diff --git a/apps/client/src/common/stores/runtime.ts b/apps/client/src/common/stores/runtime.ts
index e72e39b32..fff5df1fa 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/common/stores/runtime.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/common/stores/runtime.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import isEqual from 'react-fast-compare';
-import { Playback, RuntimeStore, SimpleDirection, SimplePlayback } from 'ontime-types';
+import { Playback, RuntimeStore, SimpleDirection, SimplePlayback, TimerPhase } from 'ontime-types';
 import { createWithEqualityFn, useStoreWithEqualityFn } from 'zustand/traditional';
 
 export const runtimeStorePlaceholder: RuntimeStore = {
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export const runtimeStorePlaceholder: RuntimeStore = {
     elapsed: null,
     expectedFinish: null,
     finishedAt: null,
+    phase: TimerPhase.None,
     playback: Playback.Stop,
     secondaryTimer: null,
     startedAt: null,
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/__tests__/timerUtils.test.ts b/apps/server/src/services/__tests__/timerUtils.test.ts
index f4d3bae9f..50fb7ab59 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/__tests__/timerUtils.test.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/__tests__/timerUtils.test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import { MILLIS_PER_HOUR, dayInMs, millisToString } from 'ontime-utils';
-import { EndAction, OntimeEvent, Playback, TimeStrategy, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
+import { EndAction, OntimeEvent, Playback, TimeStrategy, TimerPhase, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import {
   getCurrent,
   getExpectedFinish,
   getRollTimers,
   getRuntimeOffset,
+  getTimerPhase,
   getTotalDuration,
   normaliseEndTime,
   skippedOutOfEvent,
@@ -1756,3 +1757,97 @@ describe('getTotalDuration()', () => {
     expect(millisToString(duration)).toBe('62:00:00');
   });
 });
+
+describe('getTimerPhase()', () => {
+  it('should be None if the timer is not running', () => {
+    const state = {
+      timer: {
+        addedTime: 0,
+        current: null,
+        duration: null,
+        elapsed: null,
+        expectedFinish: null,
+        finishedAt: null,
+        playback: Playback.Stop,
+        phase: TimerPhase.None,
+        secondaryTimer: null,
+        startedAt: null,
+      },
+    } as RuntimeState;
+
+    const phase = getTimerPhase(state);
+    expect(phase).toBe(TimerPhase.None);
+  });
+
+  it('can be negative', () => {
+    const state = {
+      timer: {
+        addedTime: 0,
+        current: -50,
+        duration: 1000,
+        playback: Playback.Play,
+      },
+      eventNow: {
+        timeDanger: 100,
+        timeWarning: 200,
+      },
+    } as RuntimeState;
+
+    const phase = getTimerPhase(state);
+    expect(phase).toBe(TimerPhase.Negative);
+  });
+
+  it('can be danger', () => {
+    const state = {
+      timer: {
+        addedTime: 0,
+        current: 0,
+        duration: 1000,
+        playback: Playback.Play,
+      },
+      eventNow: {
+        timeDanger: 100,
+        timeWarning: 200,
+      },
+    } as RuntimeState;
+
+    const phase = getTimerPhase(state);
+    expect(phase).toBe(TimerPhase.Danger);
+  });
+
+  it('can be warning', () => {
+    const state = {
+      timer: {
+        addedTime: 0,
+        current: 150,
+        duration: 1000,
+        playback: Playback.Play,
+      },
+      eventNow: {
+        timeDanger: 100,
+        timeWarning: 200,
+      },
+    } as RuntimeState;
+
+    const phase = getTimerPhase(state);
+    expect(phase).toBe(TimerPhase.Warning);
+  });
+
+  it('it default if the timer is playing and there is none of the above', () => {
+    const state = {
+      timer: {
+        addedTime: 0,
+        current: 250,
+        duration: 1000,
+        playback: Playback.Play,
+      },
+      eventNow: {
+        timeDanger: 100,
+        timeWarning: 200,
+      },
+    } as RuntimeState;
+
+    const phase = getTimerPhase(state);
+    expect(phase).toBe(TimerPhase.Default);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/timerUtils.ts b/apps/server/src/services/timerUtils.ts
index 4c78b3d55..aadb46d21 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/timerUtils.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/timerUtils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MaybeNumber, MaybeString, OntimeEvent, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
+import { MaybeNumber, MaybeString, OntimeEvent, Playback, TimerPhase, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
 import { dayInMs } from 'ontime-utils';
 import { RuntimeState } from '../stores/runtimeState.js';
 import { timerConfig } from '../config/config.js';
@@ -361,3 +361,43 @@ export function getExpectedEnd(state: RuntimeState): MaybeNumber {
   }
   return state.runtime.plannedEnd - state.runtime.offset + state._timer.totalDelay;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Utility checks whether the playback is considered to be active
+ * @param state
+ * @returns
+ */
+function isPlaybackActive(state: RuntimeState): boolean {
+  return (
+    state.timer.playback === Playback.Play ||
+    state.timer.playback === Playback.Pause ||
+    state.timer.playback === Playback.Roll
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks running timer to see which phase it currently is in
+ * @param state
+ */
+export function getTimerPhase(state: RuntimeState): TimerPhase {
+  if (!isPlaybackActive(state)) {
+    return TimerPhase.None;
+  }
+
+  const current = state.timer.current;
+  if (current < 0) {
+    return TimerPhase.Negative;
+  }
+
+  const danger = state.eventNow.timeDanger;
+  if (current <= danger) {
+    return TimerPhase.Danger;
+  }
+
+  const warning = state.eventNow.timeWarning;
+  if (current <= warning) {
+    return TimerPhase.Warning;
+  }
+
+  return TimerPhase.Default;
+}
diff --git a/apps/server/src/stores/runtimeState.ts b/apps/server/src/stores/runtimeState.ts
index 31cf80047..3c39be5e0 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/stores/runtimeState.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/stores/runtimeState.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MaybeNumber, OntimeEvent, Playback, Runtime, TimerState, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
+import { MaybeNumber, OntimeEvent, Playback, Runtime, TimerPhase, TimerState, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
 import { calculateDuration, dayInMs } from 'ontime-utils';
 
 import { clock } from '../services/Clock.js';
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   getExpectedFinish,
   getRollTimers,
   getRuntimeOffset,
+  getTimerPhase,
   skippedOutOfEvent,
   updateRoll,
 } from '../services/timerUtils.js';
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ const initialTimer: TimerState = {
   elapsed: null,
   expectedFinish: null, // TODO: expected finish could account for midnight, we cleanup in the clients
   finishedAt: null,
+  phase: TimerPhase.None,
   playback: Playback.Stop,
   secondaryTimer: null,
   startedAt: null,
@@ -300,6 +302,10 @@ export function start(state: RuntimeState = runtimeState): boolean {
     state.runtime.actualStart = state.clock;
   }
 
+  // update timer phase
+  runtimeState.timer.phase = getTimerPhase(runtimeState);
+
+  // update offset
   state.runtime.offset = getRuntimeOffset(state);
   state.runtime.expectedEnd = state.runtime.plannedEnd - state.runtime.offset;
 
@@ -387,6 +393,9 @@ export function update(): UpdateResult {
     runtimeState.timer.duration = runtimeState.timer.current;
   }
 
+  // update timer phase
+  runtimeState.timer.phase = getTimerPhase(runtimeState);
+
   // update offset
   runtimeState.runtime.offset = getRuntimeOffset(runtimeState);
   runtimeState.runtime.expectedEnd = getExpectedEnd(runtimeState);
diff --git a/packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/TimerState.type.ts b/packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/TimerState.type.ts
index 4f523805d..b56aa098c 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/TimerState.type.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/definitions/runtime/TimerState.type.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 import type { MaybeNumber } from '../../index.js';
 import type { Playback } from './Playback.type.js';
 
+export enum TimerPhase {
+  None = 'none',
+  Default = 'default',
+  Warning = 'warning',
+  Danger = 'danger',
+  Negative = 'negative',
+}
+
 export type TimerState = {
   addedTime: number; // time added by user, can be negative
   current: MaybeNumber; // running countdown
@@ -8,6 +16,7 @@ export type TimerState = {
   elapsed: MaybeNumber; // elapsed time in current timer
   expectedFinish: MaybeNumber; // time we expect timer to finish
   finishedAt: MaybeNumber; // only if timer has already finished
+  phase: TimerPhase;
   playback: Playback;
   secondaryTimer: MaybeNumber; // used for roll mode
   startedAt: MaybeNumber; // only if timer has already started
diff --git a/packages/types/src/index.ts b/packages/types/src/index.ts
index 8267a27c7..daaa7fc5f 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/index.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export type { Message, TimerMessage, MessageState } from './definitions/runtime/
 
 export type { Runtime } from './definitions/runtime/Runtime.type.js';
 export type { RuntimeStore } from './definitions/runtime/RuntimeStore.type.js';
-export type { TimerState } from './definitions/runtime/TimerState.type.js';
+export { type TimerState, TimerPhase } from './definitions/runtime/TimerState.type.js';
 
 // ---> Extra Timer
 export { type SimpleTimerState, SimplePlayback, SimpleDirection } from './definitions/runtime/AuxTimer.type.js';