diff --git a/src/common/QskBoxHints.cpp b/src/common/QskBoxHints.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a2f4db05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/QskBoxHints.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+ * QSkinny - Copyright (C) 2016 Uwe Rathmann
+ * This file may be used under the terms of the QSkinny License, Version 1.0
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "QskBoxHints.h"
+
+QskBoxHints::QskBoxHints()
+{
+}
+
+QskBoxHints::QskBoxHints(
+        const QskBoxShapeMetrics& shape, const QskBoxBorderMetrics& borderMetrics,
+        const QskBoxBorderColors& borderColors, const QskGradient& gradient )
+    : shape( shape )
+    , borderMetrics( borderMetrics )
+    , borderColors( borderColors )
+    , gradient( gradient )
+{
+}
+
+QskBoxHints QskBoxHints::toAbsolute( const QSizeF& size ) const noexcept
+{
+    return QskBoxHints( shape.toAbsolute( size ),
+        borderMetrics.toAbsolute( size ), borderColors, gradient );
+}
+
+QskBoxHints QskBoxHints::interpolated(
+    const QskBoxHints& to, qreal value ) const noexcept
+{
+    return QskBoxHints(
+        shape.interpolated( to.shape, value ),
+        borderMetrics.interpolated( to.borderMetrics, value ),
+        borderColors.interpolated( to.borderColors, value ),
+        gradient.interpolated( to.gradient, value ) );
+}
+
+#ifndef QT_NO_DEBUG_STREAM
+    
+#include <qdebug.h>
+
+QDebug operator<<( QDebug debug, const QskBoxHints& hints )
+{   
+    debug << hints.shape << hints.borderMetrics
+        << hints.borderColors << hints.gradient;
+
+    return debug;
+}
+    
+#endif
+
+#include "moc_QskBoxHints.cpp"
diff --git a/src/common/QskBoxHints.h b/src/common/QskBoxHints.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..839b5b62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/QskBoxHints.h
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+ * QSkinny - Copyright (C) 2016 Uwe Rathmann
+ * This file may be used under the terms of the QSkinny License, Version 1.0
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef QSK_BOX_HINTS_H
+#define QSK_BOX_HINTS_H
+
+#include "QskBoxBorderMetrics.h"
+#include "QskBoxBorderColors.h"
+#include "QskBoxShapeMetrics.h"
+#include "QskGradient.h"
+
+class QSK_EXPORT QskBoxHints
+{
+    Q_GADGET
+
+    Q_PROPERTY( QskBoxShapeMetrics shape MEMBER shape )
+    Q_PROPERTY( QskBoxBorderMetrics borderMetrics MEMBER borderMetrics )
+    Q_PROPERTY( QskBoxBorderColors borderColors MEMBER borderColors )
+    Q_PROPERTY( QskGradient gradient MEMBER gradient )
+
+  public:
+    QskBoxHints();
+    QskBoxHints( const QskBoxShapeMetrics&, const QskBoxBorderMetrics&,
+        const QskBoxBorderColors&, const QskGradient& );
+
+    QskBoxHints toAbsolute( const QSizeF& ) const noexcept;
+
+    QskBoxHints interpolated(
+        const QskBoxHints&, qreal value ) const noexcept;
+
+    QskBoxShapeMetrics shape;
+    QskBoxBorderMetrics borderMetrics;
+    QskBoxBorderColors borderColors;
+    QskGradient gradient;
+};
+
+#ifndef QT_NO_DEBUG_STREAM
+
+class QDebug;
+QSK_EXPORT QDebug operator<<( QDebug, const QskBoxHints& );
+
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkinlet.cpp b/src/controls/QskSkinlet.cpp
index 50e37d0e..8dda9f18 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkinlet.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkinlet.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "QskBoxClipNode.h"
 #include "QskBoxNode.h"
 #include "QskBoxShapeMetrics.h"
+#include "QskBoxHints.h"
 #include "QskColorFilter.h"
 #include "QskControl.h"
 #include "QskFunctions.h"
@@ -368,6 +369,61 @@ QSGNode* QskSkinlet::updateBoxNode( const QskSkinnable* skinnable,
         boxRect, shape, borderMetrics, borderColors, fillGradient );
 }
 
+QSGNode* QskSkinlet::updateBoxNode(
+    const QskSkinnable* skinnable, QSGNode* node, const QRectF& rect,
+    const QskBoxShapeMetrics& shape, const QskBoxBorderMetrics& borderMetrics,
+    const QskBoxBorderColors& borderColors, const QskGradient& fillGradient )
+{
+    return qskUpdateBoxNode( skinnable, node,
+        rect, shape, borderMetrics, borderColors, fillGradient );
+}
+
+QSGNode* QskSkinlet::updateBoxNode( const QskSkinnable* skinnable,
+    QSGNode* node, const QRectF& rect, const QskBoxHints& hints )
+{
+    return qskUpdateBoxNode( skinnable, node, rect,
+        hints.shape, hints.borderMetrics, hints.borderColors, hints.gradient );
+}
+
+QSGNode* QskSkinlet::updateInterpolatedBoxNode(
+    const QskSkinnable* skinnable, QSGNode* node, const QRectF& rect,
+    QskAspect aspect1, QskAspect aspect2, qreal ratio )
+{
+    QskBoxHints boxHints;
+    QRectF r;
+
+    ratio = qBound( 0.0, ratio, 1.0 );
+
+    if ( qFuzzyIsNull( ratio ) )
+    {
+        const auto margins = skinnable->marginHint( aspect1 );
+        r = rect.marginsRemoved( margins );
+
+        boxHints = skinnable->boxHints( aspect1 ).toAbsolute( r.size() );
+    }
+    else if ( qFuzzyCompare( ratio, 1.0 ) )
+    {
+        const auto margins = skinnable->marginHint( aspect2 );
+        r = rect.marginsRemoved( margins );
+
+        boxHints = skinnable->boxHints( aspect2 ).toAbsolute( r.size() );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        QskMargins margins = skinnable->marginHint( aspect1 );
+        margins = margins.interpolated( skinnable->marginHint( aspect2 ), ratio );
+
+        r = rect.marginsRemoved( margins );
+
+        const auto boxHints1 = skinnable->boxHints( aspect1 ).toAbsolute( r.size() );
+        const auto boxHints2 = skinnable->boxHints( aspect2 ).toAbsolute( r.size() );
+
+        boxHints = boxHints1.interpolated( boxHints2, ratio );
+    }
+
+    return QskSkinlet::updateBoxNode( skinnable, node, r, boxHints );
+}
+
 QSGNode* QskSkinlet::updateArcNode( const QskSkinnable* skinnable,
     QSGNode* node, QskAspect::Subcontrol subControl ) const
 {
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkinlet.h b/src/controls/QskSkinlet.h
index 4ec4f429..bf97a6ff 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkinlet.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkinlet.h
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ class QskGradient;
 class QskColorFilter;
 class QskGraphic;
 class QskTextOptions;
+class QskBoxShapeMetrics;
+class QskBoxBorderMetrics;
+class QskBoxBorderColors;
+class QskBoxHints;
 
 class QSGNode;
 
@@ -73,6 +77,17 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskSkinlet
     static QSGNode* updateBoxNode( const QskSkinnable*, QSGNode*,
         const QRectF&, const QskGradient&, QskAspect::Subcontrol );
 
+    static QSGNode* updateBoxNode( const QskSkinnable*, QSGNode*,
+        const QRectF&, const QskBoxShapeMetrics&, const QskBoxBorderMetrics&,
+        const QskBoxBorderColors&, const QskGradient& );
+
+    static QSGNode* updateBoxNode( const QskSkinnable*, QSGNode*,
+        const QRectF&, const QskBoxHints& );
+
+    static QSGNode* updateInterpolatedBoxNode(
+        const QskSkinnable*, QSGNode*, const QRectF&,
+        QskAspect aspect1, QskAspect aspect2, qreal ratio );
+
     static QSGNode* updateArcNode( const QskSkinnable*, QSGNode*,
         const QRectF&, QskAspect::Subcontrol );
 
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp
index 6998e0ad..c17b7d29 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "QskBoxShapeMetrics.h"
 #include "QskBoxBorderMetrics.h"
 #include "QskBoxBorderColors.h"
+#include "QskBoxHints.h"
 #include "QskGradient.h"
 
 #include <qfont.h>
@@ -595,6 +596,13 @@ QskBoxBorderColors QskSkinnable::boxBorderColorsHint(
         this, aspect | QskAspect::Border, status );
 }
 
+QskBoxHints QskSkinnable::boxHints( QskAspect aspect ) const
+{
+    return QskBoxHints(
+        boxShapeHint( aspect ), boxBorderMetricsHint( aspect ),
+        boxBorderColorsHint( aspect ), gradientHint( aspect ) );
+}
+
 bool QskSkinnable::setArcMetricsHint(
     const QskAspect aspect, const QskArcMetrics& arc )
 {
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.h b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.h
index d0b9a490..21f71e7f 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkinnable.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkinnable.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class QskColorFilter;
 class QskBoxShapeMetrics;
 class QskBoxBorderMetrics;
 class QskBoxBorderColors;
+class QskBoxHints;
 class QskGradient;
 
 class QskSkin;
@@ -207,6 +208,8 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskSkinnable
     bool resetBoxBorderColorsHint( QskAspect );
     QskBoxBorderColors boxBorderColorsHint( QskAspect, QskSkinHintStatus* = nullptr ) const;
 
+    QskBoxHints boxHints( QskAspect ) const;
+
     bool setArcMetricsHint( QskAspect, const QskArcMetrics& );
     bool resetArcMetricsHint( QskAspect );
     QskArcMetrics arcMetricsHint( QskAspect, QskSkinHintStatus* = nullptr ) const;
diff --git a/src/src.pro b/src/src.pro
index 3ed81c02..0cd2722b 100644
--- a/src/src.pro
+++ b/src/src.pro
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ HEADERS += \
     common/QskBoxBorderColors.h \
     common/QskBoxBorderMetrics.h \
     common/QskBoxShapeMetrics.h \
+    common/QskBoxHints.h \
     common/QskFunctions.h \
     common/QskGlobal.h \
     common/QskGradient.h \
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ SOURCES += \
     common/QskBoxBorderColors.cpp \
     common/QskBoxBorderMetrics.cpp \
     common/QskBoxShapeMetrics.cpp \
+    common/QskBoxHints.cpp \
     common/QskFunctions.cpp \
     common/QskGradient.cpp \
     common/QskGradientStop.cpp \