diff --git a/orx-panel/build.gradle b/orx-panel/build.gradle
index ece0f363..a2d6ffea 100644
--- a/orx-panel/build.gradle
+++ b/orx-panel/build.gradle
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ sourceSets {
 }
 
 dependencies {
+    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect:$kotlinVersion"
     demoImplementation("org.openrndr:openrndr-extensions:$openrndrVersion")
     demoImplementation("org.openrndr:openrndr-dialogs:$openrndrVersion")
     demoImplementation("com.google.code.gson:gson:$gsonVersion")
diff --git a/orx-panel/src/demo/kotlin/DemoWatchObjectDiv01.kt b/orx-panel/src/demo/kotlin/DemoWatchObjectDiv01.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07409b39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orx-panel/src/demo/kotlin/DemoWatchObjectDiv01.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import org.openrndr.application
+import org.openrndr.extensions.SingleScreenshot
+import org.openrndr.panel.controlManager
+import org.openrndr.panel.elements.*
+import org.openrndr.panel.style.*
+
+
+fun main() = application {
+    configure {
+        width = 900
+        height = 720
+    }
+    // A very simple state
+    class State {
+        var x = 0
+        var y = 0
+        var z = 0
+    }
+    program {
+        // -- this block is for automation purposes only
+        if (System.getProperty("takeScreenshot") == "true") {
+            extend(SingleScreenshot()) {
+                this.outputFile = System.getProperty("screenshotPath")
+            }
+        }
+        val programState = State()
+        val cm = controlManager {
+            layout {
+                styleSheet(has class_ "matrix") {
+                    this.width = 100.percent
+                }
+
+                styleSheet(has class_ "row") {
+                    this.display = Display.FLEX
+                    this.flexDirection = FlexDirection.Row
+                    this.width = 100.percent
+
+                    child(has type "slider") {
+                        this.width = 80.px
+                    }
+                }
+
+                slider {
+                    label = "x"
+                    precision = 0
+                    bind(programState::x)
+                }
+
+                slider {
+                    label = "y"
+                    precision = 0
+                    bind(programState::y)
+                }
+
+                watchObjectDiv("matrix", watchObject = object {
+                    // for primitive types we have to use property references
+                    val x = programState::x
+                    val y = programState::y
+                }) {
+                    for (y in 0 until watchObject.y.get()) {
+                        div("row") {
+                            for (x in 0 until watchObject.x.get()) {
+                                button() {
+                                    label = "$x, $y"
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        extend(cm)
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/elements/WatchObjectDiv.kt b/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/elements/WatchObjectDiv.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da913d87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/elements/WatchObjectDiv.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package org.openrndr.panel.elements
+
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
+import kotlinx.coroutines.yield
+import org.openrndr.draw.Drawer
+import org.openrndr.launch
+import org.openrndr.panel.elements.*
+import org.openrndr.panel.hash.watchHash
+import kotlin.reflect.KMutableProperty0
+
+class WatchObjectDiv<T:Any>(
+    val watchObject: T,
+    private val builder: WatchObjectDiv<T>.(T) -> Unit
+) : Div(),
+    DisposableElement {
+    override var disposed: Boolean = false
+    private var objectStateHash = watchHash(watchObject)
+    private var watchJob: Job? = null
+
+
+    override fun dispose() {
+        super.dispose()
+        for (child in children) {
+            child.parent = null
+            (child as? DisposableElement)?.dispose()
+        }
+        children.clear()
+    }
+
+    fun regenerate(force: Boolean = false) {
+        var regenerate = force
+        if (watchHash(watchObject) != objectStateHash) {
+            regenerate = true
+        }
+
+        if (regenerate) {
+            for (child in children) {
+                child.parent = null
+                (child as? DisposableElement)?.dispose()
+            }
+            objectStateHash = watchHash(watchObject)
+            children.clear()
+            builder(watchObject)
+
+            requestRedraw()
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun checkJob() {
+        if (watchJob == null) {
+            watchJob = (root() as? Body)?.controlManager?.program?.launch {
+                while (!disposed) {
+                    regenerate()
+                    yield()
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun draw(drawer: Drawer) {
+        checkJob()
+        super.draw(drawer)
+    }
+}
+
+fun <T : Any> Element.watchObjectDiv(
+    vararg classes: String,
+    watchObject: T,
+    builder: WatchObjectDiv<T>.(T) -> Unit
+) : WatchObjectDiv<T> {
+    val wd = WatchObjectDiv(watchObject, builder)
+    wd.classes.addAll(classes.map { ElementClass(it) })
+    this.append(wd)
+    wd.regenerate(true)
+    wd.checkJob()
+    return wd
+}
diff --git a/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/hash/WatchHash.kt b/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/hash/WatchHash.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d127c4dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/hash/WatchHash.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package org.openrndr.panel.hash
+
+import kotlin.reflect.KProperty0
+import kotlin.reflect.full.declaredMemberProperties
+
+fun watchHash(toHash: Any): Int {
+    var hash = 0
+    for (property in toHash::class.declaredMemberProperties) {
+        val v = (property.getter)(toHash)
+        if (v is KProperty0<*>) {
+            val pv = v.get()
+            hash = 31 * hash + (pv?.hashCode() ?: 0)
+        } else {
+            hash = 31 * hash + (v?.hashCode() ?: 0)
+        }
+    }
+    return hash
+}
+