diff --git a/awesome-menu.c b/awesome-menu.c
index ec77d6a91..40b1a89fe 100644
--- a/awesome-menu.c
+++ b/awesome-menu.c
@@ -441,11 +441,11 @@ redraw(void)
         {
             geometry.x = prompt_len;
             geometry.width = x_of_previous_item - prompt_len;
-            draw_rectangle(globalconf.ctx, geometry, True, globalconf.styles.normal.bg);
+            draw_rectangle(globalconf.ctx, geometry, 1.0, True, globalconf.styles.normal.bg);
         }
     }
     else if(geometry.width)
-        draw_rectangle(globalconf.ctx, geometry, True, globalconf.styles.normal.bg);
+        draw_rectangle(globalconf.ctx, geometry, 1.0, True, globalconf.styles.normal.bg);
 
     simplewindow_refresh_drawable(globalconf.sw, DefaultScreen(globalconf.display));
     XSync(globalconf.display, False);
diff --git a/common/draw.c b/common/draw.c
index fafc33665..d99f73a08 100644
--- a/common/draw.c
+++ b/common/draw.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ draw_text(DrawCtx *ctx,
     ssize_t len, olen;
     char *buf = NULL, *utf8 = NULL;
 
-    draw_rectangle(ctx, area, True, style.bg);
+    draw_rectangle(ctx, area, 1.0, True, style.bg);
 
     if(!(len = olen = a_strlen(text)))
         return;
@@ -324,14 +324,15 @@ draw_setup_cairo_color_source(DrawCtx *ctx, area_t rect,
 /** Draw rectangle
  * \param ctx Draw context
  * \param geometry geometry
+ * \param line_width line width
  * \param filled fill rectangle?
  * \param color color to use
  */
 void
-draw_rectangle(DrawCtx *ctx, area_t geometry, Bool filled, XColor color)
+draw_rectangle(DrawCtx *ctx, area_t geometry, float line_width, Bool filled, XColor color)
 {
     cairo_set_antialias(ctx->cr, CAIRO_ANTIALIAS_NONE);
-    cairo_set_line_width(ctx->cr, 1.0);
+    cairo_set_line_width(ctx->cr, line_width);
     cairo_set_source_rgb(ctx->cr,
                          color.red / 65535.0,
                          color.green / 65535.0,
@@ -353,6 +354,7 @@ draw_rectangle(DrawCtx *ctx, area_t geometry, Bool filled, XColor color)
 /** Draw rectangle with gradient colors
  * \param ctx Draw context
  * \param geometry geometry
+ * \param line_width line width
  * \param filled filled rectangle?
  * \param pattern__x pattern start x coord
  * \param pattern_width pattern width
@@ -361,14 +363,14 @@ draw_rectangle(DrawCtx *ctx, area_t geometry, Bool filled, XColor color)
  * \param pcolor_end color at pattern_start + pattern_width
  */
 void
-draw_rectangle_gradient(DrawCtx *ctx, area_t geometry, Bool filled,
+draw_rectangle_gradient(DrawCtx *ctx, area_t geometry, float line_width, Bool filled,
                         area_t pattern_rect, XColor *pcolor,
                         XColor *pcolor_center, XColor *pcolor_end)
 {
     cairo_pattern_t *pat;
 
     cairo_set_antialias(ctx->cr, CAIRO_ANTIALIAS_NONE);
-    cairo_set_line_width(ctx->cr, 1.0);
+    cairo_set_line_width(ctx->cr, line_width);
 
     pat = draw_setup_cairo_color_source(ctx, pattern_rect, pcolor, pcolor_center, pcolor_end);
 
diff --git a/common/draw.h b/common/draw.h
index 6024dadf7..63b902825 100644
--- a/common/draw.h
+++ b/common/draw.h
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ font_t *draw_font_new(Display *disp, char *fontname);
 void draw_font_delete(font_t **);
 
 void draw_text(DrawCtx *, area_t, Alignment, int, char *, style_t);
-void draw_rectangle(DrawCtx *, area_t, Bool, XColor);
-void draw_rectangle_gradient(DrawCtx *, area_t, Bool, area_t, XColor *, XColor *, XColor *);
+void draw_rectangle(DrawCtx *, area_t, float, Bool, XColor);
+void draw_rectangle_gradient(DrawCtx *, area_t, float, Bool, area_t, XColor *, XColor *, XColor *);
 
 void draw_graph_setup(DrawCtx *);
 void draw_graph(DrawCtx *, area_t, int *, int *, int, Position, area_t, XColor *, XColor *, XColor *);
diff --git a/statusbar.c b/statusbar.c
index 998c76b22..afd296035 100644
--- a/statusbar.c
+++ b/statusbar.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ statusbar_draw(Statusbar *statusbar)
 
     rectangle.width = statusbar->width;
     rectangle.height = statusbar->height;
-    draw_rectangle(statusbar->ctx, rectangle, True,
+    draw_rectangle(statusbar->ctx, rectangle, 1.0, True,
                    globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].styles.normal.bg);
 
     for(widget = statusbar->widgets; widget; widget = widget->next)
diff --git a/widgets/graph.c b/widgets/graph.c
index 2a1a1a46d..ca1d19806 100644
--- a/widgets/graph.c
+++ b/widgets/graph.c
@@ -113,13 +113,13 @@ graph_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset,
     rectangle.y = margin_top;
     rectangle.width = d->size + 2;
     rectangle.height = d->box_height + 2;
-    draw_rectangle(ctx, rectangle, False, d->bordercolor);
+    draw_rectangle(ctx, rectangle, 1.0, False, d->bordercolor);
 
     rectangle.x++;
     rectangle.y++;
     rectangle.width = d->size;
     rectangle.height -= 2;
-    draw_rectangle(ctx, rectangle, True, d->bg);
+    draw_rectangle(ctx, rectangle, 1.0, True, d->bg);
 
     /* for graph drawing */
     rectangle.x = left_offset + 2;
diff --git a/widgets/progressbar.c b/widgets/progressbar.c
index 1f9d5d071..4e9591799 100644
--- a/widgets/progressbar.c
+++ b/widgets/progressbar.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ progressbar_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset,
             rectangle.y = pb_y;
             rectangle.width = pb_width;
             rectangle.height = pb_height;
-            draw_rectangle(ctx, rectangle, False, d->bordercolor[i]);
+            draw_rectangle(ctx, rectangle, 1.0, False, d->bordercolor[i]);
 
             /* new value/progress in px + pattern setup */
             if(!d->reverse[i])
@@ -145,10 +145,10 @@ progressbar_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset,
 
                 /* fg color */
                 if(!d->reverse[i])
-                    draw_rectangle_gradient(ctx, rectangle, True, pattern_rect,
+                    draw_rectangle_gradient(ctx, rectangle, 1.0, True, pattern_rect,
                                             &(d->fg[i]), d->pfg_center[i], d->pfg_end[i]);
                 else /*REV: bg */
-                    draw_rectangle(ctx, rectangle, True, d->bg[i]);
+                    draw_rectangle(ctx, rectangle, 1.0, True, d->bg[i]);
             }
 
             /* top part */
@@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ progressbar_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset,
 
                 /* bg color */
                 if(!d->reverse[i])
-                    draw_rectangle(ctx, rectangle, True, d->bg[i]);
+                    draw_rectangle(ctx, rectangle, 1.0, True, d->bg[i]);
                 else /* REV: bg */
-                    draw_rectangle_gradient(ctx, rectangle, True, pattern_rect,
+                    draw_rectangle_gradient(ctx, rectangle, 1.0, True, pattern_rect,
                                             &(d->fg[i]), d->pfg_center[i], d->pfg_end[i]);
             }
             pb_offset += pb_width + d->gap;
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ progressbar_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset,
             rectangle.y = pb_y + pb_offset;
             rectangle.width = pb_width;
             rectangle.height = pb_height;
-            draw_rectangle(ctx, rectangle, False, d->bordercolor[i]);
+            draw_rectangle(ctx, rectangle, 1.0, False, d->bordercolor[i]);
 
             /* new value/progress in px + pattern setup */
             if(!d->reverse[i])
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ progressbar_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset,
 
                 /* fg color */
                 if(!d->reverse[i])
-                    draw_rectangle_gradient(ctx, rectangle, True, pattern_rect,
+                    draw_rectangle_gradient(ctx, rectangle, 1.0, True, pattern_rect,
                                             &(d->fg[i]), d->pfg_center[i], d->pfg_end[i]);
                 else /* REV: bg */
-                    draw_rectangle(ctx, rectangle, True, d->bg[i]);
+                    draw_rectangle(ctx, rectangle, 1.0, True, d->bg[i]);
             }
 
             /* right part */
@@ -226,9 +226,9 @@ progressbar_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset,
 
                 /* bg color */
                 if(!d->reverse[i])
-                    draw_rectangle(ctx, rectangle, True, d->bg[i]);
+                    draw_rectangle(ctx, rectangle, 1.0, True, d->bg[i]);
                 else /* REV: fg */
-                    draw_rectangle_gradient(ctx, rectangle, True, pattern_rect,
+                    draw_rectangle_gradient(ctx, rectangle, 1.0, True, pattern_rect,
                                             &(d->fg[i]), d->pfg_center[i], d->pfg_end[i]);
             }
             pb_offset += pb_height + d->gap;
diff --git a/widgets/taglist.c b/widgets/taglist.c
index 571352dba..e7285c55f 100644
--- a/widgets/taglist.c
+++ b/widgets/taglist.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ taglist_draw(Widget *widget,
                                flagsize,
                                flagsize,
                                NULL, NULL };
-            draw_rectangle(ctx, rectangle, sel && is_client_tagged(sel, tag), style.fg);
+            draw_rectangle(ctx, rectangle, 1.0, sel && is_client_tagged(sel, tag), style.fg);
         }
         widget->area.width += w;
     }
diff --git a/widgets/tasklist.c b/widgets/tasklist.c
index e7d512255..bcecec123 100644
--- a/widgets/tasklist.c
+++ b/widgets/tasklist.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ tasklist_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset, int used)
                 area.height = widget->statusbar->height;
                 area.width = box_width;
 
-                draw_rectangle(ctx, area, True, style.bg);
+                draw_rectangle(ctx, area, 1.0, True, style.bg);
 
                 if((r = rule_matching_client(c)) && r->icon)
                 {
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ tasklist_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset, int used)
                 area.y = widget->area.y;
                 area.width = (style.font->height + 2) / 3;
                 area.height = (style.font->height + 2) / 3;
-                draw_rectangle(ctx, area, c->isfloating, style.fg);
+                draw_rectangle(ctx, area, 1.0, c->isfloating, style.fg);
             }
             else if(c->isfloating || c->ismax)
                 draw_circle(ctx, widget->area.x + icon_width + box_width * i,