diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index eb5a0d3c..f90e2c99 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -16963,3 +16963,5 @@
 2018-05-30 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
 	* Merged pull request #000200, "Set SCHEDULED_AT when adding to
 	the STACK".
+2018-05-30 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
+	* Implemented '%v/%V' metadata wildcards for event length (seconds).
diff --git a/docs/opsguide/metadata_wildcards.xml b/docs/opsguide/metadata_wildcards.xml
index 443ce621..e847c9a5 100644
--- a/docs/opsguide/metadata_wildcards.xml
+++ b/docs/opsguide/metadata_wildcards.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 	  <row><entry><userinput>%s</userinput></entry><entry><userinput>%S</userinput></entry><entry>Song ID</entry></row>
 	  <row><entry><userinput>%t</userinput></entry><entry><userinput>%T</userinput></entry><entry>Title</entry></row>
 	  <row><entry><userinput>%u</userinput></entry><entry><userinput>%U</userinput></entry><entry>User Definied</entry></row>
-	  <row><entry><userinput>%v</userinput></entry><entry><userinput>%V</userinput></entry><entry>[Unassigned]</entry></row>
+	  <row><entry><userinput>%v</userinput></entry><entry><userinput>%V</userinput></entry><entry>Event length (seconds, rounded down)</entry></row>
 	  <row><entry><userinput>%w</userinput></entry><entry><userinput>%W</userinput></entry><entry>[Unassigned]</entry></row>
 	  <row><entry><userinput>%x</userinput></entry><entry><userinput>%X</userinput></entry><entry>[Unassigned]</entry></row>
 	  <row><entry><userinput>%y</userinput></entry><entry><userinput>%Y</userinput></entry><entry>Release Year</entry></row>
diff --git a/lib/rdnownext.cpp b/lib/rdnownext.cpp
index 0df49321..db9c2645 100644
--- a/lib/rdnownext.cpp
+++ b/lib/rdnownext.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ void RDResolveNowNext(QString *str,RDLogLine **loglines,int encoding)
   if(loglines[0]!=NULL) {
     str->replace("%n",QString().sprintf("%06u",loglines[0]->cartNumber()));
     str->replace("%h",QString().sprintf("%d",loglines[0]->effectiveLength()));
+    str->replace("%v",
+		 QString().sprintf("%d",loglines[0]->effectiveLength()/1000));
     str->replace("%g",RDResolveNowNextEncode(loglines[0]->groupName(),
 					     encoding));
     str->replace("%t",
@@ -107,6 +109,7 @@ void RDResolveNowNext(QString *str,RDLogLine **loglines,int encoding)
   else {   // No NOW PLAYING Event
     str->replace("%n","");
     str->replace("%h","");
+    str->replace("%v","");
     str->replace("%g","");
     str->replace("%t","");
     str->replace("%a","");
@@ -131,6 +134,8 @@ void RDResolveNowNext(QString *str,RDLogLine **loglines,int encoding)
   if(loglines[1]!=NULL) {
     str->replace("%N",QString().sprintf("%06u",loglines[1]->cartNumber()));
     str->replace("%H",QString().sprintf("%d",loglines[1]->effectiveLength()));
+    str->replace("%V",
+		 QString().sprintf("%d",loglines[1]->effectiveLength()/1000));
     str->replace("%G",RDResolveNowNextEncode(loglines[1]->groupName(),
 					     encoding));
     str->replace("%T",RDResolveNowNextEncode(loglines[1]->title(),encoding));
@@ -156,6 +161,7 @@ void RDResolveNowNext(QString *str,RDLogLine **loglines,int encoding)
   else {   // No NEXT Event
     str->replace("%N","");
     str->replace("%H","");
+    str->replace("%V","");
     str->replace("%G","");
     str->replace("%T","");
     str->replace("%A","");