diff --git a/widgets/src/labeled_item/imp.rs b/widgets/src/labeled_item/imp.rs
index 690febdf..a822ce89 100644
--- a/widgets/src/labeled_item/imp.rs
+++ b/widgets/src/labeled_item/imp.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use gtk4::{prelude::*, Align, Label, Orientation, Widget};
-use relm4::{ComponentBuilder, ComponentParts, Sender, SimpleComponent};
+use relm4::{ComponentParts, Sender, SimpleComponent};
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ impl SimpleComponent for LabeledItem {
         root: &Self::Root,
         input: &Sender<Self::Input>,
         _output: &Sender<Self::Output>,
-    ) -> ComponentParts<Self, Self::Widgets> {
+    ) -> ComponentParts<Self> {
         let model = LabeledItem {
             _title: String::default(),
             _desc: None,
diff --git a/widgets/src/labeled_item/mod.rs b/widgets/src/labeled_item/mod.rs
index 694b3534..366a8221 100644
--- a/widgets/src/labeled_item/mod.rs
+++ b/widgets/src/labeled_item/mod.rs
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@ mod imp;
 
 use gtk4::{glib::IsA, prelude::*, Align, Orientation, Widget};
 use relm4::{Component, ComponentController, ComponentParts, Controller};
-use std::cell::Ref;
+use std::{cell::Ref, ops::Deref};
 
 pub struct LabeledItem {
     root: gtk4::Box,
-    controller: Controller<imp::LabeledItem, gtk4::Box, imp::AppWidgets, imp::LabeledItemMessage>,
+    controller: Controller<imp::LabeledItem>,
 }
 
 impl LabeledItem {
-    fn inner(&self) -> Ref<'_, ComponentParts<imp::LabeledItem, imp::AppWidgets>> {
+    fn inner(&self) -> Ref<'_, ComponentParts<imp::LabeledItem>> {
         self.controller.state().get()
     }
 
@@ -72,3 +72,17 @@ impl Default for LabeledItem {
         Self { root, controller }
     }
 }
+
+impl AsRef<Widget> for LabeledItem {
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &Widget {
+        self.root.upcast_ref()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Deref for LabeledItem {
+    type Target = gtk4::Box;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.root
+    }
+}