diff --git a/src/myfasthtml/controls/DataGrid.py b/src/myfasthtml/controls/DataGrid.py
index 0a25d79..34afd20 100644
--- a/src/myfasthtml/controls/DataGrid.py
+++ b/src/myfasthtml/controls/DataGrid.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ from myfasthtml.core.constants import ColumnType, ROW_INDEX_ID, FooterAggregatio
 from myfasthtml.core.dbmanager import DbObject
 from myfasthtml.core.instances import MultipleInstance
 from myfasthtml.core.utils import make_safe_id
+from myfasthtml.icons.fluent import checkbox_unchecked16_regular
+from myfasthtml.icons.fluent_p2 import checkbox_checked16_regular
 
 
 class DatagridState(DbObject):
@@ -149,7 +151,7 @@ class DataGrid(MultipleInstance):
   def mk_body_cell_content(self, col_pos, row_index, col_def: DataGridColumnState):
     
     def mk_bool(_value):
-      return Div(mk.icon(icon_checked if _value else icon_unchecked, can_select=False),
+      return Div(mk.icon(checkbox_checked16_regular if _value else checkbox_unchecked16_regular, can_select=False),
                  cls="dt2-cell-content-checkbox")
     
     def mk_text(_value):
@@ -301,7 +303,7 @@ class DataGrid(MultipleInstance):
     else:
       value = None
     
-    return Div(mk_ellipsis(value, cls="dt2-cell-content-number"),
+    return Div(mk.label(value, cls="dt2-cell-content-number"),
                data_col=col_def.col_id,
                style=f"width:{col_def.width}px;",
                cls="dt2-cell dt2-footer-cell",
diff --git a/src/myfasthtml/controls/TabsManager.py b/src/myfasthtml/controls/TabsManager.py
index 2eb82a9..2f7058a 100644
--- a/src/myfasthtml/controls/TabsManager.py
+++ b/src/myfasthtml/controls/TabsManager.py
@@ -115,11 +115,18 @@ class TabsManager(MultipleInstance):
   def _dynamic_get_content(self, tab_id):
     if tab_id not in self._state.tabs:
       return Div("Tab not found.")
+
     tab_config = self._state.tabs[tab_id]
     if tab_config["component"] is None:
       return Div("Tab content does not support serialization.")
+
+    res =  InstancesManager.get(self._session, tab_config["component"][1], None)
+    if res is not None:
+      return res
+    
     try:
-      return InstancesManager.get(self._session, tab_config["component"][1])
+      logger.debug(f"Component not created yet. Need to manually create it.")
+      return InstancesManager.dynamic_get(self._session, tab_config["component_parent"], tab_config["component"])
     except Exception as e:
       logger.error(f"Error while retrieving tab content: {e}")
       return Div("Failed to retrieve tab content.")
diff --git a/src/myfasthtml/core/instances.py b/src/myfasthtml/core/instances.py
index 0bc550c..a3f4e95 100644
--- a/src/myfasthtml/core/instances.py
+++ b/src/myfasthtml/core/instances.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import uuid
 from typing import Optional
 
 from myfasthtml.controls.helpers import Ids
-from myfasthtml.core.utils import pascal_to_snake
+from myfasthtml.core.utils import pascal_to_snake, get_class, snake_to_pascal
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("InstancesManager")
 
@@ -183,16 +183,22 @@ class InstancesManager:
     return instance
   
   @staticmethod
-  def get(session: dict, instance_id: str):
+  def get(session: dict, instance_id: str, default="**__no_default__**"):
     """
     Get or create an instance of the given type (from its id)
     :param session:
     :param instance_id:
+    :param default:
     :return:
     """
-    session_id = InstancesManager.get_session_id(session)
-    key = (session_id, instance_id)
-    return InstancesManager.instances[key]
+    try:
+      session_id = InstancesManager.get_session_id(session)
+      key = (session_id, instance_id)
+      return InstancesManager.instances[key]
+    except KeyError:
+      if default != "**__non__**":
+        return default
+      raise
   
   @staticmethod
   def get_by_type(session: dict, cls: type):
@@ -202,6 +208,19 @@ class InstancesManager:
     assert len(res) > 0, f"No instance of type {cls.__name__} found"
     return res[0]
   
+  @staticmethod
+  def dynamic_get(session, component_parent: tuple, component: tuple):
+    parent_type, parent_id = component_parent
+    component_type, component_id = component
+    
+    # parent should always exist
+    parent = InstancesManager.get(session, parent_id)
+    
+    real_component_type = snake_to_pascal(component_type.removeprefix("mf-"))
+    component_full_type = f"myfasthtml.controls.{real_component_type}.{real_component_type}"
+    cls = get_class(component_full_type)
+    return cls(parent, _id=component_id)
+  
   @staticmethod
   def get_session_id(session):
     if isinstance(session, str):
diff --git a/src/myfasthtml/core/utils.py b/src/myfasthtml/core/utils.py
index cc52526..0efa89f 100644
--- a/src/myfasthtml/core/utils.py
+++ b/src/myfasthtml/core/utils.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import importlib
 import logging
 import re
 
@@ -317,6 +318,29 @@ def make_safe_id(s: str | None):
   res = re.sub('-', '_', make_html_id(s))  # replace '-' by '_'
   return res.lower()  # no uppercase
 
+
+def get_class(qualified_class_name: str):
+  """
+    Dynamically loads and returns a class type from its fully qualified name.
+    Note that the class is not instantiated.
+
+    :param qualified_class_name: Fully qualified name of the class (e.g., 'some.module.ClassName').
+    :return: The class object.
+    :raises ImportError: If the module cannot be imported.
+    :raises AttributeError: If the class cannot be resolved in the module.
+    """
+  module_name, class_name = qualified_class_name.rsplit(".", 1)
+  
+  try:
+    module = importlib.import_module(module_name)
+  except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
+    raise ImportError(f"Could not import module '{module_name}' for '{qualified_class_name}': {e}")
+  
+  if not hasattr(module, class_name):
+    raise AttributeError(f"Component '{class_name}' not found in '{module.__name__}'.")
+  
+  return getattr(module, class_name)
+
 @utils_rt(Routes.Commands)
 def post(session, c_id: str, client_response: dict = None):
   """
diff --git a/tests/core/test_utils.py b/tests/core/test_utils.py
index ac5db08..bce1699 100644
--- a/tests/core/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/core/test_utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import pytest
 
-from myfasthtml.core.utils import flatten, make_html_id
+from myfasthtml.core.utils import flatten, make_html_id, pascal_to_snake, snake_to_pascal
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("input_args,expected,test_description", [
@@ -64,3 +64,46 @@ def test_i_can_flatten(input_args, expected, test_description):
 ])
 def test_i_can_have_valid_html_id(string, expected):
   assert make_html_id(string) == expected
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("input_str, expected, test_description", [
+    ("MyClass", "my_class", "simple PascalCase"),
+    ("myVariable", "my_variable", "camelCase"),
+    ("HTTPServer", "http_server", "short uppercase sequence"),
+    ("XMLHttpRequest", "xml_http_request", "long uppercase sequence"),
+    ("A", "a", "single letter"),
+    ("already_snake", "already_snake", "already snake_case"),
+    ("MyClass123", "my_class123", "with numbers"),
+    ("MyLongClassName", "my_long_class_name", "long class name"),
+    ("  MyClass  ", "my_class", "with spaces to trim"),
+    ("iPhone", "i_phone", "starts lowercase then uppercase"),
+    (None, None, "None input"),
+    ("", "", "empty string"),
+    ("   ", "", "only spaces"),
+])
+def test_i_can_convert_pascal_to_snake(input_str, expected, test_description):
+    """Test that pascal_to_snake correctly converts PascalCase/camelCase to snake_case."""
+    result = pascal_to_snake(input_str)
+    assert result == expected, f"Failed for test case: {test_description}"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("input_str, expected, test_description", [
+    ("my_class", "MyClass", "simple snake_case"),
+    ("my_long_class_name", "MyLongClassName", "long class name"),
+    ("a", "A", "single letter"),
+    ("myclass", "Myclass", "no underscore"),
+    ("  my_class  ", "MyClass", "with spaces to trim"),
+    ("my__class", "MyClass", "multiple consecutive underscores"),
+    ("_my_class", "MyClass", "starts with underscore"),
+    ("my_class_", "MyClass", "ends with underscore"),
+    ("_my_class_", "MyClass", "starts and ends with underscore"),
+    ("my_class_123", "MyClass123", "with numbers"),
+    (None, None, "None input"),
+    ("", "", "empty string"),
+    ("   ", "", "only spaces"),
+    ("___", "", "only underscores"),
+])
+def test_i_can_convert_snake_to_pascal(input_str, expected, test_description):
+    """Test that snake_to_pascal correctly converts snake_case to PascalCase."""
+    result = snake_to_pascal(input_str)
+    assert result == expected, f"Failed for test case: {test_description}"