diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 7434cf2..a1ad8ef 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -272,3 +272,5 @@ Version 0.4.0
   its own time display
 - fixed bug that date was drawn every flush in displayreplay 
 - fixed bug in metrixhd timers menu
+- fixed bug that datetime was not correctly drawn if a submenu implements
+  its own datetime display
diff --git a/views/displaymenurootview.c b/views/displaymenurootview.c
index 311a1e5..5d429cd 100644
--- a/views/displaymenurootview.c
+++ b/views/displaymenurootview.c
@@ -479,15 +479,17 @@ bool cDisplayMenuRootView::RenderDynamicElements(void) {
         defaultTimeDrawn = true;
         updated = true;
     }
-    if (view->DrawDynamicViewElements()){
-        updated = true;
+
+    implemented = false;
+    if (view->DrawDateTime(implemented)) {
+        defaultDateTimeDrawn = false;
+    } else if (!implemented) {
+        DrawDateTime();
+        defaultDateTimeDrawn = true;
     }
 
-    if (!view->DrawDateTime()) {
-        defaultDateTimeDrawn = true;
-        DrawDateTime();
-    } else {
-        defaultDateTimeDrawn = false;
+    if (view->DrawDynamicViewElements()){
+        updated = true;
     }
 
     return updated;
diff --git a/views/displaymenuview.c b/views/displaymenuview.c
index 3056cd5..f1fb7de 100644
--- a/views/displaymenuview.c
+++ b/views/displaymenuview.c
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ bool cDisplayMenuView::DrawHeader(void) {
     return true;
 }
 
-bool cDisplayMenuView::DrawDateTime(void) {
+bool cDisplayMenuView::DrawDateTime(bool &implemented) {
     if (!ExecuteViewElement(veDateTime)) {
         return false;
     }
-
+    implemented = true;
     map < string, string > stringTokens;
     map < string, int > intTokens;
     
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ bool cDisplayMenuView::DrawTime(bool &implemented) {
     if (!ExecuteViewElement(veTime)) {
         return false;
     }
-    
     implemented = true;
     map < string, string > stringTokens;
     map < string, int > intTokens;
diff --git a/views/displaymenuview.h b/views/displaymenuview.h
index bddfafa..52b3479 100644
--- a/views/displaymenuview.h
+++ b/views/displaymenuview.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public:
     void SetButtonTexts(string *buttonTexts) { this->buttonTexts = buttonTexts; };
     bool DrawBackground(void);
     virtual bool DrawHeader(void);
-    bool DrawDateTime(void);
+    bool DrawDateTime(bool &implemented);
     bool DrawTime(bool &implemented);
     bool DrawColorButtons(void);
     bool DrawMessage(eMessageType type, const char *text);