diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 84f80e3..d102c7d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 ### Added
 * ramp: can now have custom min and max values
   (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/yambar/issues/103).
+* border: new decoration.
 
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/decorations/border.c b/decorations/border.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac50c33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/decorations/border.c
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "../config.h"
+#include "../config-verify.h"
+#include "../decoration.h"
+#include "../plugin.h"
+
+#define LOG_MODULE "border"
+#define LOG_ENABLE_DBG 0
+#include "../log.h"
+
+#define min(x, y) ((x) < (y) ? (x) : (y))
+#define max(x, y) ((x) > (y) ? (x) : (y))
+
+struct private {
+    pixman_color_t color;
+    int size;
+};
+
+static void
+destroy(struct deco *deco)
+{
+    struct private *d = deco->private;
+    free(d);
+    free(deco);
+}
+
+static void
+expose(const struct deco *deco, pixman_image_t *pix, int x, int y, int width, int height)
+{
+    const struct private *d = deco->private;
+    pixman_image_fill_rectangles(
+        PIXMAN_OP_OVER, pix, &d->color, 4,
+        (pixman_rectangle16_t []){
+            /* Top */
+            {x, y, width, min(d->size, height)},
+
+            /* Bottom */
+            {x, max(y + height - d->size, y), width, min(d->size, height)},
+
+            /* Left */
+            {x, y, min(d->size, width), height},
+
+            /* Right */
+            {max(x + width - d->size, x), y, min(d->size, width), height},
+        });
+}
+
+static struct deco *
+border_new(pixman_color_t color, int size)
+{
+    struct private *priv = calloc(1, sizeof(*priv));
+    priv->color = color;
+    priv->size = size;
+
+    struct deco *deco = calloc(1, sizeof(*deco));
+    deco->private = priv;
+    deco->expose = &expose;
+    deco->destroy = &destroy;
+
+    return deco;
+}
+
+static struct deco *
+from_conf(const struct yml_node *node)
+{
+    const struct yml_node *color = yml_get_value(node, "color");
+    const struct yml_node *size = yml_get_value(node, "size");
+    return border_new(
+        conf_to_color(color),
+        size != NULL ? yml_value_as_int(size) : 1);
+}
+
+static bool
+verify_conf(keychain_t *chain, const struct yml_node *node)
+{
+    static const struct attr_info attrs[] = {
+        {"color", true, &conf_verify_color},
+        {"size", false, &conf_verify_int},
+        DECORATION_COMMON_ATTRS,
+    };
+
+    return conf_verify_dict(chain, node, attrs);
+}
+
+const struct deco_iface deco_border_iface = {
+    .verify_conf = &verify_conf,
+    .from_conf = &from_conf,
+};
+
+#if defined(CORE_PLUGINS_AS_SHARED_LIBRARIES)
+extern const struct deco_iface iface __attribute__((weak, alias("deco_border_iface")));
+#endif
diff --git a/decorations/meson.build b/decorations/meson.build
index 708267e..e8b289c 100644
--- a/decorations/meson.build
+++ b/decorations/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 deco_sdk = declare_dependency(dependencies: [pixman, tllist, fcft])
 
 decorations = []
-foreach deco : ['background', 'stack', 'underline']
+foreach deco : ['background', 'border', 'stack', 'underline']
   if plugs_as_libs
     shared_module('@0@'.format(deco), '@0@.c'.format(deco),
                   dependencies: deco_sdk,
diff --git a/doc/yambar-decorations.5.scd b/doc/yambar-decorations.5.scd
index 48dcc87..8c972f2 100644
--- a/doc/yambar-decorations.5.scd
+++ b/doc/yambar-decorations.5.scd
@@ -70,6 +70,39 @@ content:
         color: ff0000ff
 ```
 
+
+# BORDER
+
+This decoration renders a border of configurable size (i.e border
+width) around the particle.
+
+## CONFIGURATION
+
+[[ *Name*
+:[ *Type*
+:[ *Req*
+:[ *Description*
+|  color
+:  color
+:  yes
+:  The color of the line. See *yambar*(5) for format.
+|  size
+:  int
+:  no
+:  Border width, in pixels. Defaults to 1px.
+
+## EXAMPLES
+
+```
+content:
+  string:
+    deco:
+      border:
+        size: 2
+        color: ff0000ff
+```
+
+
 # STACK
 
 This particles combines multiple decorations.
diff --git a/plugin.c b/plugin.c
index 00b0061..5f31b2e 100644
--- a/plugin.c
+++ b/plugin.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ EXTERN_PARTICLE(ramp);
 EXTERN_PARTICLE(string);
 
 EXTERN_DECORATION(background);
+EXTERN_DECORATION(border);
 EXTERN_DECORATION(stack);
 EXTERN_DECORATION(underline);
 
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ init(void)
     REGISTER_CORE_PARTICLE(string, string);
 
     REGISTER_CORE_DECORATION(background, background);
+    REGISTER_CORE_DECORATION(border, border);
     REGISTER_CORE_DECORATION(stack, stack);
     REGISTER_CORE_DECORATION(underline, underline);