diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 55ab07d..718bb47 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ type guiWidget struct {
 	parent       *guiWidget   // mirrors the binary node tree
 	children     []*guiWidget // mirrors the binary node tree
 	node         *tree.Node   // the pointer back to the tree
+	windowFrame  *guiWidget   // this is the frame for a window widget
 	hasTabs      bool         // does the window have tabs?
 	currentTab   bool         // the visible tab
 	value        string       // ?
diff --git a/window.go b/window.go
index 3a2cc13..50c08a3 100644
--- a/window.go
+++ b/window.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"go.wit.com/toolkits/tree"
 	"go.wit.com/widget"
 )
 
@@ -34,6 +35,15 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) redrawWindow(w int, h int) {
 	me.baseGui.SetView(tk.cuiName, tk.gocuiSize.w0, tk.gocuiSize.h0, tk.gocuiSize.w1, tk.gocuiSize.h1, 0)
 	tk.Show()
 	tk.showWidgets()
+
+	if tk.windowFrame == nil {
+		tk.addWindowFrameTK(0 - tk.node.WidgetId)
+		tk.windowFrame.node.State.Label = "windowFrame"
+		tk.windowFrame.makeTK([]string{"windowFrame"})
+	}
+	tk.windowFrame.MoveToOffset(w, h+2)
+	tk.windowFrame.drawView()
+	tk.windowFrame.Show()
 }
 
 // re-draws the buttons for each of the windows
@@ -48,3 +58,43 @@ func redoWindows(nextW int, nextH int) {
 		nextH += 10
 	}
 }
+
+func (tk *guiWidget) addWindowFrameTK(wId int) {
+	n := tk.addWindowFrame(wId)
+	tk.windowFrame = n.TK.(*guiWidget)
+}
+
+func (win *guiWidget) addWindowFrame(wId int) *tree.Node {
+	n := new(tree.Node)
+	n.WidgetType = widget.Flag
+	n.WidgetId = wId
+	n.ParentId = 0
+
+	// store the internal toolkit information
+	tk := new(guiWidget)
+	tk.frame = true
+	tk.labelN = "DropBox text"
+
+	tk.node = n
+	if tk.node.Parent == nil {
+		tk.node.Parent = me.treeRoot
+	}
+	// copy the data from the action message
+	tk.node.State.Label = "DropBox"
+
+	// set the name used by gocui to the id
+	tk.cuiName = fmt.Sprintf("%d DR", wId)
+
+	tk.color = &colorFlag
+
+	// add this new widget on the binary tree
+	tk.parent = win
+	if tk.parent == nil {
+		panic("addDropdown() didn't get treeRoot guiWidget")
+	} else {
+		tk.parent.children = append(tk.parent.children, tk)
+	}
+
+	n.TK = tk
+	return n
+}