diff --git a/examples/iot-dashboard/MenuBar.cpp b/examples/iot-dashboard/MenuBar.cpp
index e124a2a2..35853d57 100644
--- a/examples/iot-dashboard/MenuBar.cpp
+++ b/examples/iot-dashboard/MenuBar.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <QtGui/QImage>
 
+QSK_SUBCONTROL( MenuBarTopLabel, Graphic )
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( MenuBarGraphicLabel, Graphic )
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( MenuBarLabel, Text )
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( MenuItem, Panel )
@@ -57,9 +58,8 @@ MenuBar::MenuBar( QQuickItem* parent ) : QskLinearBox( Qt::Vertical, parent )
     auto* mainIcon = ":/images/main-icon.png";
     QImage image( mainIcon );
     auto graphic = QskGraphic::fromImage( image );
-    auto* graphicLabel = new QskGraphicLabel( graphic, this );
-    graphicLabel->setAlignment( Qt::AlignTop );
-    graphicLabel->setMargins( { 50, 0, 50, 54 } );
+    auto* graphicLabel = new MenuBarTopLabel( graphic, this );
+    graphicLabel->setMargins( marginHint( MenuBarTopLabel::Graphic ) );
     graphicLabel->setSizePolicy( QskSizePolicy::Fixed, QskSizePolicy::Fixed );
 
     m_entryStrings = { "Dashboard", "Rooms", "Devices", "Statistics", "Storage", "Members" };
diff --git a/examples/iot-dashboard/MenuBar.h b/examples/iot-dashboard/MenuBar.h
index b800e755..42e024ea 100644
--- a/examples/iot-dashboard/MenuBar.h
+++ b/examples/iot-dashboard/MenuBar.h
@@ -5,6 +5,30 @@
 #include <QskLinearBox.h>
 #include <QskTextLabel.h>
 
+class MenuBarTopLabel : public QskGraphicLabel
+{
+        Q_OBJECT
+
+    public:
+        QSK_SUBCONTROLS( Graphic )
+
+        MenuBarTopLabel( const QskGraphic& graphic, QQuickItem* parent = nullptr )
+            : QskGraphicLabel( graphic, parent )
+        {
+        }
+
+        QskAspect::Subcontrol effectiveSubcontrol(
+            QskAspect::Subcontrol subControl ) const override final
+        {
+            if( subControl == QskGraphicLabel::Graphic )
+            {
+                return Graphic;
+            }
+
+            return subControl;
+        }
+};
+
 class MenuBarGraphicLabel : public QskGraphicLabel
 {
         Q_OBJECT
diff --git a/examples/iot-dashboard/Skin.cpp b/examples/iot-dashboard/Skin.cpp
index a06039bd..93effa34 100644
--- a/examples/iot-dashboard/Skin.cpp
+++ b/examples/iot-dashboard/Skin.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ void Skin::initHints( const Palette& palette )
     ed.setColor( MenuBarLabel::Text, Qt::white );
     ed.setFontRole( MenuBarLabel::Text, QskSkin::SmallFont );
 
+    ed.setMargin( MenuBarTopLabel::Graphic, { 50, 0, 50, 54 } );
+
     ed.setAlignment( MenuBarGraphicLabel::Graphic, Qt::AlignCenter );
 
     // top bar: