diff --git a/src/gui/channellist.cpp b/src/gui/channellist.cpp
index b1ee4e771..75b8da6b9 100644
--- a/src/gui/channellist.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/channellist.cpp
@@ -2262,16 +2262,19 @@ void CChannelList::paint_events(int index)
 		if ((y+ theight+ pig_height + i*ffheight) < (y+ theight+ pig_height + infozone_height))
 		{
 			bool first = false;
+			fb_pixel_t color = COL_MENUCONTENTDARK;
 			if (e->eventID)
 			{
 				first = (i == 1);
+				if ((first) && (g_settings.colored_events_channellist == 1 /* current */) || (!first) && (g_settings.colored_events_channellist == 2 /* next */))
+					color = COL_COLORED_EVENTS_CHANNELLIST;
 				struct tm *tmStartZeit = localtime(&e->startTime);
 				strftime(startTime, sizeof(startTime), "%H:%M", tmStartZeit );
 				//printf("%s %s\n", startTime, e->description.c_str());
 				startTimeWidth = eventStartTimeWidth;
-				g_Font[eventFont]->RenderString(x+ width+5, y+ theight+ pig_height + i*ffheight, startTimeWidth, startTime, (g_settings.colored_events_channellist == 2 /* next */) ? COL_COLORED_EVENTS_CHANNELLIST : COL_MENUCONTENTINACTIVE, 0, true);
+				g_Font[eventFont]->RenderString(x+ width+5, y+ theight+ pig_height + i*ffheight, startTimeWidth, startTime, color, 0, true);
 			}
-			g_Font[eventFont]->RenderString(x+ width+5+startTimeWidth, y+ theight+ pig_height + i*ffheight, infozone_width - startTimeWidth - 20, e->description, (first) ? COL_MENUHEAD : COL_MENUCONTENTDARK, 0, true);
+			g_Font[eventFont]->RenderString(x+ width+5+startTimeWidth, y+ theight+ pig_height + i*ffheight, infozone_width - startTimeWidth - 20, e->description, color, 0, true);
 		}
 		else
 		{