diff --git a/Samples/Stylet.Samples.HelloDialog/Dialog1View.xaml b/Samples/Stylet.Samples.HelloDialog/Dialog1View.xaml
index 9f6b139..713f4d2 100644
--- a/Samples/Stylet.Samples.HelloDialog/Dialog1View.xaml
+++ b/Samples/Stylet.Samples.HelloDialog/Dialog1View.xaml
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 <Window x:Class="Stylet.Samples.HelloDialog.Dialog1View"
         xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
         xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-        Title="Dialog1View" Height="300" Width="300">
-    <Grid>
+        xmlns:s="http://github.com/canton7/Stylet"
+        Title="Dialog1View" Height="145" Width="300">
+    <DockPanel LastChildFill="False" Margin="10">
+        <DockPanel DockPanel.Dock="Top">
+            <Label DockPanel.Dock="Left">What is your name?</Label>
+            <TextBox Text="{Binding Name}" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"/>
+        </DockPanel>
         
-    </Grid>
+        <Grid DockPanel.Dock="Bottom">
+            <Button HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="100" IsDefault="True" Command="{s:Action Close}">Save</Button>
+            <Button HorizontalAlignment="Right" Width="100" IsCancel="True">Cancel</Button>
+        </Grid>
+    </DockPanel>
 </Window>
diff --git a/Samples/Stylet.Samples.HelloDialog/Dialog1ViewModel.cs b/Samples/Stylet.Samples.HelloDialog/Dialog1ViewModel.cs
index fc0783f..85d412b 100644
--- a/Samples/Stylet.Samples.HelloDialog/Dialog1ViewModel.cs
+++ b/Samples/Stylet.Samples.HelloDialog/Dialog1ViewModel.cs
@@ -8,9 +8,16 @@ namespace Stylet.Samples.HelloDialog
 {
     public class Dialog1ViewModel : Screen
     {
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+
         public Dialog1ViewModel()
         {
             this.DisplayName = "I'm Dialog 1";
         }
+
+        public void Close()
+        {
+            this.TryClose(true);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Samples/Stylet.Samples.HelloDialog/ShellView.xaml b/Samples/Stylet.Samples.HelloDialog/ShellView.xaml
index b7ac1ef..8adad9f 100644
--- a/Samples/Stylet.Samples.HelloDialog/ShellView.xaml
+++ b/Samples/Stylet.Samples.HelloDialog/ShellView.xaml
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
         xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
         xmlns:s="http://github.com/canton7/Stylet"
         Title="ShellView" Height="300" Width="300">
-    <Grid>
-        <Button Command="{s:Action ShowDialog}">Show Dialog</Button>
-    </Grid>
+    <DockPanel LastChildFill="False" Margin="10">
+        <DockPanel DockPanel.Dock="Top">
+            <Button DockPanel.Dock="Right" Command="{s:Action ShowDialog}">Show Dialog</Button>
+            <TextBlock DockPanel.Dock="Left" Text="{Binding NameString}"/>
+            
+        </DockPanel>
+    </DockPanel>
 </Window>
diff --git a/Samples/Stylet.Samples.HelloDialog/ShellViewModel.cs b/Samples/Stylet.Samples.HelloDialog/ShellViewModel.cs
index e06961a..a5ba9e2 100644
--- a/Samples/Stylet.Samples.HelloDialog/ShellViewModel.cs
+++ b/Samples/Stylet.Samples.HelloDialog/ShellViewModel.cs
@@ -11,18 +11,30 @@ namespace Stylet.Samples.HelloDialog
         private IWindowManager windowManager;
         private IDialogFactory dialogFactory;
 
+        private string _nameString;
+        public string NameString
+        {
+            get { return this._nameString; }
+            set { SetAndNotify(ref _nameString, value); }
+        }
+
         public ShellViewModel(IWindowManager windowManager, IDialogFactory dialogFactory)
         {
             this.DisplayName = "Hello Dialog";
 
             this.windowManager = windowManager;
             this.dialogFactory = dialogFactory;
+
+            this.NameString = "Click the button to show the dialog";
         }
 
         public void ShowDialog()
         {
             var dialogVm = this.dialogFactory.CreateDialog1();
-            this.windowManager.ShowDialog(dialogVm);
+            if (this.windowManager.ShowDialog(dialogVm).GetValueOrDefault())
+                this.NameString = String.Format("Your name is {0}", dialogVm.Name);
+            else
+                this.NameString = "Dialog cancelled";
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/Stylet/PropertyChangedBase.cs b/Stylet/PropertyChangedBase.cs
index 72a5ddd..c9d3424 100644
--- a/Stylet/PropertyChangedBase.cs
+++ b/Stylet/PropertyChangedBase.cs
@@ -39,5 +39,14 @@ namespace Stylet
                 }
             });
         }
+
+        protected virtual void SetAndNotify<T>(ref T field, T value, [CallerMemberName] string propertyName = "")
+        {
+            if (Comparer<T>.Default.Compare(field, value) != 0)
+            {
+                field = value;
+                this.NotifyOfPropertyChange(propertyName);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }