diff --git a/base/VulkanUIOverlay.cpp b/base/VulkanUIOverlay.cpp
index 07c729b3..6ab932cf 100644
--- a/base/VulkanUIOverlay.cpp
+++ b/base/VulkanUIOverlay.cpp
@@ -552,4 +552,40 @@ namespace vks
 			vks::initializers::commandBufferAllocateInfo(commandPool, VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_LEVEL_PRIMARY, static_cast<uint32_t>(cmdBuffers.size()));
 		VK_CHECK_RESULT(vkAllocateCommandBuffers(device->logicalDevice, &cmdBufAllocateInfo, cmdBuffers.data()));
 	}
+
+	bool UIOverlay::header(const char *caption)
+	{
+		return ImGui::CollapsingHeader(caption, ImGuiTreeNodeFlags_DefaultOpen);
+	}
+
+	bool UIOverlay::checkBox(const char *caption, bool *value)
+	{
+		return ImGui::Checkbox(caption, value);
+	}
+
+	bool UIOverlay::inputFloat(const char *caption, float *value, float step, uint32_t precision)
+	{
+		return ImGui::InputFloat(caption, value, step, step * 10.0f, precision);
+	}
+
+	bool UIOverlay::comboBox(const char *caption, int32_t *itemindex, std::vector<std::string> items)
+	{
+		if (items.empty()) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		std::vector<const char*> charitems;
+		charitems.reserve(items.size());
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < items.size(); i++) {
+			charitems.push_back(items[i].c_str());
+		}
+		return ImGui::Combo(caption, itemindex, &charitems[0], static_cast<uint32_t>(charitems.size()), 4);
+	}
+
+	void UIOverlay::text(const char *formatstr, ...)
+	{
+		va_list args;
+		va_start(args, formatstr);
+		ImGui::TextV(formatstr, args);
+		va_end(args);
+	}
 }
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diff --git a/base/VulkanUIOverlay.h b/base/VulkanUIOverlay.h
index 0049915e..0338756e 100644
--- a/base/VulkanUIOverlay.h
+++ b/base/VulkanUIOverlay.h
@@ -86,5 +86,11 @@ namespace vks
 		void update();
 
 		void submit(VkQueue queue, uint32_t bufferindex, VkSubmitInfo submitInfo);
+
+		bool header(const char* caption);
+		bool checkBox(const char* caption, bool* value);
+		bool inputFloat(const char* caption, float* value, float step, uint32_t precision);
+		bool comboBox(const char* caption, int32_t* itemindex, std::vector<std::string> items);
+		void text(const char* formatstr, ...);		
 	};
 }
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