diff --git a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/components/tableMetadataLastUpdated/tableMetadataJobControl.spec.tsx b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/components/tableMetadataLastUpdated/tableMetadataJobControl.spec.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..817a050bb75f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/components/tableMetadataLastUpdated/tableMetadataJobControl.spec.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+// Copyright 2024 The Cockroach Authors.
+//
+// Use of this software is governed by the CockroachDB Software License
+// included in the /LICENSE file.
+
+import "@testing-library/jest-dom";
+import { render, screen, fireEvent, act } from "@testing-library/react";
+import moment from "moment-timezone";
+import React from "react";
+
+import * as api from "src/api/databases/tableMetaUpdateJobApi";
+import { TimezoneContext } from "src/contexts";
+
+import { TableMetadataJobControl } from "./tableMetadataJobControl";
+
+jest.mock("src/api/databases/tableMetaUpdateJobApi");
+
+describe("TableMetadataJobControl", () => {
+  const mockOnDataUpdated = jest.fn();
+  const mockRefreshJobStatus = jest.fn();
+  const mockLastCompletedTime = moment("2024-01-01T12:00:00Z");
+  const mockLastUpdatedTime = moment("2024-01-01T12:05:00Z");
+  const mockLastStartTime = moment("2024-01-01T11:59:00Z");
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.useFakeTimers();
+    jest.spyOn(api, "useTableMetaUpdateJob").mockReturnValue({
+      jobStatus: {
+        dataValidDuration: moment.duration(1, "hour"),
+        currentStatus: api.TableMetadataJobStatus.NOT_RUNNING,
+        progress: 0,
+        lastCompletedTime: mockLastCompletedTime,
+        lastStartTime: mockLastStartTime,
+        lastUpdatedTime: mockLastUpdatedTime,
+        automaticUpdatesEnabled: false,
+      },
+      refreshJobStatus: mockRefreshJobStatus,
+      isLoading: false,
+    });
+    jest.spyOn(api, "triggerUpdateTableMetaJobApi").mockResolvedValue({
+      message: "Job triggered",
+      job_triggered: true,
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.useRealTimers();
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it("renders the last refreshed time", () => {
+    render(
+      <TimezoneContext.Provider value="UTC">
+        <TableMetadataJobControl onDataUpdated={mockOnDataUpdated} />
+      </TimezoneContext.Provider>,
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Last refreshed:/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(
+      screen.getByText(/Jan 01, 2024 at 12:00:00 UTC/),
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('renders "Never" when lastCompletedTime is null', () => {
+    jest.spyOn(api, "useTableMetaUpdateJob").mockReturnValue({
+      jobStatus: {
+        lastCompletedTime: null,
+        dataValidDuration: moment.duration(1, "hour"),
+        currentStatus: api.TableMetadataJobStatus.NOT_RUNNING,
+        progress: 0,
+        lastStartTime: mockLastUpdatedTime,
+        lastUpdatedTime: mockLastUpdatedTime,
+        automaticUpdatesEnabled: false,
+      },
+      refreshJobStatus: mockRefreshJobStatus,
+      isLoading: false,
+    });
+
+    render(
+      <TimezoneContext.Provider value="UTC">
+        <TableMetadataJobControl onDataUpdated={mockOnDataUpdated} />
+      </TimezoneContext.Provider>,
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Last refreshed: Never/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("triggers update when refresh button is clicked", async () => {
+    render(
+      <TimezoneContext.Provider value="UTC">
+        <TableMetadataJobControl onDataUpdated={mockOnDataUpdated} />
+      </TimezoneContext.Provider>,
+    );
+
+    const refreshButton = screen.getByRole("button");
+    await act(async () => {
+      fireEvent.click(refreshButton);
+    });
+
+    expect(api.triggerUpdateTableMetaJobApi).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      onlyIfStale: false,
+    });
+    expect(mockRefreshJobStatus).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("schedules next update after dataValidDuration", async () => {
+    render(
+      <TimezoneContext.Provider value="UTC">
+        <TableMetadataJobControl onDataUpdated={mockOnDataUpdated} />
+      </TimezoneContext.Provider>,
+    );
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      // Advance timer 1 hour and 30s.
+      jest.advanceTimersByTime(3600000 + 30000);
+    });
+
+    expect(api.triggerUpdateTableMetaJobApi).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      onlyIfStale: true,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("calls onDataUpdated when lastCompletedTime changes", () => {
+    const { rerender } = render(
+      <TimezoneContext.Provider value="UTC">
+        <TableMetadataJobControl onDataUpdated={mockOnDataUpdated} />
+      </TimezoneContext.Provider>,
+    );
+
+    // Update the mock to return a new lastCompletedTime
+    jest.spyOn(api, "useTableMetaUpdateJob").mockReturnValue({
+      jobStatus: {
+        lastCompletedTime: moment("2024-01-01T13:00:00Z"),
+        lastStartTime: moment("2024-01-01T13:00:00Z"),
+        lastUpdatedTime: moment.utc(),
+        dataValidDuration: moment.duration(1, "hour"),
+        currentStatus: api.TableMetadataJobStatus.NOT_RUNNING,
+        progress: 0,
+        automaticUpdatesEnabled: false,
+      },
+      refreshJobStatus: mockRefreshJobStatus,
+      isLoading: false,
+    });
+
+    // Rerender the component with the updated mock
+    rerender(
+      <TimezoneContext.Provider value="UTC">
+        <TableMetadataJobControl onDataUpdated={mockOnDataUpdated} />
+      </TimezoneContext.Provider>,
+    );
+
+    expect(mockOnDataUpdated).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("disables refresh button when job is running", () => {
+    jest.spyOn(api, "useTableMetaUpdateJob").mockReturnValue({
+      jobStatus: {
+        lastCompletedTime: moment("2024-01-01T12:00:00Z"),
+        dataValidDuration: moment.duration(1, "hour"),
+        currentStatus: api.TableMetadataJobStatus.RUNNING,
+        progress: 0,
+        lastStartTime: moment.utc(),
+        lastUpdatedTime: moment.utc(),
+        automaticUpdatesEnabled: false,
+      },
+      refreshJobStatus: mockRefreshJobStatus,
+      isLoading: false,
+    });
+
+    render(
+      <TimezoneContext.Provider value="UTC">
+        <TableMetadataJobControl onDataUpdated={mockOnDataUpdated} />
+      </TimezoneContext.Provider>,
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button")).toBeDisabled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/components/tableMetadataLastUpdated/tableMetadataJobControl.tsx b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/components/tableMetadataLastUpdated/tableMetadataJobControl.tsx
index 8f4e3233ada1..05f43ff91bff 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/components/tableMetadataLastUpdated/tableMetadataJobControl.tsx
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/components/tableMetadataLastUpdated/tableMetadataJobControl.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export const TableMetadataJobControl: React.FC<
   );
   const lastUpdateCompletedUnixSecs = jobStatus?.lastCompletedTime?.unix();
   const timezone = useContext(TimezoneContext);
-  const lastUpdatedText = jobStatus?.lastUpdatedTime
+  const lastUpdatedText = jobStatus?.lastCompletedTime
     ? FormatWithTimezone(
         jobStatus?.lastCompletedTime,
         DATE_WITH_SECONDS_FORMAT_24_TZ,