diff --git a/src/gui/body_ui.cpp b/src/gui/body_ui.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0786c8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/body_ui.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#include "gui/body_ui.hpp"
+#include "game/components.hpp"
+#include <guecs/ui.hpp>
+#include "algos/rand.hpp"
+#include <fmt/xchar.h>
+#include "gui/guecstra.hpp"
+#include "game/systems.hpp"
+#include "game/inventory.hpp"
+#include "game/level.hpp"
+
+namespace gui {
+  using namespace guecs;
+  using std::any, std::any_cast, std::string, std::make_any;
+
+  void BodyUI::init(size_t x, size_t y, size_t width, size_t height) {
+    $gui.position(x, y, width, height);
+    $gui.layout(
+        "[body_head]"
+        "[body_chest]"
+        "[body_right_arm]"
+        "[body_left_arm]"
+        "[body_stomach]"
+        "[body_left_leg]"
+        "[body_right_leg]");
+
+    $gui.set<Background>($gui.MAIN, {$gui.$parser, });
+
+    for(auto& [name, cell] : $gui.cells()) {
+      auto gui_id = $gui.entity(name);
+
+      $gui.set<Text>(gui_id, {guecs::to_wstring(name)});
+      $gui.set<Meter>(gui_id, {1.0f, THEME.DARK_MID, {}});
+    }
+
+    $gui.init();
+    update();
+  }
+
+  bool BodyUI::mouse(float x, float y, guecs::Modifiers mods) {
+    return $gui.mouse(x, y, mods);
+  }
+
+  void BodyUI::update() {
+    auto world = GameDB::current_world();
+    auto player = world->get_the<components::Player>();
+  }
+
+  void BodyUI::render(sf::RenderWindow &window) {
+    $gui.render(window);
+    // $gui.debug_layout(window);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/body_ui.hpp b/src/gui/body_ui.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99b048e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/body_ui.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "constants.hpp"
+#include <deque>
+#include "graphics/textures.hpp"
+#include <guecs/ui.hpp>
+#include "gui/guecstra.hpp"
+
+namespace gui {
+  class BodyUI {
+    public:
+      guecs::UI $gui{};
+
+      void init(size_t x, size_t y, size_t width, size_t height);
+      void render(sf::RenderWindow &window);
+      void update();
+      bool mouse(float x, float y, guecs::Modifiers mods);
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/status_ui.cpp b/src/gui/status_ui.cpp
index 7dd689e..f028de2 100644
--- a/src/gui/status_ui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/status_ui.cpp
@@ -16,13 +16,8 @@ namespace gui {
   {
     $gui.position(x, y, width, height);
     $gui.layout(
-        "[=body_head]"
-        "[=body_chest]"
-        "[=body_right_arm]"
-        "[=body_left_arm]"
-        "[=body_stomach]"
-        "[=body_left_leg]"
-        "[=body_right_leg]"
+        "[*%(100, 200)body_ui]"
+        "[_]"
         "[=inv0|=inv1|=inv2]"
         "[=inv3|=inv4|=inv5]"
         "[=inv6|=inv7|=inv8]"
@@ -36,11 +31,11 @@ namespace gui {
     for(auto& [name, cell] : $gui.cells()) {
       auto gui_id = $gui.entity(name);
 
-
       $gui.set<Text>(gui_id, {guecs::to_wstring(name)});
 
       if(name.starts_with("body_")) {
-        $gui.set<Meter>(gui_id, {});
+        auto& cell = $gui.cell_for(name);
+        $body_ui.init(cell.x, cell.y, cell.w, cell.h);
       } else {
         $gui.set<Rectangle>(gui_id, {});
         $gui.set<Clickable>(gui_id, {
@@ -67,6 +62,8 @@ namespace gui {
     auto player = world->get_the<components::Player>();
     auto& inventory = world->get<inventory::Model>(player.entity);
 
+    $body_ui.update();
+
     for(const auto& [slot, cell] : $gui.cells()) {
 
       if(inventory.has(slot)) {
@@ -92,6 +89,7 @@ namespace gui {
 
   void StatusUI::render(sf::RenderWindow &window) {
     $gui.render(window);
+    $body_ui.render(window);
     // $gui.debug_layout(window);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/status_ui.hpp b/src/gui/status_ui.hpp
index b64ebcf..233191b 100644
--- a/src/gui/status_ui.hpp
+++ b/src/gui/status_ui.hpp
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
 #include "graphics/textures.hpp"
 #include <guecs/ui.hpp>
 #include "gui/guecstra.hpp"
+#include "gui/body_ui.hpp"
 
 namespace gui {
   class StatusUI {
     public:
-      guecs::UI $gui;
+      guecs::UI $gui{};
+      BodyUI $body_ui{};
 
       explicit StatusUI(size_t x, size_t y, size_t width, size_t height);
 
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 35ec50d..8017508 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ sources = files(
   'gui/status_ui.cpp',
   'gui/main_ui.cpp',
   'gui/overlay_ui.cpp',
+  'gui/body_ui.cpp',
 
   # graphics
   'graphics/animation.cpp',