diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ecbcba0..d2598c3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -513,6 +513,8 @@ ehmtxv2:
 
 **frame_interval** (optional, ms): the interval in ms to display the next animation/icon frame (default = 192), should be a multiple of the ```update_interval``` of the [display](https://esphome.io/components/display/addressable_light.html). It can be overwritten per icon/GIF, see [icons](#icons-and-animations) parameter `frame_duration`
 
+**clock_interval** (optional, s): the interval in seconds to force the clock display. By default the clock screen, if any, will be displayed according to the position in the queue. **If you set the clock_interval close to the screen_time of the clock you will only see the clock!** (default=0)
+
 **icons2html** (optional, boolean): If true, generate the HTML-file (*filename*.html) to show all included icons.  (default = `false`)
 
 ***Example output:***
diff --git a/components/ehmtxv2/EHMTX.cpp b/components/ehmtxv2/EHMTX.cpp
index 9df7e45..d01cade 100644
--- a/components/ehmtxv2/EHMTX.cpp
+++ b/components/ehmtxv2/EHMTX.cpp
@@ -40,14 +40,16 @@ namespace esphome
 
   void EHMTX::show_indicator(int r, int g, int b, int size)
   {
-    if (size > 0 ) {
+    if (size > 0)
+    {
       this->indicator_color = Color((uint8_t)r & 248, (uint8_t)g & 252, (uint8_t)b & 248);
-    this->display_indicator = size & 3;
-    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "show indicator size: %d r: %d g: %d b: %d", size, r, g, b);
-    } else {
+      this->display_indicator = size & 3;
+      ESP_LOGD(TAG, "show indicator size: %d r: %d g: %d b: %d", size, r, g, b);
+    }
+    else
+    {
       this->hide_indicator();
     }
-    
   }
 
   void EHMTX::hide_indicator()
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ namespace esphome
       }
     }
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "icon: %s not found", name.c_str());
-    
+
     return MAXICONS;
   }
 
@@ -184,24 +186,26 @@ namespace esphome
 
     register_service(&EHMTX::clock_screen, "clock_screen", {"lifetime", "screen_time", "default_font", "r", "g", "b"});
     register_service(&EHMTX::rainbow_clock_screen, "rainbow_clock_screen", {"lifetime", "screen_time", "default_font"});
-    
+
     register_service(&EHMTX::date_screen, "date_screen", {"lifetime", "screen_time", "default_font", "r", "g", "b"});
     register_service(&EHMTX::rainbow_date_screen, "rainbow_date_screen", {"lifetime", "screen_time", "default_font"});
 
     register_service(&EHMTX::blank_screen, "blank_screen", {"lifetime", "screen_time"});
 
-
     register_service(&EHMTX::set_brightness, "brightness", {"value"});
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Setup and running!");
   }
 
   void EHMTX::show_alarm(int r, int g, int b, int size)
   {
-    if (size > 0){
+    if (size > 0)
+    {
       this->alarm_color = Color((uint8_t)r & 248, (uint8_t)g & 252, (uint8_t)b & 248);
-    this->display_alarm = size & 3;
-    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "show alarm size: %d color r: %d g: %d b: %d", size, r, g, b);
-    } else {
+      this->display_alarm = size & 3;
+      ESP_LOGD(TAG, "show alarm size: %d color r: %d g: %d b: %d", size, r, g, b);
+    }
+    else
+    {
       this->hide_alarm();
     }
   }
@@ -222,8 +226,10 @@ namespace esphome
 
   void EHMTX::update() // called from polling component
   {
-    if (!this->is_running){
-      if (this->clock->now().timestamp > 15) {
+    if (!this->is_running)
+    {
+      if (this->clock->now().timestamp > 15)
+      {
         ESP_LOGD(TAG, "time sync => starting");
         this->is_running = true;
       }
@@ -280,6 +286,31 @@ namespace esphome
     return hit;
   }
 
+  uint8_t EHMTX::find_last_clock()
+  {
+    uint8_t hit = MAXQUEUE;
+    if (this->clock_interval > 0)
+    {
+      time_t ts = this->clock->now().timestamp;
+      for (size_t i = 0; i < MAXQUEUE; i++)
+      {
+        if ((this->queue[i]->mode == MODE_CLOCK)||(this->queue[i]->mode == MODE_RAINBOW_CLOCK))
+        {
+          if (ts  > (this->queue[i]->last_time + this->clock_interval))
+          {
+            hit = i;
+          }
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      if (hit != MAXQUEUE)
+      {
+        ESP_LOGD(TAG, "forced clock_interval");
+      }
+    }
+    return hit;
+  }
+
   void EHMTX::remove_expired_queue_element()
   {
     time_t ts = this->clock->now().timestamp;
@@ -341,11 +372,15 @@ namespace esphome
     time_t ts = this->clock->now().timestamp;
 
     if (this->is_running)
-    { 
+    {
       if (ts > this->next_action_time)
       {
         this->remove_expired_queue_element();
-        this->screen_pointer = find_oldest_queue_element();
+        this->screen_pointer = this->find_last_clock();
+        if (this->screen_pointer == MAXQUEUE)
+        {
+          this->screen_pointer = find_oldest_queue_element();
+        }
         if (this->screen_pointer != MAXQUEUE)
         {
           this->queue[this->screen_pointer]->shiftx_ = 0;
@@ -382,7 +417,7 @@ namespace esphome
     }
     else
     {
-      uint8_t w = (1+(uint8_t)(32 / 16) * (this->boot_anim / 16)) % 32;
+      uint8_t w = (1 + (uint8_t)(32 / 16) * (this->boot_anim / 16)) % 32;
       this->display->rectangle(0, 2, w, 4, this->rainbow_color); // Color(120, 190, 40));
       this->boot_anim++;
     }
@@ -489,6 +524,11 @@ namespace esphome
     }
   }
 
+  void EHMTX::set_clock_interval(uint16_t t)
+  {
+    this->clock_interval = t;
+  }
+
   void EHMTX::icon_screen(std::string iconname, std::string text, int lifetime, int screen_time, bool default_font, int r, int g, int b)
   {
     uint8_t icon = this->find_icon(iconname.c_str());
@@ -518,7 +558,7 @@ namespace esphome
       screen->centerx_ = ceil((22 - pixel) / 2);
       screen->screen_time = screen_time;
     }
-    else 
+    else
     {
       screen->centerx_ = 0;
       int display_duration = ceil((this->scroll_count * (TEXTSTARTOFFSET + pixel) * this->scroll_interval) / 1000);
@@ -535,13 +575,13 @@ namespace esphome
     screen->icon = icon;
     for (auto *t : on_add_screen_triggers_)
     {
-       t->process(screen->icon_name,(uint8_t)screen->mode);
+      t->process(screen->icon_name, (uint8_t)screen->mode);
     }
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "icon screen icon: %d iconname: %s text: %s lifetime: %d screen_time: %d", icon, iconname.c_str(), text.c_str(), lifetime, screen_time);
     screen->status();
   }
 
-void EHMTX::rainbow_icon_screen(std::string iconname, std::string text, int lifetime, int screen_time, bool default_font)
+  void EHMTX::rainbow_icon_screen(std::string iconname, std::string text, int lifetime, int screen_time, bool default_font)
   {
     uint8_t icon = this->find_icon(iconname.c_str());
 
@@ -570,7 +610,7 @@ void EHMTX::rainbow_icon_screen(std::string iconname, std::string text, int life
       screen->centerx_ = ceil((22 - pixel) / 2);
       screen->screen_time = screen_time;
     }
-    else 
+    else
     {
       screen->centerx_ = 0;
       int display_duration = ceil((this->scroll_count * (TEXTSTARTOFFSET + pixel) * this->scroll_interval) / 1000);
@@ -586,14 +626,12 @@ void EHMTX::rainbow_icon_screen(std::string iconname, std::string text, int life
     screen->icon = icon;
     for (auto *t : on_add_screen_triggers_)
     {
-       t->process(screen->icon_name,(uint8_t)screen->mode);
+      t->process(screen->icon_name, (uint8_t)screen->mode);
     }
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "rainbow icon screen icon: %d iconname: %s text: %s lifetime: %d screen_time: %d", icon, iconname.c_str(), text.c_str(), lifetime, screen_time);
     screen->status();
   }
 
-
-
   void EHMTX::rainbow_clock_screen(int lifetime, int screen_time, bool default_font)
   {
     EHMTX_queue *screen = this->find_free_queue_element();
@@ -601,7 +639,7 @@ void EHMTX::rainbow_icon_screen(std::string iconname, std::string text, int life
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "rainbow_clock_screen lifetime: %d screen_time: %d", lifetime, screen_time);
     screen->mode = MODE_RAINBOW_CLOCK;
     screen->default_font = default_font;
-    screen->screen_time = screen_time;
+    screen->screen_time = (screen_time > this->clock_interval)?screen_time:this->clock_interval-1;
     screen->endtime = this->clock->now().timestamp + lifetime * 60;
     screen->status();
   }
@@ -638,7 +676,7 @@ void EHMTX::rainbow_icon_screen(std::string iconname, std::string text, int life
 
     screen->text = text;
     screen->endtime = this->clock->now().timestamp + lifetime * 60;
-    screen->screen_time = screen_time;    
+    screen->screen_time = screen_time;
     screen->default_font = default_font;
     screen->mode = MODE_RAINBOW_TEXT;
     screen->calc_scroll_time();
@@ -667,7 +705,7 @@ void EHMTX::rainbow_icon_screen(std::string iconname, std::string text, int life
     screen->endtime = this->clock->now().timestamp + lifetime * 60;
     for (auto *t : on_add_screen_triggers_)
     {
-       t->process(screen->icon_name,(uint8_t)screen->mode);
+      t->process(screen->icon_name, (uint8_t)screen->mode);
     }
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "full screen: icon: %d iconname: %s lifetime: %d screen_time:%d ", icon, iconname.c_str(), lifetime, screen_time);
     screen->status();
@@ -681,7 +719,7 @@ void EHMTX::rainbow_icon_screen(std::string iconname, std::string text, int life
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "clock_screen_color lifetime: %d screen_time: %d red: %d green: %d blue: %d", lifetime, screen_time, r, g, b);
     screen->mode = MODE_CLOCK;
     screen->default_font = default_font;
-    screen->screen_time = screen_time;
+    screen->screen_time = (screen_time > this->clock_interval)?screen_time:this->clock_interval-1;
     screen->endtime = this->clock->now().timestamp + lifetime * 60;
     screen->status();
   }
@@ -855,6 +893,7 @@ void EHMTX::rainbow_icon_screen(std::string iconname, std::string text, int life
     ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Boot anim: %d", this->boot_anim);
     ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Icons: %d of %d", this->icon_count, MAXICONS);
     ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Max screens: %d", MAXQUEUE);
+    ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Clock interval: %d s", this->clock_interval);
     ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Date format: %s", this->date_fmt.c_str());
     ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Time format: %s", this->time_fmt.c_str());
     ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Interval (ms) scroll: %d frame: %d", this->scroll_interval, this->frame_interval);
diff --git a/components/ehmtxv2/EHMTX.h b/components/ehmtxv2/EHMTX.h
index c07c1ca..9d1855d 100644
--- a/components/ehmtxv2/EHMTX.h
+++ b/components/ehmtxv2/EHMTX.h
@@ -85,11 +85,13 @@ namespace esphome
     int8_t default_yoffset, default_xoffset;
     int8_t special_yoffset, special_xoffset;
     uint8_t find_icon(std::string name);
+    uint8_t find_last_clock();
     bool string_has_ending(std::string const &fullString, std::string const &ending);
     bool show_seconds;
     uint16_t scroll_interval; // ms to between scrollsteps
     uint16_t rainbow_interval; // ms to between scrollsteps
     uint16_t frame_interval;   // ms to next_frame()
+    uint16_t clock_interval;
     uint16_t hold_time;       // seconds display of screen_time to extend 
     uint8_t icon_count;        // max iconnumber -1
     unsigned long last_scroll_time;
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ namespace esphome
     void skip_screen();
     void hold_screen(int t=30);
     void set_display(addressable_light::AddressableLightDisplay *disp);
-    
+    void set_clock_interval(uint16_t t=60);
     void set_hold_time(uint16_t t=30);
     void set_clock_time(uint16_t t=10);
     void set_show_day_of_week(bool b);
@@ -192,7 +194,6 @@ namespace esphome
     bool update_slot(uint8_t _icon);
     void update_screen();
     void hold_slot(uint8_t _sec);
-    void set_text(std::string text, uint8_t icon, uint16_t pixel, uint16_t et, uint16_t st);
     void calc_scroll_time();
   };
 
diff --git a/components/ehmtxv2/EHMTX_queue.cpp b/components/ehmtxv2/EHMTX_queue.cpp
index 327dd14..433acb6 100644
--- a/components/ehmtxv2/EHMTX_queue.cpp
+++ b/components/ehmtxv2/EHMTX_queue.cpp
@@ -225,24 +225,7 @@ namespace esphome
   }
 
   // TODO void EHMTX_queue::set_mode_icon()
-  void EHMTX_queue::set_text(std::string text, uint8_t icon, uint16_t pixel, uint16_t et, uint16_t screen_time)
-  {
-    this->text = text;
-    this->pixels_ = pixel;
-
-    if (pixel < 23)
-    {
-      this->centerx_ = ceil((22 - pixel) / 2);
-    }
-
-    this->shiftx_ = 0;
-    float display_duration = ceil((this->config_->scroll_count * (TEXTSTARTOFFSET + pixel) * this->config_->scroll_interval) / 1000);
-    this->screen_time = (display_duration > screen_time) ? display_duration : screen_time;
-    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "display text: %s pixels %d display_duration %d calculated: %d screen_time: %d", text.c_str(), pixel,display_duration, this->screen_time, screen_time);
-    this->endtime = this->config_->clock->now().timestamp + et * 60;
-    this->icon = icon;
-  }
-
+  
   void EHMTX_queue::calc_scroll_time()
   {
     int x, y, w, h;
diff --git a/components/ehmtxv2/__init__.py b/components/ehmtxv2/__init__.py
index add1e5d..7964046 100644
--- a/components/ehmtxv2/__init__.py
+++ b/components/ehmtxv2/__init__.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ AddScreenTrigger = ehmtx_ns.class_(
 
 CONF_URL = "url"
 CONF_FLAG = "flag"
+CONF_CLOCKINTERVAL = "clock_interval"
 CONF_TIMECOMPONENT = "time_component"
 CONF_LAMEID = "lameid"
 CONF_LIFETIME = "lifetime"
@@ -99,6 +100,9 @@ EHMTX_SCHEMA = cv.Schema({
     cv.Required(CONF_MATRIXCOMPONENT): cv.use_id(display),
     cv.Required(CONF_DEFAULT_FONT_ID): cv.use_id(font),
     cv.Required(CONF_special_FONT_ID): cv.use_id(font),
+    cv.Optional(
+        CONF_CLOCKINTERVAL, default="0"
+    ): cv.templatable(cv.positive_int),
     cv.Optional(
         CONF_HTML, default=False
     ): cv.boolean,
@@ -361,6 +365,7 @@ async def to_code(config):
     cg.add(var.set_scroll_count(config[CONF_SCROLLCOUNT]))
     cg.add(var.set_frame_interval(config[CONF_FRAMEINTERVAL]))
     cg.add(var.set_week_start(config[CONF_WEEK_START_MONDAY]))
+    cg.add(var.set_clock_interval(config[CONF_CLOCKINTERVAL]))
     cg.add(var.set_time_format(config[CONF_TIME_FORMAT]))
     cg.add(var.set_date_format(config[CONF_DATE_FORMAT]))
     cg.add(var.set_show_day_of_week(config[CONF_SHOWDOW]))