diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/components/SyncStatusIndicator/SyncStatusIndicator.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/components/SyncStatusIndicator/SyncStatusIndicator.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..77cb158548
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/components/SyncStatusIndicator/SyncStatusIndicator.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import 'styled-components/macro';
+import styled, { keyframes } from 'styled-components';
+import { oneOf, string } from 'prop-types';
+import { CloudIcon } from '@patternfly/react-icons';
+
+const COLORS = {
+  success: '--pf-global--palette--green-400',
+  syncing: '--pf-global--palette--green-400',
+  error: '--pf-global--danger-color--100',
+  disabled: '--pf-global--disabled-color--200',
+};
+
+const Pulse = keyframes`
+  from {
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+  to {
+    opacity: 1.0;
+  }
+`;
+
+const PulseWrapper = styled.div`
+  animation: ${Pulse} 1.5s linear infinite alternate;
+`;
+
+export default function SyncStatusIndicator({ status, title }) {
+  const color = COLORS[status] || COLORS.disabled;
+
+  if (status === 'syncing') {
+    return (
+      <PulseWrapper>
+        <CloudIcon color={`var(${color})`} title={title} />
+      </PulseWrapper>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return <CloudIcon color={`var(${color})`} title={title} />;
+}
+SyncStatusIndicator.propTypes = {
+  status: oneOf(['success', 'error', 'disabled', 'syncing']).isRequired,
+  title: string,
+};
+SyncStatusIndicator.defaultProps = {
+  title: null,
+};
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/components/SyncStatusIndicator/index.js b/awx/ui_next/src/components/SyncStatusIndicator/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a25d03365
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/components/SyncStatusIndicator/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default } from './SyncStatusIndicator';
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/InventoryList/InventoryList.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/InventoryList/InventoryList.jsx
index dcb817fe59..e0aa888f97 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/InventoryList/InventoryList.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/InventoryList/InventoryList.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useState, useCallback, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useLocation, useRouteMatch } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { withI18n } from '@lingui/react';
-
 import { t } from '@lingui/macro';
 import { Card, PageSection } from '@patternfly/react-core';
 
@@ -13,8 +12,8 @@ import ErrorDetail from '../../../components/ErrorDetail';
 import PaginatedDataList, {
   ToolbarDeleteButton,
 } from '../../../components/PaginatedDataList';
-
 import { getQSConfig, parseQueryString } from '../../../util/qs';
+import useWsInventories from './useWsInventories';
 import AddDropDownButton from '../../../components/AddDropDownButton';
 import InventoryListItem from './InventoryListItem';
 
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ function InventoryList({ i18n }) {
   const [selected, setSelected] = useState([]);
 
   const {
-    result: { inventories, itemCount, actions },
+    result: { results, itemCount, actions },
     error: contentError,
     isLoading,
     request: fetchInventories,
@@ -42,13 +41,13 @@ function InventoryList({ i18n }) {
         InventoriesAPI.readOptions(),
       ]);
       return {
-        inventories: response.data.results,
+        results: response.data.results,
         itemCount: response.data.count,
         actions: actionsResponse.data.actions,
       };
     }, [location]),
     {
-      inventories: [],
+      results: [],
       itemCount: 0,
       actions: {},
     }
@@ -58,6 +57,8 @@ function InventoryList({ i18n }) {
     fetchInventories();
   }, [fetchInventories]);
 
+  const inventories = useWsInventories(results);
+
   const isAllSelected =
     selected.length === inventories.length && selected.length > 0;
   const {
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/InventoryList/InventoryListItem.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/InventoryList/InventoryListItem.jsx
index 9d272ace69..eb091495c7 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/InventoryList/InventoryListItem.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/InventoryList/InventoryListItem.jsx
@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@ import {
   DataListItemRow,
   Tooltip,
 } from '@patternfly/react-core';
-
+import { PencilAltIcon } from '@patternfly/react-icons';
 import { t } from '@lingui/macro';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 import styled from 'styled-components';
-import { PencilAltIcon } from '@patternfly/react-icons';
 import { timeOfDay } from '../../../util/dates';
 import { InventoriesAPI } from '../../../api';
 import { Inventory } from '../../../types';
 import DataListCell from '../../../components/DataListCell';
 import CopyButton from '../../../components/CopyButton';
+import SyncStatusIndicator from '../../../components/SyncStatusIndicator';
 
 const DataListAction = styled(_DataListAction)`
   align-items: center;
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ function InventoryListItem({
   }, [inventory.id, inventory.name, fetchInventories]);
 
   const labelId = `check-action-${inventory.id}`;
+
+  let syncStatus = 'disabled';
+  if (inventory.has_inventory_sources) {
+    syncStatus =
+      inventory.inventory_sources_with_failures > 0 ? 'error' : 'success';
+  }
   return (
     <DataListItem
       key={inventory.id}
@@ -67,7 +73,10 @@ function InventoryListItem({
         />
         <DataListItemCells
           dataListCells={[
-            <DataListCell key="divider">
+            <DataListCell key="sync-status" isIcon>
+              <SyncStatusIndicator status={syncStatus} />
+            </DataListCell>,
+            <DataListCell key="name">
               <Link to={`${detailUrl}`}>
                 <b>{inventory.name}</b>
               </Link>
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/InventoryList/useWsInventories.js b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/InventoryList/useWsInventories.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29d438d3bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Inventory/InventoryList/useWsInventories.js
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+
+export default function useWsProjects(initialInventories) {
+  const [inventories, setInventories] = useState(initialInventories);
+  const [lastMessage, setLastMessage] = useState(null);
+  const ws = useRef(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setInventories(initialInventories);
+  }, [initialInventories]);
+
+  // const messageExample = {
+  //   unified_job_id: 533,
+  //   status: 'pending',
+  //   type: 'inventory_update',
+  //   inventory_source_id: 53,
+  //   inventory_id: 5,
+  //   group_name: 'jobs',
+  //   unified_job_template_id: 53,
+  // };
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!lastMessage?.unified_job_id || lastMessage.type !== 'project_update') {
+      return;
+    }
+    const index = inventories.findIndex(p => p.id === lastMessage.project_id);
+    if (index === -1) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const inventory = inventories[index];
+    const updatedProject = {
+      ...inventory,
+      summary_fields: {
+        ...inventory.summary_fields,
+        // last_job: {
+        //   id: lastMessage.unified_job_id,
+        //   status: lastMessage.status,
+        //   finished: lastMessage.finished,
+        // },
+      },
+    };
+    setInventories([
+      ...inventories.slice(0, index),
+      updatedProject,
+      ...inventories.slice(index + 1),
+    ]);
+  }, [lastMessage]); // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    ws.current = new WebSocket(`wss://${window.location.host}/websocket/`);
+
+    const connect = () => {
+      const xrftoken = `; ${document.cookie}`
+        .split('; csrftoken=')
+        .pop()
+        .split(';')
+        .shift();
+      ws.current.send(
+        JSON.stringify({
+          xrftoken,
+          groups: {
+            inventories: ['status_changed'],
+            jobs: ['status_changed'],
+            control: ['limit_reached_1'],
+          },
+        })
+      );
+    };
+    ws.current.onopen = connect;
+
+    ws.current.onmessage = e => {
+      setLastMessage(JSON.parse(e.data));
+    };
+
+    ws.current.onclose = e => {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      console.debug('Socket closed. Reconnecting...', e);
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        connect();
+      }, 1000);
+    };
+
+    ws.current.onerror = err => {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      console.debug('Socket error: ', err, 'Disconnecting...');
+      ws.current.close();
+    };
+
+    return () => {
+      ws.current.close();
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  return inventories;
+}