diff --git a/qutebrowser/app.py b/qutebrowser/app.py
index 3048f3db8..dccb7b931 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/app.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/app.py
@@ -1,13 +1,44 @@
 import sys
-from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QWidget
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (QApplication, QMainWindow, QVBoxLayout,
+    QHBoxLayout, QTabWidget, QWidget, QLabel)
 from qutebrowser.widgets import CommandEdit
 
-class TestWindow(QWidget):
+class TestWindow(QMainWindow):
     def __init__(self):
-        super(TestWindow, self).__init__()
-        self.ce = CommandEdit(self)
-        self.ce.move(0, 0)
-        self.resize(self.ce.sizeHint())
+        super(self.__class__, self).__init__()
+        self.setObjectName(self.__class__.__name__)
+
+        self.cwidget = QWidget(self)
+        self.cwidget.setObjectName("cwidget")
+
+        self.vbox = QVBoxLayout(self.cwidget)
+        self.vbox.setObjectName("vbox")
+        self.setCentralWidget(self.cwidget)
+
+        self.tabs = QTabWidget(self.cwidget)
+        self.tabs.setObjectName("tabs")
+        self.tab = QWidget()
+        self.tab.setObjectName("tab")
+        self.tabs.addTab(self.tab, "test")
+        self.vbox.addWidget(self.tabs)
+
+        self.status_hbox = QHBoxLayout()
+
+        self.status_cmd = CommandEdit(self.cwidget)
+        self.status_cmd.setObjectName("status_cmd")
+        self.status_hbox.addWidget(self.status_cmd)
+
+        self.status_lbl = QLabel(self.cwidget)
+        self.status_lbl.setObjectName("status_lbl")
+        self.status_lbl.setText("Hello World")
+        self.status_hbox.addWidget(self.status_lbl)
+
+        self.vbox.addLayout(self.status_hbox)
+
+        #self.retranslateUi(MainWindow)
+        #self.tabWidget.setCurrentIndex(0)
+        #QtCore.QMetaObject.connectSlotsByName(MainWindow)
+
         self.show()
 
 def main():