diff --git a/tile.js b/tile.js
index ea0ff5a..b8f215a 100644
--- a/tile.js
+++ b/tile.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var config = {
           </select>
         </div>
         <div class='col-xs-3'>
-          Text Color<br/>
+          Text Colour<br/>
           <input
             type="color"
             v-model="color"
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ var config = {
               class='form-check-input'/>
             Show abstract
           </div>
+          <div class='col-xs-3'>
+            <input
+              type="checkbox"
+              v-model="next_track_text"
+              class='form-check-input'/>
+            Show track name instead of coloured bar
+          </div>
         </div>
       </template>
       <template v-if='mode == "room"'>
@@ -94,6 +101,7 @@ var config = {
     font_size: ChildTile.config_value('font_size', 70, parseInt),
     all_speakers: ChildTile.config_value('all_speakers', true),
     next_abstract: ChildTile.config_value('next_abstract', false),
+    next_track_text: ChildTile.config_value('next_track_text', false),
     room_align: ChildTile.config_value('room_align', 'left'),
     day_align: ChildTile.config_value('day_align', 'left'),
     day_template: ChildTile.config_value('day_template', 'Day %d'),
diff --git a/tile.lua b/tile.lua
index 1814291..770d959 100644
--- a/tile.lua
+++ b/tile.lua
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ end
 local function view_next_talk(starts, ends, config, x1, y1, x2, y2)
     local font_size = config.font_size or 70
     local show_abstract = config.next_abstract
+    local track_text = config.next_track_text
     local default_color = {helper.parse_rgb(config.color or "#ffffff")}
 
     local a = anims.Area(x2 - x1, y2 - y1)
@@ -138,11 +139,12 @@ local function view_next_talk(starts, ends, config, x1, y1, x2, y2)
     local title_size = font_size
     local abstract_size = math.floor(font_size * 0.8)
     local speaker_size = math.floor(font_size * 0.8)
+    local track_size = math.floor(font_size * 0.6)
 
     local current_talk = room_next_talks[1]
 
     local col1 = 0
-    local col2 = 0 + font:width("in XXX min", time_size)
+    local col2 = 35 + font:width("in XXX min", time_size)
 
     if #schedule == 0 then
         text(col2, y, "Fetching talks...", time_size, rgba(default_color,1))
@@ -174,12 +176,6 @@ local function view_next_talk(starts, ends, config, x1, y1, x2, y2)
             text(col2, y, lines[idx], title_size, rgba(default_color,1))
             y = y + title_size
         end
-
-        if current_talk.track then
-            local r,g,b = helper.parse_rgb(current_talk.track.color)
-            text(col2, y, current_talk.track.name, title_size, r,g,b,1)
-            y = y + title_size
-        end
         y = y + 20
 
         -- Show abstract only if it fits into the drawing area completely
@@ -199,6 +195,21 @@ local function view_next_talk(starts, ends, config, x1, y1, x2, y2)
                 y = y + speaker_size
             end
         end
+
+        if current_talk.track then
+            local r,g,b = helper.parse_rgb(current_talk.track.color)
+            if track_text then
+                if a.height > y + 20 + track_size then
+                    text(col2, y+20, current_talk.track.name, track_size, r,g,b,1)
+                end
+            else
+                a.add(anims.moving_image_raw(
+                    S, E, resource.create_colored_texture(r,g,b,1),
+                    col2 - 25, 0,
+                    col2 - 10, y
+                ))
+            end
+        end
     end
 
     for now in api.frame_between(starts, ends) do
@@ -221,7 +232,7 @@ local function view_all_talks(starts, ends, config, x1, y1, x2, y2)
 
     -- always leave room for 15px of track bar
     local col1 = 0
-    local col2 = 25 + font:width("XXX min ago", time_size)
+    local col2 = 35 + font:width("XXX min ago", time_size)
 
     local x, y = 0, 0