diff --git a/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp b/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
index e2b353ba..0093feba 100644
--- a/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
+++ b/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ void QskSquiekSkin::initInputPanelHints()
     const ColorPalette& pal = m_data->palette;
 
     // key panel
-//    setMargins( Q::Panel | Margin, 2 ); // should be Panel | Spacing
+    setMargins( QskInputPanel::Panel | Margin, 2 );
 
     setButton( Q::Panel, Raised );
     setButton( Q::Panel | Q::Pressed, Sunken );
diff --git a/src/controls/QskInputPanel.cpp b/src/controls/QskInputPanel.cpp
index e49e94db..28c35f89 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskInputPanel.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskInputPanel.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ namespace
     };
 }
 
+QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskInputPanel, Panel )
+
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskKeyButton, Panel )
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskKeyButton, Text )
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskKeyButton, TextCancelButton )
@@ -242,6 +244,9 @@ QskInputPanel::QskInputPanel( QQuickItem* parent ):
 
     initSizePolicy( QskSizePolicy::Expanding, QskSizePolicy::Expanding );
 
+    auto margins = marginsHint( Panel | QskAspect::Margin );
+    setMargins( margins );
+
     updateLocale( locale() );
 
     QObject::connect( this, &QskControl::localeChanged,
diff --git a/src/controls/QskInputPanel.h b/src/controls/QskInputPanel.h
index 1f18b638..4c893bbe 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskInputPanel.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskInputPanel.h
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskInputPanel : public QskControl
     using Inherited = QskControl;
 
 public:
+
+    QSK_SUBCONTROLS( Panel )
+
     struct KeyData
     {
         Qt::Key key = Qt::Key( 0 );