diff --git a/wayvr/src/assets/gui/keyboard.xml b/wayvr/src/assets/gui/keyboard.xml
index ee5b6e9..4d6fc32 100644
--- a/wayvr/src/assets/gui/keyboard.xml
+++ b/wayvr/src/assets/gui/keyboard.xml
@@ -192,6 +192,14 @@
     </Button>
   </template>
 
+  <template name="Clock">
+    <div flex_direction="column" gap="3" align_items="center">
+      <label text="23:59" _source="clock" _display="time" size="21" weight="bold" />
+      <label text="Tuesday" _source="clock" _display="dow" size="15" />
+      <label text="22/2/2022" _source="clock" _display="date" size="15" />
+    </div>
+  </template>
+
   <elements>
     <div flex_direction="column" interactable="0">
       <rectangle macro="bg_rect" padding="10" align_items="center" justify_content="space_between">
@@ -218,10 +226,8 @@
 
           <VerticalSeparator />
 
-          <div flex_direction="column" gap="3" align_items="center">
-            <label text="23:59" _source="clock" _display="time" size="21" weight="bold" />
-            <label text="Tuesday" _source="clock" _display="dow" size="15" />
-            <label text="22/2/2022" _source="clock" _display="date" size="15" />
+          <div id="clock_root">
+            <Clock />
           </div>
         </div>
       </rectangle>
diff --git a/wayvr/src/overlays/keyboard/builder.rs b/wayvr/src/overlays/keyboard/builder.rs
index 4b33046..874d851 100644
--- a/wayvr/src/overlays/keyboard/builder.rs
+++ b/wayvr/src/overlays/keyboard/builder.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use wgui::{
     drawing::{self, Color},
     event::{self, CallbackMetadata, EventAlterables, EventListenerKind},
     layout::LayoutUpdateParams,
+    log::LogErr,
     parser::{Fetchable, ParseDocumentParams},
     renderer_vk::util,
     taffy::{self, prelude::length},
@@ -284,14 +285,30 @@ pub(super) fn create_keyboard_panel(
                 &doc_params,
             )?;
 
-            if elems_changed {
-                panel.process_custom_elems(app);
-            }
-
             match event_data {
                 OverlayEventData::SettingsChanged => {
                     panel.state.alt_modifier =
                         alt_modifier_to_key(app.session.config.keyboard_middle_click_mode);
+
+                    if app.session.config.clock_12h != panel.state.clock_12h {
+                        panel.state.clock_12h = app.session.config.clock_12h;
+
+                        if let Ok(clock_root) = panel
+                            .parser_state
+                            .get_widget_id("clock_root")
+                            .log_warn("keyboard.xml may be out of date")
+                        {
+                            panel.layout.remove_children(clock_root);
+                            panel.parser_state.instantiate_template(
+                                &doc_params,
+                                "Clock",
+                                &mut panel.layout,
+                                clock_root,
+                                Default::default(),
+                            )?;
+                            elems_changed = true;
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
 
                 OverlayEventData::CustomCommand { element, command } => {
@@ -303,6 +320,10 @@ pub(super) fn create_keyboard_panel(
                 _ => {}
             }
 
+            if elems_changed {
+                panel.process_custom_elems(app);
+            }
+
             panel.layout.process_alterables(alterables)?;
             Ok(())
         }
diff --git a/wayvr/src/overlays/keyboard/mod.rs b/wayvr/src/overlays/keyboard/mod.rs
index 2f69c3d..d5877ff 100644
--- a/wayvr/src/overlays/keyboard/mod.rs
+++ b/wayvr/src/overlays/keyboard/mod.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ pub fn create_keyboard(app: &mut AppState, wayland: bool) -> anyhow::Result<Over
         processes: vec![],
         overlay_list: OverlayList::default(),
         set_list: SetList::default(),
+        clock_12h: app.session.config.clock_12h,
     };
 
     let auto_labels = layout.auto_labels.unwrap_or(true);
@@ -325,6 +326,7 @@ struct KeyboardState {
     processes: Vec<Child>,
     overlay_list: OverlayList,
     set_list: SetList,
+    clock_12h: bool,
 }
 
 macro_rules! take_and_leave_default {
@@ -343,6 +345,7 @@ impl KeyboardState {
             processes: take_and_leave_default!(&mut self.processes),
             overlay_list: OverlayList::default(),
             set_list: SetList::default(),
+            clock_12h: self.clock_12h,
         }
     }
 }