diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/Chapter.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/Chapter.kt
index 47d93099..a3af825b 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/Chapter.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/Chapter.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.impl.util.getChapterDir
 import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.impl.util.lang.awaitSingle
 import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.impl.util.storage.ImageResponse
 import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.model.dataclass.ChapterDataClass
+import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.model.dataclass.MangaChapterDataClass
 import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.model.table.ChapterMetaTable
 import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.model.table.ChapterTable
 import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.model.table.MangaTable
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ object Chapter {
         }
 
         val chapterCount = chapterList.count()
+        var now = Instant.now().epochSecond
 
         transaction {
             chapterList.reversed().forEachIndexed { index, fetchedChapter ->
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ object Chapter {
                         it[scanlator] = fetchedChapter.scanlator
 
                         it[sourceOrder] = index + 1
+                        it[fetchedAt] = now++
                         it[ChapterTable.manga] = mangaId
                     }
                 } else {
@@ -137,6 +140,7 @@ object Chapter {
                 dbChapter[ChapterTable.lastReadAt],
 
                 chapterCount - index,
+                dbChapter[ChapterTable.fetchedAt],
                 dbChapter[ChapterTable.isDownloaded],
 
                 dbChapter[ChapterTable.pageCount],
@@ -220,6 +224,7 @@ object Chapter {
                 chapterEntry[ChapterTable.lastReadAt],
 
                 chapterEntry[ChapterTable.sourceOrder],
+                chapterEntry[ChapterTable.fetchedAt],
                 chapterEntry[ChapterTable.isDownloaded],
                 pageCount,
                 chapterCount.toInt(),
@@ -314,4 +319,21 @@ object Chapter {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    fun getRecentChapters(): List<MangaChapterDataClass> {
+        return transaction {
+            val x = (ChapterTable innerJoin MangaTable)
+//                .selectAll()
+                .select { (MangaTable.inLibrary eq true) and (ChapterTable.fetchedAt greater MangaTable.inLibraryAt) }
+
+            println(x.count())
+
+            x.map {
+                MangaChapterDataClass(
+                    MangaTable.toDataClass(it),
+                    ChapterTable.toDataClass(it)
+                )
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/Library.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/Library.kt
index f06ad742..6956225a 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/Library.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/Library.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.impl.Manga.getManga
 import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.model.table.CategoryMangaTable
 import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.model.table.CategoryTable
 import suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.model.table.MangaTable
+import java.time.Instant
 
 object Library {
     suspend fun addMangaToLibrary(mangaId: Int) {
@@ -25,8 +26,9 @@ object Library {
                 val defaultCategories = CategoryTable.select { CategoryTable.isDefault eq true }.toList()
 
                 MangaTable.update({ MangaTable.id eq manga.id }) {
-                    it[MangaTable.inLibrary] = true
-                    it[MangaTable.defaultCategory] = defaultCategories.isEmpty()
+                    it[inLibrary] = true
+                    it[inLibraryAt] = Instant.now().epochSecond
+                    it[defaultCategory] = defaultCategories.isEmpty()
                 }
 
                 defaultCategories.forEach { category ->
diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/Manga.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/Manga.kt
index 3b53f612..ac9098e5 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/Manga.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/Manga.kt
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ object Manga {
                 mangaEntry[MangaTable.genre].toGenreList(),
                 MangaStatus.valueOf(mangaEntry[MangaTable.status]).name,
                 mangaEntry[MangaTable.inLibrary],
+                mangaEntry[MangaTable.inLibraryAt],
                 getSource(mangaEntry[MangaTable.sourceReference]),
                 getMangaMetaMap(mangaId),
                 mangaEntry[MangaTable.realUrl],
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ object Manga {
                 fetchedManga.genre.toGenreList(),
                 MangaStatus.valueOf(fetchedManga.status).name,
                 mangaEntry[MangaTable.inLibrary],
+                mangaEntry[MangaTable.inLibraryAt],
                 getSource(mangaEntry[MangaTable.sourceReference]),
                 getMangaMetaMap(mangaId),
                 mangaEntry[MangaTable.realUrl],
diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/MangaList.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/MangaList.kt
index 9e89242f..e9f2b93d 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/MangaList.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/impl/MangaList.kt
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ object MangaList {
                         manga.genre.toGenreList(),
                         MangaStatus.valueOf(manga.status).name,
                         false, // It's a new manga entry
+                        0,
                         meta = getMangaMetaMap(mangaId),
                         realUrl = mangaEntry[MangaTable.realUrl],
                         freshData = true
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ object MangaList {
                         mangaEntry[MangaTable.genre].toGenreList(),
                         MangaStatus.valueOf(mangaEntry[MangaTable.status]).name,
                         mangaEntry[MangaTable.inLibrary],
+                        mangaEntry[MangaTable.inLibraryAt],
                         meta = getMangaMetaMap(mangaId),
                         realUrl = mangaEntry[MangaTable.realUrl],
                         freshData = false
diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/model/dataclass/ChapterDataClass.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/model/dataclass/ChapterDataClass.kt
index 540cd989..36593f8f 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/model/dataclass/ChapterDataClass.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/model/dataclass/ChapterDataClass.kt
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ data class ChapterDataClass(
     /** this chapter's index, starts with 1 */
     val index: Int,
 
+    /** the date we fist saw this chapter*/
+    val fetchedAt: Long,
+
     /** is chapter downloaded */
     val downloaded: Boolean,
 
diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/model/dataclass/MangaChapterDataClass.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/model/dataclass/MangaChapterDataClass.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cdd2b850
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/model/dataclass/MangaChapterDataClass.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package suwayomi.tachidesk.manga.model.dataclass
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) Contributors to the Suwayomi project
+ * 
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+data class MangaChapterDataClass(
+    val manga: MangaDataClass,
+    val chapter: ChapterDataClass,
+)
diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/model/dataclass/MangaDataClass.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/model/dataclass/MangaDataClass.kt
index e95d1bf0..0b3353ff 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/model/dataclass/MangaDataClass.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/model/dataclass/MangaDataClass.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ data class MangaDataClass(
     val genre: List<String> = emptyList(),
     val status: String = MangaStatus.UNKNOWN.name,
     val inLibrary: Boolean = false,
+    val inLibraryAt: Long = 0,
     val source: SourceDataClass? = null,
 
     /** meta data for clients */
diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/model/table/ChapterTable.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/model/table/ChapterTable.kt
index cc098ddd..343a389e 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/model/table/ChapterTable.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/model/table/ChapterTable.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ object ChapterTable : IntIdTable() {
     val isBookmarked = bool("bookmark").default(false)
     val lastPageRead = integer("last_page_read").default(0)
     val lastReadAt = long("last_read_at").default(0)
+    val fetchedAt = long("fetched_at").default(0)
 
     val sourceOrder = integer("source_order")
 
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ fun ChapterTable.toDataClass(chapterEntry: ResultRow) =
         chapterEntry[lastPageRead],
         chapterEntry[lastReadAt],
         chapterEntry[sourceOrder],
+        chapterEntry[fetchedAt],
         chapterEntry[isDownloaded],
         chapterEntry[pageCount],
         transaction { ChapterTable.select { manga eq chapterEntry[manga].value }.count().toInt() },
diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/model/table/MangaTable.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/model/table/MangaTable.kt
index 84f03fa5..b60f6433 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/model/table/MangaTable.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/manga/model/table/MangaTable.kt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ object MangaTable : IntIdTable() {
 
     val inLibrary = bool("in_library").default(false)
     val defaultCategory = bool("default_category").default(true)
+    val inLibraryAt = long("in_library_at").default(0)
 
     // the [source] field name is used by some ancestor of IntIdTable
     val sourceReference = long("source")
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ fun MangaTable.toDataClass(mangaEntry: ResultRow) =
         mangaEntry[genre].toGenreList(),
         Companion.valueOf(mangaEntry[status]).name,
         mangaEntry[inLibrary],
+        mangaEntry[inLibraryAt],
         meta = getMangaMetaMap(mangaEntry[id].value),
         realUrl = mangaEntry[realUrl],
     )
diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/database/migration/M0017_ChapterFetchedAt.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/database/migration/M0017_ChapterFetchedAt.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bfea9176
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/database/migration/M0017_ChapterFetchedAt.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package suwayomi.tachidesk.server.database.migration
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) Contributors to the Suwayomi project
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+import de.neonew.exposed.migrations.helpers.AddColumnMigration
+
+@Suppress("ClassName", "unused")
+class M0017_ChapterFetchedAt : AddColumnMigration(
+    "Chapter",
+    "fetched_at",
+    "BIGINT",
+    "0"
+)
diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/database/migration/M0018_MangaInLibraryAt.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/database/migration/M0018_MangaInLibraryAt.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..076c3166
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/database/migration/M0018_MangaInLibraryAt.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package suwayomi.tachidesk.server.database.migration
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) Contributors to the Suwayomi project
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+import de.neonew.exposed.migrations.helpers.AddColumnMigration
+
+@Suppress("ClassName", "unused")
+class M0018_MangaInLibraryAt : AddColumnMigration(
+    "Manga",
+    "in_library_at",
+    "BIGINT",
+    "0"
+)