diff --git a/include/common/graphic-helpers.h b/include/common/graphic-helpers.h
index 067da644..e1986d4e 100644
--- a/include/common/graphic-helpers.h
+++ b/include/common/graphic-helpers.h
@@ -3,41 +3,9 @@
 #define LABWC_GRAPHIC_HELPERS_H
 
 #include <cairo.h>
-#include <wayland-server-core.h>
 
-struct wlr_scene_tree;
-struct wlr_scene_rect;
 struct wlr_fbox;
 
-struct multi_rect {
-	struct wlr_scene_tree *tree;
-	int line_width; /* read-only */
-
-	/* Private */
-	struct wlr_scene_rect *top[3];
-	struct wlr_scene_rect *bottom[3];
-	struct wlr_scene_rect *left[3];
-	struct wlr_scene_rect *right[3];
-	struct wl_listener destroy;
-};
-
-/**
- * Create a new multi_rect.
- * A multi_rect consists of 3 nested rectangular outlines.
- * Each of the rectangular outlines is using the same @line_width
- * but its own color based on the @colors argument.
- *
- * The multi-rect can be positioned by positioning multi_rect->tree->node.
- *
- * It can be destroyed by destroying its tree node (or one of its
- * parent nodes). Once the tree node has been destroyed the struct
- * will be free'd automatically.
- */
-struct multi_rect *multi_rect_create(struct wlr_scene_tree *parent,
-		float *colors[3], int line_width);
-
-void multi_rect_set_size(struct multi_rect *rect, int width, int height);
-
 /**
  * Sets the cairo color.
  * Splits a float[4] single color array into its own arguments
diff --git a/include/common/lab-scene-rect.h b/include/common/lab-scene-rect.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5005fbb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/common/lab-scene-rect.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
+#ifndef LABWC_LAB_SCENE_RECT_H
+#define LABWC_LAB_SCENE_RECT_H
+#include <wayland-server-core.h>
+
+struct wlr_scene_tree;
+
+struct lab_scene_rect_options {
+	float **border_colors;
+	int nr_borders;
+	int border_width;
+	float *bg_color; /* can be NULL */
+	int width;
+	int height;
+};
+
+struct lab_scene_rect {
+	struct wlr_scene_tree *tree;
+	int border_width;
+	int nr_borders;
+	struct border_scene *borders;
+	struct wlr_scene_rect *fill;
+
+	struct wl_listener node_destroy;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Create a new rectangle with borders.
+ *
+ * The rectangle can be positioned by positioning border_rect->tree->node.
+ *
+ * It can be destroyed by destroying its tree node (or one of its parent nodes).
+ * Once the tree node has been destroyed the struct will be free'd automatically.
+ */
+struct lab_scene_rect *lab_scene_rect_create(struct wlr_scene_tree *parent,
+	struct lab_scene_rect_options *opts);
+
+void lab_scene_rect_set_size(struct lab_scene_rect *rect, int width, int height);
+
+#endif /* LABWC_LAB_SCENE_RECT_H */
diff --git a/include/labwc.h b/include/labwc.h
index 837ebc74..af451140 100644
--- a/include/labwc.h
+++ b/include/labwc.h
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ struct server {
 		struct wlr_scene_node *preview_node;
 		struct wlr_scene_tree *preview_parent;
 		struct wlr_scene_node *preview_anchor;
-		struct multi_rect *preview_outline;
+		struct lab_scene_rect *preview_outline;
 	} osd_state;
 
 	struct theme *theme;
diff --git a/include/overlay.h b/include/overlay.h
index ebcaabcc..6a0ee020 100644
--- a/include/overlay.h
+++ b/include/overlay.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "regions.h"
 #include "view.h"
 
+/* TODO: replace this with single lab_scene_rect */
 struct overlay_rect {
 	struct wlr_scene_tree *tree;
 
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ struct overlay_rect {
 	struct wlr_scene_rect *bg_rect;
 
 	bool border_enabled;
-	struct multi_rect *border_rect;
+	struct lab_scene_rect *border_rect;
 };
 
 struct overlay {
diff --git a/include/view.h b/include/view.h
index 613f9160..cf0c0471 100644
--- a/include/view.h
+++ b/include/view.h
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ struct view {
 	} resize_indicator;
 	struct resize_outlines {
 		struct wlr_box view_geo;
-		struct multi_rect *rect;
+		struct lab_scene_rect *rect;
 	} resize_outlines;
 
 	struct mappable mappable;
diff --git a/src/common/graphic-helpers.c b/src/common/graphic-helpers.c
index 4739b899..29ba8ddb 100644
--- a/src/common/graphic-helpers.c
+++ b/src/common/graphic-helpers.c
@@ -1,85 +1,8 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 
-#include <assert.h>
 #include <cairo.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_scene.h>
-#include <wlr/util/box.h>
-#include "buffer.h"
 #include "common/graphic-helpers.h"
-#include "common/macros.h"
-#include "common/mem.h"
-
-static void
-multi_rect_destroy_notify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
-{
-	struct multi_rect *rect = wl_container_of(listener, rect, destroy);
-	wl_list_remove(&rect->destroy.link);
-	free(rect);
-}
-
-struct multi_rect *
-multi_rect_create(struct wlr_scene_tree *parent, float *colors[3], int line_width)
-{
-	struct multi_rect *rect = znew(*rect);
-	rect->line_width = line_width;
-	rect->tree = wlr_scene_tree_create(parent);
-	rect->destroy.notify = multi_rect_destroy_notify;
-	wl_signal_add(&rect->tree->node.events.destroy, &rect->destroy);
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-		rect->top[i] = wlr_scene_rect_create(rect->tree, 0, 0, colors[i]);
-		rect->right[i] = wlr_scene_rect_create(rect->tree, 0, 0, colors[i]);
-		rect->bottom[i] = wlr_scene_rect_create(rect->tree, 0, 0, colors[i]);
-		rect->left[i] = wlr_scene_rect_create(rect->tree, 0, 0, colors[i]);
-		wlr_scene_node_set_position(&rect->top[i]->node,
-			i * line_width, i * line_width);
-		wlr_scene_node_set_position(&rect->left[i]->node,
-			i * line_width, (i + 1) * line_width);
-	}
-	return rect;
-}
-
-void
-multi_rect_set_size(struct multi_rect *rect, int width, int height)
-{
-	assert(rect);
-	int line_width = rect->line_width;
-
-	/*
-	 * The outmost outline is drawn like below:
-	 *
-	 * |--width--|
-	 *
-	 * +---------+  ---
-	 * +-+-----+-+   |
-	 * | |     | | height
-	 * | |     | |   |
-	 * +-+-----+-+   |
-	 * +---------+  ---
-	 */
-	for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-		/* Reposition, top and left don't ever change */
-		wlr_scene_node_set_position(&rect->right[i]->node,
-			width - (i + 1) * line_width, (i + 1) * line_width);
-		wlr_scene_node_set_position(&rect->bottom[i]->node,
-			i * line_width, height - (i + 1) * line_width);
-
-		/* Update sizes */
-		wlr_scene_rect_set_size(rect->top[i],
-			MAX(width - i * line_width * 2, 0),
-			line_width);
-		wlr_scene_rect_set_size(rect->bottom[i],
-			MAX(width - i * line_width * 2, 0),
-			line_width);
-		wlr_scene_rect_set_size(rect->left[i],
-			line_width,
-			MAX(height - (i + 1) * line_width * 2, 0));
-		wlr_scene_rect_set_size(rect->right[i],
-			line_width,
-			MAX(height - (i + 1) * line_width * 2, 0));
-	}
-}
 
 /* Draws a border with a specified line width */
 void
diff --git a/src/common/lab-scene-rect.c b/src/common/lab-scene-rect.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc23422d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/lab-scene-rect.c
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <wlr/types/wlr_scene.h>
+#include "common/lab-scene-rect.h"
+#include "common/mem.h"
+
+struct border_scene {
+	struct wlr_scene_tree *tree;
+	struct wlr_scene_rect *top, *bottom, *left, *right;
+};
+
+static void
+handle_node_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
+{
+	struct lab_scene_rect *rect = wl_container_of(listener, rect, node_destroy);
+	wl_list_remove(&rect->node_destroy.link);
+	free(rect->borders);
+	free(rect);
+}
+
+struct lab_scene_rect *
+lab_scene_rect_create(struct wlr_scene_tree *parent,
+		struct lab_scene_rect_options *opts)
+{
+	struct lab_scene_rect *rect = znew(*rect);
+	rect->border_width = opts->border_width;
+	rect->nr_borders = opts->nr_borders;
+	rect->borders = znew_n(rect->borders[0], opts->nr_borders);
+	rect->tree = wlr_scene_tree_create(parent);
+
+	if (opts->bg_color) {
+		rect->fill = wlr_scene_rect_create(rect->tree, 0, 0, opts->bg_color);
+	}
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < rect->nr_borders; i++) {
+		struct border_scene *border = &rect->borders[i];
+		float *color = opts->border_colors[i];
+		border->tree = wlr_scene_tree_create(rect->tree);
+		border->top = wlr_scene_rect_create(border->tree, 0, 0, color);
+		border->right = wlr_scene_rect_create(border->tree, 0, 0, color);
+		border->bottom = wlr_scene_rect_create(border->tree, 0, 0, color);
+		border->left = wlr_scene_rect_create(border->tree, 0, 0, color);
+	}
+
+	rect->node_destroy.notify = handle_node_destroy;
+	wl_signal_add(&rect->tree->node.events.destroy, &rect->node_destroy);
+
+	lab_scene_rect_set_size(rect, opts->width, opts->height);
+
+	return rect;
+}
+
+static void
+resize_border(struct border_scene *border, int border_width, int width, int height)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The border is drawn like below:
+	 *
+	 * <--width-->
+	 * +---------+   ^
+	 * +-+-----+-+   |
+	 * | |     | | height
+	 * | |     | |   |
+	 * +-+-----+-+   |
+	 * +---------+   v
+	 */
+
+	if ((width < border_width * 2) || (height < border_width * 2)) {
+		wlr_scene_node_set_enabled(&border->tree->node, false);
+		return;
+	}
+	wlr_scene_node_set_enabled(&border->tree->node, true);
+
+	wlr_scene_node_set_position(&border->top->node, 0, 0);
+	wlr_scene_node_set_position(&border->bottom->node, 0, height - border_width);
+	wlr_scene_node_set_position(&border->left->node, 0, border_width);
+	wlr_scene_node_set_position(&border->right->node, width - border_width, border_width);
+
+	wlr_scene_rect_set_size(border->top, width, border_width);
+	wlr_scene_rect_set_size(border->bottom, width, border_width);
+	wlr_scene_rect_set_size(border->left, border_width, height - border_width * 2);
+	wlr_scene_rect_set_size(border->right, border_width, height - border_width * 2);
+}
+
+void
+lab_scene_rect_set_size(struct lab_scene_rect *rect, int width, int height)
+{
+	assert(rect);
+	int border_width = rect->border_width;
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < rect->nr_borders; i++) {
+		struct border_scene *border = &rect->borders[i];
+		resize_border(border, border_width,
+			width - 2 * border_width * i,
+			height - 2 * border_width * i);
+		wlr_scene_node_set_position(&border->tree->node,
+			i * border_width, i * border_width);
+	}
+
+	if (rect->fill) {
+		wlr_scene_rect_set_size(rect->fill, width, height);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/common/meson.build b/src/common/meson.build
index 15910f32..74dd6ef6 100644
--- a/src/common/meson.build
+++ b/src/common/meson.build
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ labwc_sources += files(
   'font.c',
   'grab-file.c',
   'graphic-helpers.c',
+  'lab-scene-rect.c',
   'match.c',
   'mem.c',
   'nodename.c',
diff --git a/src/debug.c b/src/debug.c
index 43ae0c06..4123187b 100644
--- a/src/debug.c
+++ b/src/debug.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_layer_shell_v1.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_scene.h>
-#include "common/graphic-helpers.h"
+#include "common/lab-scene-rect.h"
 #include "common/scene-helpers.h"
 #include "common/string-helpers.h"
 #include "debug.h"
@@ -220,11 +220,11 @@ dump_tree(struct server *server, struct wlr_scene_node *node,
 	}
 	printf("%.*s %*c %4d  %4d  [%p]\n", max_width - 1, type, padding, ' ', x, y, node);
 
-	struct multi_rect *osd_preview_outline =
+	struct lab_scene_rect *osd_preview_outline =
 		server->osd_state.preview_outline;
-	struct multi_rect *region_snapping_overlay_outline =
+	struct lab_scene_rect *region_snapping_overlay_outline =
 		server->seat.overlay.region_rect.border_rect;
-	struct multi_rect *edge_snapping_overlay_outline =
+	struct lab_scene_rect *edge_snapping_overlay_outline =
 		server->seat.overlay.edge_rect.border_rect;
 	if ((IGNORE_MENU && node == &server->menu_tree->node)
 			|| (IGNORE_SSD && last_view
diff --git a/src/osd.c b/src/osd.c
index 45b4b2de..7348af8b 100644
--- a/src/osd.c
+++ b/src/osd.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "common/array.h"
 #include "common/buf.h"
 #include "common/font.h"
+#include "common/lab-scene-rect.h"
 #include "common/macros.h"
 #include "common/scaled-font-buffer.h"
 #include "common/scaled-icon-buffer.h"
@@ -46,21 +47,25 @@ osd_update_preview_outlines(struct view *view)
 {
 	/* Create / Update preview outline tree */
 	struct server *server = view->server;
-	struct multi_rect *rect = view->server->osd_state.preview_outline;
+	struct theme *theme = server->theme;
+	struct lab_scene_rect *rect = view->server->osd_state.preview_outline;
 	if (!rect) {
-		int line_width = server->theme->osd_window_switcher_preview_border_width;
-		float *colors[] = {
-			server->theme->osd_window_switcher_preview_border_color[0],
-			server->theme->osd_window_switcher_preview_border_color[1],
-			server->theme->osd_window_switcher_preview_border_color[2],
+		struct lab_scene_rect_options opts = {
+			.border_colors = (float *[3]) {
+				theme->osd_window_switcher_preview_border_color[0],
+				theme->osd_window_switcher_preview_border_color[1],
+				theme->osd_window_switcher_preview_border_color[2],
+			},
+			.nr_borders = 3,
+			.border_width = theme->osd_window_switcher_preview_border_width,
 		};
-		rect = multi_rect_create(&server->scene->tree, colors, line_width);
+		rect = lab_scene_rect_create(&server->scene->tree, &opts);
 		wlr_scene_node_place_above(&rect->tree->node, &server->menu_tree->node);
 		server->osd_state.preview_outline = rect;
 	}
 
 	struct wlr_box geo = ssd_max_extents(view);
-	multi_rect_set_size(rect, geo.width, geo.height);
+	lab_scene_rect_set_size(rect, geo.width, geo.height);
 	wlr_scene_node_set_position(&rect->tree->node, geo.x, geo.y);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/overlay.c b/src/overlay.c
index ba2cab3b..354f5ad9 100644
--- a/src/overlay.c
+++ b/src/overlay.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 #include <assert.h>
+#include "common/lab-scene-rect.h"
 #include "labwc.h"
 #include "overlay.h"
 #include "view.h"
@@ -23,13 +24,16 @@ create_overlay_rect(struct seat *seat, struct overlay_rect *rect,
 
 	if (rect->border_enabled) {
 		/* Create outlines */
-		float *colors[3] = {
-			theme->border_color[0],
-			theme->border_color[1],
-			theme->border_color[2],
+		struct lab_scene_rect_options opts = {
+			.border_colors = (float *[3]) {
+				theme->border_color[0],
+				theme->border_color[1],
+				theme->border_color[2],
+			},
+			.nr_borders = 3,
+			.border_width = theme->border_width,
 		};
-		rect->border_rect = multi_rect_create(
-			rect->tree, colors, theme->border_width);
+		rect->border_rect = lab_scene_rect_create(rect->tree, &opts);
 	}
 
 	wlr_scene_node_set_enabled(&rect->tree->node, false);
@@ -67,7 +71,7 @@ show_overlay(struct seat *seat, struct overlay_rect *rect, struct wlr_box *box)
 		wlr_scene_rect_set_size(rect->bg_rect, box->width, box->height);
 	}
 	if (rect->border_enabled) {
-		multi_rect_set_size(rect->border_rect, box->width, box->height);
+		lab_scene_rect_set_size(rect->border_rect, box->width, box->height);
 	}
 
 	struct wlr_scene_node *node = &rect->tree->node;
diff --git a/src/resize-outlines.c b/src/resize-outlines.c
index fbb10c73..9186bc6f 100644
--- a/src/resize-outlines.c
+++ b/src/resize-outlines.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_scene.h>
-#include "common/graphic-helpers.h"
+#include "common/lab-scene-rect.h"
 #include "ssd.h"
 #include "resize-outlines.h"
 #include "labwc.h"
@@ -19,14 +19,16 @@ resize_outlines_update(struct view *view, struct wlr_box new_geo)
 	struct resize_outlines *outlines = &view->resize_outlines;
 
 	if (!outlines->rect) {
-		float *colors[3] = {
-			view->server->theme->osd_bg_color,
-			view->server->theme->osd_label_text_color,
-			view->server->theme->osd_bg_color,
+		struct lab_scene_rect_options opts = {
+			.border_colors = (float *[3]) {
+				view->server->theme->osd_bg_color,
+				view->server->theme->osd_label_text_color,
+				view->server->theme->osd_bg_color,
+			},
+			.nr_borders = 3,
+			.border_width = 1,
 		};
-		int width = 1;
-		outlines->rect = multi_rect_create(
-			view->scene_tree, colors, width);
+		outlines->rect = lab_scene_rect_create(view->scene_tree, &opts);
 	}
 
 	struct border margin = ssd_get_margin(view->ssd);
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ resize_outlines_update(struct view *view, struct wlr_box new_geo)
 		.width = new_geo.width + margin.left + margin.right,
 		.height = new_geo.height + margin.top + margin.bottom,
 	};
-	multi_rect_set_size(outlines->rect, box.width, box.height);
+	lab_scene_rect_set_size(outlines->rect, box.width, box.height);
 	wlr_scene_node_set_position(&outlines->rect->tree->node,
 		box.x - view->current.x, box.y - view->current.y);
 	wlr_scene_node_set_enabled(