diff --git a/Pegasus/PGTranslators.h b/Pegasus/PGTranslators.h
index 505cf6f..84f35f0 100644
--- a/Pegasus/PGTranslators.h
+++ b/Pegasus/PGTranslators.h
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@
 + (UITableViewStyle)tableViewStyleWithString:(NSString *)string;
 + (UITableViewCellSeparatorStyle)tableViewCellSeparatorStyleWithString:(NSString *)string;
 + (UIButtonType)buttonTypeWithString:(NSString *)string;
-+ (UIBarButtonItemStyle)buttonItemStyleWithString:(NSString *)string;
++ (UIBarButtonItemStyle)barButtonItemStyleWithString:(NSString *)string;
++ (UIBarButtonSystemItem)barButtonSystemItemWithString:(NSString *)string;
 
 #pragma mark - Translators (Objects)
 + (NSString *)stringWithString:(NSString *)string;
diff --git a/Pegasus/PGTranslators.m b/Pegasus/PGTranslators.m
index 064a157..5ae0dad 100644
--- a/Pegasus/PGTranslators.m
+++ b/Pegasus/PGTranslators.m
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ + (SEL)translatorForType:(NSString *)type {
     // if ([type isEqualToString:@"UITableViewStyle"]) return @selector(tableViewStyleWithString:);
     if ([type isEqualToString:@"UITableViewCellSeparatorStyle"]) return @selector(tableViewCellSeparatorStyleWithString:);
     // if ([type isEqualToString:@"UIButtonType"]) return @selector(buttonTypeWithString:);
-    if ([type isEqualToString:@"UIBarButtonItemStyle"]) return @selector(buttonItemStyleWithString:);
+    if ([type isEqualToString:@"UIBarButtonItemStyle"]) return @selector(barButtonItemStyleWithString:);
+    //if ([type isEqualToString:@"UIBarButtonSystemItem"]) return @selector(barButtonSystemItemWithString:);
     
     // Objects:
     if ([type isEqualToString:@"NSString"]) return @selector(stringWithString:);
@@ -208,13 +209,41 @@ + (UIButtonType)buttonTypeWithString:(NSString *)string {
     return 0;
 }
 
-+ (UIBarButtonItemStyle)buttonItemStyleWithString:(NSString *)string {
++ (UIBarButtonItemStyle)barButtonItemStyleWithString:(NSString *)string {
     if ([string isEqualToString:@"plain"]) return UIBarButtonItemStylePlain;
     if ([string isEqualToString:@"bordered"]) return UIBarButtonItemStyleBordered;
     if ([string isEqualToString:@"done"]) return UIBarButtonItemStyleDone;
     return 0;
 }
 
++ (UIBarButtonSystemItem)barButtonSystemItemWithString:(NSString *)string {
+    if ([string isEqualToString:@"done"]) return UIBarButtonSystemItemDone;
+    if ([string isEqualToString:@"cancel"]) return UIBarButtonSystemItemCancel;
+    if ([string isEqualToString:@"edit"]) return UIBarButtonSystemItemEdit;
+    if ([string isEqualToString:@"save"]) return UIBarButtonSystemItemSave;
+    if ([string isEqualToString:@"add"]) return UIBarButtonSystemItemAdd;
+    if ([string isEqualToString:@"flexible-space"]) return UIBarButtonSystemItemFlexibleSpace;
+    if ([string isEqualToString:@"fixed-space"]) return UIBarButtonSystemItemFixedSpace;
+    if ([string isEqualToString:@"compose"]) return UIBarButtonSystemItemCompose;
+    if ([string isEqualToString:@"reply"]) return UIBarButtonSystemItemReply;
+    if ([string isEqualToString:@"action"]) return UIBarButtonSystemItemAction;
+    if ([string isEqualToString:@"organize"]) return UIBarButtonSystemItemOrganize;
+    if ([string isEqualToString:@"bookmarks"]) return UIBarButtonSystemItemBookmarks;
+    if ([string isEqualToString:@"search"]) return UIBarButtonSystemItemSearch;
+    if ([string isEqualToString:@"refresh"]) return UIBarButtonSystemItemRefresh;
+    if ([string isEqualToString:@"stop"]) return UIBarButtonSystemItemStop;
+    if ([string isEqualToString:@"camera"]) return UIBarButtonSystemItemCamera;
+    if ([string isEqualToString:@"trash"]) return UIBarButtonSystemItemTrash;
+    if ([string isEqualToString:@"play"]) return UIBarButtonSystemItemPlay;
+    if ([string isEqualToString:@"pause"]) return UIBarButtonSystemItemPause;
+    if ([string isEqualToString:@"rewind"]) return UIBarButtonSystemItemRewind;
+    if ([string isEqualToString:@"fast-forward"]) return UIBarButtonSystemItemFastForward;
+    if ([string isEqualToString:@"undo"]) return UIBarButtonSystemItemUndo;
+    if ([string isEqualToString:@"redo"]) return UIBarButtonSystemItemRedo;
+    if ([string isEqualToString:@"page-curl"]) return UIBarButtonSystemItemPageCurl;
+    return 0;
+}
+
 #pragma mark - Translators (Objects)
 
 + (NSString *)stringWithString:(NSString *)string {
diff --git a/Pegasus/Views/PGBarButtonItem.m b/Pegasus/Views/PGBarButtonItem.m
index e2bf685..45e2cbc 100644
--- a/Pegasus/Views/PGBarButtonItem.m
+++ b/Pegasus/Views/PGBarButtonItem.m
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@
 @implementation PGBarButtonItem
 
 + (id)internalViewWithAttributes:(NSDictionary *)attributes {
+    NSString *systemItemStr = [[attributes objectForKey:@"systemItem"] lowercaseString];
+    if (systemItemStr) {
+        UIBarButtonSystemItem systemItem = [PGTranslators barButtonSystemItemWithString:systemItemStr];
+        return [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithBarButtonSystemItem:systemItem target:nil action:NULL];
+    }
+    
     return [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] init];
 }
 
@@ -32,6 +38,7 @@ + (NSString *)name {
 + (NSDictionary *)properties {
     
     NSMutableDictionary *properties =[NSMutableDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
+                                      @"*", @"systemItem",
                                       @"NSString", @"title",
                                       @"UIBarButtonItemStyle", @"style",
                                       nil];
diff --git a/Pegasus/Views/PGToolbar.m b/Pegasus/Views/PGToolbar.m
index 219b52a..219452f 100644
--- a/Pegasus/Views/PGToolbar.m
+++ b/Pegasus/Views/PGToolbar.m
@@ -46,10 +46,9 @@ - (void)addSubview:(PGView *)subview {
     if ([subview isKindOfClass:[PGBarButtonItem class]]) {
         
         UIToolbar *toolbar = (UIToolbar *)view;
-        
-        NSMutableArray *items = [NSMutableArray arrayWithArray:toolbar.items];
-        [items addObject:subview.view];
-        toolbar.items = items;
+
+        if (!toolbar.items) toolbar.items = [NSArray array];
+        toolbar.items = [toolbar.items arrayByAddingObject:subview.view];
         
     } else {
         [super addSubview:subview];
diff --git a/Sample/PegasusSample/UI/sample6.xml b/Sample/PegasusSample/UI/sample6.xml
index 28e49d3..bb67a77 100644
--- a/Sample/PegasusSample/UI/sample6.xml
+++ b/Sample/PegasusSample/UI/sample6.xml
@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@
 <view frame="fullscreen">
     
     <toolbar frame="{{0,420}, {320, 40}}">
+        <barbuttonitem systemItem="flexible-space" /> <!-- add flexible space at start to center items -->
         <barbuttonitem title="one" style="bordered" />
         <barbuttonitem title="two" style="bordered" />
         <barbuttonitem title="three" style="bordered" />
         <barbuttonitem title="four" style="bordered" />
+        <barbuttonitem systemItem="flexible-space" /> <!-- add flexible space at end to center items -->
     </toolbar>
     
 </view>
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