diff --git a/admin/intro.php b/admin/intro.php
index 39f52e9d9..c8b40898a 100644
--- a/admin/intro.php
+++ b/admin/intro.php
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ $template->assign(
     'NB_PLUGINS' => count($pwg_loaded_plugins),
     'STORAGE_USED' => l10n('%sGB', number_format($disk_usage/(1024*1024), 1)),
     'U_CHECK_UPGRADE' => PHPWG_ROOT_PATH.'admin.php?action=check_upgrade',
+    'U_QUICK_SYNC' => PHPWG_ROOT_PATH.'admin.php?page=site_update&site=1&quick_sync=1&pwg_token='.get_pwg_token(),
     )
   );
 
diff --git a/admin/site_update.php b/admin/site_update.php
index ad3ccba19..08d8e7db9 100644
--- a/admin/site_update.php
+++ b/admin/site_update.php
@@ -82,6 +82,24 @@ else
   $site_reader = new LocalSiteReader($site_url);
 }
 
+// +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+// | Quick sync                                                            |
+// +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+if (isset($_GET['quick_sync']))
+{
+  check_pwg_token();
+
+  $_POST['sync'] = 'files';
+  $_POST['display_info'] = '1';
+  $_POST['add_to_caddie'] = '1';
+  $_POST['privacy_level'] = '0';
+  $_POST['sync_meta'] = '1';
+  $_POST['simulate'] = '0';
+  $_POST['subcats-included'] = '1';
+  $_POST['submit'] = 'Quick Local Synchronization';
+}
+
 $general_failure = true;
 if (isset($_POST['submit']))
 {
diff --git a/admin/themes/default/template/intro.tpl b/admin/themes/default/template/intro.tpl
index 0a76081e0..baaf36c20 100644
--- a/admin/themes/default/template/intro.tpl
+++ b/admin/themes/default/template/intro.tpl
@@ -140,6 +140,12 @@ jQuery().ready(function(){
 
 </div> {* .stat-boxes *}
 
+<p class="showCreateAlbum">
+{if $ENABLE_SYNCHRONIZATION}
+  <a href="{$U_QUICK_SYNC}" class="icon-exchange">{'Quick Local Synchronization'|translate}</a>
+{/if}
+</p>
+
 <dl style="padding-top: 30px;">
   <dt>{'Piwigo version'|@translate}</dt>
   <dd>
@@ -152,21 +158,3 @@ jQuery().ready(function(){
   </dd>
 
 </dl>
-
-{if $ENABLE_SYNCHRONIZATION}
-<form name="QuickSynchro" action="{$U_CAT_UPDATE}" method="post" id="QuickSynchro" style="display: block; text-align:right;">
-<div>
-<input type="hidden" name="sync" value="files" checked="checked">
-<input type="hidden" name="display_info" value="1" checked="checked">
-<input type="hidden" name="add_to_caddie" value="1" checked="checked">
-<input type="hidden" name="privacy_level" value="0" checked="checked">
-<input type="hidden" name="sync_meta" checked="checked">
-<input type="hidden" name="simulate" value="0">
-<input type="hidden" name="subcats-included" value="1" checked="checked">
-</div>
-<div class="bigbutton">
-<span class="bigtext">{'Quick Local Synchronization'|@translate}</span>
-<input type="submit" value="{'Quick Local Synchronization'|@translate}" name="submit">
-</div>
-</form>
-{/if}