diff --git a/layout/example_test.go b/layout/example_test.go
index 86174292..72fa0c10 100644
--- a/layout/example_test.go
+++ b/layout/example_test.go
@@ -74,21 +74,20 @@ func ExampleFlex() {
 func ExampleStack() {
 	gtx := new(layout.Context)
 	gtx.Reset(nil, image.Point{X: 100, Y: 100})
+	gtx.Constraints.Width.Min = 0
+	gtx.Constraints.Height.Min = 0
 
-	stack := layout.Stack{}
-
-	// Rigid 50x50 widget.
-	child1 := stack.Rigid(gtx, func() {
-		layoutWidget(gtx, 50, 50)
-	})
-
-	// Force widget to the same size as the first.
-	child2 := stack.Expand(gtx, func() {
-		fmt.Printf("Expand: %v\n", gtx.Constraints)
-		layoutWidget(gtx, 10, 10)
-	})
-
-	stack.Layout(gtx, child1, child2)
+	layout.Stack{}.Layout(gtx,
+		// Force widget to the same size as the second.
+		layout.Expanded(func() {
+			fmt.Printf("Expand: %v\n", gtx.Constraints)
+			layoutWidget(gtx, 10, 10)
+		}),
+		// Rigid 50x50 widget.
+		layout.Stacked(func() {
+			layoutWidget(gtx, 50, 50)
+		}),
+	)
 
 	// Output:
 	// Expand: {{50 100} {50 100}}
diff --git a/layout/stack.go b/layout/stack.go
index 5dd87032..90bfaa84 100644
--- a/layout/stack.go
+++ b/layout/stack.go
@@ -14,70 +14,79 @@ type Stack struct {
 	// Alignment is the direction to align children
 	// smaller than the available space.
 	Alignment Direction
-
-	maxSZ image.Point
-	// Use an empty StackOp for tracking whether Rigid, Flex
-	// is called in the same layout scope as Layout.
-	begun bool
-	stack op.StackOp
 }
 
-// StackChild is the layout result of a call to End.
+// StackChild represents a child for a Stack layout.
 type StackChild struct {
+	expanded bool
+	widget   Widget
+
+	// Scratch space.
 	macro op.MacroOp
 	dims  Dimensions
 }
 
-// Rigid lays out a widget with the same constraints that were
-// passed to Init.
-func (s *Stack) Rigid(gtx *Context, w Widget) StackChild {
-	cs := gtx.Constraints
-	cs.Width.Min = 0
-	cs.Height.Min = 0
-	var m op.MacroOp
-	m.Record(gtx.Ops)
-	dims := ctxLayout(gtx, cs, w)
-	m.Stop()
-	s.expand(gtx.Ops, dims)
-	return StackChild{m, dims}
-}
-
-// Expand lays out a widget.
-func (s *Stack) Expand(gtx *Context, w Widget) StackChild {
-	var m op.MacroOp
-	m.Record(gtx.Ops)
-	cs := Constraints{
-		Width:  Constraint{Min: s.maxSZ.X, Max: gtx.Constraints.Width.Max},
-		Height: Constraint{Min: s.maxSZ.Y, Max: gtx.Constraints.Height.Max},
-	}
-	dims := ctxLayout(gtx, cs, w)
-	m.Stop()
-	s.expand(gtx.Ops, dims)
-	return StackChild{m, dims}
-}
-
-func (s *Stack) expand(ops *op.Ops, dims Dimensions) {
-	if !s.begun {
-		s.stack.Push(ops)
-		s.begun = true
-	}
-	if w := dims.Size.X; w > s.maxSZ.X {
-		s.maxSZ.X = w
-	}
-	if h := dims.Size.Y; h > s.maxSZ.Y {
-		s.maxSZ.Y = h
+// Stacked returns a Stack child that laid out with the same maximum
+// constraints as the Stack.
+func Stacked(w Widget) StackChild {
+	return StackChild{
+		widget: w,
 	}
 }
 
-// Layout a list of children. The order of the children determines their laid
-// out order.
-func (s *Stack) Layout(gtx *Context, children ...StackChild) {
-	if len(children) > 0 {
-		s.stack.Pop()
+// Expanded returns a Stack child that is forced to take up at least
+// the the space as the largest Stacked.
+func Expanded(w Widget) StackChild {
+	return StackChild{
+		expanded: true,
+		widget:   w,
 	}
-	maxSZ := gtx.Constraints.Constrain(s.maxSZ)
-	s.maxSZ = image.Point{}
-	s.begun = false
+}
+
+// Layout a stack of children. The position of the children are
+// determined by the specified order, but Stacked children are laid out
+// before Expanded children.
+func (s Stack) Layout(gtx *Context, children ...StackChild) {
+	var maxSZ image.Point
+	// First lay out Stacked children.
+	for i, w := range children {
+		if w.expanded {
+			continue
+		}
+		cs := gtx.Constraints
+		cs.Width.Min = 0
+		cs.Height.Min = 0
+		var m op.MacroOp
+		m.Record(gtx.Ops)
+		dims := ctxLayout(gtx, cs, w.widget)
+		m.Stop()
+		if w := dims.Size.X; w > maxSZ.X {
+			maxSZ.X = w
+		}
+		if h := dims.Size.Y; h > maxSZ.Y {
+			maxSZ.Y = h
+		}
+		children[i].macro = m
+		children[i].dims = dims
+	}
+	maxSZ = gtx.Constraints.Constrain(maxSZ)
+	// Then lay out Expanded children.
+	for i, w := range children {
+		if !w.expanded {
+			continue
+		}
+		var m op.MacroOp
+		m.Record(gtx.Ops)
+		cs := Constraints{
+			Width:  Constraint{Min: maxSZ.X, Max: gtx.Constraints.Width.Max},
+			Height: Constraint{Min: maxSZ.Y, Max: gtx.Constraints.Height.Max},
+		}
+		dims := ctxLayout(gtx, cs, w.widget)
+		m.Stop()
+		children[i].macro = m
+		children[i].dims = dims
+	}
+
 	var baseline int
 	for _, ch := range children {
 		sz := ch.dims.Size
diff --git a/widget/material/button.go b/widget/material/button.go
index 17c9810b..b1a440d5 100644
--- a/widget/material/button.go
+++ b/widget/material/button.go
@@ -60,68 +60,67 @@ func (t *Theme) IconButton(icon *Icon) IconButton {
 func (b Button) Layout(gtx *layout.Context, button *widget.Button) {
 	col := b.Color
 	bgcol := b.Background
-	st := layout.Stack{Alignment: layout.Center}
 	hmin := gtx.Constraints.Width.Min
 	vmin := gtx.Constraints.Height.Min
-	lbl := st.Rigid(gtx, func() {
-		gtx.Constraints.Width.Min = hmin
-		gtx.Constraints.Height.Min = vmin
-		layout.Align(layout.Center).Layout(gtx, func() {
-			layout.Inset{Top: unit.Dp(10), Bottom: unit.Dp(10), Left: unit.Dp(12), Right: unit.Dp(12)}.Layout(gtx, func() {
-				paint.ColorOp{Color: col}.Add(gtx.Ops)
-				widget.Label{}.Layout(gtx, b.shaper, b.Font, b.Text)
+	layout.Stack{Alignment: layout.Center}.Layout(gtx,
+		layout.Expanded(func() {
+			rr := float32(gtx.Px(unit.Dp(4)))
+			clip.Rect{
+				Rect: f32.Rectangle{Max: f32.Point{
+					X: float32(gtx.Constraints.Width.Min),
+					Y: float32(gtx.Constraints.Height.Min),
+				}},
+				NE: rr, NW: rr, SE: rr, SW: rr,
+			}.Op(gtx.Ops).Add(gtx.Ops)
+			fill(gtx, bgcol)
+			for _, c := range button.History() {
+				drawInk(gtx, c)
+			}
+		}),
+		layout.Stacked(func() {
+			gtx.Constraints.Width.Min = hmin
+			gtx.Constraints.Height.Min = vmin
+			layout.Align(layout.Center).Layout(gtx, func() {
+				layout.Inset{Top: unit.Dp(10), Bottom: unit.Dp(10), Left: unit.Dp(12), Right: unit.Dp(12)}.Layout(gtx, func() {
+					paint.ColorOp{Color: col}.Add(gtx.Ops)
+					widget.Label{}.Layout(gtx, b.shaper, b.Font, b.Text)
+				})
 			})
-		})
-		pointer.Rect(image.Rectangle{Max: gtx.Dimensions.Size}).Add(gtx.Ops)
-		button.Layout(gtx)
-	})
-	bg := st.Expand(gtx, func() {
-		rr := float32(gtx.Px(unit.Dp(4)))
-		clip.Rect{
-			Rect: f32.Rectangle{Max: f32.Point{
-				X: float32(gtx.Constraints.Width.Min),
-				Y: float32(gtx.Constraints.Height.Min),
-			}},
-			NE: rr, NW: rr, SE: rr, SW: rr,
-		}.Op(gtx.Ops).Add(gtx.Ops)
-		fill(gtx, bgcol)
-		for _, c := range button.History() {
-			drawInk(gtx, c)
-		}
-	})
-	st.Layout(gtx, bg, lbl)
+			pointer.Rect(image.Rectangle{Max: gtx.Dimensions.Size}).Add(gtx.Ops)
+			button.Layout(gtx)
+		}),
+	)
 }
 
 func (b IconButton) Layout(gtx *layout.Context, button *widget.Button) {
-	st := layout.Stack{}
-	ico := st.Rigid(gtx, func() {
-		layout.UniformInset(b.Padding).Layout(gtx, func() {
-			size := gtx.Px(b.Size) - 2*gtx.Px(b.Padding)
-			if b.Icon != nil {
-				b.Icon.Color = b.Color
-				b.Icon.Layout(gtx, unit.Px(float32(size)))
+	layout.Stack{}.Layout(gtx,
+		layout.Expanded(func() {
+			size := float32(gtx.Constraints.Width.Min)
+			rr := float32(size) * .5
+			clip.Rect{
+				Rect: f32.Rectangle{Max: f32.Point{X: size, Y: size}},
+				NE:   rr, NW: rr, SE: rr, SW: rr,
+			}.Op(gtx.Ops).Add(gtx.Ops)
+			fill(gtx, b.Background)
+			for _, c := range button.History() {
+				drawInk(gtx, c)
 			}
-			gtx.Dimensions = layout.Dimensions{
-				Size: image.Point{X: size, Y: size},
-			}
-		})
-		pointer.Ellipse(image.Rectangle{Max: gtx.Dimensions.Size}).Add(gtx.Ops)
-		button.Layout(gtx)
-	})
-	bgcol := b.Background
-	bg := st.Expand(gtx, func() {
-		size := float32(gtx.Constraints.Width.Min)
-		rr := float32(size) * .5
-		clip.Rect{
-			Rect: f32.Rectangle{Max: f32.Point{X: size, Y: size}},
-			NE:   rr, NW: rr, SE: rr, SW: rr,
-		}.Op(gtx.Ops).Add(gtx.Ops)
-		fill(gtx, bgcol)
-		for _, c := range button.History() {
-			drawInk(gtx, c)
-		}
-	})
-	st.Layout(gtx, bg, ico)
+		}),
+		layout.Stacked(func() {
+			layout.UniformInset(b.Padding).Layout(gtx, func() {
+				size := gtx.Px(b.Size) - 2*gtx.Px(b.Padding)
+				if b.Icon != nil {
+					b.Icon.Color = b.Color
+					b.Icon.Layout(gtx, unit.Px(float32(size)))
+				}
+				gtx.Dimensions = layout.Dimensions{
+					Size: image.Point{X: size, Y: size},
+				}
+			})
+			pointer.Ellipse(image.Rectangle{Max: gtx.Dimensions.Size}).Add(gtx.Ops)
+			button.Layout(gtx)
+		}),
+	)
 }
 
 func toPointF(p image.Point) f32.Point {