diff --git a/examples/get-started/pure-js/widgets/app.js b/examples/get-started/pure-js/widgets/app.js
index 27f01104bf2..0cb331639b8 100644
--- a/examples/get-started/pure-js/widgets/app.js
+++ b/examples/get-started/pure-js/widgets/app.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {Deck} from '@deck.gl/core';
 import {GeoJsonLayer, ArcLayer} from '@deck.gl/layers';
 import {
   CompassWidget,
+  PopupWidget,
   ZoomWidget,
   FullscreenWidget,
   DarkGlassTheme,
@@ -27,9 +28,29 @@ const INITIAL_VIEW_STATE = {
   pitch: 30
 };
 
-new Deck({
+const UI_WIDGETS = [
+  new ZoomWidget({style: widgetTheme}),
+  new CompassWidget({style: widgetTheme}),
+  new FullscreenWidget({style: widgetTheme})
+];
+
+function updatePopup(object) {
+  const widgets = [...UI_WIDGETS];
+  if (object) {
+    const position = object.geometry.coordinates;
+    const text = `${object.properties.name} (${object.properties.abbrev})`;
+    const style = {width: 200, boxShadow: 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 2px 2px 5px'};
+    widgets.push(new PopupWidget({position, text, style}));
+  }
+
+  deck.setProps({widgets});
+  return true;
+}
+
+const deck = new Deck({
   initialViewState: INITIAL_VIEW_STATE,
   controller: true,
+  onClick: () => updatePopup(),
   layers: [
     new GeoJsonLayer({
       id: 'base-map',
@@ -54,9 +75,7 @@ new Deck({
       // Interactive props
       pickable: true,
       autoHighlight: true,
-      onClick: info =>
-        // eslint-disable-next-line
-        info.object && alert(`${info.object.properties.name} (${info.object.properties.abbrev})`)
+      onClick: info => updatePopup(info.object)
     }),
     new ArcLayer({
       id: 'arcs',
@@ -70,9 +89,5 @@ new Deck({
       getWidth: 1
     })
   ],
-  widgets: [
-    new ZoomWidget({style: widgetTheme}),
-    new CompassWidget({style: widgetTheme}),
-    new FullscreenWidget({style: widgetTheme})
-  ]
+  widgets: UI_WIDGETS
 });
diff --git a/modules/widgets/src/index.ts b/modules/widgets/src/index.ts
index 73d986ad5c3..9bd47625bf0 100644
--- a/modules/widgets/src/index.ts
+++ b/modules/widgets/src/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 export {FullscreenWidget} from './fullscreen-widget';
 export {CompassWidget} from './compass-widget';
+export {PopupWidget} from './popup-widget';
 export {ZoomWidget} from './zoom-widget';
 
 export * from './themes';
diff --git a/modules/widgets/src/popup-widget.tsx b/modules/widgets/src/popup-widget.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c5afed10412
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/widgets/src/popup-widget.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+/* global document */
+import {FlyToInterpolator, WebMercatorViewport, _GlobeViewport} from '@deck.gl/core';
+import type {Deck, Viewport, Widget, WidgetPlacement} from '@deck.gl/core';
+import {render} from 'preact';
+
+interface PopupWidgetProps {
+  id: string;
+  /**
+   * View to attach to and interact with. Required when using multiple views.
+   */
+  viewId?: string | null;
+  /**
+   * CSS inline style overrides.
+   */
+  style?: Partial<CSSStyleDeclaration>;
+  /**
+   * Additional CSS class.
+   */
+  className?: string;
+  /** 
+   * Position at which to place popup
+   */
+  position: [number, number];
+  /** 
+   * Text of popup
+   */
+  text: string;
+}
+
+export class PopupWidget implements Widget<PopupWidgetProps> {
+  id = 'popup';
+  props: PopupWidgetProps;
+  viewId?: string | null = null;
+  viewport?: Viewport;
+  deck?: Deck<any>;
+  element?: HTMLDivElement;
+
+  constructor(props: PopupWidgetProps) {
+    this.id = props.id || 'popup';
+    this.viewId = props.viewId || null;
+    props.style = props.style || {};
+    props.position = props.position || [0, 0];
+    props.text = props.text || '';
+    this.props = props;
+  }
+
+  setProps(props: Partial<PopupWidgetProps>) {
+    Object.assign(this.props, props);
+    this.update();
+  }
+
+  onViewportChange(viewport) {
+    this.viewport = viewport;
+    this.update();
+  }
+
+  onAdd({deck, viewId}: {deck: Deck<any>, viewId: string | null}): HTMLDivElement {
+    const {className} = this.props;
+    const element = document.createElement('div');
+    element.classList.add('deck-widget', 'deck-widget-popup');
+    if (className) element.classList.add(className);
+    const style = {margin: '0px', top: '0px', left: '0px', position: 'absolute'};
+    Object.entries(style).map(([key, value]) => element.style.setProperty(key, value as string));
+    this.deck = deck;
+    if (!viewId) {
+      this.viewport = deck.getViewports()[0];
+    } else {
+      this.viewport = deck.getViewports().find(viewport => viewport.id === viewId);
+    }
+    this.element = element;
+    this.update();
+    return element;
+  }
+
+  update() {
+    const [longitude, latitude] = this.props.position;
+    const [x, y] = this.viewport!.project([longitude, latitude]);
+    const element = this.element;
+    if (!element) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const style = {
+      background: 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9)',
+      padding: 10,
+      ...this.props.style as any,
+      perspective: 100, 
+      transform: `translate(${x}px, ${y}px)`
+    }
+    const ui = (<div style={style}>{this.props.text}</div>);
+    render(ui, element);
+  }
+
+  onRemove() {
+    this.deck = undefined;
+    this.element = undefined;
+  }
+}