diff --git a/src/gui.rs b/src/gui.rs
index 636540d..b383472 100644
--- a/src/gui.rs
+++ b/src/gui.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use iced::widget::{button, column, text};
+use iced::widget::text_input;
 use iced::executor;
 use iced::keyboard;
 use iced::subscription;
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ struct Main {
    keys_already_down: Vec<iced::keyboard::KeyCode>,
    keys_up: Vec<iced::keyboard::KeyCode>,
    flags: Flags,
+   input_text_entry_instruction: String,
+   input_text_entry_value: String,
 }
 
 struct Flags {
@@ -70,6 +73,8 @@ struct Stick {
 enum Message {
    EventOccurred(iced_native::Event),
    Tick,
+   InputTextEntryUpdate(String),
+   InputTextEntrySubmission,
    Up,
    Down,
    Left,
@@ -221,6 +226,8 @@ impl Application for Main {
          keys_newly_down: vec![],
          keys_already_down: vec![],
          keys_up: vec![],
+         input_text_entry_instruction: String::from(""),
+         input_text_entry_value: String::from(""),
       }, Command::none())
    }
 
@@ -233,6 +240,13 @@ impl Application for Main {
          Message::Tick => {
             self.exchange();
          },
+         Message::InputTextEntryUpdate(payload) => {
+            self.input_text_entry_value = payload;
+         },
+         Message::InputTextEntrySubmission => {
+            eprintln!("input text entry pushed: {}", self.input_text_entry_value);
+            self.input_text_entry_value = String::from(""); // TODO
+         },
          Message::EventOccurred(event) if self.configuring.is_some() => {
             match event {
                iced::event::Event::Keyboard(keyboard::Event::KeyPressed{
@@ -330,6 +344,12 @@ impl Application for Main {
                button(text(controller_button_to_string(Message::R, self.inputs.r))).on_press(Message::R),
                text(self.ntfy1.clone()).size(50),
                text(self.ntfy2.clone()).size(50),
+               text_input(
+                  &self.input_text_entry_instruction,
+                  &self.input_text_entry_value,
+                  Message::InputTextEntryUpdate
+               )
+                  .on_submit(Message::InputTextEntrySubmission),
          ]
          .padding(20)
          .align_items(Alignment::Center)