diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useSocket.ts b/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useSocket.ts
index b15390e11..a0da4b3ed 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useSocket.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/hooks/useSocket.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export const setClientRemote = {
 export const useRundownEditor = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => ({
   playback: state.timer.playback,
   selectedEventId: state.eventNow?.id ?? null,
+  selectedBlockId: state.blockNow?.id ?? null,
   nextEventId: state.eventNext?.id ?? null,
 }));
 
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ export const useSelectedEventId = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => ({
 }));
 
 export const useCurrentBlockId = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => ({
-  currentBlockId: state.currentBlock.block?.id ?? null,
+  currentBlockId: state.blockNow?.id ?? null,
 }));
 
 export const setEventPlayback = {
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ export const useRuntimePlaybackOverview = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) =
   selectedEventIndex: state.runtime.selectedEventIndex,
   offset: state.runtime.offsetMode === OffsetMode.Absolute ? state.runtime.offset : state.runtime.relativeOffset,
 
-  currentBlock: state.currentBlock,
+  blockStartedAt: state.blockNow?.startedAt ?? null,
 }));
 
 export const useTimelineStatus = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => ({
diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/overview/Overview.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/overview/Overview.tsx
index a29c1d69d..5b10cc3e9 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/overview/Overview.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/overview/Overview.tsx
@@ -131,18 +131,11 @@ function TitlesOverview() {
 }
 
 function CurrentBlockOverview() {
-  const { currentBlock, clock } = useRuntimePlaybackOverview();
+  const { blockStartedAt: blockStartAt, clock } = useRuntimePlaybackOverview();
 
-  const timeInBlock = formatedTime(currentBlock.startedAt === null ? null : clock - currentBlock.startedAt);
+  const timeInBlock = formatedTime(blockStartAt ? clock - blockStartAt : null);
 
-  return (
-    <TimeColumn
-      label='Time in block'
-      value={timeInBlock}
-      className={style.clock}
-      muted={currentBlock.startedAt === null}
-    />
-  );
+  return <TimeColumn label='Time in block' value={timeInBlock} className={style.clock} muted={blockStartAt === null} />;
 }
 
 function TimerOverview() {
diff --git a/apps/server/src/app.ts b/apps/server/src/app.ts
index 1e14acc01..7afc36af3 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/app.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/app.ts
@@ -182,11 +182,9 @@ export const startServer = async (): Promise<{ message: string; serverPort: numb
     message: { ...runtimeStorePlaceholder.message },
     runtime: state.runtime,
     eventNow: state.eventNow,
-    currentBlock: {
-      block: null,
-      startedAt: null,
-    },
     eventNext: state.eventNext,
+    blockNow: null,
+    blockNext: null,
     auxtimer1: {
       duration: timerConfig.auxTimerDefault,
       current: timerConfig.auxTimerDefault,
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/RuntimeService.ts b/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/RuntimeService.ts
index b5dfe584d..b66aab324 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/RuntimeService.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/RuntimeService.ts
@@ -773,7 +773,9 @@ function broadcastResult(_target: any, _propertyKey: string, descriptor: Propert
     /**
      * the currentBlock object has no ticking values so we only need to check for equality
      */
-    const shouldBlockUpdate = !deepEqual(RuntimeService?.previousState.currentBlock, state.currentBlock);
+    const shouldBlockUpdate =
+      !deepEqual(RuntimeService?.previousState.blockNow, state.blockNow) ||
+      !deepEqual(RuntimeService?.previousState.blockNext, state.blockNext);
 
     /**
      * Many other values are calculated based on the clock
@@ -797,12 +799,14 @@ function broadcastResult(_target: any, _propertyKey: string, descriptor: Propert
     if (shouldRuntimeUpdate) {
       batch.add('runtime', state.runtime);
       RuntimeService.previousRuntimeUpdate = state.clock;
-      RuntimeService.previousState.runtime = { ...state.runtime };
+      RuntimeService.previousState.runtime = structuredClone(state.runtime);
     }
 
     if (shouldBlockUpdate) {
-      batch.add('currentBlock', state.currentBlock);
-      RuntimeService.previousState.currentBlock = { ...state.currentBlock };
+      batch.add('blockNow', state.blockNow);
+      batch.add('blockNext', state.blockNext);
+      RuntimeService.previousState.blockNow = structuredClone(state.blockNow);
+      RuntimeService.previousState.blockNext = structuredClone(state.blockNext);
     }
 
     if (hasImmediateChanges) {
@@ -857,7 +861,7 @@ function broadcastResult(_target: any, _propertyKey: string, descriptor: Propert
           addedTime: state.timer.addedTime,
           pausedAt: state._timer.pausedAt,
           firstStart: state.runtime.actualStart,
-          blockStartAt: state.currentBlock.startedAt,
+          blockStartAt: state.blockNow?.startedAt ?? null,
         })
         .catch((_e) => {
           //we don't do anything with the error here
diff --git a/apps/server/src/stores/__mocks__/runtimeState.mocks.ts b/apps/server/src/stores/__mocks__/runtimeState.mocks.ts
index 177c532e7..932972a2e 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/stores/__mocks__/runtimeState.mocks.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/stores/__mocks__/runtimeState.mocks.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@ import type { RuntimeState } from '../runtimeState.js';
 
 const baseState: RuntimeState = {
   clock: 0,
-  currentBlock: {
-    block: null,
-    startedAt: null,
-  },
   eventNow: null,
   eventNext: null,
+  blockNow: null,
+  blockNext: null,
   runtime: {
     selectedEventIndex: null,
     numEvents: 0,
diff --git a/apps/server/src/stores/__tests__/runtimeState.test.ts b/apps/server/src/stores/__tests__/runtimeState.test.ts
index e9353d010..40fa29044 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/stores/__tests__/runtimeState.test.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/stores/__tests__/runtimeState.test.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ describe('mutation on runtimeState', () => {
       expect(newState.eventNext?.id).toBe('event2');
       expect(newState.timer.playback).toBe(Playback.Armed);
       expect(newState.clock).not.toBe(666);
-      expect(newState.currentBlock.block).toBeNull();
+      expect(newState.blockNow).toBeNull();
 
       // 2. Start event
       let success = start();
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ describe('mutation on runtimeState', () => {
       expect(newState.runtime.actualStart).toBeNull();
       expect(newState.runtime.plannedStart).toBe(0);
       expect(newState.runtime.plannedEnd).toBe(1500);
-      expect(newState.currentBlock.block).toBeNull();
+      expect(newState.blockNow).toBeNull();
       expect(newState.runtime.offset).toBe(0);
 
       // 2. Start event
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ describe('mutation on runtimeState', () => {
       expect(newState.runtime.offset).toBe(delayBefore);
       // finish is the difference between the runtime and the schedule
       expect(newState.runtime.expectedEnd).toBe(entries.event2.timeEnd - newState.runtime.offset);
-      expect(newState.currentBlock.block).toBeNull();
+      expect(newState.blockNow).toBeNull();
 
       // 4. Add time
       addTime(10);
@@ -384,17 +384,14 @@ describe('loadBlock', () => {
     });
 
     const state = {
-      currentBlock: {
-        block: null,
-        startedAt: 123,
-      },
+      blockNow: null,
       eventNow: rundown.entries[11],
-    } as RuntimeState;
+    } as unknown as RuntimeState;
 
     loadBlock(rundown, state);
 
     expect(state).toMatchObject({
-      currentBlock: { block: rundown.entries[1], startedAt: null },
+      blockNow: { id: rundown.entries[1].id, startedAt: null },
       eventNow: rundown.entries[11],
     });
   });
@@ -412,17 +409,14 @@ describe('loadBlock', () => {
     });
 
     const state = {
-      currentBlock: {
-        block: rundown.entries[1],
-        startedAt: 123,
-      },
+      blockNow: { id: rundown.entries[1].id, startedAt: 123 },
       eventNow: rundown.entries[22],
     } as RuntimeState;
 
     loadBlock(rundown, state);
 
     expect(state).toMatchObject({
-      currentBlock: { block: rundown.entries[2], startedAt: null },
+      blockNow: { id: rundown.entries[2].id, startedAt: null },
       eventNow: rundown.entries[22],
     });
   });
@@ -440,8 +434,8 @@ describe('loadBlock', () => {
     });
 
     const state = {
-      currentBlock: {
-        block: rundown.entries[1],
+      blockNow: {
+        id: rundown.entries[1].id,
         startedAt: 123,
       },
       eventNow: rundown.entries[0],
@@ -450,7 +444,7 @@ describe('loadBlock', () => {
     loadBlock(rundown, state);
 
     expect(state).toMatchObject({
-      currentBlock: { block: null, startedAt: null },
+      blockNow: null,
       eventNow: rundown.entries[0],
     });
   });
@@ -466,17 +460,13 @@ describe('loadBlock', () => {
     });
 
     const state = {
-      currentBlock: {
-        block: rundown.entries[0],
-        startedAt: 123,
-      },
+      blockNow: { id: rundown.entries[0].id, startedAt: 123 },
       eventNow: rundown.entries[2],
     } as RuntimeState;
 
     loadBlock(rundown, state);
-
     expect(state).toMatchObject({
-      currentBlock: { block: rundown.entries[0], startedAt: 123 },
+      blockNow: { id: rundown.entries[0].id, startedAt: 123 },
       eventNow: rundown.entries[2],
     });
   });
@@ -491,17 +481,14 @@ describe('loadBlock', () => {
     });
 
     const state = {
-      currentBlock: {
-        block: null,
-        startedAt: 123,
-      },
+      blockNow: null,
       eventNow: rundown.entries[0],
     } as RuntimeState;
 
     loadBlock(rundown, state);
 
     expect(state).toMatchObject({
-      currentBlock: { block: null, startedAt: 123 },
+      blockNow: null,
       eventNow: rundown.entries[0],
     });
   });
diff --git a/apps/server/src/stores/runtimeState.ts b/apps/server/src/stores/runtimeState.ts
index d9f1e0483..88b992492 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/stores/runtimeState.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/stores/runtimeState.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import {
-  CurrentBlockState,
+  BlockState,
+  isOntimeBlock,
   MaybeNumber,
   MaybeString,
   OffsetMode,
-  OntimeBlock,
   PlayableEvent,
   Playback,
   Rundown,
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ import { getPlayableIndexFromTimedIndex } from '../api-data/rundown/rundown.util
 
 export type RuntimeState = {
   clock: number; // realtime clock
+  blockNow: BlockState | null;
+  blockNext: BlockState | null;
   eventNow: PlayableEvent | null;
-  currentBlock: CurrentBlockState;
   eventNext: PlayableEvent | null;
   runtime: Runtime;
   timer: TimerState;
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@ export type RuntimeState = {
 
 const runtimeState: RuntimeState = {
   clock: timeNow(),
-  currentBlock: { ...runtimeStorePlaceholder.currentBlock },
+  blockNow: null,
+  blockNext: null,
   eventNow: null,
   eventNext: null,
   runtime: { ...runtimeStorePlaceholder.runtime },
@@ -103,8 +105,8 @@ export function clearState() {
   runtimeState.eventNow = null;
   runtimeState.eventNext = null;
 
-  runtimeState.currentBlock.block = null;
-  runtimeState.currentBlock.startedAt = null;
+  runtimeState.blockNow = null;
+  runtimeState.blockNext = null;
 
   runtimeState.runtime.offset = 0;
   runtimeState.runtime.relativeOffset = 0;
@@ -207,8 +209,8 @@ export function load(
       runtimeState.runtime.relativeOffset = relativeOffset;
       runtimeState.runtime.expectedEnd = getExpectedEnd(runtimeState);
     }
-    if (typeof initialData.blockStartAt === 'number') {
-      runtimeState.currentBlock.startedAt = initialData.blockStartAt;
+    if (typeof initialData.blockStartAt === 'number' && runtimeState.blockNow) {
+      runtimeState.blockNow.startedAt = initialData.blockStartAt;
     }
   }
   return event.id === runtimeState.eventNow?.id;
@@ -249,7 +251,7 @@ export function loadNext(
   }
   const nowPlayableIndex = getPlayableIndexFromTimedIndex(metadata, eventIndex);
 
-  if (nowPlayableIndex === null  || nowPlayableIndex > metadata.playableEventOrder.length - 2) {
+  if (nowPlayableIndex === null || nowPlayableIndex > metadata.playableEventOrder.length - 2) {
     // we cound not find the event now or the event now is the last playable event
     runtimeState.eventNext = null;
     return;
@@ -355,8 +357,8 @@ export function start(state: RuntimeState = runtimeState): boolean {
   }
 
   // update block start time
-  if (state.currentBlock.startedAt === null) {
-    state.currentBlock.startedAt = state.clock;
+  if (state.blockNow && state.blockNow.startedAt === null) {
+    state.blockNow.startedAt = state.clock;
   }
 
   state.timer.playback = Playback.Play;
@@ -581,8 +583,8 @@ export function roll(
       runtimeState.timer.startedAt = runtimeState.clock;
 
       // update runtime
-      if (runtimeState.currentBlock.startedAt === null) {
-        runtimeState.currentBlock.startedAt = runtimeState.clock;
+      if (runtimeState.blockNow && runtimeState.blockNow.startedAt === null) {
+        runtimeState.blockNow.startedAt = runtimeState.clock;
       }
       if (!runtimeState.runtime.actualStart) {
         runtimeState.runtime.actualStart = runtimeState.clock;
@@ -645,8 +647,8 @@ export function roll(
   // there is something to run, load event
 
   // update runtime
-  if (runtimeState.currentBlock.startedAt === null) {
-    runtimeState.currentBlock.startedAt = runtimeState.clock;
+  if (runtimeState.blockNow && runtimeState.blockNow.startedAt === null) {
+    runtimeState.blockNow.startedAt = runtimeState.clock;
   }
 
   // event will finish on time
@@ -675,28 +677,38 @@ export function roll(
  * handle block loading, not for use outside of runtimeState
  */
 export function loadBlock(rundown: Rundown, state = runtimeState) {
+  // we need a loaded event to have a block
   if (state.eventNow === null) {
-    // we need a loaded event to have a block
-    state.currentBlock.block = null;
-    state.currentBlock.startedAt = null;
+    state.blockNow = null;
+    state.blockNext = null;
     return;
   }
 
   const currentBlockId = state.eventNow.parent;
 
-  // update time only if the block has changed
-  if (state.currentBlock.block?.id != currentBlockId) {
-    state.currentBlock.startedAt = null;
+  // look for potential next block
+  let foundEventNow = false;
+  for (const id of rundown.order) {
+    if (foundEventNow && isOntimeBlock(rundown.entries[id])) {
+      state.blockNext = { id, startedAt: null }; // the id is set here, the start time is set in other placed that handel starting events
+      break;
+    }
+    if (id === state.eventNow.id) {
+      foundEventNow = true;
+      continue;
+    }
   }
 
-  // update the block anyway
+  // not inside a block
   if (currentBlockId === null) {
-    state.currentBlock.block = null;
+    state.blockNow = null;
     return;
   }
 
-  const currentBlock = rundown.entries[currentBlockId];
-  state.currentBlock.block = currentBlock as OntimeBlock;
+  //we went into a new block - and it is different from the one we might have come from
+  if ((state.blockNow != null && state.blockNow.id != currentBlockId) || state.blockNow == null) {
+    state.blockNow = { id: currentBlockId, startedAt: null }; // the id is set here, the start time is set in other placed that handel starting events
+  }
 }
 
 export function setOffsetMode(mode: OffsetMode) {
diff --git a/packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/CurrentBlockState.type.ts b/packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/CurrentBlockState.type.ts
index 4e6fd80e4..f32d8cff3 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/CurrentBlockState.type.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/CurrentBlockState.type.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { MaybeNumber } from '../../utils/utils.type.js';
-import type { OntimeBlock } from '../core/OntimeEvent.type.js';
+import type { EntryId } from '../core/OntimeEvent.type.js';
 
-export type CurrentBlockState = {
-  block: OntimeBlock | null;
+export type BlockState = {
+  id: EntryId;
   startedAt: MaybeNumber;
 };
diff --git a/packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/RuntimeStore.ts b/packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/RuntimeStore.ts
index 62c0efa21..52059be3f 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/RuntimeStore.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/RuntimeStore.ts
@@ -40,10 +40,8 @@ export const runtimeStorePlaceholder: Readonly<RuntimeStore> = {
     expectedEnd: null, // changes with runtime, based on offset, overflows over dayInMs
     offsetMode: OffsetMode.Absolute,
   },
-  currentBlock: {
-    block: null,
-    startedAt: null,
-  },
+  blockNow: null,
+  blockNext: null,
   eventNow: null,
   eventNext: null,
   auxtimer1: {
diff --git a/packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/RuntimeStore.type.ts b/packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/RuntimeStore.type.ts
index eaa0de41c..0aad41ebc 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/RuntimeStore.type.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/RuntimeStore.type.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { OntimeEvent } from '../core/OntimeEvent.type.js';
 import type { SimpleTimerState } from './AuxTimer.type.js';
-import type { CurrentBlockState } from './CurrentBlockState.type.js';
+import type { BlockState } from './CurrentBlockState.type.js';
 import type { MessageState } from './MessageControl.type.js';
 import type { Runtime } from './Runtime.type.js';
 import type { TimerState } from './TimerState.type.js';
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ export type RuntimeStore = {
 
   // rundown data
   runtime: Runtime;
-  currentBlock: CurrentBlockState;
   eventNow: OntimeEvent | null;
   eventNext: OntimeEvent | null;
+  
+  blockNow: BlockState | null;
+  blockNext: BlockState | null;
 
   // extra timers
   auxtimer1: SimpleTimerState;
diff --git a/packages/types/src/index.ts b/packages/types/src/index.ts
index 2d22cee08..2a7886c8d 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/index.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export { OffsetMode } from './definitions/runtime/Runtime.type.js';
 export type { RuntimeStore } from './definitions/runtime/RuntimeStore.type.js';
 export { runtimeStorePlaceholder } from './definitions/runtime/RuntimeStore.js';
 export { type TimerState, TimerPhase } from './definitions/runtime/TimerState.type.js';
-export type { CurrentBlockState } from './definitions/runtime/CurrentBlockState.type.js';
+export type { BlockState } from './definitions/runtime/CurrentBlockState.type.js';
 
 // ---> Extra Timer
 export { type SimpleTimerState, SimplePlayback, SimpleDirection } from './definitions/runtime/AuxTimer.type.js';