diff --git a/examples/tlabels/main.cpp b/examples/tlabels/main.cpp
index 3e065c5a..0ce3103a 100644
--- a/examples/tlabels/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/tlabels/main.cpp
@@ -19,12 +19,17 @@ class TextBox : public QskLinearBox
     TextBox( QQuickItem* parent = nullptr )
         : QskLinearBox( Qt::Vertical, 3, parent )
     {
+        setMargins( 10 );
+        setDefaultAlignment( Qt::AlignTop );
+        setExtraSpacingAt( Qt::BottomEdge );
+
         const QStringList texts =
             { "Default", "Tiny", "Small", "Medium", "Large", "Huge" };
 
         for ( int i = 0; i < texts.size(); i++ )
         {
             auto label = new QskTextLabel( texts[ i ] + " Font", this );
+            label->setPanel( true );
             label->setFontRole( i );
         }
     }
@@ -39,12 +44,12 @@ int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
     QGuiApplication app( argc, argv );
 
     SkinnyFont::init( &app );
-    SkinnyShortcut::enable( SkinnyShortcut::Quit |
-        SkinnyShortcut::DebugShortcuts );
+    SkinnyShortcut::enable( SkinnyShortcut::AllShortcuts );
 
     auto box = new TextBox();
 
     QskWindow window;
+    window.setColor( Qt::lightGray );
     window.addItem( box );
     window.resize( box->sizeHint().toSize() );
 
diff --git a/skins/material/QskMaterialSkin.cpp b/skins/material/QskMaterialSkin.cpp
index 167d07bc..8400a5af 100644
--- a/skins/material/QskMaterialSkin.cpp
+++ b/skins/material/QskMaterialSkin.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include "QskMaterialSkin.h"
 
+#include <QskBox.h>
 #include <QskDialogButton.h>
 #include <QskDialogButtonBox.h>
 #include <QskFocusIndicator.h>
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ void QskMaterialSkin::initHints()
 {
     initCommonHints();
 
+    initBoxHints();
     initDialogButtonBoxHints();
     initDialogButtonHints();
     initFocusIndicatorHints();
@@ -167,6 +169,18 @@ void QskMaterialSkin::initCommonHints()
         qskShadedColor( m_data->palette.textColor, 0.6 ) );
 }
 
+void QskMaterialSkin::initBoxHints()
+{
+    using namespace QskAspect;
+    using Q = QskBox;
+
+    const ColorPalette& pal = m_data->palette;
+
+    setGradient( Q::Panel, pal.baseColor );
+    setBoxShape( Q::Panel, 4 );
+    setBoxBorderMetrics( Q::Panel, 0 );
+}
+
 void QskMaterialSkin::initPopupHints()
 {
     using namespace QskAspect;
@@ -191,6 +205,12 @@ void QskMaterialSkin::initTextLabelHints()
 
     setSkinHint( Q::Text | Alignment, Qt::AlignCenter );
     setColor( Q::Text, pal.textColor );
+
+    setMargins( Q::Panel | Padding, 5 );
+    setBoxShape( Q::Panel, 4 );
+    setBoxBorderMetrics( Q::Panel, 2 );
+    setBoxBorderColors( Q::Panel, pal.darker125 );
+    setGradient( Q::Panel, pal.baseColor );
 }
 
 void QskMaterialSkin::initTextInputHints()
diff --git a/skins/material/QskMaterialSkin.h b/skins/material/QskMaterialSkin.h
index 09fedcca..19b5f4cf 100644
--- a/skins/material/QskMaterialSkin.h
+++ b/skins/material/QskMaterialSkin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class QSK_MATERIAL_EXPORT QskMaterialSkin : public QskSkin
 
     void initCommonHints();
 
+    void initBoxHints();
     void initDialogButtonBoxHints();
     void initDialogButtonHints();
     void initFocusIndicatorHints();
diff --git a/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp b/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
index dbb3312c..8c88680a 100644
--- a/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
+++ b/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include "QskSquiekSkin.h"
 
+#include <QskBox.h>
 #include <QskDialogButton.h>
 #include <QskDialogButtonBox.h>
 #include <QskFocusIndicator.h>
@@ -251,6 +252,7 @@ void QskSquiekSkin::initHints()
 {
     initCommonHints();
 
+    initBoxHints();
     initDialogButtonBoxHints();
     initDialogButtonHints();
     initFocusIndicatorHints();
@@ -292,6 +294,11 @@ void QskSquiekSkin::initCommonHints()
     setColor( Control | StyleColor | Q::Disabled, pal.theme );
 }
 
+void QskSquiekSkin::initBoxHints()
+{
+    setPanel( QskBox::Panel, Plain );
+}
+
 void QskSquiekSkin::initPopupHints()
 {
     using namespace QskAspect;
@@ -310,6 +317,19 @@ void QskSquiekSkin::initTextLabelHints()
 
     setSkinHint( Q::Text | Alignment, Qt::AlignCenter );
     setColor( Q::Text, pal.themeForeground );
+
+    setMargins( Q::Panel | Padding, 5 );
+    setBoxBorderMetrics( Q::Panel, 2 );
+    setBoxShape( Q::Panel, 4 );
+
+    const QColor c = pal.base;
+
+    const QskBoxBorderColors borderColors(
+        c.darker( 170 ), c.darker( 170 ),
+        c.darker( 105 ), c.darker( 105 ) );
+
+    setBoxBorderColors( Q::Panel, borderColors );
+    setGradient( Q::Panel, c );
 }
 
 void QskSquiekSkin::initTextInputHints()
diff --git a/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.h b/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.h
index 483a0fd6..63747bbf 100644
--- a/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.h
+++ b/skins/squiek/QskSquiekSkin.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class QSK_SQUIEK_EXPORT QskSquiekSkin : public QskSkin
 
     void initCommonHints();
 
+    void initBoxHints();
     void initDialogButtonHints();
     void initDialogButtonBoxHints();
     void initFocusIndicatorHints();
diff --git a/src/controls/QskTextLabel.cpp b/src/controls/QskTextLabel.cpp
index 6d3d82e1..84b49f8d 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskTextLabel.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskTextLabel.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <qfontmetrics.h>
 #include <qmath.h>
 
+QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskTextLabel, Panel )
 QSK_SUBCONTROL( QskTextLabel, Text )
 
 class QskTextLabel::PrivateData
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ class QskTextLabel::PrivateData
   public:
     PrivateData( const QString& txt )
         : text( txt )
+        , hasPanel( false )
     {
         effectiveTextFormat = textOptions.format();
     }
@@ -40,6 +42,8 @@ class QskTextLabel::PrivateData
 
     QskTextOptions textOptions;
     mutable QskTextOptions::TextFormat effectiveTextFormat;
+
+    bool hasPanel : 1;
 };
 
 QskTextLabel::QskTextLabel( QQuickItem* parent )
@@ -58,6 +62,24 @@ QskTextLabel::~QskTextLabel()
 {
 }
 
+void QskTextLabel::setPanel( bool on )
+{
+    if ( on == m_data->hasPanel )
+        return;
+
+    m_data->hasPanel = on;
+
+    resetImplicitSize();
+    update();
+
+    Q_EMIT panelChanged( on );
+}
+
+bool QskTextLabel::hasPanel() const
+{
+    return m_data->hasPanel;
+}
+
 void QskTextLabel::setText( const QString& text )
 {
     if ( text == m_data->text )
@@ -246,9 +268,13 @@ QSizeF QskTextLabel::contentsSizeHint(
             }
 
             QSizeF size( constraint.width(), maxHeight );
+
             size = QskTextRenderer::textSize(
                 m_data->text, font, m_data->effectiveOptions(), size );
 
+            if ( m_data->hasPanel )
+                size = outerBoxSize( Panel, size );
+
             hint.setHeight( qCeil( size.height() ) );
         }
     }
@@ -257,15 +283,22 @@ QSizeF QskTextLabel::contentsSizeHint(
         const qreal maxWidth = std::numeric_limits< qreal >::max();
 
         QSizeF size( maxWidth, constraint.height() );
+
         size = QskTextRenderer::textSize( m_data->text, font,
             m_data->effectiveOptions(), size );
 
+        if ( m_data->hasPanel )
+            size = outerBoxSize( Panel, size );
+
         hint.setWidth( qCeil( size.width() ) );
     }
     else
     {
         hint = QskTextRenderer::textSize(
             m_data->text, font, m_data->effectiveOptions() );
+
+        if ( m_data->hasPanel )
+            hint = outerBoxSize( Panel, hint );
     }
 
     return hint;
diff --git a/src/controls/QskTextLabel.h b/src/controls/QskTextLabel.h
index ab1ffb32..129aa7f3 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskTextLabel.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskTextLabel.h
@@ -27,10 +27,13 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskTextLabel : public QskControl
     Q_PROPERTY( Qt::Alignment alignment READ alignment
         WRITE setAlignment NOTIFY alignmentChanged )
 
+    Q_PROPERTY( bool panel READ hasPanel
+        WRITE setPanel NOTIFY panelChanged FINAL )
+
     using Inherited = QskControl;
 
   public:
-    QSK_SUBCONTROLS( Text )
+    QSK_SUBCONTROLS( Panel, Text )
 
     QskTextLabel( QQuickItem* parent = nullptr );
     QskTextLabel( const QString& text, QQuickItem* parent = nullptr );
@@ -62,19 +65,25 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskTextLabel : public QskControl
 
     QFont font() const;
 
+    void setPanel( bool );
+    bool hasPanel() const;
+
   Q_SIGNALS:
     void textChanged( const QString& );
     void textColorChanged( const QColor& );
     void textOptionsChanged( const QskTextOptions& );
     void fontRoleChanged();
     void alignmentChanged();
+    void panelChanged( bool );
 
   public Q_SLOTS:
     void setText( const QString& );
 
   protected:
     void changeEvent( QEvent* ) override;
-    QSizeF contentsSizeHint( Qt::SizeHint, const QSizeF& ) const override;
+
+    QSizeF contentsSizeHint(
+        Qt::SizeHint, const QSizeF& ) const override;
 
   private:
     class PrivateData;
diff --git a/src/controls/QskTextLabelSkinlet.cpp b/src/controls/QskTextLabelSkinlet.cpp
index f0f4763e..a06f446b 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskTextLabelSkinlet.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskTextLabelSkinlet.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 QskTextLabelSkinlet::QskTextLabelSkinlet( QskSkin* skin )
     : Inherited( skin )
 {
-    setNodeRoles( { TextRole } );
+    setNodeRoles( { PanelRole, TextRole } );
 }
 
 QskTextLabelSkinlet::~QskTextLabelSkinlet() = default;
@@ -19,10 +19,22 @@ QskTextLabelSkinlet::~QskTextLabelSkinlet() = default;
 QRectF QskTextLabelSkinlet::subControlRect( const QskSkinnable* skinnable,
     const QRectF& contentsRect, QskAspect::Subcontrol subControl ) const
 {
-    if ( subControl == QskTextLabel::Text )
+    const auto label = static_cast< const QskTextLabel* >( skinnable );
+
+    if ( subControl == QskTextLabel::Panel )
     {
         return contentsRect;
     }
+    else if ( subControl == QskTextLabel::Text )
+    {
+        if ( label->hasPanel() )
+        {
+            auto r = subControlRect( label, contentsRect, QskTextLabel::Panel );
+            return label->innerBox( QskTextLabel::Panel, r );
+        }
+
+        return contentsRect;
+    }
 
     return Inherited::subControlRect( skinnable, contentsRect, subControl );
 }
@@ -34,6 +46,13 @@ QSGNode* QskTextLabelSkinlet::updateSubNode(
 
     switch ( nodeRole )
     {
+        case PanelRole:
+        {
+            if ( !label->hasPanel() )
+                return nullptr;
+
+            return updateBoxNode( label, node, QskTextLabel::Panel );
+        }
         case TextRole:
         {
             return updateTextNode( label, node,
diff --git a/src/controls/QskTextLabelSkinlet.h b/src/controls/QskTextLabelSkinlet.h
index 5544983d..3bcd6f36 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskTextLabelSkinlet.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskTextLabelSkinlet.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskTextLabelSkinlet : public QskSkinlet
   public:
     enum NodeRole
     {
-        TextRole
+        PanelRole, TextRole
     };
 
     Q_INVOKABLE QskTextLabelSkinlet( QskSkin* = nullptr );