diff --git a/src/domain/session/settings/KeyBackupViewModel.js b/src/domain/session/settings/KeyBackupViewModel.js
index 391aa09e..133139ed 100644
--- a/src/domain/session/settings/KeyBackupViewModel.js
+++ b/src/domain/session/settings/KeyBackupViewModel.js
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ import {ViewModel} from "../../ViewModel.js";
 import {KeyType} from "../../../matrix/ssss/index";
 import {createEnum} from "../../../utils/enum";
 
-export const Status = createEnum("Enabled", "SetupKey", "SetupPhrase", "Pending", "NewVersionAvailable"); 
+export const Status = createEnum("Enabled", "SetupKey", "SetupPhrase", "Pending", "NewVersionAvailable", "Error", "Cancelled"); 
+export const BackupWriteStatus = createEnum("Writing", "Stopped", "Done", "Pending"); 
 
 export class KeyBackupViewModel extends ViewModel {
     constructor(options) {
@@ -30,7 +31,11 @@ export class KeyBackupViewModel extends ViewModel {
         this._status = undefined;
         this._backupOperation = this._session.keyBackup.flatMap(keyBackup => keyBackup.operationInProgress);
         this._progress = this._backupOperation.flatMap(op => op.progress);
-        this.track(this._backupOperation.subscribe(() => this.emitChange("isBackingUp")));
+        this.track(this._backupOperation.subscribe(() => {
+            // see if needsNewKey might be set
+            this._reevaluateStatus();
+            this.emitChange("isBackingUp");
+        }));
         this.track(this._progress.subscribe(() => this.emitChange("backupPercentage")));
         this._reevaluateStatus();
         this.track(this._session.keyBackup.subscribe(() => {
@@ -47,7 +52,7 @@ export class KeyBackupViewModel extends ViewModel {
         let status;
         const keyBackup = this._session.keyBackup.get();
         if (keyBackup) {
-            status = keyBackup.needsNewKey.get() ? Status.NewVersionAvailable : Status.Enabled;
+            status = keyBackup.needsNewKey ? Status.NewVersionAvailable : Status.Enabled;
         } else {
             status = this.showPhraseSetup() ? Status.SetupPhrase : Status.SetupKey;
         } /* TODO: bring back "waiting to get online"
@@ -83,6 +88,27 @@ export class KeyBackupViewModel extends ViewModel {
         return this._session.keyBackup.get()?.version;
     }
 
+    get backupWriteStatus() {
+        const keyBackup = this._session.keyBackup.get();
+        if (!keyBackup) {
+            return BackupWriteStatus.Pending;
+        } else if (keyBackup.hasStopped) {
+            return BackupWriteStatus.Stopped;
+        }
+        const operation = keyBackup.operationInProgress.get();
+        if (operation) {
+            return BackupWriteStatus.Writing;
+        } else if (keyBackup.hasBackedUpAllKeys) {
+            return BackupWriteStatus.Done;
+        } else {
+            return BackupWriteStatus.Pending;
+        }
+    }
+
+    get backupError() {
+        return this._session.keyBackup.get()?.error?.message;
+    }
+
     get status() {
         return this._status;
     }
@@ -171,7 +197,11 @@ export class KeyBackupViewModel extends ViewModel {
     }
 
     cancelBackup() {
-        this._session.keyBackup.get()?.operationInProgress.get()?.abort();
+        this._backupOperation.get()?.abort();
+    }
+
+    startBackup() {
+        this._session.keyBackup.get()?.flush();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/platform/web/ui/session/settings/KeyBackupSettingsView.js b/src/platform/web/ui/session/settings/KeyBackupSettingsView.js
index 0d5d27e0..3f8812c9 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/ui/session/settings/KeyBackupSettingsView.js
+++ b/src/platform/web/ui/session/settings/KeyBackupSettingsView.js
@@ -22,22 +22,36 @@ export class KeyBackupSettingsView extends TemplateView {
             t.map(vm => vm.status, (status, t, vm) => {
                 switch (status) {
                     case "Enabled": return renderEnabled(t, vm);
+                    case "NewVersionAvailable": return renderNewVersionAvailable(t, vm);
                     case "SetupKey": return renderEnableFromKey(t, vm);
                     case "SetupPhrase": return renderEnableFromPhrase(t, vm);
-                    case "NewVersionAvailable": return t.p(vm.i18n`A new backup version has been created. Disable key backup and enable it again with the new key.`);
                     case "Pending": return t.p(vm.i18n`Waiting to go online…`);
                 }
             }),
-            t.map(vm => vm.isBackingUp, (backingUp, t, vm) => {
-                if (backingUp) {
-                    const progress = t.progress({
-                        min: 0,
-                        max: 100,
-                        value: vm => vm.backupPercentage,
-                    });
-                    return t.div([`Backup in progress `, progress, " ", vm => vm.backupInProgressLabel]);
-                } else {
-                    return t.p("All keys are backed up.");
+            t.map(vm => vm.backupWriteStatus, (status, t, vm) => {
+                switch (status) {
+                    case "Writing": {
+                        const progress = t.progress({
+                            min: 0,
+                            max: 100,
+                            value: vm => vm.backupPercentage,
+                        });
+                        return t.div([`Backup in progress `, progress, " ", vm => vm.backupInProgressLabel]);
+                    }
+                    case "Stopped": {
+                        let label;
+                        const error = vm.backupError;
+                        if (error) {
+                            label = `Backup has stopped because of an error: ${vm.backupError}`;
+                        } else {
+                            label = `Backup has stopped`;
+                        }
+                        return t.p(label, " ", t.button({onClick: () => vm.startBackup()}, `Backup now`));
+                    }
+                    case "Done":
+                        return t.p(`All keys are backed up.`);
+                    default:
+                        return null;
                 }
             })
         ]);
@@ -46,7 +60,7 @@ export class KeyBackupSettingsView extends TemplateView {
 
 function renderEnabled(t, vm) {
     const items = [
-        t.p([vm.i18n`Session backup is enabled, using backup version ${vm.backupVersion}. `, t.button({onClick: () => vm.disable()}, vm.i18n`Disable`)])
+        t.p([vm.i18n`Key backup is enabled, using backup version ${vm.backupVersion}. `, t.button({onClick: () => vm.disable()}, vm.i18n`Disable`)])
     ];
     if (vm.dehydratedDeviceId) {
         items.push(t.p(vm.i18n`A dehydrated device id was set up with id ${vm.dehydratedDeviceId} which you can use during your next login with your secret storage key.`));
@@ -54,6 +68,13 @@ function renderEnabled(t, vm) {
     return t.div(items);
 }
 
+function renderNewVersionAvailable(t, vm) {
+    const items = [
+        t.p([vm.i18n`A new backup version has been created from another device. Disable key backup and enable it again with the new key.`, t.button({onClick: () => vm.disable()}, vm.i18n`Disable`)])
+    ];
+    return t.div(items);
+}
+
 function renderEnableFromKey(t, vm) {
     const useASecurityPhrase = t.button({className: "link", onClick: () => vm.showPhraseSetup()}, vm.i18n`use a security phrase`);
     return t.div([
@@ -101,7 +122,7 @@ function renderEnableFieldRow(t, vm, label, callback) {
 function renderError(t) {
     return t.if(vm => vm.error, (t, vm) => {
         return t.div([
-            t.p({className: "error"}, vm => vm.i18n`Could not enable session backup: ${vm.error}.`),
+            t.p({className: "error"}, vm => vm.i18n`Could not enable key backup: ${vm.error}.`),
             t.p(vm.i18n`Try double checking that you did not mix up your security key, security phrase and login password as explained above.`)
         ])
     });