diff --git a/backends/x/window.go b/backends/x/window.go
index 7fb34b0..7dd4f12 100644
--- a/backends/x/window.go
+++ b/backends/x/window.go
@@ -227,15 +227,33 @@ func (window *window) NewModal (width, height int) (elements.Window, error) {
 
 func (window mainWindow) NewPanel (width, height int) (elements.Window, error) {
 	panel, err := window.backend.newWindow(width, height)
-	hints, _ := icccm.WmHintsGet(window.backend.connection, panel.xWindow.Id)
-	hints.WindowGroup = window.xWindow.Id
-	icccm.WmHintsSet (
-		window.backend.connection,
-		panel.xWindow.Id,
-		hints)
+	if err != nil { return nil, err }
+	panel.setClientLeader(window.window)
+	panel.setType("UTILITY")
 	return panel, err
 }
 
+func (window *window) setType (ty string) error {
+	return ewmh.WmWindowTypeSet (
+		window.backend.connection,
+		window.xWindow.Id,
+		[]string { "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_" + ty })
+}
+
+func (window *window) setClientLeader (leader *window) error {
+	// FIXME: doe not fucking work
+	hints, _ := icccm.WmHintsGet(window.backend.connection, window.xWindow.Id)
+	if hints == nil {
+		hints = &icccm.Hints { }
+	}
+	hints.Flags |= icccm.HintWindowGroup
+	hints.WindowGroup = leader.xWindow.Id
+	return icccm.WmHintsSet (
+		window.backend.connection,
+		window.xWindow.Id,
+		hints)
+}
+
 func (window *window) Show () {
 	if window.child == nil {
 		window.xCanvas.For (func (x, y int) xgraphics.BGRA {
diff --git a/examples/panels/main.go b/examples/panels/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9110f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/panels/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package main
+
+import "fmt"
+import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
+import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
+import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/layouts/basic"
+import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/basic"
+import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
+import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
+
+func main () {
+	tomo.Run(run)
+}
+
+func run () {
+	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(2, 2)
+	window.SetTitle("Main")
+
+	container := containers.NewContainer(basicLayouts.Vertical { true, true })
+	container.Adopt(basicElements.NewLabel("Main window", false), true)
+	window.Adopt(container)
+		
+	window.OnClose(tomo.Stop)
+	window.Show()
+
+	createPanel(window, 0)
+	// createPanel(window, 1)
+	// createPanel(window, 2)
+	// createPanel(window, 3)
+}
+
+func createPanel (parent elements.MainWindow, id int) {
+	window, _ := parent.NewPanel(2, 2)
+	title := fmt.Sprint("Panel #", id)
+	window.SetTitle(title)
+	container := containers.NewContainer(basicLayouts.Vertical { true, true })
+	container.Adopt(basicElements.NewLabel(title, false), true)
+	window.Adopt(container)
+	window.Show()
+}
diff --git a/tomo.go b/tomo.go
index 8ed327b..eb36c8e 100644
--- a/tomo.go
+++ b/tomo.go
@@ -40,10 +40,9 @@ func Do (callback func ()) {
 }
 
 // NewWindow creates a new window using the current backend, and returns it as a
-// Window. If the window could not be created, an error is returned explaining
-// why. If this function is called without a running backend, an error is
-// returned as well.
-func NewWindow (width, height int) (window elements.Window, err error) {
+// MainWindow. If the window could not be created, an error is returned
+// explaining why.
+func NewWindow (width, height int) (window elements.MainWindow, err error) {
 	assertBackend()
 	return backend.NewWindow(width, height)
 }