diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/viewers/common/viewUtils.ts b/apps/client/src/features/viewers/common/viewUtils.ts
index 66ceb80e6..cb4093a55 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/viewers/common/viewUtils.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/viewers/common/viewUtils.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,17 @@ import { formatTime } from '../../../common/utils/time';
 
 type TimerTypeParams = Pick<ViewExtendedTimer, 'countToEnd' | 'timerType' | 'current' | 'elapsed' | 'clock'>;
 
-export function getTimerByType(freezeEnd: boolean, timerObject?: TimerTypeParams): number | null {
+export function getTimerByType(
+  freezeEnd: boolean,
+  timerObject?: TimerTypeParams,
+  timerTypeOverride?: TimerType,
+): number | null {
   if (!timerObject) {
     return null;
   }
 
+  const viewTimerType = timerTypeOverride ?? timerObject.timerType;
+
   if (timerObject.countToEnd) {
     if (timerObject.current === null) {
       return null;
@@ -19,7 +25,7 @@ export function getTimerByType(freezeEnd: boolean, timerObject?: TimerTypeParams
     return freezeEnd ? Math.max(timerObject.current, 0) : timerObject.current;
   }
 
-  switch (timerObject.timerType) {
+  switch (viewTimerType) {
     case TimerType.CountDown:
       if (timerObject.current === null) {
         return null;
@@ -31,10 +37,8 @@ export function getTimerByType(freezeEnd: boolean, timerObject?: TimerTypeParams
       return timerObject.clock;
     case TimerType.None:
       return null;
-    default: {
-      const exhaustiveCheck: never = timerObject.timerType;
-      return exhaustiveCheck;
-    }
+    default:
+      return null;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/client/src/views/timer/Timer.tsx b/apps/client/src/views/timer/Timer.tsx
index ae14a9e5e..b1333205b 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/views/timer/Timer.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/views/timer/Timer.tsx
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ export default function Timer(props: TimerProps) {
     removeLeadingZeros,
     mainSource,
     secondarySource,
+    timerType,
   } = useTimerOptions();
 
   const { getLocalizedString } = useTranslation();
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ export default function Timer(props: TimerProps) {
   useWindowTitle('Timer');
 
   // gather modifiers
+  const viewTimerType = timerType ?? time.timerType;
   const showOverlay = getShowMessage(message.timer);
   const { showEndMessage, showFinished, showWarning, showDanger } = getShowModifiers(
     time.timerType,
@@ -81,8 +83,8 @@ export default function Timer(props: TimerProps) {
     viewSettings,
   );
   const isPlaying = getIsPlaying(time.playback);
-  const showClock = !hideClock && getShowClock(time.timerType);
-  const showProgressBar = !hideProgress && getShowProgressBar(time.timerType);
+  const showClock = !hideClock && getShowClock(viewTimerType);
+  const showProgressBar = !hideProgress && getShowProgressBar(viewTimerType);
 
   // gather card data
   const { showNow, nowMain, nowSecondary, showNext, nextMain, nextSecondary } = getCardData(
@@ -97,8 +99,8 @@ export default function Timer(props: TimerProps) {
   // gather timer data
   const totalTime = getTotalTime(time.duration, time.addedTime);
   const clock = formatTime(time.clock);
-  const stageTimer = getTimerByType(viewSettings.freezeEnd, time);
-  const display = getFormattedTimer(stageTimer, time.timerType, localisedMinutes, {
+  const stageTimer = getTimerByType(viewSettings.freezeEnd, time, timerType);
+  const display = getFormattedTimer(stageTimer, viewTimerType, localisedMinutes, {
     removeSeconds: hideTimerSeconds,
     removeLeadingZero: removeLeadingZeros,
   });
diff --git a/apps/client/src/views/timer/timer.options.ts b/apps/client/src/views/timer/timer.options.ts
index 2fcc39939..a8a33c8bc 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/views/timer/timer.options.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/views/timer/timer.options.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { CustomFields, OntimeEvent } from 'ontime-types';
+import { CustomFields, OntimeEvent, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
+import { validateTimerType } from 'ontime-utils';
 
 import {
   getTimeOption,
@@ -11,6 +12,14 @@ import {
 import { ViewOption } from '../../common/components/view-params-editor/types';
 import { isStringBoolean } from '../../features/viewers/common/viewUtils';
 
+// manually match the properties of TimerType excluding the None
+const timerDisplayOptions = {
+  'no-overrides': 'No Overrides',
+  'count-up': 'Count up',
+  'count-down': 'Count down',
+  clock: 'Clock',
+};
+
 export const getTimerOptions = (timeFormat: string, customFields: CustomFields): ViewOption[] => {
   const mainOptions = makeOptionsFromCustomFields(customFields, { title: 'Title', note: 'Note' });
   const secondaryOptions = makeOptionsFromCustomFields(customFields, { title: 'Title', note: 'Note' });
@@ -21,6 +30,14 @@ export const getTimerOptions = (timeFormat: string, customFields: CustomFields):
     { section: 'Timer Options' },
     hideTimerSeconds,
     showLeadingZeros,
+    {
+      id: 'timerType',
+      title: 'Timer type',
+      description: 'Override the timer type',
+      type: 'option',
+      values: timerDisplayOptions,
+      defaultValue: 'no-overrides',
+    },
     { section: 'Data sources' },
     {
       id: 'main',
@@ -87,6 +104,7 @@ type TimerOptions = {
   removeLeadingZeros: boolean;
   mainSource: keyof OntimeEvent | null;
   secondarySource: keyof OntimeEvent | null;
+  timerType?: TimerType;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -94,6 +112,7 @@ type TimerOptions = {
  * the names and fallbacks are manually matched with timerOptions
  */
 function getOptionsFromParams(searchParams: URLSearchParams): TimerOptions {
+  const timerType = validateTimerType(searchParams.get('timerType'), TimerType.None);
   // we manually make an object that matches the key above
   return {
     hideClock: isStringBoolean(searchParams.get('hideClock')),
@@ -106,6 +125,9 @@ function getOptionsFromParams(searchParams: URLSearchParams): TimerOptions {
 
     mainSource: searchParams.get('main') as keyof OntimeEvent | null,
     secondarySource: searchParams.get('secondary-src') as keyof OntimeEvent | null,
+
+    // none doesnt make sense as a configuration of the view
+    timerType: timerType === TimerType.None ? undefined : timerType,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/validate-events/validateEvent.test.ts b/packages/utils/src/validate-events/validateEvent.test.ts
index 7ccd77153..aa61b4106 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/validate-events/validateEvent.test.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/validate-events/validateEvent.test.ts
@@ -27,4 +27,8 @@ describe('validateTimerType()', () => {
     expect(emptyType).toBe(TimerType.Clock);
     expect(invalidType).toBe(TimerType.CountDown);
   });
+  it('handles a null value from params', () => {
+    const nullType = validateTimerType(null, TimerType.Clock);
+    expect(nullType).toBe(TimerType.Clock);
+  });
 });