diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index db099303..8b6f4c68 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 ### Added
 - Copy implicit username (password filename) by long pressing
 - Create xkpasswd style passwords
+- Swipe on password list to synchronize repository
 
 ### Fixed
 - Can't delete folders containing a password
diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 78557cc1..adf9e3f7 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation deps.androidx.constraint_layout
     implementation deps.androidx.documentfile
     implementation deps.androidx.preference
+    implementation deps.androidx.swiperefreshlayout
     constraints {
         implementation(deps.androidx.recycler_view) {
             because 'versions above 1.0.0 have an accessibility related bug that causes crashes'
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/zeapo/pwdstore/PasswordFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/zeapo/pwdstore/PasswordFragment.kt
index ad01000c..744191b7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/zeapo/pwdstore/PasswordFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/zeapo/pwdstore/PasswordFragment.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
  */
 package com.zeapo.pwdstore
 
+import android.app.Activity
 import android.content.Context
+import android.content.Intent
 import android.content.SharedPreferences
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
@@ -16,7 +18,10 @@ import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.DividerItemDecoration
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
+import androidx.swiperefreshlayout.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout
+import com.google.android.material.dialog.MaterialAlertDialogBuilder
 import com.google.android.material.floatingactionbutton.FloatingActionButton
+import com.zeapo.pwdstore.git.GitActivity
 import com.zeapo.pwdstore.ui.adapters.PasswordRecyclerAdapter
 import com.zeapo.pwdstore.utils.PasswordItem
 import com.zeapo.pwdstore.utils.PasswordRepository
@@ -44,6 +49,7 @@ class PasswordFragment : Fragment() {
     private lateinit var recyclerView: RecyclerView
     private lateinit var listener: OnFragmentInteractionListener
     private lateinit var settings: SharedPreferences
+    private lateinit var swipe_refresher: SwipeRefreshLayout
 
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
@@ -61,6 +67,19 @@ class PasswordFragment : Fragment() {
         val view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.password_recycler_view, container, false)
         // use a linear layout manager
         val layoutManager = LinearLayoutManager(requireContext())
+        swipe_refresher = view.findViewById(R.id.swipe_refresher)
+        swipe_refresher.setOnRefreshListener {
+            if (!PasswordRepository.isInitialized) {
+                MaterialAlertDialogBuilder(requireContext())
+                        .setMessage(getString(R.string.creation_dialog_text))
+                        .setPositiveButton(getString(R.string.dialog_ok), null).show()
+                swipe_refresher.isRefreshing = false
+            } else {
+                val intent = Intent(context, GitActivity::class.java)
+                intent.putExtra("Operation", GitActivity.REQUEST_SYNC)
+                startActivityForResult(intent, GitActivity.REQUEST_SYNC)
+            }
+        }
         recyclerView = view.findViewById(R.id.pass_recycler)
         recyclerView.layoutManager = layoutManager
         // use divider
@@ -126,6 +145,14 @@ class PasswordFragment : Fragment() {
         }
     }
 
+    override fun onActivityResult(requestCode: Int, resultCode: Int, data: Intent?) {
+        if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
+            when (requestCode) {
+                GitActivity.REQUEST_SYNC -> swipe_refresher.isRefreshing = false
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /** clears the adapter content and sets it back to the root view  */
     fun updateAdapter() {
         passListStack.clear()
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/password_recycler_view.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/password_recycler_view.xml
index f58543ac..dd6b00c1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/password_recycler_view.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/password_recycler_view.xml
@@ -10,13 +10,19 @@
     android:clipToPadding="false"
     tools:context="com.zeapo.pwdstore.PasswordFragment">
 
-    <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
-        android:id="@+id/pass_recycler"
-        android:scrollbars="none"
+    <androidx.swiperefreshlayout.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout
+        android:id="@+id/swipe_refresher"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        tools:listitem="@layout/password_row_layout"
-        tools:itemCount="20" />
+        android:layout_height="match_parent">
+
+        <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
+            android:id="@+id/pass_recycler"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:scrollbars="none"
+            tools:itemCount="20"
+            tools:listitem="@layout/password_row_layout" />
+    </androidx.swiperefreshlayout.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout>
 
     <LinearLayout
         android:id="@+id/create_options"
diff --git a/dependencies.gradle b/dependencies.gradle
index ea3fe1d8..3647ccbb 100644
--- a/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/dependencies.gradle
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ ext.deps = [
         documentfile: 'androidx.documentfile:documentfile:1.0.1',
         material: 'com.google.android.material:material:1.2.0-alpha05',
         preference: 'androidx.preference:preference:1.1.0',
-        recycler_view: 'androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview:1.0.0'
+        recycler_view: 'androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview:1.0.0',
+        swiperefreshlayout: 'androidx.swiperefreshlayout:swiperefreshlayout:1.1.0-alpha03'
     ],
 
     third_party: [