diff --git a/js/actionTypes.js b/js/actionTypes.js
index eee6db84..50edef2b 100644
--- a/js/actionTypes.js
+++ b/js/actionTypes.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export const SEEK_TO_PERCENT_COMPLETE = "SEEK_TO_PERCENT_COMPLETE";
 export const SET_BALANCE = "SET_BALANCE";
 export const SET_BAND_VALUE = "SET_BAND_VALUE";
 export const SET_FOCUS = "SET_FOCUS";
+export const SET_BAND_FOCUS = "SET_BAND_FOCUS";
 export const SET_FOCUSED_WINDOW = "SET_FOCUSED_WINDOW";
 export const SET_MEDIA = "SET_MEDIA";
 export const SET_SCRUB_POSITION = "SET_SCRUB_POSITION";
diff --git a/js/components/EqualizerWindow/Band.js b/js/components/EqualizerWindow/Band.js
index 781e6169..e78c1e1e 100644
--- a/js/components/EqualizerWindow/Band.js
+++ b/js/components/EqualizerWindow/Band.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React from "react";
 import { connect } from "react-redux";
 import Slider from "rc-slider/lib/Slider";
+import { SET_BAND_FOCUS, UNSET_FOCUS } from "../../actionTypes";
 
 const MAX_VALUE = 100;
 // Given a value between 1-100, return the sprite number (0-27)
@@ -18,7 +19,14 @@ export const spriteOffsets = number => {
 
 const Handle = () => <div className="rc-slider-handle" />;
 
-const Band = ({ value, backgroundPosition, id, onChange }) => (
+const Band = ({
+  value,
+  backgroundPosition,
+  id,
+  onChange,
+  handleMouseDown,
+  handleMouseUp
+}) => (
   <div id={id} className="band" style={{ backgroundPosition }}>
     <Slider
       type="range"
@@ -28,6 +36,8 @@ const Band = ({ value, backgroundPosition, id, onChange }) => (
       value={MAX_VALUE - value}
       vertical
       onChange={onChange}
+      onBeforeChange={handleMouseDown}
+      onAfterChange={handleMouseUp}
       handle={Handle}
     />
   </div>
@@ -46,4 +56,10 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps) => {
   };
 };
 
-export default connect(mapStateToProps)(Band);
+const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch, ownProps) => ({
+  handleMouseDown: () =>
+    dispatch({ type: SET_BAND_FOCUS, input: "eq", bandFocused: ownProps.band }),
+  handleMouseUp: () => dispatch({ type: UNSET_FOCUS })
+});
+
+export default connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(Band);
diff --git a/js/components/MainWindow/Marquee.js b/js/components/MainWindow/Marquee.js
index c095402e..acc404d2 100644
--- a/js/components/MainWindow/Marquee.js
+++ b/js/components/MainWindow/Marquee.js
@@ -35,7 +35,19 @@ export const getMediaText = (name, duration) =>
 export const getDoubleSizeModeText = enabled =>
   `${enabled ? "Disable" : "Enable"} doublesize mode`;
 
-// TODO: Handle EQ text
+const formatHz = hz => (hz < 1000 ? `${hz}HZ` : `${hz / 1000}KHZ`);
+
+// Format a number as a string, ensuring it has a + or - sign
+const ensureSign = num => (num > 0 ? `+${num}` : num.toString());
+
+// Round to 1 and exactly 1 decimal point
+const roundToTenths = num => (Math.round(num * 10) / 10).toFixed(1);
+
+export const getEqText = (band, level) => {
+  const db = roundToTenths((level - 50) / 50 * 12);
+  const label = band === "preamp" ? "Preamp" : formatHz(band);
+  return `EQ: ${label} ${ensureSign(db)} DB`;
+};
 
 const isLong = text => text.length > 30;
 
@@ -93,6 +105,9 @@ class Marquee extends React.Component {
         );
       case "double":
         return getDoubleSizeModeText(this.props.display.doubled);
+      case "eq":
+        const band = this.props.userInput.bandFocused;
+        return getEqText(band, this.props.equalizer.sliders[band]);
       default:
         break;
     }
diff --git a/js/reducers.js b/js/reducers.js
index 4005b4a3..9042f017 100644
--- a/js/reducers.js
+++ b/js/reducers.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   SET_BALANCE,
   SET_BAND_VALUE,
   SET_FOCUS,
+  SET_BAND_FOCUS,
   SET_FOCUSED_WINDOW,
   SET_MEDIA,
   SET_SCRUB_POSITION,
@@ -37,18 +38,20 @@ import {
 } from "./actionTypes";
 import { equalizerEnabled, playlistEnabled } from "./config";
 
-export const userInput = (state, action) => {
-  if (!state) {
-    return {
-      focus: null,
-      scrubPosition: 0
-    };
-  }
+const defaultUserInput = {
+  focus: null,
+  bandFocused: null,
+  scrubPosition: 0
+};
+
+export const userInput = (state = defaultUserInput, action) => {
   switch (action.type) {
     case SET_FOCUS:
-      return { ...state, focus: action.input };
+      return { ...state, focus: action.input, bandFocused: null };
+    case SET_BAND_FOCUS:
+      return { ...state, focus: action.input, bandFocused: action.bandFocused };
     case UNSET_FOCUS:
-      return { ...state, focus: null };
+      return { ...state, focus: null, bandFocused: null };
     case SET_SCRUB_POSITION:
       return { ...state, scrubPosition: action.position };
     default: