diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 3966163..f4c9b00 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -114,4 +114,6 @@ Version 0.1.0
 - fixed possible Nullpointer access in displaymenurootview 
 - added currentschedule viewelement in displaymenumain
 - fixed bug that wrong channel was shown in header of whatson
-  if entering from whatsonnow
\ No newline at end of file
+  if entering from whatsonnow
+- added customtokens view element in displaymenumain
+- added automatic determination of custom int tokens
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/designer.c b/designer.c
index be6f874..68112ec 100644
--- a/designer.c
+++ b/designer.c
@@ -146,12 +146,19 @@ bool cSkinDesigner::SetCustomToken(string option) {
     if (!globals)
         return true;
 
-    map<string, string>::iterator hit = globals->customTokens.find(key);
-    if (hit != globals->customTokens.end()) {
-        globals->customTokens.erase(key);
+    if (isNumber(val)) {
+        map<string, int>::iterator hit = globals->customIntTokens.find(key);
+        if (hit != globals->customIntTokens.end()) {
+            globals->customIntTokens.erase(key);
+        }
+        globals->customIntTokens.insert(pair<string,int>(key, atoi(val.c_str())));
+    } else {
+        map<string, string>::iterator hit = globals->customStringTokens.find(key);
+        if (hit != globals->customStringTokens.end()) {
+            globals->customStringTokens.erase(key);
+        }
+        globals->customStringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>(key, val));
     }
-    globals->customTokens.insert(pair<string,string>(key, val));
-
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -159,8 +166,11 @@ void cSkinDesigner::ListCustomTokens(void) {
     if (!globals)
         return;
 
-    for (map<string, string>::iterator it = globals->customTokens.begin(); it != globals->customTokens.end(); it++) {
-        dsyslog("skindesigner: custom token \"%s\" = \"%s\"", (it->first).c_str(), (it->second).c_str());
+    for (map<string, string>::iterator it = globals->customStringTokens.begin(); it != globals->customStringTokens.end(); it++) {
+        dsyslog("skindesigner: custom string token \"%s\" = \"%s\"", (it->first).c_str(), (it->second).c_str());
+    }
+    for (map<string, int>::iterator it = globals->customIntTokens.begin(); it != globals->customIntTokens.end(); it++) {
+        dsyslog("skindesigner: custom int token \"%s\" = \"%d\"", (it->first).c_str(), it->second);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/dtd/displaymenu.dtd b/dtd/displaymenu.dtd
index 2a3da3f..d939a36 100644
--- a/dtd/displaymenu.dtd
+++ b/dtd/displaymenu.dtd
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@
   debug CDATA #IMPLIED
 >
 
+<!ELEMENT customtokens (area|areascroll)*>
+<!ATTLIST customtokens
+  debug CDATA #IMPLIED
+>
+
 <!ELEMENT scrollbar (area|areascroll)*>
 <!ATTLIST scrollbar
   debug CDATA #IMPLIED
@@ -94,7 +99,7 @@
 >
 
 <!ELEMENT menumain (background | header | datetime | colorbuttons | scrollbar | timers | 
-                    discusage | devices | systemload | currentschedule | menuitems)*>
+                    discusage | devices | systemload | currentschedule | customtokens | menuitems)*>
 <!ATTLIST menumain
   x CDATA #REQUIRED
   y CDATA #REQUIRED
diff --git a/libtemplate/globals.h b/libtemplate/globals.h
index 09c9756..17f5242 100644
--- a/libtemplate/globals.h
+++ b/libtemplate/globals.h
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ public:
     map <string, string> stringVars;
     map <string, string> fonts;
     map <string, map< string, string > > translations;
-    map <string, string> customTokens;
+    map <string, string> customStringTokens;
+    map <string, int> customIntTokens;
     bool ReadFromXML(void);
     bool Translate(string text, string &translation);
     void Debug(void);
diff --git a/libtemplate/templateview.h b/libtemplate/templateview.h
index 20f1c51..1ad5734 100644
--- a/libtemplate/templateview.h
+++ b/libtemplate/templateview.h
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ public:
     int GetNumPixmapsViewElement(eViewElement ve);
     int GetNumListViewMenuItems(void);
     bool GetScalingWindow(cRect &scalingWindow);
-    map<string,string> GetCustomTokens(void) { return globals->customTokens; };
+    map<string,string> GetCustomStringTokens(void) { return globals->customStringTokens; };
+    map<string,int> GetCustomIntTokens(void) { return globals->customIntTokens; };
     //Checks for parsing template XML files
     bool ValidSubView(const char *subView);
     bool ValidViewElement(const char *viewElement);
diff --git a/skins/metrixhd/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml b/skins/metrixhd/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
index a13c94b..877b736 100644
--- a/skins/metrixhd/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
+++ b/skins/metrixhd/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
@@ -233,6 +233,14 @@
         </area>
     </systemload>
 
+    <!-- Available Variables customtokens:
+    all custom tokens set by the svdrp command SCTK are available in this viewelement
+    For instance, use an appropriate script which runs periodically as cronjob and
+    sets these custom tokens with svdrpsend or dbus2vdr
+    --> 
+    <customtokens>
+    </customtokens>
+
     <menuitems x="0" y="7%" orientation="vertical" width="70%" height="56%" align="center" numlistelements="8">
         <!-- Available Variables main menu listelement:
         {nummenuitem}             number of item in list, starts with 1
diff --git a/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml b/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
index d6d0173..18aa1d2 100644
--- a/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
+++ b/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@
     <currentschedule>
     </currentschedule>
 
+    <!-- Available Variables customtokens:
+    all custom tokens set by the svdrp command SCTK are available in this viewelement
+    For instance, use an appropriate script which runs periodically as cronjob and
+    sets these custom tokens with svdrpsend or dbus2vdr
+    --> 
+    <customtokens>
+    </customtokens>
+
     <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/displaychannelview.c b/views/displaychannelview.c
index 9a85ab4..8c2b90c 100644
--- a/views/displaychannelview.c
+++ b/views/displaychannelview.c
@@ -539,8 +539,8 @@ void cDisplayChannelView::DrawCustomTokens(void) {
     }
     if (!tmplView)
         return;
-    map < string, string > stringTokens = tmplView->GetCustomTokens();
-    map < string, int > intTokens;
+    map < string, string > stringTokens = tmplView->GetCustomStringTokens();
+    map < string, int > intTokens = tmplView->GetCustomIntTokens();
     DrawViewElement(veCustomTokens, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
 }
 
diff --git a/views/displaymenuview.c b/views/displaymenuview.c
index 69337c9..5f9b0b8 100644
--- a/views/displaymenuview.c
+++ b/views/displaymenuview.c
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ void cDisplayMenuMainView::DrawStaticViewElements(void) {
     DrawTimers();
     DrawDiscUsage();
     DrawCurrentSchedule();
+    DrawCustomTokens();
 }
 
 bool cDisplayMenuMainView::DrawDynamicViewElements(void) {
@@ -501,6 +502,17 @@ void cDisplayMenuMainView::DrawCurrentSchedule(void) {
     DrawViewElement(veCurrentSchedule, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
 }
 
+void cDisplayMenuMainView::DrawCustomTokens(void) {
+    if (!ViewElementImplemented(veCustomTokens)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!tmplView)
+        return;
+    map < string, string > stringTokens = tmplView->GetCustomStringTokens();
+    map < string, int > intTokens = tmplView->GetCustomIntTokens();
+    DrawViewElement(veCustomTokens, &stringTokens, &intTokens);
+}
+
 /************************************************************************
 * cDisplayMenuSchedulesView
 ************************************************************************/
diff --git a/views/displaymenuview.h b/views/displaymenuview.h
index dbed6b6..04bc986 100644
--- a/views/displaymenuview.h
+++ b/views/displaymenuview.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ private:
     bool DrawLoad(void);
     bool DrawDevices(void);
     void DrawCurrentSchedule(void);
+    void DrawCustomTokens(void);
 public:
     cDisplayMenuMainView(cTemplateView *tmplView, bool menuInit);
     virtual ~cDisplayMenuMainView();