diff --git a/wled00/FX.cpp b/wled00/FX.cpp
index bcbb07f7..181a8d35 100644
--- a/wled00/FX.cpp
+++ b/wled00/FX.cpp
@@ -5858,7 +5858,7 @@ uint16_t mode_2Dscrollingtext(void) {
   char text[33] = {'\0'};
   if (SEGMENT.name) for (size_t i=0,j=0; i<strlen(SEGMENT.name); i++) if (SEGMENT.name[i]>31 && SEGMENT.name[i]<128) text[j++] = SEGMENT.name[i];
 
-  if (!strlen(text) || !strncmp_P(text,PSTR("#DATE"),5) || !strncmp_P(text,PSTR("#TIME"),5)) { // fallback if empty segment name: display date and time
+  if (!strlen(text) || !strncmp_P(text,PSTR("#DATE"),5) || !strncmp_P(text,PSTR("#DDMM"),5) || !strncmp_P(text,PSTR("#TIME"),5) || !strncmp_P(text,PSTR("#HHMM"),5)) { // fallback if empty segment name: display date and time
     char sec[5];
     byte AmPmHour = hour(localTime);
     boolean isitAM = true;
@@ -5869,7 +5869,9 @@ uint16_t mode_2Dscrollingtext(void) {
     if (useAMPM) sprintf_P(sec, PSTR(" %2s"), (isitAM ? "AM" : "PM"));
     else         sprintf_P(sec, PSTR(":%02d"), second(localTime));
     if      (!strncmp_P(text,PSTR("#DATE"),5)) sprintf_P(text, PSTR("%d.%d.%d"), day(localTime), month(localTime), year(localTime));
+    else if (!strncmp_P(text,PSTR("#DDMM"),5)) sprintf_P(text, PSTR("%d.%d"), day(localTime), month(localTime));
     else if (!strncmp_P(text,PSTR("#TIME"),5)) sprintf_P(text, PSTR("%2d:%02d%s"), AmPmHour, minute(localTime), sec);
+    else if (!strncmp_P(text,PSTR("#HHMM"),5)) sprintf_P(text, PSTR("%2d:%02d"), AmPmHour, minute(localTime));
     else sprintf_P(text, PSTR("%s %d, %d %2d:%02d%s"), monthShortStr(month(localTime)), day(localTime), year(localTime), AmPmHour, minute(localTime), sec);
   }
   const int numberOfLetters = strlen(text);