diff --git a/playground/CMakeLists.txt b/playground/CMakeLists.txt
index 2e7b04ca..98e4af85 100644
--- a/playground/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/playground/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ add_subdirectory(invoker)
 add_subdirectory(shadows)
 add_subdirectory(shapes)
 add_subdirectory(charts)
-add_subdirectory(plots)
+
+if (QT_VERSION_MAJOR VERSION_LESS 6)
+    add_subdirectory(parrots)
+endif()
 
 if (BUILD_INPUTCONTEXT)
     add_subdirectory(inputpanel)
diff --git a/playground/parrots/CMakeLists.txt b/playground/parrots/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2fa72156
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/parrots/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+############################################################################
+# QSkinny - Copyright (C) 2016 Uwe Rathmann
+#           SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+############################################################################
+
+set(SOURCES main.cpp)
+qt_add_resources(SOURCES images.qrc)
+
+qsk_add_example(parrots ${SOURCES})
diff --git a/playground/parrots/images.qrc b/playground/parrots/images.qrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27ff546c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/parrots/images.qrc
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<!DOCTYPE RCC>
+<RCC version="1.0">
+
+    <qresource>
+        <file>images/parrots.jpg</file>
+    </qresource>
+
+</RCC>
+
diff --git a/playground/parrots/images/parrots.jpg b/playground/parrots/images/parrots.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..820b93dd
Binary files /dev/null and b/playground/parrots/images/parrots.jpg differ
diff --git a/playground/parrots/main.cpp b/playground/parrots/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc2e3dc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/parrots/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+ * QSkinny - Copyright (C) 2016 Uwe Rathmann
+ *           SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <SkinnyNamespace.h>
+
+#include <QskFunctions.h>
+#include <QskLinearBox.h>
+#include <QskPushButton.h>
+#include <QskQuick.h>
+#include <QskWindow.h>
+#include <QskGraphicLabel.h>
+#include <QskGraphic.h>
+#include <QskEvent.h>
+
+#include <QGuiApplication>
+#include <QDebug>
+
+#include <SkinnyShortcut.h>
+#include <cmath>
+
+#include <private/qquickshadereffect_p.h>
+#include <private/qquickshadereffectsource_p.h>
+
+static const char* vertexShader = R"(
+    uniform highp mat4 qt_Matrix;
+    attribute highp vec4 qt_Vertex;
+    attribute highp vec2 qt_MultiTexCoord0;
+    varying highp vec2 coord;
+    void main() {
+        coord = qt_MultiTexCoord0;
+        gl_Position = qt_Matrix * qt_Vertex;
+    })";
+
+static const char* fragmentShader = R"(
+    varying highp vec2 coord;
+    uniform sampler2D source;
+    uniform lowp float qt_Opacity;
+    
+    void main() {
+        vec2 delta = vec2(0.01, 0.01);
+        gl_FragColor =(0.0538 * texture2D(source, coord - 3.182 * delta)
+                     + 0.3229 * texture2D(source, coord - 1.364 * delta)
+                     + 0.2466 * texture2D(source, coord)
+                     + 0.3229 * texture2D(source, coord + 1.364 * delta)
+                     + 0.0538 * texture2D(source, coord + 3.182 * delta)) * qt_Opacity;
+    })";
+
+class ButtonBox: public QskLinearBox
+{
+  public:
+    ButtonBox( QQuickItem* parent = nullptr )
+        : QskLinearBox( parent )
+    {
+        ( void ) new QskPushButton( "Button 1", this );
+        ( void ) new QskPushButton( "Button 2", this );
+        ( void ) new QskPushButton( "Button 3", this );
+    }
+};
+
+class ShaderEffect : public QQuickShaderEffect
+{
+    using Inherited = QQuickShaderEffect;
+
+  public:
+    ShaderEffect( QQuickItem* parent = nullptr )
+        : QQuickShaderEffect( parent )
+    {
+        setVertexShader( ::vertexShader );
+        setFragmentShader( ::fragmentShader );
+
+        m_source = new QQuickShaderEffectSource( this );
+        m_source->setLive( true );
+
+        setSource( m_source );
+    }
+
+    void setSourceItem( QQuickItem* item ) { m_source->setSourceItem( item ); }
+    QQuickItem* sourceItem() const { return m_source->sourceItem(); }
+
+  protected:
+    void geometryChanged( const QRectF& newRect, const QRectF& oldRect ) override
+    {
+        Inherited::geometryChanged( newRect, oldRect );
+
+        auto sourceRect = newRect;
+        sourceRect = m_source->sourceItem()->mapRectFromItem( this, sourceRect );
+
+        m_source->setSourceRect( sourceRect );
+    }
+
+  private:
+    void setSource( QQuickShaderEffectSource* source )
+    {
+        setProperty( "source", QVariant::fromValue( source ) );
+    }
+
+    QQuickShaderEffectSource* m_source;
+};
+
+class BlurredBox : public QskControl
+{
+    using Inherited = QskControl;
+
+  public:
+    BlurredBox( QQuickItem* parent = nullptr )
+        : QskControl( parent )
+    {
+        setFlag( QQuickItem::ItemHasContents, false );
+        setAutoLayoutChildren( true );
+
+        m_effect = new ShaderEffect( this );
+    }
+
+    void setSourceItem( QQuickItem* item )
+    {
+        m_effect->setSourceItem( item );
+    }
+
+  private:
+    ShaderEffect* m_effect;
+};
+
+class BackgroundItem : public QskControl
+{
+  public:
+    BackgroundItem( QQuickItem* parent = nullptr )
+        : QskControl( parent )
+    {
+        m_label = new QskGraphicLabel( this );
+        m_label->setFillMode( QskGraphicLabel::Stretch );
+
+        const QImage image( ":/images/parrots.jpg" );
+        m_label->setGraphic( QskGraphic::fromImage( image ) );
+
+        startTimer( 20 );
+    }
+
+    void timerEvent( QTimerEvent* ) override
+    {   
+        static int counter = 0;
+
+        const auto angle = counter++ / 50.0 * M_PI * 2.0 ;
+
+        const auto x = std::cos( angle );
+        const auto y = std::sin( angle );
+
+        const qreal margin = 20;
+
+        auto labelRect = rect();
+        labelRect.adjust( margin, margin, -margin, -margin );
+        labelRect.translate( margin * x, margin * y );
+
+        m_label->setGeometry( labelRect );
+    }
+
+  private:
+    QskGraphicLabel* m_label;
+};
+
+class MainView : public QskControl
+{
+  public:
+    MainView( QQuickItem* parent = nullptr )
+        : QskControl( parent )
+    {
+        setPolishOnResize( true );
+
+        m_background = new BackgroundItem( this );
+
+        m_blurredBox = new BlurredBox( this );
+        m_blurredBox->setSourceItem( m_background );
+
+        (void )new ButtonBox( m_blurredBox );
+    }
+
+  protected:
+    void updateLayout()
+    {
+        m_background->setGeometry( rect() );
+
+        QRectF blurredRect( QPointF(), 0.7 * size() );
+        blurredRect.moveCenter( rect().center() );
+
+        m_blurredBox->setGeometry( blurredRect );
+    }
+
+  private:
+    BackgroundItem* m_background;
+    BlurredBox* m_blurredBox;
+};
+
+int main( int argc, char** argv )
+{
+    QGuiApplication app( argc, argv );
+
+    SkinnyShortcut::enable( SkinnyShortcut::AllShortcuts );
+
+    QskWindow window;
+    window.setColor( Qt::darkGray );
+    window.addItem( new MainView( window.contentItem() ) );
+    window.resize( 800, 600 );
+    window.show();
+
+    return app.exec();
+}