diff --git a/widgets/displaytext.cpp b/widgets/displaytext.cpp
index c3e31f83c..f13b4ba58 100644
--- a/widgets/displaytext.cpp
+++ b/widgets/displaytext.cpp
@@ -372,11 +372,17 @@ QString DisplayText::appendWorkedB4 (QString message, QString call, QString cons
     }
     m_CQPriority=DecodeHighlightingModel::highlight_name(top_highlight);
 
+    if(m_npts == -1) return message;
     return leftJustifyAppendage (message, extra);
 }
 
-QString DisplayText::leftJustifyAppendage (QString message, QString const& appendage) const
+QString DisplayText::leftJustifyAppendage (QString message, QString const& appendage0) const
 {
+  QString appendage=appendage0;
+  if(m_npts>0) {
+    appendage=" " + QString::number(m_npts);
+    if(m_npts<10) appendage=" " + appendage;
+  }
   if (appendage.size ())
     {
       // allow for seconds
@@ -660,3 +666,8 @@ void DisplayText::highlight_callsign (QString const& callsign, QColor const& bg,
     }
   setCurrentCharFormat (old_format);
 }
+
+void DisplayText::displayPoints(int npts)
+{
+  m_npts=npts;
+}
diff --git a/widgets/displaytext.h b/widgets/displaytext.h
index 773901cea..bdc71dcd9 100644
--- a/widgets/displaytext.h
+++ b/widgets/displaytext.h
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ public:
   void displayQSY(QString text);
   void displayFoxToBeCalled(QString t, QColor bg = QColor {}, QColor fg = QColor {});
   void new_period ();
+  void displayPoints(int npts);
   QString CQPriority(){return m_CQPriority;};
+  qint32 m_npts;
 
   Q_SIGNAL void selectCallsign (Qt::KeyboardModifiers);
   Q_SIGNAL void erased ();
diff --git a/widgets/mainwindow.cpp b/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
index 3f781c952..f1269f9a0 100644
--- a/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -3417,6 +3417,9 @@ void MainWindow::ARRL_Digi_Update(DecodedText dt)
     if(bCQ or deGrid=="RR73" or deGrid=="73") rc.ready2call=true;
     rc.decodeTime=m_latestDecodeTime;
     m_recentCall[deCall]=rc;
+
+    int points=m_activeCall.value(deCall).points;
+    ui->decodedTextBrowser->displayPoints(points);
   }
 }
 
@@ -3639,6 +3642,14 @@ void MainWindow::readFromStdout()                             //readFromStdout
           }
         } else {
           DecodedText decodedtext1=decodedtext0;
+          ui->decodedTextBrowser->displayPoints(-99);
+          bool bDisplayPoints=m_config.special_op_id()==SpecOp::ARRL_DIGI;
+          bDisplayPoints=true;
+          if((m_mode=="FT4" or m_mode=="FT8") and bDisplayPoints
+             and decodedtext1.isStandardMessage()) {
+            ui->decodedTextBrowser->displayPoints(-1);
+            ARRL_Digi_Update(decodedtext1);
+          }
           ui->decodedTextBrowser->displayDecodedText (decodedtext1, m_config.my_callsign (), m_mode, m_config.DXCC (),
                                                       m_logBook, m_currentBand, m_config.ppfx (),
                                                       ui->cbCQonly->isVisible() && ui->cbCQonly->isChecked(),
@@ -3673,11 +3684,6 @@ void MainWindow::readFromStdout()                             //readFromStdout
             }
           }
         }
-
-        if((m_mode=="FT4" or m_mode=="FT8") /* and SpecOp::ARRL_DIGI==m_config.special_op_id() */
-           and decodedtext.isStandardMessage()) {
-          ARRL_Digi_Update(decodedtext);
-        }
       }
 
 //Right (Rx Frequency) window