diff --git a/app.config.js b/app.config.js
index 7eb5da50..4ac3cca7 100644
--- a/app.config.js
+++ b/app.config.js
@@ -95,5 +95,16 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   // Display alert banner for the developer preview deployment
-  showPreviewAlert: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SHOW_PREVIEW_ALERT || 'false'
+  showPreviewAlert: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SHOW_PREVIEW_ALERT || 'false',
+
+  networkAlertConfig: {
+    // Refresh interval for network status - 30 sec
+    refreshInterval: 30000,
+    // Margin of error for block count (how much difference between min / max block numbers before showing an alert)
+    errorMargin: 10,
+    // Map chainIds to their respective status endpoints
+    statusEndpoints: {
+      100: 'https://status.genx.delta-dao.com/api/check-blocks'
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/@context/MarketMetadata/_types.ts b/src/@context/MarketMetadata/_types.ts
index 0815b994..89998700 100644
--- a/src/@context/MarketMetadata/_types.ts
+++ b/src/@context/MarketMetadata/_types.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@ export interface AppConfig {
     roughTxGasEstimate: number
   }
   showPreviewAlert: string
+  networkAlertConfig: {
+    // Refresh interval for network status - 30 sec
+    refreshInterval: number
+    // Margin of error for block count (how much difference between min / max block numbers before showing an alert)
+    errorMargin: number
+    // Map chainIds to their respective status endpoints
+    statusEndpoints: {
+      [chainId: number]: string
+    }
+  }
 }
 export interface SiteContent {
   siteTitle: string
diff --git a/src/components/@shared/NetworkStatus/index.tsx b/src/components/@shared/NetworkStatus/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d65ef78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/@shared/NetworkStatus/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import { ReactElement, useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { useNetwork } from 'wagmi'
+import { useMarketMetadata } from '../../../@context/MarketMetadata'
+import Alert from '../atoms/Alert'
+import axios from 'axios'
+import { LoggerInstance } from '@oceanprotocol/lib'
+
+export default function NetworkStatus({
+  className
+}: {
+  className?: string
+}): ReactElement {
+  const [showNetworkAlert, setShowNetworkAlert] = useState(true)
+  const [network, setNetwork] = useState<string>()
+  const { appConfig } = useMarketMetadata()
+  const { chain } = useNetwork()
+
+  const { networkAlertConfig } = appConfig
+
+  const fetchNetworkStatus = useCallback(
+    async (chainId: number) => {
+      if (!chainId) return
+      setNetwork(chain?.name)
+      const apiEndpoint = networkAlertConfig.statusEndpoints[chainId]
+      if (!apiEndpoint) return
+      LoggerInstance.log(`[NetworkStatus] retrieving network status`, {
+        apiEndpoint
+      })
+      try {
+        const result = await axios.get(apiEndpoint)
+        const { Nodes } = result.data
+        const { nodes }: { nodes: { [node: string]: number } } = Nodes
+        let minBlock: number
+        let maxBlock: number
+        Object.values(nodes).forEach((block) => {
+          if (!minBlock || block < minBlock) minBlock = block
+          if (!maxBlock || block > maxBlock) maxBlock = block
+        })
+        const hasError = maxBlock - minBlock > networkAlertConfig.errorMargin
+        setShowNetworkAlert(hasError)
+        LoggerInstance.log(`[NetworkStatus] network status updated:`, {
+          minBlock,
+          maxBlock,
+          hasError
+        })
+      } catch (error) {
+        LoggerInstance.error(
+          `[NetworkStatus] could not retrieve network status:`,
+          error.message
+        )
+      }
+    },
+    [networkAlertConfig, chain]
+  )
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!chain?.id) return
+
+    fetchNetworkStatus(chain?.id)
+
+    // init periodic refresh for network status
+    const networkStatusInterval = setInterval(
+      () => fetchNetworkStatus(chain?.id),
+      networkAlertConfig.refreshInterval
+    )
+
+    return () => {
+      clearInterval(networkStatusInterval)
+    }
+  }, [chain, fetchNetworkStatus])
+
+  return (
+    showNetworkAlert && (
+      <Alert
+        state="warning"
+        text="The network is currently undergoing maintenance, which may cause instabilities or transaction delays. Please try again later if you run into issues."
+        title="Network Status"
+        badge={network || chain?.id.toString()}
+        onDismiss={() => setShowNetworkAlert(false)}
+        className={className}
+      />
+    )
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/components/@shared/Page/PageHeader.module.css b/src/components/@shared/Page/PageHeader.module.css
index 93d22399..187c79cd 100644
--- a/src/components/@shared/Page/PageHeader.module.css
+++ b/src/components/@shared/Page/PageHeader.module.css
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 .header {
   margin-bottom: var(--spacer);
-  max-width: 50rem;
 }
 
 .title {
@@ -81,3 +80,7 @@
   margin-top: calc(var(--spacer) / 2);
   max-width: 30rem;
 }
+
+.networkAlert {
+  margin: var(--spacer) auto;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/@shared/Page/PageHeader.tsx b/src/components/@shared/Page/PageHeader.tsx
index 1c633ee0..82790d5f 100644
--- a/src/components/@shared/Page/PageHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/components/@shared/Page/PageHeader.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import { ReactElement } from 'react'
-import classNames from 'classnames/bind'
-import styles from './PageHeader.module.css'
-import Markdown from '@shared/Markdown'
 import SearchBar from '@components/Header/SearchBar'
 import BrandLogo from '@images/brand-logo.svg'
 import GaiaXLogo from '@images/gaia-x-logo.svg'
+import Markdown from '@shared/Markdown'
+import classNames from 'classnames/bind'
+import { ReactElement } from 'react'
+import NetworkStatus from '../NetworkStatus'
+import styles from './PageHeader.module.css'
 
 const cx = classNames.bind(styles)
 
@@ -46,7 +47,10 @@ export default function PageHeader({
           </div>
         </div>
       ) : (
-        <h1 className={styles.title}>{title}</h1>
+        <div>
+          <h1 className={styles.title}>{title}</h1>
+          <NetworkStatus className={styles.networkAlert} />
+        </div>
       )}
       {description && !isHome && (
         <Markdown text={description} className={styles.description} />