diff --git a/src/app/system-wide-alert/alert-form/system-wide-alert-form.component.html b/src/app/system-wide-alert/alert-form/system-wide-alert-form.component.html
index 2821a14bf8..062b06c294 100644
--- a/src/app/system-wide-alert/alert-form/system-wide-alert-form.component.html
+++ b/src/app/system-wide-alert/alert-form/system-wide-alert-form.component.html
@@ -17,50 +17,89 @@
                               [className]="(formMessage.invalid) && (formMessage.dirty || formMessage.touched) ? 'form-control is-invalid' :'form-control'"
                               formControlName="formMessage">
                 </textarea>
-                <div *ngIf="formMessage.invalid && (formMessage.dirty || formMessage.touched)"
-                     class="invalid-feedback show-feedback">
+                    <div *ngIf="formMessage.invalid && (formMessage.dirty || formMessage.touched)"
+                         class="invalid-feedback show-feedback">
                 <span *ngIf="formMessage.errors">
                 {{ 'system-wide-alert.form.error.message' | translate }}
             </span>
-                </div>
+                    </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
     <div class="row">
-        <div class="col">
-            <label>{{ 'system-wide-alert.form.label.countdownTo' | translate }}</label>
+        <div class="col mb-2 d-flex align-items-end">
+            <ui-switch size="small"
+                       [checked]="counterEnabled$ |async"
+                       (change)="setCounterEnabled($event)"></ui-switch>
+            <span class="ml-2">{{ 'system-wide-alert.form.label.countdownTo.enable' | translate }}</span>
         </div>
     </div>
-    <div class="row">
-        <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-6">
-            <div class="input-group">
-                <input
-                        class="form-control"
-                        placeholder="yyyy-mm-dd"
-                        name="dp"
-                        [(ngModel)]="date"
-                        ngbDatepicker
-                        #d="ngbDatepicker"
-                />
-                <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary fas fa-calendar" (click)="d.toggle()" type="button"></button>
+    <div *ngIf="counterEnabled$ |async">
+        <div class="row">
+            <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-6">
+                <div class="input-group">
+                    <input
+                            class="form-control"
+                            placeholder="yyyy-mm-dd"
+                            name="dp"
+                            [(ngModel)]="date"
+                            ngbDatepicker
+                            #d="ngbDatepicker"
+                            (ngModelChange)="updatePreviewTime()"
+                    />
+                    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary fas fa-calendar" (click)="d.toggle()"
+                            type="button"></button>
+                </div>
             </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="col-12 d-md-none">
-            <div class="input-group">
-                <ngb-timepicker [(ngModel)]="time"></ngb-timepicker>
+            <div class="col-12 d-md-none">
+                <div class="input-group">
+                    <ngb-timepicker [(ngModel)]="time" (ngModelChange)="updatePreviewTime()"></ngb-timepicker>
+                </div>
             </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="d-none d-md-block col-md-6 timepicker-margin">
-            <div class="input-group">
-                <ngb-timepicker [(ngModel)]="time"></ngb-timepicker>
+            <div class="d-none d-md-block col-md-6 timepicker-margin">
+                <div class="input-group">
+                    <ngb-timepicker [(ngModel)]="time" (ngModelChange)="updatePreviewTime()"></ngb-timepicker>
+                </div>
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
-    <div>
+    <div class="mb-2">
         <span class="text-muted"> {{'system-wide-alert.form.label.countdownTo.hint' | translate}}</span>
     </div>
 
+
+    <div>
+        <div class="row">
+            <div class="col">
+                <label>{{ 'system-wide-alert.form.label.preview' | translate }}</label>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="rounded-0 alert alert-warning">
+            <span class="font-weight-bold">
+        <span *ngIf="previewDays > 0 || previewHours > 0 || previewMinutes > 0 ">
+            {{'system-wide-alert-banner.countdown.prefix' | translate }}
+        </span>
+            <span *ngIf="previewDays > 0">
+            {{'system-wide-alert-banner.countdown.days' | translate: {
+                days: previewDays
+            } }}
+        </span>
+            <span *ngIf="previewDays > 0 || previewHours > 0 ">
+            {{'system-wide-alert-banner.countdown.hours' | translate: {
+                hours: previewHours
+            } }}
+        </span>
+            <span *ngIf="previewDays > 0 || previewHours > 0 || previewMinutes > 0 ">
+            {{'system-wide-alert-banner.countdown.minutes' | translate: {
+                minutes: previewMinutes
+            } }}
+        </span>
+            </span>
+            <span>{{formMessage.value}}</span>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
     <div class="btn-row float-right space-children-mr mt-2">
         <button (click)="back()"
                 class="btn btn-outline-secondary"><i
diff --git a/src/app/system-wide-alert/alert-form/system-wide-alert-form.component.scss b/src/app/system-wide-alert/alert-form/system-wide-alert-form.component.scss
index ce3e065caf..6e881e4807 100644
--- a/src/app/system-wide-alert/alert-form/system-wide-alert-form.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/system-wide-alert/alert-form/system-wide-alert-form.component.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 .timepicker-margin {
+    // Negative margin to offset the time picker arrowsand ensure the date and time are correctly aligned
     margin-top: -38px;
 }
diff --git a/src/app/system-wide-alert/alert-form/system-wide-alert-form.component.spec.ts b/src/app/system-wide-alert/alert-form/system-wide-alert-form.component.spec.ts
index 435aef3a7d..608170a094 100644
--- a/src/app/system-wide-alert/alert-form/system-wide-alert-form.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/system-wide-alert/alert-form/system-wide-alert-form.component.spec.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,44 @@ describe('SystemWideAlertFormComponent', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+  describe('setCounterEnabled', () => {
+    it('should set the preview time on enable and update the behaviour subject', () => {
+      spyOn(comp, 'updatePreviewTime');
+      comp.setCounterEnabled(true);
+
+      expect(comp.updatePreviewTime).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(comp.counterEnabled$.value).toBeTrue();
+    });
+    it('should reset the preview time on disable and update the behaviour subject', () => {
+      spyOn(comp, 'updatePreviewTime');
+      comp.setCounterEnabled(false);
+
+      expect(comp.updatePreviewTime).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(comp.previewDays).toEqual(0);
+      expect(comp.previewHours).toEqual(0);
+      expect(comp.previewMinutes).toEqual(0);
+      expect(comp.counterEnabled$.value).toBeFalse();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('updatePreviewTime', () => {
+    it('should calculate the difference between the current date and the date configured in the form', () => {
+      const countDownDate = new Date();
+      countDownDate.setDate(countDownDate.getDate() + 1);
+      countDownDate.setHours(countDownDate.getHours() + 1);
+      countDownDate.setMinutes(countDownDate.getMinutes() + 1);
+
+      comp.time = {hour: countDownDate.getHours(), minute: countDownDate.getMinutes()};
+      comp.date = {year: countDownDate.getFullYear(), month: countDownDate.getMonth() + 1, day: countDownDate.getDate()};
+
+      comp.updatePreviewTime();
+
+      expect(comp.previewDays).toEqual(1);
+      expect(comp.previewHours).toEqual(1);
+      expect(comp.previewDays).toEqual(1);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('save', () => {
     it('should update the exising alert with the form values and show a success notification on success', () => {
       spyOn(comp, 'back');
@@ -135,6 +173,29 @@ describe('SystemWideAlertFormComponent', () => {
       expect(requestService.setStaleByHrefSubstring).toHaveBeenCalledWith('systemwidealerts');
       expect(comp.back).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
+    it('should update the exising alert with the form values but add an empty countdown date when disabled and show a success notification on success', () => {
+      spyOn(comp, 'back');
+      comp.currentAlert = systemWideAlert;
+
+      comp.formMessage.patchValue('New message');
+      comp.formActive.patchValue(true);
+      comp.time = {hour: 4, minute: 26};
+      comp.date = {year: 2023, month: 1, day: 25};
+      comp.counterEnabled$.next(false);
+
+      const expectedAlert = new SystemWideAlert();
+      expectedAlert.alertId = systemWideAlert.alertId;
+      expectedAlert.message = 'New message';
+      expectedAlert.active = true;
+      expectedAlert.countdownTo = null;
+
+      comp.save();
+
+      expect(systemWideAlertDataService.put).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expectedAlert);
+      expect(notificationsService.success).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(requestService.setStaleByHrefSubstring).toHaveBeenCalledWith('systemwidealerts');
+      expect(comp.back).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
     it('should update the exising alert with the form values and show a error notification on error', () => {
       spyOn(comp, 'back');
       (systemWideAlertDataService.put as jasmine.Spy).and.returnValue(createFailedRemoteDataObject$());
diff --git a/src/app/system-wide-alert/alert-form/system-wide-alert-form.component.ts b/src/app/system-wide-alert/alert-form/system-wide-alert-form.component.ts
index 59aa9166ce..6e0d2030fd 100644
--- a/src/app/system-wide-alert/alert-form/system-wide-alert-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/system-wide-alert/alert-form/system-wide-alert-form.component.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { filter, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../../core/data/paginated-list.model';
 import { SystemWideAlert } from '../system-wide-alert.model';
 import { hasValue, isNotEmpty } from '../../shared/empty.util';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { BehaviorSubject, Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { FormBuilder, FormControl, FormGroup, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
 import { NgbDateStruct } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
 import { utcToZonedTime, zonedTimeToUtc } from 'date-fns-tz';
@@ -51,6 +51,26 @@ export class SystemWideAlertFormComponent implements OnInit {
    */
   time;
 
+  /**
+   * Behaviour subject to track whether the counter is enabled
+   */
+  counterEnabled$: BehaviorSubject<boolean> = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
+
+  /**
+   * The amount of minutes to be used in the banner preview
+   */
+  previewMinutes: number;
+
+  /**
+   * The amount of hours to be used in the banner preview
+   */
+  previewHours: number;
+
+  /**
+   * The amount of days to be used in the banner preview
+   */
+  previewDays: number;
+
 
   constructor(
     protected systemWideAlertDataService: SystemWideAlertDataService,
@@ -99,17 +119,55 @@ export class SystemWideAlertFormComponent implements OnInit {
     this.formActive.patchValue(alert.active);
     const countDownTo = zonedTimeToUtc(alert.countdownTo, 'UTC');
     if (countDownTo.getTime() - new Date().getTime() > 0) {
+      this.counterEnabled$.next(true);
       this.setDateTime(countDownTo);
     }
 
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Set whether the countdown timer is enabled or disabled. This will also update the counter in the preview
+   * @param enabled   - Whether the countdown timer is enabled or disabled.
+   */
+  setCounterEnabled(enabled: boolean) {
+    this.counterEnabled$.next(enabled);
+    if (!enabled) {
+      this.previewMinutes = 0;
+      this.previewHours = 0;
+      this.previewDays = 0;
+    } else {
+      this.updatePreviewTime();
+    }
+  }
+
+
   private setDateTime(dateToSet) {
     this.time = {hour: dateToSet.getHours(), minute: dateToSet.getMinutes()};
     this.date = {year: dateToSet.getFullYear(), month: dateToSet.getMonth() + 1, day: dateToSet.getDate()};
 
+    this.updatePreviewTime();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Update the preview time based on the configured countdown date and the current time
+   */
+  updatePreviewTime() {
+    const countDownTo = new Date(this.date.year, this.date.month - 1, this.date.day, this.time.hour, this.time.minute);
+    const timeDifference = countDownTo.getTime() - new Date().getTime();
+    this.allocateTimeUnits(timeDifference);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Helper method to push how many days, hours and minutes are left in the countdown to their respective behaviour subject
+   * @param timeDifference  - The time difference to calculate and push the time units for
+   */
+  private allocateTimeUnits(timeDifference) {
+    this.previewMinutes = Math.floor((timeDifference) / (1000 * 60) % 60);
+    this.previewHours = Math.floor((timeDifference) / (1000 * 60 * 60) % 24);
+    this.previewDays = Math.floor((timeDifference) / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
+  }
+
+
   get formMessage() {
     return this.alertForm.get('formMessage');
   }
@@ -127,9 +185,12 @@ export class SystemWideAlertFormComponent implements OnInit {
     const alert = new SystemWideAlert();
     alert.message = this.formMessage.value;
     alert.active = this.formActive.value;
-    const countDownTo = new Date(this.date.year, this.date.month - 1, this.date.day, this.time.hour, this.time.minute);
-    alert.countdownTo = utcToZonedTime(countDownTo, 'UTC').toUTCString();
-
+    if (this.counterEnabled$.getValue()) {
+      const countDownTo = new Date(this.date.year, this.date.month - 1, this.date.day, this.time.hour, this.time.minute);
+      alert.countdownTo = utcToZonedTime(countDownTo, 'UTC').toUTCString();
+    } else {
+      alert.countdownTo = null;
+    }
     if (hasValue(this.currentAlert)) {
       const updatedAlert = Object.assign(new SystemWideAlert(), this.currentAlert, alert);
       this.handleResponse(this.systemWideAlertDataService.put(updatedAlert), 'system-wide-alert.form.update');
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
index 770655e701..07d05a9994 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
@@ -4851,9 +4851,9 @@
 
 
 
-  "menu.section.system-wide-alert": "System-wide Alerts",
+  "menu.section.system-wide-alert": "System-wide Alert",
 
-  "system-wide-alert.form.header": "System-wide Alerts",
+  "system-wide-alert.form.header": "System-wide Alert",
 
   "system-wide-alert.form.cancel": "Cancel",
 
@@ -4867,9 +4867,11 @@
 
   "system-wide-alert.form.label.message": "Alert message",
 
-  "system-wide-alert.form.label.countdownTo": "Count down",
+  "system-wide-alert.form.label.countdownTo.enable": "Enable a countdown timer",
 
-  "system-wide-alert.form.label.countdownTo.hint": "Hint: When a date in the future is set, the system wide alert banner will perform a countdown to the set date. Setting the date to the current time or in the past will disable the countdown.",
+  "system-wide-alert.form.label.countdownTo.hint": "Hint: Set a countdown timer. When enabled, a date can be set in the future and the system-wide alert banner will perform a countdown to the set date. When this timer ends, it will disappear from the alert. The server will NOT be automatically stopped.",
+
+  "system-wide-alert.form.label.preview": "System-wide alert preview",
 
   "system-wide-alert.form.update.success": "The system-wide alert was successfully updated",