diff --git a/src/app/RootLayout.tsx b/src/app/RootLayout.tsx
index 9c5ee59..7e942e1 100644
--- a/src/app/RootLayout.tsx
+++ b/src/app/RootLayout.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import type { LucideIcon } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useUiStore } from '@/stores/uiStore';
 import { useLocaleStore } from '@/stores/localeStore';
 import { useTournamentStore } from '@/stores/tournamentStore';
-import { useT, type Dict } from '@/lib/i18n';
+import { fmt, useFormat, useT, type Dict } from '@/lib/i18n';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/cn';
 
 interface NavItem { to: string; label: (t: Dict) => string; exact: boolean; icon: LucideIcon }
@@ -88,6 +88,19 @@ export function LanguageToggle() {
   );
 }
 
+/** Slim stale-data notice while the live connection is down. */
+function OfflineBanner() {
+  const { t, kickoffDay, kickoffTime } = useFormat();
+  const status = useTournamentStore((s) => s.status);
+  const generatedAt = useTournamentStore((s) => s.snapshot?.generatedAt);
+  if (status !== 'offline' || !generatedAt) return null;
+  return (
+    <div className="border-b border-warning/30 bg-warning/10 px-4 py-1.5 text-center text-xs text-muted" role="status">
+      {fmt(t.common.offlineBanner, { time: `${kickoffDay(generatedAt)} ${kickoffTime(generatedAt)}` })}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
 function MobileNav() {
   const t = useT();
   const [moreOpen, setMoreOpen] = useState(false);
@@ -221,6 +234,8 @@ export function RootLayout() {
         </div>
       </header>
 
+      <OfflineBanner />
+
       <main className="mx-auto w-full max-w-6xl flex-1 px-4 py-6 pb-24 sm:pb-6">
         <Outlet />
       </main>
diff --git a/src/lib/i18n/de.ts b/src/lib/i18n/de.ts
index f279af7..d8d4de8 100644
--- a/src/lib/i18n/de.ts
+++ b/src/lib/i18n/de.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export const de: Dict = {
     connected: "Verbunden",
     liveVia: "Live · {source}",
     offlineShowingSchedule: "Offline — Spielplan wird angezeigt",
+    offlineBanner: "Offline — letzte Daten von {time}. Verbinde neu…",
     switchToLightMode: "Zum hellen Modus wechseln",
     switchToDarkMode: "Zum dunklen Modus wechseln",
     draw: "Unentschieden",
diff --git a/src/lib/i18n/en.ts b/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
index 520542a..cf394be 100644
--- a/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export const en = {
     connected: "Connected",
     liveVia: "Live · {source}",
     offlineShowingSchedule: "Offline — showing the schedule",
+    offlineBanner: "Offline — showing the last data from {time}. Reconnecting…",
     switchToLightMode: "Switch to light mode",
     switchToDarkMode: "Switch to dark mode",
     draw: "Draw",