diff --git a/src/interface/desktop/config.html b/src/interface/desktop/config.html
index 096102965..66c091703 100644
--- a/src/interface/desktop/config.html
+++ b/src/interface/desktop/config.html
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ <h3 class="card-title">
                 <div class="card-description-row">
                     <button id="sync-data">Sync</button>
                 </div>
+                <div class="card-description-row sync-force-toggle">
+                    <input id="sync-force" type="checkbox" name="sync-force" value="force">
+                    <label for="sync-force">Force Sync</label>
+                </div>
                 <div class="card-description-row">
                     <div id="sync-status"></div>
                 </div>
diff --git a/src/interface/desktop/main.js b/src/interface/desktop/main.js
index 097b799cd..060eb84b4 100644
--- a/src/interface/desktop/main.js
+++ b/src/interface/desktop/main.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function handleSetTitle (event, title) {
     });
 }
 
-function pushDataToKhoj () {
+function pushDataToKhoj (regenerate = false) {
     let filesToPush = [];
     const files = store.get('files');
     const folders = store.get('folders');
@@ -118,9 +118,12 @@ function pushDataToKhoj () {
 
     for (file of filesToPush) {
         const stats = fs.statSync(file);
-        if (stats.mtime.toISOString() < lastSync.find((syncedFile) => syncedFile.path === file)?.datetime) {
-            continue;
+        if (!regenerate) {
+            if (stats.mtime.toISOString() < lastSync.find((syncedFile) => syncedFile.path === file)?.datetime) {
+                continue;
+            }
         }
+
         try {
             let rawData;
             // If the file is a PDF or IMG file, read it as a binary file
@@ -166,7 +169,7 @@ function pushDataToKhoj () {
 
     const hostURL = store.get('hostURL') || KHOJ_URL;
 
-    axios.post(`${hostURL}/v1/indexer/batch`, stream, { headers })
+    axios.post(`${hostURL}/v1/indexer/batch?regenerate=${regenerate}`, stream, { headers })
         .then(response => {
             console.log(response.data);
             const win = BrowserWindow.getAllWindows()[0];
@@ -186,7 +189,6 @@ function pushDataToKhoj () {
             const win = BrowserWindow.getAllWindows()[0];
             win.webContents.send('update-state', state);
         });
-
 }
 
 pushDataToKhoj();
@@ -263,9 +265,9 @@ async function removeFolder (event, folderPath) {
     return newFolders;
 }
 
-async function syncData () {
+async function syncData (regenerate = false) {
     try {
-        pushDataToKhoj();
+        pushDataToKhoj(regenerate);
         const date = new Date();
         console.log('Pushing data to Khoj at: ', date);
     } catch (err) {
@@ -324,7 +326,9 @@ app.whenReady().then(() => {
     ipcMain.handle('setURL', setURL);
     ipcMain.handle('getURL', getURL);
 
-    ipcMain.handle('syncData', syncData);
+    ipcMain.handle('syncData', (event, regenerate) => {
+        syncData(regenerate);
+    });
 
     createWindow()
 
diff --git a/src/interface/desktop/preload.js b/src/interface/desktop/preload.js
index 8b4ec59e3..a7ec09673 100644
--- a/src/interface/desktop/preload.js
+++ b/src/interface/desktop/preload.js
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('hostURLAPI', {
 })
 
 contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('syncDataAPI', {
-    syncData: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('syncData')
+    syncData: (regenerate) => ipcRenderer.invoke('syncData', regenerate)
 })
diff --git a/src/interface/desktop/renderer.js b/src/interface/desktop/renderer.js
index a60805cbf..ad1aa573c 100644
--- a/src/interface/desktop/renderer.js
+++ b/src/interface/desktop/renderer.js
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ urlInput.addEventListener('blur', async () => {
 });
 
 const syncButton = document.getElementById('sync-data');
+const syncForceToggle = document.getElementById('sync-force');
 syncButton.addEventListener('click', async () => {
-    await window.syncDataAPI.syncData();
+    const regenerate = syncForceToggle.checked;
+    await window.syncDataAPI.syncData(regenerate);
 });