diff --git a/src/vs/platform/userDataSync/common/userDataSync.ts b/src/vs/platform/userDataSync/common/userDataSync.ts
index e85515b3984..5e789abd52b 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/userDataSync/common/userDataSync.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/userDataSync/common/userDataSync.ts
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ export interface IUserDataManifest {
 	session: string;
 }
 
+export interface IResourceRefHandle {
+	ref: string;
+	created: number;
+}
+
 export const IUserDataSyncStoreService = createDecorator<IUserDataSyncStoreService>('IUserDataSyncStoreService');
 export interface IUserDataSyncStoreService {
 	_serviceBrand: undefined;
@@ -151,7 +156,7 @@ export interface IUserDataSyncStoreService {
 	write(key: ResourceKey, content: string, ref: string | null, source?: SyncSource): Promise<string>;
 	manifest(): Promise<IUserDataManifest | null>;
 	clear(): Promise<void>;
-	getAllRefs(key: ResourceKey): Promise<string[]>;
+	getAllRefs(key: ResourceKey): Promise<IResourceRefHandle[]>;
 	resolveContent(key: ResourceKey, ref: string): Promise<string | null>;
 	delete(key: ResourceKey): Promise<void>;
 }
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/userDataSync/common/userDataSyncStoreService.ts b/src/vs/platform/userDataSync/common/userDataSyncStoreService.ts
index 3057e9052a5..091170c7abc 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/userDataSync/common/userDataSyncStoreService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/userDataSync/common/userDataSyncStoreService.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 import { Disposable, } from 'vs/base/common/lifecycle';
-import { IUserData, IUserDataSyncStoreService, UserDataSyncErrorCode, IUserDataSyncStore, getUserDataSyncStore, SyncSource, UserDataSyncStoreError, IUserDataSyncLogService, IUserDataManifest, ResourceKey } from 'vs/platform/userDataSync/common/userDataSync';
+import { IUserData, IUserDataSyncStoreService, UserDataSyncErrorCode, IUserDataSyncStore, getUserDataSyncStore, SyncSource, UserDataSyncStoreError, IUserDataSyncLogService, IUserDataManifest, ResourceKey, IResourceRefHandle } from 'vs/platform/userDataSync/common/userDataSync';
 import { IRequestService, asText, isSuccess, asJson } from 'vs/platform/request/common/request';
 import { joinPath, relativePath } from 'vs/base/common/resources';
 import { CancellationToken } from 'vs/base/common/cancellation';
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export class UserDataSyncStoreService extends Disposable implements IUserDataSyn
 		this.userDataSyncStore = getUserDataSyncStore(productService, configurationService);
 	}
 
-	async getAllRefs(key: ResourceKey): Promise<string[]> {
+	async getAllRefs(key: ResourceKey): Promise<IResourceRefHandle[]> {
 		if (!this.userDataSyncStore) {
 			throw new Error('No settings sync store url configured.');
 		}
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ export class UserDataSyncStoreService extends Disposable implements IUserDataSyn
 			throw new UserDataSyncStoreError('Server returned ' + context.res.statusCode, UserDataSyncErrorCode.Unknown, undefined);
 		}
 
-		const resources: string[] = await asJson<string[]>(context) || [];
-		return resources.map(resource => relativePath(uri, URI.parse(resource))!);
+		const result = await asJson<{ url: string, created: number }[]>(context) || [];
+		return result.map(({ url, created }) => ({ ref: relativePath(uri, URI.parse(url))!, created: created }));
 	}
 
 	async resolveContent(key: ResourceKey, ref: string): Promise<string | null> {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/userDataSync/browser/userDataSyncHistory.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/userDataSync/browser/userDataSyncHistory.ts
index f130aa5809c..c54ca8e290c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/userDataSync/browser/userDataSyncHistory.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/userDataSync/browser/userDataSyncHistory.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import { URI } from 'vs/base/common/uri';
 import { IEditorService } from 'vs/workbench/services/editor/common/editorService';
 import { FolderThemeIcon, FileThemeIcon } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/themeService';
 import { IEnvironmentService } from 'vs/platform/environment/common/environment';
+import { fromNow } from 'vs/base/common/date';
+import { pad } from 'vs/base/common/strings';
 
 const CONTEXT_SHOW_USER_DATA_SYNC_HISTORY_VIEW = new RawContextKey<boolean>('showUserDataSyncHistoryView', false);
 
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ export class UserDataSyncHistoryViewContribution implements IWorkbenchContributi
 			constructor() {
 				super({
 					id: 'workbench.actions.commpareWithLocal',
-					title: localize('workbench.action.deleteRef', "Compare with Local"),
+					title: localize('workbench.action.deleteRef', "Open Changes"),
 					menu: {
 						id: MenuId.ViewItemContext,
 						when: ContextKeyExpr.and(ContextKeyEqualsExpr.create('view', that.viewId), ContextKeyExpr.regex('viewItem', /syncref-(settings|keybindings).*/i))
@@ -169,13 +171,15 @@ class UserDataSyncHistoryViewDataProvider implements ITreeViewDataProvider {
 	private async getResources(handle: string): Promise<ITreeItem[]> {
 		const resourceKey = ALL_RESOURCE_KEYS.filter(key => key === handle)[0];
 		if (resourceKey) {
-			const refs = await this.userDataSyncStoreService.getAllRefs(resourceKey);
-			return refs.map(ref => {
+			const refHandles = await this.userDataSyncStoreService.getAllRefs(resourceKey);
+			return refHandles.map(({ ref, created }) => {
 				const handle = toSyncResource(resourceKey, ref).toString();
 				return {
 					handle,
 					collapsibleState: TreeItemCollapsibleState.None,
-					label: { label: ref },
+					label: { label: label(new Date(created)) },
+					description: fromNow(created, true),
+					tooltip: ref,
 					command: { id: 'workbench.actions.sync.resolveResourceRef', title: '', arguments: [<TreeViewItemHandleArg>{ $treeItemHandle: handle, $treeViewId: '' }] },
 					themeIcon: FileThemeIcon,
 					contextValue: `syncref-${resourceKey}`
@@ -187,3 +191,10 @@ class UserDataSyncHistoryViewDataProvider implements ITreeViewDataProvider {
 
 }
 
+function label(date: Date): string {
+	return date.toLocaleDateString() +
+		' ' + pad(date.getHours(), 2) +
+		':' + pad(date.getMinutes(), 2) +
+		':' + pad(date.getSeconds(), 2);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/userDataSync/electron-browser/userDataSyncStoreService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/userDataSync/electron-browser/userDataSyncStoreService.ts
index a79674273a5..dd3273ab5f0 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/userDataSync/electron-browser/userDataSyncStoreService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/userDataSync/electron-browser/userDataSyncStoreService.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-import { SyncSource, IUserDataSyncStoreService, IUserDataSyncStore, getUserDataSyncStore, ResourceKey, IUserData, IUserDataManifest } from 'vs/platform/userDataSync/common/userDataSync';
+import { SyncSource, IUserDataSyncStoreService, IUserDataSyncStore, getUserDataSyncStore, ResourceKey, IUserData, IUserDataManifest, IResourceRefHandle } from 'vs/platform/userDataSync/common/userDataSync';
 import { ISharedProcessService } from 'vs/platform/ipc/electron-browser/sharedProcessService';
 import { IChannel } from 'vs/base/parts/ipc/common/ipc';
 import { registerSingleton } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/extensions';
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export class UserDataSyncStoreService implements IUserDataSyncStoreService {
 		throw new Error('Not Supported');
 	}
 
-	getAllRefs(key: ResourceKey): Promise<string[]> {
+	getAllRefs(key: ResourceKey): Promise<IResourceRefHandle[]> {
 		return this.channel.call('getAllRefs', [key]);
 	}