diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsAdvancedScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsAdvancedScreen.kt
index 4b8f2b9d7..833a4a1a2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsAdvancedScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/presentation/more/settings/screen/SettingsAdvancedScreen.kt
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import tachiyomi.core.util.lang.launchNonCancellable
 import tachiyomi.core.util.lang.withUIContext
 import tachiyomi.core.util.system.logcat
 import tachiyomi.domain.manga.interactor.ResetViewerFlags
+import tachiyomi.domain.sync.SyncPreferences
 import tachiyomi.i18n.MR
 import tachiyomi.presentation.core.i18n.stringResource
 import tachiyomi.presentation.core.util.collectAsState
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ object SettingsAdvancedScreen : SearchableSettings {
                     getNetworkGroup(networkPreferences = networkPreferences),
                     getLibraryGroup(),
                     getExtensionsGroup(basePreferences = basePreferences),
+                    getSyncGroup(),
                 ),
             )
         }
@@ -404,4 +406,23 @@ object SettingsAdvancedScreen : SearchableSettings {
             ),
         )
     }
+
+    @Composable
+    private fun getSyncGroup(): Preference.PreferenceGroup {
+        val context = LocalContext.current
+        val syncPreferences = remember { Injekt.get<SyncPreferences>() }
+        return Preference.PreferenceGroup(
+            title = stringResource(MR.strings.label_sync),
+            preferenceItems = persistentListOf(
+                Preference.PreferenceItem.TextPreference(
+                    title = stringResource(MR.strings.pref_reset_sync_timestamp),
+                    subtitle = stringResource(MR.strings.pref_reset_sync_timestamp_subtitle),
+                    onClick = {
+                        syncPreferences.lastSyncTimestamp().set(0)
+                        context.toast(MR.strings.success_reset_sync_timestamp)
+                    },
+                ),
+            ),
+        )
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/sync/service/GoogleDriveSyncService.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/sync/service/GoogleDriveSyncService.kt
index 48f10d7d4..cd1ba9a89 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/sync/service/GoogleDriveSyncService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/sync/service/GoogleDriveSyncService.kt
@@ -151,14 +151,13 @@ class GoogleDriveSyncService(context: Context, json: Json, syncPreferences: Sync
     }
 
     override suspend fun pushSyncData(syncData: SyncData) {
+        val jsonData = json.encodeToString(syncData)
         val drive = googleDriveService.driveService
             ?: throw Exception(context.stringResource(MR.strings.google_drive_not_signed_in))
 
         val fileList = getAppDataFileList(drive)
         val byteArrayOutputStream = ByteArrayOutputStream()
-
         withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
-            val jsonData = json.encodeToString(syncData)
             val gzipOutputStream = GZIPOutputStream(byteArrayOutputStream)
             gzipOutputStream.write(jsonData.toByteArray(Charsets.UTF_8))
             gzipOutputStream.close()
diff --git a/i18n/src/commonMain/resources/MR/base/strings.xml b/i18n/src/commonMain/resources/MR/base/strings.xml
index 6ce3e9d97..bbb02a4e9 100644
--- a/i18n/src/commonMain/resources/MR/base/strings.xml
+++ b/i18n/src/commonMain/resources/MR/base/strings.xml
@@ -561,6 +561,9 @@
     <string name="pref_sync_service_category">Sync</string>
     <string name="pref_sync_automatic_category">Automatic Synchronization</string>
     <string name="pref_sync_interval">Synchronization frequency</string>
+    <string name="pref_reset_sync_timestamp">Reset last sync timestamp</string>
+    <string name="pref_reset_sync_timestamp_subtitle">Reset the last sync timestamp to force a full sync</string>
+    <string name="success_reset_sync_timestamp">Last sync timestamp reset</string>
     <string name="syncyomi">SyncYomi</string>
     <string name="sync_completed_message">Done in %1$s</string>
     <string name="last_synchronization">Last Synchronization: %1$s</string>