diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_frm_clock.cpp b/src/gui/components/cc_frm_clock.cpp
index af884de5d..c62f045e2 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_frm_clock.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_frm_clock.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ void CComponentsFrmClock::initVarClock()
 
 	cl_thread 		= 0;
 	cl_interval		= 1;
+
+	cl_blink_str		= "";
 }
 
 CComponentsFrmClock::~CComponentsFrmClock()
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ void CComponentsFrmClock::initTimeString()
 	struct tm t;
 	time_t ltime;
 	ltime=time(&ltime);
-	strftime((char*) &cl_timestr, sizeof(cl_timestr), cl_format_str, localtime_r(&ltime, &t));
+	strftime((char*) &cl_timestr, sizeof(cl_timestr), cl_format_str.c_str(), localtime_r(&ltime, &t));
 }
 
 // How does it works?
@@ -262,9 +264,19 @@ void* CComponentsFrmClock::initClockThread(void *arg)
 
 	CComponentsFrmClock *clock = static_cast<CComponentsFrmClock*>(arg);
 	time_t count = time(0);
+	std::string format_str_save = clock->cl_format_str;
 	//start loop for paint
 	while(1) {
 		if (clock->paintClock) {
+			// Blinking depending on the blink format string
+			if (!clock->cl_blink_str.empty() && (clock->cl_format_str.length() == clock->cl_blink_str.length())) {
+				if (clock->cl_format_str == clock->cl_blink_str.c_str())
+					clock->cl_format_str = format_str_save;
+				else {
+					format_str_save = clock->cl_format_str;
+					clock->cl_format_str = clock->cl_blink_str;
+				}
+			}
 			//paint segements, but wihtout saved backgrounds
 			clock->paint(CC_SAVE_SCREEN_NO);
 			count = time(0);
diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_frm_clock.h b/src/gui/components/cc_frm_clock.h
index 860126edc..5d15c49b5 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_frm_clock.h
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_frm_clock.h
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ class CComponentsFrmClock : public CComponentsForm
 		///text color
 		int cl_col_text;
 		///time format
-		const char* cl_format_str;
+		std::string cl_format_str;
+		///time format for blink
+		std::string cl_blink_str;
 		///time string align, default allign is ver and hor centered
 		int cl_align;
 
@@ -107,6 +109,9 @@ class CComponentsFrmClock : public CComponentsForm
 		///use string expession: "%H:%M" = 12:22, "%H:%M:%S" = 12:22:12
 		virtual void setClockFormat(const char* format_str){cl_format_str = format_str;};
 
+		///time format for blink ("%H %M", "%H:%M %S" etc.)
+		virtual void setClockBlink(const char* format_str){cl_blink_str = format_str;};
+
 		///start ticking clock thread, returns true on success, if false causes log output
 		virtual bool startThread();
 		///stop ticking clock thread, returns true on success, if false causes log output