diff --git a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/shared/model/Constants.java b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/shared/model/Constants.java
index 7a5e2820..b7b5243b 100644
--- a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/shared/model/Constants.java
+++ b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/shared/model/Constants.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class Constants {
      * The race pre-start time, in milliseconds. 3 minutes (30 seconds for development).
      */
 //    public static final long RacePreStartTime = 30 * 1000;
-    public static final long RacePreStartTime = 1000;
+    public static final long RacePreStartTime = 5000;
 
 
     /**
diff --git a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/Controllers/InGameLobbyController.java b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/Controllers/InGameLobbyController.java
index a6442664..8a6dd8d6 100644
--- a/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/Controllers/InGameLobbyController.java
+++ b/racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/Controllers/InGameLobbyController.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import visualiser.model.VisualiserRaceState;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.Socket;
 import java.net.URL;
+import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
@@ -69,6 +70,12 @@ public class InGameLobbyController extends Controller {
     @FXML
     private Label countdownLabel;
 
+    @FXML
+    private AnchorPane countdownTenPane;
+
+    @FXML
+    private Label countdownTenText;
+
     private Event game;
 
     private View3D playerBoat;
@@ -197,7 +204,6 @@ public class InGameLobbyController extends Controller {
     private void initialiseRaceClock(VisualiserRaceState visualiserRace) {
         //Remaining time.
         initialiseRaceClockDuration(visualiserRace);
-
     }
 
 
@@ -225,6 +231,18 @@ public class InGameLobbyController extends Controller {
                 //Get the current race status.
                 RaceStatusEnum raceStatus = visualiserRaceEvent.getVisualiserRaceState().getRaceStatusEnum();
 
+                try {
+                    long interval = ChronoUnit.MILLIS.between(visualiserRaceEvent.getVisualiserRaceState().getRaceClock().getCurrentTime(), visualiserRaceEvent.getVisualiserRaceState().getRaceClock().getStartingTime());
+                    if(interval<=10000){
+                        countdownLabel.setVisible(false);
+                        countdownTenPane.setVisible(true);
+                        countdownTenText.setVisible(true);
+                    }
+                    countdownText(interval);
+                } catch (Exception e){
+
+                }
+
 
                 //If the race has reached the preparatory phase, or has started...
                 if (raceStatus == RaceStatusEnum.PREPARATORY || raceStatus == RaceStatusEnum.STARTED) {
@@ -234,6 +252,8 @@ public class InGameLobbyController extends Controller {
                     //Hide this, and display the race controller.
                     gameLobbyWrapper.setVisible(false);
                     visualiserRaceEvent.getVisualiserRaceState().getBoats().removeListener(lobbyUpdateListener);
+                    countdownTenPane.setVisible(false);
+                    countdownLabel.setVisible(true);
                     parent.beginRace(visualiserRaceEvent, controllerClient, isHost);
 
                 }
@@ -294,4 +314,33 @@ public class InGameLobbyController extends Controller {
         System.out.println("Empty race user pane pressed. Joining racers");
     }
 
+    private void countdownText(long interval){
+
+        if (interval <=5000){
+            countdownTenText.setText("5");
+            return;
+        }
+        if (interval <=6000){
+            countdownTenText.setText("6");
+            return;
+        }
+        if (interval <=7000){
+            countdownTenText.setText("7");
+            return;
+        }
+        if (interval <=8000){
+            countdownTenText.setText("8");
+            return;
+        }
+        if (interval <=9000){
+            countdownTenText.setText("9");
+            return;
+        }
+        if (interval <=10000){
+            countdownTenText.setText("10");
+            return;
+        }
+
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/racevisionGame/src/main/resources/visualiser/scenes/gameLobby.fxml b/racevisionGame/src/main/resources/visualiser/scenes/gameLobby.fxml
index 6ef70c28..84ff0c34 100644
--- a/racevisionGame/src/main/resources/visualiser/scenes/gameLobby.fxml
+++ b/racevisionGame/src/main/resources/visualiser/scenes/gameLobby.fxml
@@ -94,5 +94,14 @@
             <RowConstraints maxHeight="80.0" minHeight="80.0" prefHeight="80.0" vgrow="SOMETIMES" />
          </rowConstraints>
       </GridPane>
+      <AnchorPane fx:id="countdownTenPane" prefHeight="200.0" prefWidth="200.0" visible="false" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
+         <children>
+            <Label fx:id="countdownTenText" alignment="CENTER" text="COUNTDOWN" textFill="#ee0000" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="0.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="0.0">
+               <font>
+                  <Font name="System Bold" size="41.0" />
+               </font>
+            </Label>
+         </children>
+      </AnchorPane>
     </children>
 </AnchorPane>