diff --git a/examples/gallery/selector/SelectorPage.cpp b/examples/gallery/selector/SelectorPage.cpp
index 054577d4..81e90e85 100644
--- a/examples/gallery/selector/SelectorPage.cpp
+++ b/examples/gallery/selector/SelectorPage.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace
                 auto bar = new QskSegmentedBar( orientation, this );
 
                 for ( const auto text: texts )
-                    bar->addText( text );
+                    bar->addOption( {}, text );
             }
 
             {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace
 
                 auto bar = new QskSegmentedBar( orientation, this );
                 for ( uint i = 0; i < sizeof( icons ) / sizeof( icons[ 0 ] ); ++i )
-                    bar->addGraphicAndText( QUrl( QString( icons[ i ] ) ), texts[ i ] );
+                    bar->addOption( QUrl( QString( icons[ i ] ) ), texts[ i ] );
             }
 
             setExtraSpacingAt( Qt::LeftEdge | Qt::BottomEdge );
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSegmentedBar.cpp b/src/controls/QskSegmentedBar.cpp
index a01314a9..c31fe12e 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSegmentedBar.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSegmentedBar.cpp
@@ -137,35 +137,13 @@ QskTextOptions QskSegmentedBar::textOptions() const
     return textOptionsHint( Text );
 }
 
-int QskSegmentedBar::addText( const QString& text )
-{
-    m_data->addOption( this, Option( QUrl(), text ) );
-    return count() - 1;
-}
-
-int QskSegmentedBar::addGraphic( const QUrl& graphicSource )
-{
-    m_data->addOption( this, Option( graphicSource, QString() ) );
-    return count() - 1;
-}
-
-int QskSegmentedBar::addGraphicAndText( const QUrl& graphicSource, const QString& text )
+int QskSegmentedBar::addOption( const QUrl& graphicSource, const QString& text )
 {
     m_data->addOption( this, Option( graphicSource, text ) );
     return count() - 1;
 }
 
-QString QskSegmentedBar::textAt( int index ) const
-{
-    return m_data->options.at( index ).text;
-}
-
-QskGraphic QskSegmentedBar::graphicAt( int index ) const
-{
-    return m_data->options.at( index ).graphic;
-}
-
-QVariant QskSegmentedBar::optionAt( int index ) const
+QVariantList QskSegmentedBar::optionAt( int index ) const
 {
     const auto& options = m_data->options;
 
@@ -174,14 +152,11 @@ QVariant QskSegmentedBar::optionAt( int index ) const
 
     const auto& option = options[ index ];
 
-    QVariant value;
+    QVariantList list;
+    list += QVariant::fromValue( option.graphic );
+    list += QVariant::fromValue( option.text );
 
-    if ( option.graphicSource.isValid() )
-        value = QVariant::fromValue( option.graphic );
-    else
-        value = QVariant::fromValue( option.text );
-
-    return value;
+    return list;
 }
 
 QskAspect::Placement QskSegmentedBar::effectivePlacement() const
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSegmentedBar.h b/src/controls/QskSegmentedBar.h
index d7fb6b23..c726ba25 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSegmentedBar.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskSegmentedBar.h
@@ -46,12 +46,7 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskSegmentedBar : public QskControl
     void setTextOptions( const QskTextOptions& );
     QskTextOptions textOptions() const;
 
-    int addText( const QString& );
-    int addGraphic( const QUrl& );
-    int addGraphicAndText( const QUrl&, const QString& );
-
-    QString textAt( int ) const;
-    QskGraphic graphicAt( int ) const;
+    int addOption( const QUrl&, const QString& );
 
     void clear();
 
@@ -60,7 +55,7 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskSegmentedBar : public QskControl
 
     int count() const;
 
-    QVariant optionAt( int ) const;
+    QVariantList optionAt( int ) const;
 
     void setSegmentEnabled( int, bool );
     bool isSegmentEnabled( int ) const;
diff --git a/src/controls/QskSegmentedBarSkinlet.cpp b/src/controls/QskSegmentedBarSkinlet.cpp
index a79442b0..91dab9c1 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSegmentedBarSkinlet.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSegmentedBarSkinlet.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,28 @@
 
 namespace
 {
+#if 1 // unify with the implementation from QskMenu
+    template< class T >
+    static inline QVariant qskSampleAt( const QskSegmentedBar* bar, int index )
+    {
+        const auto list = bar->optionAt( index );
+        for ( const auto& value : list )
+        {
+            if ( value.canConvert< T >() )
+                return value;
+        }
+
+        return QVariant();
+    }
+
+    template< class T >
+    static inline T qskValueAt( const QskSegmentedBar* bar, int index )
+    {
+        const auto sample = qskSampleAt< T >( bar, index );
+        return sample.template value< T >();
+    }
+#endif
+
     QskGraphic graphicAt( const QskSegmentedBar* bar, const int index )
     {
         // note: It is a Material 3 peculiarity that the selected element
@@ -26,7 +48,7 @@ namespace
         // subclass.
         const auto graphic = ( bar->selectedIndex() == index )
                 ? bar->effectiveSkin()->symbol( QskStandardSymbol::SegmentedBarCheckMark )
-                : bar->graphicAt( index );
+                : qskValueAt< QskGraphic >( bar, index );
 
         return graphic;
     }
@@ -40,7 +62,7 @@ namespace
             setSpacing( bar->spacingHint( QskSegmentedBar::Panel ) );
 
             setGraphicTextElements( bar,
-                QskSegmentedBar::Text, bar->textAt( index ),
+                QskSegmentedBar::Text, qskValueAt< QString >( bar, index ),
                 QskSegmentedBar::Graphic, graphicAt( bar, index ).defaultSize() );
 
             if( bar->orientation() == Qt::Horizontal )
@@ -211,7 +233,7 @@ QSizeF QskSegmentedBarSkinlet::segmentSizeHint( const QskSegmentedBar* bar, Qt::
         // We want to know how big the element can grow when it is selected,
         // i.e. when it has the checkmark symbol:
         layoutEngine.setGraphicTextElements( bar,
-            QskSegmentedBar::Text, bar->textAt( i ),
+            QskSegmentedBar::Text, qskValueAt< QString >( bar, i ),
             QskSegmentedBar::Graphic, graphic.defaultSize() );
 
         const auto size = layoutEngine.sizeHint( which, QSizeF() );
@@ -345,7 +367,7 @@ QSGNode* QskSegmentedBarSkinlet::updateSampleNode( const QskSkinnable* skinnable
 
     if ( subControl == Q::Text )
     {
-        const auto text = bar->textAt( index );
+        const auto text = qskValueAt< QString >( bar, index );
 
         if( !text.isEmpty() )
         {