diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7a9800a..041beea 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -132,6 +132,13 @@ mytextbox:set_tooltip("foo bar")
 
 ```
 
+### "Underlay"
+
+The "underlay" is the opposite of an overlay. Think of it as a background label.
+Radical add this option to all Awesome widget by calling the `set_underlay`
+method. The first argument is the text (or table of string) and the second is
+an array with the `style` and `alpha` keys.
+
 ## Options
 
 Radical offer a (very, very) wide range of options to allow the creation of rich
@@ -304,6 +311,8 @@ Radical also use the some of the same theme options as awful.menu, plus some:
 | menu_opacity                 | Use your favorite compositor           | Number (0=0%, 1=100%)     |
 | menu_draw_underlay           | Function returning the underlay pixmap | function(array,width)     |
 | menu_icon_transformation     | The function used to draw the icon     | function(image,data,item) |
+| underlay_alpha               | Alpha for underlays                    | Number (0 to 1)           |
+
 
 Styling can also be done using the icon_transformation option. This feature
 allow masks such as desaturation, tinting, invert or some matrix to be applied
diff --git a/bar.lua b/bar.lua
index 84d3293..f26f027 100644
--- a/bar.lua
+++ b/bar.lua
@@ -24,39 +24,43 @@ local function set_position(self)
 end
 
 -- Draw the menu background
-local function bg_draw(self, w, cr, width, height)
-    cr:save()
-    cr:set_source(color(self._data.bg))
-    cr:rectangle(0,0,width,height)
-    cr:fill()
-    cr:restore()
-  wibox.layout.margin.draw(self, w, cr, width, height)
+-- local function bg_draw(self, w, cr, width, height)
+--     cr:save()
+--     cr:set_source(color(self._data.bg))
+--     cr:rectangle(0,0,width,height)
+--     cr:fill()
+--     cr:restore()
+--   wibox.layout.margin.draw(self, w, cr, width, height)
+-- end
+
+local function proxy_draw(_,...)
+  local l = _._internal and _._internal.layout or _
+  return wibox.layout.fixed.draw(l,...)
+end
+
+local function proxy_fit(_,...)
+  local l = _._internal and _._internal.layout or _
+  return wibox.layout.fixed.fit(l,...)
 end
 
 local function setup_drawable(data)
   local internal = data._internal
   local private_data = internal.private_data
 
-  --Init
-  internal.margin = wibox.layout.margin()
-  internal.margin._data = data
-  internal.margin.draw = bg_draw
-
   internal.layout = internal.layout_func or wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal()
-  internal.margin:set_widget(internal.layout)
 
   --Getters
   data.get_x         = function() return 0                                            end
   data.get_y         = function() return 0                                            end
-  data.get_width     = function() return internal.margin.fix(internal.margin,9999,99) end
+  data.get_width     = function() return internal.layout.fit(internal.layout,9999,99) end
   data.get_height    = function() return beautiful.default_height                     end
   data.get_visible   = function() return true                                         end
   data.get_direction = function() return "left"                                       end
   data.get_margins   = function() return {left=0,right=0,top=0,bottom=0}              end
 
   -- This widget do not use wibox, so setup correct widget interface
-  data.fit = internal.margin.fit
-  data.draw = internal.margin.draw
+  data.fit = internal.layout
+  data.draw = internal.layout
 
   -- Swap / Move / Remove
   data:connect_signal("item::swapped",function(_,item1,item2,index1,index2)
@@ -76,6 +80,10 @@ local function setup_drawable(data)
     internal.layout:add(item.widget)
     internal.layout:emit_signal("widget::updated")
   end)
+  data:connect_signal("widget::added",function(_,item,widget)
+    internal.layout:add(widget)
+    internal.layout:emit_signal("widget::updated")
+  end)
 end
 
 local function setup_buttons(data,item,args)
@@ -143,6 +151,14 @@ local function new(args)
     ret:connect_signal("_hidden::changed",function(_,item)
       item.widget:emit_signal("widget::updated")
     end)
+
+--     rawset(ret,"fit", proxy_fit)
+--     rawset(ret,"draw", proxy_draw)
+--     rawset(ret,"_fit_geometry_cache", ret._internal.layout._fit_geometry_cache)
+--     rawset(ret,"add_signal", function()end)
+--     ret._internal.layout:connect_signal("widget::updated",function()
+--       ret:emit_signal("widget::updated")
+--     end)
     return ret,ret._internal.layout
 end
 
diff --git a/base.lua b/base.lua
index 3e91e0f..739d309 100644
--- a/base.lua
+++ b/base.lua
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ local function add_widget(data,widget,args)
 
   data._internal.widgets[#data._internal.widgets+1] = item
   data._internal.items[#data._internal.items+1] = {item}
-  data._internal.layout:add(item)
+  data:emit_signal("widget::added",item,widget)
   if data.visible then
-    local fit_w,fit_h = data._internal.layout:fit()
+    local fit_w,fit_h = data._internal.layout:fit(9999,9999)
     data.width = data._internal.width or fit_w
     data.height = fit_h
   end
@@ -274,7 +274,8 @@ local function new(args)
       suffix_widget   = args.suffix_widget or nil,
       prefix_widget   = args.prefix_widget or nil,
       fkeys_prefix    = args.fkeys_prefix or false,
-      underlay_alpha  = args.underlay_alpha or 0.7,
+      underlay_alpha  = args.underlay_alpha or beautiful.underlay_alpha  or 0.7,
+      underlay_style  = args.underlay_style or nil,
       filter_prefix   = args.filter_prefix or "Filter:",
       enable_keyboard = (args.enable_keyboard ~= false),
       max_items       = args.max_items or nil,
diff --git a/impl/tasklist/init.lua b/impl/tasklist/init.lua
index 30b725a..4e13717 100644
--- a/impl/tasklist/init.lua
+++ b/impl/tasklist/init.lua
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ local function new(screen)
     bg_urgent = beautiful.taglist_bg_image_urgent2,
     bg_hover   = beautiful.menu_bg_focus,
     disable_markup = true,
+    underlay_style = radical.widgets.underlay.draw_arrow,
     overlay = function(data,item,cd,w,h)
 --       print("foo!")
     end,
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 9ac7a14..6ff02ef 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 local type = type
 local base      = require( "wibox.widget.base" )
 local tooltip   = require( "radical.tooltip"   )
+local underlay  = require( "radical.widgets.underlay")
 local aw_button = require( "awful.button"      )
+local beautiful = require( "beautiful"         )
 
 -- Define some wibox.widget extensions
 local function set_tooltip(self, text)
@@ -33,12 +35,34 @@ local function set_menu(self,menu,button)
   return bt
 end
 
+local function _underlay_draw(self,w, cr, width, height)
+  cr:save()
+  local udl = underlay.draw(self._underlay,{height=height,style = self._underlay_style})
+  cr:set_source_surface(udl,width-udl:get_width()-3)
+  cr:paint_with_alpha(self._underlay_alpha or beautiful.underlay_alpha or 0.7)
+  cr:restore()
+  self._draw_underlay(self,w, cr, width, height)
+end
+
+local function set_underlay(self,udl,args)
+  local args = args or {}
+  if not self._draw_underlay then
+    self._draw_underlay = self.draw
+    self.draw = _underlay_draw
+  end
+  self._underlay = udl
+  self._underlay_style = args.style
+  self._underlay_alpha = args.alpha
+  self:emit_signal("widget::updated")
+end
+
 -- Do some monkey patching to extend all wibox.widget
 base._make_widget =base.make_widget
 base.make_widget = function(...)
   local ret = base._make_widget(...)
-  ret.set_tooltip = set_tooltip
-  ret.set_menu    = set_menu
+  ret.set_tooltip  = set_tooltip
+  ret.set_menu     = set_menu
+  ret.set_underlay = set_underlay
   return ret
 end
 
diff --git a/item/layout/horizontal.lua b/item/layout/horizontal.lua
index bc12621..efda9c2 100644
--- a/item/layout/horizontal.lua
+++ b/item/layout/horizontal.lua
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ end
 -- Like an overlay, but under
 function module.paint_underlay(data,item,cr,width,height)
   cr:save()
-  local udl = underlay.draw(item.underlay)
+  local udl = underlay.draw(item.underlay,{style=data.underlay_style,height=height})
   cr:set_source_surface(udl,width-udl:get_width()-3)
   cr:paint_with_alpha(data.underlay_alpha)
   cr:restore()
diff --git a/layout/horizontal.lua b/layout/horizontal.lua
index 3148449..9fc3012 100644
--- a/layout/horizontal.lua
+++ b/layout/horizontal.lua
@@ -155,6 +155,11 @@ local function new(data)
   l.item_fit = item_fit
   l.setup_key_hooks = module.setup_key_hooks
   l.setup_item = module.setup_item
+
+  data:connect_signal("widget::added",function(_,item,widget)
+    wibox.layout.fixed.add(l,item.widget)
+    l:emit_signal("widget::updated")
+  end)
   return l
 end
 
diff --git a/layout/vertical.lua b/layout/vertical.lua
index 0bfb4fc..2a22330 100644
--- a/layout/vertical.lua
+++ b/layout/vertical.lua
@@ -271,6 +271,10 @@ local function new(data)
     l.widgets[#l.widgets+1] = item.widget
     l:emit_signal("widget::updated")
   end)
+  data:connect_signal("widget::added",function(_,item,widget)
+    wibox.layout.fixed.add(l,item.widget)
+    l:emit_signal("widget::updated")
+  end)
   data:connect_signal("prefix_widget::added",function(_,widget,args)
     table.insert(pref_l.widgets,1,widget)
     pref_l:emit_signal("widget::updated")
diff --git a/widgets/init.lua b/widgets/init.lua
index 6bba708..3b9d961 100644
--- a/widgets/init.lua
+++ b/widgets/init.lua
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ return {
     header   = require( "radical.widgets.header"   ),
     piechart = require( "radical.widgets.piechart" ),
     separator= require( "radical.widgets.separator"),
+    underlay = require( "radical.widgets.underlay" )
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/widgets/separator.lua b/widgets/separator.lua
index 381dba0..1ab17cf 100644
--- a/widgets/separator.lua
+++ b/widgets/separator.lua
@@ -5,20 +5,27 @@ local cairo     = require( "lgi"        ).cairo
 local wibox     = require( "wibox"      )
 local beautiful = require( "beautiful"  )
 
+local module = {HORIZONTAL=1,VERTICAL=2}
+
 local function draw(self, w, cr, width, height)
   cr:save()
   cr:set_source(self._color)
-  cr:rectangle(5,2,width-10,1)
+  if self.direction == module.VERTICAL then
+    cr:rectangle(2,2,1,height-4)
+  else
+    cr:rectangle(5,2,width-10,1)
+  end
   cr:fill()
   cr:restore()
 end
 
 local function fit(box, w, h)
-  return w,5
+  return box.direction == module.VERTICAL and 5 or w,box.direction == module.VERTICAL and h or 5
 end
 
-local function new(menu)
+local function new(menu,direction)
   local bg = wibox.widget.base.make_widget()
+  bg.direction = direction or module.HORIZONTAL
   bg.fit = fit
   bg._color = color( menu and menu.separator_color or beautiful.border_color or beautiful.fg_normal)
   bg.draw = draw
@@ -26,5 +33,5 @@ local function new(menu)
   return bg
 end
 
-return setmetatable({}, { __call = function(_, ...) return new(...) end })
+return setmetatable(module, { __call = function(_, ...) return new(...) end })
 -- kate: space-indent on; indent-width 2; replace-tabs on;
diff --git a/widgets/underlay.lua b/widgets/underlay.lua
index d610f40..58a478f 100644
--- a/widgets/underlay.lua
+++ b/widgets/underlay.lua
@@ -28,10 +28,33 @@ local function draw_item(cr,x,y,width,height,padding,args)
   cr:restore()
 end
 
+function module.draw_arrow(cr,x,y,width,height,padding,args)
+  cr:save()
+  cr:rectangle(x,y,width+padding,height+padding)
+  cr:clip()
+  padding=padding/2
+  local mid = (height-2*padding)/2
+  cr:move_to(x+mid      ,padding)
+  cr:line_to(x+width-mid,padding)
+  cr:line_to(x+width         ,mid+padding)
+  cr:line_to(x+width-mid,height-padding)
+  cr:line_to(x+mid      ,height-padding)
+  cr:line_to(x+0             ,mid+padding)
+  cr:line_to(x+mid      ,padding)
+  cr:close_path()
+  cr:set_source(color(args.bg or beautiful.bg_alternate))
+  cr:fill()
+  cr:set_source(color(args.fg or beautiful.bg_normal))
+  cr:set_operator(cairo.Operator.CLEAR)
+  cr:move_to(x+height/2+2,y+padding/2)
+  cr:show_layout(pango_l[height])
+  cr:restore()
+end
+
 function module.draw(text,args)
   local args = args or {}
-  local padding = beautiful.default_height/3
   local height = args.height or (beautiful.menu_height)
+  local padding = height/4--beautiful.default_height/3
 
   -- Get text height
   if not pango_l[height] then
@@ -59,7 +82,8 @@ function module.draw(text,args)
   local x = 0
   for k,v in ipairs(type(text) == "table" and text or {text}) do
     pango_l[height].text = v
-    draw_item(cr,x,0,ret[k],height,padding,args)
+    local draw_f = args.style or draw_item
+    draw_f(cr,x,0,ret[k],height,padding,args)
     x =  x + ret[k]
   end
   return img