diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 237bfd9..96fac73 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ set(headers
     src/menuitem.h
     src/messagepopupdisplay.h
     src/popupdisplay.h
+    src/richtexthelper.h
     src/richtextrenderer.h
     src/screenmanager.h
     src/scrollinterface.h
diff --git a/src/textwithvaluehelper.h b/src/textwithvaluehelper.h
index 7b506cc..b16b565 100644
--- a/src/textwithvaluehelper.h
+++ b/src/textwithvaluehelper.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 // local includes
 #include "textinterface.h"
+#include "richtexthelper.h"
 #include "richtextrenderer.h"
 
 namespace espgui {
@@ -52,4 +53,43 @@ private:
     std::string m_prefix;
 };
 
+template<const char *Tprefix, typename Taccessor, const char *Tguilib_color = espgui::colors::GREY>
+struct TextWithHighlightedValueHelper : public Taccessor, public virtual TextInterface
+{
+    using Taccessor::Taccessor;
+
+    std::string text() const override
+    {
+        using cpputils::toString;
+        using espcpputils::toString;
+        using wifi_stack::toString;
+        using espchrono::toString;
+
+        return fmt::format("{} {}{}", Tprefix, Tguilib_color, richTextEscape(toString(Taccessor::getValue())));
+    }
+};
+
+template<typename Taccessor, const char *Tguilib_color = espgui::colors::GREY>
+struct ChangeableTextWithHighlightedValueHelper : public Taccessor, public virtual TextInterface
+{
+    using Taccessor::Taccessor;
+
+    std::string text() const override
+    {
+        using cpputils::toString;
+        using espcpputils::toString;
+        using wifi_stack::toString;
+        using espchrono::toString;
+
+        return fmt::format("{} {}{}", m_prefix, Tguilib_color, richTextEscape(toString(Taccessor::getValue())));
+    }
+
+    const std::string &prefix() const { return m_prefix; }
+    void setPrefix(std::string_view prefix) { m_prefix = std::string{prefix}; }
+    void setPrefix(std::string &&prefix) { m_prefix = std::move(prefix); }
+
+private:
+    std::string m_prefix;
+};
+
 } // namespace espgui