diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Chrome.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Chrome.cs
index 4aea013e42..faa6f121fd 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Chrome.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Chrome.cs
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		Sprite mapChooserSprite;
 		int mapOffset = 0;
 		
+
+		Widget rootWidget;
+				
 		public Chrome(Renderer r)
 		{
 			this.renderer = r;
@@ -127,6 +130,12 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			ready = new Animation("pips");
 			ready.PlayRepeating("ready");
 			clock = new Animation("clock");
+			
+			// TODO: make this generic
+			var widgetYaml = MiniYaml.FromFile("mods/cnc/menus.yaml");
+			// Hack around a bug in MiniYaml
+			widgetYaml.Values.FirstOrDefault().Value = widgetYaml.Keys.FirstOrDefault();
+			rootWidget = ChromeWindow.LoadWidget(widgetYaml.Values.FirstOrDefault());
 		}
 
 		List<string> visibleTabs = new List<string>();
@@ -417,6 +426,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 		public void DrawMainMenu( World world )
 		{
+			rootWidget.Draw(rgbaRenderer,renderer);
 			buttons.Clear();
 
 			var w = 250;
@@ -425,6 +435,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			DrawDialogBackground(r, "dialog");
 			DrawCentered("OpenRA Main Menu", new int2(r.Left + w / 2, r.Top + 20), Color.White);
 			
+			/*
 			AddUiButton(new int2(r.Left + w/2, r.Top + 70), "Join Game",
 				_ =>
 				{
@@ -436,7 +447,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 				{
 					Game.CreateServer();
 				});
-			
+			*/
 			AddUiButton(new int2(r.Left + w/2, r.Top + 140), "Quit",
 				_ =>
 				{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Chrome/ChromeWindow.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Chrome/ChromeWindow.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f538fbd1da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Chrome/ChromeWindow.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using OpenRA.FileFormats;
+using OpenRA.Graphics;
+using System.Drawing;
+
+namespace OpenRA
+{
+	class Widget
+	{
+		public readonly string Id = null;
+		public readonly int X = 0;
+		public readonly int Y = 0;
+		public readonly int Width = 0;
+		public readonly int Height = 0;
+		public readonly List<Widget> Children = new List<Widget>();
+		
+		public void Draw(SpriteRenderer rgbaRenderer, Renderer renderer)
+		{
+			string collection = "dialog";
+			
+			Rectangle r = new Rectangle(X,Y,Width,Height);
+			renderer.Device.EnableScissor(r.Left, r.Top, r.Width, r.Height);
+			
+			string[] images = { "border-t", "border-b", "border-l", "border-r", "corner-tl", "corner-tr", "corner-bl", "corner-br", "background" };
+			var ss = Graphics.Util.MakeArray(9, n => ChromeProvider.GetImage(renderer, collection,images[n]));
+			
+			for( var x = r.Left + (int)ss[2].size.X; x < r.Right - (int)ss[3].size.X; x += (int)ss[8].size.X )
+				for( var y = r.Top + (int)ss[0].size.Y; y < r.Bottom - (int)ss[1].size.Y; y += (int)ss[8].size.Y )
+					rgbaRenderer.DrawSprite(ss[8], new float2(x, y), "chrome");
+
+			//draw borders
+			for (var y = r.Top + (int)ss[0].size.Y; y < r.Bottom - (int)ss[1].size.Y; y += (int)ss[2].size.Y)
+			{
+				rgbaRenderer.DrawSprite(ss[2], new float2(r.Left, y), "chrome");
+				rgbaRenderer.DrawSprite(ss[3], new float2(r.Right - ss[3].size.X, y), "chrome");
+			}
+
+			for (var x = r.Left + (int)ss[2].size.X; x < r.Right - (int)ss[3].size.X; x += (int)ss[0].size.X)
+			{
+				rgbaRenderer.DrawSprite(ss[0], new float2(x, r.Top), "chrome");
+				rgbaRenderer.DrawSprite(ss[1], new float2(x, r.Bottom - ss[1].size.Y), "chrome");
+			}
+
+			rgbaRenderer.DrawSprite(ss[4], new float2(r.Left, r.Top), "chrome");
+			rgbaRenderer.DrawSprite(ss[5], new float2(r.Right - ss[5].size.X, r.Top), "chrome");
+			rgbaRenderer.DrawSprite(ss[6], new float2(r.Left, r.Bottom - ss[6].size.Y), "chrome");
+			rgbaRenderer.DrawSprite(ss[7], new float2(r.Right - ss[7].size.X, r.Bottom - ss[7].size.Y), "chrome");
+			rgbaRenderer.Flush();
+
+			renderer.Device.DisableScissor();
+		
+			foreach (var child in Children)
+				child.Draw(rgbaRenderer, renderer);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	class ChromeWindow
+	{
+		public static Widget LoadWidget( MiniYaml node )
+		{
+			Widget widget = NewWidget( node.Value );
+			foreach( var child in node.Nodes )
+			{
+				if( child.Key == "Children" )
+				{
+					foreach( var c in child.Value.Nodes )
+					{
+						// Hack around a bug in MiniYaml
+						c.Value.Value = c.Key;
+						widget.Children.Add( LoadWidget( c.Value ) );
+					}
+				}
+				else
+					FieldLoader.LoadField( widget, child.Key, child.Value );
+			}
+	
+			return widget;
+		}
+	
+		static Widget NewWidget( string widgetType )
+		{
+			if( widgetType.Contains( "@" ) )
+				widgetType = widgetType.Substring( 0, widgetType.IndexOf( "@" ) );
+			// TODO: make a particular widget by reflection, or by `switch( widgetType )`
+			
+			Log.Write("Creating Widget of type {0}",widgetType);
+			return new Widget();
+		}
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj b/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
index 0c313a8739..97b8abe32d 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" ToolsVersion="3.5">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Traits\LineBuild.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\World\Theater.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\Cloak.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Chrome\ChromeWindow.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\OpenRA.FileFormats\OpenRA.FileFormats.csproj">
@@ -311,4 +312,7 @@
   <Target Name="AfterBuild">
   </Target>
   -->
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Folder Include="Chrome\" />
+  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mods/cnc/menus.yaml b/mods/cnc/menus.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e29fc2be26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/cnc/menus.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Container:
+	Id:ROOT
+	X:10
+	Y:10
+	Width:400
+	Height:400
+	Children:
+		Button:
+			Id:BUTTON1
+			X:40
+			Y:80
+			Width:100
+			Height:80