diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index bae4580..2dd1611 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -505,5 +505,6 @@ Version 1.2.15
 - [kamel5] Fix cutting marks wasn't updated
 
 Version 1.2.16
-- [pbiering] add additional recording flag "isInUse" - can be used in skins for e.g. records in cutting/copy(queue)
-- [pbiering] add additional vdrstatus exposing "vdrIsRecordingsHandlersActive" and "vdrIsRecording" - can be used in skins for e.g. IDLE/BUSY REC/FREE
+- [pbiering] add additional recording flag {isInUse} - can be used in skins for e.g. records in cutting/copy(queue)
+- [pbiering] add additional vdrstatus exposing {vdrIsRecordingsHandlersActive} and {vdrIsRecording} - can be used in skins for e.g. IDLE/BUSY REC/FREE
+- [pbiering] add {vdrHasTimers} to vdrstatus - can be used in skins for e.g. REC/SCHED/FREE (in combination with {vdrIsRecording})
diff --git a/coreengine/definitions.h b/coreengine/definitions.h
index 3a0353a..61a52d6 100644
--- a/coreengine/definitions.h
+++ b/coreengine/definitions.h
@@ -739,6 +739,7 @@ enum class eDMVdrstatisticsIT {
 enum class eDMVdrstatusIT {
     vdrIsRecordingsHandlersActive,
     vdrIsRecording,
+    vdrHasTimers,
     count
 };
 
diff --git a/coreengine/viewelementsdisplaymenu.c b/coreengine/viewelementsdisplaymenu.c
index d1312d8..1640be1 100644
--- a/coreengine/viewelementsdisplaymenu.c
+++ b/coreengine/viewelementsdisplaymenu.c
@@ -883,6 +883,7 @@ void cVeDmVdrstatus::SetTokenContainer(void) {
     tokenContainer = new skindesignerapi::cTokenContainer();
     tokenContainer->DefineIntToken("{vdrIsRecordingsHandlersActive}", (int)eDMVdrstatusIT::vdrIsRecordingsHandlersActive);
     tokenContainer->DefineIntToken("{vdrIsRecording}", (int)eDMVdrstatusIT::vdrIsRecording);
+    tokenContainer->DefineIntToken("{vdrHasTimers}", (int)eDMVdrstatusIT::vdrHasTimers);
     InheritTokenContainer();
 }
 
@@ -890,9 +891,13 @@ bool cVeDmVdrstatus::Parse(bool forced) {
     if (!cViewElement::Parse(forced))
         return false;
 
+    cGlobalTimers globalTimers;
+    globalTimers.LoadTimers();
+
     tokenContainer->Clear();
     tokenContainer->AddIntToken((int)eDMVdrstatusIT::vdrIsRecordingsHandlersActive, RecordingsHandler.Active());
     tokenContainer->AddIntToken((int)eDMVdrstatusIT::vdrIsRecording, cRecordControls::Active());
+    tokenContainer->AddIntToken((int)eDMVdrstatusIT::vdrHasTimers, (globalTimers.Size() > 0));
     SetDirty();
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml b/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
index a12e3be..5587d9b 100644
--- a/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
+++ b/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
     <!-- Available Variables vdrstatus
     {vdrIsRecordingsHandlersActive}   true if active RecordingsHandlers (cut,copy,move) aka "busy"
     {vdrIsRecording}                  true if active recording
+    {vdrHasTimers}                    true if numtimers > 0
     -->
     <vdrstatus>
     </vdrstatus>