diff --git a/escher/include/escher/stack_view.h b/escher/include/escher/stack_view.h
index fa4201107..9059c3bf4 100644
--- a/escher/include/escher/stack_view.h
+++ b/escher/include/escher/stack_view.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define ESCHER_STACK_VIEW_H
 
 #include <escher/view.h>
+#include <escher/pointer_text_view.h>
 
 class StackView : public View {
 public:
@@ -14,7 +15,10 @@ protected:
   void logAttributes(std::ostream &os) const override;
 #endif
 private:
-  const char * m_name;
+  int numberOfSubviews() const override;
+  View * subviewAtIndex(int index) override;
+  void layoutSubviews() override;
+  PointerTextView m_textView;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/escher/src/stack_view.cpp b/escher/src/stack_view.cpp
index f9d963d61..0b56a6c3b 100644
--- a/escher/src/stack_view.cpp
+++ b/escher/src/stack_view.cpp
@@ -1,22 +1,38 @@
 #include <escher/stack_view.h>
+#include <escher/palette.h>
 extern "C" {
 #include <assert.h>
 }
 
 StackView::StackView() :
   View(),
-  m_name(nullptr)
+  m_textView(PointerTextView(nullptr, 0.5f, 0.5f, Palette::k_desactiveTextColor))
 {
 }
 
+int StackView::numberOfSubviews() const {
+  return 1;
+}
+
+View * StackView::subviewAtIndex(int index) {
+  assert(index == 0);
+  return &m_textView;
+}
+
+void StackView::layoutSubviews() {
+  m_textView.setFrame(bounds());
+}
+
 void StackView::setName(const char * name) {
-  m_name = name;
-  markRectAsDirty(bounds());
+  m_textView.setText(name);
 }
 
 void StackView::drawRect(KDContext * ctx, KDRect rect) const {
-  ctx->fillRect(rect, KDColor(0xFFCD50));
-  ctx->drawString(m_name, KDPointZero);
+  KDCoordinate height = bounds().height();
+  KDCoordinate width = bounds().width();
+  ctx->fillRect(KDRect(0, 0, width, 1), Palette::LineColor);
+  ctx->fillRect(KDRect(0, 1, width, height-2), KDColorWhite);
+  ctx->fillRect(KDRect(0, height-1, width, 1), Palette::LineColor);
 }
 
 #if ESCHER_VIEW_LOGGING
diff --git a/escher/src/stack_view_controller.cpp b/escher/src/stack_view_controller.cpp
index 819c61c7d..37adfabea 100644
--- a/escher/src/stack_view_controller.cpp
+++ b/escher/src/stack_view_controller.cpp
@@ -33,10 +33,11 @@ void StackViewController::ControllerView::layoutSubviews() {
   KDCoordinate width = m_frame.width();
   int indexFirstHeader = m_displayFirstStackHeader ? 0 : 1;
   for (int i=indexFirstHeader; i<m_numberOfStacks; i++) {
-    m_stackViews[i].setFrame(KDRect(0, stackHeight*(i-indexFirstHeader), width, stackHeight));
+    m_stackViews[i].setFrame(KDRect(0, stackHeight*(i-indexFirstHeader), width, stackHeight + 1));
   }
   if (m_contentView) {
-    KDRect contentViewFrame = KDRect( 0, (m_numberOfStacks-indexFirstHeader)*stackHeight,
+    bool separatorHeight = m_displayFirstStackHeader + (m_numberOfStacks > 1);
+    KDRect contentViewFrame = KDRect( 0, (m_numberOfStacks-indexFirstHeader)*stackHeight + separatorHeight,
         width, m_frame.height() - (m_numberOfStacks-indexFirstHeader)*stackHeight);
     m_contentView->setFrame(contentViewFrame);
   }