diff --git a/src/PushButton.cpp b/src/PushButton.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad120cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/PushButton.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+//============================================================================
+/// \file   PushButton.cpp
+/// \author Uwe Kindler
+/// \date   18.10.2022
+/// \brief  Implementation of CPushButton
+//============================================================================
+
+//============================================================================
+//                                   INCLUDES
+//============================================================================
+#include "PushButton.h"
+
+#include <QPainter>
+#include <QStyleOptionButton>
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QStylePainter>
+
+
+namespace ads
+{
+QSize CPushButton::sizeHint() const
+{
+    QSize sh = QPushButton::sizeHint();
+
+    if (m_Orientation != CPushButton::Horizontal)
+    {
+        sh.transpose();
+    }
+
+    return sh;
+}
+
+void CPushButton::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(event);
+
+    QStylePainter painter(this);
+    QStyleOptionButton option;
+    initStyleOption(&option);
+
+    if (m_Orientation == CPushButton::VerticalTopToBottom)
+    {
+        painter.rotate(90);
+        painter.translate(0, -1 * width());
+        option.rect = option.rect.transposed();
+    }
+    else if (m_Orientation == CPushButton::VerticalBottomToTop)
+    {
+        painter.rotate(-90);
+        painter.translate(-1 * height(), 0);
+        option.rect = option.rect.transposed();
+    }
+
+    painter.drawControl(QStyle::CE_PushButton, option);
+}
+
+CPushButton::Orientation CPushButton::orientation() const
+{
+    return m_Orientation;
+}
+
+void CPushButton::setOrientation(Orientation &orientation)
+{
+    m_Orientation = orientation;
+}
+} // namespace ads
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// EOF PushButton.cpp
diff --git a/src/PushButton.h b/src/PushButton.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9eac3bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/PushButton.h
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#ifndef PushButtonH
+#define PushButtonH
+//============================================================================
+/// \file   PushButton.h
+/// \author Uwe Kindler
+/// \date   18.10.2022
+/// \brief  Declaration of CPushButton
+//============================================================================
+
+//============================================================================
+//                                   INCLUDES
+//============================================================================
+#include <QPushButton>
+
+namespace ads
+{
+
+/**
+ * ADS specific push button class
+ */
+class CPushButton : public QPushButton
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    enum Orientation {
+        Horizontal,
+        VerticalTopToBottom,
+        VerticalBottomToTop
+    };
+
+    using QPushButton::QPushButton;
+
+    virtual QSize sizeHint() const override;
+
+    Orientation orientation() const;
+    void setOrientation(Orientation &orientation);
+
+protected:
+    virtual void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event) override;
+
+private:
+    Orientation m_Orientation = Horizontal;
+};
+
+} // namespace ads
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#endif // PushButtonH
+
diff --git a/src/src.pro b/src/src.pro
index e86ebad..d0422db 100644
--- a/src/src.pro
+++ b/src/src.pro
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ HEADERS += \
     DockFocusController.h \
     AutoHideDockContainer.h \
     SideTabBar.h \
-    DockWidgetSideTab.h
+    DockWidgetSideTab.h \
+    PushButton.h
 
 
 SOURCES += \
@@ -73,7 +74,8 @@ SOURCES += \
     DockFocusController.cpp \
     AutoHideDockContainer.cpp \
     SideTabBar.cpp \
-    DockWidgetSideTab.cpp
+    DockWidgetSideTab.cpp \
+    PushButton.cpp
 
 
 unix:!macx {