diff --git a/internal/dynamo-browse/ui/model.go b/internal/dynamo-browse/ui/model.go
index e16ed4e..4cefc0e 100644
--- a/internal/dynamo-browse/ui/model.go
+++ b/internal/dynamo-browse/ui/model.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lmika/awstools/internal/common/ui/commandctrl"
 	"github.com/lmika/awstools/internal/common/ui/events"
 	"github.com/lmika/awstools/internal/dynamo-browse/controllers"
+	"github.com/lmika/awstools/internal/dynamo-browse/ui/teamodels/dialogprompt"
 	"github.com/lmika/awstools/internal/dynamo-browse/ui/teamodels/dynamoitemview"
 	"github.com/lmika/awstools/internal/dynamo-browse/ui/teamodels/dynamotableview"
 	"github.com/lmika/awstools/internal/dynamo-browse/ui/teamodels/layout"
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@ func NewModel(rc *controllers.TableReadController, wc *controllers.TableWriteCon
 	dtv := dynamotableview.New(uiStyles)
 	div := dynamoitemview.New(uiStyles)
 	statusAndPrompt := statusandprompt.New(layout.NewVBox(layout.LastChildFixedAt(17), dtv, div), "", uiStyles.StatusAndPrompt)
-	tableSelect := tableselect.New(statusAndPrompt, uiStyles)
+	dialogPrompt := dialogprompt.New(statusAndPrompt)
+	tableSelect := tableselect.New(dialogPrompt, uiStyles)
 
 	cc.AddCommands(&commandctrl.CommandContext{
 		Commands: map[string]commandctrl.Command{
@@ -73,7 +75,8 @@ func NewModel(rc *controllers.TableReadController, wc *controllers.TableWriteCon
 		},
 	})
 
-	root := layout.FullScreen(tableSelect)
+	//root := layout.FullScreen(tableSelect)
+	root := layout.FullScreen(dialogPrompt)
 
 	return Model{
 		tableReadController:  rc,
diff --git a/internal/dynamo-browse/ui/teamodels/dialogprompt/dialogmodel.go b/internal/dynamo-browse/ui/teamodels/dialogprompt/dialogmodel.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..326e9a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/dynamo-browse/ui/teamodels/dialogprompt/dialogmodel.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package dialogprompt
+
+import (
+	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
+	"github.com/lmika/awstools/internal/dynamo-browse/ui/teamodels/layout"
+)
+
+var style = lipgloss.NewStyle().
+	BorderStyle(lipgloss.NormalBorder()).
+	BorderForeground(lipgloss.Color("63"))
+
+type dialogModel struct {
+	w, h        int
+	borderStyle lipgloss.Style
+}
+
+func (d *dialogModel) Init() tea.Cmd {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (d *dialogModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+	return d, nil
+}
+
+func (d *dialogModel) View() string {
+	return style.Width(d.w).Height(d.h).Render("Hello this is a test of some content")
+}
+
+func (d *dialogModel) Resize(w, h int) layout.ResizingModel {
+	d.w, d.h = w-2, h-2
+	return d
+}
diff --git a/internal/dynamo-browse/ui/teamodels/dialogprompt/model.go b/internal/dynamo-browse/ui/teamodels/dialogprompt/model.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f8c1fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/dynamo-browse/ui/teamodels/dialogprompt/model.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package dialogprompt
+
+import (
+	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
+	"github.com/lmika/awstools/internal/dynamo-browse/ui/teamodels/layout"
+)
+
+type Model struct {
+	compositor *layout.Compositor
+}
+
+func New(model layout.ResizingModel) *Model {
+	m := &Model{
+		compositor: layout.NewCompositor(model),
+	}
+	// TEMP
+	m.compositor.SetOverlay(&dialogModel{}, 5, 5, 30, 12)
+	return m
+}
+
+func (m *Model) Init() tea.Cmd {
+	return m.compositor.Init()
+}
+
+func (m *Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+	newModel, cmd := m.compositor.Update(msg)
+	m.compositor = newModel.(*layout.Compositor)
+	return m, cmd
+}
+
+func (m *Model) View() string {
+	return m.compositor.View()
+}
+
+func (m *Model) Resize(w, h int) layout.ResizingModel {
+	m.compositor = m.compositor.Resize(w, h).(*layout.Compositor)
+	return m
+}
diff --git a/internal/dynamo-browse/ui/teamodels/layout/composit.go b/internal/dynamo-browse/ui/teamodels/layout/composit.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..055521f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/dynamo-browse/ui/teamodels/layout/composit.go
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package layout
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type Compositor struct {
+	background ResizingModel
+
+	foreground   ResizingModel
+	foreX, foreY int
+	foreW, foreH int
+}
+
+func NewCompositor(background ResizingModel) *Compositor {
+	return &Compositor{
+		background: background,
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *Compositor) Init() tea.Cmd {
+	return c.background.Init()
+}
+
+func (c *Compositor) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+	// TODO: allow the compositor the
+	newM, cmd := c.background.Update(msg)
+	c.background = newM.(ResizingModel)
+	return c, cmd
+}
+
+func (c *Compositor) SetOverlay(m ResizingModel, x, y, w, h int) {
+	c.foreground = m
+	c.foreX, c.foreY = x, y
+	c.foreW, c.foreH = w, h
+}
+
+func (c *Compositor) View() string {
+	if c.foreground == nil {
+		return c.background.View()
+	}
+
+	// Need to compose
+	backgroundView := c.background.View()
+	foregroundViewLines := strings.Split(c.foreground.View(), "\n")
+
+	backgroundScanner := bufio.NewScanner(strings.NewReader(backgroundView))
+	compositeOutput := new(strings.Builder)
+
+	r := 0
+	for backgroundScanner.Scan() {
+		if r > 0 {
+			compositeOutput.WriteRune('\n')
+		}
+
+		line := backgroundScanner.Text()
+		if r >= c.foreY && r < c.foreY+c.foreH {
+			compositeOutput.WriteString(line[:c.foreX])
+
+			foregroundScanPos := r - c.foreY
+			if foregroundScanPos < len(foregroundViewLines) {
+				displayLine := foregroundViewLines[foregroundScanPos]
+				compositeOutput.WriteString(lipgloss.PlaceHorizontal(c.foreW, lipgloss.Left, displayLine, lipgloss.WithWhitespaceChars(" ")))
+			}
+
+			compositeOutput.WriteString(line[c.foreX+c.foreW:])
+		} else {
+			compositeOutput.WriteString(line)
+		}
+		r++
+	}
+
+	return compositeOutput.String()
+}
+
+func (c *Compositor) Resize(w, h int) ResizingModel {
+	c.background = c.background.Resize(w, h)
+	if c.foreground != nil {
+		c.foreground = c.foreground.Resize(c.foreW, c.foreH)
+	}
+	return c
+}