diff --git a/checkbox.go b/checkbox.go
index 3dbeade..1d8a330 100644
--- a/checkbox.go
+++ b/checkbox.go
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ type Checkbox struct {
 	// The text to be displayed before the input area.
 	label string
 
+	// The screen width of the label area. A value of 0 means use the width of
+	// the label text.
+	labelWidth int
+
 	// The label color.
 	labelColor tcell.Color
 
@@ -68,6 +72,13 @@ func (c *Checkbox) GetLabel() string {
 	return c.label
 }
 
+// SetLabelWidth sets the screen width of the label. A value of 0 will cause the
+// primitive to use the width of the label string.
+func (c *Checkbox) SetLabelWidth(width int) *Checkbox {
+	c.labelWidth = width
+	return c
+}
+
 // SetLabelColor sets the color of the label.
 func (c *Checkbox) SetLabelColor(color tcell.Color) *Checkbox {
 	c.labelColor = color
@@ -87,8 +98,8 @@ func (c *Checkbox) SetFieldTextColor(color tcell.Color) *Checkbox {
 }
 
 // SetFormAttributes sets attributes shared by all form items.
-func (c *Checkbox) SetFormAttributes(label string, labelColor, bgColor, fieldTextColor, fieldBgColor tcell.Color) FormItem {
-	c.label = label
+func (c *Checkbox) SetFormAttributes(labelWidth int, labelColor, bgColor, fieldTextColor, fieldBgColor tcell.Color) FormItem {
+	c.labelWidth = labelWidth
 	c.labelColor = labelColor
 	c.backgroundColor = bgColor
 	c.fieldTextColor = fieldTextColor
@@ -138,8 +149,17 @@ func (c *Checkbox) Draw(screen tcell.Screen) {
 	}
 
 	// Draw label.
-	_, drawnWidth := Print(screen, c.label, x, y, rightLimit-x, AlignLeft, c.labelColor)
-	x += drawnWidth
+	if c.labelWidth > 0 {
+		labelWidth := c.labelWidth
+		if labelWidth > rightLimit-x {
+			labelWidth = rightLimit - x
+		}
+		Print(screen, c.label, x, y, labelWidth, AlignLeft, c.labelColor)
+		x += labelWidth
+	} else {
+		_, drawnWidth := Print(screen, c.label, x, y, rightLimit-x, AlignLeft, c.labelColor)
+		x += drawnWidth
+	}
 
 	// Draw checkbox.
 	fieldStyle := tcell.StyleDefault.Background(c.fieldBackgroundColor).Foreground(c.fieldTextColor)
diff --git a/dropdown.go b/dropdown.go
index 0960e07..c63b86e 100644
--- a/dropdown.go
+++ b/dropdown.go
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ type DropDown struct {
 	// The color for prefixes.
 	prefixTextColor tcell.Color
 
+	// The screen width of the label area. A value of 0 means use the width of
+	// the label text.
+	labelWidth int
+
 	// The screen width of the input area. A value of 0 means extend as much as
 	// possible.
 	fieldWidth int
@@ -113,6 +117,13 @@ func (d *DropDown) GetLabel() string {
 	return d.label
 }
 
+// SetLabelWidth sets the screen width of the label. A value of 0 will cause the
+// primitive to use the width of the label string.
+func (d *DropDown) SetLabelWidth(width int) *DropDown {
+	d.labelWidth = width
+	return d
+}
+
 // SetLabelColor sets the color of the label.
 func (d *DropDown) SetLabelColor(color tcell.Color) *DropDown {
 	d.labelColor = color
@@ -140,8 +151,8 @@ func (d *DropDown) SetPrefixTextColor(color tcell.Color) *DropDown {
 }
 
 // SetFormAttributes sets attributes shared by all form items.
-func (d *DropDown) SetFormAttributes(label string, labelColor, bgColor, fieldTextColor, fieldBgColor tcell.Color) FormItem {
-	d.label = label
+func (d *DropDown) SetFormAttributes(labelWidth int, labelColor, bgColor, fieldTextColor, fieldBgColor tcell.Color) FormItem {
+	d.labelWidth = labelWidth
 	d.labelColor = labelColor
 	d.backgroundColor = bgColor
 	d.fieldTextColor = fieldTextColor
@@ -227,8 +238,17 @@ func (d *DropDown) Draw(screen tcell.Screen) {
 	}
 
 	// Draw label.
-	_, drawnWidth := Print(screen, d.label, x, y, rightLimit-x, AlignLeft, d.labelColor)
-	x += drawnWidth
+	if d.labelWidth > 0 {
+		labelWidth := d.labelWidth
+		if labelWidth > rightLimit-x {
+			labelWidth = rightLimit - x
+		}
+		Print(screen, d.label, x, y, labelWidth, AlignLeft, d.labelColor)
+		x += labelWidth
+	} else {
+		_, drawnWidth := Print(screen, d.label, x, y, rightLimit-x, AlignLeft, d.labelColor)
+		x += drawnWidth
+	}
 
 	// What's the longest option text?
 	maxWidth := 0
diff --git a/form.go b/form.go
index 5e424ab..f9f3d76 100644
--- a/form.go
+++ b/form.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package tview
 
 import (
-	"strings"
-
 	"github.com/gdamore/tcell"
 )
 
@@ -20,7 +18,7 @@ type FormItem interface {
 	GetLabel() string
 
 	// SetFormAttributes sets a number of item attributes at once.
-	SetFormAttributes(label string, labelColor, bgColor, fieldTextColor, fieldBgColor tcell.Color) FormItem
+	SetFormAttributes(labelWidth int, labelColor, bgColor, fieldTextColor, fieldBgColor tcell.Color) FormItem
 
 	// GetFieldWidth returns the width of the form item's field (the area which
 	// is manipulated by the user) in number of screen cells. A value of 0
@@ -279,8 +277,7 @@ func (f *Form) Draw(screen tcell.Screen) {
 	// Find the longest label.
 	var maxLabelWidth int
 	for _, item := range f.items {
-		label := strings.TrimSpace(item.GetLabel())
-		labelWidth := StringWidth(label)
+		labelWidth := StringWidth(item.GetLabel())
 		if labelWidth > maxLabelWidth {
 			maxLabelWidth = labelWidth
 		}
@@ -292,20 +289,18 @@ func (f *Form) Draw(screen tcell.Screen) {
 	var focusedPosition struct{ x, y, width, height int }
 	for index, item := range f.items {
 		// Calculate the space needed.
-		label := strings.TrimSpace(item.GetLabel())
-		labelWidth := StringWidth(label)
+		labelWidth := StringWidth(item.GetLabel())
 		var itemWidth int
 		if f.horizontal {
 			fieldWidth := item.GetFieldWidth()
 			if fieldWidth == 0 {
 				fieldWidth = DefaultFormFieldWidth
 			}
-			label += " "
 			labelWidth++
 			itemWidth = labelWidth + fieldWidth
 		} else {
 			// We want all fields to align vertically.
-			label += strings.Repeat(" ", maxLabelWidth-labelWidth)
+			labelWidth = maxLabelWidth
 			itemWidth = width
 		}
 
@@ -320,7 +315,7 @@ func (f *Form) Draw(screen tcell.Screen) {
 			itemWidth = rightLimit - x
 		}
 		item.SetFormAttributes(
-			label,
+			labelWidth,
 			f.labelColor,
 			f.backgroundColor,
 			f.fieldTextColor,
diff --git a/grid.go b/grid.go
index f068d32..2088647 100644
--- a/grid.go
+++ b/grid.go
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ func (g *Grid) HasFocus() bool {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
-	return false
+	return g.hasFocus
 }
 
 // InputHandler returns the handler for this primitive.
diff --git a/inputfield.go b/inputfield.go
index bb6b024..958f8e8 100644
--- a/inputfield.go
+++ b/inputfield.go
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ type InputField struct {
 	// The text color of the placeholder.
 	placeholderTextColor tcell.Color
 
+	// The screen width of the label area. A value of 0 means use the width of
+	// the label text.
+	labelWidth int
+
 	// The screen width of the input area. A value of 0 means extend as much as
 	// possible.
 	fieldWidth int
@@ -97,6 +101,13 @@ func (i *InputField) GetLabel() string {
 	return i.label
 }
 
+// SetLabelWidth sets the screen width of the label. A value of 0 will cause the
+// primitive to use the width of the label string.
+func (i *InputField) SetLabelWidth(width int) *InputField {
+	i.labelWidth = width
+	return i
+}
+
 // SetPlaceholder sets the text to be displayed when the input text is empty.
 func (i *InputField) SetPlaceholder(text string) *InputField {
 	i.placeholder = text
@@ -121,15 +132,15 @@ func (i *InputField) SetFieldTextColor(color tcell.Color) *InputField {
 	return i
 }
 
-// SetPlaceholderExtColor sets the text color of placeholder text.
-func (i *InputField) SetPlaceholderExtColor(color tcell.Color) *InputField {
+// SetPlaceholderTextColor sets the text color of placeholder text.
+func (i *InputField) SetPlaceholderTextColor(color tcell.Color) *InputField {
 	i.placeholderTextColor = color
 	return i
 }
 
 // SetFormAttributes sets attributes shared by all form items.
-func (i *InputField) SetFormAttributes(label string, labelColor, bgColor, fieldTextColor, fieldBgColor tcell.Color) FormItem {
-	i.label = label
+func (i *InputField) SetFormAttributes(labelWidth int, labelColor, bgColor, fieldTextColor, fieldBgColor tcell.Color) FormItem {
+	i.labelWidth = labelWidth
 	i.labelColor = labelColor
 	i.backgroundColor = bgColor
 	i.fieldTextColor = fieldTextColor
@@ -203,8 +214,17 @@ func (i *InputField) Draw(screen tcell.Screen) {
 	}
 
 	// Draw label.
-	_, drawnWidth := Print(screen, i.label, x, y, rightLimit-x, AlignLeft, i.labelColor)
-	x += drawnWidth
+	if i.labelWidth > 0 {
+		labelWidth := i.labelWidth
+		if labelWidth > rightLimit-x {
+			labelWidth = rightLimit - x
+		}
+		Print(screen, i.label, x, y, labelWidth, AlignLeft, i.labelColor)
+		x += labelWidth
+	} else {
+		_, drawnWidth := Print(screen, i.label, x, y, rightLimit-x, AlignLeft, i.labelColor)
+		x += drawnWidth
+	}
 
 	// Draw input area.
 	fieldWidth := i.fieldWidth
@@ -280,7 +300,11 @@ func (i *InputField) setCursor(screen tcell.Screen) {
 	if i.fieldWidth > 0 && fieldWidth > i.fieldWidth-1 {
 		fieldWidth = i.fieldWidth - 1
 	}
-	x += StringWidth(i.label) + fieldWidth
+	if i.labelWidth > 0 {
+		x += i.labelWidth + fieldWidth
+	} else {
+		x += StringWidth(i.label) + fieldWidth
+	}
 	if x >= rightLimit {
 		x = rightLimit - 1
 	}