diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index bafd45c..0bf51df 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -67,8 +67,10 @@ Version 0.0.3
 - fixed Bug that displaychannel was not shown after closing displaymenu with
   "backspace" (with active menuorg plugin)
 - fixed Bug with menuselection Patch
-- added tokens {month}, {monthname} and {year} in displaymenutimers listitem and currentitem
-- added dedicated tokens for posters and banners in <srapercontent> in displaychannel and displayreplay
+- added tokens {month}, {monthname} and {year} in displaymenutimers listitem and 
+  currentitem
+- added dedicated tokens for posters and banners in <srapercontent> in 
+  displaychannel and displayreplay
 - added Plugin Interface
 - fixed crash when clearing a message in displaychannel and displayreplay
 - fixed positioning of scaled video window if borders are configured
@@ -78,3 +80,6 @@ Version 0.0.4
 - added SVG Support - thanks to Manuel Reimer!
 
 Version 0.0.5
+
+- added {channelnumber} and {channelname} Tokens in displaymenudetailepg 
+  detailheader
diff --git a/skins/metrixhd/xmlfiles/displaymenudetailepg.xml b/skins/metrixhd/xmlfiles/displaymenudetailepg.xml
index 0e4eaeb..a66ba86 100644
--- a/skins/metrixhd/xmlfiles/displaymenudetailepg.xml
+++ b/skins/metrixhd/xmlfiles/displaymenudetailepg.xml
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@
     {durationhours}           duration, full hours
     {durationminutes}         duration, rest of minutes
     {vps}                     vps description string
+    {channelname}             Channelname of event
+    {channelnumber}           Channelnumber of event
     {channelid}               ChannelID as path to display channel logo
     {ismovie}                 true if event is scraped as a movie
     {isseries}                true if event is scraped as a series
diff --git a/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenudetailepg.xml b/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenudetailepg.xml
index e610a41..12ee9a4 100644
--- a/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenudetailepg.xml
+++ b/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenudetailepg.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
     {durationhours}           duration, full hours
     {durationminutes}         duration, rest of minutes
     {vps}                     vps description string
+    {channelname}             Channelname of event
+    {channelnumber}           Channelnumber of event
     {channelid}               ChannelID as path to display channel logo
     {ismovie}                 true if event is scraped as a movie
     {isseries}                true if event is scraped as a series
diff --git a/views/displaymenudetailview.c b/views/displaymenudetailview.c
index c1fbc9c..2e3bf4c 100644
--- a/views/displaymenudetailview.c
+++ b/views/displaymenudetailview.c
@@ -856,6 +856,14 @@ void cDisplayMenuDetailView::DrawHeader(void) {
         headerIntTokens.insert(pair<string, int>("daynumeric", sStartTime->tm_mday));
         headerIntTokens.insert(pair<string, int>("month", sStartTime->tm_mon+1));
 
+        const cChannel *channel = Channels.GetByChannelID(event->ChannelID());
+        if (channel) {
+            headerStringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("channelname", channel->Name() ? channel->Name() : ""));
+            headerIntTokens.insert(pair<string, int>("channelnumber", channel->Number()));
+        } else {
+            headerStringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("channelname", ""));            
+            headerIntTokens.insert(pair<string, int>("channelnumber", 0));
+        }
         headerStringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("channelid", *(event->ChannelID().ToString())));
 
         bool isRunning = false;