diff --git a/node.json b/node.json
index 1855e7e..9383d1c 100644
--- a/node.json
+++ b/node.json
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
         "name": "font_day",
         "type": "font",
         "default": "silkscreen.ttf"
+    }, {
+        "title": "Clock",
+        "ui_width": 6,
+        "name": "font_clock",
+        "type": "font",
+        "default": "silkscreen.ttf"
     }, {
         "title": "all other text",
         "ui_width": 6,
@@ -45,6 +51,13 @@
         "name": "show_track",
         "type": "boolean",
         "default": true
+    }, {
+        "title": "Clock format",
+        "ui_width": 4,
+        "name": "clock_format",
+        "type": "string",
+        "default": "%H:%M",
+        "hint": "strftime() format specifier"
     }, {
         "title": "Schedule",
         "type": "section"
diff --git a/service b/service
index d36e5c6..d73ff4b 100755
--- a/service
+++ b/service
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ def idle(seconds, event_start, event_tz):
     end = time.time() + seconds
     log("sleeping for {} seconds".format(seconds))
     while time.time() < end:
-        send_data = {"day": "??", "time": int(time.time())}
+        send_data = {
+            "clock": "??",
+            "day": "??",
+            "time": int(time.time()),
+        }
         if event_start is not None:
             event_now = datetime.now(event_tz)
             utc_now = datetime.now(pytz.utc)
@@ -38,6 +42,7 @@ def idle(seconds, event_start, event_tz):
             log("Day0: {}".format(day_zero.isoformat()))
             log("NOW:  {}".format(event_now.isoformat()))
 
+            send_data["clock"] = event_now.strftime(config["clock_format"])
             send_data["day"] = day_info.days
 
         for k, v in send_data.items():
diff --git a/tile.js b/tile.js
index 9484471..e8e43be 100644
--- a/tile.js
+++ b/tile.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ var config = {
             <option value="next_talk">Next Talk</option>
             <option value="room">Room Name</option>
             <option value="day">Day</option>
+            <option value="clock">Clock</option>
           </select>
         </div>
         <div class='col-xs-3'>
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ var config = {
         </div>
       </template>
       <template v-if='mode == "room"'>
-        <h4>room options</h4>
+        <h4>Room options</h4>
         <div class='row'>
           <div class='col-xs-3'>
             Alignment<br/>
@@ -79,6 +80,26 @@ var config = {
           </div>
         </div>
       </template>
+      <template v-if='mode == "clock"'>
+        <h4>Clock options</h4>
+        <div class='row'>
+          <div class='col-xs-3'>
+            Alignment<br/>
+            <select class='btn btn-default' v-model="clock_align">
+              <option value="left">Align left</option>
+              <option value="center">Align centered</option>
+              <option value="right">Align right</option>
+            </select>
+          </div>
+          <div class='col-xs-3'>
+            <input
+              type="checkbox"
+              v-model="clock_animate"
+              class='form-check-input'/>
+            Fade in and out
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </template>
       <template v-if='mode == "day"'>
         <h4>Day options</h4>
         <div class='row'>
@@ -122,6 +143,9 @@ var config = {
     room_align: ChildTile.config_value('room_align', 'left'),
     room_animate: ChildTile.config_value('room_animate', true),
 
+    clock_align: ChildTile.config_value('clock_align', 'left'),
+    clock_animate: ChildTile.config_value('clock_animate', true),
+
     day_align: ChildTile.config_value('day_align', 'left'),
     day_template: ChildTile.config_value('day_template', 'Day %d'),
     day_animate: ChildTile.config_value('day_animate', false),
diff --git a/tile.lua b/tile.lua
index 300f735..c7bc540 100644
--- a/tile.lua
+++ b/tile.lua
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ local json = require "json"
 local helper = require "helper"
 local anims = require(api.localized "anims")
 
+local font_clock
 local font_day
 local font_room
 local font_talk
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ local room_next_talks = {}
 local current_room
 local day = 0
 local time = 0
+local clock = "??"
 local show_language = true
 local show_track = true
 
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ function M.data_trigger(path, data)
     log("received data '" .. data .. "' on " .. path)
     if path == "day" then
         day = tonumber(data)
+    elseif path == "clock" then
+        clock = data
     elseif path == "time" then
         time = tonumber(data)
     end
@@ -45,6 +49,7 @@ function M.updated_config_json(config)
     show_language = config.show_language
     show_track = config.show_track
 
+    font_clock = resource.load_font(api.localized(config.font_clock.asset_name))
     font_day = resource.load_font(api.localized(config.font_day.asset_name))
     font_room = resource.load_font(api.localized(config.font_room.asset_name))
     font_talk = resource.load_font(api.localized(config.font_talk.asset_name))
@@ -375,6 +380,40 @@ local function view_room(starts, ends, config, x1, y1, x2, y2)
     end
 end
 
+local function view_clock(starts, ends, config, x1, y1, x2, y2)
+    local font_size = config.font_size or 70
+    local align = config.clock_align or "left"
+    local animate = config.clock_animate or true
+    local default_color = {helper.parse_rgb(config.color or "#ffffff")}
+    local r,g,b = helper.parse_rgb(config.color or "#ffffff")
+
+    local a = anims.Area(x2 - x1, y2 - y1)
+
+    local S = starts
+    local E = ends
+
+    local function text(...)
+        return a.add(anims.moving_font(S, E, ...))
+    end
+
+    local x = 0
+    local w = font_clock:width(clock, font_size)
+    if align == "right" then
+        x = a.width - w
+    elseif align == "center" then
+        x = (a.width - w) / 2
+    end
+    text(font_clock, x, 0, clock, font_size, rgba(default_color,1))
+
+    for now in api.frame_between(starts, ends) do
+        if animate then
+            a.draw(now, x1, y1, x2, y2)
+        else
+            font_clock:write(x1+x, y1, current_room, font_size, r,g,b,1)
+        end
+    end
+end
+
 local function view_day(starts, ends, config, x1, y1, x2, y2)
     local font_size = config.font_size or 70
     local align = config.day_align or "left"
@@ -419,6 +458,7 @@ function M.task(starts, ends, config, x1, y1, x2, y2)
 
         room = view_room,
         day = view_day,
+        clock = view_clock,
     })[config.mode or 'all_talks'](starts, ends, config, x1, y1, x2, y2)
 end
 
@@ -426,7 +466,8 @@ function M.can_show(config)
     local mode = config.mode or 'all_talks'
     -- these can always play
     if mode == "day" or
-       mode == "all_talks"
+       mode == "all_talks" or
+       mode == "clock"
     then
         return true
     end