diff --git a/src/client.cpp b/src/client.cpp
index 88c9fe86..364aee65 100755
--- a/src/client.cpp
+++ b/src/client.cpp
@@ -937,3 +937,44 @@ void CClient::UpdateSocketBufferSize()
         }
     }
 }
+
+int CClient::EstimatedOverallDelay ( const int iPingTimeMs )
+{
+/*
+    For estimating the overall delay, use the following assumptions:
+    - the mean delay of a cyclic buffer is half the buffer size (since
+      for the average it is assumed that the buffer is half filled)
+    - consider the jitter buffer on the server side, too
+*/
+    // 2 times buffers at client and server divided by 2 (half the buffer
+    // for the delay) is simply the total socket buffer size
+    const double dTotalJitterBufferDelayMs =
+        SYSTEM_BLOCK_DURATION_MS_FLOAT * GetSockBufNumFrames();
+
+    // we assume that we have two period sizes for the input and one for the
+    // output, therefore we have "3 *" instead of "2 *" (for input and output)
+    // the actual sound card buffer size, also consider delay introduced by
+    // sound card conversion buffer by using
+    // "GetSndCrdConvBufAdditionalDelayMonoBlSize"
+    const double dTotalSoundCardDelayMs =
+        ( 3 * GetSndCrdActualMonoBlSize() +
+        GetSndCrdConvBufAdditionalDelayMonoBlSize() ) *
+        1000 / SYSTEM_SAMPLE_RATE;
+
+    // network packets are of the same size as the audio packets per definition
+    // if no sound card conversion buffer is used
+    const double dDelayToFillNetworkPacketsMs =
+        GetSystemMonoBlSize() * 1000 / SYSTEM_SAMPLE_RATE;
+
+    // CELT additional delay at small frame sizes is half a frame size
+    const double dAdditionalAudioCodecDelayMs =
+        SYSTEM_BLOCK_DURATION_MS_FLOAT / 2;
+
+    const double dTotalBufferDelayMs =
+        dDelayToFillNetworkPacketsMs +
+        dTotalJitterBufferDelayMs +
+        dTotalSoundCardDelayMs +
+        dAdditionalAudioCodecDelayMs;
+
+    return LlconMath::round ( dTotalBufferDelayMs + iPingTimeMs );
+}
diff --git a/src/client.h b/src/client.h
index f591db71..41f54003 100755
--- a/src/client.h
+++ b/src/client.h
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ public:
     void SendPingMess()
         { Channel.CreatePingMes ( PreciseTime.elapsed() ); };
 
+    int EstimatedOverallDelay ( const int iPingTimeMs );
+
     CChannel* GetChannel() { return &Channel; }
 
     // settings
diff --git a/src/clientsettingsdlg.cpp b/src/clientsettingsdlg.cpp
index 1627ccf7..6498b66a 100755
--- a/src/clientsettingsdlg.cpp
+++ b/src/clientsettingsdlg.cpp
@@ -635,45 +635,8 @@ void CClientSettingsDlg::OnTimerPing()
 
 void CClientSettingsDlg::OnPingTimeResult ( int iPingTime )
 {
-/*
-    For estimating the overall delay, use the following assumptions:
-    - the mean delay of a cyclic buffer is half the buffer size (since
-      for the average it is assumed that the buffer is half filled)
-    - consider the jitter buffer on the server side, too
-*/
-    // 2 times buffers at client and server divided by 2 (half the buffer
-    // for the delay) is simply the total socket buffer size
-    const double dTotalJitterBufferDelayMS =
-        SYSTEM_BLOCK_DURATION_MS_FLOAT * pClient->GetSockBufNumFrames();
-
-    // we assume that we have two period sizes for the input and one for the
-    // output, therefore we have "3 *" instead of "2 *" (for input and output)
-    // the actual sound card buffer size, also consider delay introduced by
-    // sound card conversion buffer by using
-    // "GetSndCrdConvBufAdditionalDelayMonoBlSize"
-    const double dTotalSoundCardDelayMS =
-        ( 3 * pClient->GetSndCrdActualMonoBlSize() +
-        pClient->GetSndCrdConvBufAdditionalDelayMonoBlSize() ) *
-        1000 / SYSTEM_SAMPLE_RATE;
-
-    // network packets are of the same size as the audio packets per definition
-    // if no sound card conversion buffer is used
-    const double dDelayToFillNetworkPackets =
-        pClient->GetSystemMonoBlSize() *
-        1000 / SYSTEM_SAMPLE_RATE;
-
-    // CELT additional delay at small frame sizes is half a frame size
-    const double dAdditionalAudioCodecDelay =
-        SYSTEM_BLOCK_DURATION_MS_FLOAT / 2;
-
-    const double dTotalBufferDelay =
-        dDelayToFillNetworkPackets +
-        dTotalJitterBufferDelayMS +
-        dTotalSoundCardDelayMS +
-        dAdditionalAudioCodecDelay;
-
-    const int iOverallDelay =
-        LlconMath::round ( dTotalBufferDelay + iPingTime );
+    // calculate overall delay
+    const int iOverallDelayMs = pClient->EstimatedOverallDelay ( iPingTime );
 
     // apply values to GUI labels, take special care if ping time exceeds
     // a certain value
@@ -689,17 +652,17 @@ void CClientSettingsDlg::OnPingTimeResult ( int iPingTime )
     {
         TextLabelPingTime->setText ( QString().setNum ( iPingTime ) + " ms" );
         TextLabelOverallDelay->setText (
-            QString().setNum ( iOverallDelay ) + " ms" );
+            QString().setNum ( iOverallDelayMs ) + " ms" );
     }
 
     // color definition: < 40 ms green, < 65 ms yellow, otherwise red
-    if ( iOverallDelay <= 40 )
+    if ( iOverallDelayMs <= 40 )
     {
         CLEDOverallDelay->SetLight ( MUL_COL_LED_GREEN );
     }
     else
     {
-        if ( iOverallDelay <= 65 )
+        if ( iOverallDelayMs <= 65 )
         {
             CLEDOverallDelay->SetLight ( MUL_COL_LED_YELLOW );
         }