diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_frm_clock.cpp b/src/gui/components/cc_frm_clock.cpp
index 0f4329ea3..a13193e09 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_frm_clock.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_frm_clock.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ CComponentsFrmClock::CComponentsFrmClock( 	const int& x_pos,
 	//set default text background behavior
 	cc_txt_save_screen = false;
 
+	//enable refresh of all segments on each interval as default
+	cl_force_repaint = true;
+
 	//set default running clock properties
 	cl_interval	= interval_seconds;
 	cl_timer 	= NULL;
@@ -255,7 +258,7 @@ void CComponentsFrmClock::initCCLockItems()
 		//set size, text, color of current item
 		lbl->setDimensionsAll(x_tmp, y_tmp, w_tmp, h_tmp);
 		lbl->setColorAll(col_frame, col_body, col_shadow);
-		lbl->forceTextPaint(false);
+		lbl->forceTextPaint(cl_force_repaint);
 		lbl->setText(stmp, CTextBox::CENTER, cl_font, cl_col_text, cl_font_style);
 
 		//init background behavior of segment
diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_frm_clock.h b/src/gui/components/cc_frm_clock.h
index 23eb726ce..4595edd58 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_frm_clock.h
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_frm_clock.h
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ class CComponentsFrmClock : public CComponentsForm, public CCTextScreen
 		///text color
 		int cl_col_text;
 
+		///refresh mode
+		bool cl_force_repaint;
+
 		///current time format
 		std::string cl_format;
 		///primary time format
@@ -151,7 +154,7 @@ class CComponentsFrmClock : public CComponentsForm, public CCTextScreen
 		///returns true, if clock is running
 		virtual bool isRun() const {return cl_timer ? true : false;};
 		///set refresh interval in seconds, default value=1 (=1 sec)
-		virtual void setClockInterval(const int& seconds){cl_interval = seconds;};
+		virtual void setClockInterval(const int& seconds){cl_interval = seconds;}
 
 		///show clock on screen
 		virtual void paint(bool do_save_bg = CC_SAVE_SCREEN_YES);
@@ -163,6 +166,11 @@ class CComponentsFrmClock : public CComponentsForm, public CCTextScreen
 		///reinitialize clock contents
 		virtual void refresh() { initCCLockItems(); }
 
+		///enables force to repaint of all segments on each interval, Note: repaint of all segemts is default enabled.
+		void enableForceSegmentPaint(bool enable = true){cl_force_repaint = enable;}
+		///disables repaint of all segments on each interval, repaint happens only on changed segment value
+		void disableForceSegmentPaint(){enableForceSegmentPaint(false);}
+
 		/**Member to modify background behavior of embeded segment objects
 		* @param[in]  mode
 		* 	@li bool, default = true