diff --git a/Game.cpp b/Game.cpp
index cb53b47..aaf08a7 100755
--- a/Game.cpp
+++ b/Game.cpp
@@ -165,6 +165,34 @@ namespace ZL
 		bool cfgLoaded = sparkEmitter.loadFromJsonFile("../config/spark_config.json", renderer, CONST_ZIP_FILE);
 		uiManager.loadFromFile("../config/ui.json", renderer, CONST_ZIP_FILE);
 
+		uiManager.setButtonCallback("playButton", [this](const std::string& name) {
+			std::cerr << "Play button pressed: " << name << std::endl;
+		});
+
+		uiManager.setButtonCallback("exitButton", [](const std::string& name) {
+			Environment::exitGameLoop = true;
+		});
+
+		uiManager.setButtonCallback("settingsButton", [this](const std::string& name) {
+			if (uiManager.pushMenuFromFile("../config/settings.json", this->renderer, CONST_ZIP_FILE)) {
+
+				uiManager.setButtonCallback("Opt1", [this](const std::string& n) {
+					std::cerr << "Opt1 pressed: " << n << std::endl;
+				});
+
+				uiManager.setButtonCallback("Opt2", [this](const std::string& n) {
+					std::cerr << "Opt2 pressed: " << n << std::endl;
+				});
+
+				uiManager.setButtonCallback("backButton", [this](const std::string& n) {
+					uiManager.popMenu();
+				});
+			}
+			else {
+				std::cerr << "Failed to open settings menu" << std::endl;
+			}
+		});
+
 		cubemapTexture = std::make_shared<Texture>(
 			std::array<TextureDataStruct, 6>{
 			CreateTextureDataFromBmp24("./resources/sky/space_rt.bmp", CONST_ZIP_FILE),
diff --git a/UiManager.cpp b/UiManager.cpp
index 2e09b75..670429c 100644
--- a/UiManager.cpp
+++ b/UiManager.cpp
@@ -188,6 +188,57 @@ namespace ZL {
 		for (auto& c : node->children) collectButtons(c);
 	}
 
+	bool UiManager::setButtonCallback(const std::string& name, std::function<void(const std::string&)> cb) {
+		auto b = findButton(name);
+		if (!b) {
+			std::cerr << "UiManager: setButtonCallback failed, button not found: " << name << std::endl;
+			return false;
+		}
+		b->onClick = std::move(cb);
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	bool UiManager::pushMenuFromFile(const std::string& path, Renderer& renderer, const std::string& zipFile) {
+		MenuState prev;
+		prev.root = root;
+		prev.buttons = buttons;
+		prev.pressedButton = pressedButton;
+		prev.path = "";
+
+		try {
+			loadFromFile(path, renderer, zipFile);
+			menuStack.push_back(std::move(prev));
+			return true;
+		}
+		catch (const std::exception& e) {
+			std::cerr << "UiManager: pushMenuFromFile failed to load " << path << " : " << e.what() << std::endl;
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	bool UiManager::popMenu() {
+		if (menuStack.empty()) {
+			std::cerr << "UiManager: popMenu called but menu stack is empty" << std::endl;
+			return false;
+		}
+		auto s = menuStack.back();
+		menuStack.pop_back();
+
+		root = s.root;
+		buttons = s.buttons;
+		pressedButton = s.pressedButton;
+
+		for (auto& b : buttons) {
+			if (b) b->buildMesh();
+		}
+
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	void UiManager::clearMenuStack() {
+		menuStack.clear();
+	}
+
 	void UiManager::draw(Renderer& renderer) {
 		if (!root) return;
 
diff --git a/UiManager.h b/UiManager.h
index 87bbbe1..2ea6723 100644
--- a/UiManager.h
+++ b/UiManager.h
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ namespace ZL {
 
 		std::shared_ptr<UiButton> findButton(const std::string& name);
 
+		bool setButtonCallback(const std::string& name, std::function<void(const std::string&)> cb);
+
+		bool pushMenuFromFile(const std::string& path, Renderer& renderer, const std::string& zipFile = "");
+		bool popMenu();
+		void clearMenuStack();
+
 	private:
 		std::shared_ptr<UiNode> parseNode(const json& j, Renderer& renderer, const std::string& zipFile);
 		void layoutNode(const std::shared_ptr<UiNode>& node);
@@ -78,6 +84,15 @@ namespace ZL {
 		std::vector<std::shared_ptr<UiButton>> buttons;
 
 		std::shared_ptr<UiButton> pressedButton;
+
+		struct MenuState {
+			std::shared_ptr<UiNode> root;
+			std::vector<std::shared_ptr<UiButton>> buttons;
+			std::shared_ptr<UiButton> pressedButton;
+			std::string path;
+		};
+
+		std::vector<MenuState> menuStack;
 	};
 
 } // namespace ZL
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diff --git a/config/settings.json b/config/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a9b026
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+{
+    "root": {
+      "type": "FrameLayout",
+      "x": 0,
+      "y": 0,
+      "width": 1280,
+      "height": 720,
+      "children": [
+        {
+          "type": "FrameLayout",
+          "name": "centerPanel",
+          "x": 480,
+          "y": 160,
+          "width": 320,
+          "height": 400,
+          "children": [
+            {
+              "type": "LinearLayout",
+              "name": "settingsButtons",
+              "orientation": "vertical",
+              "spacing": 10,
+              "x": 0,
+              "y": 0,
+              "width": 300,
+              "height": 300,
+              "children": [
+                  {
+                    "type": "Button",
+                    "name": "Opt1",
+                    "x": 100,
+                    "y": 300,
+                    "width": 200,
+                    "height": 50,
+                    "textures": {
+                      "normal": "./resources/button.png",
+                      "hover": "./resources/button.png",
+                      "pressed": "./resources/button.png"
+                    }
+                  },
+                  {
+                    "type": "Button",
+                    "name": "Opt2",
+                    "x": 100,
+                    "y": 200,
+                    "width": 200,
+                    "height": 50,
+                    "textures": {
+                      "normal": "./resources/button.png",
+                      "hover": "./resources/button.png",
+                      "pressed": "./resources/button.png"
+                    }
+                  },
+                  {
+                    "type": "Button",
+                    "name": "backButton",
+                    "x": 100,
+                    "y": 100,
+                    "width": 200,
+                    "height": 50,
+                    "textures": {
+                      "normal": "./resources/button.png",
+                      "hover": "./resources/button.png",
+                      "pressed": "./resources/button.png"
+                    }
+                  }
+              ]
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
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diff --git a/config/ui.json b/config/ui.json
index e21e113..8127c68 100644
--- a/config/ui.json
+++ b/config/ui.json
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@
                 "type": "Button",
                 "name": "playButton",
                 "x": 100,
-                "y": 100,
+                "y": 300,
                 "width": 200,
                 "height": 50,
                 "textures": {
                   "normal": "./resources/button.png",
-                  "hover": "./resources/rock.png",
-                  "pressed": "./resources/sand.png"
+                  "hover": "./resources/button.png",
+                  "pressed": "./resources/button.png"
                 }
               },
               {
@@ -45,22 +45,22 @@
                 "width": 200,
                 "height": 50,
                 "textures": {
-                  "normal": "./resources/button.png",
-                  "hover": "./resources/rock.png",
+                  "normal": "./resources/sand.png",
+                  "hover": "./resources/sand.png",
                   "pressed": "./resources/sand.png"
                 }
               },
               {
                 "type": "Button",
                 "name": "exitButton",
-                "x": 150,
-                "y": 300,
+                "x": 100,
+                "y": 100,
                 "width": 200,
                 "height": 50,
                 "textures": {
-                  "normal": "./resources/button.png",
+                  "normal": "./resources/rock.png",
                   "hover": "./resources/rock.png",
-                  "pressed": "./resources/sand.png"
+                  "pressed": "./resources/rock.png"
                 }
               }
             ]