diff --git a/haiku/GNUmakeinc.mk b/haiku/GNUmakeinc.mk
index 5e57bce5..fa9aa3b4 100644
--- a/haiku/GNUmakeinc.mk
+++ b/haiku/GNUmakeinc.mk
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 CXXFILES += \
 	haiku/alloc.cpp \
+	haiku/area.cpp \
 	haiku/box.cpp \
 	haiku/control.cpp \
 	haiku/main.cpp \
diff --git a/haiku/area.cpp b/haiku/area.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76b01d85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/haiku/area.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// 18 november 2015
+#include "uipriv_haiku.hpp"
+
+struct uiArea {
+	uiHaikuControl c;
+	BStringView *dummy;
+};
+
+uiHaikuDefineControl(
+	uiArea,								// type name
+	uiAreaType,							// type function
+	dummy								// handle
+)
+
+void uiAreaUpdateScroll(uiArea *a)
+{
+	// TODO
+}
+
+void uiAreaQueueRedrawAll(uiArea *a)
+{
+	// TODO
+}
+
+uiArea *uiNewArea(uiAreaHandler *ah)
+{
+	uiArea *a;
+
+	a = (uiArea *) uiNewControl(uiAreaType());
+
+	a->dummy = new BStringView(BRect(0, 0, 1, 1), NULL,
+		"TODO uiArea not implemented");
+
+	uiHaikuFinishNewControl(a, uiArea);
+
+	return a;
+}