diff --git a/docs/_static/images/max_solid_edge.png b/docs/_static/images/max_solid_edge.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e8e7049e
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diff --git a/qtile_extras/layout/decorations/__init__.py b/qtile_extras/layout/decorations/__init__.py
index 7bac7666..f0fad602 100644
--- a/qtile_extras/layout/decorations/__init__.py
+++ b/qtile_extras/layout/decorations/__init__.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     GradientBorder,
     GradientFrame,
     ScreenGradientBorder,
+    SolidEdge,
 )
 
 
diff --git a/qtile_extras/layout/decorations/borders.py b/qtile_extras/layout/decorations/borders.py
index 280f7b43..71d9c9b0 100644
--- a/qtile_extras/layout/decorations/borders.py
+++ b/qtile_extras/layout/decorations/borders.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 # SOFTWARE.
 import cairocffi
+import xcffib.xproto
 from libqtile import qtile
 from libqtile.configurable import Configurable
 from libqtile.confreader import ConfigError
@@ -25,9 +26,11 @@
 
 try:
     from libqtile.backend.wayland._ffi import ffi, lib
+    from libqtile.backend.wayland.window import _rgb
     from wlroots import ffi as wlr_ffi
     from wlroots import lib as wlr_lib
     from wlroots.wlr_types import Buffer, SceneBuffer
+    from wlroots.wlr_types.scene import SceneRect
 
     HAS_WAYLAND = True
 except (ImportError, ModuleNotFoundError):
@@ -77,11 +80,20 @@ def _new_buffer(self):
 
         return image_buffer, surface
 
+    def _get_edges(self, bw, x, y, width, height):
+        return [
+            (x, y, width, bw),
+            (self.outer_w - bw - x, bw + y, bw, height - 2 * bw),
+            (x, self.outer_h - y - bw, width, bw),
+            (x, bw + y, bw, height - bw * 2),
+        ]
+
     def _x11_draw(
         self, window, depth, pixmap, gc, outer_w, outer_h, borderwidth, x, y, width, height
     ):
         self.visual = window.get_attributes().visual
         self.window = window
+        self.core = window.conn.conn.core
         self.wid = window.wid
         self.depth = depth
         self.pixmap = pixmap
@@ -106,33 +118,28 @@ def _wayland_draw(self, window, outer_w, outer_h, borderwidth, x, y, width, heig
         self.wid = window.wid
         self.outer_w = outer_w
         self.outer_h = outer_h
-        bw = borderwidth
-        self.rects = [
-            (x, y, width, bw),
-            (outer_w - bw - x, bw + y, bw, height - 2 * bw),
-            (x, outer_h - y - bw, width, bw),
-            (x, bw + y, bw, height - bw * 2),
-        ]
+        self.rects = self._get_edges(borderwidth, x, y, width, height)
         if self.needs_surface:
             image_buffer, surface = self._new_buffer()
         else:
             image_buffer = None
             surface = None
 
-        self.wayland_draw(borderwidth, x, y, width, height, surface)
-
-        scenes = []
-        for x, y, w, h in self.rects:
-            scene_buffer = SceneBuffer.create(self.window.container, Buffer(image_buffer))
-            scene_buffer.node.set_position(x, y)
-            wlr_lib.wlr_scene_buffer_set_dest_size(scene_buffer._ptr, w, h)
-            fbox = wlr_ffi.new("struct wlr_fbox *")
-            fbox.x = x
-            fbox.y = y
-            fbox.width = w
-            fbox.height = h
-            wlr_lib.wlr_scene_buffer_set_source_box(scene_buffer._ptr, fbox)
-            scenes.append(scene_buffer)
+        scenes = self.wayland_draw(borderwidth, x, y, width, height, surface)
+
+        if self.needs_surface:
+            scenes = []
+            for x, y, w, h in self.rects:
+                scene_buffer = SceneBuffer.create(self.window.container, Buffer(image_buffer))
+                scene_buffer.node.set_position(x, y)
+                wlr_lib.wlr_scene_buffer_set_dest_size(scene_buffer._ptr, w, h)
+                fbox = wlr_ffi.new("struct wlr_fbox *")
+                fbox.x = x
+                fbox.y = y
+                fbox.width = w
+                fbox.height = h
+                wlr_lib.wlr_scene_buffer_set_source_box(scene_buffer._ptr, fbox)
+                scenes.append(scene_buffer)
 
         return scenes, image_buffer, surface
 
@@ -357,3 +364,48 @@ def pos(point):
             ctx.set_source(gradient)
             ctx.paint()
             ctx.restore()
+
+
+class SolidEdge(_BorderStyle):
+    """
+    A decoration that renders a solid border. Colours can be specified for
+    each edge.
+    """
+
+    _screenshots = [("max_solid_edge.png", 'SolidEdge(colours=["00f", "0ff", "00f", "0ff"])')]
+
+    needs_surface = False
+
+    defaults = [
+        (
+            "colours",
+            ["00f", "00f", "00f", "00f"],
+            "List of colours for each edge of the window [N, E, S, W].",
+        )
+    ]
+
+    def __init__(self, **config):
+        _BorderStyle.__init__(self, **config)
+        self.add_defaults(SolidEdge.defaults)
+
+        if not isinstance(self.colours, (list, tuple)) and len(self.colours != 4):
+            raise ConfigError("colours must have 4 values.")
+
+    def x11_draw(self, borderwidth, x, y, width, height, surface):
+        edges = self._get_edges(borderwidth, x, y, width, height)
+        for (x, y, w, h), c in zip(edges, self.colours):
+            self.core.ChangeGC(
+                self.gc, xcffib.xproto.GC.Foreground, [self.window.conn.color_pixel(c)]
+            )
+            rect = xcffib.xproto.RECTANGLE.synthetic(x, y, w, h)
+            self.core.PolyFillRectangle(self.pixmap, self.gc, 1, [rect])
+
+    def wayland_draw(self, borderwidth, x, y, width, height, surface):
+        scene_rects = []
+        edges = self._get_edges(borderwidth, x, y, width, height)
+        for (x, y, w, h), c in zip(edges, self.colours):
+            rect = SceneRect(self.window.container, w, h, _rgb(c))
+            rect.node.set_position(x, y)
+            scene_rects.append(rect)
+
+        return scene_rects