diff --git a/libui-ktx/src/main/kotlin/widgets.kt b/libui-ktx/src/main/kotlin/widgets.kt
index c82dea55..e5ed238b 100644
--- a/libui-ktx/src/main/kotlin/widgets.kt
+++ b/libui-ktx/src/main/kotlin/widgets.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package libui.ktx
 
 import kotlinx.cinterop.*
 import libui.*
+import libui.ktx.databinding.*
 import libui.ktx.draw.Color
 import libui.ktx.draw.Font
 import platform.posix.*
@@ -38,8 +39,9 @@ import platform.posix.*
 /** DSL builder for a simple single line text entry widget. */
 inline fun Container.textfield(
     readonly: Boolean = false,
+    modelEntry: ModelEntry<String>? = null,
     init: TextField.() -> Unit = {}
-): TextField = add(TextField()
+): TextField = add(modelEntry?.let { TextField(it) } ?: TextField()
         .apply { if (readonly) this.readonly = readonly }
         .apply(init))
 
@@ -61,8 +63,20 @@ inline fun Container.searchfield(
         .apply(init))
 
 /** Wrapper class for [uiEntry] - a simple single line text entry widget */
-open class TextField internal constructor(alloc: CPointer<uiEntry>?) : Control<uiEntry>(alloc) {
-    constructor(): this(uiNewEntry())
+open class TextField internal constructor(alloc: CPointer<uiEntry>?, val modelEntry: ModelEntry<String>) : Control<uiEntry>(alloc) {
+    constructor(): this(ModelEntry(""))
+    constructor(alloc: CPointer<uiEntry>?): this(alloc, ModelEntry(""))
+    constructor(modelEntry: ModelEntry<String>): this(uiNewEntry(), modelEntry) {
+        this.value = modelEntry.get()
+        modelEntry.addListener({newValue -> this.value = newValue})
+        addOnChangeListener()
+    }
+
+    private fun addOnChangeListener() {
+        uiEntryOnChanged(ptr, staticCFunction { _, ref -> with(ref.to<TextField>()) {
+            modelEntry.update(this.value)
+        }}, ref.asCPointer())
+    }
 
     /** The current text of the TextField. */
     var value: String
@@ -386,12 +400,16 @@ class TimePicker : DateTimePicker(uiNewTimePicker()) {
 
 /** DSL builder for a static text label. */
 inline fun Container.label(
-    text: String,
+    text: String = "",
+    modelEntry: ModelEntry<String>? = null,
     init: Label.() -> Unit = {}
-): Label = add(Label(text).apply(init))
+): Label = add(Label(modelEntry ?: ModelEntry<String>(text)).apply(init))
 
 /** Wrapper class for [uiLabel] - a static text label. */
-class Label(text: String) : Control<uiLabel>(uiNewLabel(text)) {
+class Label(modelEntry: ModelEntry<String>) : Control<uiLabel>(uiNewLabel(modelEntry.get())) {
+    init {
+        modelEntry.addListener({newText -> this.text = newText})
+    }
 
     /** The static text of the label. */
     var text: String
diff --git a/samples/data-binding-1/build.gradle b/samples/data-binding-1/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..70ba9c97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/data-binding-1/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+apply plugin: 'konan'
+
+def konanUserDir = System.getenv("KONAN_DATA_DIR") ?: "${System.getProperty("user.home")}/.konan"
+def windresDir = "$konanUserDir/dependencies/msys2-mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc-7.3.0-clang-llvm-lld-6.0.1/bin"
+def rcFile = file('src/main/resources/samples.rc')
+def resFile = file("$buildDir/konan/resources/samples.res")
+task windowsResources(type: Exec) {
+    inputs.file rcFile
+    outputs.file resFile
+    commandLine "$windresDir/windres", rcFile, '-O', 'coff', '-o', resFile
+    environment 'PATH', "$windresDir;${System.getenv('PATH')}"
+}
+
+konanArtifacts {
+    program('data-binding-1') {
+        libraries {
+            artifact project(':libui-ktx'), 'libui-ktx'
+        }
+        target('mingw') {
+            dependsOn 'windowsResources'
+            inputs.file resFile
+            linkerOpts "$resFile -mwindows"
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/samples/data-binding-1/src/main/kotlin/data-binding-1.kt b/samples/data-binding-1/src/main/kotlin/data-binding-1.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0dde3327
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/data-binding-1/src/main/kotlin/data-binding-1.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import libui.ktx.*
+import libui.ktx.databinding.*
+
+fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+    class Model {
+        val myString = ModelEntry<String>("Hello kotlin-libui!")
+    }
+    val model = Model()
+
+    appWindow(
+        title = "Data-binding Example #1",
+        width = 320,
+        height = 100
+    ) {
+        vbox {
+            label(modelEntry = model.myString)
+            textfield(modelEntry = model.myString)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/samples/data-binding-1/src/main/resources/samples.manifest b/samples/data-binding-1/src/main/resources/samples.manifest
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..372956c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/data-binding-1/src/main/resources/samples.manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
+  <assemblyIdentity
+    version="1.0.0.0"
+    processorArchitecture="*"
+    name="CompanyName.ProductName.YourApplication"
+    type="win32"
+  />
+  <description>Your application description here.</description>
+  <dependency>
+    <dependentAssembly>
+        <assemblyIdentity
+            type="win32"
+            name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"
+            version="6.0.0.0"
+            processorArchitecture="*"
+            publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df"
+            language="*"
+        />
+    </dependentAssembly>
+  </dependency>
+  <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
+    <security>
+      <requestedPrivileges>
+        <requestedExecutionLevel level="asInvoker"/>
+      </requestedPrivileges>
+    </security>
+  </trustInfo>
+  <compatibility xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1">
+    <application>
+      <!--The ID below indicates application support for Windows Vista -->
+      <supportedOS Id="{e2011457-1546-43c5-a5fe-008deee3d3f0}"/>
+      <!--The ID below indicates application support for Windows 7 -->
+      <supportedOS Id="{35138b9a-5d96-4fbd-8e2d-a2440225f93a}"/>
+      <!--The ID below indicates application support for Windows 8 -->
+      <supportedOS Id="{4a2f28e3-53b9-4441-ba9c-d69d4a4a6e38}"/>
+      <!--The ID below indicates application support for Windows 8.1 -->
+      <supportedOS Id="{1f676c76-80e1-4239-95bb-83d0f6d0da78}"/>
+      <!--The ID below indicates application support for Windows 10 -->
+      <supportedOS Id="{8e0f7a12-bfb3-4fe8-b9a5-48fd50a15a9a}"/>
+    </application>
+  </compatibility>
+</assembly>
diff --git a/samples/data-binding-1/src/main/resources/samples.rc b/samples/data-binding-1/src/main/resources/samples.rc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e8c8e9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/data-binding-1/src/main/resources/samples.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// this is a UTF-8 file
+#pragma code_page(65001)
+
+// this is the Common Controls 6 manifest
+// 1 is the value of CREATEPROCESS_MANIFEST_RESOURCE_ID and 24 is the value of RT_MANIFEST
+1 24 "samples.manifest"
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index d4689da9..7f65c30e 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ include ':libui'
 include ':libui-ktx'
 
 include ':samples:controlgallery'
+include ':samples:data-binding-1'
 include ':samples:datetime'
 include ':samples:drawtext'
 include ':samples:form'