diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_base.h b/src/gui/components/cc_base.h
index b697deda6..d6420f0c0 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_base.h
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_base.h
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #define __CC_BASE__
 
 #include "cc_types.h"
-#include "cc_signals.h"
 #include "cc_draw.h"
 
 /// Basic component class.
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@
 Basic attributes and member functions for component sub classes
 */
 
-class CComponents : public CComponentsSignals, public CCDraw
+class CComponents : public CCDraw
 {
 	protected:
 	
diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_draw.cpp b/src/gui/components/cc_draw.cpp
index 63f53f0a9..f5c283c72 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_draw.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_draw.cpp
@@ -465,6 +465,9 @@ void CCDraw::enablePaintCache(bool enable)
 //paint framebuffer layers
 void CCDraw::paintFbItems(bool do_save_bg)
 {
+	//pick up signal if filled
+	OnBeforePaintLayers();
+
 	//first modify background handling
 	enableSaveBg(do_save_bg);
 
@@ -609,6 +612,8 @@ void CCDraw::paintFbItems(bool do_save_bg)
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	//pick up signal if filled
+	OnAfterPaintLayers();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_draw.h b/src/gui/components/cc_draw.h
index 989a2ee5f..1381b0f31 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_draw.h
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_draw.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #define __CC_DRAW__
 
 #include "cc_types.h"
+#include "cc_signals.h"
 #include <driver/colorgradient.h>
 #include <driver/fade.h>
 #include <gui/color.h>
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@
 Basic paint attributes and member functions for component classes
 */
 
-class CCDraw : public COSDFader
+class CCDraw : public COSDFader, public CComponentsSignals
 {
 	protected:
 		///pixel buffer handling, returns pixel buffer depends of given parameters
@@ -294,6 +295,11 @@ class CCDraw : public COSDFader
 		///paint item, same like paint(CC_SAVE_SCREEN_NO) but without any argument
 		virtual void paint0(){paint(CC_SAVE_SCREEN_NO);}
 
+		///signal on before paint fb layers, called inside paintFbItems()
+		sigc::signal<void> OnBeforePaintLayers;
+		///signal on after paint fb layers, called inside paintFbItems()
+		sigc::signal<void> OnAfterPaintLayers;
+
 		/*!
 		 Removes current item from screen and
 		 restore last displayed background before item was painted and