diff --git a/examples/iot-dashboard/MenuBar.cpp b/examples/iot-dashboard/MenuBar.cpp
index ad3742f7..d6b4fc36 100644
--- a/examples/iot-dashboard/MenuBar.cpp
+++ b/examples/iot-dashboard/MenuBar.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <QtGui/QImage>
 
+QSK_SUBCONTROL( MenuBarLabel, Text )
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( MenuItem, Panel )
 
 MenuItem::MenuItem( const QString& name, QQuickItem* parent ) : QskLinearBox( Qt::Horizontal, parent ),
@@ -29,9 +30,7 @@ MenuItem::MenuItem( const QString& name, QQuickItem* parent ) : QskLinearBox( Qt
     graphicLabel->setFixedWidth( 14 );
     graphicLabel->setAlignment( Qt::AlignCenter );
 
-    auto* textLabel = new QskTextLabel( name, this );
-    textLabel->setTextColor( Qt::white ); // ### style
-    textLabel->setFontRole( QskSkin::SmallFont ); // ### style
+    new MenuBarLabel( name, this );
 }
 
 QskAspect::Subcontrol MenuItem::effectiveSubcontrol( QskAspect::Subcontrol subControl ) const
diff --git a/examples/iot-dashboard/MenuBar.h b/examples/iot-dashboard/MenuBar.h
index 3d23d1f0..33708cc1 100644
--- a/examples/iot-dashboard/MenuBar.h
+++ b/examples/iot-dashboard/MenuBar.h
@@ -2,6 +2,31 @@
 #define MENUBAR_H
 
 #include <QskLinearBox.h>
+#include <QskTextLabel.h>
+
+class MenuBarLabel : public QskTextLabel
+{
+        Q_OBJECT
+
+    public:
+        QSK_SUBCONTROLS( Text )
+
+        MenuBarLabel( const QString& text, QQuickItem* parent = nullptr )
+            : QskTextLabel( text, parent )
+        {
+        }
+
+        QskAspect::Subcontrol effectiveSubcontrol(
+            QskAspect::Subcontrol subControl ) const override final
+        {
+            if( subControl == QskTextLabel::Text )
+            {
+                return Text;
+            }
+
+            return subControl;
+        }
+};
 
 class MenuItem : public QskLinearBox
 {
diff --git a/examples/iot-dashboard/Skin.cpp b/examples/iot-dashboard/Skin.cpp
index abc334ba..dcd23e78 100644
--- a/examples/iot-dashboard/Skin.cpp
+++ b/examples/iot-dashboard/Skin.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ void Skin::initHints( const Palette& palette )
     color.setAlphaF( 0.09 );
     ed.setGradient( MenuItem::Panel | QskControl::Hovered, color );
 
+    ed.setColor( MenuBarLabel::Text, Qt::white );
+    ed.setFontRole( MenuBarLabel::Text, QskSkin::SmallFont );
+
 
     ed.setGradient( MenuBar::Panel, palette.menuBar );
     ed.setGradient( MainContent::Panel, palette.mainContent );