diff --git a/include/nana/gui/widgets/toolbar.hpp b/include/nana/gui/widgets/toolbar.hpp
index 9b1ce5e3..630c2294 100644
--- a/include/nana/gui/widgets/toolbar.hpp
+++ b/include/nana/gui/widgets/toolbar.hpp
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ namespace nana
 		using size_type = std::size_t;      ///< A type to count the number of elements.
 
 		toolbar() = default;
-		toolbar(window, bool visible);
-		toolbar(window, const rectangle& = rectangle(), bool visible = true);
+		toolbar(window, bool visible, bool detached=false);
+		toolbar(window, const rectangle& = rectangle(), bool visible = true, bool detached = false);
 
 		void separate();                      ///< Adds a separator.
 		void append(const ::std::string& text, const nana::paint::image& img);   ///< Adds a control button.
diff --git a/source/gui/widgets/toolbar.cpp b/source/gui/widgets/toolbar.cpp
index 18a3323e..0ec8f642 100644
--- a/source/gui/widgets/toolbar.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/widgets/toolbar.cpp
@@ -418,12 +418,14 @@ namespace nana
 	}//end namespace drawerbase
 
 	//class toolbar
-		toolbar::toolbar(window wd, bool visible)
+		toolbar::toolbar(window wd, bool visible, bool detached) :
+			detached_(detached)
 		{
 			create(wd, rectangle(), visible);
 		}
 
-		toolbar::toolbar(window wd, const rectangle& r, bool visible)
+		toolbar::toolbar(window wd, const rectangle& r, bool visible, bool detached) :
+			detached_(detached)
 		{
 			create(wd, r, visible);
 		}