diff --git a/core/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/powersync/PowerSyncDatabase.kt b/core/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/powersync/PowerSyncDatabase.kt
index 55a99c54..47bc6ec8 100644
--- a/core/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/powersync/PowerSyncDatabase.kt
+++ b/core/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/powersync/PowerSyncDatabase.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ public interface PowerSyncDatabase : Queries {
      */
     public val currentStatus: SyncStatus
 
+    /**
+     * Suspend function that resolves when the first sync has occurred
+     */
+    public suspend fun waitForFirstSync()
+
     /**
      *  Connect to the PowerSync service, and keep the databases in sync.
      *
diff --git a/core/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/powersync/db/PowerSyncDatabaseImpl.kt b/core/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/powersync/db/PowerSyncDatabaseImpl.kt
index 2bdd9e86..5edcfc1c 100644
--- a/core/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/powersync/db/PowerSyncDatabaseImpl.kt
+++ b/core/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/powersync/db/PowerSyncDatabaseImpl.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
 import kotlinx.coroutines.cancelAndJoin
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.debounce
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.first
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 import kotlinx.datetime.Instant
@@ -319,6 +320,16 @@ internal class PowerSyncDatabaseImpl(
         }
     }
 
+    override suspend fun waitForFirstSync() {
+        if (currentStatus.hasSynced == true) {
+            return
+        }
+
+        currentStatus.asFlow().first { status ->
+            status.hasSynced == true
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Check that a supported version of the powersync extension is loaded.
      */
diff --git a/core/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/powersync/sync/SyncStatus.kt b/core/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/powersync/sync/SyncStatus.kt
index 11510524..2c68c8e7 100644
--- a/core/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/powersync/sync/SyncStatus.kt
+++ b/core/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/powersync/sync/SyncStatus.kt
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public data class SyncStatus internal constructor(
         get() = data.downloadError
 
     override fun toString(): String {
-        return "SyncStatus(connected=$connected, connecting=$connecting, downloading=$downloading, uploading=$uploading, lastSyncedAt=$lastSyncedAt, hasSynced: $hasSynced, error=$anyError)"
+        return "SyncStatus(connected=$connected, connecting=$connecting, downloading=$downloading, uploading=$uploading, lastSyncedAt=$lastSyncedAt, hasSynced=$hasSynced, error=$anyError)"
     }
 
     public companion object {