diff --git a/src/modules/illume2/e_quickpanel.c b/src/modules/illume2/e_quickpanel.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a578dc1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/illume2/e_quickpanel.c
@@ -0,0 +1,295 @@
+#include "e.h"
+#include "e_quickpanel.h"
+#include "e_mod_config.h"
+#include "e_mod_border.h"
+
+/* local function prototypes */
+static void _e_quickpanel_cb_free(E_Quickpanel *qp);
+static int _e_quickpanel_cb_client_message(void *data, int type, void *event);
+static void _e_quickpanel_cb_border_pre_post_fetch(void *data, void *data2);
+static E_Quickpanel *_e_quickpanel_by_border_get(E_Border *bd);
+static int _e_quickpanel_border_is_quickpanel(E_Border *bd);
+static void _e_quickpanel_slide(E_Quickpanel *qp, int visible, double len);
+static int _e_quickpanel_cb_animate(void *data);
+static int _e_quickpanel_cb_delay_hide(void *data);
+static void _e_quickpanel_hide(E_Quickpanel *qp);
+
+/* local variables */
+static Eina_List *qps = NULL, *handlers = NULL, *hooks = NULL;
+
+/* public functions */
+int 
+e_quickpanel_init(void) 
+{
+   handlers = 
+     eina_list_append(handlers, 
+                      ecore_event_handler_add(ECORE_X_EVENT_CLIENT_MESSAGE, 
+                                              _e_quickpanel_cb_client_message, NULL));
+   hooks = 
+     eina_list_append(hooks, 
+                      e_border_hook_add(E_BORDER_HOOK_EVAL_PRE_POST_FETCH, 
+                                        _e_quickpanel_cb_border_pre_post_fetch, 
+                                        NULL));
+   return 1;
+}
+
+int 
+e_quickpanel_shutdown(void) 
+{
+   E_Quickpanel *qp;
+   Ecore_Event_Handler *handler;
+   E_Border_Hook *hook;
+
+   EINA_LIST_FREE(handlers, handler)
+     ecore_event_handler_del(handler);
+   EINA_LIST_FREE(hooks, hook)
+     e_border_hook_del(hook);
+   EINA_LIST_FREE(qps, qp)
+     e_object_del(E_OBJECT(qp));
+   return 1;
+}
+
+E_Quickpanel *
+e_quickpanel_new(E_Zone *zone) 
+{
+   E_Quickpanel *qp;
+
+   qp = E_OBJECT_ALLOC(E_Quickpanel, E_QUICKPANEL_TYPE, _e_quickpanel_cb_free);
+   if (!qp) return NULL;
+   qp->zone = zone;
+   qp->visible = 0;
+   qps = eina_list_append(qps, qp);
+   return qp;
+}
+
+void 
+e_quickpanel_show(E_Quickpanel *qp) 
+{
+   if (qp->timer) ecore_timer_del(qp->timer);
+   qp->timer = NULL;
+   if (qp->visible) return;
+   if (il_cfg->sliding.quickpanel.duration <= 0) 
+     {
+        Eina_List *l;
+        E_Border *bd;
+        int ny = 0;
+
+        e_mod_border_top_shelf_size_get(qp->zone, NULL, &ny);
+        EINA_LIST_FOREACH(qp->borders, l, bd)
+          ny += bd->h;
+
+        EINA_LIST_FOREACH(qp->borders, l, bd) 
+          e_border_fx_offset(bd, 0, ny);
+        qp->visible = 1;
+     }
+   else
+     _e_quickpanel_slide(qp, 1, 
+                         (double)il_cfg->sliding.quickpanel.duration / 1000.0);
+}
+
+void 
+e_quickpanel_hide(E_Quickpanel *qp) 
+{
+   if (!qp->visible) return;
+   if (!qp->timer)
+     qp->timer = ecore_timer_add(0.2, _e_quickpanel_cb_delay_hide, qp);
+}
+
+E_Quickpanel *
+e_quickpanel_by_zone_get(E_Zone *zone) 
+{
+   Eina_List *l;
+   E_Quickpanel *qp;
+
+   if (!zone) return NULL;
+   EINA_LIST_FOREACH(qps, l, qp)
+     if (qp->zone == zone) return qp;
+   return NULL;
+}
+
+/* local functions */
+static void 
+_e_quickpanel_cb_free(E_Quickpanel *qp) 
+{
+   E_Border *bd;
+
+   if (qp->animator) ecore_animator_del(qp->animator);
+   qp->animator = NULL;
+   if (qp->timer) ecore_timer_del(qp->timer);
+   qp->timer = NULL;
+   EINA_LIST_FREE(qp->borders, bd)
+     bd->stolen = 0;
+   E_FREE(qp);
+}
+
+static int 
+_e_quickpanel_cb_client_message(void *data, int type, void *event) 
+{
+   Ecore_X_Event_Client_Message *ev;
+   E_Zone *zone;
+   E_Quickpanel *qp;
+
+   ev = event;
+   if (ev->win != ecore_x_window_root_first_get()) return 1;
+   if (ev->message_type != ECORE_X_ATOM_E_ILLUME_QUICKPANEL_STATE) return 1;
+   zone = e_zone_current_get(e_container_current_get(e_manager_current_get()));
+   if (!(qp = e_quickpanel_by_zone_get(zone))) return 1;
+   if (ev->data.l[0] == ECORE_X_ATOM_E_ILLUME_QUICKPANEL_OFF) 
+     e_quickpanel_hide(qp);
+   else if (ev->data.l[0] == ECORE_X_ATOM_E_ILLUME_QUICKPANEL_ON) 
+     e_quickpanel_show(qp);
+   return 1;
+}
+
+static void 
+_e_quickpanel_cb_border_pre_post_fetch(void *data, void *data2) 
+{
+   E_Border *bd;
+   E_Quickpanel *qp;
+   int ty, th;
+
+   if (!(bd = data2)) return;
+   if (!bd->new_client) return;
+   if (_e_quickpanel_by_border_get(bd)) return;
+   if (!_e_quickpanel_border_is_quickpanel(bd)) return;
+   if (!(qp = e_quickpanel_by_zone_get(bd->zone))) return;
+   e_mod_border_top_shelf_pos_get(qp->zone, NULL, &ty);
+   e_mod_border_top_shelf_size_get(qp->zone, NULL, &th);
+   bd->stolen = 1;
+   if (bd->remember) 
+     {
+        if (bd->bordername) 
+          {
+             eina_stringshare_del(bd->bordername);
+             bd->bordername = NULL;
+             bd->client.border.changed = 1;
+          }
+        e_remember_unuse(bd->remember);
+        bd->remember = NULL;
+     }
+   eina_stringshare_replace(&bd->bordername, "borderless");
+   bd->client.border.changed = 1;
+   qp->h += bd->h;
+   e_border_move(bd, qp->zone->x, (ty - qp->h));
+   if (qp->visible) 
+     e_border_fx_offset(bd, 0, (bd->h - th));
+   qp->borders = eina_list_append(qp->borders, bd);
+}
+
+static E_Quickpanel *
+_e_quickpanel_by_border_get(E_Border *bd) 
+{
+   Eina_List *l, *ll;
+   E_Border *b;
+   E_Quickpanel *qp;
+
+   if (!bd->stolen) return NULL;
+   EINA_LIST_FOREACH(qps, l, qp) 
+     EINA_LIST_FOREACH(qp->borders, ll, b)
+       if (b == bd) return qp;
+   return NULL;
+}
+
+static int 
+_e_quickpanel_border_is_quickpanel(E_Border *bd) 
+{
+   return ecore_x_e_illume_quickpanel_get(bd->client.win);
+}
+
+static void 
+_e_quickpanel_slide(E_Quickpanel *qp, int visible, double len) 
+{
+   qp->start = ecore_loop_time_get();
+   qp->len = len;
+   qp->adjust_start = qp->adjust;
+   qp->adjust_end = 0;
+   if (visible) 
+     {
+        Eina_List *l;
+        E_Border *bd;
+
+        EINA_LIST_FOREACH(qp->borders, l, bd)
+          qp->adjust_end += bd->h;
+     }
+   else 
+     {
+        int th;
+
+        e_mod_border_top_shelf_size_get(qp->zone, NULL, &th);
+        qp->adjust_end = -th;
+     }
+   if (!qp->animator)
+     qp->animator = ecore_animator_add(_e_quickpanel_cb_animate, qp);
+}
+
+static int 
+_e_quickpanel_cb_animate(void *data) 
+{
+   E_Quickpanel *qp;
+   Eina_List *l;
+   E_Border *bd;
+   double t, v;
+
+   if (!(qp = data)) return 0;
+   t = ecore_loop_time_get() - qp->start;
+   if (t > qp->len) t = qp->len;
+   if (qp->len > 0.0) 
+     {
+        v = t / qp->len;
+        v = 1.0 - v;
+        v = v * v * v * v;
+        v = 1.0 - v;
+     }
+   else
+     {
+        t = qp->len;
+        v = 1.0;
+     }
+   qp->adjust = (qp->adjust_end * v) + (qp->adjust_start * (1.0 - v));
+
+   EINA_LIST_FOREACH(qp->borders, l, bd) 
+     e_border_fx_offset(bd, 0, (bd->h + qp->adjust));
+
+   if (t == qp->len) 
+     {
+        qp->animator = NULL;
+        if (qp->visible) qp->visible = 0;
+        else qp->visible = 1;
+        return 0;
+     }
+   return 1;
+}
+
+static int 
+_e_quickpanel_cb_delay_hide(void *data) 
+{
+   E_Quickpanel *qp;
+
+   if (!(qp = data)) return 0;
+   _e_quickpanel_hide(qp);
+   qp->timer = NULL;
+   return 0;
+}
+
+static void 
+_e_quickpanel_hide(E_Quickpanel *qp) 
+{
+   if (qp->timer) ecore_timer_del(qp->timer);
+   qp->timer = NULL;
+   if (!qp->visible) return;
+   if (il_cfg->sliding.quickpanel.duration <= 0) 
+     {
+        Eina_List *l;
+        E_Border *bd;
+        int th;
+
+        e_mod_border_top_shelf_size_get(qp->zone, NULL, &th);
+        EINA_LIST_FOREACH(qp->borders, l, bd) 
+          e_border_fx_offset(bd, 0, 0);
+//          e_border_fx_offset(bd, 0, -th);
+        qp->visible = 0;
+     }
+   else
+     _e_quickpanel_slide(qp, 0, 
+                         (double)il_cfg->sliding.quickpanel.duration / 1000.0);
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/illume2/e_quickpanel.h b/src/modules/illume2/e_quickpanel.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..737245a44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/illume2/e_quickpanel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#ifndef E_QUICKPANEL_H
+#define E_QUICKPANEL_H
+
+#define E_QUICKPANEL_TYPE 0xE1b0990
+
+typedef struct _E_Quickpanel E_Quickpanel;
+struct _E_Quickpanel 
+{
+   E_Object e_obj_inherit;
+
+   E_Zone *zone;
+   Eina_List *borders;
+   Ecore_Timer *timer;
+   Ecore_Animator *animator;
+   double start, len;
+   int h, adjust, adjust_start, adjust_end;
+   unsigned char visible : 1;
+};
+
+int e_quickpanel_init(void);
+int e_quickpanel_shutdown(void);
+
+E_Quickpanel *e_quickpanel_new(E_Zone *zone);
+void e_quickpanel_show(E_Quickpanel *qp);
+void e_quickpanel_hide(E_Quickpanel *qp);
+E_Quickpanel *e_quickpanel_by_zone_get(E_Zone *zone);
+
+#endif