diff --git a/darwin/GNUfiles.mk b/darwin/GNUfiles.mk
index c420d02d..aacf382f 100644
--- a/darwin/GNUfiles.mk
+++ b/darwin/GNUfiles.mk
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ MFILES += \
 	darwin/multilineentry.m \
 	darwin/progressbar.m \
 	darwin/radiobuttons.m \
+	darwin/scrollview.m \
 	darwin/separator.m \
 	darwin/slider.m \
 	darwin/spinbox.m \
diff --git a/darwin/autolayout.m b/darwin/autolayout.m
index 00651d27..9964155f 100644
--- a/darwin/autolayout.m
+++ b/darwin/autolayout.m
@@ -159,78 +159,3 @@ void singleChildConstraintsSetMargined(struct singleChildConstraints *c, int mar
 	if (c->bottomConstraintEqual != nil)
 		[c->bottomConstraintEqual setConstant:margin];
 }
-
-// based on http://blog.bjhomer.com/2014/08/nsscrollview-and-autolayout.html because (as pointed out there) Apple's official guide is really only for iOS
-void scrollViewConstraintsEstablish(struct scrollViewConstraints *c, NSScrollView *sv, BOOL hscroll, BOOL vscroll, NSString *desc)
-{
-	NSView *cv, *dv;
-	NSLayoutRelation rel;
-
-	scrollViewConstraintsRemove(c, sv);
-	cv = [sv contentView];
-	dv = [sv documentView];
-
-	c->documentLeading = mkConstraint(dv, NSLayoutAttributeLeading,
-		NSLayoutRelationEqual,
-		cv, NSLayoutAttributeLeading,
-		1, 0,
-		[desc stringByAppendingString:@"document leading constraint"]);
-	[sv addConstraint:c->documentLeading];
-	[c->documentLeading retain];
-
-	c->documentTop = mkConstraint(dv, NSLayoutAttributeTop,
-		NSLayoutRelationEqual,
-		cv, NSLayoutAttributeTop,
-		1, 0,
-		[desc stringByAppendingString:@"document top constraint"]);
-	[sv addConstraint:c->documentTop];
-	[c->documentTop retain];
-
-	c->hscroll = hscroll;
-	rel = NSLayoutRelationGreaterThanOrEqual;
-	if (!c->hscroll)
-		rel = NSLayoutRelationEqual;
-	c->documentTrailing = mkConstraint(dv, NSLayoutAttributeTrailing,
-		rel,
-		cv, NSLayoutAttributeTrailing,
-		1, 0,
-		[desc stringByAppendingString:@"document trailing constraint"]);
-	[sv addConstraint:c->documentTrailing];
-	[c->documentTrailing retain];
-
-	c->vscroll = vscroll;
-	rel = NSLayoutRelationGreaterThanOrEqual;
-	if (!c->vscroll)
-		rel = NSLayoutRelationEqual;
-	c->documentBottom = mkConstraint(dv, NSLayoutAttributeBottom,
-		rel,
-		cv, NSLayoutAttributeBottom,
-		1, 0,
-		[desc stringByAppendingString:@"document bottom constraint"]);
-	[sv addConstraint:c->documentBottom];
-	[c->documentBottom retain];
-}
-
-void scrollViewConstraintsRemove(struct scrollViewConstraints *c, NSScrollView *sv)
-{
-	if (c->documentLeading != nil) {
-		[sv removeConstraint:c->documentLeading];
-		[c->documentLeading release];
-		c->documentLeading = nil;
-	}
-	if (c->documentTop != nil) {
-		[sv removeConstraint:c->documentTop];
-		[c->documentTop release];
-		c->documentTop = nil;
-	}
-	if (c->documentTrailing != nil) {
-		[sv removeConstraint:c->documentTrailing];
-		[c->documentTrailing release];
-		c->documentTrailing = nil;
-	}
-	if (c->documentBottom != nil) {
-		[sv removeConstraint:c->documentBottom];
-		[c->documentBottom release];
-		c->documentBottom = nil;
-	}
-}
diff --git a/darwin/scrollview.m b/darwin/scrollview.m
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f02d5acf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/darwin/scrollview.m
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+// 27 may 2016
+#include "uipriv_darwin.h"
+
+struct scrollViewData {
+	NSLayoutConstraint *documentLeading;
+	NSLayoutConstraint *documentTop;
+	BOOL hscroll;
+	NSLayoutConstraint *documentTrailing;
+	BOOL vscroll;
+	NSLayoutConstraint *documentBottom;
+};
+
+NSScrollView *mkScrollView(struct scrollViewCreateParams *p, struct scrollViewData **dout)
+{
+	NSScrollView *sv;
+	NSBorderType border;
+	struct scrollViewData *d;
+
+	sv = [[NSScrollView alloc] initWithFrame:NSZeroRect];
+	// TODO verify background color for programmatically created NSTextView
+	if (p->BackgroundColor != nil)
+		[sv setBackgroundColor:p->BackgroundColor];
+	[sv setDrawsBackground:p->DrawsBackground];
+	border = NSNoBorder;
+	if (p->Bordered)
+		border = NSBezelBorder;
+	// TODO verify document cursor for programmatically created NSTextView
+	[sv setBorderType:border];
+	[sv setAutohidesScrollers:YES];
+	[sv setHasHorizontalRuler:NO];
+	[sv setHasVerticalRuler:NO];
+	[sv setRulersVisible:NO];
+	[sv setScrollerKnobStyle:NSScrollerKnobStyleDefault];
+	// the scroller style is documented as being set by default for us
+	// TODO verify line and page for programmatically created NSTextView
+	[sv scrollsDynamically:YES];
+	[sv setFindBarPosition:NSScrollViewFindBarPositionAboveContent];
+	[sv setUsesPredominantAxisScrolling:NO];
+	[sv setHorizontalElasticity:NSScrollElasticityAutomatic];
+	[sv setVerticalElasticity:NSScrollElasticityAutomatic];
+	[sv setAllowsMagnification:NO];
+
+	[p->DocumentView setTranslatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints:NO];
+	[sv setDocumentView:p->DocumentView];
+	d = uiNew(struct scrollViewData);
+	scrollViewSetScrolling(sv, d, p->HScroll, p->VScroll);
+
+	*dout = d;
+	return sv;
+}
+
+static void scrollViewConstraintsRemove(NSScrollView *sv, struct scrollViewData *d)
+{
+	if (d->documentLeading != nil) {
+		[sv removeConstraint:d->documentLeading];
+		[d->documentLeading release];
+		d->documentLeading = nil;
+	}
+	if (d->documentTop != nil) {
+		[sv removeConstraint:d->documentTop];
+		[d->documentTop release];
+		d->documentTop = nil;
+	}
+	if (d->documentTrailing != nil) {
+		[sv removeConstraint:d->documentTrailing];
+		[d->documentTrailing release];
+		d->documentTrailing = nil;
+	}
+	if (d->documentBottom != nil) {
+		[sv removeConstraint:d->documentBottom];
+		[d->documentBottom release];
+		d->documentBottom = nil;
+	}
+}
+
+// based on http://blog.bjhomer.com/2014/08/nsscrollview-and-autolayout.html because (as pointed out there) Apple's official guide is really only for iOS
+void scrollViewSetScrolling(NSScrollView *sv, struct scrollViewData *d, BOOL hscroll, BOOL vscroll)
+{
+	NSView *cv, *dv;
+	NSLayoutRelation rel;
+
+	scrollViewConstraintsRemove(sv, d);
+	cv = [sv contentView];
+	dv = [sv documentView];
+
+	d->documentLeading = mkConstraint(dv, NSLayoutAttributeLeading,
+		NSLayoutRelationEqual,
+		cv, NSLayoutAttributeLeading,
+		1, 0,
+		@"NSScrollView document leading constraint");
+	[sv addConstraint:d->documentLeading];
+	[d->documentLeading retain];
+
+	d->documentTop = mkConstraint(dv, NSLayoutAttributeTop,
+		NSLayoutRelationEqual,
+		cv, NSLayoutAttributeTop,
+		1, 0,
+		@"NSScrollView document top constraint");
+	[sv addConstraint:d->documentTop];
+	[d->documentTop retain];
+
+	d->hscroll = hscroll;
+	[sv setHasHorizontalScroller:d->hscroll];
+	rel = NSLayoutRelationGreaterThanOrEqual;
+	if (!d->hscroll)
+		rel = NSLayoutRelationEqual;
+	d->documentTrailing = mkConstraint(dv, NSLayoutAttributeTrailing,
+		rel,
+		cv, NSLayoutAttributeTrailing,
+		1, 0,
+		@"NSScrollView document trailing constraint");
+	[sv addConstraint:d->documentTrailing];
+	[d->documentTrailing retain];
+
+	d->vscroll = vscroll;
+	[sv setHasVerticalScroller:d->vscroll];
+	rel = NSLayoutRelationGreaterThanOrEqual;
+	if (!d->vscroll)
+		rel = NSLayoutRelationEqual;
+	d->documentBottom = mkConstraint(dv, NSLayoutAttributeBottom,
+		rel,
+		cv, NSLayoutAttributeBottom,
+		1, 0,
+		@"NSScrollView document bottom constraint");
+	[sv addConstraint:d->documentBottom];
+	[d->documentBottom retain];
+}
+
+void scrollViewFreeData(NSScrollView *sv, struct scrollViewData *d)
+{
+	scrollViewConstraintsRemove(sv, d);
+	uiFree(d);
+}
diff --git a/darwin/uipriv_darwin.h b/darwin/uipriv_darwin.h
index 36bf674a..e016bf3e 100644
--- a/darwin/uipriv_darwin.h
+++ b/darwin/uipriv_darwin.h
@@ -72,16 +72,6 @@ struct singleChildConstraints {
 extern void singleChildConstraintsEstablish(struct singleChildConstraints *c, NSView *contentView, NSView *childView, BOOL hugsTrailing, BOOL hugsBottom, int margined, NSString *desc);
 extern void singleChildConstraintsRemove(struct singleChildConstraints *c, NSView *cv);
 extern void singleChildConstraintsSetMargined(struct singleChildConstraints *c, int margined);
-struct scrollViewConstraints {
-	NSLayoutConstraint *documentLeading;
-	NSLayoutConstraint *documentTop;
-	BOOL hscroll;
-	NSLayoutConstraint *documentTrailing;
-	BOOL vscroll;
-	NSLayoutConstraint *documentBottom;
-};
-extern void scrollViewConstraintsEstablish(struct scrollViewConstraints *c, NSScrollView *sv, BOOL hscroll, BOOL vscroll, NSString *desc);
-extern void scrollViewConstraintsRemove(struct scrollViewConstraints *c, NSScrollView *sv);
 
 // map.m
 extern struct mapTable *newMap(void);
@@ -115,3 +105,16 @@ extern void setupFontPanel(void);
 
 // colorbutton.m
 extern BOOL colorButtonInhibitSendAction(SEL sel, id from, id to);
+
+// scrollview.m
+struct scrollViewCreateParams {
+	NSView *DocumentView;
+	NSColor *BackgroundColor;
+	BOOL DrawsBackground;
+	BOOL Bordered;
+	BOOL HScroll;
+	BOOL VScroll;
+};
+extern NSScrollView *mkScrollView(struct scrollViewCreateParams *p, struct scrollViewData **dout);
+extern void scrollViewSetScrolling(NSScrollView *sv, struct scrollViewData *d, BOOL hscroll, BOOL vscroll);
+extern void scrollViewFreeData(NSScrollView *sv, struct scrollViewData *d);