diff --git a/src/nodes/QskArcNode.cpp b/src/nodes/QskArcNode.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dff8f5da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nodes/QskArcNode.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+/**********************************************************************
+ * QSkinny - Copyright (C) 2016 Uwe Rathmann
+ * This file may be used under the terms of the QSkinny License, Version 1.0
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "QskArcNode.h"
+
+#include <QPainter>
+
+QskArcNode::QskArcNode()
+{
+}
+
+QskArcNode::~QskArcNode()
+{
+}
+
+void QskArcNode::setArcData( const QskGradient &gradient,
+    QGradient::Type gradientType, double width, double value, double origin,
+    double maximum, bool isIndeterminate, double position )
+{
+    m_gradient = gradient;
+    m_gradientType = gradientType;
+    m_width = width;
+    m_value = value;
+    m_origin = origin;
+    m_maximum = maximum;
+    m_isIndeterminate = isIndeterminate;
+    m_position = position;
+}
+
+void QskArcNode::paint( QPainter *painter, const QSizeF &size )
+{
+    int startAngle;
+    int spanAngle;
+
+    if( m_isIndeterminate )
+    {
+        startAngle = -1 * m_position * 360;
+        // the other option is to just set a fixed value for the
+        // span angle (or do some advanced stuff with easing curves)
+        spanAngle = qAbs( 0.5 - m_position ) * 360;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        startAngle = 90 + -1 * ( m_origin / m_maximum ) * 360;
+        spanAngle = -1 * ( m_value / m_maximum ) * 360;
+    }
+
+    painter->setRenderHint( QPainter::Antialiasing, true );
+
+    const QRectF r( 0.5 * m_width, 0.5 * m_width,
+        size.width() - m_width, size.height() - m_width );
+
+    QGradientStops stops;
+
+    for( const QskGradientStop& stop : m_gradient.stops() )
+    {
+        QGradientStop s( stop.position(), stop.color() );
+        stops.append( s );
+    }
+
+    if( m_gradientType == QGradient::RadialGradient )
+    {
+        QRadialGradient radialGradient( r.center(), qMin( r.width(), r.height() ) );
+        radialGradient.setStops( stops );
+
+        painter->setPen( QPen( radialGradient, m_width, Qt::SolidLine, Qt::FlatCap ) );
+        painter->drawArc( r, startAngle * 16, spanAngle * 16 );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        QConicalGradient conicalGradient( r.center(), startAngle );
+        conicalGradient.setStops( stops );
+
+        painter->setPen( QPen( conicalGradient, m_width, Qt::SolidLine, Qt::FlatCap ) );
+        painter->drawArc( r, startAngle * 16, spanAngle * 16 );
+    }
+}
+
+uint QskArcNode::hash() const
+{
+    uint h = qHash( m_gradientType );
+    h = qHash( m_width, h );
+    h = qHash( m_value, h );
+    h = qHash( m_origin, h );
+    h = qHash( m_maximum, h );
+    h = qHash( m_isIndeterminate, h );
+    h = qHash( m_position, h );
+
+    for( const QskGradientStop& stop : m_gradient.stops() )
+    {
+        h = stop.hash( h );
+    }
+
+    return h;
+}
diff --git a/src/nodes/QskArcNode.h b/src/nodes/QskArcNode.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e87a93a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nodes/QskArcNode.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/**********************************************************************
+ * QSkinny - Copyright (C) 2016 Uwe Rathmann
+ * This file may be used under the terms of the QSkinny License, Version 1.0
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef QSK_ARC_NODE_H
+#define QSK_ARC_NODE_H
+
+#include "QskGradient.h"
+#include "QskPaintedNode.h"
+
+#include <QGradient>
+
+class QSK_EXPORT QskArcNode : public QskPaintedNode
+{
+  public:
+    QskArcNode();
+    ~QskArcNode() override;
+
+    void setArcData( const QskGradient&, QGradient::Type, double, double,
+        double, double, bool, double );
+
+    void paint( QPainter* painter, const QSizeF& size ) override;
+    uint hash() const override;
+
+  private:
+    QskGradient m_gradient;
+    QGradient::Type m_gradientType;
+    double m_width;
+    double m_value;
+    double m_origin;
+    double m_maximum;
+    bool m_isIndeterminate;
+    double m_position;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/nodes/QskArcRenderer.h b/src/nodes/QskArcRenderer.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b32e4cd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nodes/QskArcRenderer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+ * QSkinny - Copyright (C) 2016 Uwe Rathmann
+ * This file may be used under the terms of the QSkinny License, Version 1.0
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef QSK_ARC_RENDERER_H
+#define QSK_ARC_RENDERER_H
+
+#include "QskGlobal.h"
+#include "QskGradient.h"
+
+#include <QPainter>
+#include <QRect>
+
+class QSK_EXPORT QskArcRenderer
+{
+  public:
+    void renderArc( const QRectF& rect, const QskGradient& gradient,
+        QGradient::Type gradientType, int startAngle, int endAngle, QPainter* );
+};
+
+inline void QskArcRenderer::renderArc( const QRectF& rect,
+        const QskGradient& gradient, QGradient::Type gradientType,
+        int startAngle,  int endAngle, QPainter* painter )
+{
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/src.pro b/src/src.pro
index 00a55da6..9912d316 100644
--- a/src/src.pro
+++ b/src/src.pro
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ SOURCES += \
     graphic/QskStandardSymbol.cpp
 
 HEADERS += \
+    nodes/QskArcNode.h \
+    nodes/QskArcRenderer.h \
     nodes/QskBoxNode.h \
     nodes/QskBoxClipNode.h \
     nodes/QskBoxRenderer.h \
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ HEADERS += \
     nodes/QskVertex.h
 
 SOURCES += \
+    nodes/QskArcNode.cpp \
     nodes/QskBoxNode.cpp \
     nodes/QskBoxClipNode.cpp \
     nodes/QskBoxRendererRect.cpp \