diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp
index 06814ed8..b57b3dff 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "QskSkinHintTable.h"
 #include "QskSkinTransition.h"
 #include "QskSkinlet.h"
+#include "QskWindow.h"
 
 #include "QskBoxShapeMetrics.h"
 #include "QskBoxBorderMetrics.h"
@@ -276,7 +277,7 @@ const QskSkinlet* QskSkinnable::effectiveSkinlet() const
 {
     if ( m_data->skinlet == nullptr )
     {
-        m_data->skinlet = qskSetup->skin()->skinlet( metaObject() );
+        m_data->skinlet = effectiveSkin()->skinlet( metaObject() );
         m_data->hasLocalSkinlet = false;
     }
 
@@ -1198,6 +1199,17 @@ QskSkin* QskSkinnable::effectiveSkin() const
     if ( m_data->skinlet )
         skin = m_data->skinlet->skin();
 
+    if ( skin == nullptr )
+    {
+        if ( const auto control = owningControl() )
+        {
+            if ( auto window = qobject_cast< const QskWindow* >( control->window() ) )
+            {
+                skin = window->skin();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     return skin ? skin : qskSetup->skin();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/controls/QskWindow.cpp b/src/controls/QskWindow.cpp
index c9b60757..824b842c 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskWindow.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include "QskEvent.h"
 #include "QskQuick.h"
 #include "QskSetup.h"
+#include "QskSkin.h"
+#include "QskSkinManager.h"
 
 #include <qmath.h>
 #include <qpointer.h>
@@ -144,6 +146,8 @@ class QskWindowPrivate : public QQuickWindowPrivate
     QElapsedTimer renderInterval;
 #endif
 
+    QPointer< QskSkin > skin;
+
     ChildListener contentItemListener;
     QLocale locale;
 
@@ -643,4 +647,35 @@ QskWindow::EventAcceptance QskWindow::eventAcceptance() const
     return d_func()->eventAcceptance;
 }
 
+void QskWindow::setSkin( const QString& skinName )
+{
+    // we should compare the skinName with the previous one
+    auto skin = QskSkinManager::instance()->createSkin( skinName );
+    setSkin( skin );
+}
+
+void QskWindow::setSkin( QskSkin* skin )
+{
+    Q_D( QskWindow );
+
+    if ( d->skin == skin )
+        return;
+
+    if ( d->skin )
+    {
+        if ( d->skin->parent() == this )
+            delete d->skin;
+    }
+
+    if ( skin && skin->parent() == nullptr )
+        skin->setParent( this );
+
+    d->skin = skin;
+}
+
+QskSkin* QskWindow::skin() const
+{
+    return d_func()->skin;
+}
+
 #include "moc_QskWindow.cpp"
diff --git a/src/controls/QskWindow.h b/src/controls/QskWindow.h
index dc8b5b8f..b5ede33d 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskWindow.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskWindow.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 class QskWindowPrivate;
 class QskObjectAttributes;
+class QskSkin;
 
 class QSK_EXPORT QskWindow : public QQuickWindow
 {
@@ -69,6 +70,11 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskWindow : public QQuickWindow
     void setEventAcceptance( EventAcceptance );
     EventAcceptance eventAcceptance() const;
 
+    // each window might have its own skin
+    void setSkin( QskSkin* );
+    void setSkin( const QString& );
+    QskSkin* skin() const;
+
   Q_SIGNALS:
     void localeChanged( const QLocale& );
     void autoLayoutChildrenChanged();