diff --git a/lnbits/static/i18n/en.js b/lnbits/static/i18n/en.js
index 7a8f066d6..980f2e6fd 100644
--- a/lnbits/static/i18n/en.js
+++ b/lnbits/static/i18n/en.js
@@ -864,6 +864,7 @@ window.localisation.en = {
   inputs: 'Inputs',
   outputs: 'Outputs',
   confirmations: 'Confirmations',
+  confirmed: 'Confirmed',
   unconfirmed: 'Unconfirmed',
   no_transactions: 'No transactions found',
   address: 'Address'
diff --git a/lnbits/static/js/pages/blockexplorer.js b/lnbits/static/js/pages/blockexplorer.js
index 7b702b0e7..b1d54dcc0 100644
--- a/lnbits/static/js/pages/blockexplorer.js
+++ b/lnbits/static/js/pages/blockexplorer.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ window.PageBlockExplorer = {
       selectedBlock: null,
       blockDialog: false,
       txResult: null,
+      txStatus: null,
       addressResult: null,
       currentAddress: ''
     }
@@ -35,8 +36,46 @@ window.PageBlockExplorer = {
   },
   async created() {
     await Promise.all([this.loadTip(), this.loadFees(), this.loadBlocks()])
+    this._blockWsActive = true
+    this._connectBlocksWs()
+  },
+  beforeUnmount() {
+    this._blockWsActive = false
+    if (this._blockWs) this._blockWs.close()
+    if (this._searchWs) this._searchWs.close()
   },
   methods: {
+    _wsUrl(path) {
+      const proto = window.location.protocol === 'https:' ? 'wss:' : 'ws:'
+      return `${proto}//${window.location.host}/blockexplorer/api/v1${path}`
+    },
+    _connectBlocksWs() {
+      const ws = new WebSocket(this._wsUrl('/ws/blocks'))
+      ws.onmessage = e => {
+        const block = JSON.parse(e.data)
+        const rest = this.blocks.filter(b => b.height !== block.height)
+        this.blocks = [block, ...rest].slice(0, 5)
+      }
+      ws.onerror = () => ws.close()
+      ws.onclose = () => {
+        if (this._blockWsActive) setTimeout(() => this._connectBlocksWs(), 5000)
+      }
+      this._blockWs = ws
+    },
+    _connectSearchWs(path, onMessage) {
+      if (this._searchWs) {
+        this._searchWs.close()
+        this._searchWs = null
+      }
+      const ws = new WebSocket(this._wsUrl(path))
+      ws.onmessage = e => {
+        try {
+          onMessage(JSON.parse(e.data))
+        } catch (_) {}
+      }
+      ws.onerror = () => ws.close()
+      this._searchWs = ws
+    },
     _timeAgo(seconds) {
       if (seconds < 60) return seconds + 's ago'
       if (seconds < 3600) return Math.floor(seconds / 60) + 'm ago'
@@ -59,7 +98,10 @@ window.PageBlockExplorer = {
     },
     async loadBlocks() {
       try {
-        const r = await LNbits.api.request('GET', '/blockexplorer/api/v1/blocks')
+        const r = await LNbits.api.request(
+          'GET',
+          '/blockexplorer/api/v1/blocks'
+        )
         this.blocks = r.data
       } catch (_) {}
     },
@@ -81,6 +123,7 @@ window.PageBlockExplorer = {
       const q = this.query.trim()
       if (!q) return
       this.txResult = null
+      this.txStatus = null
       this.addressResult = null
       this.loading = true
       try {
@@ -95,10 +138,17 @@ window.PageBlockExplorer = {
     },
     async loadTx(txid) {
       try {
-        const r = await LNbits.api.request('GET', '/blockexplorer/api/v1/tx/' + txid)
+        const r = await LNbits.api.request(
+          'GET',
+          '/blockexplorer/api/v1/tx/' + txid
+        )
         this.txResult = r.data
+        this.txStatus = null
         this.addressResult = null
         this.query = txid
+        this._connectSearchWs(`/ws/tx/${txid}`, data => {
+          if (!data.error) this.txStatus = data
+        })
       } catch (e) {
         LNbits.utils.notifyApiError(e)
       }
@@ -111,8 +161,12 @@ window.PageBlockExplorer = {
         )
         this.addressResult = r.data
         this.txResult = null
+        this.txStatus = null
         this.currentAddress = address
         this.query = address
+        this._connectSearchWs(`/ws/address/${address}`, data => {
+          if (!data.error) this.addressResult = data
+        })
       } catch (e) {
         LNbits.utils.notifyApiError(e)
       }
diff --git a/lnbits/templates/pages/blockexplorer.vue b/lnbits/templates/pages/blockexplorer.vue
index c913fe1cc..f8e75a166 100644
--- a/lnbits/templates/pages/blockexplorer.vue
+++ b/lnbits/templates/pages/blockexplorer.vue
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 <template id="page-blockexplorer">
   <div class="row q-col-gutter-md">
-
     <!-- Left column: blocks + search + results -->
     <div class="col-12 col-md-7 q-gutter-y-md">
-
       <!-- Recent blocks (mempool-style squares) -->
       <q-card v-if="blocks.length">
         <q-card-section>
-          <div class="text-subtitle1 q-mb-md" v-text="$t('recent_blocks')"></div>
+          <div
+            class="text-subtitle1 q-mb-md"
+            v-text="$t('recent_blocks')"
+          ></div>
           <div class="row q-gutter-sm">
             <q-card
               v-for="b in formattedBlocks"
@@ -18,9 +19,14 @@
               @click="openBlock(b)"
             >
               <q-card-section class="q-pa-sm">
-                <div class="text-subtitle1 text-weight-bold" v-text="'#' + b.height.toLocaleString()"></div>
+                <div
+                  class="text-subtitle1 text-weight-bold"
+                  v-text="'#' + b.height.toLocaleString()"
+                ></div>
                 <div class="text-caption q-mt-xs" v-text="b.timeAgo"></div>
-                <div class="text-caption q-mt-sm"><code v-text="b.shortHash"></code></div>
+                <div class="text-caption q-mt-sm">
+                  <code v-text="b.shortHash"></code>
+                </div>
                 <div class="text-caption" v-text="'diff ' + b.difficulty"></div>
               </q-card-section>
             </q-card>
@@ -32,21 +38,33 @@
       <q-dialog v-model="blockDialog">
         <q-card v-if="selectedBlock">
           <q-card-section class="bg-primary text-white q-pb-sm">
-            <div class="text-h6" v-text="'Block #' + selectedBlock.height.toLocaleString()"></div>
+            <div
+              class="text-h6"
+              v-text="'Block #' + selectedBlock.height.toLocaleString()"
+            ></div>
             <div class="text-caption" v-text="selectedBlock.utcTime"></div>
           </q-card-section>
           <q-card-section>
             <div class="q-mb-md">
               <div class="text-caption text-grey q-mb-xs">Hash</div>
-              <code class="text-caption be-wrap" v-text="selectedBlock.hash"></code>
+              <code
+                class="text-caption be-wrap"
+                v-text="selectedBlock.hash"
+              ></code>
             </div>
             <div class="q-mb-md">
               <div class="text-caption text-grey q-mb-xs">Previous block</div>
-              <code class="text-caption be-wrap" v-text="selectedBlock.prev_hash"></code>
+              <code
+                class="text-caption be-wrap"
+                v-text="selectedBlock.prev_hash"
+              ></code>
             </div>
             <div class="q-mb-lg">
               <div class="text-caption text-grey q-mb-xs">Merkle root</div>
-              <code class="text-caption be-wrap" v-text="selectedBlock.merkle_root"></code>
+              <code
+                class="text-caption be-wrap"
+                v-text="selectedBlock.merkle_root"
+              ></code>
             </div>
             <div class="row q-col-gutter-md">
               <div class="col-6 col-sm-3">
@@ -86,7 +104,14 @@
             @keyup.enter="search"
           >
             <template v-slot:append>
-              <q-btn flat round dense icon="search" :loading="loading" @click="search" />
+              <q-btn
+                flat
+                round
+                dense
+                icon="search"
+                :loading="loading"
+                @click="search"
+              />
             </template>
           </q-input>
         </q-card-section>
@@ -95,29 +120,38 @@
       <!-- Transaction result -->
       <q-card v-if="txResult">
         <q-card-section>
-          <div class="text-subtitle1 q-mb-sm" v-text="$t('transaction')"></div>
-          <div class="q-mb-xs">
+          <div class="row items-center q-mb-sm q-gutter-sm">
+            <div class="text-subtitle1" v-text="$t('transaction')"></div>
+            <q-badge
+              v-if="txStatus"
+              :color="txStatus.confirmed ? 'positive' : 'orange'"
+              :label="txStatus.confirmed ? $t('confirmed') : $t('unconfirmed')"
+            />
+            <q-spinner-dots v-else size="1em" color="grey" />
+          </div>
+          <div class="q-mb-sm">
             <span class="text-caption text-grey">txid: </span>
             <code class="text-caption be-wrap" v-text="txResult.txid"></code>
           </div>
           <div class="row q-col-gutter-md q-mb-sm">
-            <div class="col-auto" v-if="txResult.blockheight">
-              <div class="text-caption text-grey" v-text="$t('block_height')"></div>
-              <div v-text="txResult.blockheight.toLocaleString()"></div>
-            </div>
-            <div class="col-auto" v-if="txResult.confirmations !== undefined">
-              <div class="text-caption text-grey" v-text="$t('confirmations')"></div>
+            <div class="col-auto" v-if="txStatus && txStatus.height">
               <div
-                v-text="txResult.confirmations > 0 ? txResult.confirmations : $t('unconfirmed')"
+                class="text-caption text-grey"
+                v-text="$t('block_height')"
               ></div>
+              <div v-text="txStatus.height.toLocaleString()"></div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="col-auto" v-if="txStatus && txStatus.fee !== null">
+              <div class="text-caption text-grey">fee</div>
+              <div v-text="txStatus.fee + ' sat'"></div>
             </div>
             <div class="col-auto" v-if="txResult.vsize || txResult.size">
               <div class="text-caption text-grey">vsize</div>
               <div v-text="(txResult.vsize || txResult.size) + ' vB'"></div>
             </div>
-            <div class="col-auto" v-if="txResult.fee !== undefined">
-              <div class="text-caption text-grey">fee</div>
-              <div v-text="txResult.fee + ' sat'"></div>
+            <div class="col-auto" v-if="txResult.weight">
+              <div class="text-caption text-grey">weight</div>
+              <div v-text="txResult.weight + ' WU'"></div>
             </div>
           </div>
           <q-expansion-item
@@ -129,7 +163,11 @@
             <q-list dense separator>
               <q-item v-for="(vin, i) in txResult.vin" :key="i">
                 <q-item-section>
-                  <q-item-label v-if="vin.coinbase" class="text-grey" v-text="$t('coinbase')">
+                  <q-item-label
+                    v-if="vin.coinbase"
+                    class="text-grey"
+                    v-text="$t('coinbase')"
+                  >
                   </q-item-label>
                   <q-item-label v-else class="be-wrap">
                     <a
@@ -152,7 +190,9 @@
               <q-item v-for="(vout, i) in txResult.vout" :key="i">
                 <q-item-section>
                   <q-item-label>
-                    <template v-if="vout.scriptPubKey && vout.scriptPubKey.address">
+                    <template
+                      v-if="vout.scriptPubKey && vout.scriptPubKey.address"
+                    >
                       <a
                         href="#"
                         @click.prevent="loadAddress(vout.scriptPubKey.address)"
@@ -164,7 +204,10 @@
                       <span v-text="vout.scriptPubKey.type"></span>
                     </template>
                   </q-item-label>
-                  <q-item-label caption v-text="vout.value + ' BTC'"></q-item-label>
+                  <q-item-label
+                    caption
+                    v-text="vout.value + ' BTC'"
+                  ></q-item-label>
                 </q-item-section>
               </q-item>
             </q-list>
@@ -176,20 +219,44 @@
       <q-card v-if="addressResult">
         <q-card-section>
           <div class="text-subtitle1 q-mb-xs" v-text="$t('address')"></div>
-          <div class="text-caption q-mb-sm"><code class="be-wrap" v-text="currentAddress"></code></div>
+          <div class="text-caption q-mb-sm">
+            <code class="be-wrap" v-text="currentAddress"></code>
+          </div>
           <div class="row q-col-gutter-md q-mb-md">
             <div class="col-auto">
-              <div class="text-caption text-grey" v-text="$t('confirmed_balance')"></div>
-              <div v-text="addressResult.balance.confirmed.toLocaleString() + ' sat'"></div>
+              <div
+                class="text-caption text-grey"
+                v-text="$t('confirmed_balance')"
+              ></div>
+              <div
+                v-text="
+                  addressResult.balance.confirmed.toLocaleString() + ' sat'
+                "
+              ></div>
             </div>
-            <div class="col-auto" v-if="addressResult.balance.unconfirmed !== 0">
-              <div class="text-caption text-grey" v-text="$t('unconfirmed_balance')"></div>
-              <div v-text="addressResult.balance.unconfirmed.toLocaleString() + ' sat'"></div>
+            <div
+              class="col-auto"
+              v-if="addressResult.balance.unconfirmed !== 0"
+            >
+              <div
+                class="text-caption text-grey"
+                v-text="$t('unconfirmed_balance')"
+              ></div>
+              <div
+                v-text="
+                  addressResult.balance.unconfirmed.toLocaleString() + ' sat'
+                "
+              ></div>
             </div>
           </div>
           <div
             class="text-subtitle2 q-mb-xs"
-            v-text="$t('transaction_history') + ' (' + addressResult.history.length + ')'"
+            v-text="
+              $t('transaction_history') +
+              ' (' +
+              addressResult.history.length +
+              ')'
+            "
           ></div>
           <q-list dense separator>
             <q-item
@@ -200,10 +267,17 @@
               @click="loadTx(h.tx_hash)"
             >
               <q-item-section>
-                <q-item-label class="text-primary be-wrap" v-text="h.tx_hash"></q-item-label>
+                <q-item-label
+                  class="text-primary be-wrap"
+                  v-text="h.tx_hash"
+                ></q-item-label>
                 <q-item-label
                   caption
-                  v-text="h.height > 0 ? $t('block_height') + ': ' + h.height.toLocaleString() : $t('unconfirmed')"
+                  v-text="
+                    h.height > 0
+                      ? $t('block_height') + ': ' + h.height.toLocaleString()
+                      : $t('unconfirmed')
+                  "
                 ></q-item-label>
               </q-item-section>
               <q-item-section side>
@@ -226,16 +300,28 @@
         <q-card-section>
           <div class="text-subtitle1 q-mb-sm" v-text="$t('chain_tip')"></div>
           <div class="text-caption text-grey" v-text="$t('block_height')"></div>
-          <div class="text-h6 q-mb-md" v-text="tip.height.toLocaleString()"></div>
+          <div
+            class="text-h6 q-mb-md"
+            v-text="tip.height.toLocaleString()"
+          ></div>
           <template v-if="feeList.length">
-            <div class="text-subtitle2 q-mb-sm" v-text="$t('fee_estimates')"></div>
+            <div
+              class="text-subtitle2 q-mb-sm"
+              v-text="$t('fee_estimates')"
+            ></div>
             <q-list dense>
               <q-item v-for="f in feeList" :key="f.label" class="q-px-none">
                 <q-item-section>
-                  <q-item-label class="text-caption text-grey" v-text="f.label"></q-item-label>
+                  <q-item-label
+                    class="text-caption text-grey"
+                    v-text="f.label"
+                  ></q-item-label>
                 </q-item-section>
                 <q-item-section side>
-                  <q-item-label class="text-body2" v-text="f.rate"></q-item-label>
+                  <q-item-label
+                    class="text-body2"
+                    v-text="f.rate"
+                  ></q-item-label>
                 </q-item-section>
               </q-item>
             </q-list>
@@ -243,10 +329,11 @@
         </q-card-section>
       </q-card>
     </div>
-
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <style>
-.be-wrap { word-break: break-all; }
+.be-wrap {
+  word-break: break-all;
+}
 </style>