diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 98c5807..07cfc82 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -328,3 +328,6 @@ Version 0.4.5
 
 Version 0.4.6
 
+- added token {startsin} in displaymenuschedules
+
+
diff --git a/skins/blackhole/xmlfiles/displaymenuschedules.xml b/skins/blackhole/xmlfiles/displaymenuschedules.xml
index 5eca045..ae11f22 100644
--- a/skins/blackhole/xmlfiles/displaymenuschedules.xml
+++ b/skins/blackhole/xmlfiles/displaymenuschedules.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
         {year}                    year as number
         {running}                 true if event is currently running
         {elapsed}                 elapsed time of event, if not running 0
+        {startsin}                minutes till event starts, if running 0
         {duration}                duration of event
         {durationhours}           duration, full hours
         {durationminutes}         duration, rest of minutes
diff --git a/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenuschedules.xml b/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenuschedules.xml
index 58c579d..748cbee 100644
--- a/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenuschedules.xml
+++ b/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenuschedules.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
         {year}                    year as number
         {running}                 true if event is currently running
         {elapsed}                 elapsed time of event, if not running 0
+        {startsin}                minutes till event starts, if running 0
         {duration}                duration of event
         {durationhours}           duration, full hours
         {durationminutes}         duration, rest of minutes
diff --git a/views/displaymenuitemview.c b/views/displaymenuitemview.c
index 6cfef9a..c2d0345 100644
--- a/views/displaymenuitemview.c
+++ b/views/displaymenuitemview.c
@@ -376,8 +376,10 @@ void cDisplayMenuItemSchedulesView::SetTokens(void) {
             intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("running", isRunning));
             if (isRunning) {
                 intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("elapsed", (now - event->StartTime())/60));
+                intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("startsin", 0));
             } else {
                 intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("elapsed", 0));
+                intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("startsin", (event->StartTime() - now)/60));
             }
             intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("duration", event->Duration() / 60));
             intTokens.insert(pair<string,int>("durationhours", event->Duration() / 3600));