diff --git a/internal/api/types.go b/internal/api/types.go
index 3ce4f5e..b5f2ecb 100644
--- a/internal/api/types.go
+++ b/internal/api/types.go
@@ -294,8 +294,10 @@ type Database struct {
 	Label string `json:"label"`
 	Path  string `json:"path"`
 	Bytes int64  `json:"bytes"`
-	// Rows is how many answers the query log holds (statistics only).
-	QueryLogRows *int64 `json:"query_log_rows,omitempty"`
+	// Rows is how many answers the query log holds (statistics only),
+	// and QueryLogRetention how long it keeps them ("7d").
+	QueryLogRows      *int64 `json:"query_log_rows,omitempty"`
+	QueryLogRetention string `json:"query_log_retention,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // Disk is a file system Jarl uses: what of Jarl's it holds, its size,
diff --git a/internal/server/h_storage.go b/internal/server/h_storage.go
index d8139b1..a758ac4 100644
--- a/internal/server/h_storage.go
+++ b/internal/server/h_storage.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ func (s *Server) storage(ctx context.Context) *api.Storage {
 			if d := dbFile(statsDB, p); d != nil && s.cfg.Stats.Options().RetainQueries > 0 {
 				if n, err := s.cfg.Stats.Store().QueryLogSize(ctx); err == nil {
 					d.QueryLogRows = &n
+					d.QueryLogRetention = s.cfg.Stats.Status().Retention.Queries
 				}
 			}
 			add(statsDB, filepath.Dir(p))
diff --git a/internal/web/static/assets/pages/dashboard.js b/internal/web/static/assets/pages/dashboard.js
index 84092f3..92bbf74 100644
--- a/internal/web/static/assets/pages/dashboard.js
+++ b/internal/web/static/assets/pages/dashboard.js
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ function storageCard(sg) {
 function storagePanel(sg) {
   const dbRows = sg.databases.map((d) => [h("dt", null, d.label),
     h("dd", null, h("strong", null, bytes(d.bytes)), " ", h("span", { class: "mono small muted" }, d.path),
-      d.query_log_rows != null ? h("div", { class: "small muted" }, "the query log holds " + d.query_log_rows.toLocaleString() + " answers (stats.retention.queries)") : null)]);
+      d.query_log_rows != null ? h("div", { class: "small muted" }, "query log: " + d.query_log_rows.toLocaleString() + (d.query_log_rows === 1 ? " answer" : " answers") + " so far, each kept for " + retentionWords(d.query_log_retention) + " (stats.retention.queries)") : null)]);
   return h("div", { class: "panel", id: "storage" },
     h("h2", null, "Storage"),
     h("dl", { class: "kv" }, dbRows, h("dt", null, "Together"), h("dd", null, h("strong", null, bytes(sg.total)))),
@@ -183,3 +183,11 @@ function bytes(n) {
   while (n >= 1024 && i < units.length - 1) { n /= 1024; i++; }
   return (n >= 100 || i === 0 ? Math.round(n) : n.toFixed(1)) + " " + units[i];
 }
+
+// retentionWords: "7d" -> "7 days".
+function retentionWords(r) {
+  const m = /^(\d+)([dhm])$/.exec(r || "");
+  if (!m) return r || "a while";
+  const word = { d: "day", h: "hour", m: "minute" }[m[2]];
+  return m[1] + " " + word + (m[1] === "1" ? "" : "s");
+}
diff --git a/internal/web/static/assets/pages/stats.js b/internal/web/static/assets/pages/stats.js
index 7bf321f..d048208 100644
--- a/internal/web/static/assets/pages/stats.js
+++ b/internal/web/static/assets/pages/stats.js
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ function exploreSince(since) {
 function dbTile(db, status) {
   const keep = ((status || {}).retention || {}).queries;
   const sub = db.query_log_rows != null
-    ? "the query log holds " + compact(db.query_log_rows) + " answers (" + keep + ")"
+    ? "query log: " + compact(db.query_log_rows) + (db.query_log_rows === 1 ? " answer" : " answers") + " so far, each kept for " + retentionWords(keep)
     : "counters and top lists; no query log";
   return h("a", { class: "card link", href: "#/", title: db.path + " · all of Jarl's databases: Dashboard → Storage" },
     h("div", { class: "label" }, "Statistics database"), h("div", { class: "value" }, bytes(db.bytes)), h("div", { class: "sub" }, sub));
@@ -335,3 +335,11 @@ function diskTile(d) {
       h("div", { class: "seg other" + (u > 0.9 ? " full" : ""), style: { width: u * 100 + "%" } })),
     h("div", { class: "sub" }, h("span", { class: u > 0.9 ? "warn-text" : "" }, Math.round(u * 100) + "% of " + bytes(d.total) + " used"), ", for " + d.holds.join(", ")));
 }
+
+// retentionWords: "7d" -> "7 days".
+function retentionWords(r) {
+  const m = /^(\d+)([dhm])$/.exec(r || "");
+  if (!m) return r || "a while";
+  const word = { d: "day", h: "hour", m: "minute" }[m[2]];
+  return m[1] + " " + word + (m[1] === "1" ? "" : "s");
+}