diff --git a/artiq/gui/parameters.py b/artiq/gui/parameters.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00bb73bab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/artiq/gui/parameters.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+from gi.repository import Gtk
+
+from artiq.gui.tools import Window
+
+
+class ParametersWindow(Window):
+    def __init__(self):
+        Window.__init__(self, title="Parameters")
+        self.set_default_size(500, 500)
+
+        self.parameters_store = Gtk.ListStore(str, str)
+        tree = Gtk.TreeView(self.parameters_store)
+        for i, title in enumerate(["Parameter", "Value"]):
+            renderer = Gtk.CellRendererText()
+            column = Gtk.TreeViewColumn(title, renderer, text=i)
+            tree.append_column(column)
+        scroll = Gtk.ScrolledWindow()
+        scroll.add(tree)
+        self.add(scroll)
diff --git a/artiq/gui/scheduler.py b/artiq/gui/scheduler.py
index 76f423e3b..a3c7b041e 100644
--- a/artiq/gui/scheduler.py
+++ b/artiq/gui/scheduler.py
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ class SchedulerWindow(Window):
         hbox = Gtk.HBox(spacing=6)
         enable = Gtk.Switch(active=True)
         label = Gtk.Label("Run experiments")
-        label.set_justify(Gtk.Justification.RIGHT)
         hbox.pack_start(label, False, False, 0)
         hbox.pack_start(enable, False, False, 0)
         topvbox.pack_start(hbox, False, False, 0)
diff --git a/frontend/artiq_gui.py b/frontend/artiq_gui.py
index 99efe08c6..26e50faad 100755
--- a/frontend/artiq_gui.py
+++ b/frontend/artiq_gui.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import gbulb
 from gi.repository import Gtk
 
 from artiq.gui.scheduler import SchedulerWindow
+from artiq.gui.parameters import ParametersWindow
 
 
 def _get_args():
@@ -29,16 +30,20 @@ def main():
     asyncio.set_event_loop_policy(gbulb.GtkEventLoopPolicy())
     loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
     try:
-        win = SchedulerWindow()
-        win.connect("delete-event", Gtk.main_quit)
-        win.show_all()
+        scheduler_win = SchedulerWindow()
+        scheduler_win.connect("delete-event", Gtk.main_quit)
+        scheduler_win.show_all()
 
-        loop.run_until_complete(win.sub_connect(args.server,
-                                                args.port_schedule_notify))
+        parameters_win = ParametersWindow()
+        parameters_win.connect("delete-event", Gtk.main_quit)
+        parameters_win.show_all()
+
+        loop.run_until_complete(scheduler_win.sub_connect(
+            args.server, args.port_schedule_notify))
         try:
             loop.run_forever()
         finally:
-            loop.run_until_complete(win.sub_close())
+            loop.run_until_complete(scheduler_win.sub_close())
     finally:
         loop.close()