diff --git a/Library/ConfigParser.cpp b/Library/ConfigParser.cpp
index f0f0d4e4..d6fe32c1 100644
--- a/Library/ConfigParser.cpp
+++ b/Library/ConfigParser.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,15 @@ const std::wstring& CConfigParser::ReadString(LPCTSTR section, LPCTSTR key, LPCT
 		defValue = L"";
 	}
 
-	result = GetValue(section, key, defValue);
+	std::wstring strDefault = defValue;
+
+	// If the template is defined read the value first from there.
+	if (!m_StyleTemplate.empty())
+	{
+		strDefault = GetValue(m_StyleTemplate, key, strDefault);
+	}
+
+	result = GetValue(section, key, strDefault);
 	if (result == defValue)
 	{
 		return result;
diff --git a/Library/ConfigParser.h b/Library/ConfigParser.h
index 777120ec..5bfa540a 100644
--- a/Library/ConfigParser.h
+++ b/Library/ConfigParser.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public:
 	void Initialize(LPCTSTR filename, CRainmeter* pRainmeter);
 	void AddMeasure(CMeasure* pMeasure);
 	void SetVariable(const std::wstring& strVariable, const std::wstring& strValue);
+	void SetStyleTemplate(const std::wstring& strStyle) { m_StyleTemplate = strStyle; }
 
 	const std::wstring& ReadString(LPCTSTR section, LPCTSTR key, LPCTSTR defValue, bool bReplaceMeasures = true);
 	double ReadFloat(LPCTSTR section, LPCTSTR key, double defValue);
@@ -66,6 +67,8 @@ private:
 	hqMathParser* m_Parser;
 	std::map<std::wstring, CMeasure*> m_Measures;
 
+	std::wstring m_StyleTemplate;
+
 	stdext::hash_map<std::wstring, std::vector<std::wstring> > m_Keys;
 	stdext::hash_map<std::wstring, std::wstring> m_Values;
 };
diff --git a/Library/MeasureCalc.h b/Library/MeasureCalc.h
index c9bffc1d..aac74ac3 100644
--- a/Library/MeasureCalc.h
+++ b/Library/MeasureCalc.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ private:
 	int m_UpdateRandom;
 	int m_LowBound;
 	int m_HighBound;
-
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/Library/Meter.cpp b/Library/Meter.cpp
index cf54611c..3f32307e 100644
--- a/Library/Meter.cpp
+++ b/Library/Meter.cpp
@@ -212,6 +212,10 @@ void CMeter::ReadConfig(const WCHAR* section)
 {
 	CConfigParser& parser = m_MeterWindow->GetParser();
 
+	// The MeterStyle defines a template where the values are read if the meter doesn't have it itself
+	const std::wstring& style = parser.ReadString(section, L"MeterStyle", L"");
+	parser.SetStyleTemplate(style);
+
 	const std::wstring& x = parser.ReadString(section, L"X", L"0");
 	if (x.size() > 0)
 	{
diff --git a/Library/MeterWindow.cpp b/Library/MeterWindow.cpp
index cb2e1e8d..d1ab1a27 100644
--- a/Library/MeterWindow.cpp
+++ b/Library/MeterWindow.cpp
@@ -1563,12 +1563,8 @@ void CMeterWindow::ReadSkin()
 				{
 					MessageBox(m_Window, error.GetString().c_str(), APPNAME, MB_OK | MB_TOPMOST | MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
 				}
-			} 
-			else
-			{
-				// It's something else
-                throw CError(std::wstring(L"Section [") + pos + L"] is not a meter or a measure!", __LINE__, __FILE__);
-            }
+			}
+			// If it's not a meter or measure it will be ignored
 		}
 		pos = pos + wcslen(pos) + 1;
 	}