diff --git a/.changeset/sweet-cities-mate.md b/.changeset/sweet-cities-mate.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e40d9fd01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sweet-cities-mate.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"ensadmin": minor
+---
+
+Updates `useIndexingStatusWithSwr` to always return current realtime indexing status projection.
diff --git a/.changeset/wild-results-wash.md b/.changeset/wild-results-wash.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fdcd0068b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wild-results-wash.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"ensadmin": minor
+---
+
+Includes `ProjectionInfo` component on Indexing Status page.
diff --git a/apps/ensadmin/src/app/mock/indexing-stats/page.tsx b/apps/ensadmin/src/app/mock/indexing-stats/page.tsx
index b169c2bd0..1ceffccf8 100644
--- a/apps/ensadmin/src/app/mock/indexing-stats/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/ensadmin/src/app/mock/indexing-stats/page.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 "use client";
 
+import { useNow } from "@namehash/namehash-ui";
 import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 
 import {
-  type IndexingStatusResponse,
+  CrossChainIndexingStatusSnapshot,
+  createRealtimeIndexingStatusProjection,
+  IndexingStatusResponseCodes,
   IndexingStatusResponseOk,
   OmnichainIndexingStatusIds,
 } from "@ensnode/ensnode-sdk";
@@ -13,10 +16,7 @@ import { IndexingStats } from "@/components/indexing-status/indexing-stats";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Card, CardContent, CardDescription, CardHeader, CardTitle } from "@/components/ui/card";
 
-import {
-  indexingStatusResponseError,
-  indexingStatusResponseOkOmnichain,
-} from "../indexing-status-api.mock";
+import { indexingStatusResponseOkOmnichain } from "../indexing-status-api.mock";
 
 type LoadingVariant = "Loading" | "Loading Error";
 type ResponseOkVariant = keyof typeof indexingStatusResponseOkOmnichain;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ let loadingTimeoutId: number;
 
 async function fetchMockedIndexingStatus(
   selectedVariant: Variant,
-): Promise<IndexingStatusResponseOk> {
+): Promise<CrossChainIndexingStatusSnapshot> {
   // always try clearing loading timeout when performing a mocked fetch
   // this way we get a fresh and very long request to observe the loading state
   if (loadingTimeoutId) {
@@ -48,14 +48,19 @@ async function fetchMockedIndexingStatus(
     case OmnichainIndexingStatusIds.Unstarted:
     case OmnichainIndexingStatusIds.Backfill:
     case OmnichainIndexingStatusIds.Following:
-    case OmnichainIndexingStatusIds.Completed:
-      return indexingStatusResponseOkOmnichain[selectedVariant] as IndexingStatusResponseOk;
+    case OmnichainIndexingStatusIds.Completed: {
+      const response = indexingStatusResponseOkOmnichain[
+        selectedVariant
+      ] as IndexingStatusResponseOk;
+
+      return response.realtimeProjection.snapshot;
+    }
     case "Error ResponseCode":
       throw new Error(
         "Received Indexing Status response with responseCode other than 'ok' which will not be cached.",
       );
     case "Loading":
-      return new Promise<IndexingStatusResponseOk>((_resolve, reject) => {
+      return new Promise<CrossChainIndexingStatusSnapshot>((_resolve, reject) => {
         loadingTimeoutId = +setTimeout(reject, 5 * 60 * 1_000);
       });
     case "Loading Error":
@@ -67,10 +72,17 @@ export default function MockIndexingStatusPage() {
   const [selectedVariant, setSelectedVariant] = useState<Variant>(
     OmnichainIndexingStatusIds.Unstarted,
   );
+  const now = useNow();
 
   const mockedIndexingStatus = useQuery({
     queryKey: ["mock", "useIndexingStatus", selectedVariant],
     queryFn: () => fetchMockedIndexingStatus(selectedVariant),
+    select: (cachedSnapshot) => {
+      return {
+        responseCode: IndexingStatusResponseCodes.Ok,
+        realtimeProjection: createRealtimeIndexingStatusProjection(cachedSnapshot, now),
+      } satisfies IndexingStatusResponseOk;
+    },
     retry: false, // allows loading error to be observed immediately
   });
 
diff --git a/apps/ensadmin/src/components/indexing-status/indexing-stats.tsx b/apps/ensadmin/src/components/indexing-status/indexing-stats.tsx
index d89a0c3a6..1af60ece8 100644
--- a/apps/ensadmin/src/components/indexing-status/indexing-stats.tsx
+++ b/apps/ensadmin/src/components/indexing-status/indexing-stats.tsx
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@
  */
 
 import { ChainIcon, ChainName } from "@namehash/namehash-ui";
-import type { PropsWithChildren, ReactElement } from "react";
+import type { PropsWithChildren, ReactElement, ReactNode } from "react";
 
-import type { useIndexingStatus } from "@ensnode/ensnode-react";
 import {
   ChainIndexingConfigTypeIds,
   ChainIndexingStatusIds,
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ import {
   sortChainStatusesByStartBlockAsc,
 } from "@ensnode/ensnode-sdk";
 
-import { useIndexingStatusWithSwr } from "@/components/indexing-status/use-indexing-status-with-swr";
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
 import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from "@/components/ui/card";
 import { formatChainStatus, formatOmnichainIndexingStatus } from "@/lib/indexing-status";
@@ -33,6 +31,8 @@ import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { BackfillStatus } from "./backfill-status";
 import { BlockStats } from "./block-refs";
 import { IndexingStatusLoading } from "./indexing-status-loading";
+import { ProjectionInfo } from "./projection-info";
+import type { useIndexingStatusWithSwr } from "./use-indexing-status-with-swr";
 
 interface IndexingStatsForOmnichainStatusSnapshotProps<
   OmnichainIndexingStatusSnapshotType extends
@@ -316,30 +316,20 @@ export function IndexingStatsForSnapshotFollowing({
   });
 }
 
+interface IndexingStatsShellProps extends PropsWithChildren {
+  title: ReactNode;
+}
+
 /**
  * Indexing Stats Shell
  *
  * UI component for presenting indexing stats UI for specific overall status.
  */
-export function IndexingStatsShell({
-  omnichainStatus,
-  children,
-}: PropsWithChildren<{ omnichainStatus?: OmnichainIndexingStatusId }>) {
+export function IndexingStatsShell({ title, children }: IndexingStatsShellProps) {
   return (
     <Card className="w-full flex flex-col gap-2">
       <CardHeader>
-        <CardTitle className="flex gap-2 items-center">
-          <span>Indexing Status</span>
-
-          {omnichainStatus && (
-            <Badge
-              className={cn("uppercase text-xs leading-none")}
-              title={`Omnichain indexing status: ${formatOmnichainIndexingStatus(omnichainStatus)}`}
-            >
-              {formatOmnichainIndexingStatus(omnichainStatus)}
-            </Badge>
-          )}
-        </CardTitle>
+        <CardTitle className="flex gap-2 items-center">{title}</CardTitle>
       </CardHeader>
 
       <CardContent className="flex flex-col gap-8">
@@ -418,11 +408,34 @@ export function IndexingStatsForRealtimeStatusProjection({
       break;
   }
 
+  const { snapshot, worstCaseDistance } = realtimeProjection;
+  const { omnichainSnapshot, snapshotTime } = snapshot;
+  const omnichainStatus = omnichainSnapshot.omnichainStatus;
+
   return (
     <section className="flex flex-col gap-6">
       {maybeIndexingTimeline}
 
-      <IndexingStatsShell omnichainStatus={omnichainStatusSnapshot.omnichainStatus}>
+      <IndexingStatsShell
+        title={
+          <>
+            <span>Indexing Status</span>
+
+            <ProjectionInfo
+              omnichainIndexingCursor={omnichainSnapshot.omnichainIndexingCursor}
+              snapshotTime={snapshotTime}
+              worstCaseDistance={worstCaseDistance}
+            />
+
+            <Badge
+              className={cn("uppercase text-xs leading-none")}
+              title={`Omnichain indexing status: ${formatOmnichainIndexingStatus(omnichainStatus)}`}
+            >
+              {formatOmnichainIndexingStatus(omnichainStatus)}
+            </Badge>
+          </>
+        }
+      >
         {indexingStats}
       </IndexingStatsShell>
     </section>
@@ -439,7 +452,7 @@ export function IndexingStats(props: IndexingStatsProps) {
 
   if (indexingStatusQuery.isError) {
     return (
-      <IndexingStatsShell>
+      <IndexingStatsShell title="Indexing Status Unavailable">
         <IndexingStatsForUnavailableSnapshot />
       </IndexingStatsShell>
     );
@@ -449,11 +462,7 @@ export function IndexingStats(props: IndexingStatsProps) {
     return <IndexingStatusLoading />;
   }
 
-  const indexingStatus = indexingStatusQuery.data;
+  const { realtimeProjection } = indexingStatusQuery.data;
 
-  return (
-    <IndexingStatsForRealtimeStatusProjection
-      realtimeProjection={indexingStatus.realtimeProjection}
-    />
-  );
+  return <IndexingStatsForRealtimeStatusProjection realtimeProjection={realtimeProjection} />;
 }
diff --git a/apps/ensadmin/src/components/indexing-status/projection-info.tsx b/apps/ensadmin/src/components/indexing-status/projection-info.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..677e80a07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/ensadmin/src/components/indexing-status/projection-info.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { formatRelativeTime, RelativeTime, useNow } from "@namehash/namehash-ui";
+import { InfoIcon } from "lucide-react";
+
+import type { Duration, UnixTimestamp } from "@ensnode/ensnode-sdk";
+
+import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tooltip";
+
+/**
+ * Formats the worst-case distance for display in the projection info tooltip.
+ *
+ * If the worst-case distance is 1 minute or less, we present it as
+ * an absolute number of seconds (e.g. "45 seconds").
+ *
+ * Otherwise, we present it as a relative time (e.g. "2 hours ago") instead of
+ * an absolute number of seconds. Also, we drop the "ago" suffix from
+ * the relative time string to focus on the distance aspect
+ * (e.g. "2 hours" instead of "2 hours ago").
+ */
+const formatWorstCaseDistance = (
+  worstCaseDistance: Duration,
+  omnichainIndexingCursor: UnixTimestamp,
+) => {
+  const presentWorstCaseDistanceAsRelativeTime = worstCaseDistance > 60;
+
+  if (presentWorstCaseDistanceAsRelativeTime) {
+    return formatRelativeTime(omnichainIndexingCursor, true, true, true).replace(" ago", "");
+  }
+
+  return `${worstCaseDistance} seconds`;
+};
+
+interface ProjectionInfoProps {
+  omnichainIndexingCursor: UnixTimestamp;
+  snapshotTime: UnixTimestamp;
+  worstCaseDistance: Duration;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Displays metadata about the current indexing status projection in a tooltip.
+ * Shows when the projection was generated, when the snapshot was taken, and worst-case distance.
+ */
+export function ProjectionInfo({
+  omnichainIndexingCursor,
+  snapshotTime,
+  worstCaseDistance,
+}: ProjectionInfoProps) {
+  const now = useNow();
+  return (
+    <Tooltip delayDuration={300}>
+      <TooltipTrigger asChild>
+        <InfoIcon className="shrink-0 text-[#9CA3AF] w-4 h-4" />
+      </TooltipTrigger>
+      <TooltipContent
+        side="right"
+        className="bg-gray-50 text-sm text-black shadow-md outline-none w-80 p-4"
+      >
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
+          <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
+            <div className="font-semibold text-xs text-gray-500 uppercase">
+              Worst-Case Distance*
+            </div>
+            <div className="text-sm">
+              {formatWorstCaseDistance(worstCaseDistance, omnichainIndexingCursor)}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="text-xs text-gray-600 leading-relaxed">
+            * as of the real-time projection generated just now from indexing status snapshot
+            captured{" "}
+            <RelativeTime
+              timestamp={snapshotTime}
+              relativeTo={now}
+              includeSeconds
+              conciseFormatting
+            />
+            .
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </TooltipContent>
+    </Tooltip>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/ensadmin/src/components/indexing-status/use-indexing-status-with-swr.ts b/apps/ensadmin/src/components/indexing-status/use-indexing-status-with-swr.ts
index f1c1209b8..ba9d80cc2 100644
--- a/apps/ensadmin/src/components/indexing-status/use-indexing-status-with-swr.ts
+++ b/apps/ensadmin/src/components/indexing-status/use-indexing-status-with-swr.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
+import { useNow } from "@namehash/namehash-ui";
+import { secondsToMilliseconds } from "date-fns";
 import { useCallback, useMemo } from "react";
 
 import {
@@ -11,16 +13,21 @@ import {
   WithSDKConfigParameter,
 } from "@ensnode/ensnode-react";
 import {
+  CrossChainIndexingStatusSnapshotOmnichain,
+  createRealtimeIndexingStatusProjection,
+  Duration,
   type IndexingStatusRequest,
   IndexingStatusResponseCodes,
   IndexingStatusResponseOk,
 } from "@ensnode/ensnode-sdk";
 
-const DEFAULT_REFETCH_INTERVAL = 10 * 1000;
+const DEFAULT_REFETCH_INTERVAL = secondsToMilliseconds(10);
+
+const REALTIME_PROJECTION_REFRESH_RATE: Duration = 1;
 
 interface UseIndexingStatusParameters
   extends IndexingStatusRequest,
-    QueryParameter<IndexingStatusResponseOk> {}
+    QueryParameter<CrossChainIndexingStatusSnapshotOmnichain> {}
 
 /**
  * A proxy hook for {@link useIndexingStatus} which applies
@@ -31,6 +38,7 @@ export function useIndexingStatusWithSwr(
 ) {
   const { config, query = {} } = parameters;
   const _config = useENSNodeSDKConfig(config);
+  const now = useNow({ timeToRefresh: REALTIME_PROJECTION_REFRESH_RATE });
 
   const queryOptions = useMemo(() => createIndexingStatusQueryOptions(_config), [_config]);
   const queryKey = useMemo(() => ["swr", ...queryOptions.queryKey], [queryOptions.queryKey]);
@@ -46,18 +54,39 @@ export function useIndexingStatusWithSwr(
           );
         }
 
-        // successful response to be cached
-        return response;
+        // The indexing status snapshot has been fetched and successfully validated for caching.
+        // Therefore, return it so that query cache for `queryOptions.queryKey` will:
+        // - Replace the currently cached value (if any) with this new value.
+        // - Return this non-null value.
+        return response.realtimeProjection.snapshot;
       }),
     [queryOptions.queryFn],
   );
 
+  // Call select function to `createRealtimeIndexingStatusProjection` each time
+  // `now` is updated.
+  const select = useCallback(
+    (cachedSnapshot: CrossChainIndexingStatusSnapshotOmnichain): IndexingStatusResponseOk => {
+      const realtimeProjection = createRealtimeIndexingStatusProjection(cachedSnapshot, now);
+
+      // Maintain the original response shape of `IndexingStatusResponse`
+      // for the consumers. Creating a new projection from the cached snapshot
+      // each time `now` is updated should be implementation detail.
+      return {
+        responseCode: IndexingStatusResponseCodes.Ok,
+        realtimeProjection,
+      } satisfies IndexingStatusResponseOk;
+    },
+    [now],
+  );
+
   return useSwrQuery({
     ...queryOptions,
-    refetchInterval: query.refetchInterval ?? DEFAULT_REFETCH_INTERVAL, // Indexing status changes frequently
     ...query,
+    refetchInterval: query.refetchInterval ?? DEFAULT_REFETCH_INTERVAL, // Indexing status changes frequently
     enabled: query.enabled ?? queryOptions.enabled,
     queryKey,
     queryFn,
+    select,
   });
 }
diff --git a/apps/ensadmin/src/components/registrar-actions/use-stateful-fetch-registrar-actions.ts b/apps/ensadmin/src/components/registrar-actions/use-stateful-fetch-registrar-actions.ts
index 7e9fd63af..8ed5a1eee 100644
--- a/apps/ensadmin/src/components/registrar-actions/use-stateful-fetch-registrar-actions.ts
+++ b/apps/ensadmin/src/components/registrar-actions/use-stateful-fetch-registrar-actions.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { useENSNodeConfig, useRegistrarActions } from "@ensnode/ensnode-react";
 import {
-  IndexingStatusResponseCodes,
   RegistrarActionsOrders,
   RegistrarActionsResponseCodes,
   registrarActionsPrerequisites,
@@ -44,13 +43,10 @@ export function useStatefulRegistrarActions({
 
   let isRegistrarActionsApiSupported = false;
 
-  if (
-    ensNodeConfigQuery.isSuccess &&
-    indexingStatusQuery.isSuccess &&
-    indexingStatusQuery.data.responseCode === IndexingStatusResponseCodes.Ok
-  ) {
+  if (ensNodeConfigQuery.isSuccess && indexingStatusQuery.isSuccess) {
     const { ensIndexerPublicConfig } = ensNodeConfigQuery.data;
-    const { omnichainSnapshot } = indexingStatusQuery.data.realtimeProjection.snapshot;
+    const { realtimeProjection } = indexingStatusQuery.data;
+    const { omnichainSnapshot } = realtimeProjection.snapshot;
 
     isRegistrarActionsApiSupported =
       hasEnsIndexerConfigSupport(ensIndexerPublicConfig) &&
@@ -100,7 +96,8 @@ export function useStatefulRegistrarActions({
     } satisfies StatefulFetchRegistrarActionsUnsupported;
   }
 
-  const { omnichainSnapshot } = indexingStatusQuery.data.realtimeProjection.snapshot;
+  const { realtimeProjection } = indexingStatusQuery.data;
+  const { omnichainSnapshot } = realtimeProjection.snapshot;
 
   // fetching is temporarily not possible due to indexing status being not advanced enough
   if (!hasIndexingStatusSupport(omnichainSnapshot.omnichainStatus)) {