diff --git a/src/components/ConversationSettings/LobbySettings.vue b/src/components/ConversationSettings/LobbySettings.vue
index 2dbb5b0e591..e88c44eb806 100644
--- a/src/components/ConversationSettings/LobbySettings.vue
+++ b/src/components/ConversationSettings/LobbySettings.vue
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@
 					:input-class="['mx-input', { focusable: !lobbyTimerFieldDisabled }]"
 					v-bind="dateTimePickerAttrs"
 					@change="saveLobbyTimer" />
+				<div class="lobby_timer--timezone">
+					{{ getTimeZone }}
+				</div>
+				<div v-if="showRelativeTime" class="lobby_timer--relative">
+					{{ getRelativeTime }}
+				</div>
 			</form>
 		</div>
 	</div>
@@ -64,6 +70,9 @@ import NcDateTimePicker from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcDateTimePicker.js
 import NcNoteCard from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcNoteCard.js'
 
 import { WEBINAR } from '../../constants.js'
+import { futureRelativeTime } from '../../utils/formattedTime.ts'
+
+const ONE_DAY_IN_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
 
 export default {
 	name: 'LobbySettings',
@@ -140,6 +149,24 @@ export default {
 				valueType: 'timestamp',
 			}
 		},
+
+		showRelativeTime() {
+			return this.lobbyTimer
+				&& this.lobbyTimer > Date.now()
+				&& (this.lobbyTimer - Date.now()) < ONE_DAY_IN_MS // less than 24 hours
+		},
+
+		getTimeZone() {
+			if (!this.lobbyTimer) {
+				return ''
+			}
+			const date = new Date(this.lobbyTimer)
+			return t('spreed', `Start time: ${date}`)
+		},
+
+		getRelativeTime() {
+			return futureRelativeTime(this.lobbyTimer)
+		},
 	},
 
 	methods: {
@@ -189,6 +216,16 @@ export default {
 </script>
 
 <style lang="scss" scoped>
+
+.lobby_timer {
+	&--relative {
+		color: var(--color-text-maxcontrast);
+	}
+	&--timezone {
+		padding-top: 4px;
+	}
+}
+
 :deep(.mx-input) {
 	margin: 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/components/LobbyScreen.vue b/src/components/LobbyScreen.vue
index c693b71181a..debe4cae00f 100644
--- a/src/components/LobbyScreen.vue
+++ b/src/components/LobbyScreen.vue
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@
 			<p v-if="countdown"
 				class="lobby__countdown">
 				{{ message }} -
-				<span class="lobby__countdown live-relative-timestamp"
-					:data-timestamp="countdown * 1000"
+				<span class="lobby__countdown relative-timestamp"
 					:title="startTime">
 					{{ relativeDate }}
 				</span>
@@ -60,6 +59,8 @@ import NcRichText from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcRichText.js'
 import GuestWelcomeWindow from './GuestWelcomeWindow.vue'
 import SetGuestUsername from './SetGuestUsername.vue'
 
+import { futureRelativeTime } from '../utils/formattedTime.ts'
+
 export default {
 
 	name: 'LobbyScreen',
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ export default {
 			if (diff > -45000 && diff < 45000) {
 				return t('spreed', 'The meeting will start soon')
 			}
-			return this.timerInMoment.fromNow()
+			return futureRelativeTime(this.timerInMoment.valueOf())
 		},
 
 		timerInMoment() {
diff --git a/src/utils/__tests__/formattedTime.spec.js b/src/utils/__tests__/formattedTime.spec.js
index 23493141e6a..a620ae98ff9 100644
--- a/src/utils/__tests__/formattedTime.spec.js
+++ b/src/utils/__tests__/formattedTime.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { formattedTime } from '../formattedTime.ts'
+import { formattedTime, futureRelativeTime } from '../formattedTime.ts'
 
 const TIME = (61 * 60 + 5) * 1000 // 1 hour, 1 minute, 5 seconds in ms
 
@@ -17,3 +17,32 @@ describe('formattedTime', () => {
 		expect(resultCondensed).toBe('--:--')
 	})
 })
+
+describe('futureRelativeTime', () => {
+	const fixedDate = new Date('2024-01-01T00:00:00Z')
+	jest.spyOn(Date, 'now').mockImplementation(() => fixedDate.getTime())
+
+	it('should return the correct string for time in hours', () => {
+		const timeInFuture = Date.now() + (2 * 60 * 60 * 1000) // 2 hours from now
+		const result = futureRelativeTime(timeInFuture)
+		expect(result).toBe('In 2 hours')
+	})
+
+	it('should return the correct string for time in minutes', () => {
+		const timeInFuture = Date.now() + (30 * 60 * 1000) // 30 minutes from now
+		const result = futureRelativeTime(timeInFuture)
+		expect(result).toBe('In 30 minutes')
+	})
+
+	it('should return the correct string for time in hours and minutes', () => {
+		const timeInFuture = Date.now() + (2 * 60 * 60 * 1000) + (15 * 60 * 1000) // 2 hours and 15 minutes from now
+		const result = futureRelativeTime(timeInFuture)
+		expect(result).toBe('In 2 hours and 15 minutes')
+	})
+
+	it('should return the correct string for 1 hour and minutes', () => {
+		const timeInFuture = Date.now() + (60 * 60 * 1000) + (15 * 60 * 1000) // 1 hour and 15 minutes from now
+		const result = futureRelativeTime(timeInFuture)
+		expect(result).toBe('In 1 hour and 15 minutes')
+	})
+})
diff --git a/src/utils/formattedTime.ts b/src/utils/formattedTime.ts
index dab7c9bc39c..44d52ad5cbd 100644
--- a/src/utils/formattedTime.ts
+++ b/src/utils/formattedTime.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,33 @@ function formattedTime(time: number, condensed: boolean = false): string {
 	].filter(num => !!num).join(condensed ? ':' : ' : ')
 }
 
+/**
+ * Calculates the future relative time string given the time (ms)
+ *
+ * @param time the time in ms
+ */
+function futureRelativeTime(time: number): string {
+	const diff = time - Date.now()
+	const hours = Math.floor(diff / (60 * 60 * 1000))
+	const minutes = Math.floor((diff - hours * 60 * 60 * 1000) / (60 * 1000))
+	if (hours >= 1) {
+		if (minutes === 0) {
+			// TRANSLATORS: hint for the time when the meeting starts (only hours)
+			return n('spreed', 'In %n hour', 'In %n hours', hours)
+		} else {
+			// TRANSLATORS: hint for the time when the meeting starts (hours and minutes)
+			return t('spreed', 'In {hours} and {minutes}', {
+				hours: n('spreed', '%n hour', '%n hours', hours),
+				minutes: n('spreed', '%n minute ', '%n minutes', minutes),
+			})
+		}
+	} else {
+		// TRANSLATORS: hint for the time when the meeting starts (only minutes)
+		return n('spreed', 'In %n minute', 'In %n minutes', minutes)
+	}
+}
+
 export {
 	formattedTime,
+	futureRelativeTime,
 }