diff --git a/src/Engine.h b/src/Engine.h
index 02fb93c..91fed1c 100755
--- a/src/Engine.h
+++ b/src/Engine.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <sstream>
 
 #include "EventBroker.h"
+#include "GUI/Frame.h"
 #include "Renderer.h"
 #include "GameWorld.h"
 
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ public:
 		m_Renderer = std::make_shared<Renderer>();
 		m_Renderer->Initialize();
 
+		m_UIParent = std::make_shared<GUI::Frame>(0, 0, m_Renderer->Width(), m_Renderer->Height());
+
 		m_World = std::make_shared<GameWorld>(m_EventBroker, m_Renderer);
 		m_World->Initialize();
 
@@ -38,6 +41,7 @@ public:
 private:
 	std::shared_ptr<EventBroker> m_EventBroker;
 	std::shared_ptr<Renderer> m_Renderer;
+	std::shared_ptr<GUI::Frame> m_UIParent;
 	// TODO: This should ultimately live in GameFrame
 	std::shared_ptr<GameWorld> m_World;
 
diff --git a/src/GUI/Frame.h b/src/GUI/Frame.h
index f77d29f..19f534a 100644
--- a/src/GUI/Frame.h
+++ b/src/GUI/Frame.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 
 #include "Util/Rectangle.h"
+#include "EventBroker.h"
 
 namespace GUI
 {
@@ -19,13 +20,28 @@ public:
 		Bottom
 	};
 
-	Frame() { }
-	
-	Frame(const Frame &parent)
-		: Rectangle(static_cast<Rectangle>(parent))
-		, Parent(std::shared_ptr<Frame>(&parent)) { }
+	// Set up a base frame with an event broker
+	Frame(std::shared_ptr<::EventBroker> eventBroker) 
+		: EventBroker(eventBroker)
+		, Rectangle() 
+	{ Initialize(); }
+	// Create a frame as a child
+	Frame(std::shared_ptr<Frame> parent)
+		: Rectangle(static_cast<Rectangle>(*parent)) // Clone parent rectangle using copy constructor
+	{ SetParent(parent); Initialize(); }
 
-	std::shared_ptr<Frame> Parent;
+	virtual void Initialize() { }
+	std::shared_ptr<Frame> Parent() const { return m_Parent; }
+	void SetParent(std::shared_ptr<Frame> parent) 
+	{ 
+		m_Parent = parent;
+		EventBroker = parent->EventBroker;
+	}
+	virtual void Update(double dt) { }
+
+protected:
+	std::shared_ptr<::EventBroker> EventBroker;
+	std::shared_ptr<Frame> m_Parent;
 };
 
 }