diff --git a/lms/__init__.py b/lms/__init__.py
index d72febd90..0af7f7e9f 100755
--- a/lms/__init__.py
+++ b/lms/__init__.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import builtins
 import os
 import sys
+import re
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     builtins.SDP_standalone = True
@@ -105,6 +106,8 @@ def trigger_read(command):
         if command == f'database.players':
             self.logger.debug(f"Got command players {command} data {data} value {value} by {by}")
             for player in value.keys():
+                if player == '-':
+                    continue
                 self._dispatch_callback('player.info.modelname' + CUSTOM_SEP + player, value[player].get('modelname'), by)
                 self._dispatch_callback('player.info.firmware' + CUSTOM_SEP + player, value[player].get('firmware'), by)
                 self._dispatch_callback('player.info.players' + CUSTOM_SEP + player, value, by)
@@ -114,6 +117,25 @@ def trigger_read(command):
             for player in self._custom_values.get(1):
                 self._dispatch_callback('player.info.playlists' + CUSTOM_SEP + player, value, by)
 
+        if command == f'server.syncgroups.members' and data:
+            def find_player_index(target, mac_list):
+                for index, item in enumerate(mac_list):
+                    if re.search(rf'\b{re.escape(target)}\b', item):
+                        return index  # Return the index where the match is found
+                return -1
+
+            self.logger.debug(f"Got command syncgroups {command} data {data} value {value} by {by}")
+            for player in self._custom_values.get(1):
+                idx = find_player_index(player, value)
+                self.logger.debug(f"Testing player {player} vs value {value} idx {idx}")
+                if idx >= 0:
+                    synced = value[idx].split(",")
+                    synced.remove(player)
+                    self.logger.debug(f"Updating syncstatus of player {player} to {synced}")
+                    self._dispatch_callback('player.control.syncstatus' + CUSTOM_SEP + player, synced, by)
+                else:
+                    self._dispatch_callback('player.control.syncstatus' + CUSTOM_SEP + player, [], by)
+
         if not custom:
             return
 
@@ -162,7 +184,7 @@ def trigger_read(command):
 
         if command == f'player.control.sync{CUSTOM_SEP}{custom}':
             self.logger.debug(f"Got command sync {command} data {data} value {value} custom {custom} by {by}")
-            trigger_read('server.syncgroups.members')
+            self.send_command('server.syncgroups.members')
 
         # update on new song
         if command == f'player.info.title{CUSTOM_SEP}{custom}':
diff --git a/lms/commands.py b/lms/commands.py
index fedc118be..9a96acb70 100755
--- a/lms/commands.py
+++ b/lms/commands.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
         'playercount': {'read': True, 'write': False, 'read_cmd': 'player count ?', 'item_type': 'num', 'dev_datatype': 'str', 'reply_pattern': [r'^player count (\d+)', r'^players 0 100 count:(\d+) '], 'custom_disabled': True},
         'favoritescount': {'read': True, 'write': False, 'read_cmd': 'favorites items', 'item_type': 'num', 'dev_datatype': 'str', 'reply_pattern': r'^favorites items\s+count:(\d+)', 'custom_disabled': True, 'item_attrs': {'initial': True}},
         'syncgroups': {
-            'members': {'read': True, 'write': False, 'read_cmd': 'syncgroups ?', 'item_type': 'str', 'dev_datatype': 'str', 'reply_pattern': [r'^syncgroups sync_members:(.*) sync_member_names:', r'^syncgroups(.*)?$'], 'custom_disabled': True, 'item_attrs': {'initial': True}},
-            'names': {'read': True, 'write': False, 'read_cmd': 'syncgroups ?', 'item_type': 'str', 'dev_datatype': 'str', 'reply_pattern': [r'^syncgroups sync_members:.* sync_member_names:(.*)', r'^syncgroups(.*)?$'], 'custom_disabled': True, 'item_attrs': {'initial': False}},
+            'members': {'read': True, 'write': False, 'read_cmd': 'syncgroups ?', 'item_type': 'list', 'dev_datatype': 'LMSSyncmembers', 'reply_pattern': r'^syncgroups\s?(.*)?$', 'custom_disabled': True, 'item_attrs': {'initial': True}},
+            'names': {'read': True, 'write': False, 'read_cmd': 'syncgroups ?', 'item_type': 'list', 'dev_datatype': 'LMSSyncnames', 'reply_pattern': r'^syncgroups\s?(.*)?$', 'custom_disabled': True, 'item_attrs': {'initial': False}},
         },
         'playlists': {
             'rename': {'read': False, 'write': True, 'write_cmd': 'playlists rename {VALUE}', 'item_type': 'str', 'dev_datatype': 'LMSPlaylistrename', 'reply_pattern': r'^playlists rename\s+(.*)', 'custom_disabled': True, 'item_attrs': {'attributes': {'remark': 'needed value:<playlist_id> <newname> with a space inbetween'}}},
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@
             'volumedown': {'read': False, 'write': True, 'item_type': 'num', 'write_cmd': '{CUSTOM_ATTR1} mixer volume -{VALUE}', 'dev_datatype': 'str', 'item_attrs': {'attributes': {'cache': True, 'enforce_updates': True, 'initial_value': 1}}},
             'set_alarm': {'read': True, 'write': True, 'item_type': 'str', 'write_cmd': '{CUSTOM_ATTR1} alarm {VALUE}', 'dev_datatype': 'str', 'reply_pattern': r'^{CUSTOM_PATTERN1} alarm (.*)', 'item_attrs': {'attributes': {'on_change': '..alarms.query = True'}}},
             'alarms': {'read': True, 'write': False, 'item_type': 'dict', 'read_cmd': '{CUSTOM_ATTR1} alarms 0 100 all', 'dev_datatype': 'LMSAlarms', 'reply_pattern': r'^{CUSTOM_PATTERN1} alarms 0 100 all fade:\d+ count:\d+\s?(.*)?', 'item_attrs': {'initial': True, 'read_groups': [{'name': 'player.control.alarms', 'trigger': 'query'}]}},
-            'sync': {'read': True, 'write': True, 'read_cmd': '{CUSTOM_ATTR1} sync ?', 'write_cmd': '{CUSTOM_ATTR1} sync {VALUE}', 'item_type': 'str', 'dev_datatype': 'str', 'reply_pattern': r'^{CUSTOM_PATTERN1} sync (.*)', 'item_attrs': {'initial': True}},
+            'sync': {'read': True, 'write': True, 'read_cmd': '{CUSTOM_ATTR1} sync ?', 'write_cmd': '{CUSTOM_ATTR1} sync {VALUE}', 'item_type': 'str', 'dev_datatype': 'str', 'reply_pattern': [r'^{CUSTOM_PATTERN1} sync (?:.*,)?{LOOKUP}(?:,.*)?', r'^{CUSTOM_PATTERN1} sync (\-)'], 'lookup': 'PLAYERS', 'item_attrs': {'initial': True, 'enforce': True}},
+            'syncstatus': {'read': False, 'write': False, 'item_type': 'list', 'dev_datatype': 'raw'},
             'unsync': {'read': False, 'write': True, 'write_cmd': '{CUSTOM_ATTR1} sync -', 'item_type': 'bool', 'dev_datatype': 'LMSonoff', 'item_attrs': {'attributes': {'autotimer': '1s = 0'}}},
             'display': {'read': True, 'write': True, 'read_cmd': '{CUSTOM_ATTR1} display ? ?', 'item_type': 'str', 'write_cmd': '{CUSTOM_ATTR1} display {VALUE}', 'dev_datatype': 'str', 'reply_pattern': r'^{CUSTOM_PATTERN1} display\s?(.*)', 'item_attrs': {'initial': True}},
             'connect': {'read': True, 'write': True, 'item_type': 'str', 'write_cmd': '{CUSTOM_ATTR1} connect {VALUE}', 'dev_datatype': 'str', 'reply_pattern': r'^{CUSTOM_PATTERN1} connect (.*)', 'item_attrs': {'attributes': {'remark': 'ip|www.mysqueezebox.com|www.test.mysqueezebox.com'}}},
@@ -127,8 +128,8 @@
         '1': 'SONG',
         '2': 'ALBUM'
     },
-    'TEST': {
-        '0': 'OFF'
+    'PLAYERS': {
+        '-': 'NONE'
     }
 }
 
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@
         'lu_names':
             {
                 'type': 'dict',
-                'sqb_lookup@instance': 'TEST#fwd'
+                'sqb_lookup@instance': 'PLAYERS#fwd'
             }
     },
     'playlists': {
diff --git a/lms/datatypes.py b/lms/datatypes.py
index ce8084eee..70dafa947 100755
--- a/lms/datatypes.py
+++ b/lms/datatypes.py
@@ -32,6 +32,28 @@ def get_shng_data(self, data, type=None, **kwargs):
         return True if data in ["play", "0"] else False
 
 
+class DT_LMSSyncnames(DT.Datatype):
+    def get_shng_data(self, data, type=None, **kwargs):
+        pattern=r"sync_member_names:([^s]+(?: [^s]+)*)(?= sync_members|$)"
+        return re.findall(pattern, data)
+
+
+class DT_LMSSyncmembers(DT.Datatype):
+    def get_shng_data(self, data, type=None, **kwargs):
+        pattern=r"sync_members:([^s]+(?: [^s]+)*)(?= sync_member_names|$)"
+        return re.findall(pattern, data)
+
+
+class DT_LMSSyncstatus(DT.Datatype):
+    def get_shng_data(self, data, type=None, **kwargs):
+        if data in ["-", "?"]:
+            return []
+        elif data:
+            return data.split(",")
+        else:
+            return []
+
+
 class DT_LMSAlarms(DT.Datatype):
     def get_shng_data(self, data, type=None, **kwargs):
         dic = {}
@@ -90,6 +112,7 @@ def get_shng_data(self, data, type=None, **kwargs):
             player_id = player_data.pop('playerid', None)
             if player_id:
                 players_dict[player_id] = player_data
+        players_dict['-'] = {'ip:': None, 'name': 'NONE', 'model': None, 'firmware': None}
         return players_dict
 
 class DT_LMSPlaylists(DT.Datatype):
diff --git a/lms/plugin.yaml b/lms/plugin.yaml
index 46c24a334..470caeffd 100755
--- a/lms/plugin.yaml
+++ b/lms/plugin.yaml
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ item_structs:
                 sqb_read_group_trigger@instance: server.syncgroups
 
             members:
-                type: str
+                type: list
                 sqb_command@instance: server.syncgroups.members
                 sqb_read@instance: true
                 sqb_write@instance: false
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ item_structs:
                 sqb_read_initial@instance: true
 
             names:
-                type: str
+                type: list
                 sqb_command@instance: server.syncgroups.names
                 sqb_read@instance: true
                 sqb_write@instance: false
@@ -677,8 +677,15 @@ item_structs:
                 sqb_read_group@instance:
                 -   player
                 -   player.control
+                enforce_updates: true
                 sqb_read_initial@instance: true
 
+            syncstatus:
+                type: list
+                sqb_command@instance: player.control.syncstatus
+                sqb_read@instance: false
+                sqb_write@instance: false
+
             unsync:
                 type: bool
                 sqb_command@instance: player.control.unsync
@@ -1012,7 +1019,7 @@ item_structs:
 
                 lu_names:
                     type: dict
-                    sqb_lookup@instance: TEST#fwd
+                    sqb_lookup@instance: PLAYERS#fwd
 
             playlists:
                 type: dict
@@ -1225,7 +1232,7 @@ item_structs:
                     sqb_read_group_trigger@instance: ALL.server.syncgroups
 
                 members:
-                    type: str
+                    type: list
                     sqb_command@instance: server.syncgroups.members
                     sqb_read@instance: true
                     sqb_write@instance: false
@@ -1236,7 +1243,7 @@ item_structs:
                     sqb_read_initial@instance: true
 
                 names:
-                    type: str
+                    type: list
                     sqb_command@instance: server.syncgroups.names
                     sqb_read@instance: true
                     sqb_write@instance: false
@@ -1589,8 +1596,15 @@ item_structs:
                     -   ALL
                     -   ALL.player
                     -   ALL.player.control
+                    enforce_updates: true
                     sqb_read_initial@instance: true
 
+                syncstatus:
+                    type: list
+                    sqb_command@instance: player.control.syncstatus
+                    sqb_read@instance: false
+                    sqb_write@instance: false
+
                 unsync:
                     type: bool
                     sqb_command@instance: player.control.unsync
@@ -1936,7 +1950,7 @@ item_structs:
 
                     lu_names:
                         type: dict
-                        sqb_lookup@instance: TEST#fwd
+                        sqb_lookup@instance: PLAYERS#fwd
 
                 playlists:
                     type: dict