diff --git a/crates/yakui-widgets/src/shorthand.rs b/crates/yakui-widgets/src/shorthand.rs
index bfcbb68f..b2dbe2f4 100644
--- a/crates/yakui-widgets/src/shorthand.rs
+++ b/crates/yakui-widgets/src/shorthand.rs
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ use crate::widgets::{
     CheckboxResponse, Circle, CircleResponse, ColoredBox, ColoredBoxResponse, ConstrainedBox,
     ConstrainedBoxResponse, CountGrid, Divider, DividerResponse, Draggable, DraggableResponse,
     Flexible, FlexibleResponse, Image, ImageResponse, List, ListResponse, MaxWidth,
-    MaxWidthResponse, NineSlice, Offset, OffsetResponse, Opaque, OpaqueResponse, Pad, PadResponse,
-    Reflow, ReflowResponse, Scrollable, ScrollableResponse, Slider, SliderResponse, Spacer, Stack,
-    StackResponse, State, StateResponse, Text, TextBox, TextBoxResponse, TextResponse,
+    MaxWidthResponse, NineSlice, Offset, OffsetResponse, Opaque, OpaqueResponse, Outline,
+    OutlineSide, Pad, PadResponse, Reflow, ReflowResponse, Scrollable, ScrollableResponse, Slider,
+    SliderResponse, Spacer, Stack, StackResponse, State, StateResponse, Text, TextBox,
+    TextBoxResponse, TextResponse,
 };
 
 /// See [List].
@@ -197,6 +198,15 @@ pub fn stack(children: impl FnOnce()) -> Response<StackResponse> {
     Stack::new().show(children)
 }
 
+/// See [Outline].
+pub fn outline<F: FnOnce()>(
+    color: Color,
+    width: f32,
+    side: OutlineSide,
+    children: F,
+) -> Response<()> {
+    Outline::new(color, width, side).show(children)
+}
 pub fn use_state<F, T: 'static>(default: F) -> Response<StateResponse<T>>
 where
     F: FnOnce() -> T + 'static,
diff --git a/crates/yakui-widgets/src/widgets/mod.rs b/crates/yakui-widgets/src/widgets/mod.rs
index 2e75a8b7..224557df 100644
--- a/crates/yakui-widgets/src/widgets/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/yakui-widgets/src/widgets/mod.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ mod max_width;
 mod nineslice;
 mod offset;
 mod opaque;
+mod outline;
 mod pad;
 mod panel;
 mod reflow;
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ pub use self::max_width::*;
 pub use self::nineslice::*;
 pub use self::offset::*;
 pub use self::opaque::*;
+pub use self::outline::*;
 pub use self::pad::*;
 pub use self::panel::*;
 pub use self::reflow::*;
diff --git a/crates/yakui-widgets/src/widgets/outline.rs b/crates/yakui-widgets/src/widgets/outline.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..438117ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/yakui-widgets/src/widgets/outline.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+use crate::widgets::PadResponse;
+use crate::{shapes, shorthand::pad, util::widget_children, widgets::pad::Pad};
+use yakui_core::geometry::Color;
+use yakui_core::{
+    widget::{PaintContext, Widget},
+    Response,
+};
+
+/**
+Applies a colored outline around its children.
+ */
+#[derive(Debug)]
+#[must_use = "yakui widgets do nothing if you don't `show` them"]
+pub struct Outline {
+    color: Color,
+    width: f32,
+    side: OutlineSide,
+}
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
+pub enum OutlineSide {
+    Inside,
+    Outside,
+}
+impl Outline {
+    pub fn new(color: Color, width: f32, side: OutlineSide) -> Self {
+        Self { color, width, side }
+    }
+
+    pub fn show(self, children: impl FnOnce()) -> Response<()> {
+        let width = self.width;
+        let side = self.side;
+        widget_children::<OutlineWidget, _>(
+            || match side {
+                OutlineSide::Inside => {
+                    children();
+                }
+                OutlineSide::Outside => {
+                    pad(Pad::all(width), children);
+                }
+            },
+            self,
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct OutlineWidget {
+    props: Option<Outline>,
+}
+
+impl Widget for OutlineWidget {
+    type Props<'a> = Outline;
+    type Response = ();
+
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        Self { props: None }
+    }
+
+    fn update(&mut self, props: Self::Props<'_>) -> Self::Response {
+        self.props = Some(props);
+    }
+
+    fn paint(&self, mut ctx: PaintContext<'_>) {
+        let props = self.props.as_ref().unwrap();
+        let Outline { color, width, .. } = *props;
+
+        let node = ctx.dom.get_current();
+        for &child in &node.children {
+            ctx.paint(child);
+        }
+
+        let rect = ctx.layout.get(ctx.dom.current()).unwrap().rect;
+        shapes::outline(ctx.paint, rect, width, color);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/yakui/examples/outline.rs b/crates/yakui/examples/outline.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f55e66b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/yakui/examples/outline.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+use yakui::{pad, widgets::Pad};
+
+use bootstrap::ExampleState;
+use yakui_core::geometry::Color;
+use yakui_widgets::widgets::OutlineSide::{Inside, Outside};
+use yakui_widgets::{button, column, outline, text};
+
+pub fn run(_state: &mut ExampleState) {
+    column(|| {
+        pad(Pad::all(20.0), || {
+            outline(Color::RED, 5.0, Inside, || {
+                text(20.0, "internal outline");
+            });
+        });
+        pad(Pad::all(20.0), || {
+            outline(Color::RED, 5.0, Outside, || {
+                text(20.0, "external outline");
+            });
+        });
+        pad(Pad::all(20.0), || {
+            outline(Color::RED, 1.0, Outside, || {
+                text(20.0, "varying width");
+            });
+        });
+        pad(Pad::all(20.0), || {
+            outline(Color::RED, 2.0, Outside, || {
+                text(20.0, "varying width");
+            });
+        });
+        pad(Pad::all(20.0), || {
+            outline(Color::GREEN, 3.0, Outside, || {
+                text(20.0, "other colors");
+            });
+        });
+        pad(Pad::all(20.0), || {
+            outline(Color::GREEN, 3.0, Outside, || {
+                button("other widgets");
+            });
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    bootstrap::start(run as fn(&mut ExampleState));
+}