diff --git a/grub-core/gfxmenu/gfxmenu.c b/grub-core/gfxmenu/gfxmenu.c
index e6d4176b1..c90e6e016 100644
--- a/grub-core/gfxmenu/gfxmenu.c
+++ b/grub-core/gfxmenu/gfxmenu.c
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ grub_gfxmenu_try (int entry, grub_menu_t menu, int nested)
   instance->fini = grub_gfxmenu_viewer_fini;
   instance->print_timeout = grub_gfxmenu_print_timeout;
   instance->clear_timeout = grub_gfxmenu_clear_timeout;
+  instance->print_time = grub_gfxmenu_print_time;
 
   grub_menu_register_viewer (instance);
 
diff --git a/grub-core/gfxmenu/view.c b/grub-core/gfxmenu/view.c
index 2509e8932..43eb9850e 100644
--- a/grub-core/gfxmenu/view.c
+++ b/grub-core/gfxmenu/view.c
@@ -264,9 +264,12 @@ update_menu_visit (grub_gui_component_t component,
 
 struct grub_gfxmenu_time_notify * grub_gfxmenu_time_notification;
 
-static void redraw_time(struct grub_gfxmenu_view *view)
+static void redraw_time(grub_gfxmenu_view_t view)
 {
   struct grub_gfxmenu_time_notify* cur = grub_gfxmenu_time_notification;
+  if(!cur)
+    return;
+  cur->set_state(cur->self, 1, 0, 0, 0);
   grub_gui_label_t self = (grub_gui_label_t)cur->self;
           
   struct grub_datetime datetime;
@@ -276,13 +279,23 @@ static void redraw_time(struct grub_gfxmenu_view *view)
               datetime.year, datetime.month, datetime.day,
               datetime.hour, datetime.minute, datetime.second,
               grub_get_weekday_name(&datetime));
+   grub_video_rect_t before_bounds;
+  cur->self->ops->get_bounds (cur->self, &before_bounds);
+  grub_gfxmenu_view_redraw(view, &before_bounds);
+  
+  grub_free(self->text);
+  self->text = (char*)" ";
+  grub_gfxmenu_view_redraw(view, &before_bounds);
+
 	self->text = valtmp;
-  grub_video_rect_t bounds;
-  cur->self->ops->get_bounds (cur->self, &bounds);
-  grub_video_set_area_status (GRUB_VIDEO_AREA_ENABLED);
-  grub_gfxmenu_view_redraw (view, &bounds);
+  
+  grub_gfxmenu_view_redraw(view, &before_bounds);
 }
 
+
+void grub_gfxmenu_print_time(grub_gfxmenu_view_t view) {
+  redraw_time(view);
+}
 /* Update any boot menu components with the current menu model and
    theme path.  */
 static void
@@ -392,7 +405,6 @@ grub_gfxmenu_view_draw (grub_gfxmenu_view_t view)
       grub_video_set_area_status (GRUB_VIDEO_AREA_DISABLED);
       grub_gfxmenu_view_redraw (view, &view->screen);
     }
-    redraw_time(view);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/grub-core/normal/menu.c b/grub-core/normal/menu.c
index b946c834d..415c727e5 100644
--- a/grub-core/normal/menu.c
+++ b/grub-core/normal/menu.c
@@ -384,6 +384,14 @@ menu_print_timeout (int timeout)
     cur->print_timeout (timeout, cur->data);
 }
 
+static void 
+menu_print_time(void) {
+  struct grub_menu_viewer *cur;
+  for (cur = viewers; cur; cur = cur->next)
+    if(cur->print_time)
+     cur->print_time (cur->data);
+}
+
 static void
 menu_fini (void)
 {
@@ -668,7 +676,7 @@ run_menu (grub_menu_t menu, int nested, int *auto_boot, int *notify_boot)
 
   /* Initialize the time.  */
   saved_time = grub_get_time_ms ();
-
+  menu_print_time();  
   timeout = grub_menu_get_timeout ();
 
   if (timeout > 0)
@@ -676,9 +684,14 @@ run_menu (grub_menu_t menu, int nested, int *auto_boot, int *notify_boot)
   else
     clear_timeout ();
 
+  grub_uint64_t time_saved_time = saved_time;
   while (1)
     {
+
       int c;
+      if(has_second_elapsed (&time_saved_time)) {
+        menu_print_time();  
+      }
       timeout = grub_menu_get_timeout ();
 
       if (grub_normal_exit_level)
diff --git a/grub-core/normal/menu_text.c b/grub-core/normal/menu_text.c
index 9c383e64a..69e6c65ed 100644
--- a/grub-core/normal/menu_text.c
+++ b/grub-core/normal/menu_text.c
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ grub_menu_try_text (struct grub_term_output *term,
   instance->print_timeout = menu_text_print_timeout;
   instance->clear_timeout = menu_text_clear_timeout;
   instance->fini = menu_text_fini;
+  instance->print_time = NULL;
 
   data->menu = menu;
 
diff --git a/include/grub/gfxmenu_view.h b/include/grub/gfxmenu_view.h
index c9e12db82..471fe39c4 100644
--- a/include/grub/gfxmenu_view.h
+++ b/include/grub/gfxmenu_view.h
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ grub_gfxmenu_view_redraw (grub_gfxmenu_view_t view,
 
 void
 grub_gfxmenu_clear_timeout (void *data);
+void
+grub_gfxmenu_print_time(grub_gfxmenu_view_t view);
+
+
 void
 grub_gfxmenu_print_timeout (int timeout, void *data);
 void
diff --git a/include/grub/menu_viewer.h b/include/grub/menu_viewer.h
index 604c07ad1..a82e5c96f 100644
--- a/include/grub/menu_viewer.h
+++ b/include/grub/menu_viewer.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <grub/symbol.h>
 #include <grub/types.h>
 #include <grub/menu.h>
+#include <grub/gfxmenu_view.h>
 #include <grub/term.h>
 
 struct grub_menu_viewer
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ struct grub_menu_viewer
   void (*set_chosen_entry) (int entry, void *data);
   void (*print_timeout) (int timeout, void *data);
   void (*clear_timeout) (void *data);
+  void (*print_time) (grub_gfxmenu_view_t view);
   void (*fini) (void *fini);
 };