diff --git a/haiku/box.cpp b/haiku/box.cpp
index 5c8b2017..26a61d64 100644
--- a/haiku/box.cpp
+++ b/haiku/box.cpp
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ static uiBox *finishNewBox(orientation o)
 
 	b->layout = new BGroupLayout(o, 0);
 	b->view = new BView(NULL, B_SUPPORTS_LAYOUT, b->layout);
+	// TODO is this really necessary? is it correct?
+	b->view->SetViewColor(ui_color(B_PANEL_BACKGROUND_COLOR));
 
 	b->vertical = o == B_VERTICAL;
 
diff --git a/haiku/button.cpp b/haiku/button.cpp
index 3c3b9350..a58cb781 100644
--- a/haiku/button.cpp
+++ b/haiku/button.cpp
@@ -3,29 +3,38 @@
 
 struct uiButton {
 	uiHaikuControl c;
-	BStringView *dummy;
+	BButton *button;
+	void (*onClicked)(uiButton *, void *);
+	void *onClickedData;
 };
 
 uiHaikuDefineControl(
 	uiButton,								// type name
 	uiButtonType,							// type function
-	dummy								// handle
+	button								// handle
 )
 
+#define mButtonClicked 0x4E754E75
+
+static void defaultOnClicked(uiButton *b, void *data)
+{
+	// do nothing
+}
+
 char *uiButtonText(uiButton *b)
 {
-	// TODO
-	return NULL;
+	return uiHaikuStrdupText(b->button->Label());
 }
 
 void uiButtonSetText(uiButton *b, const char *text)
 {
-	// TODO
+	b->button->SetLabel(text);
 }
 
 void uiButtonOnClicked(uiButton *b, void (*f)(uiButton *b, void *data), void *data)
 {
-	// TODO
+	b->onClicked = f;
+	b->onClickedData = data;
 }
 
 uiButton *uiNewButton(const char *text)
@@ -34,8 +43,10 @@ uiButton *uiNewButton(const char *text)
 
 	b = (uiButton *) uiNewControl(uiButtonType());
 
-	b->dummy = new BStringView(BRect(0, 0, 1, 1), NULL,
-		"TODO uiButton not implemented");
+	b->button = new BButton(text, new BMessage(mButtonClicked));
+
+	// TODO hook up events
+	uiButtonOnClicked(b, defaultOnClicked, NULL);
 
 	uiHaikuFinishNewControl(b, uiButton);
 
diff --git a/haiku/tab.cpp b/haiku/tab.cpp
index e5275b16..41b7b70b 100644
--- a/haiku/tab.cpp
+++ b/haiku/tab.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ void uiTabInsertAt(uiTab *t, const char *name, uintmax_t before, uiControl *c)
 
 	p.view = new BView(BRect(0, 0, 1, 1), NULL,
 		B_FOLLOW_ALL_SIDES, 0);
+	// TODO needed?
+	p.view->SetViewColor(ui_color(B_PANEL_BACKGROUND_COLOR));
 	p.tab = new BTab(p.view);
 	p.child = newSingleChild(c, uiControl(t), attach, p.view);