diff --git a/src/gui/infoviewer.cpp b/src/gui/infoviewer.cpp
index e1292fd5d..c2aa9e35d 100644
--- a/src/gui/infoviewer.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/infoviewer.cpp
@@ -567,21 +567,38 @@ void CInfoViewer::check_channellogo_ca_SettingsChange()
 void CInfoViewer::showTitle(CZapitChannel * channel, const bool calledFromNumZap, int epgpos)
 {
 	if(channel) {
+		std::string pname = "";
+		if(g_settings.infobar_show_channeldesc){
+			if(channel->pname){
+				pname = channel->pname;
+				pname=pname.substr(pname.find_first_of("]")+1);
+			}
+		}
+
 		showTitle(channel->number, channel->getName(), channel->getSatellitePosition(),
-				channel->getChannelID(), calledFromNumZap, epgpos);
+				channel->getChannelID(), calledFromNumZap, epgpos, pname);
 	}
 }
 
 void CInfoViewer::showTitle(t_channel_id chid, const bool calledFromNumZap, int epgpos)
 {
+  
 	CZapitChannel * channel = CServiceManager::getInstance()->FindChannel(chid);
+	std::string pname = "";
+
 	if(channel) {
+		if(g_settings.infobar_show_channeldesc){
+			if(channel->pname){
+				pname = channel->pname;
+				pname=pname.substr(pname.find_first_of("]")+1);
+			}
+		}
 		showTitle(channel->number, channel->getName(), channel->getSatellitePosition(),
-				channel->getChannelID(), calledFromNumZap, epgpos);
+				channel->getChannelID(), calledFromNumZap, epgpos, pname);
 	}
 }
 
-void CInfoViewer::showTitle (const int ChanNum, const std::string & Channel, const t_satellite_position satellitePosition, const t_channel_id new_channel_id, const bool calledFromNumZap, int epgpos)
+void CInfoViewer::showTitle (const int ChanNum, const std::string & Channel, const t_satellite_position satellitePosition, const t_channel_id new_channel_id, const bool calledFromNumZap, int epgpos, std::string pname)
 {
 	check_channellogo_ca_SettingsChange();
 	aspectRatio = 0;
@@ -709,6 +726,15 @@ void CInfoViewer::showTitle (const int ChanNum, const std::string & Channel, con
 				ChanNameX + 10 + ChanNumWidth, ChanNameY + time_height,
 				BoxEndX - (ChanNameX + 20) - time_width - LEFT_OFFSET - 5 - ChanNumWidth,
 				ChannelName, color /*COL_INFOBAR*/, 0, true);	// UTF-8
+			if(g_settings.infobar_show_channeldesc && !pname.empty()){
+				int chname_width = g_Font[SNeutrinoSettings::FONT_TYPE_INFOBAR_CHANNAME]->getRenderWidth (ChannelName);
+				chname_width += (chname_width/(ChannelName.size()-1)/2);
+				g_Font[SNeutrinoSettings::FONT_TYPE_INFOBAR_INFO]->RenderString(
+					ChanNameX + 10 + ChanNumWidth + chname_width, ChanNameY + time_height -SHADOW_OFFSET/2,
+					BoxEndX - (ChanNameX + 20) - time_width - LEFT_OFFSET - 5 - ChanNumWidth - chname_width,
+					pname, color /*COL_INFOBAR*/, 0, true);	// UTF-8
+			}
+
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/gui/infoviewer.h b/src/gui/infoviewer.h
index e2d5a9b95..6a70a154c 100644
--- a/src/gui/infoviewer.h
+++ b/src/gui/infoviewer.h
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class CInfoViewer
 
 	void	start();
 	void	showEpgInfo();
-	void	showTitle(const int ChanNum, const std::string & Channel, const t_satellite_position satellitePosition, const t_channel_id new_channel_id = 0, const bool calledFromNumZap = false, int epgpos = 0); // Channel must be UTF-8 encoded
+	void	showTitle(const int ChanNum, const std::string & Channel, const t_satellite_position satellitePosition, const t_channel_id new_channel_id = 0, const bool calledFromNumZap = false, int epgpos = 0, std::string pname=""); // Channel must be UTF-8 encoded
 	void	showTitle(CZapitChannel * channel, const bool calledFromNumZap = false, int epgpos = 0);
 	void	showTitle(t_channel_id channel_id, const bool calledFromNumZap = false, int epgpos = 0);
 	void lookAheadEPG(const int ChanNum, const std::string & Channel, const t_channel_id new_channel_id = 0, const bool calledFromNumZap = false); //alpha: fix for nvod subchannel update
diff --git a/src/neutrino.cpp b/src/neutrino.cpp
index 45e780792..baa905480 100644
--- a/src/neutrino.cpp
+++ b/src/neutrino.cpp
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ int CNeutrinoApp::loadSetup(const char * fname)
 		strcpy(g_settings.shutdown_min, configfile.getString("shutdown_min","180").c_str());
 
 	g_settings.infobar_sat_display   = configfile.getBool("infobar_sat_display"  , true );
+	g_settings.infobar_show_channeldesc   = configfile.getBool("infobar_show_channeldesc"  , false );
 	g_settings.infobar_subchan_disp_pos = configfile.getInt32("infobar_subchan_disp_pos"  , 0 );
 	g_settings.progressbar_color = configfile.getBool("progressbar_color", true );
 	g_settings.infobar_show  = configfile.getInt32("infobar_show", 1);
@@ -833,6 +834,7 @@ void CNeutrinoApp::saveSetup(const char * fname)
 	configfile.setString("shutdown_count"           , g_settings.shutdown_count);
 	configfile.setString("shutdown_min"  , g_settings.shutdown_min  );
 	configfile.setBool("infobar_sat_display"  , g_settings.infobar_sat_display  );
+	configfile.setBool("infobar_show_channeldesc"  , g_settings.infobar_show_channeldesc  );
 	configfile.setInt32("infobar_subchan_disp_pos"  , g_settings.infobar_subchan_disp_pos  );
 	configfile.setBool("progressbar_color"  , g_settings.progressbar_color  );
 	configfile.setInt32("infobar_show", g_settings.infobar_show);
@@ -1953,7 +1955,18 @@ void CNeutrinoApp::numericZap(int msg)
 void CNeutrinoApp::showInfo()
 {
 	StopSubtitles();
-	g_InfoViewer->showTitle(channelList->getActiveChannelNumber(), channelList->getActiveChannelName(), channelList->getActiveSatellitePosition(), channelList->getActiveChannel_ChannelID());
+	std::string name = channelList->getActiveChannelName();
+	std::string pname = "";
+
+	if(g_settings.infobar_show_channeldesc){
+		CZapitChannel* channel= channelList->getActiveChannel();
+		if(channel->pname){
+			pname = channel->pname;
+			pname=pname.substr(pname.find_first_of("]")+1);
+		}
+	}
+
+	g_InfoViewer->showTitle(channelList->getActiveChannelNumber(), name, channelList->getActiveSatellitePosition(), channelList->getActiveChannel_ChannelID(), false, 0, pname);
 	StartSubtitles();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/system/settings.h b/src/system/settings.h
index 2ca0ddd42..29c9ee2fb 100644
--- a/src/system/settings.h
+++ b/src/system/settings.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ struct SNeutrinoSettings
 	char record_safety_time_after[3];
 	int zapto_pre_time;
 	int infobar_sat_display;
+	int infobar_show_channeldesc;
 	int infobar_subchan_disp_pos;
 	int fan_speed;
 	int infobar_show;