diff --git a/listener/API.md b/listener/API.md
index 93febf9..10aba37 100644
--- a/listener/API.md
+++ b/listener/API.md
@@ -31,12 +31,15 @@ For a centralized list of API errors, causes, examples, and troubleshooting step
 
 Returns the operational status of all service dependencies.
 
+The `uptimeSeconds` field reports the listener process uptime in seconds, measured from process startup.
+
 **Response `200`** — all systems operational (or Discord degraded but Stellar RPC healthy)
 
 ```json
 {
   "status": "ok",
   "timestamp": "2024-06-20T14:00:00.000Z",
+  "uptimeSeconds": 123.45,
   "services": {
     "stellarRpc": { "status": "ok", "latencyMs": 42 },
     "discord": { "status": "ok", "latencyMs": 87 },
diff --git a/listener/src/api/events-server.health.test.ts b/listener/src/api/events-server.health.test.ts
index 7b94b89..ec96b60 100644
--- a/listener/src/api/events-server.health.test.ts
+++ b/listener/src/api/events-server.health.test.ts
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ describe('GET /health', () => {
     expect(health.services.database.status).toBe('ok');
     expect(health.services.eventRegistry).toEqual({ status: 'ok', eventCount: 5 });
     expect(health.timestamp).toBeDefined();
+    expect(typeof health.uptimeSeconds).toBe('number');
+    expect(health.uptimeSeconds).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
     // version field is included in every health response (#624)
     expect(health.version).toMatch(/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+.*$|^unknown$/);
   });
diff --git a/listener/src/api/events-server.ts b/listener/src/api/events-server.ts
index 83f47a6..20fe97d 100644
--- a/listener/src/api/events-server.ts
+++ b/listener/src/api/events-server.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ interface HealthResponse {
   /** Semver string sourced from listener/package.json, e.g. "1.0.0". */
   version: string;
   timestamp: string;
+  uptimeSeconds: number;
   services: {
     stellarRpc: ServiceHealth;
     discord: ServiceHealth;
@@ -398,6 +399,7 @@ async function buildHealthResponse(options: EventsServerOptions): Promise<Health
     status: overallStatus,
     version: APP_VERSION,
     timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+    uptimeSeconds: process.uptime(),
     services: {
       stellarRpc,
       discord,
diff --git a/listener/src/index.ts b/listener/src/index.ts
index 23cf91b..169ab23 100644
--- a/listener/src/index.ts
+++ b/listener/src/index.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ async function main() {
     
     healthMonitor = new NotificationHealthMonitor(null, getWorkerManager(), {
       repository,
+      getLastSuccessfulPoll: () => subscriber?.getLastSuccessfulPoll() ?? null,
+    });
+
       getUptimeMs: () => Date.now() - PROCESS_START_TIME,
     });
 
diff --git a/listener/src/services/event-subscriber.ts b/listener/src/services/event-subscriber.ts
index 9134b25..225b331 100644
--- a/listener/src/services/event-subscriber.ts
+++ b/listener/src/services/event-subscriber.ts
@@ -28,15 +28,7 @@ export class EventSubscriber {
   private deduplicationService: EventDeduplicationService | null = null;
   private eventQueue: EventProcessingQueue | null = null;
   private expirationService: NotificationExpirationService | null = null;
-  /**
-   * Cached backfill start ledger, resolved once on the first cold-start fetch
-   * for any contract that has no stored cursor.  Re-used for all contracts in
-   * the same session so they share a consistent baseline.
-   *
-   * `null`  → not yet resolved (or backfill limit is disabled)
-   * `number` → resolved start ledger (>= 1)
-   */
-  private backfillStartLedger: number | null = null;
+  private lastSuccessfulPollAt: number | null = null;
 
   constructor(config: Config, deduplicationService?: EventDeduplicationService) {
     this.config = config;
@@ -93,6 +85,7 @@ export class EventSubscriber {
       try {
         await this.checkForEvents(requestId);
         this.reconnectAttempts = 0;
+        this.lastSuccessfulPollAt = Date.now();
 
         const durationMs = Date.now() - pollStart;
         pollingMetrics.record(durationMs, true);
@@ -525,4 +518,8 @@ export class EventSubscriber {
       retryQueue: this.retryQueue?.getMetrics() || null,
     };
   }
-}
+
+  getLastSuccessfulPoll(): number | null {
+    return this.lastSuccessfulPollAt;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/listener/src/services/notification-health-monitor.ts b/listener/src/services/notification-health-monitor.ts
index 2771d21..d862d56 100644
--- a/listener/src/services/notification-health-monitor.ts
+++ b/listener/src/services/notification-health-monitor.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export interface HealthReport {
   queue: QueueHealth;
   workers: WorkerHealth;
   registry: RegistryHealth;
+  lastSuccessfulPollAt: string | null;
   /** Process uptime in milliseconds since startup. */
   uptimeMs: number;
   polling: PollingHealth;
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ export interface NotificationHealthMonitorOptions {
   now?: () => number;
   /** Optional repository used to surface DLQ depth in the health report. */
   repository?: ScheduledNotificationRepository | null;
+  getLastSuccessfulPoll?: () => number | null;
   /** Function to calculate uptime in milliseconds. */
   getUptimeMs?: () => number;
 }
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ export class NotificationHealthMonitor {
   private readonly stallThresholdCycles: number;
   private readonly maxProcessingDelayMs: number;
   private readonly now: () => number;
+  private readonly getLastSuccessfulPoll: () => number | null;
   private readonly getUptimeMs: () => number;
 
   private queue: EventProcessingQueue | null;
@@ -110,6 +113,7 @@ export class NotificationHealthMonitor {
     this.stallThresholdCycles = options.stallThresholdCycles ?? 3;
     this.maxProcessingDelayMs = options.maxProcessingDelayMs ?? 60_000;
     this.now = options.now ?? Date.now;
+    this.getLastSuccessfulPoll = options.getLastSuccessfulPoll ?? (() => null);
     this.getUptimeMs = options.getUptimeMs ?? (() => 0);
   }
 
@@ -151,12 +155,16 @@ export class NotificationHealthMonitor {
       registryHealth.status,
     );
 
+    const lastSuccessfulPollMs = this.getLastSuccessfulPoll();
+    const lastSuccessfulPollAt = lastSuccessfulPollMs !== null ? new Date(lastSuccessfulPollMs).toISOString() : null;
+
     const report: HealthReport = {
       status: overallStatus,
       timestamp: new Date(this.now()).toISOString(),
       queue: queueHealth,
       workers: workerHealth,
       registry: registryHealth,
+      lastSuccessfulPollAt,
       uptimeMs: this.getUptimeMs(),
       polling: pollingHealth,
     };