diff --git a/common/controlsigs.h b/common/controlsigs.h
index 944afa9b3..5881a786d 100644
--- a/common/controlsigs.h
+++ b/common/controlsigs.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #define uiMultilineEntrySignature 0x4D6C6E45
 #define uiProgressBarSignature 0x50426172
 #define uiRadioButtonsSignature 0x5264696F
+#define uiScrollSignature 0x5dcd9b83
 #define uiSeparatorSignature 0x53657061
 #define uiSliderSignature 0x536C6964
 #define uiSpinboxSignature 0x5370696E
diff --git a/darwin/scrollview.m b/darwin/scrollview.m
index 1b5cc8d93..ea3ba004b 100644
--- a/darwin/scrollview.m
+++ b/darwin/scrollview.m
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include "uipriv_darwin.h"
 
 // see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/37979445/how-do-i-properly-set-up-a-scrolling-nstableview-using-auto-layout-what-ive-tr for why we don't use auto layout
-// TODO do the same with uiGroup and uiTab?
+// TODO do the same with uiScrollView and uiTab?
 
 struct uiprivScrollViewData {
 	BOOL hscroll;
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@
 	[sv setVerticalScrollElasticity:NSScrollElasticityAutomatic];
 	[sv setAllowsMagnification:NO];
 
-	[sv setDocumentView:p->DocumentView];
-	d = uiprivNew(uiprivScrollViewData);
+    if (p->DocumentView != nil)
+    	[sv setDocumentView:p->DocumentView];
+
+    d = uiprivNew(uiprivScrollViewData);
 	uiprivScrollViewSetScrolling(sv, d, p->HScroll, p->VScroll);
 
 	*dout = d;
@@ -59,3 +61,65 @@ void uiprivScrollViewFreeData(NSScrollView *sv, uiprivScrollViewData *d)
 {
 	uiprivFree(d);
 }
+
+struct uiScroll {
+    uiDarwinControl c;
+    NSScrollView *sv;
+    uiprivScrollViewData *d;
+    uiControl *child;
+};
+
+static void uiScrollDestroy(uiControl *c)
+{
+    uiScroll *g = uiScroll(c);
+
+    if (g->child != NULL) {
+        uiControlSetParent(g->child, NULL);
+        uiDarwinControlSetSuperview(uiDarwinControl(g->child), nil);
+        uiControlDestroy(g->child);
+    }
+    [g->sv release];
+    uiFreeControl(uiControl(g));
+}
+
+uiDarwinControlAllDefaultsExceptDestroy(uiScroll, sv)
+
+void uiScrollSetChild(uiScroll *g, uiControl *child)
+{
+    if (g->child != NULL) {
+        uiControlSetParent(g->child, NULL);
+        uiDarwinControlSetSuperview(uiDarwinControl(g->child), nil);
+    }
+    g->child = child;
+
+    if (g->child != NULL) {
+        NSView *childView = (NSView *) uiControlHandle(g->child);
+        uiControlSetParent(g->child, uiControl(g));
+        uiDarwinControlSetSuperview(uiDarwinControl(g->child), [g->sv contentView]);
+        [childView removeFromSuperview];
+        [childView setTranslatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints:NO];
+        [g->sv setDocumentView:childView];
+        uiDarwinControlSyncEnableState(uiDarwinControl(g->child), uiControlEnabledToUser(uiControl(g)));
+    }
+}
+
+
+uiScroll *uiNewScroll(void)
+{
+    uiScroll *g;
+
+    uiDarwinNewControl(uiScroll, g);
+
+    uiprivScrollViewCreateParams params = {
+        nil,
+        nil,
+        NO,
+        YES,
+        YES,
+        YES
+    };
+
+    g->sv = uiprivMkScrollView(&params, &g->d);
+
+    return g;
+}
diff --git a/examples/meson.build b/examples/meson.build
index 3b9ab82a0..fbd0843f1 100644
--- a/examples/meson.build
+++ b/examples/meson.build
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ libui_examples = {
 	'datetime': {
 		'sources':		['datetime/main.c'],
 	},
+	'scrolling': {
+		'sources':		['scrolling/main.c'],
+	},
 }
 foreach name, args : libui_examples
 	# TODO once we upgrade to 0.49.0, add pie: true
diff --git a/examples/scrolling/main.c b/examples/scrolling/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..312605cf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/scrolling/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#include "../../ui.h"
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+int onClosing(uiWindow *w, void *data)
+{
+	uiQuit();
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	uiInitOptions o;
+	uiWindow *w;
+	uiScroll *s;
+	uiBox *box;
+
+	memset(&o, 0, sizeof (uiInitOptions));
+	if (uiInit(&o) != NULL)
+		abort();
+
+	w = uiNewWindow("Scrolling", 320, 240, 0);
+	s = uiNewScroll();
+	box = uiNewVerticalBox();
+	uiScrollSetChild(s, uiControl(box));
+	uiBoxSetPadded(box, 1);
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
+		uiButton *btn = uiNewButton("Button");
+		uiBoxAppend(box, uiControl(btn), 0);
+	}
+
+	uiWindowOnClosing(w, onClosing, NULL);
+	uiWindowSetChild(w, uiControl(s));
+	uiControlShow(uiControl(w));
+	uiMain();
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/examples/scrolling/unix.png b/examples/scrolling/unix.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11de3705e
Binary files /dev/null and b/examples/scrolling/unix.png differ
diff --git a/ui.h b/ui.h
index 40aea9498..8c6d070f4 100644
--- a/ui.h
+++ b/ui.h
@@ -297,6 +297,11 @@ _UI_EXTERN char *uiSaveFile(uiWindow *parent);
 _UI_EXTERN void uiMsgBox(uiWindow *parent, const char *title, const char *description);
 _UI_EXTERN void uiMsgBoxError(uiWindow *parent, const char *title, const char *description);
 
+typedef struct uiScroll uiScroll;
+#define uiScroll(this) ((uiScroll *) (this))
+_UI_EXTERN uiScroll *uiNewScroll(void);
+_UI_EXTERN void uiScrollSetChild(uiScroll *scroll, uiControl *ctl);
+
 typedef struct uiArea uiArea;
 typedef struct uiAreaHandler uiAreaHandler;
 typedef struct uiAreaDrawParams uiAreaDrawParams;
diff --git a/unix/meson.build b/unix/meson.build
index f8004fbd2..a3f3eb019 100644
--- a/unix/meson.build
+++ b/unix/meson.build
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ libui_sources += [
 	'unix/opentype.c',
 	'unix/progressbar.c',
 	'unix/radiobuttons.c',
+	'unix/scrollview.c',
 	'unix/separator.c',
 	'unix/slider.c',
 	'unix/spinbox.c',
diff --git a/unix/scrollview.c b/unix/scrollview.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8054e93e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unix/scrollview.c
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// 9 september 2021
+
+#include "uipriv_unix.h"
+
+struct uiScroll {
+	uiUnixControl c;
+	GtkWidget *widget;
+	GtkScrolledWindow *scroll;
+	GtkContainer *container;
+
+	uiprivChild *child;
+
+	int margined;
+};
+
+uiUnixControlAllDefaultsExceptDestroy(uiScroll)
+
+void uiScrollDestroy(uiControl *c)
+{
+	uiScroll *v = uiScroll(c);
+
+	if (v->child != NULL)
+		uiprivChildDestroy(v->child);
+	g_object_unref(v->widget);
+	uiFreeControl(c);
+}
+
+void uiScrollSetChild(uiScroll *v, uiControl *child)
+{
+	if (v->child != NULL)
+		uiprivChildRemove(v->child);
+	v->child = uiprivNewChildWithBox(child, uiControl(v), v->container, v->margined);
+}
+
+uiScroll *uiNewScroll(void)
+{
+	uiScroll *v;
+
+	uiUnixNewControl(uiScroll, v);
+	v->widget = gtk_scrolled_window_new(NULL, NULL);
+	v->scroll = GTK_SCROLLED_WINDOW(v->widget);
+	v->container = GTK_CONTAINER(v->widget);
+
+	return v;
+}