diff --git a/platform/features/layout/res/templates/elements/telemetry.html b/platform/features/layout/res/templates/elements/telemetry.html
index 6857d8282a..1ff2aefe48 100644
--- a/platform/features/layout/res/templates/elements/telemetry.html
+++ b/platform/features/layout/res/templates/elements/telemetry.html
@@ -20,26 +20,25 @@
  at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
 -->
 <div
-	class="l-fixed-position-text l-telemetry"
-	ng-class="{ 's-stale': 1 }"
-	ng-style="{ background: ngModel.fill(), 'border-color': ngModel.stroke(), color: ngModel.color() }"
-	>
-	<div
-		class="l-elem l-title"
-		ng-show="ngModel.element.titled"
-		>
-		{{ngModel.name}}
-	</div>
-	<div
-		class="l-elem l-value s-value"
-		ng-class="{ 'telem-only': !ngModel.element.titled }"
-		>
-		<!-- ng-class is temporarily hard-coded in next element -->
-	    <span
-		    class="l-value-bg s-value-bg"
-		    ng-class="{ 's-limit-upr-yellow': ngModel.value < 0 }"
-		    >
-			{{ngModel.value}}
-		</span>
-	</div>
-</div>
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+    class="l-fixed-position-text l-telemetry"
+    ng-style="{ background: ngModel.fill(), 'border-color': ngModel.stroke(), color: ngModel.color() }"
+    >
+    <div
+        class="l-elem l-title"
+        ng-show="ngModel.element.titled"
+        >
+        {{ngModel.name}}
+    </div>
+    <div
+        class="l-elem l-value s-value"
+        ng-class="{ 'telem-only': !ngModel.element.titled }"
+        >
+        <!-- ng-class is temporarily hard-coded in next element -->
+        <span
+            class="l-value-bg s-value-bg"
+            ng-class="ngModel.cssClass"
+            >
+            {{ngModel.value}}
+        </span>
+    </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/platform/features/layout/src/FixedController.js b/platform/features/layout/src/FixedController.js
index b87a6cb9d2..c190170505 100644
--- a/platform/features/layout/src/FixedController.js
+++ b/platform/features/layout/src/FixedController.js
@@ -123,7 +123,13 @@ define(
 
             // Update the displayed value for this object
             function updateValue(telemetryObject) {
-                var id = telemetryObject && telemetryObject.getId();
+                var id = telemetryObject && telemetryObject.getId(),
+                    limit = telemetryObject &&
+                        telemetryObject.getCapability('limit'),
+                    datum = telemetryObject &&
+                        subscription.getDatum(telemetryObject),
+                    alarm = limit && datum && limit.evaluate(datum);
+
                 if (id) {
                     (elementProxiesById[id] || []).forEach(function (element) {
                         names[id] = telemetryObject.getModel().name;
@@ -132,6 +138,7 @@ define(
                         );
                         element.name = names[id];
                         element.value = values[id];
+                        element.cssClass = alarm && alarm.cssClass;
                     });
                 }
             }
@@ -372,4 +379,4 @@ define(
 
         return FixedController;
     }
-);
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+);