diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index f5e5697..0680167 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ else
 L_CFLAGS += -DUSE_STB_IMAGE
 endif
 
-EXAMPLES = examples/example$(EXEC) examples/rotate$(EXEC) examples/image$(EXEC) examples/scrollbar$(EXEC) examples/checkbox$(EXEC)
+EXAMPLES = examples/example$(EXEC) examples/rotate$(EXEC) examples/image$(EXEC) examples/scrollbar$(EXEC) examples/checkbox$(EXEC) examples/messagebox$(EXEC)
 
 ifeq ($(OPENGL),1)
 L_OBJS += src/widget/opengl.o
diff --git a/examples/messagebox.c b/examples/messagebox.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4d2fe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/messagebox.c
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/* $Id$ */
+#include <Mw/Milsko.h>
+
+void ok(MwWidget handle, void* user, void* call) {
+	MwDestroyWidget(user);
+}
+
+void spawn(MwWidget handle, void* user, void* call) {
+	MwWidget mb = MwMessageBox(user, "new news arrived!", "title", MwMB_ICONNEWS | MwMB_BUTTONOK);
+	MwAddUserHandler(MwMessageBoxGetChild(mb, MwMB_BUTTONOK), MwNactivateHandler, ok, mb);
+}
+
+int main() {
+	MwWidget msg = MwVaCreateWidget(MwWindowClass, "test", NULL, MwDEFAULT, MwDEFAULT, 300, 100, MwNtitle, "test", NULL);
+	MwWidget btn = MwVaCreateWidget(MwButtonClass, "button", msg, 8, 8, 300 - 16, 100 - 16, MwNtext, "press me!", NULL);
+
+	MwAddUserHandler(btn, MwNactivateHandler, spawn, msg);
+
+	MwLoop(msg);
+}
diff --git a/include/Mw/StringDefs.h b/include/Mw/StringDefs.h
index 59a4127..5908962 100644
--- a/include/Mw/StringDefs.h
+++ b/include/Mw/StringDefs.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 #define MwNpixmap "Vpixmap"
 #define MwNiconPixmap "ViconPixmap"
+#define MwNsizeHints "VsizeHints"
 
 #define MwNactivateHandler "Cactivate"
 #define MwNresizeHandler "Cresize"
diff --git a/include/Mw/TypeDefs.h b/include/Mw/TypeDefs.h
index 673dde5..68ec6ab 100644
--- a/include/Mw/TypeDefs.h
+++ b/include/Mw/TypeDefs.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ typedef struct _MwFont		      MwFont;
 typedef struct _MwMenu*		      MwMenu;
 typedef struct _MwCursor	      MwCursor;
 typedef struct _MwEntry*	      MwEntry;
+typedef struct _MwSizeHints	      MwSizeHints;
 #ifdef _MILSKO
 typedef struct _MwWidget* MwWidget;
 #else
@@ -108,6 +109,13 @@ struct _MwEntry {
 	MwPoint mouse;
 };
 
+struct _MwSizeHints {
+	int min_width;
+	int min_height;
+	int max_width;
+	int max_height;
+};
+
 #define MwCursorDataHeight 16
 struct _MwCursor {
 	int	     width;
diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index bdbb5ab..c021762 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -258,6 +258,9 @@ void MwSetText(MwWidget handle, const char* key, const char* value) {
 void MwSetVoid(MwWidget handle, const char* key, void* value) {
 	if(strcmp(key, MwNiconPixmap) == 0) {
 		MwLLSetIcon(handle->lowlevel, value);
+	} else if(strcmp(key, MwNsizeHints) == 0) {
+		MwSizeHints* sz = value;
+		MwLLSetSizeHints(handle->lowlevel, sz->min_width, sz->min_height, sz->max_width, sz->max_height);
 	} else {
 		shput(handle->data, key, value);
 	}