diff --git a/src/gui/folderman.cpp b/src/gui/folderman.cpp
index 915f1ff7562cb..06cbf0e168d1f 100644
--- a/src/gui/folderman.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/folderman.cpp
@@ -1729,21 +1729,28 @@ QString FolderMan::trayTooltipStatusString(SyncResult::Status syncStatus, bool h
         break;
     case SyncResult::SyncRunning:
         if (progress && progress->status() == ProgressInfo::Propagation) {
+            const auto estimatedEta = progress->totalProgress().estimatedEta;
             if (progress->totalSize() == 0) {
                 qint64 currentFile = progress->currentFile();
                 qint64 totalFileCount = qMax(progress->totalFiles(), currentFile);
                 if (progress->trustEta()) {
-                    folderMessage = tr("Syncing %1 of %2 (%3 left)")
-                                        .arg(currentFile)
-                                        .arg(totalFileCount)
-                                        .arg(Utility::durationToDescriptiveString2(progress->totalProgress().estimatedEta));
+                    if (estimatedEta == 0) {
+                        folderMessage = tr("Syncing %1 of %2 (A few seconds left)").arg(currentFile).arg(totalFileCount);
+                    } else {
+                        folderMessage =
+                            tr("Syncing %1 of %2 (%3 left)").arg(currentFile).arg(totalFileCount).arg(Utility::durationToDescriptiveString1(estimatedEta));
+                    }
                 } else {
                     folderMessage = tr("Syncing %1 of %2").arg(currentFile).arg(totalFileCount);
                 }
             } else {
                 QString totalSizeStr = Utility::octetsToString(progress->totalSize());
                 if (progress->trustEta()) {
-                    folderMessage = tr("Syncing %1 (%2 left)").arg(totalSizeStr, Utility::durationToDescriptiveString2(progress->totalProgress().estimatedEta));
+                    if (estimatedEta == 0) {
+                        folderMessage = tr("Syncing %1 (A few seconds left)").arg(totalSizeStr, Utility::durationToDescriptiveString1(estimatedEta));
+                    } else {
+                        folderMessage = tr("Syncing %1 (%2 left)").arg(totalSizeStr, Utility::durationToDescriptiveString1(estimatedEta));
+                    }
                 } else {
                     folderMessage = tr("Syncing %1").arg(totalSizeStr);
                 }