diff --git a/include/twn_draw.h b/include/twn_draw.h
index 458bdc5..7cb3419 100644
--- a/include/twn_draw.h
+++ b/include/twn_draw.h
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ TWN_API void draw_line(Vec2 start,
                        float thickness, /* optional, default: 1 */
                        Color color);    /* optional, default: all 255 */
 
+TWN_API void draw_box(Rect rect,
+                      float thickness,  /* optional, default: 1 */
+                      Color color);     /* optional, default: all 255 */
+
 /* pushes a textured 3d triangle onto the render queue */
 /* texture coordinates are in pixels */
 TWN_API void draw_triangle(char const *texture,
diff --git a/src/rendering/twn_draw.c b/src/rendering/twn_draw.c
index 76fdc64..73dec45 100644
--- a/src/rendering/twn_draw.c
+++ b/src/rendering/twn_draw.c
@@ -526,3 +526,14 @@ void draw_line(Vec2 start,
 
     arrput(ctx.render_queue_2d, primitive);
 }
+
+
+void draw_box(Rect rect,
+              float thickness,
+              Color color)
+{
+    draw_line((Vec2){rect.x, rect.y}, (Vec2){rect.x + rect.w, rect.y}, thickness, color);
+    draw_line((Vec2){rect.x + rect.w, rect.y}, (Vec2){rect.x + rect.w, rect.y + rect.h}, thickness, color);
+    draw_line((Vec2){rect.x + rect.w, rect.y + rect.h}, (Vec2){rect.x, rect.y + rect.h}, thickness, color);
+    draw_line((Vec2){rect.x, rect.y + rect.h}, (Vec2){rect.x, rect.y}, thickness, color);
+}