diff --git a/src/client/CMakeLists.txt b/src/client/CMakeLists.txt
index a760ff2..979f54a 100644
--- a/src/client/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/client/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@ list(APPEND TARGET_HEADERS
     TopBar.h
     StatusBar.h
     GuiApplication.h 
-    TabbedPanelWidget.h)
+    TabbedPanelWidget.h
+    TopBarMenu.h)
 
 list(APPEND TARGET_SOURCES 
     TopBar.cpp
     StatusBar.cpp
     GuiApplication.cpp 
-    TabbedPanelWidget.cpp)
+    TabbedPanelWidget.cpp
+    TopBarMenu.cpp)
 
 add_library(${MODULE_NAME} SHARED ${TARGET_SOURCES} ${TARGET_HEADERS})
 
diff --git a/src/client/GuiApplication.cpp b/src/client/GuiApplication.cpp
index 0f02d7a..672d0a9 100644
--- a/src/client/GuiApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/client/GuiApplication.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "FontsManager.h"
 #include "MainApplication.h"
 #include "AbstractUiInterface.h"
+#include "Widget.h"
 
 #include "FileLogger.h"
 
diff --git a/src/client/GuiApplication.h b/src/client/GuiApplication.h
index bd99a3a..3b5e1cc 100644
--- a/src/client/GuiApplication.h
+++ b/src/client/GuiApplication.h
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ public:
 
     void run();
 
+    AbstractUIInterface* getUiInterface() const override
+    {
+        return mUiInterface.get();
+    }
+
     void setUiInterfaceBackend(UiInterfaceFactory::Backend backend);
 
 protected:
diff --git a/src/client/TopBar.cpp b/src/client/TopBar.cpp
index ea5c081..b746951 100644
--- a/src/client/TopBar.cpp
+++ b/src/client/TopBar.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,36 @@
 #include "TopBar.h"
 
 #include "Color.h"
+#include "Theme.h"
+
+#include "Button.h"
+#include "TopBarMenu.h"
 
 TopBar::TopBar()
 {
-    setBackgroundColor(Color(50, 50, 50));
+    setBackgroundColor(Theme::getBackgroundPrimary());
+
+    auto fileButton = Button::Create();
+    fileButton->setLabel("File");
+    fileButton->setBackgroundColor(Theme::getBackgroundPrimary());
+    fileButton->setMargin(2);
+    fileButton->setMaxWidth(60);
+
+    auto onClick = [this](Widget* self){
+                if(this)
+                {
+                    auto menu = std::make_unique<TopBarMenu>();
+                    auto window = getTopLevelWindow();
+                    window->addPopup(std::move(menu));
+                };
+            };
+    fileButton->setOnClickFunction(onClick);
+    addWidget(std::move(fileButton));
+}
+
+TopBar::~TopBar()
+{
+
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<TopBar> TopBar::Create()
diff --git a/src/client/TopBar.h b/src/client/TopBar.h
index f3a9574..b07227a 100644
--- a/src/client/TopBar.h
+++ b/src/client/TopBar.h
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
 
 #include "Widget.h"
 
+class TopBarMenu;
+
 class TopBar : public Widget
 {
 public:
-
     TopBar();
 
+    ~TopBar();
+
     static std::unique_ptr<TopBar> Create();
 };
 
diff --git a/src/client/TopBarMenu.cpp b/src/client/TopBarMenu.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/client/TopBarMenu.h b/src/client/TopBarMenu.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0bd28d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/TopBarMenu.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Widget.h"
+
+#include "Window.h"
+
+class TopBarMenu : public Widget
+{
+public:
+    void popupFrom(Widget* parent)
+    {
+        auto window = parent->getTopLevelWindow();
+
+
+    }
+};
diff --git a/src/ui_elements/desktop_elements/Window.cpp b/src/ui_elements/desktop_elements/Window.cpp
index a5e5f60..01f8b06 100644
--- a/src/ui_elements/desktop_elements/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/ui_elements/desktop_elements/Window.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Window::Window()
     mWidth = 800;
     mHeight = 600;
     mWidget->setBounds(mWidth, mHeight);
+    mWidget->setWindow(this);
 }
 
 Window::~Window()
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ void Window::setWidget(WidgetPtr widget)
     }
     mWidget = std::move(widget);
     mWidget->setBounds(mWidth, mHeight);
+    mWidget->setWindow(this);
 }
 
 IPlatformWindow* Window::getPlatformWindow() const
diff --git a/src/ui_elements/desktop_elements/Window.h b/src/ui_elements/desktop_elements/Window.h
index 540a573..bf44a41 100644
--- a/src/ui_elements/desktop_elements/Window.h
+++ b/src/ui_elements/desktop_elements/Window.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <string>
+#include <functional>
 
 class PaintEvent;
 class MouseEvent;
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ class Window : public DrawingSurface
 
 public:
 
+    using onPopupFunc = std::function<void(mt::Window* parent, std::unique_ptr<Widget> popup)>;
+
     Window();
 
     ~Window();
@@ -72,11 +75,37 @@ public:
         return mTitle;
     }
 
+    void addPopup(std::unique_ptr<Widget> popupWidget)
+    {
+        if (mPopupFunc)
+        {
+            mPopupFunc(this, std::move(popupWidget));
+        }
+    }
+
+    void setPopupHandler(onPopupFunc func)
+    {
+        mPopupFunc = func;
+    }
+
+    void setParent(Window* parent)
+    {
+        mParent = parent;
+    }
+
+    Window* getParent() const
+    {
+        return mParent;
+    }
+
 private:
     WidgetPtr mWidget {nullptr};
     std::string mTitle;
     IPlatformWindowPtr mPlatformWindow {nullptr};
     std::unique_ptr<DrawingContext> mDrawingContext;
+
+    onPopupFunc mPopupFunc;
+    Window* mParent{nullptr};
 };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ui_elements/style/Theme.cpp b/src/ui_elements/style/Theme.cpp
index 2b579f2..b28f214 100644
--- a/src/ui_elements/style/Theme.cpp
+++ b/src/ui_elements/style/Theme.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Color Theme::getBackgroundPrimary()
 {
-    return {217, 217, 217};
+    return {245, 245, 245};
 }
 
 Color Theme::getBannerBackground()
diff --git a/src/ui_elements/widgets/Button.cpp b/src/ui_elements/widgets/Button.cpp
index 267076c..e556fc9 100644
--- a/src/ui_elements/widgets/Button.cpp
+++ b/src/ui_elements/widgets/Button.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ Button::Button()
     mName = "Button";
 }
 
+Button::~Button()
+{
+
+}
+
 std::unique_ptr<Button> Button::Create()
 {
     return std::make_unique<Button>();
diff --git a/src/ui_elements/widgets/Button.h b/src/ui_elements/widgets/Button.h
index e6c3632..171746b 100644
--- a/src/ui_elements/widgets/Button.h
+++ b/src/ui_elements/widgets/Button.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ public:
 
     Button();
 
+    ~Button();
+
     static std::unique_ptr<Button> Create();
 
     void setLabel(const std::string& text);
diff --git a/src/ui_elements/widgets/Widget.cpp b/src/ui_elements/widgets/Widget.cpp
index 778e49c..298b7da 100644
--- a/src/ui_elements/widgets/Widget.cpp
+++ b/src/ui_elements/widgets/Widget.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include "TransformNode.h"
 #include "RootNode.h"
 
+#include "Window.h"
+
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iterator>
 #include <iostream>
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@ std::unique_ptr<Widget> Widget::Create()
 
 void Widget::addWidget(WidgetUPtr widget)
 {
+    widget->setParent(this);
+
     mPendingChildNodes.push_back(widget->getRootNode());
     mChildren.push_back(std::move(widget));
 }
@@ -99,6 +103,16 @@ void Widget::setPadding(const BoundaryOffset& padding)
 
 void Widget::setBounds(unsigned width, unsigned height)
 {
+    if (mSize.mMaxWidth > 0 && width > mSize.mMaxWidth)
+    {
+        width = mSize.mMaxWidth;
+    }
+
+    if (mSize.mMaxHeight > 0 && height > mSize.mMaxHeight)
+    {
+        height = mSize.mMaxHeight;
+    }
+
     if (width != mSize.mWidth || height != mSize.mHeight)
     {
         mTransformDirty = true;
@@ -161,6 +175,15 @@ bool Widget::needsUpdate() const
     return false;
 }
 
+void Widget::setMaxWidth(unsigned maxWidth)
+{
+    if (mSize.mMaxWidth != maxWidth)
+    {
+        mTransformDirty = true;
+        mSize.mMaxWidth = maxWidth;
+    }
+}
+
 void Widget::doPaint(const PaintEvent* event)
 {
     updateBackground(event);
@@ -319,3 +342,51 @@ void Widget::updateBackground(const PaintEvent* event)
         mBackgroundNode->setIsVisible(mVisible);
     }
 }
+
+mt::Window* Widget::getTopLevelWindow() const
+{
+    if(mWindow)
+    {
+        return mWindow;
+    }
+
+    std::cout << "I am " << getName() << std::endl;
+
+    auto lastParent = mParent;
+    auto nextParent = mParent;
+    while(nextParent)
+    {
+        lastParent = nextParent;
+        nextParent = lastParent->getParent();
+        std::cout << "Checking if " << lastParent->getName() << std::endl;
+        if (nextParent)
+        {
+            std::cout << "Next is " << nextParent->getName() << std::endl;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            std::cout << "no next" << std::endl;
+        }
+    }
+    return lastParent->getTopLevelWindow();
+}
+
+Widget* Widget::getParent() const
+{
+    return mParent;
+}
+
+mt::Window* Widget::getWindow() const
+{
+    return mWindow;
+}
+
+void Widget::setParent(Widget* parent)
+{
+    mParent = parent;
+}
+
+void Widget::setWindow(mt::Window* window)
+{
+    mWindow = window;
+}
diff --git a/src/ui_elements/widgets/Widget.h b/src/ui_elements/widgets/Widget.h
index b73beba..e4287e5 100644
--- a/src/ui_elements/widgets/Widget.h
+++ b/src/ui_elements/widgets/Widget.h
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ class AbstractVisualNode;
 class TransformNode;
 class RectangleNode;
 
+namespace mt
+{
+class Window;
+}
+
 class Widget
 {
 public:
@@ -93,6 +98,8 @@ public:
 
     void setSize(const BoundedSize& size);
 
+    void setMaxWidth(unsigned maxWidth);
+
     void setMargin(unsigned margin);
 
     void setMargin(const BoundaryOffset& margin);
@@ -110,13 +117,17 @@ public:
         mName = name;
     }
 
-    const std::string& getName()
+    const std::string& getName() const
     {
         return mName;
     }
 
     bool needsUpdate() const;
 
+    void setWindow(mt::Window* window);
+
+    mt::Window* getTopLevelWindow() const;
+
 protected:
     virtual bool onMyKeyboardEvent(const KeyboardEvent* event);
 
@@ -130,6 +141,14 @@ protected:
 
     virtual bool isDirty() const;
 
+
+
+    void setParent(Widget* parent);
+
+    Widget* getParent() const;
+
+    mt::Window* getWindow() const;
+
     DiscretePoint mLocation;
     BoundedSize mSize;
     BoundaryOffset mPadding;
@@ -152,6 +171,8 @@ protected:
     std::vector<TransformNode*> mPendingChildNodes;
 
     FontItem mDefaultFont;
+    Widget* mParent{nullptr};
+    mt::Window* mWindow{nullptr};
 };
 
 using WidgetUPtr = std::unique_ptr<Widget>;
diff --git a/src/windows/AbstractDesktopApp.h b/src/windows/AbstractDesktopApp.h
index 9e4f3d1..f2f6e08 100644
--- a/src/windows/AbstractDesktopApp.h
+++ b/src/windows/AbstractDesktopApp.h
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 #include "AbstractApp.h"
 
+class AbstractUIInterface;
+
 class AbstractDesktopApp
 {
 public:
@@ -11,6 +13,8 @@ public:
     virtual ~AbstractDesktopApp() = default;
 
     virtual AbstractApp* getMainApplication() const = 0;
+
+    virtual AbstractUIInterface* getUiInterface() const = 0;
 };
 
 using AbstractDesktopAppPtr = std::shared_ptr<AbstractDesktopApp>;
diff --git a/src/windows/managers/DesktopManager.cpp b/src/windows/managers/DesktopManager.cpp
index 6936115..92725c9 100644
--- a/src/windows/managers/DesktopManager.cpp
+++ b/src/windows/managers/DesktopManager.cpp
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 #include "DesktopManager.h"
 
 #include "AbstractDesktopApp.h"
+#include "AbstractUiInterface.h"
 
 #include "FileLogger.h"
+#include "Widget.h"
+
+#include <iostream>
 
 DesktopManager::DesktopManager(AbstractDesktopApp* application)
     : mScreens(),
-      mWindowManager(WindowManager::Create()),
       mKeyboard(Keyboard::Create()),
       mUiApplication(application),
       mEventManager(EventManager::Create())
 {
-
+    mWindowManager = WindowManager::Create(this);
 }
 
 DesktopManager::~DesktopManager()
@@ -115,6 +118,16 @@ WindowManager* DesktopManager::getWindowManager() const
     return mWindowManager.get();
 }
 
+void DesktopManager::addWindow(mt::Window* window)
+{
+    if (auto ui_interface = mUiApplication->getUiInterface())
+    {
+        std::cout << "Adding popup window" << std::endl;
+        ui_interface->addWindow(window);
+        ui_interface->showWindow(window);
+    }
+}
+
 void DesktopManager::onLoopIteration()
 {
     auto defaultScreen = getDefaultScreen();
diff --git a/src/windows/managers/DesktopManager.h b/src/windows/managers/DesktopManager.h
index fb213c8..fd1f439 100644
--- a/src/windows/managers/DesktopManager.h
+++ b/src/windows/managers/DesktopManager.h
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ public:
 
     void onLoopIteration();
 
+    void addWindow(mt::Window* window);
+
 private:
     std::vector<ScreenPtr> mScreens;
     WindowManagerUPtr mWindowManager;
diff --git a/src/windows/managers/WindowManager.cpp b/src/windows/managers/WindowManager.cpp
index 4347f05..81eff17 100644
--- a/src/windows/managers/WindowManager.cpp
+++ b/src/windows/managers/WindowManager.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 #include "WindowManager.h"
 
+#include "DesktopManager.h"
+#include "Widget.h"
+
 #include <iostream>
 
-WindowManager::WindowManager()
-    : mWindows()
+WindowManager::WindowManager(DesktopManager* desktopManager)
+    : mWindows(),
+      mDesktopManager(desktopManager)
 {
     addWindow(mt::Window::Create());
 }
@@ -13,9 +17,9 @@ WindowManager::~WindowManager()
 
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<WindowManager> WindowManager::Create()
+std::unique_ptr<WindowManager> WindowManager::Create(DesktopManager* desktopManager)
 {
-    return std::make_unique<WindowManager>();
+    return std::make_unique<WindowManager>(desktopManager);
 }
 
 void WindowManager::onPaintEvent(const PaintEvent* event)
@@ -40,9 +44,25 @@ void WindowManager::onKeyboardEvent(const KeyboardEvent* event)
 
 void WindowManager::addWindow(WindowUPtr window)
 {
+    auto popup_handler = [this](mt::Window* parent, std::unique_ptr<Widget> popup){
+        onAddPopupWindow(parent, std::move(popup));
+    };
+    window->setPopupHandler(popup_handler);
     mWindows.push_back(std::move(window));
 }
 
+void WindowManager::onAddPopupWindow(mt::Window* parent, std::unique_ptr<Widget> widget)
+{
+    auto popup = mt::Window::Create();
+    popup->setWidget(std::move(widget));
+    popup->setParent(parent);
+
+    auto popup_raw = popup.get();
+    addWindow(std::move(popup));
+
+    mDesktopManager->addWindow(popup_raw);
+}
+
 void WindowManager::clearPlatformWindows()
 {
     for (auto& window : mWindows)
diff --git a/src/windows/managers/WindowManager.h b/src/windows/managers/WindowManager.h
index 32508b6..18b2c6c 100644
--- a/src/windows/managers/WindowManager.h
+++ b/src/windows/managers/WindowManager.h
@@ -9,14 +9,17 @@
 #include "ResizeEvent.h"
 #include "KeyboardEvent.h"
 
+class Widget;
+class DesktopManager;
+
 class WindowManager
 {
 public:
-    WindowManager();
+    WindowManager(DesktopManager* desktopManager);
 
     ~WindowManager();
 
-    static std::unique_ptr<WindowManager> Create();
+    static std::unique_ptr<WindowManager> Create(DesktopManager* desktopManager);
 
     void addWindow(WindowUPtr window);
 
@@ -44,8 +47,11 @@ public:
 
     void onLoopIteration(mt::Screen* screen);
 
+    void onAddPopupWindow(mt::Window* parent, std::unique_ptr<Widget> widget);
+
 private:
     std::vector<WindowUPtr> mWindows;
+    DesktopManager* mDesktopManager{nullptr};
 };
 
 using WindowManagerUPtr = std::unique_ptr<WindowManager>;
diff --git a/src/windows/ui_interfaces/UiInterfaceFactory.cpp b/src/windows/ui_interfaces/UiInterfaceFactory.cpp
index bf13e42..ec29331 100644
--- a/src/windows/ui_interfaces/UiInterfaceFactory.cpp
+++ b/src/windows/ui_interfaces/UiInterfaceFactory.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "NullUiInterface.h"
 
 #include "FontsManager.h"
+#include "Widget.h"
 
 std::unique_ptr<AbstractUIInterface> UiInterfaceFactory::create(DesktopManager* desktopManager, Backend backend)
 {
diff --git a/src/windows/ui_interfaces/x11/XcbInterface.cpp b/src/windows/ui_interfaces/x11/XcbInterface.cpp
index 80cd3b4..24da469 100644
--- a/src/windows/ui_interfaces/x11/XcbInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/windows/ui_interfaces/x11/XcbInterface.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "Screen.h"
 #include "XcbScreen.h"
 #include "Color.h"
+#include "Widget.h"
 #include "UiEvent.h"
 #include "XcbKeyboard.h"
 #include "XcbWindow.h"
diff --git a/src/windows/ui_interfaces/x11/XcbWindow.cpp b/src/windows/ui_interfaces/x11/XcbWindow.cpp
index 3163b53..3f09357 100644
--- a/src/windows/ui_interfaces/x11/XcbWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/windows/ui_interfaces/x11/XcbWindow.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "XcbWindow.h"
 
 #include "Window.h"
+#include "Widget.h"
 #include "XcbScreen.h"
 #include "XcbImage.h"
 #include "Screen.h"
@@ -40,10 +41,17 @@ void XcbWindow::add(mt::Window* window, xcb_connection_t* connection, mt::Screen
     const auto hwnd = xcb_generate_id(connection);
     const uint32_t mask = XCB_CW_BACK_PIXEL | XCB_CW_EVENT_MASK;
     const uint32_t values[2] = {xcb_screen->GetNativeScreen()->white_pixel, eventMask};
+
+    xcb_window_t parent_hwnd = xcb_screen->GetNativeScreen()->root;
+    if (auto parent = window->getParent())
+    {
+        parent_hwnd = dynamic_cast<XcbWindow*>(parent->getPlatformWindow())->getHandle();
+    }
+
     xcb_create_window (connection,                    /* connection          */
                        XCB_COPY_FROM_PARENT,          /* depth               */
                        hwnd,                        /* window Id           */
-                       xcb_screen->GetNativeScreen()->root,                  /* parent window       */
+                       parent_hwnd,                  /* parent window       */
                        0, 0,                          /* x, y                */
                        window->getWidth(), window->getHeight(), /* width, height */
                        10,                            /* border_width        */