diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 34c17dd4..cfd99641 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 * Add a provider error table to page Manage/Media Search
 * Add failure handling, skip provider for x hour(s) depending on count of failures
 * Add detection of Too Many Requests (Supporting providers UC and BTN)
+* Add footer icon button to switch time layouts
 
 
 [develop changelog]
diff --git a/gui/slick/css/style.css b/gui/slick/css/style.css
index 0ab227d7..3542c285 100644
--- a/gui/slick/css/style.css
+++ b/gui/slick/css/style.css
@@ -639,6 +639,27 @@ inc_bottom.tmpl
 	display:inline
 }
 
+.footer .icon-glyph{
+	opacity:0.4;filter:alpha(opacity=40);
+	float:none;
+	display:inline-block;
+	margin:0 0 -2px 0;
+	height:12px;
+	width:14px
+}
+.footer .icon-glyph:hover{
+	opacity:0.6;filter:alpha(opacity=60);
+	cursor:pointer
+}
+.footer .icon-glyph.timeleft,
+.footer .icon-glyph.time:hover{
+	background-position:-48px -25px
+}
+.footer .icon-glyph.time,
+.footer .icon-glyph.timeleft:hover{
+	background-position:-192px -121px
+}
+
 /* =======================================================================
 inc_rootDirs.tmpl
 ========================================================================== */
diff --git a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/inc_bottom.tmpl b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/inc_bottom.tmpl
index 1f366b6a..36acea1d 100644
--- a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/inc_bottom.tmpl
+++ b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/inc_bottom.tmpl
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #from sickbeard import db, sbdatetime
 #from sickbeard.common import *
 #from sickbeard.helpers import df
+#from sickbeard.webserve import MainHandler
 <% def sg_var(varname, default=False): return getattr(sickbeard, varname, default) %>#slurp#
 <% def sg_str(varname, default=''): return getattr(sickbeard, varname, default) %>#slurp#
 ##
@@ -54,14 +55,6 @@
     #set $localheader = ''
 #end try
 <%
-try:
-    next_backlog_timeleft = str(sickbeard.backlogSearchScheduler.next_backlog_timeleft()).split('.')[0]
-except AttributeError:
-    next_backlog_timeleft = 'soon'
-try:
-    recent_search_timeleft = str(sickbeard.recentSearchScheduler.timeLeft()).split('.')[0]
-except AttributeError:
-    recent_search_timeleft = 'soon'
 diskfree, min_output = df()
 if min_output:
     avail = ', '.join(['%s <span class="footerhighlight">%s</span>' % (drive, free) for (drive, free) in diskfree])
@@ -76,8 +69,15 @@ if min_output:
     % (localRoot, str(ep_snatched))
 )[0 < ep_snatched]
 %>&nbsp;/&nbsp;<span class="footerhighlight">$ep_total</span> episodes downloaded $ep_percentage
-			| recent search: <span class="footerhighlight">$recent_search_timeleft</span>
-			| backlog search: <span class="footerhighlight">$next_backlog_timeleft</span>
+#for i, event in enumerate($MainHandler.getFooterTime(ajax_layout=False))
+    #for k, v in event.items()
+            #set info = re.findall('(.*)_(timeleft|time)', k)[0]
+            #if not i
+			<br><i class="icon-glyph layout $info[1]" title="Change time layout"></i>
+            #end if
+			| $info[0].replace('-', ' '): <span class="footerhighlight $info[0]">$v</span>
+    #end for
+#end for
 #if diskfree
     #if min_output
 			<br>free space&nbsp;&nbsp;$avail
@@ -103,6 +103,25 @@ if min_output:
     #end if
 #end if
 		</div>
+<script>
+var footerTimeUrl = '$localRoot/getFooterTime';
+#raw
+$(function(){
+	$('.footer').find('.layout').click(function(){
+		$.getJSON(footerTimeUrl, function(data){
+			var info, footerIcon$ = $('.footer').find('.icon-glyph.layout');
+			$.each(data, function(i, eventItems){
+				$.each(eventItems, function(k, v){
+					info = k.match(/(.*)_(timeleft|time)/);
+					$('.footer').find('.' + info[1]).html(v);
+					footerIcon$.removeClass('time').removeClass('timeleft').addClass(info[2])
+				});
+			});
+		});
+	});
+});
+#end raw
+</script>
 	</footer>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/sickbeard/__init__.py b/sickbeard/__init__.py
index 896134ac..d4caa92a 100755
--- a/sickbeard/__init__.py
+++ b/sickbeard/__init__.py
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ FANART_LIMIT = None
 FANART_PANEL = None
 FANART_RATINGS = {}
 HOME_LAYOUT = None
+FOOTER_TIME_LAYOUT = 0
 POSTER_SORTBY = None
 POSTER_SORTDIR = None
 DISPLAY_SHOW_VIEWMODE = 0
@@ -574,7 +575,7 @@ def initialize(console_logging=True):
         # Post processing
         global KEEP_PROCESSED_DIR
         # Views
-        global GUI_NAME, HOME_LAYOUT, POSTER_SORTBY, POSTER_SORTDIR, DISPLAY_SHOW_SPECIALS, \
+        global GUI_NAME, HOME_LAYOUT, FOOTER_TIME_LAYOUT, POSTER_SORTBY, POSTER_SORTDIR, DISPLAY_SHOW_SPECIALS, \
             EPISODE_VIEW_LAYOUT, EPISODE_VIEW_SORT, EPISODE_VIEW_DISPLAY_PAUSED, \
             EPISODE_VIEW_MISSED_RANGE, EPISODE_VIEW_POSTERS, FANART_PANEL, FANART_RATINGS, \
             EPISODE_VIEW_VIEWMODE, EPISODE_VIEW_BACKGROUND, EPISODE_VIEW_BACKGROUND_TRANSLUCENT, \
@@ -1153,6 +1154,7 @@ def initialize(console_logging=True):
         METADATA_KODI = check_setting_str(CFG, 'General', 'metadata_kodi', '0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0')
 
         HOME_LAYOUT = check_setting_str(CFG, 'GUI', 'home_layout', 'poster')
+        FOOTER_TIME_LAYOUT = check_setting_int(CFG, 'GUI', 'footer_time_layout', 0)
         POSTER_SORTBY = check_setting_str(CFG, 'GUI', 'poster_sortby', 'name')
         POSTER_SORTDIR = check_setting_int(CFG, 'GUI', 'poster_sortdir', 1)
         DISPLAY_SHOW_VIEWMODE = check_setting_int(CFG, 'GUI', 'display_show_viewmode', 0)
@@ -1951,6 +1953,7 @@ def save_config():
     new_config['GUI']['showlist_tagview'] = SHOWLIST_TAGVIEW
 
     new_config['GUI']['home_layout'] = HOME_LAYOUT
+    new_config['GUI']['footer_time_layout'] = FOOTER_TIME_LAYOUT
     new_config['GUI']['poster_sortby'] = POSTER_SORTBY
     new_config['GUI']['poster_sortdir'] = POSTER_SORTDIR
 
diff --git a/sickbeard/webserve.py b/sickbeard/webserve.py
index 7bc70634..50b4e7cf 100644
--- a/sickbeard/webserve.py
+++ b/sickbeard/webserve.py
@@ -602,6 +602,31 @@ class MainHandler(WebHandler):
 
         sickbeard.save_config()
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def getFooterTime(ajax_layout=True, *args, **kwargs):
+
+        now = datetime.datetime.now()
+        events = [
+            ('search-recent', sickbeard.recentSearchScheduler.timeLeft()),
+            ('search-backlog', sickbeard.backlogSearchScheduler.next_backlog_timeleft()),
+        ]
+
+        if ajax_layout:
+            sickbeard.FOOTER_TIME_LAYOUT += 1
+            if sickbeard.FOOTER_TIME_LAYOUT == 2:  # 2 layouts = time + delta
+                sickbeard.FOOTER_TIME_LAYOUT = 0
+            sickbeard.save_config()
+
+        if 0 == sickbeard.FOOTER_TIME_LAYOUT:
+            next_event = [{k + '_time': sbdatetime.sbdatetime.sbftime(now + v, markup=True)} for (k, v) in events]
+        else:
+            next_event = [{k + '_timeleft': str(v).split('.')[0]} for (k, v) in events]
+
+        if ajax_layout:
+            next_event = json.dumps(next_event)
+
+        return next_event
+
     def toggleDisplayShowSpecials(self, show):
 
         sickbeard.DISPLAY_SHOW_SPECIALS = not sickbeard.DISPLAY_SHOW_SPECIALS