diff --git a/orx-gui/src/demo/kotlin/DemoXYParameter.kt b/orx-gui/src/demo/kotlin/DemoXYParameter.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f5f0de19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orx-gui/src/demo/kotlin/DemoXYParameter.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import org.openrndr.application
+import org.openrndr.extra.gui.GUI
+import org.openrndr.extra.parameters.ActionParameter
+import org.openrndr.extra.parameters.Description
+import org.openrndr.extra.parameters.XYParameter
+import org.openrndr.math.Vector2
+
+fun main() = application {
+    configure {
+        width = 800
+        height = 800
+    }
+
+    program {
+        val gui = GUI()
+
+        val settings = @Description("Vector parameter!") object {
+            @XYParameter("Position", 0.0, 800.0, 0.0, 800.0,
+                    precision = 2,
+                    invertY = true,
+                    showVector = true)
+            var position: Vector2 = Vector2(0.0,0.0)
+        }
+
+        gui.add(settings)
+
+        extend(gui)
+        extend {
+            drawer.circle(settings.position, 50.0)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/orx-gui/src/main/kotlin/Gui.kt b/orx-gui/src/main/kotlin/Gui.kt
index f67e6f2a..afc2afd9 100644
--- a/orx-gui/src/main/kotlin/Gui.kt
+++ b/orx-gui/src/main/kotlin/Gui.kt
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ class GUI : Extension {
                     precision = parameter.precision!!
                     showVector = parameter.showVector!!
                     invertY = parameter.invertY!!
+                    label = parameter.label
 
                     events.valueChanged.listen {
                         setAndPersist(
diff --git a/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/elements/XYPad.kt b/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/elements/XYPad.kt
index a1ba22de..2e567caf 100644
--- a/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/elements/XYPad.kt
+++ b/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/elements/XYPad.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ class XYPad : Element(ElementType("xy-pad")) {
     var maxX = 1.0
     var maxY = 1.0
 
+    /**
+     * The label
+     */
+    var label: String? = null
+
     /**
      * The precision of the control, default is 2
      */
@@ -198,12 +203,13 @@ class XYPad : Element(ElementType("xy-pad")) {
             drawer.stroke = ColorRGBa.WHITE
             drawer.circle(ballPosition, 8.0)
 
-            val label = "${String.format("%.0${precision}f", value.x)}, ${String.format("%.0${precision}f", value.y)}"
+            val valueLabel = "${String.format("%.0${precision}f", value.x)}, ${String.format("%.0${precision}f", value.y)}"
+
             (root() as? Body)?.controlManager?.fontManager?.let {
                 val font = it.font(computedStyle)
                 val writer = Writer(drawer)
                 drawer.fontMap = (font)
-                val textWidth = writer.textWidth(label)
+                val textWidth = writer.textWidth(valueLabel)
                 val textHeight = font.ascenderLength
 
                 drawer.fill = ((computedStyle.color as? Color.RGBa)?.color ?: ColorRGBa.WHITE).opacify(
@@ -211,7 +217,11 @@ class XYPad : Element(ElementType("xy-pad")) {
                 )
 
 
-                drawer.text(label, Vector2(layout.screenWidth - textWidth - 4.0, layout.screenHeight - textHeight + 6.0))
+                if (label != null) {
+                    drawer.text(label!!, Vector2(0.0, 0.0))
+                }
+
+                drawer.text(valueLabel, Vector2(layout.screenWidth - textWidth - 4.0, layout.screenHeight - textHeight + 6.0))
             }
 
             drawer.popStyle()