diff --git a/samples/simple/hello.py b/samples/simple/hello.py
index 2b160ba6..7d846b8b 100644
--- a/samples/simple/hello.py
+++ b/samples/simple/hello.py
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ print wx.version()
  
 app = wx.App()
 frm = wx.Frame(None, title="Hello World!")
+
+pnl = wx.Panel(frm)
+pnl.BackgroundColour = 'sky blue'
+st = wx.StaticText(pnl, -1, 'This is wxPython\n%s' % wx.version(), (15,15))
+st.SetFont(wx.Font(14, wx.FONTFAMILY_SWISS, wx.FONTFLAG_BOLD))
+
 frm.Show()
 app.MainLoop()