diff --git a/direct/src/gui/DirectGui.py b/direct/src/gui/DirectGui.py
index 6709022d1f..d096132574 100644
--- a/direct/src/gui/DirectGui.py
+++ b/direct/src/gui/DirectGui.py
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ from DirectEntry import *
 from DirectLabel import *
 from DirectScrolledList import *
 from DirectDialog import *
+from DirectWaitBar import *
diff --git a/direct/src/gui/DirectWaitBar.py b/direct/src/gui/DirectWaitBar.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d53854f89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/direct/src/gui/DirectWaitBar.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+from DirectFrame import *
+
+"""
+import DirectWaitBar
+d = DirectWaitBar.DirectWaitBar()
+
+"""
+
+class DirectWaitBar(DirectFrame):
+    """
+    DirectEntry(parent) - Create a DirectGuiWidget which responds
+    to keyboard buttons
+    """
+    def __init__(self, parent = guiTop, **kw):
+        # Inherits from DirectFrame
+        # A Direct Frame can have:
+        # - A background texture (pass in path to image, or Texture Card)
+        # - A midground geometry item (pass in geometry)
+        # - A foreground text Node (pass in text string or Onscreen Text)
+        optiondefs = (
+            # Define type of DirectGuiWidget
+            ('pgFunc',          PGWaitBar,        None),
+            ('width',           1.0,              self.setup),
+            ('height',          0.2,              self.setup),
+            ('range',           100,              self.setup),
+            ('value',           50,               self.setValue),
+            ('barBorderWidth',  (0,0),            self.setBarBorderWidth),
+            ('barColor',        (1,0,0,1),     self.setBarColor),
+            ('barRelief',       FLAT,             self.setBarRelief),
+            )
+
+        self.barStyle = PGFrameStyle()
+        
+        # Merge keyword options with default options
+        self.defineoptions(kw, optiondefs)
+
+        # Initialize superclasses
+        DirectFrame.__init__(self, parent)
+
+        # Call option initialization functions
+        self.initialiseoptions(DirectWaitBar)
+
+        self.setup()
+        self.updateBarStyle()
+        
+
+    def setup(self):
+        print self['width'], self['height'], self['range']
+        self.guiItem.setup(self['width'], self['height'], self['range'])
+
+    def setValue(self):
+        self.guiItem.setValue(self['value'])
+
+    def getPercent(self):
+        return self.guiItem.getPercent()
+
+    def updateBarStyle(self):
+        if not self.fInit:
+            print 'updateing'
+            self.guiItem.setBarStyle(self.barStyle)            
+
+    def setBarRelief(self):
+        print 1
+        self.barStyle.setType(self['barRelief'])
+        self.updateBarStyle()
+
+    def setBarBorderWidth(self):
+        print 2
+        self.barStyle.setWidth(*self['barBorderWidth'])
+        self.updateBarStyle()
+
+    def setBarColor(self):
+        print 3
+        self.barStyle.setColor(*self['barColor'])
+        self.updateBarStyle()
+        
+        
+