diff --git a/box.go b/box.go
index 3aa578b..9e9ff1d 100644
--- a/box.go
+++ b/box.go
@@ -2,15 +2,17 @@ package etk
 
 import (
 	"image"
+	"image/color"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/v2"
 )
 
 type Box struct {
-	rect     image.Rectangle
-	children []Widget
-	visible  bool
+	rect       image.Rectangle
+	children   []Widget
+	background color.RGBA
+	visible    bool
 
 	sync.Mutex
 }
@@ -35,6 +37,20 @@ func (b *Box) SetRect(r image.Rectangle) {
 	b.rect = r
 }
 
+func (b *Box) Background() color.RGBA {
+	b.Lock()
+	defer b.Unlock()
+
+	return b.background
+}
+
+func (b *Box) SetBackground(background color.RGBA) {
+	b.Lock()
+	defer b.Unlock()
+
+	b.background = background
+}
+
 func (b *Box) SetFocus(focus bool) bool {
 	return false
 }
diff --git a/game.go b/game.go
index c311b77..ccf9cb6 100644
--- a/game.go
+++ b/game.go
@@ -135,10 +135,6 @@ func update(w Widget, cursor image.Point, pressed bool, clicked bool, mouseHandl
 	var err error
 	children := w.Children()
 	for _, child := range children {
-		if !child.Visible() {
-			continue
-		}
-
 		mouseHandled, keyboardHandled, err = update(child, cursor, pressed, clicked, mouseHandled, keyboardHandled)
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, false, err
@@ -177,6 +173,11 @@ func draw(w Widget, screen *ebiten.Image) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	background := w.Background()
+	if background.A > 0 {
+		screen.SubImage(w.Rect()).(*ebiten.Image).Fill(background)
+	}
+
 	err := w.Draw(screen)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to draw widget: %s", err)
@@ -184,10 +185,6 @@ func draw(w Widget, screen *ebiten.Image) error {
 
 	children := w.Children()
 	for _, child := range children {
-		if !child.Visible() {
-			continue
-		}
-
 		err = draw(child, screen)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to draw widget: %s", err)
diff --git a/text.go b/text.go
index 30f7914..9f35e90 100644
--- a/text.go
+++ b/text.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package etk
 
 import (
 	"image"
+	"image/color"
 
 	"code.rocketnine.space/tslocum/messeji"
 	"github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/v2"
@@ -10,7 +11,8 @@ import (
 type Text struct {
 	*messeji.TextField
 
-	children []Widget
+	background color.RGBA
+	children   []Widget
 }
 
 func NewText(text string) *Text {
@@ -26,6 +28,20 @@ func NewText(text string) *Text {
 	}
 }
 
+func (t *Text) Background() color.RGBA {
+	t.Lock()
+	defer t.Unlock()
+
+	return t.background
+}
+
+func (t *Text) SetBackground(background color.RGBA) {
+	t.Lock()
+	defer t.Unlock()
+
+	t.background = background
+}
+
 func (t *Text) SetFocus(focus bool) bool {
 	return false
 }
@@ -79,3 +95,5 @@ func (t *Text) Draw(screen *ebiten.Image) error {
 	t.TextField.Draw(screen)
 	return nil
 }
+
+var _ Widget = &Text{}
diff --git a/widget.go b/widget.go
index 6bb47d9..7e9d3ed 100644
--- a/widget.go
+++ b/widget.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package etk
 
 import (
 	"image"
+	"image/color"
 
 	"github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/v2"
 )
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 type Widget interface {
 	Rect() image.Rectangle
 	SetRect(r image.Rectangle)
+	Background() color.RGBA
+	SetBackground(background color.RGBA)
 	SetFocus(focus bool) (accept bool)
 	SetVisible(visible bool)
 	Visible() bool