diff --git a/app/contacts/contact_edit.php b/app/contacts/contact_edit.php
index d11157a79a..710ad64209 100644
--- a/app/contacts/contact_edit.php
+++ b/app/contacts/contact_edit.php
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ if (count($_POST)>0 && strlen($_POST["persistformvar"]) == 0) {
 				$btn_mod = "style='background-color: #a00; background-image: none;'";
 			}
 			unset ($sql, $prep_statement, $result);
-			echo "	<input type='button' class='btn' ".$btn_mod." alt='".$text['button-timer']."' ".(($time_start != '') ? "title='".$time_start."'" : null)." onclick=\"window.open('contact_timer.php?contact_uuid=".$contact_uuid."','contact_time_".$contact_uuid."','width=300, height=350, top=30, left='+(screen.width - 350)+', menubar=no, scrollbars=no, status=no, toolbar=no, resizable=no');\" value='".$text['button-timer']."'>\n";
+			echo "	<input type='button' class='btn' ".$btn_mod." alt='".$text['button-timer']."' ".(($time_start != '') ? "title='".$time_start."'" : null)." onclick=\"window.open('contact_timer.php?contact_uuid=".$contact_uuid."','contact_time_".$contact_uuid."','width=300, height=375, top=30, left='+(screen.width - 350)+', menubar=no, scrollbars=no, status=no, toolbar=no, resizable=no');\" value='".$text['button-timer']."'>\n";
 		}
 		echo "	<input type='button' class='btn' name='' alt='".$text['button-qr_code']."' onclick=\"$('#qr_code_container').fadeIn(400);\" value='".$text['button-qr_code']."'>\n";
 		echo "	<input type='button' class='btn' name='' alt='".$text['button-vcard']."' onclick=\"window.location='contacts_vcard.php?id=".$contact_uuid."&type=download'\" value='".$text['button-vcard']."'>\n";
diff --git a/app/contacts/contact_timer.php b/app/contacts/contact_timer.php
index b22e89811d..a30c9e127d 100644
--- a/app/contacts/contact_timer.php
+++ b/app/contacts/contact_timer.php
@@ -253,20 +253,37 @@ if (!permission_exists('contact_time_add')) { echo "access denied"; exit; }
 			border-right: 3px solid #e5e9f0;
 			}
 
-		DIV.timer {
+		DIV.timer_running {
 			width: 100%;
 			height: 60px;
 			text-align: center;
 			background-color: #222;
 			font-size: 50px;
-			color: #c00;
+			color: #3a9eef;
+			-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0px 5px #3a9eef;
+			-moz-box-shadow: 0px 0px 5px #3a9eef;
+			text-shadow: 0px 0px 5px #3a9eef;
 			font-weight: bold;
 			font-family: "Courier New",Courier,"Lucida Sans Typewriter","Lucida Typewriter",monospace;
 			padding-top: 7px;
 			-moz-border-radius: 4px;
 			-webkit-border-radius: 4px;
 			border-radius: 4px;
+			}
 
+		DIV.timer_stopped {
+			width: 100%;
+			height: 60px;
+			text-align: center;
+			background-color: #222;
+			font-size: 50px;
+			color: #888;
+			font-weight: bold;
+			font-family: "Courier New",Courier,"Lucida Sans Typewriter","Lucida Typewriter",monospace;
+			padding-top: 7px;
+			-moz-border-radius: 4px;
+			-webkit-border-radius: 4px;
+			border-radius: 4px;
 			}
 
 	</style>
@@ -352,7 +369,7 @@ if (!permission_exists('contact_time_add')) { echo "access denied"; exit; }
 	<br><br>
 	<strong><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="window.opener.location.href='contact_edit.php?id=<?php echo $contact_uuid; ?>';"><?php echo $contact; ?></a></strong>
 	<br><br>
-	<div id='ajax_reponse' class='timer' <?php echo ($timer_state == 'stopped') ? "style='color: #888;'" : null; ?>>00:00:00</div>
+	<div id='ajax_reponse' class='timer_<?php echo $timer_state;?>'>00:00:00</div>
 	<br>
 	<form name='frm' id='frm' method='post' action=''>
 	<input type='hidden' name='domain_uuid' value="<?php echo $_SESSION['domain_uuid']; ?>">