diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/models/core/countdown.ts b/client/src/app/shared/models/core/countdown.ts
index f68d95da7..ca825ec43 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/models/core/countdown.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/models/core/countdown.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ export class Countdown extends BaseModel<Countdown> {
     public static COLLECTIONSTRING = 'core/countdown';
 
     public id: number;
-    public description: string;
+    public description?: string;
+    public title: string;
     public default_time: number;
     public countdown_time: number;
     public running: boolean;
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/agenda/models/view-topic.ts b/client/src/app/site/agenda/models/view-topic.ts
index cd220ace7..e5451f405 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/agenda/models/view-topic.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/agenda/models/view-topic.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export class ViewTopic extends BaseAgendaViewModel {
     }
 
     public getTitle = () => {
-        if (this.agendaItem) {
+        if (this.agendaItem && this.agendaItem.itemNumber) {
             return this.agendaItem.itemNumber + ' · ' + this.title;
         } else {
             return this.title;
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/projector/components/countdown-list/countdown-list.component.html b/client/src/app/site/projector/components/countdown-list/countdown-list.component.html
index caf500e12..80680dfe2 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/projector/components/countdown-list/countdown-list.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/site/projector/components/countdown-list/countdown-list.component.html
@@ -9,18 +9,23 @@
 <mat-card *ngIf="countdownToCreate">
     <mat-card-title translate>New countdown</mat-card-title>
     <mat-card-content>
-        <form [formGroup]="createForm"
-            (keydown)="onKeyDownCreate($event)">
+        <form [formGroup]="createForm" (keydown)="onKeyDownCreate($event)">
             <p>
                 <mat-form-field>
-                    <input formControlName="description" matInput placeholder="{{'Description' | translate}}" required>
-                    <mat-hint *ngIf="!createForm.controls.description.valid">
+                    <input formControlName="title" matInput placeholder="{{ 'Title' | translate }}" required />
+                    <mat-hint *ngIf="!createForm.controls.title.valid">
                         <span translate>Required</span>
                     </mat-hint>
                 </mat-form-field>
-            </p><p>
+            </p>
+            <p>
                 <mat-form-field>
-                    <input formControlName="default_time" matInput placeholder="{{ 'Time' | translate}}" required>
+                    <input formControlName="description" matInput placeholder="{{ 'Description' | translate }}" />
+                </mat-form-field>
+            </p>
+            <p>
+                <mat-form-field>
+                    <input formControlName="default_time" matInput placeholder="{{ 'Time' | translate }}" required />
                     <mat-hint *ngIf="!createForm.controls.default_time.valid">
                         <span translate>Required</span>
                     </mat-hint>
@@ -39,9 +44,13 @@
 </mat-card>
 
 <mat-accordion class="os-card">
-    <mat-expansion-panel *ngFor="let countdown of countdowns" (opened)="openId = countdown.id"
-        (closed)="panelClosed(countdown)" [expanded]="openId === countdown.id" multiple="false">
-
+    <mat-expansion-panel
+        *ngFor="let countdown of countdowns"
+        (opened)="openId = countdown.id"
+        (closed)="panelClosed(countdown)"
+        [expanded]="openId === countdown.id"
+        multiple="false"
+    >
         <!-- Projector button and countdown description-->
         <mat-expansion-panel-header>
             <mat-panel-title>
@@ -50,7 +59,7 @@
                         <os-projector-button [object]="countdown"></os-projector-button>
                     </div>
                     <div class="header-name">
-                        {{ countdown.description }}
+                        {{ countdown.getTitle() | translate }}
                     </div>
                     <div class="header-controls">
                         <os-countdown-controls [countdown]="countdown"></os-countdown-controls>
@@ -58,20 +67,28 @@
                 </div>
             </mat-panel-title>
         </mat-expansion-panel-header>
-        <form [formGroup]="updateForm"
-            *ngIf="editId === countdown.id"
-            (keydown)="onKeyDownUpdate($event)">
+        <form [formGroup]="updateForm" *ngIf="editId === countdown.id" (keydown)="onKeyDownUpdate($event)">
             <h5 translate>Edit countdown</h5>
             <p>
                 <mat-form-field>
-                    <input formControlName="description" matInput placeholder="{{ 'Description' | translate}}" required>
-                    <mat-hint *ngIf="!updateForm.controls.description.valid">
+                    <input formControlName="title" matInput placeholder="{{ 'Title' | translate }}" required />
+                    <mat-hint *ngIf="!updateForm.controls.title.valid">
                         <span translate>Required</span>
                     </mat-hint>
                 </mat-form-field>
-            </p><p>
+            </p>
+            <p>
                 <mat-form-field>
-                    <input formControlName="default_time" matInput placeholder="{{ 'Time' | translate}}" required>
+                    <input
+                        formControlName="description"
+                        matInput
+                        placeholder="{{ 'Description' | translate }}"
+                    />
+                </mat-form-field>
+            </p>
+            <p>
+                <mat-form-field>
+                    <input formControlName="default_time" matInput placeholder="{{ 'Time' | translate }}" required />
                     <mat-hint *ngIf="!updateForm.controls.default_time.valid">
                         <span translate>Required</span>
                     </mat-hint>
@@ -79,19 +96,34 @@
             </p>
         </form>
         <mat-action-row>
-            <button *ngIf="editId !== countdown.id" mat-button class="on-transition-fade" (click)="onEditButton(countdown)"
-                mat-icon-button>
+            <button
+                *ngIf="editId !== countdown.id"
+                mat-button
+                class="on-transition-fade"
+                (click)="onEditButton(countdown)"
+                mat-icon-button
+            >
                 <mat-icon>edit</mat-icon>
             </button>
-            <button *ngIf="editId === countdown.id" mat-button class="on-transition-fade" (click)="onCancelUpdate()"
-                mat-icon-button>
+            <button
+                *ngIf="editId === countdown.id"
+                mat-button
+                class="on-transition-fade"
+                (click)="onCancelUpdate()"
+                mat-icon-button
+            >
                 <mat-icon>close</mat-icon>
             </button>
-            <button *ngIf="editId === countdown.id" mat-button class="on-transition-fade" (click)="onSaveButton(countdown)"
-                mat-icon-button>
+            <button
+                *ngIf="editId === countdown.id"
+                mat-button
+                class="on-transition-fade"
+                (click)="onSaveButton(countdown)"
+                mat-icon-button
+            >
                 <mat-icon>save</mat-icon>
             </button>
-            <button mat-button class='on-transition-fade' (click)=onDeleteButton(countdown) mat-icon-button>
+            <button mat-button class="on-transition-fade" (click)="onDeleteButton(countdown)" mat-icon-button>
                 <mat-icon>delete</mat-icon>
             </button>
         </mat-action-row>
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/projector/components/countdown-list/countdown-list.component.ts b/client/src/app/site/projector/components/countdown-list/countdown-list.component.ts
index 9d1f2e629..b9d658728 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/projector/components/countdown-list/countdown-list.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/projector/components/countdown-list/countdown-list.component.ts
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ export class CountdownListComponent extends BaseViewComponent implements OnInit
         super(titleService, translate, matSnackBar);
 
         const form = {
-            description: ['', Validators.required],
-            default_time: ['', Validators.required]
+            description: [''],
+            default_time: ['', Validators.required],
+            title: ['', Validators.required]
         };
         this.createForm = this.formBuilder.group(form);
         this.updateForm = this.formBuilder.group(form);
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ export class CountdownListComponent extends BaseViewComponent implements OnInit
             this.createForm.reset();
             this.createForm.setValue({
                 description: '',
+                title: '',
                 default_time: '1:00 m'
             });
             this.countdownToCreate = new Countdown();
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ export class CountdownListComponent extends BaseViewComponent implements OnInit
 
             const newValues: Partial<Countdown> = {
                 description: this.createForm.value.description,
+                title: this.createForm.value.title,
                 default_time: default_time
             };
             newValues.countdown_time = default_time;
@@ -114,6 +117,7 @@ export class CountdownListComponent extends BaseViewComponent implements OnInit
 
         this.updateForm.setValue({
             description: countdown.description,
+            title: this.translate.instant(countdown.title),
             default_time: this.durationService.durationToString(countdown.default_time, 'm')
         });
     }
@@ -129,6 +133,7 @@ export class CountdownListComponent extends BaseViewComponent implements OnInit
                 default_time = 60;
             }
             const newValues: Partial<Countdown> = {
+                title: this.updateForm.value.title,
                 description: this.updateForm.value.description,
                 default_time: default_time
             };
@@ -147,7 +152,7 @@ export class CountdownListComponent extends BaseViewComponent implements OnInit
      * @param countdown The countdown to delete
      */
     public async onDeleteButton(countdown: ViewCountdown): Promise<void> {
-        const content = this.translate.instant('Delete countdown') + ` ${countdown.description}?`;
+        const content = this.translate.instant('Delete countdown') + ` ${this.translate.instant(countdown.title)}?`;
         if (await this.promptService.open('Are you sure?', content)) {
             this.repo.delete(countdown).then(() => (this.openId = this.editId = null), this.raiseError);
         }
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/projector/components/projector-detail/projector-detail.component.html b/client/src/app/site/projector/components/projector-detail/projector-detail.component.html
index a8ef04d89..6627c4441 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/projector/components/projector-detail/projector-detail.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/site/projector/components/projector-detail/projector-detail.component.html
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
         </a>
         <!-- Controls under the projector preview -->
         <div class="control-group projector-controls">
-
             <!-- scale up -->
             <button type="button" mat-icon-button (click)="scale(scrollScaleDirection.Up)">
                 <mat-icon>zoom_in</mat-icon>
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@
             </button>
             <!-- scroll indicator -->
             <div class="button-size" [ngClass]="projector.scroll != 0 ? 'warn' : ''">{{ projector.scroll }}</div>
-
         </div>
     </div>
     <div class="column-right" *osPerms="'core.can_manage_projector'">
@@ -73,7 +71,10 @@
         <div>
             <div *ngIf="projector.non_stable_elements.length">
                 <mat-list>
-                    <mat-list-item *ngFor="let element of projector.non_stable_elements" class="currentElement backgroundColorAccent">
+                    <mat-list-item
+                        *ngFor="let element of projector.non_stable_elements"
+                        class="currentElement backgroundColorAccent"
+                    >
                         <button type="button" mat-icon-button (click)="unprojectCurrent(element)">
                             <mat-icon>videocam</mat-icon>
                         </button>
@@ -96,7 +97,6 @@
                     <mat-expansion-panel-header>
                         <span translate>Queue</span>
                     </mat-expansion-panel-header>
-
                     <div
                         cdkDropList
                         class="drop-list"
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
                             <button type="button" mat-icon-button (click)="project(countdown)">
                                 <mat-icon>videocam</mat-icon>
                             </button>
-                            {{ countdown.description }}
+                            {{ countdown.getTitle() | translate }}
                         </mat-list-item>
                     </mat-list>
                     <mat-action-row>
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/projector/models/view-countdown.ts b/client/src/app/site/projector/models/view-countdown.ts
index d35e32675..bfc4e2c7d 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/projector/models/view-countdown.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/projector/models/view-countdown.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ export class ViewCountdown extends BaseProjectableViewModel {
     }
 
     public get description(): string {
-        return this.countdown.description;
+        return this.countdown.description || '';
+    }
+
+    public get title(): string {
+        return this.countdown.title;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -42,8 +46,12 @@ export class ViewCountdown extends BaseProjectableViewModel {
         this._countdown = countdown;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @returns a title for the countdown, consisting of the title and additional
+     * text info that may be displayed on the projector
+     */
     public getTitle = () => {
-        return this.description;
+        return this.description ? `${this.title} (${this.description})` : this.title;
     };
 
     public updateDependencies(update: BaseViewModel): void {}
diff --git a/openslides/agenda/models.py b/openslides/agenda/models.py
index 04d173491..1e04febe6 100644
--- a/openslides/agenda/models.py
+++ b/openslides/agenda/models.py
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ class Speaker(RESTModelMixin, models.Model):
                 pk=1,
                 defaults={
                     "default_time": config["projector_default_countdown"],
+                    "title": "Default countdown",
                     "countdown_time": config["projector_default_countdown"],
                 },
             )
diff --git a/openslides/core/migrations/0019_countdown_title_1.py b/openslides/core/migrations/0019_countdown_title_1.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0408b021
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openslides/core/migrations/0019_countdown_title_1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Generated by Django 2.1.5 on 2019-02-27 11:17
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+def delete_old_countdowns(apps, schema_editor):
+    Countdowns = apps.get_model("core", "countdown")
+    Countdowns.objects.all().delete()
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [("core", "0018_auto_20190222_1209")]
+
+    operations = [migrations.RunPython(delete_old_countdowns)]
diff --git a/openslides/core/migrations/0019_countdown_title_2.py b/openslides/core/migrations/0019_countdown_title_2.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..011cb8b1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openslides/core/migrations/0019_countdown_title_2.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Generated by Django 2.1.5 on 2019-02-27 11:46
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [("core", "0019_countdown_title_1")]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="countdown",
+            name="title",
+            field=models.CharField(max_length=256, unique=True),
+        )
+    ]
diff --git a/openslides/core/models.py b/openslides/core/models.py
index 199ad26bb..dbe0b6f47 100644
--- a/openslides/core/models.py
+++ b/openslides/core/models.py
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@ class Countdown(RESTModelMixin, models.Model):
 
     access_permissions = CountdownAccessPermissions()
 
+    title = models.CharField(max_length=256, unique=True, default="")
+
     description = models.CharField(max_length=256, blank=True)
 
     running = models.BooleanField(default=False)
diff --git a/openslides/core/serializers.py b/openslides/core/serializers.py
index 1be511fab..06317ed6b 100644
--- a/openslides/core/serializers.py
+++ b/openslides/core/serializers.py
@@ -165,7 +165,15 @@ class CountdownSerializer(ModelSerializer):
 
     class Meta:
         model = Countdown
-        fields = ("id", "description", "default_time", "countdown_time", "running")
+        fields = (
+            "id",
+            "title",
+            "description",
+            "default_time",
+            "countdown_time",
+            "running",
+        )
+        unique_together = ("title",)
 
 
 class HistorySerializer(ModelSerializer):