diff --git a/addons/laser/RscInGameUI.hpp b/addons/laser/RscInGameUI.hpp
index 770c2104b6..d3dfaa5d43 100644
--- a/addons/laser/RscInGameUI.hpp
+++ b/addons/laser/RscInGameUI.hpp
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ class RscInGameUI {
 					w = "4.5 * 		(0.01875 * SafezoneH)";
 					h = "1.1 * 		(0.025 * SafezoneH)";
 				};
-				class CA_Distance: RscText {
-					idc = 151;
+                class ACE_Distance: RscText {
+					idc = 123002;
 					style = 0;
 					sizeEx = "0.038*SafezoneH";
 					colorText[] = {0.706,0.0745,0.0196,1};
@@ -53,6 +53,19 @@ class RscInGameUI {
 					w = "4 * 		(0.01875 * SafezoneH)";
 					h = "1.5 * 		(0.025 * SafezoneH)";
 				};
+				class CA_Distance: RscText {
+					idc = 151;
+					style = 0;
+					sizeEx = "0.038*SafezoneH";
+					colorText[] = {0.706,0.0745,0.0196,1};
+					shadow = 0;
+					font = "EtelkaMonospacePro";
+					text = "2456";
+					x = 0;
+                    y = 0;
+                    w = 0;
+                    h = 0;
+				};
 				class CA_Elev: RscText {
 					idc = 175;
 					style = 1;
diff --git a/addons/laser/functions/fnc_onLaserDesignatorDraw.sqf b/addons/laser/functions/fnc_onLaserDesignatorDraw.sqf
index a5da33b236..7f8537ab9b 100644
--- a/addons/laser/functions/fnc_onLaserDesignatorDraw.sqf
+++ b/addons/laser/functions/fnc_onLaserDesignatorDraw.sqf
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
-#define DEBUG_MODE_FULL
+//#define DEBUG_MODE_FULL
 #include "script_component.hpp"
-TRACE_1("", _this);
 private["_laserCode"];
 
 _laserCode = ACE_player getVariable[QGVAR(code), ACE_DEFAULT_LASER_CODE];
 if(!isNil "_laserCode") then {
     __LaserDesignatorIGUI_LaserCode ctrlSetText format["Code: %1", [_laserCode, 4, 0, false] call CBA_fnc_formatNumber];
+};
+
+if(! (ctrlShown __LaserDesignatorIGUI_LaserOn) ) then {
+    // TODO: hide distance
+    __LaserDesignatorIGUI_ACE_Distance ctrlSetText "----";
+} else {
+    __LaserDesignatorIGUI_ACE_Distance ctrlSetText (ctrlText __LaserDesignatorIGUI_CA_Distance);
 };
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diff --git a/addons/laser/script_component.hpp b/addons/laser/script_component.hpp
index 6bd4063f4e..77369ead96 100644
--- a/addons/laser/script_component.hpp
+++ b/addons/laser/script_component.hpp
@@ -16,4 +16,7 @@
 
 
 #define __LaserDesignatorIGUI (uiNamespace getVariable ["ACE_RscOptics_LaserDesignator", nil])
-#define __LaserDesignatorIGUI_LaserCode (__LaserDesignatorIGUI displayCtrl 123001)
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+#define __LaserDesignatorIGUI_LaserCode (__LaserDesignatorIGUI displayCtrl 123001)
+#define __LaserDesignatorIGUI_ACE_Distance (__LaserDesignatorIGUI displayCtrl 123002)
+#define __LaserDesignatorIGUI_CA_Distance (__LaserDesignatorIGUI displayCtrl 151)
+#define __LaserDesignatorIGUI_LaserOn (__LaserDesignatorIGUI displayCtrl 158)
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