Index: apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c
===================================================================
--- apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c	(revision 25677)
+++ apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c	(working copy)
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@
 #endif
 
     { WPS_NO_TOKEN,                       "s",   WPS_REFRESH_SCROLL,  NULL },
+    { WPS_TOKEN_TIMER,                    "ta",   WPS_REFRESH_DYNAMIC,  parse_timeout },
     { WPS_TOKEN_SUBLINE_TIMEOUT,          "t",   0,  parse_timeout },
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
@@ -1107,6 +1108,7 @@
         switch (token->type)
         {
             case WPS_TOKEN_SUBLINE_TIMEOUT:
+            case WPS_TOKEN_TIMER:
                 return -1;
             case WPS_TOKEN_BUTTON_VOLUME:
             case WPS_TOKEN_TRACK_STARTING:
@@ -1115,8 +1117,20 @@
                 break;
         }
     }
-    token->value.i = val;
-
+    if (token->type == WPS_TOKEN_TIMER)
+    {
+        struct skintimer * timer = skin_buffer_alloc(sizeof(struct skintimer));
+        if (!timer)
+            return -1;
+        timer->timeout = val;
+        timer->last_tick = 0;
+        timer->value = 0;
+        token->value.data = (void*)timer;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        token->value.i = val;
+    }
     return skip;
 }
    
Index: apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_tokens.c
===================================================================
--- apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_tokens.c	(revision 25676)
+++ apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_tokens.c	(working copy)
@@ -988,6 +988,20 @@
             cfg_to_string(token->value.i,buf,buf_size);
             return buf;
         }
+        case WPS_TOKEN_TIMER:
+        {
+            struct skintimer *timer = (struct skintimer *)token->value.data;
+            if (!intval)
+                return NULL;
+            if (TIME_AFTER(current_tick, timer->last_tick + timer->timeout))
+            {
+                timer->value = (timer->value+1)%limit;
+                timer->last_tick = current_tick;
+            }
+            *intval = timer->value;
+            snprintf(buf, buf_size, "%d", timer->value);
+            return buf;
+        }
         /* Recording tokens */
         case WPS_TOKEN_HAVE_RECORDING:
 #ifdef HAVE_RECORDING
Index: apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_tokens.h
===================================================================
--- apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_tokens.h	(revision 25676)
+++ apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_tokens.h	(working copy)
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@
     WPS_TOKEN_LIST_TITLE_ICON,
     WPS_TOKEN_BUTTON_VOLUME,
     WPS_TOKEN_LASTTOUCH,
+    WPS_TOKEN_TIMER,
 #if (CONFIG_LED == LED_VIRTUAL) || defined(HAVE_REMOTE_LCD)
     /* Virtual LED */
     WPS_TOKEN_VLED_HDD,
Index: apps/gui/skin_engine/wps_internals.h
===================================================================
--- apps/gui/skin_engine/wps_internals.h	(revision 25677)
+++ apps/gui/skin_engine/wps_internals.h	(working copy)
@@ -249,6 +249,11 @@
     } lines[2];
 };
 
+struct skintimer {
+    int value;
+    int timeout;
+    long last_tick;
+};
 
 #ifdef HAVE_ALBUMART
 struct skin_albumart {