diff --git a/coreengine/definitions.h b/coreengine/definitions.h
index a995907..b7a3022 100644
--- a/coreengine/definitions.h
+++ b/coreengine/definitions.h
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ enum class eDCProgressBarIT {
     remaining,
     permashift,
     livebuffer,
+    currentremaining,
     count
 };
 
diff --git a/coreengine/viewelementsdisplaychannel.c b/coreengine/viewelementsdisplaychannel.c
index 4b71970..9a307a7 100644
--- a/coreengine/viewelementsdisplaychannel.c
+++ b/coreengine/viewelementsdisplaychannel.c
@@ -216,16 +216,19 @@ void cVeDcProgressBar::SetTokenContainer(void) {
     tokenContainer->DefineIntToken("{remaining}", (int)eDCProgressBarIT::remaining);
     tokenContainer->DefineIntToken("{permashift}", (int)eDCProgressBarIT::permashift);
     tokenContainer->DefineIntToken("{livebuffer}", (int)eDCProgressBarIT::livebuffer);
+    tokenContainer->DefineIntToken("{currentremaining}", (int)eDCProgressBarIT::currentremaining);
     InheritTokenContainer();
 }
 
 void cVeDcProgressBar::Set(const cEvent *p) {
     if (!p) {
         startTime = -1;
+        endTime = -1;
         duration = -1;
         return;
     }
     startTime = p->StartTime();
+    endTime = p-> EndTime();
     duration = p->Duration();
 
     int current = 0;
@@ -249,18 +252,24 @@ void cVeDcProgressBar::Set(const cEvent *p) {
     } else {
         tokenContainer->AddIntToken((int)eDCProgressBarIT::permashift, 0);
     }
+    tokenContainer->AddIntToken((int)eDCProgressBarIT::currentremaining, (int)round((endTime - t) / 60));
 }
 
 bool cVeDcProgressBar::Parse(bool force) {
     if (!cViewElement::Parse(force))
         return false;
+
     int current = 0;
     time_t t = time(NULL);
     if (t > startTime)
         current = t - startTime;
+
     if (!(current > currentLast + 3) && !force && !Dirty())
         return false;
+
+    currentLast = current;
     SetDirty();
+
     if (duration <= 0) {
         tokenContainer->AddIntToken((int)eDCProgressBarIT::duration, 0);
         tokenContainer->AddIntToken((int)eDCProgressBarIT::elapsed, 0);
@@ -276,6 +285,7 @@ bool cVeDcProgressBar::Parse(bool force) {
         } else {
             tokenContainer->AddIntToken((int)eDCProgressBarIT::permashift, 0);
         }
+        tokenContainer->AddIntToken((int)eDCProgressBarIT::currentremaining, (int)round((endTime - t) / 60));
     }
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/coreengine/viewelementsdisplaychannel.h b/coreengine/viewelementsdisplaychannel.h
index b1a7691..fbae6d2 100644
--- a/coreengine/viewelementsdisplaychannel.h
+++ b/coreengine/viewelementsdisplaychannel.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class cVeDcProgressBar : public cViewElement {
 private:
     int currentLast;
     int startTime;
+    int endTime;
     int duration;
     int GetLiveBuffer(void);
 public:
@@ -199,4 +200,4 @@ public:
     cVeDcGroupChannelListDetail(void) {};
     virtual ~cVeDcGroupChannelListDetail(void) {};
 };
-#endif //__VIEWELEMENTSDC_H
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif //__VIEWELEMENTSDC_H
diff --git a/skins/estuary4vdr/xmlfiles/displaychannel.xml b/skins/estuary4vdr/xmlfiles/displaychannel.xml
index cdc9c10..e38773d 100644
--- a/skins/estuary4vdr/xmlfiles/displaychannel.xml
+++ b/skins/estuary4vdr/xmlfiles/displaychannel.xml
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@
             <drawtext condition="isset{currentsubtitle}" x="0" y="{areaheight}*{epgsubtextposy}/100" fontsize="{areaheight}*{epgsubtextfontsize}/100" width="{areawidth} - {width(startstop)} - 10" font="{regular}" color="{fontdefault}" text="{currentsubtitle}" />
             <drawtext condition="empty{currentsubtitle}" x="0" valign="center" fontsize="{areaheight}*{epgtextfontsizelarge}/100" width="{areawidth} - {width(startstop)} - 10" font="{regular}" color="{fontdefault}" text="{currenttitle}" />
         </area>
-        <area x="70%" y="83%" width="10%" height="3%" layer="2">
-            <drawtext align="right" y="0" fontsize="100%" font="{regular}" color="{fontactive}" text="+{currentremaining} min" />
-        </area>
         <!-- next schedule -->
         <area x="20%" y="88%" width="60%" height="10%" layer="2">
             <drawtext name="startstop" align="right" valign="center" fontsize="{areaheight}*{startstopfontsize}/100" font="{bold}" color="{fontdefault}" text="{nextstart} - {nextstop}" />
@@ -58,6 +55,10 @@
             <drawrectangle condition="{permashift}" x="{elapsed}/{duration}*{areawidth} - {livebuffer}/{duration}*{areawidth}" y="0" width="{livebuffer}/{duration}*{areawidth}" height="100%" color="{progressbartimeshift}" />
             <drawrectangle condition="{permashift}" x="0" y="{areaheight}*0.2" width="{areawidth}*{elapsed}/{duration} - 1" height="{areaheight}*0.6" color="{progressbar}" />
         </area>
+        <!-- time remaining -->
+        <area x="70%" y="83%" width="10%" height="3%" layer="2">
+            <drawtext align="right" y="0" fontsize="100%" font="{regular}" color="{fontactive}" text="+{currentremaining} min" />
+        </area>				    
     </progressbar>
 
     <statusinfo>
diff --git a/skins/metrixhd/xmlfiles/displaychannel.xml b/skins/metrixhd/xmlfiles/displaychannel.xml
index a057b88..b2466c4 100644
--- a/skins/metrixhd/xmlfiles/displaychannel.xml
+++ b/skins/metrixhd/xmlfiles/displaychannel.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
         <area x="22%" y="80%" width="76%" height="7%" layer="2">
             <drawtext name="title" x="0" valign="center" font="{light}" fontsize="99%" color="{fontdefault}" text="{currenttitle}" width="{areawidth} - {width(startstop)}"/>
             <drawtext name="startstop" align="right" y="0" font="{light}" fontsize="60%" color="{fontdefault}" text="{currentstart} - {currentstop}" />
-            <drawtext align="right" y="45%" font="{light}" fontsize="60%" color="{fontdefault}" text="+ {currentremaining} min" />
         </area>
         <area x="22%" y="87%" width="76%" height="7%" layer="2">
             <drawtext x="0" valign="center" font="{light}" fontsize="80%" color="{fontdefault}" text="{nexttitle}" width="{areawidth} - {width(startstop)}"/>
@@ -47,6 +46,9 @@
             <drawrectangle x="{elapsed}/{duration}*{areawidth} - {livebuffer}/{duration}*{areawidth}" y="0" width="{livebuffer}/{duration}*{areawidth}" height="5" color="{clrRed}" />
             <drawrectangle x="0" y="1" width="{elapsed}/{duration}*{areawidth}" height="3" color="{menuheader}" />
         </area>
+        <area x="22%" y="80%" width="76%" height="7%" layer="2">
+            <drawtext align="right" y="45%" font="{light}" fontsize="60%" color="{fontdefault}" text="+ {currentremaining} min" />
+        </area>
     </progressbar>
 
     <statusinfo>
diff --git a/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaychannel.xml b/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaychannel.xml
index 393a30e..ab2872f 100644
--- a/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaychannel.xml
+++ b/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaychannel.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     {currentdurationhours}             Duration, full hours
     {currentdurationminutes}           Duration, rest of minutes
     {currentelapsed}                   Elapsed time of current Schedule in min
-    {currentremaining}                 Remaining time of current Schedule in min
+    {currentremaining}                 Remaining time of current Schedule in min -> DEPRECATED, it doesn't work as expected
     {currentrecording}                 true if current Schedule is recorded
     {hasVPS}                           true if current Schedule has VPS
     {nexttitle}                        Title of next Schedule
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     {remaining}                        Remaining time of current Schedule in seconds
     {permashift}                       true if permashift plugin is in use
     {livebuffer}                       current buffered data in seconds
+    {currentremaining}                 Remaining time of current Schedule in min
     -->
     <progressbar>
     </progressbar>