diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/edit.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/edit.controller.js
index 2264d1351c..774d3276f1 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/edit.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/edit.controller.js
@@ -49,6 +49,40 @@
 
     }
 
+    function getNode() {
+
+      $scope.page.loading = true;
+
+      //we are editing so get the content item from the server
+      $scope.getMethod()($scope.contentId)
+        .then(function (data) {
+
+          $scope.content = data;
+
+          if (data.isChildOfListView && data.trashed === false) {
+            $scope.page.listViewPath = ($routeParams.page) ?
+              "/content/content/edit/" + data.parentId + "?page=" + $routeParams.page :
+              "/content/content/edit/" + data.parentId;
+          }
+
+          init($scope.content);
+
+          //in one particular special case, after we've created a new item we redirect back to the edit
+          // route but there might be server validation errors in the collection which we need to display
+          // after the redirect, so we will bind all subscriptions which will show the server validation errors
+          // if there are any and then clear them so the collection no longer persists them.
+          serverValidationManager.executeAndClearAllSubscriptions();
+
+          syncTreeNode($scope.content, data.path, true);
+
+          resetLastListPageNumber($scope.content);
+
+          $scope.page.loading = false;
+
+        });
+
+    }
+
     function createButtons(content) {
       var buttons = contentEditingHelper.configureContentEditorButtons({
         create: $scope.page.isNew,
@@ -152,35 +186,8 @@
     }
     else {
 
-      $scope.page.loading = true;
+      getNode();
 
-      //we are editing so get the content item from the server
-      $scope.getMethod()($scope.contentId)
-        .then(function (data) {
-
-          $scope.content = data;
-
-          if (data.isChildOfListView && data.trashed === false) {
-            $scope.page.listViewPath = ($routeParams.page) ?
-              "/content/content/edit/" + data.parentId + "?page=" + $routeParams.page :
-              "/content/content/edit/" + data.parentId;
-          }
-
-          init($scope.content);
-
-          //in one particular special case, after we've created a new item we redirect back to the edit
-          // route but there might be server validation errors in the collection which we need to display
-          // after the redirect, so we will bind all subscriptions which will show the server validation errors
-          // if there are any and then clear them so the collection no longer persists them.
-          serverValidationManager.executeAndClearAllSubscriptions();
-
-          syncTreeNode($scope.content, data.path, true);
-
-          resetLastListPageNumber($scope.content);
-
-          $scope.page.loading = false;
-
-        });
     }
 
 
@@ -316,6 +323,9 @@
           $scope.page.buttonRestore = "success";
           notificationsService.success("Successfully restored " + node.name + " to " + target.name);
 
+          // reload the node
+          getNode();
+
         }, function (err) {
           $scope.page.buttonRestore = "error";
           notificationsService.error("Cannot automatically restore this item", err);
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/umbcontentnodeinfo.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/umbcontentnodeinfo.directive.js
index bbae025d3e..0f9a560ff2 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/umbcontentnodeinfo.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/umbcontentnodeinfo.directive.js
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 (function () {
     'use strict';
 
-    function ContentNodeInfoDirective($timeout, $location, logResource, eventsService, userService) {
+    function ContentNodeInfoDirective($timeout, $location, logResource, eventsService, userService, localizationService) {
 
         function link(scope, element, attrs, ctrl) {
+
+            var evts = [];
+            var isInfoTab = false;
+            scope.publishStatus = {};
             
             function onInit() {
 
@@ -32,15 +36,10 @@
                 // get document type details
                 scope.documentType = scope.node.documentType;
 
-                // load audit trail when on the info tab
-                eventsService.on("app.tabChange", function (event, args) {
-                    if (args.id === -1) {
-                        loadAuditTrail();
-                    }
-                });
-
                 // make sure dates are formatted to the user's locale
                 formatDatesToLocal();
+
+                setNodePublishStatus(scope.node);
                 
             }
 
@@ -120,6 +119,34 @@
                 });
             }
 
+            function setNodePublishStatus(node) {
+                
+                // deleted node
+                if(node.trashed === true) {
+                    scope.publishStatus.label = localizationService.localize("general_deleted");
+                    scope.publishStatus.color = "danger";
+                }
+
+                // unpublished node
+                if(node.published === false && node.trashed === false) {
+                    scope.publishStatus.label = localizationService.localize("content_unpublished");
+                    scope.publishStatus.color = "gray";
+                }
+
+                // published node
+                if(node.hasPublishedVersion === true && node.publishDate && node.published === true) {
+                    scope.publishStatus.label = localizationService.localize("content_published");
+                    scope.publishStatus.color = "success";
+                }
+
+                // published node with pending changes
+                if(node.hasPublishedVersion === true && node.publishDate && node.published === false) {
+                    scope.publishStatus.label = localizationService.localize("content_publishedPendingChanges");
+                    scope.publishStatus.color = "success"
+                }
+
+            }
+
             function setPublishDate(date) {
 
                 // update publish value
@@ -200,6 +227,38 @@
                 });
             }
 
+            // load audit trail when on the info tab
+            evts.push(eventsService.on("app.tabChange", function (event, args) {
+                $timeout(function(){
+                    if (args.id === -1) {
+                        isInfoTab = true;
+                        loadAuditTrail();
+                    } else {
+                        isInfoTab = false;
+                    }
+                });
+            }));
+
+            // watch for content updates - reload content when node is saved, published etc.
+            scope.$watch('node.updateDate', function(newValue, oldValue){
+
+                if(!newValue) { return; }
+                if(newValue === oldValue) { return; }             
+                
+                if(isInfoTab) {
+                    loadAuditTrail();
+                    formatDatesToLocal();
+                    setNodePublishStatus(scope.node);
+                }
+            });
+
+            //ensure to unregister from all events!
+            scope.$on('$destroy', function () {
+                for (var e in evts) {
+                    eventsService.unsubscribe(evts[e]);
+                }
+            });
+
             onInit();
 
         }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/content/umb-content-node-info.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/content/umb-content-node-info.html
index 28f00ca0e3..1bb6e77840 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/content/umb-content-node-info.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/content/umb-content-node-info.html
@@ -165,6 +165,12 @@
         <umb-box data-element="node-info-general">
             <umb-box-header title-key="general_general"></umb-box-header>
             <umb-box-content class="block-form">
+
+                <umb-control-group data-element="node-info-status" label="@general_status">
+                    <umb-badge size="xs" color="{{publishStatus.color}}">
+                        {{publishStatus.label}}
+                    </umb-badge>
+                </umb-control-group>
                 
                 <umb-control-group data-element="node-info-create-date" label="@template_createdDate">
                     {{node.createDateFormatted}} <localize key="general_by">by</localize> {{ node.owner.name }}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml
index 8a5ab85793..b765116090 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@
         <key alias="getUrlException">Could not get the url</key>
         <key alias="routeError">This document is published but its url would collide with content %0%</key>
         <key alias="publish">Publish</key>
+        <key alias="published">Published</key>
+        <key alias="publishedPendingChanges">Published (pending changes)</key>
         <key alias="publishStatus">Publication Status</key>
         <key alias="releaseDate">Publish at</key>
         <key alias="unpublishDate">Unpublish at</key>
@@ -209,6 +211,7 @@
         <key alias="altTextOptional">Alternative text (optional)</key>
         <key alias="type">Type</key>
         <key alias="unPublish">Unpublish</key>
+        <key alias="unpublished">Unpublished</key>
         <key alias="updateDate">Last edited</key>
         <key alias="updateDateDesc" version="7.0">Date/time this document was edited</key>
         <key alias="uploadClear">Remove file(s)</key>