diff --git a/particle.c b/particle.c
index bb9d15e..514740b 100644
--- a/particle.c
+++ b/particle.c
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ exposable_default_destroy(struct exposable *exposable)
     free(exposable);
 }
 
+void
+exposable_render_deco(const struct exposable *exposable,
+                      cairo_t *cr, int x, int y, int height)
+{
+    const struct deco *deco = exposable->particle->deco;
+    if (deco != NULL)
+        deco->expose(deco, cr, x, y, exposable->width, height);
+
+}
+
 void
 exposable_default_on_mouse(struct exposable *exposable, struct bar *bar,
                            enum mouse_event event, int x, int y)
diff --git a/particle.h b/particle.h
index 4d5c2db..bab485b 100644
--- a/particle.h
+++ b/particle.h
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ void particle_default_destroy(struct particle *particle);
 struct exposable *exposable_common_new(
     const struct particle *particle, const char *on_click);
 void exposable_default_destroy(struct exposable *exposable);
+void exposable_render_deco(
+    const struct exposable *exposable, cairo_t *cr, int x, int y, int height);
+
 void exposable_default_on_mouse(
     struct exposable *exposable, struct bar *bar,
     enum mouse_event event, int x, int y);
diff --git a/particles/empty.c b/particles/empty.c
index 3694151..0ec888e 100644
--- a/particles/empty.c
+++ b/particles/empty.c
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ begin_expose(struct exposable *exposable, cairo_t *cr)
 static void
 expose(const struct exposable *exposable, cairo_t *cr, int x, int y, int height)
 {
-    const struct deco *deco = exposable->particle->deco;
-    if (deco != NULL)
-        deco->expose(deco, cr, x, y, exposable->width, height);
+    exposable_render_deco(exposable, cr, x, y, height);
 }
 
 static struct exposable *
diff --git a/particles/list.c b/particles/list.c
index e92a9b6..f37c2c2 100644
--- a/particles/list.c
+++ b/particles/list.c
@@ -56,9 +56,7 @@ expose(const struct exposable *exposable, cairo_t *cr, int x, int y, int height)
 {
     const struct eprivate *e = exposable->private;
 
-    const struct deco *deco = exposable->particle->deco;
-    if (deco != NULL)
-        deco->expose(deco, cr, x, y, exposable->width, height);
+    exposable_render_deco(exposable, cr, x, y, height);
 
     int left_margin = exposable->particle->left_margin;
     int left_spacing = e->left_spacing;
diff --git a/particles/map.c b/particles/map.c
index 34d65ea..242a7b8 100644
--- a/particles/map.c
+++ b/particles/map.c
@@ -41,11 +41,9 @@ begin_expose(struct exposable *exposable, cairo_t *cr)
 static void
 expose(const struct exposable *exposable, cairo_t *cr, int x, int y, int height)
 {
-    const struct deco *deco = exposable->particle->deco;
-    if (deco != NULL)
-        deco->expose(deco, cr, x, y, exposable->width, height);
-
     struct eprivate *e = exposable->private;
+
+    exposable_render_deco(exposable, cr, x, y, height);
     e->exposable->expose(
         e->exposable, cr, x + exposable->particle->left_margin, y, height);
 }
diff --git a/particles/progress_bar.c b/particles/progress_bar.c
index 21b4a8a..1a40db0 100644
--- a/particles/progress_bar.c
+++ b/particles/progress_bar.c
@@ -72,9 +72,7 @@ expose(const struct exposable *exposable, cairo_t *cr, int x, int y, int height)
 {
     const struct eprivate *e = exposable->private;
 
-    const struct deco *deco = exposable->particle->deco;
-    if (deco != NULL)
-        deco->expose(deco, cr, x, y, exposable->width, height);
+    exposable_render_deco(exposable, cr, x, y, height);
 
     x += exposable->particle->left_margin;
     for (size_t i = 0; i < e->count; i++) {
diff --git a/particles/ramp.c b/particles/ramp.c
index fa4268a..4a746b1 100644
--- a/particles/ramp.c
+++ b/particles/ramp.c
@@ -42,11 +42,9 @@ begin_expose(struct exposable *exposable, cairo_t *cr)
 static void
 expose(const struct exposable *exposable, cairo_t *cr, int x, int y, int height)
 {
-    const struct deco *deco = exposable->particle->deco;
-    if (deco != NULL)
-        deco->expose(deco, cr, x, y, exposable->width, height);
-
     struct eprivate *e = exposable->private;
+
+    exposable_render_deco(exposable, cr, x, y, height);
     e->exposable->expose(
         e->exposable, cr, x + exposable->particle->left_margin, y, height);
 }
diff --git a/particles/string.c b/particles/string.c
index 6f3b099..b1b3daa 100644
--- a/particles/string.c
+++ b/particles/string.c
@@ -57,9 +57,7 @@ expose(const struct exposable *exposable, cairo_t *cr, int x, int y, int height)
         e->text, strlen(e->text), &glyphs, &num_glyphs,
         &clusters, &num_clusters, &cluster_flags);
 
-    const struct deco *deco = exposable->particle->deco;
-    if (deco != NULL)
-        deco->expose(deco, cr, x, y, exposable->width, height);
+    exposable_render_deco(exposable, cr, x, y, height);
 
     cairo_set_source_rgba(cr,
                           e->foreground.red,