diff --git a/res/values/cherish_strings.xml b/res/values/cherish_strings.xml
index 8e532cb..5c447bb 100644
--- a/res/values/cherish_strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/cherish_strings.xml
@@ -914,4 +914,6 @@
     <string name="status_bar_clock_font_size_title">Statusbar Clock font size</string>
     <string name="qs_clock_font_size_title">QS Header Clock font size</string>
     <string name="qs_date_title_size_title">QS Header Date font size</string>
+	
+	<string name="status_bar_show_clock_bg">Show clock background chip</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/res/xml/cherish_settings_statusbar.xml b/res/xml/cherish_settings_statusbar.xml
index 23ed1f0..dc179e8 100644
--- a/res/xml/cherish_settings_statusbar.xml
+++ b/res/xml/cherish_settings_statusbar.xml
@@ -51,13 +51,18 @@
         android:summary="@string/status_bar_clock_summary"
         android:fragment="com.cherish.settings.fragments.Clock" />
 		
-	<com.cherish.settings.preferences.SystemSettingSeekBarPreference
+	<SwitchPreference
+            android:key="statusbar_clock_chip"
+            android:title="@string/status_bar_show_clock_bg"
+            android:defaultValue="true" />
+
+         <com.cherish.settings.preferences.SystemSettingSeekBarPreference
             android:key="status_bar_clock_size"
             android:title="@string/status_bar_clock_font_size_title"
             android:max="20"
             settings:min="4"
             android:defaultValue="14"
-            settings:units="dp"/>
+            settings:units="dp"/>	
 			
 		<com.cherish.settings.preferences.SystemSettingSwitchPreference
             android:key="data_disabled_icon"
diff --git a/src/com/cherish/settings/fragments/StatusBarSettings.java b/src/com/cherish/settings/fragments/StatusBarSettings.java
index 8c56146..a222a2f 100644
--- a/src/com/cherish/settings/fragments/StatusBarSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/cherish/settings/fragments/StatusBarSettings.java
@@ -54,10 +54,12 @@ public class StatusBarSettings extends SettingsPreferenceFragment implements
     private static final String COBINED_STATUSBAR_ICONS = "show_combined_status_bar_signal_icons";
 	private static final String STATUS_BAR_CLOCK_STYLE = "status_bar_clock";
 	private static final String KEY_STATUS_BAR_CLOCK_SIZE  = "status_bar_clock_size";
+	private static final String PREF_CLOCK_BG = "statusbar_clock_chip";
 
     private SecureSettingSwitchPreference mCombinedIcons;
 	private SystemSettingListPreference mStatusBarClock;
 	private CustomSeekBarPreference mClockSize;
+	private SwitchPreference mStatusBarClockBG;
     @Override
     public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) {
         super.onCreate(icicle);
@@ -73,6 +75,11 @@ public class StatusBarSettings extends SettingsPreferenceFragment implements
                 Settings.System.STATUS_BAR_CLOCK_SIZE, 14);
         mClockSize.setValue(clockSize / 1);
         mClockSize.setOnPreferenceChangeListener(this);
+		
+		mStatusBarClockBG = (SwitchPreference) findPreference(PREF_CLOCK_BG);
+        mStatusBarClockBG.setChecked((Settings.System.getInt(getActivity()
+                .getContentResolver(), Settings.System.STATUSBAR_CLOCK_CHIP, 1) == 1));
+        mStatusBarClockBG.setOnPreferenceChangeListener(this);
 
         mCombinedIcons = (SecureSettingSwitchPreference)
                 findPreference(COBINED_STATUSBAR_ICONS);
@@ -125,6 +132,11 @@ public class StatusBarSettings extends SettingsPreferenceFragment implements
             int width = ((Integer)objValue).intValue();
             Settings.System.putInt(getActivity().getContentResolver(),
                     Settings.System.STATUS_BAR_CLOCK_SIZE, width);
+            return true;
+		} else if (preference == mStatusBarClockBG) {
+            boolean value = (Boolean) objValue;
+            Settings.System.putInt(getActivity().getContentResolver(),
+                    Settings.System.STATUSBAR_CLOCK_CHIP, value ? 1 : 0);
             return true;
             }
         return false;