diff --git a/src/controls/QskEvent.cpp b/src/controls/QskEvent.cpp
index df755c8c..f3d15a0e 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskEvent.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskEvent.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,14 @@ QskWindowChangeEvent::QskWindowChangeEvent(
 {
 }
 
+// -- QskPopupEvent
+
+QskPopupEvent::QskPopupEvent( Type type, QskPopup* popup )
+    : QskEvent( type )
+    , m_popup( popup )
+{
+}
+
 // -- QskGestureEvent
 
 QskGestureEvent::QskGestureEvent(
diff --git a/src/controls/QskEvent.h b/src/controls/QskEvent.h
index 51f6a417..a85b66f5 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskEvent.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskEvent.h
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
 #include <qrect.h>
 
 class QskGesture;
+class QskPopup;
 class QQuickWindow;
+class QQuickItem;
 
 class QSK_EXPORT QskEvent : public QEvent
 {
@@ -24,6 +26,13 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskEvent : public QEvent
         GeometryChange,
         WindowChange,
 
+        /*
+            Popups indicate their existence to the owning window
+            to allow for priority based stacking rules
+         */
+        PopupAdded,
+        PopupRemoved,
+
         Gesture,
 
         Animator,
@@ -63,6 +72,17 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskWindowChangeEvent : public QskEvent
     QQuickWindow* const m_window;
 };
 
+class QSK_EXPORT QskPopupEvent : public QskEvent
+{
+  public:
+    QskPopupEvent( Type, QskPopup* );
+
+    inline QskPopup* popup() const { return m_popup; }
+
+  private:
+    QskPopup* const m_popup;
+};
+
 class QSK_EXPORT QskGestureEvent : public QskEvent
 {
   public:
diff --git a/src/controls/QskPopup.cpp b/src/controls/QskPopup.cpp
index 5ad076a3..6c102f3c 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskPopup.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskPopup.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "QskInputGrabber.h"
 #include "QskQuick.h"
 #include "QskWindow.h"
+#include "QskEvent.h"
 
 QSK_QT_PRIVATE_BEGIN
 #include <private/qquickwindow_p.h>
@@ -37,6 +38,18 @@ static void qskSetFocus( QQuickItem* item, bool on )
     }
 }
 
+static inline void qskSendPopupEvent(
+    QQuickWindow* window, QskPopup* popup, bool on )
+{
+    if ( window )
+    {
+        const auto type = on ? QskEvent::PopupAdded : QskEvent::PopupRemoved;
+
+        QskPopupEvent event( type, popup );
+        QCoreApplication::sendEvent( window, &event );
+    }
+}
+
 namespace
 {
     class InputGrabber final : public QskInputGrabber
@@ -86,8 +99,7 @@ class QskPopup::PrivateData
 {
   public:
     PrivateData()
-        : inputGrabber( nullptr )
-        , flags( 0 )
+        : flags( 0 )
         , isModal( false )
         , isOpen( false )
         , autoGrabFocus( true )
@@ -95,7 +107,9 @@ class QskPopup::PrivateData
     {
     }
 
-    InputGrabber* inputGrabber;
+    InputGrabber* inputGrabber = nullptr;
+
+    uint priority = 0;
 
     int flags    : 4;
     bool isModal : 1;
@@ -119,10 +133,13 @@ QskPopup::QskPopup( QQuickItem* parent )
     setFlag( ItemIsFocusScope, true );
     setTabFence( true );
     setFocusPolicy( Qt::StrongFocus );
+
+    qskSendPopupEvent( window(), this, true );
 }
 
 QskPopup::~QskPopup()
 {
+    qskSendPopupEvent( window(), this, false );
 }
 
 void QskPopup::open()
@@ -193,6 +210,20 @@ void QskPopup::updateInputGrabber()
     }
 }
 
+void QskPopup::setPriority( uint priority )
+{
+    if ( m_data->priority != priority )
+    {
+        m_data->priority = priority;
+        Q_EMIT priorityChanged( priority );
+    }
+}
+
+uint QskPopup::priority() const
+{
+    return m_data->priority;
+}
+
 void QskPopup::setModal( bool on )
 {
     if ( on == m_data->isModal )
@@ -417,6 +448,21 @@ void QskPopup::itemChange( QQuickItem::ItemChange change,
             }
         }
     }
+    else if ( change == QQuickItem::ItemParentHasChanged )
+    {
+        delete m_data->inputGrabber;
+        m_data->inputGrabber = nullptr;
+
+        updateInputGrabber();
+    }
+}
+
+void QskPopup::windowChangeEvent( QskWindowChangeEvent* event )
+{
+    qskSendPopupEvent( event->oldWindow(), this, false );
+    qskSendPopupEvent( event->window(), this, true );
+
+    Inherited::windowChangeEvent( event );
 }
 
 #include "moc_QskPopup.cpp"
diff --git a/src/controls/QskPopup.h b/src/controls/QskPopup.h
index cdb5e17d..0a3995b7 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskPopup.h
+++ b/src/controls/QskPopup.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskPopup : public QskControl
 
     Q_PROPERTY( bool modal READ isModal WRITE setModal NOTIFY modalChanged )
     Q_PROPERTY( bool overlay READ hasOverlay WRITE setOverlay NOTIFY overlayChanged )
+    Q_PROPERTY( uint priority READ priority WRITE setPriority NOTIFY priorityChanged )
 
     using Inherited = QskControl;
 
@@ -45,6 +46,10 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskPopup : public QskControl
     void setOverlay( bool on = true );
     bool hasOverlay() const;
 
+    // allows for stacking according to priorities
+    void setPriority( uint );
+    uint priority() const;
+
     virtual QRectF overlayRect() const;
 
     bool isOpen() const;
@@ -57,6 +62,7 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskPopup : public QskControl
     void closed();
     void modalChanged( bool );
     void overlayChanged( bool );
+    void priorityChanged( uint );
 
   protected:
     void aboutToShow() override;
@@ -65,6 +71,7 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskPopup : public QskControl
     bool event( QEvent* ) override;
     void focusInEvent( QFocusEvent* ) override;
     void focusOutEvent( QFocusEvent* ) override;
+    void windowChangeEvent( QskWindowChangeEvent* ) override;
 
     void itemChange( QQuickItem::ItemChange,
         const QQuickItem::ItemChangeData& ) override;
diff --git a/src/controls/QskWindow.cpp b/src/controls/QskWindow.cpp
index 5572fcd2..ea2222da 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskWindow.cpp
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ namespace
     class ChildListener final : public QQuickItemChangeListener
     {
       public:
-        void setEnabled( QQuickItem* item, bool on )
+        void setEnabled( QQuickItem* contentItem, bool on )
         {
-            m_item = item;
+            m_contentItem = contentItem;
 
             const QQuickItemPrivate::ChangeTypes types = QQuickItemPrivate::Children;
 
-            QQuickItemPrivate* p = QQuickItemPrivate::get( item );
+            QQuickItemPrivate* p = QQuickItemPrivate::get( contentItem );
             if ( on )
                 p->addItemChangeListener( this, types );
             else
@@ -65,16 +65,16 @@ namespace
 
         void itemChildAdded( QQuickItem*, QQuickItem* ) override
         {
-            QskWindow* window = static_cast< QskWindow* >( m_item->window() );
+            QskWindow* window = static_cast< QskWindow* >( m_contentItem->window() );
             if ( window->isExposed() )
             {
-                // the child might not be fully constructed, better delay update
+                // the child is not fully constructed
                 QCoreApplication::postEvent( window, new QEvent( QEvent::LayoutRequest ) );
             }
         }
 
       private:
-        QQuickItem* m_item;
+        QQuickItem* m_contentItem;
     };
 }