diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index bdf1086..a9f7ac2 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -111,4 +111,5 @@ Version 0.0.8
 Version 0.1.0
 
 - fixed display of color buttons in detailed views
-- fixed possible Nullpointer access in displaymenurootview 
\ No newline at end of file
+- fixed possible Nullpointer access in displaymenurootview 
+- added currentschedule viewelement in displaymenumain
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dtd/displaymenu.dtd b/dtd/displaymenu.dtd
index 4b93809..2a3da3f 100644
--- a/dtd/displaymenu.dtd
+++ b/dtd/displaymenu.dtd
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@
   debug CDATA #IMPLIED
 >
 
+<!ELEMENT currentschedule (area|areascroll)*>
+<!ATTLIST currentschedule
+  debug CDATA #IMPLIED
+>
+
 <!ELEMENT scrollbar (area|areascroll)*>
 <!ATTLIST scrollbar
   debug CDATA #IMPLIED
@@ -89,7 +94,7 @@
 >
 
 <!ELEMENT menumain (background | header | datetime | colorbuttons | scrollbar | timers | 
-                    discusage | devices | systemload | menuitems)*>
+                    discusage | devices | systemload | currentschedule | menuitems)*>
 <!ATTLIST menumain
   x CDATA #REQUIRED
   y CDATA #REQUIRED
diff --git a/libtemplate/templateview.c b/libtemplate/templateview.c
index 4783d13..16d0276 100644
--- a/libtemplate/templateview.c
+++ b/libtemplate/templateview.c
@@ -1030,6 +1030,7 @@ void cTemplateViewMenu::SetViewElements(void) {
     viewElementsAllowed.insert("systemload");
     viewElementsAllowed.insert("timers");
     viewElementsAllowed.insert("devices");
+    viewElementsAllowed.insert("currentschedule");
     viewElementsAllowed.insert("scrollbar");
     viewElementsAllowed.insert("detailheader");
     viewElementsAllowed.insert("tablabels");
@@ -1108,6 +1109,9 @@ string cTemplateViewMenu::GetViewElementName(eViewElement ve) {
         case veTimers:
             name = "Timers";
             break;
+        case veCurrentSchedule:
+            name = "Current Schedule";
+            break;
         case veDevices:
             name = "Devices";
             break;
@@ -1217,6 +1221,8 @@ void cTemplateViewMenu::AddPixmap(string sViewElement, cTemplatePixmap *pix, vec
         ve = veSystemLoad;
     } else if (!sViewElement.compare("timers")) {
         ve = veTimers;
+    } else if (!sViewElement.compare("currentschedule")) {
+        ve = veCurrentSchedule;
     } else if (!sViewElement.compare("devices")) {
         ve = veDevices;
     } else if (!sViewElement.compare("scrollbar")) {
@@ -1238,6 +1244,9 @@ void cTemplateViewMenu::AddPixmap(string sViewElement, cTemplatePixmap *pix, vec
     if (hit == viewElements.end()) {
         cTemplateViewElement *viewElement = new cTemplateViewElement();
         viewElement->SetParameters(viewElementattributes);
+        if (viewElement->DebugTokens()) {
+            dsyslog("skindesigner: activating token debugging for view element %s", sViewElement.c_str());
+        }
         viewElement->AddPixmap(pix);
         viewElements.insert(pair< eViewElement, cTemplateViewElement*>(ve, viewElement));
     } else {
diff --git a/libtemplate/templateviewelement.h b/libtemplate/templateviewelement.h
index 6d148e7..a2bd05a 100644
--- a/libtemplate/templateviewelement.h
+++ b/libtemplate/templateviewelement.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ enum eViewElement {
     veDiscUsage,
     veSystemLoad,
     veTimers,
+    veCurrentSchedule,
     veMenuItem,
     veMenuCurrentItemDetail,
     veScrollbar,
diff --git a/libtemplate/xmlparser.c b/libtemplate/xmlparser.c
index 8931f2f..ce39dcc 100644
--- a/libtemplate/xmlparser.c
+++ b/libtemplate/xmlparser.c
@@ -514,7 +514,9 @@ bool cXmlParser::ParseSubView(xmlNodePtr node) {
         }
 
         if (subView->ValidViewElement((const char*)childNode->name)) {
+            xmlAttrPtr attr = childNode->properties;
             vector<pair<string, string> > attribs;
+            ParseAttributes(attr, childNode, attribs);
             ParseViewElement(childNode->name, childNode->xmlChildrenNode, attribs, subView);
         } else if (subView->ValidViewList((const char*)childNode->name)) {
             ParseViewList(childNode, subView);
diff --git a/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml b/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
index 0ad253d..d6d0173 100644
--- a/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
+++ b/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,28 @@
     <systemload>
     </systemload>
 
+    <!-- Available Variables currentschedule:
+    {title}                     Title of the current Schedule
+    {subtitle}                  Subtitle of the current Schedule
+    {start}                     Start of current Schedule in hh:mm
+    {stop}                      End of current Schedule in hh:mm 
+    {duration}                  Duration of current Schedule in min
+    {durationhours}             Duration, full hours
+    {minutes}                   Duration, rest of minutes
+    {elapsed}                   Elapsed time of current Schedule in min
+    {remaining}                 Remaining time of current Schedule in min
+    {hasPoster}                 true if poster is available
+    {posterpath}                Full Path of Poster to use in image path attribute
+    {posterwidth}               width of poster in pixel
+    {posterheight}              height of poster in pixel
+    {hasBanner}                 true if banner is available
+    {bannerpath}                Full Path of banner to use in image path attribute
+    {bannerwidth}               width of banner in pixel
+    {bannerheight}              height of banner in pixel
+    -->
+    <currentschedule>
+    </currentschedule>
+
     <menuitems x="0" y="0" orientation="vertical" width="100%" height="100%" align="center" numlistelements="8">
         <!-- Available Variables main menu listelement:
         {nummenuitem}             number of item in list, starts with 1
diff --git a/views/displaymenuview.c b/views/displaymenuview.c
index a6ba49b..69337c9 100644
--- a/views/displaymenuview.c
+++ b/views/displaymenuview.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "../config.h"
 #include "../libcore/helpers.h"
 #include "../libcore/timers.h"
+#include "../services/scraper2vdr.h"
 
 cDisplayMenuView::cDisplayMenuView(cTemplateView *tmplView, bool menuInit) : cView(tmplView) {
     if (menuInit)
@@ -228,6 +229,7 @@ cDisplayMenuMainView::~cDisplayMenuMainView() {
 void cDisplayMenuMainView::DrawStaticViewElements(void) {
     DrawTimers();
     DrawDiscUsage();
+    DrawCurrentSchedule();
 }
 
 bool cDisplayMenuMainView::DrawDynamicViewElements(void) {
@@ -401,6 +403,104 @@ bool cDisplayMenuMainView::DrawDevices(void) {
     DrawViewElement(veDevices, &stringTokens, &intTokens, &deviceLoopTokens);
     return true;
 }
+
+void cDisplayMenuMainView::DrawCurrentSchedule(void) {
+    if (!ViewElementImplemented(veCurrentSchedule)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    cDevice *device = cDevice::PrimaryDevice();
+    const cChannel *channel = NULL;
+    if (!device->Replaying() || device->Transferring()) {
+        channel = Channels.GetByNumber(device->CurrentChannel());
+    }
+    if (!channel)
+        return;
+
+    const cEvent *event = NULL;
+    cSchedulesLock SchedulesLock;
+    if (const cSchedules *Schedules = cSchedules::Schedules(SchedulesLock))
+        if (const cSchedule *Schedule = Schedules->GetSchedule(channel))
+            event = Schedule->GetPresentEvent();
+    if (!event)
+        return;
+
+    map < string, string > stringTokens;
+    map < string, int > intTokens;
+
+    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("title", (event->Title())?event->Title():""));
+    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("subtitle", (event->ShortText())?event->ShortText():""));
+    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("start", *event->GetTimeString()));
+    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("stop", *event->GetEndTimeString()));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("duration", event->Duration() / 60));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("durationhours", event->Duration() / 3600));
+    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("durationminutes", *cString::sprintf("%.2d", (event->Duration() / 60)%60)));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("elapsed", (int)round((time(NULL) - event->StartTime())/60)));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("remaining", (int)round((event->EndTime() - time(NULL))/60)));
+
+    int mediaWidth = 0;
+    int mediaHeight = 0;
+    string mediaPath = "";
+    bool isBanner = false;
+    int posterWidth = 0;
+    int posterHeight = 0;
+    string posterPath = "";
+    bool hasPoster = false;
+    int bannerWidth = 0;
+    int bannerHeight = 0;
+    string bannerPath = "";
+    bool hasBanner = false;
+    static cPlugin *pScraper = GetScraperPlugin();
+    if (pScraper) {
+        ScraperGetPosterBanner call;
+        call.event = event;
+        if (pScraper->Service("GetPosterBanner", &call)) {
+            if ((call.type == tSeries) && call.banner.path.size() > 0) {
+                mediaWidth = call.banner.width;
+                mediaHeight = call.banner.height;
+                mediaPath = call.banner.path;
+                isBanner = true;
+                bannerWidth = mediaWidth;
+                bannerHeight = mediaHeight;
+                bannerPath = mediaPath;
+                hasBanner = true;
+                ScraperGetPoster callPoster;
+                callPoster.event = event;
+                callPoster.recording = NULL;
+                if (pScraper->Service("GetPoster", &callPoster)) {
+                    posterWidth = callPoster.poster.width;
+                    posterHeight = callPoster.poster.height;
+                    posterPath = callPoster.poster.path;
+                    hasPoster = true;
+                }
+            } else if (call.type == tMovie && call.poster.path.size() > 0 && call.poster.height > 0) {
+                mediaWidth = call.poster.width;
+                mediaHeight = call.poster.height;
+                mediaPath = call.poster.path;
+                posterWidth = call.poster.width;
+                posterHeight = call.poster.height;
+                posterPath = call.poster.path;
+                hasPoster = true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("mediawidth", mediaWidth));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("mediaheight", mediaHeight));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("isbanner", isBanner));
+    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("mediapath", mediaPath));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("posterwidth", posterWidth));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("posterheight", posterHeight));
+    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("posterpath", posterPath));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("hasposter", hasPoster));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("bannerwidth", bannerWidth));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("bannerheight", bannerHeight));
+    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("bannerpath", bannerPath));
+    intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("hasbanner", hasBanner));
+
+    ClearViewElement(veCurrentSchedule);
+    DrawViewElement(veCurrentSchedule, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
+}
+
 /************************************************************************
 * cDisplayMenuSchedulesView
 ************************************************************************/
diff --git a/views/displaymenuview.h b/views/displaymenuview.h
index b9ffb5f..665ed7f 100644
--- a/views/displaymenuview.h
+++ b/views/displaymenuview.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ private:
     void DrawDiscUsage(void);
     bool DrawLoad(void);
     bool DrawDevices(void);
+    void DrawCurrentSchedule(void);
 public:
     cDisplayMenuMainView(cTemplateView *tmplView, bool menuInit);
     virtual ~cDisplayMenuMainView();