diff --git a/RMWPFUserInterface/BootStrapper.cs b/RMWPFUserInterface/BootStrapper.cs
index 6301610..cb3497f 100644
--- a/RMWPFUserInterface/BootStrapper.cs
+++ b/RMWPFUserInterface/BootStrapper.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using Caliburn.Micro;
+using RMWPFUserInterface.Helpers;
 using RMWPFUserInterface.ViewModels;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Controls;
 
 namespace RMWPFUserInterface
 {
@@ -15,6 +17,11 @@ namespace RMWPFUserInterface
         public BootStrapper()
         {
             Initialize();
+
+            ConventionManager.AddElementConvention<PasswordBox>(
+                PasswordBoxHelper.BoundPasswordProperty,
+                "Password",
+                "PasswordChanged");
         }
         protected override void Configure()
         {
diff --git a/RMWPFUserInterface/Helpers/PasswordBoxHelper.cs b/RMWPFUserInterface/Helpers/PasswordBoxHelper.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c1d50d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RMWPFUserInterface/Helpers/PasswordBoxHelper.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Controls;
+
+namespace RMWPFUserInterface.Helpers
+{
+    public static class PasswordBoxHelper
+    {
+        public static readonly DependencyProperty BoundPasswordProperty =
+            DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached("BoundPassword",
+                typeof(string),
+                typeof(PasswordBoxHelper),
+                new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(string.Empty, OnBoundPasswordChanged));
+
+        public static string GetBoundPassword(DependencyObject d)
+        {
+            var box = d as PasswordBox;
+            if (box != null)
+            {
+                // this funny little dance here ensures that we've hooked the
+                // PasswordChanged event once, and only once.
+                box.PasswordChanged -= PasswordChanged;
+                box.PasswordChanged += PasswordChanged;
+            }
+
+            return (string)d.GetValue(BoundPasswordProperty);
+        }
+
+        public static void SetBoundPassword(DependencyObject d, string value)
+        {
+            if (string.Equals(value, GetBoundPassword(d)))
+                return; // and this is how we prevent infinite recursion
+
+            d.SetValue(BoundPasswordProperty, value);
+        }
+
+        private static void OnBoundPasswordChanged(
+            DependencyObject d,
+            DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            var box = d as PasswordBox;
+
+            if (box == null)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            box.Password = GetBoundPassword(d);
+        }
+
+        private static void PasswordChanged(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            PasswordBox password = sender as PasswordBox;
+
+            SetBoundPassword(password, password.Password);
+
+            // set cursor past the last character in the password box
+            password.GetType().GetMethod("Select", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic).Invoke(password, new object[] { password.Password.Length, 0 });
+
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/RMWPFUserInterface/RMWPFUserInterface.csproj b/RMWPFUserInterface/RMWPFUserInterface.csproj
index 7331121..29f8aab 100644
--- a/RMWPFUserInterface/RMWPFUserInterface.csproj
+++ b/RMWPFUserInterface/RMWPFUserInterface.csproj
@@ -74,7 +74,12 @@
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
     </ApplicationDefinition>
     <Compile Include="BootStrapper.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Helpers\PasswordBoxHelper.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="ViewModels\LoginViewModel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ViewModels\ShellViewModel.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Views\LoginView.xaml.cs">
+      <DependentUpon>LoginView.xaml</DependentUpon>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Views\ShellView.xaml.cs">
       <DependentUpon>ShellView.xaml</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
@@ -82,6 +87,10 @@
       <DependentUpon>App.xaml</DependentUpon>
       <SubType>Code</SubType>
     </Compile>
+    <Page Include="Views\LoginView.xaml">
+      <SubType>Designer</SubType>
+      <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
+    </Page>
     <Page Include="Views\ShellView.xaml">
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
       <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
diff --git a/RMWPFUserInterface/ViewModels/LoginViewModel.cs b/RMWPFUserInterface/ViewModels/LoginViewModel.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d546fa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RMWPFUserInterface/ViewModels/LoginViewModel.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+using Caliburn.Micro;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace RMWPFUserInterface.ViewModels
+{
+    public class LoginViewModel : Screen
+    {
+        private string _userName;
+        private string _password;
+        public string UserName
+        {
+            get { return _userName; }
+            set 
+            {
+                _userName = value; 
+                NotifyOfPropertyChange(() => UserName);
+                NotifyOfPropertyChange(() => CanLogIn);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public string Password
+        {
+            get { return _password; }
+            set 
+            { 
+                _password = value;
+                NotifyOfPropertyChange(() => Password);
+                NotifyOfPropertyChange(() => CanLogIn);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public bool CanLogIn
+        {
+            get{
+
+                bool output = false;
+
+                if (UserName?.Length > 0 && Password?.Length > 0)
+                {
+                    output = true;
+                }
+
+                return output;
+
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void LogIn()
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/RMWPFUserInterface/ViewModels/ShellViewModel.cs b/RMWPFUserInterface/ViewModels/ShellViewModel.cs
index 4a302d8..a7c41a3 100644
--- a/RMWPFUserInterface/ViewModels/ShellViewModel.cs
+++ b/RMWPFUserInterface/ViewModels/ShellViewModel.cs
@@ -3,10 +3,17 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Caliburn.Micro;
 
 namespace RMWPFUserInterface.ViewModels
 {
-    public class ShellViewModel
+    public class ShellViewModel : Conductor<Object>
     {
+        private LoginViewModel _loginVM;
+        public ShellViewModel(LoginViewModel loginVM)
+        {
+            _loginVM = loginVM;
+            ActivateItemAsync(_loginVM);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/RMWPFUserInterface/Views/LoginView.xaml b/RMWPFUserInterface/Views/LoginView.xaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecdb6ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RMWPFUserInterface/Views/LoginView.xaml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<UserControl x:Class="RMWPFUserInterface.Views.LoginView"
+             xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+             xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" 
+             xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008" 
+             xmlns:local="clr-namespace:RMWPFUserInterface.Views"
+             mc:Ignorable="d" Background="White" FontSize="24"
+             d:DesignHeight="425" d:DesignWidth="800">
+    <Grid>
+        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+            <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
+            <ColumnDefinition Width="auto" />
+            <ColumnDefinition Width="auto" />
+            <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
+        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+            <RowDefinition Height="auto"/>
+            <RowDefinition Height="auto"/>
+            <RowDefinition Height="auto"/>
+            <RowDefinition Height="auto"/>
+            <RowDefinition Height="*"/>
+        </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+        <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Margin="0 0 0 20"
+                   HorizontalAlignment="Center" FontSize="64" FontFamily="Segoe UI Light">
+            Login Form
+        </TextBlock>
+        
+        <!-- Username row -->
+        <TextBlock Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Margin="0 0 10 20">
+            Username: 
+        </TextBlock>
+        <TextBox x:Name="UserName" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="2" MinWidth="200" Margin="0 0 0 10"/>
+    
+        <!-- Password row -->
+        <TextBlock Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1" Margin="0 0 10 20">
+            Password:
+        </TextBlock>
+        <PasswordBox x:Name="Password" Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="2" MinWidth="200" Margin="0 0 0 10"/>
+        
+        <!-- Login button -->
+        <Button Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Padding="20 5" 
+                HorizontalAlignment="Center" x:Name="LogIn">
+            Log in
+        </Button>
+    </Grid>
+</UserControl>
diff --git a/RMWPFUserInterface/Views/LoginView.xaml.cs b/RMWPFUserInterface/Views/LoginView.xaml.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a1e97e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RMWPFUserInterface/Views/LoginView.xaml.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Controls;
+using System.Windows.Data;
+using System.Windows.Documents;
+using System.Windows.Input;
+using System.Windows.Media;
+using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
+using System.Windows.Navigation;
+using System.Windows.Shapes;
+
+namespace RMWPFUserInterface.Views
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Interaction logic for LoginView.xaml
+    /// </summary>
+    public partial class LoginView : UserControl
+    {
+        public LoginView()
+        {
+            InitializeComponent();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/RMWPFUserInterface/Views/ShellView.xaml b/RMWPFUserInterface/Views/ShellView.xaml
index 9087023..cbd799f 100644
--- a/RMWPFUserInterface/Views/ShellView.xaml
+++ b/RMWPFUserInterface/Views/ShellView.xaml
@@ -6,7 +6,17 @@
         xmlns:local="clr-namespace:RMWPFUserInterface.Views"
         mc:Ignorable="d"
         Title="ShellView" Height="450" Width="800">
-    <Grid>
-        
-    </Grid>
+    <DockPanel>
+        <Menu DockPanel.Dock="Top" FontSize="18">
+            <MenuItem Header="_File">
+                
+            </MenuItem>
+            <MenuItem Header="_Account">
+                <MenuItem x:Name="LoginScreen" Header="_Login" />
+            </MenuItem>
+        </Menu>
+        <Grid>
+            <ContentControl x:Name="ActiveItem" Margin="5" />
+        </Grid>
+    </DockPanel>
 </Window>