diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a21b90f..9b2ff94 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@
 demos = just-text \
 	window-with-text\
 	two-windows \
-	doupdate
+	doupdate \
+	panels
 demos_files = $(patsubst %, %.exe, $(demos))
 
 .PHONY: all
 all: $(demos_files)
 
 %.exe: %.vala
-	valac -g --pkg curses --pkg posix -X -lcurses $(patsubst %.exe, %, $@).vala -o $@
+	valac -g --vapidir=. --pkg curses --pkg curses-panel --pkg posix -X -lcurses -X -lpanel $(patsubst %.exe, %, $@).vala -o $@
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
diff --git a/curses-panel.vapi b/curses-panel.vapi
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c7d1d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/curses-panel.vapi
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+namespace Curses {
+  [Compact]
+  [CCode (free_function = "del_panel", cname = "PANEL", cprefix = "", cheader_filename = "panel.h")]
+  public class Panel {
+    [CCode (cname = "new_panel")]
+    public Panel(Window win);
+
+    public static void update_panels();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/panels.vala b/panels.vala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0c5287
--- /dev/null
+++ b/panels.vala
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+using Curses;
+using Posix;
+
+public class Demo {
+  public MainLoop loop;
+  private TimeoutSource time;
+
+  public Demo() {
+    loop = new MainLoop();
+    time = new TimeoutSource (5000);
+    time.set_callback (() => { loop.quit(); return false; });
+    time.attach(loop.get_context());
+  }
+
+  public void start() {
+    initscr();
+    noecho();
+  }
+
+  public void stop() {
+    endwin();
+  }
+
+  private Window window1;
+  private Window window2;
+
+  private Panel panel1;
+  private Panel panel2;
+  public void activate() {
+
+    this.window1 = new Window(5, 20, 1, 1);
+    panel1 = new Panel(window1);
+    this.window1.box(0, 0);
+    this.window1.mvprintw(1, 1, "I am in window 1");
+    //this.window1.noutrefresh();
+
+    this.window2 = new Window(5, 20, 2, 19);
+    panel2 = new Panel(window2);
+    this.window2.box(0, 0);
+    this.window2.mvprintw(1, 1, "I am in window 2");
+    //this.window2.noutrefresh();
+  }
+
+  public void run() {
+    loop.run();
+  }
+
+  public void redraw() {
+    Panel.update_panels();
+    doupdate();
+  }
+
+  static int main(string[] args) {
+    var app = new Demo();
+
+    app.start();
+    app.activate();
+    app.redraw();
+    app.run();
+    app.stop();
+
+    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+  }
+}