diff --git a/app/[filename]/ServerRulePage.tsx b/app/[filename]/ServerRulePage.tsx
index 32c51709f..d8493bb8c 100644
--- a/app/[filename]/ServerRulePage.tsx
+++ b/app/[filename]/ServerRulePage.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { useIsAdminPage } from "@/components/hooks/useIsAdminPage";
 import GitHubMetadata from "@/components/last-updated-by";
 import RelatedRulesCard from "@/components/RelatedRulesCard";
 import RuleActionButtons from "@/components/RuleActionButtons";
+import RuleFreshnessIndicator from "@/components/RuleFreshnessIndicator";
 import { SocialVideoEmbed } from "@/components/shared/SocialVideoEmbed";
 import { getMarkdownComponentMapping } from "@/components/tina-markdown/markdown-component-mapping";
 import { Card } from "@/components/ui/card";
@@ -87,7 +88,10 @@ export default function ServerRulePage({ serverRulePageProps, tinaProps }: Serve
               </h1>
 
               <div className="flex justify-between my-2 flex-col md:flex-row">
-                <GitHubMetadata owner="SSWConsulting" repo="SSW.Rules.Content" path={rule?.id} className="mt-2" />
+                <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
+                  <GitHubMetadata owner="SSWConsulting" repo="SSW.Rules.Content" path={rule?.id} className="mt-2" />
+                  <RuleFreshnessIndicator relativePath={rule?._sys?.relativePath} staticLastUpdated={rule?.lastUpdated} />
+                </div>
                 <RuleActionButtons rule={rule} />
               </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/app/api/rule-freshness/route.ts b/app/api/rule-freshness/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b7af72b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/rule-freshness/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
+import client from "@/tina/__generated__/client";
+
+// Always fetch fresh data from TinaCMS — never use cached version
+export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
+
+// Only allow paths like: my-rule/rule.mdx or my-rule/rule.md
+const VALID_RELATIVE_PATH = /^[\w-]+\/rule\.(mdx?|md)$/;
+
+export async function GET(req: Request) {
+  const { searchParams } = new URL(req.url);
+  const relativePath = searchParams.get("relativePath");
+
+  if (!relativePath || !VALID_RELATIVE_PATH.test(relativePath)) {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: "Invalid or missing relativePath" }, { status: 400 });
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const res = await client.queries.ruleDataBasic({ relativePath });
+    const lastUpdated = res?.data?.rule?.lastUpdated ?? null;
+    return NextResponse.json({ lastUpdated });
+  } catch {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: "Rule not found" }, { status: 404 });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/components/RuleFreshnessIndicator.tsx b/components/RuleFreshnessIndicator.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5d02faeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/RuleFreshnessIndicator.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import Tooltip from "@/components/tooltip/tooltip";
+
+type FreshnessStatus = "loading" | "fresh" | "stale" | "error";
+
+interface RuleFreshnessIndicatorProps {
+  relativePath: string;
+  staticLastUpdated: string | null | undefined;
+}
+
+const STATUS_CONFIG: Record<Exclude<FreshnessStatus, "error">, { color: string; label: string; tooltip: string }> = {
+  loading: {
+    color: "bg-gray-400",
+    label: "Checking...",
+    tooltip: "Checking whether this page is up to date",
+  },
+  fresh: {
+    color: "bg-green-500",
+    label: "Up to date",
+    tooltip: "This page reflects the latest published content",
+  },
+  stale: {
+    color: "bg-orange-500",
+    label: "May be outdated",
+    tooltip: "Newer content exists — this page is scheduled to refresh shortly",
+  },
+};
+
+export default function RuleFreshnessIndicator({ relativePath, staticLastUpdated }: RuleFreshnessIndicatorProps) {
+  const [status, setStatus] = useState<FreshnessStatus>("loading");
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+
+    async function check() {
+      try {
+        const res = await fetch(`/api/rule-freshness?relativePath=${encodeURIComponent(relativePath)}`, { cache: "no-store" });
+        if (!res.ok || cancelled) {
+          setStatus("error");
+          return;
+        }
+        const json = await res.json();
+        const currentLastUpdated: string | null = json.lastUpdated ?? null;
+
+        if (!currentLastUpdated || !staticLastUpdated) {
+          // Can't compare — treat as fresh to avoid false alarms
+          setStatus("fresh");
+          return;
+        }
+
+        const isStale = new Date(currentLastUpdated) > new Date(staticLastUpdated);
+        setStatus(isStale ? "stale" : "fresh");
+      } catch {
+        if (!cancelled) setStatus("error");
+      }
+    }
+
+    check();
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, [relativePath, staticLastUpdated]);
+
+  if (status === "error") return null;
+
+  const config = STATUS_CONFIG[status];
+
+  return (
+    <Tooltip text={config.tooltip} opaque>
+      <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-gray-500">
+        <span className={`inline-block h-2 w-2 rounded-full ${config.color}`} aria-hidden="true" />
+        {config.label}
+      </span>
+    </Tooltip>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/components/tooltip/tooltip.d.ts b/components/tooltip/tooltip.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e2e0e800d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/tooltip/tooltip.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+
+interface TooltipProps {
+  children: ReactNode;
+  text: string;
+  showDelay?: number;
+  hideDelay?: number;
+  className?: string;
+  opaque?: boolean;
+}
+
+declare const Tooltip: (props: TooltipProps) => JSX.Element;
+export default Tooltip;