diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b900540..fb901ed 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ local suit = require 'suit'
 -- storage for text input
 local input = {text = ""}
 
+-- By default, backspace only registers once, if you want classic GUI backspace that
+-- Keeps removing chars when pushed down, add this line: love.keyboard.setKeyRepeat(true)
+
 -- all the UI is defined in love.update or functions that are called from here
 function love.update(dt)
 	-- put the layout origin at position (100,100)
diff --git a/input.lua b/input.lua
index 57a4e48..906ca30 100644
--- a/input.lua
+++ b/input.lua
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ return function(core, input, ...)
 	w = w or text_width + 6
 	h = h or opt.font:getHeight() + 4
 
+	input.label = input.label or ""
+	input.password = input.password or false
 	input.text = input.text or ""
+	if input.label ~= "" then input.text = input.label end
 	input.cursor = math.max(1, math.min(utf8.len(input.text)+1, input.cursor or utf8.len(input.text)+1))
 	-- cursor is position *before* the character (including EOS) i.e. in "hello":
 	--   position 1: |hello
@@ -29,7 +32,8 @@ return function(core, input, ...)
 	opt.cursor_pos = 0
 	if input.cursor > 1 then
 		local s = input.text:sub(1, utf8.offset(input.text, input.cursor)-1)
-		opt.cursor_pos = opt.font:getWidth(s)
+		if password then  opt.cursor_pos = opt.font:getWidth(string.rep("*", string.len(input.text)))
+		else opt.cursor_pos = opt.font:getWidth(s) end
 	end
 
 	-- compute drawing offset
@@ -58,6 +62,7 @@ return function(core, input, ...)
 	opt.hasKeyboardFocus = core:grabKeyboardFocus(opt.id)
 
 	if opt.hasKeyboardFocus then
+		if input.label ~= "" then input.text = "" input.label = "" input.cursor = 1 end
 		local keycode,char = core:getPressedKey()
 		-- text input
 		if char and char ~= "" then
diff --git a/theme.lua b/theme.lua
index c052348..8bc06d9 100644
--- a/theme.lua
+++ b/theme.lua
@@ -121,7 +121,12 @@ function theme.Input(input, opt, x,y,w,h)
 	-- text
 	love.graphics.setColor((opt.color and opt.color.normal and opt.color.normal.fg) or theme.color.normal.fg)
 	love.graphics.setFont(opt.font)
-	love.graphics.print(input.text, x, y+(h-th)/2)
+	if not input.password then love.graphics.print(input.text, x, y+(h-th)/2) end
+	if input.password and input.text ~= input.label then 
+		love.graphics.print(string.rep("*", string.len(input.text)), x, y+(h-th)/2)
+	else
+		love.graphics.print(input.text, x, y+(h-th)/2)
+	end	
 
 	-- cursor
 	if opt.hasKeyboardFocus and (love.timer.getTime() % 1) > .5 then