diff --git a/examples/gallery/Page.cpp b/examples/gallery/Page.cpp
index 078d96b3..327151fb 100644
--- a/examples/gallery/Page.cpp
+++ b/examples/gallery/Page.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 
 #include "Page.h"
 
+Page::Page( QQuickItem* parent )
+    : Page( Qt::Vertical )
+{
+}
+
 Page::Page( Qt::Orientation orientation, QQuickItem* parent )
     : QskLinearBox( orientation, parent )
 {
diff --git a/examples/gallery/Page.h b/examples/gallery/Page.h
index f8f8bf83..92f3be25 100644
--- a/examples/gallery/Page.h
+++ b/examples/gallery/Page.h
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
 class Page : public QskLinearBox
 {
   public:
+    Page( QQuickItem* parent = nullptr );
     Page( Qt::Orientation, QQuickItem* parent = nullptr );
 };
diff --git a/examples/gallery/gallery.pro b/examples/gallery/gallery.pro
index c21ad9a3..ae8596b9 100644
--- a/examples/gallery/gallery.pro
+++ b/examples/gallery/gallery.pro
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ HEADERS += \
 SOURCES += \
     button/ButtonPage.cpp \
 
+HEADERS += \
+    textinput/TextInputPage.h
+
+SOURCES += \
+    textinput/TextInputPage.cpp \
+
 HEADERS += \
     Page.h
 
diff --git a/examples/gallery/main.cpp b/examples/gallery/main.cpp
index fd6f25aa..04189f70 100644
--- a/examples/gallery/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/gallery/main.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "progressbar/ProgressBarPage.h"
 #include "slider/SliderPage.h"
 #include "button/ButtonPage.h"
+#include "textinput/TextInputPage.h"
 
 #include <SkinnyShortcut.h>
 #include <SkinnyShapeProvider.h>
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <QskPushButton.h>
 #include <QskMenu.h>
 #include <QskWindow.h>
+#include <QskDialog.h>
 
 #include <QGuiApplication>
 
@@ -132,6 +134,7 @@ namespace
             tabView->addTab( "Buttons", new ButtonPage() );
             tabView->addTab( "Sliders", new SliderPage() );
             tabView->addTab( "Progress\nBars", new ProgressBarPage() );
+            tabView->addTab( "Text\nInputs", new TextInputPage() );
 
             connect( header, &Header::enabledToggled,
                 tabView, &TabView::setTabsEnabled );
@@ -147,6 +150,9 @@ int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
 
     Qsk::addGraphicProvider( "shapes", new SkinnyShapeProvider() );
 
+    // dialogs in faked windows -> QskSubWindow
+    QskDialog::instance()->setPolicy( QskDialog::EmbeddedBox );
+
     QGuiApplication app( argc, argv );
 
     SkinnyShortcut::enable( SkinnyShortcut::AllShortcuts );
diff --git a/examples/gallery/textinput/TextInputPage.cpp b/examples/gallery/textinput/TextInputPage.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9346d4cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/gallery/textinput/TextInputPage.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+ * QSkinny - Copyright (C) 2016 Uwe Rathmann
+ * This file may be used under the terms of the 3-clause BSD License
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "TextInputPage.h"
+
+#include <QskLinearBox.h>
+#include <QskTextInput.h>
+
+TextInputPage::TextInputPage( QQuickItem* parent )
+    : Page( parent )
+{
+    setSpacing( 40 );
+    populate();
+}
+
+void TextInputPage::populate()
+{
+    auto box = new QskLinearBox( Qt::Horizontal, 2, this );
+    box->setExtraSpacingAt( Qt::BottomEdge );
+
+    {
+        new QskTextInput( "Edit Me", box );
+    }
+
+    {
+        auto input = new QskTextInput( "Only Read Me", box );
+        input->setReadOnly( true );
+    }
+
+    {
+        auto input = new QskTextInput( "12345", box );
+        input->setMaxLength( 5 );
+        input->setEchoMode( QskTextInput::PasswordEchoOnEdit );
+    }
+
+    {
+        // once we have QskTextEdit it will be here too.
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/gallery/textinput/TextInputPage.h b/examples/gallery/textinput/TextInputPage.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..879eb635
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/gallery/textinput/TextInputPage.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+ * QSkinny - Copyright (C) 2016 Uwe Rathmann
+ * This file may be used under the terms of the 3-clause BSD License
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Page.h"
+
+class TextInputPage : public Page
+{
+  public:
+    TextInputPage( QQuickItem* = nullptr );
+
+  private:
+    void populate();
+};