diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
index 56c6c6052d..b049cd59a3 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour.menus.in
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   <accelerator action='set-mouse-mode-timefx'/>
   <accelerator action='set-mouse-mode-object-range'/>
   <accelerator action='toggle-internal-edit'/>
+  <accelerator action='focus-on-clock'/>
   
   <menubar name='Main' action='MainMenu'>
     <menu name='Session' action='Session'>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf b/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf
index 40007c8680..a28fa17c1e 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf
@@ -642,33 +642,43 @@
     <Option name="transport clock: text" value="6bb620ff"/>
     <Option name="transport clock: background" value="000000ff"/>
     <Option name="transport clock: edited text" value="ff0000ff"/>
+    <Option name="transport clock: cursor" value="f11000ff"/>
     <Option name="secondary clock: text" value="6bb620ff"/>
     <Option name="secondary clock: background" value="000000ff"/>
     <Option name="secondary clock: edited text" value="ff0000ff"/>
+    <Option name="secondary clock: cursor" value="f11000ff"/>
     <Option name="big clock: text" value="f0f0f0ff"/>
     <Option name="big clock: background" value="020202ff"/>
     <Option name="big clock: edited text" value="0073a3ff"/>
+    <Option name="big clock: cursor" value="f11000ff"/>
     <Option name="big clock active: text" value="020202ff"/>
     <Option name="big clock active: background" value="f11000ff"/>
     <Option name="big clock active: edited text" value="0073a3ff"/>
+    <Option name="big clock active: cursor" value="f11000ff"/>
     <Option name="transport delta clock: text" value="0009f3ff"/>
     <Option name="transport delta clock: background" value="000000ff"/>
     <Option name="transport delta clock: edited text" value="ff0000ff"/>
+    <Option name="transport delta clock: cursor" value="f11000ff"/>
     <Option name="secondary delta clock: text" value="0009f3ff"/>
     <Option name="secondary delta clock: background" value="000000ff"/>
     <Option name="secondary delta clock: edited text" value="ff0000ff"/>
+    <Option name="secondary delta clock: cursor" value="f11000ff"/>
     <Option name="punch clock: text" value="6bb620ff"/>
     <Option name="punch clock: background" value="000000ff"/>
     <Option name="punch clock: edited text" value="ff0000ff"/>
+    <Option name="punch clock: cursor" value="f11000ff"/>
     <Option name="nudge clock: text" value="6bb620ff"/>
     <Option name="nudge clock: background" value="000000ff"/>
     <Option name="nudge clock: edited text" value="ff0000ff"/>
+    <Option name="nudge clock: cursor" value="f11000ff"/>
     <Option name="selection clock: text" value="6bb620ff"/>
     <Option name="selection clock: background" value="000000ff"/>
     <Option name="selection clock: edited text" value="ff0000ff"/>
+    <Option name="selection clock: cursor" value="f11000ff"/>
     <Option name="clock: text" value="6bb620ff"/>
     <Option name="clock: background" value="000000ff"/>
     <Option name="clock: edited text" value="ff0000ff"/>
+    <Option name="clock: cursor" value="f11000ff"/>
 
   </Canvas>
 </Ardour>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
index bd494b206f..e7e0a6da0b 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ class ARDOUR_UI : public Gtkmm2ext::UI, public ARDOUR::SessionHandlePtr
 
 	AudioClock* primary_clock;
 	AudioClock* secondary_clock;
+	void focus_on_clock ();
 
 	TimeInfoBox* time_info_box;
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
index f7005e99d9..88b7e409b8 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ ARDOUR_UI::install_actions ()
 	ActionManager::session_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
 	ActionManager::transport_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
 
-	act = ActionManager::register_action (transport_actions, X_("focus-on-clock"), _("Focus On Clock"), sigc::mem_fun(primary_clock, &AudioClock::focus));
+	act = ActionManager::register_action (transport_actions, X_("focus-on-clock"), _("Focus On Clock"), sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ARDOUR_UI::focus_on_clock));
 	ActionManager::session_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
 	ActionManager::transport_sensitive_actions.push_back (act);
 
@@ -862,3 +862,12 @@ ARDOUR_UI::resize_text_widgets ()
 	set_size_request_to_display_given_text (cpu_load_label, "DSP: 100.0%", 2, 2);
 	set_size_request_to_display_given_text (buffer_load_label, "Buffers: p:100% c:100%", 2, 2);
 }
+
+void
+ARDOUR_UI::focus_on_clock ()
+{
+	if (editor && primary_clock) {
+		editor->present ();
+		primary_clock->focus ();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/audio_clock.cc b/gtk2_ardour/audio_clock.cc
index 284885ad44..57abbe325c 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/audio_clock.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/audio_clock.cc
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ AudioClock::AudioClock (const string& clock_name, bool transient, const string&
 	, _follows_playhead (follows_playhead)
 	, _off (false)
 	, _fixed_width (true)
+	, layout_x_offset (0)
 	, ops_menu (0)
 	, editing_attr (0)
 	, foreground_attr (0)
@@ -257,8 +258,6 @@ AudioClock::set_colors ()
 void
 AudioClock::render (cairo_t* cr)
 {
-	double layout_x_offset;
-
 	/* main layout: rounded rect, plus the text */
 	
 	if (_need_bg) {
@@ -272,10 +271,8 @@ AudioClock::render (cairo_t* cr)
 	}
 
 	if (!_fixed_width) {
-		cairo_move_to (cr, 0, 0);
-		layout_x_offset = 0;
+		cairo_move_to (cr, layout_x_offset, 0);
 	} else {
-		layout_x_offset = (get_width() - layout_width)/2.0;
 		cairo_move_to (cr, layout_x_offset, (upper_height - layout_height) / 2.0);
 	}
 
@@ -383,6 +380,15 @@ AudioClock::on_size_allocate (Gtk::Allocation& alloc)
 	} else {
 		upper_height = get_height();
 	}
+
+	if (_fixed_width) {
+		/* center display in available space */
+		layout_x_offset = (get_width() - layout_width)/2.0;
+	} else {
+		/* left justify */
+		layout_x_offset = 0;
+	}
+
 }
 
 void
@@ -1371,7 +1377,7 @@ AudioClock::on_button_press_event (GdkEventButton *ev)
 			 */
 
 			y = ev->y - ((upper_height - layout_height)/2);
-			x = ev->x - x_leading_padding;
+			x = ev->x - layout_x_offset;
 			
 			if (_layout->xy_to_index (x * PANGO_SCALE, y * PANGO_SCALE, index, trailing)) {			
 				drag_field = index_to_field (index);
@@ -1450,7 +1456,7 @@ AudioClock::on_scroll_event (GdkEventScroll *ev)
 	 */
 
 	y = ev->y - ((upper_height - layout_height)/2);
-	x = ev->x - x_leading_padding;
+	x = ev->x - layout_x_offset;
 
 	if (!_layout->xy_to_index (x * PANGO_SCALE, y * PANGO_SCALE, index, trailing)) {
 		/* not in the main layout */
@@ -1954,7 +1960,6 @@ AudioClock::focus ()
 	start_edit ();
 }
 
-
 void
 AudioClock::set_corner_radius (double r)
 {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/audio_clock.h b/gtk2_ardour/audio_clock.h
index 42f2bf88be..400d5a7f28 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/audio_clock.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/audio_clock.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ class AudioClock : public CairoWidget, public ARDOUR::SessionHandlePtr
 	bool             _follows_playhead;
 	bool             _off;
 	bool             _fixed_width;
+	int              layout_x_offset;
 
 	Gtk::Menu  *ops_menu;
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/time_info_box.cc b/gtk2_ardour/time_info_box.cc
index 3befc890ae..7ee144015f 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/time_info_box.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/time_info_box.cc
@@ -177,7 +177,9 @@ TimeInfoBox::clock_button_release_event (GdkEventButton* ev, AudioClock* src)
 	}
 
 	if (ev->button == 1) {
-		_session->request_locate (src->current_time ());
+		if (!src->off()) {
+			_session->request_locate (src->current_time ());
+		}
 		return true;
 	}