diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/org/getlantern/mobilesdk/model/SessionManager.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/org/getlantern/mobilesdk/model/SessionManager.kt
index 716ad96b5..a798b8253 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/org/getlantern/mobilesdk/model/SessionManager.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/org/getlantern/mobilesdk/model/SessionManager.kt
@@ -367,8 +367,9 @@ abstract class SessionManager(application: Application) : Session {
 
     override fun bandwidthUpdate(percent: Long, remaining: Long, allowed: Long, ttlSeconds: Long) {
         val b = Bandwidth(percent, remaining, allowed, ttlSeconds)
+        Logger.debug("bandwidth", b.toString())
         saveLatestBandwidth(b)
-        EventBus.getDefault().post(b)
+        EventBus.getDefault().postSticky(b)
     }
 
     fun setSurveyLinkOpened(url: String?) {
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/lantern/model/VpnModel.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/lantern/model/VpnModel.kt
index bc8aa57df..f7ebcabc0 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/lantern/model/VpnModel.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/lantern/model/VpnModel.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import internalsdk.VPNManager
 import internalsdk.VPNModel
 import io.flutter.embedding.engine.FlutterEngine
 import io.lantern.model.dbadapter.DBAdapter
+import org.getlantern.lantern.model.Bandwidth
+import org.getlantern.mobilesdk.Logger
 
 class VpnModel(
     flutterEngine: FlutterEngine,
@@ -39,4 +41,17 @@ class VpnModel(
     fun updateStatus(vpnOn: Boolean) {
         model.saveVPNStatus(if (vpnOn) "connected" else "disconnected")
     }
+
+    fun updateBandwidth(bandwidth: Bandwidth) {
+        try {
+            model.updateBandwidth(
+                bandwidth.percent,
+                bandwidth.remaining,
+                bandwidth.allowed,
+                bandwidth.ttlSeconds,
+            )
+        } catch (t: Throwable) {
+            Logger.error("VPNModel","Error updating bandwidth", t)
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/org/getlantern/lantern/MainActivity.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/org/getlantern/lantern/MainActivity.kt
index 03a2671d0..83f8846d6 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/org/getlantern/lantern/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/org/getlantern/lantern/MainActivity.kt
@@ -176,9 +176,7 @@ class MainActivity : FlutterActivity(), MethodChannel.MethodCallHandler,
 
     override fun onResume() {
         val start = System.currentTimeMillis()
-
         super.onResume()
-        Logger.debug(TAG, "super.onResume() finished at ${System.currentTimeMillis() - start}")
 
         val isServiceRunning = Utils.isServiceRunning(activity, LanternVpnService::class.java)
         if (vpnModel.isConnectedToVpn() && !isServiceRunning) {
@@ -292,6 +290,12 @@ class MainActivity : FlutterActivity(), MethodChannel.MethodCallHandler,
         )
     }
 
+    @Subscribe(threadMode = ThreadMode.MAIN)
+    fun bandwidthUpdated(bandwidth: Bandwidth) {
+        Logger.debug("bandwidth updated", bandwidth.toString())
+        vpnModel.updateBandwidth(bandwidth)
+    }
+
     private fun updateUserData() {
         lanternClient.userData(
             object : ProUserCallback {
diff --git a/internalsdk/vpn_model.go b/internalsdk/vpn_model.go
index de541013b..d9acbcd6a 100644
--- a/internalsdk/vpn_model.go
+++ b/internalsdk/vpn_model.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package internalsdk
 
 import (
 	"github.com/getlantern/errors"
+	"github.com/getlantern/lantern-client/internalsdk/protos"
 	"github.com/getlantern/pathdb"
 	"github.com/getlantern/pathdb/minisql"
 )
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ func NewVPNModel(mdb minisql.DB) (*VPNModel, error) {
 	}
 	model := &VPNModel{baseModel: base}
 	model.baseModel.doInvokeMethod = model.doInvokeMethod
+	base.db.RegisterType(5000, &protos.Bandwidth{})
 	return model, model.initVpnModel()
 }
 
@@ -100,6 +102,18 @@ func (m *VPNModel) SaveVPNStatus(status string) error {
 	})
 }
 
+func (m *VPNModel) UpdateBandwidth(percent int64, remaining int64, allowedint int64, ttlSeconds int64) error {
+	return pathdb.Mutate(m.db, func(tx pathdb.TX) error {
+		bandwidth := &protos.Bandwidth{
+			Percent:    percent,
+			Remaining:  remaining,
+			Allowed:    allowedint,
+			TtlSeconds: ttlSeconds,
+		}
+		return pathdb.Put(tx, pathBandwidth, bandwidth, "")
+	})
+}
+
 func (m *VPNModel) GetVPNStatus() (string, error) {
 	return pathdb.Get[string](m.db, pathVPNStatus)
 }
diff --git a/lib/vpn/vpn_bandwidth.dart b/lib/vpn/vpn_bandwidth.dart
index b37f1cd56..1cb8ca2da 100644
--- a/lib/vpn/vpn_bandwidth.dart
+++ b/lib/vpn/vpn_bandwidth.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import 'package:lantern/vpn/vpn.dart';
 
 class VPNBandwidth extends StatelessWidget {
+  const VPNBandwidth({super.key});
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return vpnModel
diff --git a/lib/vpn/vpn_switch.dart b/lib/vpn/vpn_switch.dart
index bbe44ab07..2c68eaac7 100644
--- a/lib/vpn/vpn_switch.dart
+++ b/lib/vpn/vpn_switch.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import 'package:lantern/ad_helper.dart';
 import 'package:lantern/common/common.dart';
 import 'package:lantern/common/common_desktop.dart';
 import 'package:lantern/vpn/vpn.dart';
diff --git a/lib/vpn/vpn_tab.dart b/lib/vpn/vpn_tab.dart
index b7209f000..6f0362638 100644
--- a/lib/vpn/vpn_tab.dart
+++ b/lib/vpn/vpn_tab.dart
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ class VPNTab extends StatelessWidget {
                   if(Platform.isAndroid)...{
                     const CDivider(height: 32.0),
                     SplitTunnelingWidget(),
-                    // Not sure about this
-                    VPNBandwidth(),
+                    if(!proUser)
+                     const VPNBandwidth(),
                   }
                   ],
               ),