diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBox.cpp b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBox.cpp
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBox.cpp
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+#include "BlurredBox.h"
+#include "BlurredBoxSkinlet.h"
+
+#include <QQuickWindow>
+
+QSK_SUBCONTROL( BlurredBox, Panel )
+
+class BlurredBoxSkinlet;
+
+BlurredBox::BlurredBox( QQuickItem* parentItem )
+    : QskBox( parentItem )
+{
+    setFlag( QQuickItem::ItemHasContents, true );
+    setSkinlet( new BlurredBoxSkinlet() );
+    setPolishOnResize( true );
+}
+
+BlurredBox::~BlurredBox() = default;
+
+void BlurredBox::setShape( const QskBoxShapeMetrics& shape )
+{
+    m_shape = shape;
+    update();
+}
+
+const QskBoxShapeMetrics& BlurredBox::shape() const
+{
+    return m_shape;
+}
+
+QRectF BlurredBox::rectOnScreen() const
+{
+    return mapRectToScene( contentsRect() );
+}
+
+QRectF BlurredBox::rectOfScreen() const
+{
+    // find root node and get its rectangle
+    auto* root = parentItem();
+
+    while ( root && root->parentItem() )
+    {
+        root = root->parentItem();
+    }
+
+    const auto rootRect = this->window()->contentItem()->boundingRect();
+    return rootRect;
+}
+
+void BlurredBox::geometryChangeEvent( QskGeometryChangeEvent* e )
+{
+    Inherited::geometryChangeEvent( e );
+    update();
+}
+
+QRectF BlurredBox::layoutRectForSize( const QSizeF& size ) const
+{
+    auto padding = paddingHint( Panel );
+    return { padding.left() / 2, padding.top() / 2, size.width() - padding.right(),
+        size.height() - padding.bottom() };
+}
+
+float BlurredBox::blurDirections() const
+{
+    return m_blurDirections;
+}
+
+void BlurredBox::setBlurDirections( float newBlurDirections )
+{
+    if ( qFuzzyCompare( m_blurDirections, newBlurDirections ) )
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    m_blurDirections = newBlurDirections;
+    update();
+    Q_EMIT blurDirectionsChanged( m_blurDirections );
+}
+
+float BlurredBox::blurQuality() const
+{
+    return m_blurQuality;
+}
+
+void BlurredBox::setBlurQuality( float newBlurQuality )
+{
+    if ( qFuzzyCompare( m_blurQuality, newBlurQuality ) )
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    m_blurQuality = newBlurQuality;
+    update();
+    Q_EMIT blurQualityChanged( m_blurQuality );
+}
+
+float BlurredBox::blurSize() const
+{
+    return m_blurSize;
+}
+
+void BlurredBox::setBlurSize( float newBlurSize )
+{
+    if ( qFuzzyCompare( m_blurSize, newBlurSize ) )
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    m_blurSize = newBlurSize;
+    update();
+    Q_EMIT blurSizeChanged( m_blurSize );
+}
+
+#include "moc_BlurredBox.cpp"
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBox.h b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBox.h
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBox.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <QskBox.h>
+#include <QskBoxShapeMetrics.h>
+#include <QskShadowMetrics.h>
+
+class QskGradient;
+
+class BlurredBox : public QskBox
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PROPERTY( float blurDirections READ blurDirections WRITE setBlurDirections NOTIFY
+            blurDirectionsChanged )
+    Q_PROPERTY( float blurQuality READ blurQuality WRITE setBlurQuality NOTIFY blurQualityChanged )
+    Q_PROPERTY( float blurSize READ blurSize WRITE setBlurSize NOTIFY blurSizeChanged )
+    using Inherited = QskBox;
+
+  public:
+    QSK_SUBCONTROLS( Panel )
+
+    BlurredBox( QQuickItem* parent = nullptr );
+    ~BlurredBox() override;
+
+    QRectF layoutRectForSize( const QSizeF& size ) const override;
+
+    void setShape( const QskBoxShapeMetrics& );
+    const QskBoxShapeMetrics& shape() const;
+
+    QRectF rectOnScreen() const;
+    QRectF rectOfScreen() const;
+
+    void geometryChangeEvent( QskGeometryChangeEvent* ) override;
+
+    float blurDirections() const;
+    void setBlurDirections( float newBlurDirections );
+
+    float blurQuality() const;
+    void setBlurQuality( float newBlurQuality );
+
+    float blurSize() const;
+    void setBlurSize( float newBlurSize );
+
+  Q_SIGNALS:
+    void blurDirectionsChanged( float );
+    void blurQualityChanged( float );
+    void blurSizeChanged( float );
+
+  private:
+    QskBoxShapeMetrics m_shape;
+    qreal m_borderWidth = 0.0;
+    QColor m_borderColor = Qt::black;
+    float m_blurDirections = 32.0;
+    float m_blurQuality = 8.0;
+    float m_blurSize = 8.0;
+};
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxMaterial.cpp b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxMaterial.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..20f380d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxMaterial.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#include "BlurredBoxMaterial.h"
+#include "BlurredBoxMaterialShader.h"
+
+BlurredBoxMaterial::BlurredBoxMaterial()
+{
+    setFlag( QSGMaterial::Blending, true );
+    setFlag( QSGMaterial::SupportsRhiShader, true );
+}
+
+QSGMaterialShader* BlurredBoxMaterial::createShader() const
+{
+    return new BlurredBoxMaterialShader();
+}
+
+QSGMaterialType* BlurredBoxMaterial::type() const
+{
+    static QSGMaterialType staticType;
+    return &staticType;
+}
+
+int BlurredBoxMaterial::compare( const QSGMaterial* other ) const
+{
+    auto material = dynamic_cast< const BlurredBoxMaterial* >( other );
+
+    if ( material->m_rectOfScreen != m_rectOfScreen || material->m_rectOnScreen != m_rectOnScreen ||
+         !qFuzzyCompare( material->m_rectCornerRadii, m_rectCornerRadii ) ||
+         material->m_opacity != m_opacity || material->m_blurDirections != m_blurDirections ||
+         material->m_blurQuality != m_blurQuality || material->m_blurSize != m_blurSize )
+    {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return QSGMaterial::compare( other );
+}
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxMaterial.h b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxMaterial.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..16465bd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxMaterial.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QSGMaterial>
+
+class BlurredBoxMaterial final : public QSGMaterial
+{
+  public:
+    BlurredBoxMaterial();
+
+    QSGMaterialShader* createShader() const override;
+    QSGMaterialType* type() const override;
+
+    int compare( const QSGMaterial* other ) const override;
+
+    QVector4D m_rectOfScreen{ 0, 0, 0, 0 };
+    QVector4D m_rectOnScreen{ 0, 0, 0, 0 };
+    QVector4D m_rectCornerRadii{ 0, 0, 0, 0 };
+    float m_opacity = 1.0;
+    float m_blurDirections = 32.0;
+    float m_blurQuality = 8.0;
+    float m_blurSize = 8.0;
+};
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxMaterialShader.cpp b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxMaterialShader.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46fe3987
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxMaterialShader.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#include "BlurredBoxMaterialShader.h"
+#include "BlurredBoxMaterial.h"
+
+BlurredBoxMaterialShader::BlurredBoxMaterialShader()
+{
+    setShaderSourceFile( QOpenGLShader::Vertex, ":/shaders/blurredbox.vert" );
+    setShaderSourceFile( QOpenGLShader::Fragment, ":/shaders/blurredbox.frag" );
+}
+
+const char* const* BlurredBoxMaterialShader::attributeNames() const
+{
+    static char const* const names[] = { "in_vertex", "in_coord", nullptr };
+    return names;
+}
+
+void BlurredBoxMaterialShader::initialize()
+{
+    QSGMaterialShader::initialize();
+
+    auto p = program();
+
+    m_matrixId = p->uniformLocation( "matrix" );
+    m_rectOpacityId = p->uniformLocation( "rectOpacity" );
+    m_rectCornerRadiiId = p->uniformLocation( "rectCornerRadii" );
+    m_blurDirectionsId = p->uniformLocation( "blurDirections" );
+    m_blurQualityId = p->uniformLocation( "blurQuality" );
+    m_rectOnScreen = p->uniformLocation( "rectOnScreen" );
+    m_rectOfScreen = p->uniformLocation( "rectOfScreen" );
+    m_blurSizeId = p->uniformLocation( "blurSize" );
+}
+
+void BlurredBoxMaterialShader::updateState(
+    const RenderState& state, QSGMaterial* newMaterial, QSGMaterial* oldMaterial )
+{
+    auto p = program();
+
+    if ( state.isMatrixDirty() )
+    {
+        p->setUniformValue( m_matrixId, state.combinedMatrix() );
+    }
+
+    if ( state.isOpacityDirty() )
+    {
+        p->setUniformValue( m_rectOpacityId, state.opacity() );
+    }
+
+    bool updateMaterial = ( oldMaterial == nullptr ) || newMaterial->compare( oldMaterial ) != 0;
+
+    updateMaterial |= state.isCachedMaterialDataDirty();
+
+    if ( updateMaterial )
+    {
+        auto material = dynamic_cast< const BlurredBoxMaterial* >( newMaterial );
+
+        p->setUniformValue( m_rectCornerRadiiId, material->m_rectCornerRadii );
+        p->setUniformValue( m_rectOfScreen, material->m_rectOfScreen );
+        p->setUniformValue( m_rectOnScreen, material->m_rectOnScreen );
+        p->setUniformValue( m_blurDirectionsId, material->m_blurDirections );
+        p->setUniformValue( m_blurQualityId, material->m_blurQuality );
+        p->setUniformValue( m_blurSizeId, material->m_blurSize );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxMaterialShader.h b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxMaterialShader.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b949470
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxMaterialShader.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QSGMaterialShader>
+
+class BlurredBoxMaterialShader final : public QSGMaterialShader
+{
+  public:
+    BlurredBoxMaterialShader();
+    char const* const* attributeNames() const override;
+    void initialize() override;
+    void updateState( const QSGMaterialShader::RenderState& state, QSGMaterial* newMaterial,
+        QSGMaterial* oldMaterial ) override;
+
+  private:
+    int m_matrixId = -1;
+    int m_rectOpacityId = -1;
+    int m_rectCornerRadiiId = -1;
+    int m_rectOfScreen = -1;
+    int m_rectOnScreen = -1;
+    int m_blurDirectionsId = -1;
+    int m_blurQualityId = -1;
+    int m_blurSizeId = -1;
+};
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxNode.cpp b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxNode.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..73275122
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxNode.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#include "BlurredBoxNode.h"
+#include "BlurredBoxMaterial.h"
+
+#include <QskBoxShapeMetrics.h>
+
+#include <qcolor.h>
+#include <qsgmaterial.h>
+#include <qsgmaterialshader.h>
+
+QSK_QT_PRIVATE_BEGIN
+#include <private/qsgnode_p.h>
+QSK_QT_PRIVATE_END
+
+class BlurredBoxNodePrivate final : public QSGGeometryNodePrivate
+{
+  public:
+    BlurredBoxNodePrivate()
+        : geometry( QSGGeometry::defaultAttributes_TexturedPoint2D(), 4 )
+    {
+    }
+
+    QSGGeometry geometry;
+    BlurredBoxMaterial material;
+    QRectF rect;
+};
+
+BlurredBoxNode::BlurredBoxNode()
+    : QSGGeometryNode( *new BlurredBoxNodePrivate )
+{
+    Q_D( BlurredBoxNode );
+
+    setGeometry( &d->geometry );
+    setMaterial( &d->material );
+}
+
+void BlurredBoxNode::setBlurData( const QRectF& rect, const QskBoxShapeMetrics& shape,
+    const QRectF& rectOfScreen, const QRectF& rectOnScreen, float opacity, float blurDirections,
+    float blurQuality, float blurSize )
+{
+    Q_D( BlurredBoxNode );
+
+    d->rect = rect;
+
+    const QRectF textureRect{ rectOnScreen.x() / rectOfScreen.width(),
+        rectOnScreen.y() / rectOfScreen.height(), rectOnScreen.width() / rectOfScreen.width(),
+        rectOnScreen.height() / rectOfScreen.height() };
+
+    QSGGeometry::updateTexturedRectGeometry( &d->geometry, d->rect, textureRect );
+
+    // update screen rectangle
+    d->material.m_rectOfScreen = { static_cast< float >( rectOfScreen.x() ),
+        static_cast< float >( rectOfScreen.y() ), static_cast< float >( rectOfScreen.width() ),
+        static_cast< float >( rectOfScreen.height() ) };
+
+    // update rectangle on screen
+    d->material.m_rectOnScreen = { static_cast< float >( rectOnScreen.x() ),
+        static_cast< float >( rectOnScreen.y() ), static_cast< float >( rectOnScreen.width() ),
+        static_cast< float >( rectOnScreen.height() ) };
+
+    // update all four corner radii
+    d->material.m_rectCornerRadii = { static_cast< float >(
+                                          shape.radius( Qt::TopLeftCorner ).width() ),
+        static_cast< float >( shape.radius( Qt::TopRightCorner ).width() ),
+        static_cast< float >( shape.radius( Qt::BottomRightCorner ).width() ),
+        static_cast< float >( shape.radius( Qt::BottomLeftCorner ).width() ) };
+
+    d->material.m_opacity = opacity;
+    d->material.m_blurDirections = blurDirections;
+    d->material.m_blurQuality = blurQuality;
+    d->material.m_blurSize = blurSize;
+
+    markDirty( QSGNode::DirtyGeometry );
+    markDirty( QSGNode::DirtyMaterial );
+}
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxNode.h b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxNode.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..074c44be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxNode.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QSGGeometryNode>
+
+class QColor;
+class QskBoxShapeMetrics;
+
+class BlurredBoxNodePrivate;
+
+class BlurredBoxNode : public QSGGeometryNode
+{
+  public:
+    BlurredBoxNode();
+
+    void setBlurData( const QRectF&, const QskBoxShapeMetrics&, const QRectF& rectOfScreen,
+        const QRectF& rectOnScreen, float opacity, float blurDirections, float blurQuality,
+        float blurSize );
+
+  private:
+    Q_DECLARE_PRIVATE( BlurredBoxNode )
+};
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxSkinlet.cpp b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxSkinlet.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e4f13501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxSkinlet.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#include "BlurredBoxSkinlet.h"
+#include "BlurredBox.h"
+#include "BlurredBoxNode.h"
+
+BlurredBoxSkinlet::BlurredBoxSkinlet()
+{
+    setOwnedBySkinnable( true );
+    setNodeRoles( { PanelRole } );
+}
+
+QRectF BlurredBoxSkinlet::subControlRect(
+    const QskSkinnable*, const QRectF& contentsRect, QskAspect::Subcontrol ) const
+{
+    return contentsRect;
+}
+
+QSGNode* BlurredBoxSkinlet::updateSubNode(
+    const QskSkinnable* skinnable, quint8 nodeRole, QSGNode* node ) const
+{
+    const auto box = dynamic_cast< const BlurredBox* >( skinnable );
+    const auto r = box->subControlRect( BlurredBox::Panel );
+
+    if ( r.isEmpty() )
+    {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    const auto result = QskSkinlet::updateSubNode( skinnable, nodeRole, node );
+
+    switch ( nodeRole )
+    {
+        case PanelRole:
+            auto blurred = QskSGNode::ensureNode< BlurredBoxNode >( node );
+            auto rectOfScreen = box->rectOfScreen();
+            auto rectOnScreen = box->rectOnScreen();
+            blurred->setBlurData( r, box->shape(), rectOfScreen, rectOnScreen,
+                static_cast< float >( box->opacity() ), box->blurDirections(), box->blurQuality(),
+                box->blurSize() );
+            return blurred;
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxSkinlet.h b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxSkinlet.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa151092
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/BlurredBoxSkinlet.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QskSGNode.h>
+#include <QskSkinlet.h>
+
+class BlurredBoxSkinlet : public QskSkinlet
+{
+  public:
+    enum NodeRole
+    {
+        PanelRole
+    };
+
+    BlurredBoxSkinlet();
+    QRectF subControlRect(
+        const QskSkinnable*, const QRectF& contentsRect, QskAspect::Subcontrol ) const override;
+    QSGNode* updateSubNode(
+        const QskSkinnable* skinnable, quint8 nodeRole, QSGNode* node ) const override;
+};
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/MainWindow.cpp b/examples/blurredbox/MainWindow.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..75519895
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+#include "MainWindow.h"
+#include "BlurredBox.h"
+
+#include <QColor>
+#include <QskLinearBox.h>
+#include <QskStackBox.h>
+
+#include <QskGraphic.h>
+#include <QskGraphicLabel.h>
+#include <QskSegmentedBar.h>
+#include <QskShortcutMap.h>
+#include <QskSkin.h>
+#include <QskSlider.h>
+#include <QskTextInput.h>
+#include <QskTextLabel.h>
+
+MainWindow::MainWindow()
+{
+    constexpr QSize size = { 1280, 720 };
+    setMinimumSize( size );
+    setMaximumSize( size );
+    setTitle( tr( "Blurring" ) );
+    createBackground();
+
+    // create a centered, blurred and rounded rectangle
+    auto* const layout = new QskLinearBox( Qt::Vertical, contentItem() );
+    layout->setMargins( 40 );
+    auto* const stack = new QskStackBox( layout );
+    stack->setAutoLayoutChildren( true );
+    auto* const blurred = new BlurredBox( stack );
+    blurred->setShape( { 40, 40, 40, 40 } );
+    auto* const l = new QskLinearBox( Qt::Vertical, layout );
+    stack->addItem( l );
+
+    // create controls to change the rectangle
+    l->addSpacer( 10, 1 );
+    createBlurDirectionsControls( blurred, l );
+    createBlurQualityControls( blurred, l );
+    createBlurSizeControls( blurred, l );
+    createBlurOpacityControls( blurred, l );
+    createBlurCornerRadiiControls( blurred, l );
+    l->addSpacer( 10, 1 );
+    createShortcutNote( l );
+    l->addSpacer( 10, 1 );
+    return;
+}
+
+void MainWindow::createBackground()
+{
+    // create a brackground image
+    auto* const graphic = new QskGraphicLabel( contentItem() );
+    graphic->setFillMode( QskGraphicLabel::FillMode::Stretch );
+    graphic->setAlignment( Qt::AlignCenter );
+
+    // callback for rotating through the background images
+    auto updateBackground = [ this, graphic ]() {
+        static unsigned int index = 2;
+        index = 1 + ( index + 1 ) % 3;
+        const QImage image( QString( ":/backgrounds/background%1.jpg" ).arg( index ) );
+        graphic->setGraphic( QskGraphic::fromImage( image ) );
+        update();
+    };
+    updateBackground();
+
+    QKeySequence keys( Qt::CTRL | Qt::Key_Space );
+    QskShortcutMap::addShortcut( keys, false, contentItem(), updateBackground );
+}
+
+void MainWindow::createBlurDirectionsControls( BlurredBox* blurred, QskLinearBox* layout )
+{
+    auto* const label = new QskTextLabel( layout );
+    label->setTextColor( Qt::white );
+    label->setFontRole( QskSkin::MediumFont );
+    auto* const slider = new QskSlider( Qt::Horizontal, layout );
+    slider->setMinimum( 16.0 );
+    slider->setMaximum( 32.0 );
+    connect( slider, &QskSlider::valueChanged, [ blurred, label ]( qreal value ) {
+        blurred->setBlurDirections( static_cast< float >( value ) );
+        label->setText( QString( tr( "Blur Directions" ) + " ( %1 )" ).arg( value ) );
+    } );
+    slider->setValue( blurred->blurDirections() );
+}
+
+void MainWindow::createBlurQualityControls( BlurredBox* blurred, QskLinearBox* layout )
+{
+    auto* const label = new QskTextLabel( layout );
+    label->setTextColor( Qt::white );
+    label->setFontRole( QskSkin::MediumFont );
+    auto* const slider = new QskSlider( Qt::Horizontal, layout );
+    slider->setMinimum( 4.0 );
+    slider->setMaximum( 16.0 );
+    connect( slider, &QskSlider::valueChanged, [ blurred, label ]( qreal value ) {
+        blurred->setBlurQuality( static_cast< float >( value ) );
+        label->setText( QString( tr( "Blur Quality" ) + " ( %1 )" ).arg( value ) );
+    } );
+    slider->setValue( blurred->blurQuality() );
+}
+
+void MainWindow::createBlurSizeControls( BlurredBox* blurred, QskLinearBox* layout )
+{
+    auto* const label = new QskTextLabel( layout );
+    label->setTextColor( Qt::white );
+    label->setFontRole( QskSkin::MediumFont );
+    auto* const slider = new QskSlider( Qt::Horizontal, layout );
+    slider->setMinimum( 4.0 );
+    slider->setMaximum( 32.0 );
+    connect( slider, &QskSlider::valueChanged, [ blurred, label ]( qreal value ) {
+        blurred->setBlurSize( static_cast< float >( value ) );
+        label->setText( QString( tr( "Blur Size" ) + " ( %1 )" ).arg( value ) );
+    } );
+    slider->setValue( blurred->blurSize() );
+}
+
+void MainWindow::createBlurOpacityControls( BlurredBox* blurred, QskLinearBox* layout )
+{
+    auto* const label = new QskTextLabel( layout );
+    label->setTextColor( Qt::white );
+    label->setFontRole( QskSkin::MediumFont );
+    auto* const slider = new QskSlider( Qt::Horizontal, layout );
+    slider->setMinimum( 0.0 );
+    slider->setMaximum( 1.0 );
+    connect( slider, &QskSlider::valueChanged, [ blurred, label ]( qreal value ) {
+        blurred->setOpacity( value );
+        label->setText( QString( tr( "Blur Opacity" ) + " ( %1 )" ).arg( value ) );
+    } );
+    slider->setValue( blurred->opacity() );
+}
+
+void MainWindow::createBlurCornerRadiiControls( BlurredBox* blurred, QskLinearBox* layout )
+{
+    auto* const label = new QskTextLabel( layout );
+    label->setTextColor( Qt::white );
+    label->setFontRole( QskSkin::MediumFont );
+    auto* const bar = new QskSegmentedBar( Qt::Horizontal, layout );
+    enum
+    {
+        TL = 0,
+        TR = 1,
+        BR = 2,
+        BL = 3
+    };
+    bar->addText( "TL" );
+    bar->addText( "TR" );
+    bar->addText( "BR" );
+    bar->addText( "BL" );
+    auto* const slider = new QskSlider( Qt::Horizontal, layout );
+    slider->setMinimum( 0.0 );
+    slider->setMaximum( 80.0 );
+    connect( slider, &QskSlider::valueChanged, [ blurred, bar, label ]( qreal value ) {
+        auto shape = blurred->shape();
+        const auto format = tr( "Corner Radius" ) + " ( %1 )";
+
+        switch ( bar->currentIndex() )
+        {
+            case TL:
+                shape.setTopLeft( { value, value } );
+                break;
+            case TR:
+                shape.setTopRight( { value, value } );
+                break;
+            case BR:
+                shape.setBottomRight( { value, value } );
+                break;
+            case BL:
+                shape.setBottomLeft( { value, value } );
+                break;
+        }
+
+        label->setText( format.arg( value ) );
+        blurred->setShape( shape );
+        blurred->update();
+    } );
+    connect( bar, &QskSegmentedBar::currentIndexChanged, [ blurred, slider ]( int index ) {
+        const auto shape = blurred->shape();
+
+        switch ( index )
+        {
+            case TL:
+                slider->setValue( shape.topLeft().width() );
+                break;
+            case TR:
+                slider->setValue( shape.topRight().width() );
+                break;
+            case BR:
+                slider->setValue( shape.bottomRight().width() );
+                break;
+            case BL:
+                slider->setValue( shape.bottomLeft().width() );
+                break;
+        }
+    } );
+    slider->setValue( blurred->shape().topLeft().width() );
+    bar->setSelectedIndex( TL );
+    bar->setCurrentIndex( TL );
+}
+
+void MainWindow::createShortcutNote( QskLinearBox* layout )
+{
+    const auto text = tr( "Press 'Ctrl + Space' to change the background" );
+    auto* const label = new QskTextLabel( text, layout );
+    label->setTextColor( Qt::white );
+    label->setFontRole( QskSkin::LargeFont );
+}
+
+#include "moc_MainWindow.cpp"
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/MainWindow.h b/examples/blurredbox/MainWindow.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..792ee651
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/MainWindow.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QskWindow.h>
+
+class BlurredBox;
+class QskLinearBox;
+
+class MainWindow : public QskWindow
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+  public:
+    MainWindow();
+
+  private:
+    void createBackground();
+    void createBlurDirectionsControls( BlurredBox* blurred, QskLinearBox* layout );
+    void createBlurQualityControls( BlurredBox* blurred, QskLinearBox* layout );
+    void createBlurSizeControls( BlurredBox* blurred, QskLinearBox* layout );
+    void createBlurOpacityControls( BlurredBox* blurred, QskLinearBox* layout );
+    void createBlurCornerRadiiControls( BlurredBox* blurred, QskLinearBox* layout );
+    void createShortcutNote( QskLinearBox* layout );
+};
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/backgrounds/background1.jpg b/examples/blurredbox/backgrounds/background1.jpg
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diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/backgrounds/background2.jpg b/examples/blurredbox/backgrounds/background2.jpg
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diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/backgrounds/background3.jpg b/examples/blurredbox/backgrounds/background3.jpg
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diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/blurredbox.pro b/examples/blurredbox/blurredbox.pro
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f2b09e4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/blurredbox.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+CONFIG += qskexample
+
+QT += quick_private # TODO: examples should not use private headers
+
+SOURCES += \
+    main.cpp \
+    MainWindow.cpp \
+    BlurredBox.cpp \
+    BlurredBoxMaterial.cpp \
+    BlurredBoxMaterialShader.cpp \
+    BlurredBoxNode.cpp \
+    BlurredBoxSkinlet.cpp \
+
+HEADERS += \
+    MainWindow.h \
+    BlurredBox.h \
+    BlurredBoxMaterial.h \
+    BlurredBoxMaterialShader.h \
+    BlurredBoxNode.h \
+    BlurredBoxSkinlet.h \
+
+RESOURCES += \
+    blurringshaders.qrc
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/blurringshaders.qrc b/examples/blurredbox/blurringshaders.qrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..deb24b6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/blurringshaders.qrc
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<RCC>
+    <qresource prefix="/">
+        <file>shaders/blurredbox.vert</file>
+        <file>shaders/blurredbox.frag</file>
+        <file>backgrounds/background1.jpg</file>
+        <file>backgrounds/background2.jpg</file>
+        <file>backgrounds/background3.jpg</file>        
+    </qresource>
+</RCC>
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/main.cpp b/examples/blurredbox/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f970ae77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#include <SkinnyShortcut.h>
+
+#include <QskObjectCounter.h>
+#include <QskSetup.h>
+#include <QskShortcutMap.h>
+#include <QskSkinFactory.h>
+#include <QskSkinManager.h>
+#include <QskWindow.h>
+
+#include <QGuiApplication>
+
+#include "MainWindow.h"
+
+int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
+{
+#ifdef ITEM_STATISTICS
+    QskObjectCounter counter( true );
+#endif
+
+    QGuiApplication app( argc, argv );
+
+    qskSetup->setItemUpdateFlag( QskQuickItem::PreferRasterForTextures, true );
+
+    // disable default skins
+    qskSkinManager->setPluginPaths( QStringList() ); // no plugins
+
+    // With CTRL-B you can rotate a couple of visual debug modes
+    SkinnyShortcut::enable( SkinnyShortcut::RotateSkin | SkinnyShortcut::DebugBackground |
+                            SkinnyShortcut::DebugStatistics | SkinnyShortcut::Quit );
+
+    MainWindow window;
+    window.show();
+
+    return app.exec();
+}
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/shaders/blurredbox.frag b/examples/blurredbox/shaders/blurredbox.frag
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ee3e257
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/shaders/blurredbox.frag
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+// opacity of the rectangle
+uniform lowp float rectOpacity;
+// x = top left, y = top right, z = bottom right, w = bottom left
+uniform lowp vec4 rectCornerRadii;
+// the rectangle on the screen (x, y, width, height)
+uniform lowp vec4 rectOnScreen;
+// the screen's rectangle (x, y, width, height)
+uniform lowp vec4 rectOfScreen;
+// must be greater than 0.0!
+uniform lowp float blurDirections;
+// must be greater than 0.0!
+uniform lowp float blurQuality;
+// the radius for blurring
+uniform lowp float blurSize;
+
+// normalized position of the fragment
+varying lowp vec2 coord;
+
+// the texture
+uniform sampler2D txr;
+
+lowp float effectiveRadius( in lowp vec4 radii, in lowp vec2 point )
+{    
+    // aliases
+    lowp float px = point.x * rectOfScreen.z;
+    lowp float py = point.y * rectOfScreen.w;
+    lowp float rx = rectOnScreen.x;
+    lowp float ry = rectOnScreen.y;
+    lowp float rw = rectOnScreen.z;
+    lowp float rh = rectOnScreen.w;
+
+    // predicates
+    bool l = px >= rx && px < rx + rw / 2.0;
+    bool r = px >= rx + rw / 2.0 && px < rx + rw;
+    bool t = py >= ry && py < ry + rh / 2.0;
+    bool b = py >= ry + rh / 2.0 && py < ry + rh;
+
+    if ( t && l) return radii.x;
+    if ( t && r) return radii.y;
+    if ( b && r) return radii.z;
+    if ( b && l) return radii.w;
+    return 0.0;
+}
+
+// from https://iquilezles.org/articles/distfunctions
+lowp float roundedBoxSDF(vec2 centerPosition, vec2 size, lowp float radius)
+{
+    return length( max( abs(centerPosition) - size + radius, 0.0) ) - radius;
+}
+
+// source: https://www.shadertoy.com/view/Xltfzj
+void main()
+{
+    if(rectOpacity == 0.0)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Radius for blurring around the pixel
+    vec2 blurRadius = blurSize / rectOnScreen.zw;
+
+    // Pixel colour
+    vec4 fragColor = texture2D(txr, coord);
+
+    // Blur calculations
+    const lowp float Pi = 6.28318530718; // constant for Pi*2
+    for( float d = 0.0; d < Pi; d += Pi / blurDirections)
+    {
+        for(float i = 1.0 / blurQuality; i <= 1.0; i += 1.0 / blurQuality)
+        {
+            fragColor += texture2D( txr, coord + vec2(cos(d), sin(d)) * blurRadius * i);
+        }
+    }
+
+    lowp float cornerRadius = effectiveRadius(rectCornerRadii, coord);
+    lowp float edgeSoftness = 1.0f;
+    lowp float distance = roundedBoxSDF(coord * rectOfScreen.zw - rectOnScreen.xy - rectOnScreen.zw * 0.5f, rectOnScreen.zw * 0.5f, cornerRadius);
+    lowp float smoothedAlpha = 1.0f - smoothstep(0.0f, edgeSoftness * 2.0f, distance);
+
+    // Output to screen
+    fragColor /= blurQuality * blurDirections - 15.0;
+
+    gl_FragColor = mix(texture2D( txr, coord), fragColor, smoothedAlpha) * rectOpacity;
+}
diff --git a/examples/blurredbox/shaders/blurredbox.vert b/examples/blurredbox/shaders/blurredbox.vert
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01850039
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/blurredbox/shaders/blurredbox.vert
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+uniform highp mat4 matrix;
+
+attribute highp vec4 in_vertex;
+attribute mediump vec2 in_coord;
+
+varying mediump vec2 coord;
+
+void main()
+{
+    coord = in_coord;
+    gl_Position = matrix * in_vertex;
+}
diff --git a/examples/examples.pro b/examples/examples.pro
index 935bc124..8be94133 100644
--- a/examples/examples.pro
+++ b/examples/examples.pro
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ TEMPLATE = subdirs
 
 # c++
 SUBDIRS += \
+    blurredbox \
     desktop \
     gallery \
     layouts \