diff --git a/hui-examples/examples/ui_test_5_input.rs b/hui-examples/examples/ui_test_5_input.rs
index c1f24eb..1ae6d37 100644
--- a/hui-examples/examples/ui_test_5_input.rs
+++ b/hui-examples/examples/ui_test_5_input.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
-use std::time::Instant;
 use hui::{
   color, size,
   layout::{Alignment, Direction},
   element::{
     container::Container,
-    fill_rect::FillRect,
+    text::Text,
     interactable::ElementInteractableExt,
     UiElementExt
   },
+  signal::UiSignal,
 };
 
+enum CounterSignal {
+  Increment,
+  Decrement,
+}
+impl UiSignal for CounterSignal {}
+
 #[path = "../boilerplate.rs"]
 #[macro_use]
 mod boilerplate;
@@ -19,16 +25,39 @@ ui_main!(
   init: |_| {
     0
   },
-  run: |ui, size, n| {
+  run: |ui, size, counter| {
     Container::default()
       .with_size(size!(100%))
       .with_align(Alignment::Center)
+      .with_direction(Direction::Horizontal)
+      .with_gap(5.)
       .with_background(color::WHITE)
       .with_children(|ui| {
-        FillRect::default()
-          .with_size(size!(40))
+        Container::default()
+          .with_padding(10.)
           .with_corner_radius(8.)
           .with_background(color::DARK_RED)
+          .with_children(|ui| {
+            Text::new("-")
+              .add_child(ui);
+          })
+          .into_interactable()
+          .on_click(|| {
+            println!("clicked");
+          })
+          .add_child(ui);
+        Text::new(counter.to_string())
+          .with_color(color::BLACK)
+          .with_text_size(32)
+          .add_child(ui);
+        Container::default()
+          .with_padding(10.)
+          .with_corner_radius(8.)
+          .with_background(color::DARK_RED)
+          .with_children(|ui| {
+            Text::new("+")
+              .add_child(ui);
+          })
           .into_interactable()
           .on_click(|| {
             println!("clicked");
@@ -36,5 +65,12 @@ ui_main!(
           .add_child(ui);
       })
       .add_root(ui, size);
+
+    ui.process_signals(|sig| {
+      match sig {
+        CounterSignal::Increment => *counter += 1,
+        CounterSignal::Decrement => *counter -= 1,
+      }
+    });
   }
 );
diff --git a/hui/Cargo.toml b/hui/Cargo.toml
index 886a3ae..f656c57 100644
--- a/hui/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hui/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ document-features = "0.2"
 derive_setters = "0.1"
 #smallvec = "1.13"
 tinyset = "0.4"
+#mopa = "0.2"
 
 [features]
 default = ["builtin_elements", "builtin_font", "pixel_perfect_text"]
diff --git a/hui/src/element.rs b/hui/src/element.rs
index dbcba71..f3f2164 100644
--- a/hui/src/element.rs
+++ b/hui/src/element.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use crate::{
   input::InputCtx,
   layout::LayoutInfo,
   measure::Response,
+  signal::SignalCtx,
   state::StateRepo,
   text::{FontHandle, TextMeasure},
   UiInstance,
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ pub struct ProcessContext<'a> {
   pub current_font: FontHandle,
   pub images: ImageCtx<'a>,
   pub input: InputCtx<'a>,
+  //pub signal: SignalCtx<'a>,
 }
 
 pub trait UiElement {
diff --git a/hui/src/element/builtin.rs b/hui/src/element/builtin.rs
index 1724c2c..f650d65 100644
--- a/hui/src/element/builtin.rs
+++ b/hui/src/element/builtin.rs
@@ -31,3 +31,4 @@ pub mod interactable;
 //TODO add: Image
 //TODO add: OverlayContainer (for simply laying multiple elements on top of each other)
 //TODO add: Button, Checkbox, Dropdown, Input, Radio, Slider, Textarea, Toggle, etc.
+//TODO add: some sort of "flexible" container (like a poor man's flexbox)
diff --git a/hui/src/element/builtin/interactable.rs b/hui/src/element/builtin/interactable.rs
index d59a3b9..0f681a5 100644
--- a/hui/src/element/builtin/interactable.rs
+++ b/hui/src/element/builtin/interactable.rs
@@ -3,24 +3,29 @@
 // not sure if this is a good idea...
 // but having the ability to add a click event to any element would be nice, and this is a naive way to do it
 
-use crate::element::{UiElement, MeasureContext, ProcessContext};
+use crate::{
+  element::{MeasureContext, ProcessContext, UiElement},
+  signal::{DummySignal, UiSignal},
+};
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 
 /// Wrapper that allows adding click and hover events to any element
-pub struct Interactable {
+pub struct Interactable<H: UiSignal + 'static = DummySignal, C: UiSignal + 'static = DummySignal> {
   /// The wrapped element that will be interactable
   pub element: Box<dyn UiElement>,
-  /// Function that will be called if the element is hovered in the current frame
+
+  /// Signal that will be called if the element is hovered in the current frame
   ///
   /// Will be consumed after the first time it's called
-  pub hovered: RefCell<Option<Box<dyn FnOnce()>>>,
-  /// Function that will be called if the element was clicked in the current frame
+  pub hovered: RefCell<Option<H>>,
+
+  /// Signal that will be called if the element was clicked in the current frame
   ///
   /// Will be consumed after the first time it's called
-  pub clicked: RefCell<Option<Box<dyn FnOnce()>>>,
+  pub clicked: RefCell<Option<C>>,
 }
 
-impl Interactable {
+impl<H: UiSignal, C: UiSignal> Interactable<H, C> {
   pub fn new(element: Box<dyn UiElement>) -> Self {
     Self {
       element,
@@ -29,16 +34,16 @@ impl Interactable {
     }
   }
 
-  pub fn on_click(self, clicked: impl FnOnce() + 'static) -> Self {
+  pub fn on_hover(self, hover: H) -> Self {
     Self {
-      clicked: RefCell::new(Some(Box::new(clicked))),
+      hovered: RefCell::new(Some(hover)),
       ..self
     }
   }
 
-  pub fn on_hover(self, clicked: impl FnOnce() + 'static) -> Self {
+  pub fn on_click(self, clicked: C) -> Self {
     Self {
-      clicked: RefCell::new(Some(Box::new(clicked))),
+      clicked: RefCell::new(Some(clicked)),
       ..self
     }
   }
@@ -59,9 +64,9 @@ impl UiElement for Interactable {
     //XXX: should we do this AFTER normal process call of wrapped element?
     //TODO other events...
     if ctx.input.check_click(rect) {
-      //TODO better error message
-      let clicked = self.clicked.borrow_mut().take().expect("you fucked up");
-      clicked();
+      if let Some(sig) = self.clicked.take() {
+        //ctx.signal.push(sig);
+      }
     }
 
     self.element.process(ctx)
diff --git a/hui/src/instance.rs b/hui/src/instance.rs
index fc6f981..f70491e 100644
--- a/hui/src/instance.rs
+++ b/hui/src/instance.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 use glam::Vec2;
 use crate::{
   draw::{
-    atlas::{TextureAtlasManager, TextureAtlasMeta}, TextureFormat, ImageHandle, UiDrawCall, UiDrawCommandList
-  }, element::{MeasureContext, ProcessContext, UiElement}, event::{EventQueue, UiEvent}, input::UiInputState, layout::{LayoutInfo, Direction}, state::StateRepo, text::{FontHandle, TextRenderer}
+    ImageHandle, TextureFormat, UiDrawCall, UiDrawCommandList,
+    atlas::{TextureAtlasManager, TextureAtlasMeta},
+  },
+  element::{MeasureContext, ProcessContext, UiElement},
+  event::{EventQueue, UiEvent},
+  input::UiInputState,
+  layout::{Direction, LayoutInfo},
+  signal::{SigIntStore, UiSignal},
+  state::StateRepo,
+  text::{FontHandle, TextRenderer}
 };
 
 /// The main instance of the UI system.
@@ -21,6 +29,7 @@ pub struct UiInstance {
   atlas: TextureAtlasManager,
   events: EventQueue,
   input: UiInputState,
+  signal: SigIntStore,
   //True if in the middle of a laying out a frame
   state: bool,
 }
@@ -48,6 +57,7 @@ impl UiInstance {
       },
       events: EventQueue::new(),
       input: UiInputState::new(),
+      signal: SigIntStore::new(),
       state: false,
     }
   }
@@ -228,6 +238,18 @@ impl UiInstance {
     }
     self.events.push(event);
   }
+
+  /// Push a "fake" signal to the UI signal queue
+  pub fn push_signal<T: UiSignal + 'static>(&mut self, signal: T) {
+    self.signal.add(signal);
+  }
+
+  /// Process all signals of a given type
+  ///
+  /// This clears the signal queue for the given type and iterates over all signals
+  pub fn process_signals<T: UiSignal + 'static>(&mut self, f: impl FnMut(T)) {
+    self.signal.drain::<T>().for_each(f);
+  }
 }
 
 impl Default for UiInstance {
diff --git a/hui/src/lib.rs b/hui/src/lib.rs
index b3b6f12..5f0506a 100644
--- a/hui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/hui/src/lib.rs
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ pub mod measure;
 pub mod state;
 pub mod text;
 pub mod color;
+pub mod signal;
 
 pub use instance::UiInstance;
diff --git a/hui/src/signal.rs b/hui/src/signal.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6768ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hui/src/signal.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+use std::any::{Any, TypeId};
+use hashbrown::HashMap;
+use nohash_hasher::BuildNoHashHasher;
+
+/// A marker trait for signals
+pub trait UiSignal: Any {}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, PartialOrd, Ord, Default)]
+pub(crate) struct DummySignal;
+impl UiSignal for DummySignal {}
+
+pub(crate) struct SigIntStore {
+  ///XXX: is this truly the most efficient structure?
+  sig: HashMap<TypeId, Vec<Box<dyn Any>>, BuildNoHashHasher<u64>>
+}
+
+impl SigIntStore {
+  /// Create a new [`SigIntStore`]
+  pub fn new() -> Self {
+    Self {
+      sig: Default::default(),
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Ensure that store for given signal type exists and return a mutable reference to it
+  fn internal_store<T: UiSignal + 'static>(&mut self) -> &mut Vec<Box<dyn Any>> {
+    let type_id = TypeId::of::<T>();
+    self.sig.entry(type_id).or_default()
+  }
+
+  /// Add a signal to the store
+  ///
+  /// Signals are stored in the order they are added
+  pub fn add<T: UiSignal + 'static>(&mut self, sig: T) {
+    let type_id = TypeId::of::<T>();
+    if let Some(v) = self.sig.get_mut(&type_id) {
+      v.push(Box::new(sig));
+    } else {
+      self.sig.insert(type_id, vec![Box::new(sig)]);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Drain all signals of a given type
+  pub fn drain<T: UiSignal + 'static>(&mut self) -> impl Iterator<Item = T> + '_ {
+    self.internal_store::<T>()
+      .drain(..)
+      .map(|x| *x.downcast::<T>().unwrap()) //unchecked?
+  }
+
+  pub fn ctx(&mut self) -> SignalCtx {
+    SignalCtx(self)
+  }
+}
+
+pub struct SignalCtx<'a>(&'a mut SigIntStore);
+
+impl<'a> SignalCtx<'a> {
+  /// Add a signal to the store
+  pub fn push<T: UiSignal + 'static>(&mut self, sig: T) {
+    self.0.add(sig);
+  }
+}