diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/menu_view/widgets.h b/repos/gems/src/app/menu_view/widgets.h
index cae7d31f88..0e5b41e768 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/menu_view/widgets.h
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/menu_view/widgets.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ namespace Menu_view {
 	struct Button_widget;
 	struct Label_widget;
 	struct Box_layout_widget;
+	struct Float_widget;
 	struct Widget_factory;
 	struct Main;
 
@@ -563,6 +564,69 @@ struct Menu_view::Box_layout_widget : Widget
 };
 
 
+struct Menu_view::Float_widget : Widget
+{
+	bool _north = false, _south = false, _east = false, _west = false;
+
+	Float_widget(Widget_factory &factory, Xml_node node, Unique_id unique_id)
+	: Widget(factory, node, unique_id) { }
+
+	void _place_child(Widget &child)
+	{
+		Area const child_min = child.min_size();
+
+		/* space around the minimal-sized child */
+		int const w_space = geometry.w() - child_min.w();
+		int const h_space = geometry.h() - child_min.h();
+
+		/* stretch child size opposite attributes are specified */
+		int const w = (_east  && _west)  ? geometry.w() : child_min.w();
+		int const h = (_north && _south) ? geometry.h() : child_min.h();
+
+		/* align / center child position */
+		int const x = _east  ? 0 : _west  ? w_space : w_space / 2;
+		int const y = _north ? 0 : _south ? h_space : h_space / 2;
+
+		child.geometry = Rect(Point(x, y), Area(w, h));
+	}
+
+	void update(Xml_node node) override
+	{
+		_update_child(node);
+
+		_north = node.attribute_value("north", false),
+		_south = node.attribute_value("south", false),
+		_east  = node.attribute_value("east",  false),
+		_west  = node.attribute_value("west",  false);
+
+		if (Widget *child = _children.first())
+			_place_child(*child);
+	}
+
+	Area min_size() const override
+	{
+		/* determine minimum child size */
+		Widget const * const child = _children.first();
+		return child ? child->min_size() : Area(0, 0);
+	}
+
+	void draw(Surface<Pixel_rgb888> &pixel_surface,
+	          Surface<Pixel_alpha8> &alpha_surface,
+	          Point at) const
+	{
+		_draw_children(pixel_surface, alpha_surface, at);
+	}
+
+	void _layout() override
+	{
+		if (Widget *child = _children.first()) {
+			_place_child(*child);
+			child->size(child->geometry.area());
+		}
+	}
+};
+
+
 namespace Menu_view { template <typename PT> class Scratch_surface; }
 
 
@@ -831,6 +895,7 @@ Menu_view::Widget_factory::create(Xml_node node)
 	if (node.has_type("vbox"))   w = new (alloc) Box_layout_widget (*this, node, unique_id);
 	if (node.has_type("hbox"))   w = new (alloc) Box_layout_widget (*this, node, unique_id);
 	if (node.has_type("frame"))  w = new (alloc) Frame_widget      (*this, node, unique_id);
+	if (node.has_type("float"))  w = new (alloc) Float_widget      (*this, node, unique_id);
 
 	if (!w) {
 		Genode::error("unknown widget type '", node.type(), "'");