diff --git a/internal/app/border_view.go b/internal/app/border_view.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a85bc7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/app/border_view.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package app
+
+import (
+	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2"
+	"github.com/jordanorelli/astro-domu/internal/math"
+)
+
+type borderedView struct {
+	inner view
+}
+
+func (b borderedView) handleEvent(e tcell.Event) change {
+	return b.inner.handleEvent(e)
+}
+
+func (b borderedView) draw(img canvas, st *state) {
+	bounds := img.bounds()
+	img.setTile(0, 0, tile{r: '┌'})
+	img.setTile(bounds.Width-1, 0, tile{r: '┐'})
+	img.setTile(0, bounds.Height-1, tile{r: '└'})
+	img.setTile(bounds.Width-1, bounds.Height-1, tile{r: '┘'})
+	for x := 1; x < bounds.Width-1; x++ {
+		img.setTile(x, 0, tile{r: '─'})
+		img.setTile(x, bounds.Height-1, tile{r: '─'})
+	}
+	for y := 1; y < bounds.Height-1; y++ {
+		img.setTile(0, y, tile{r: '│'})
+		img.setTile(bounds.Width-1, y, tile{r: '│'})
+	}
+
+	b.inner.draw(cut(img, math.Rect{math.Vec{1, 1}, bounds.Width - 2, bounds.Height - 2}), st)
+}
diff --git a/internal/app/menu_list.go b/internal/app/menu_list.go
index e9791c9..b78066d 100644
--- a/internal/app/menu_list.go
+++ b/internal/app/menu_list.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func (m *menuList) handleEvent(e tcell.Event) change {
 }
 
 func (m *menuList) draw(img canvas, _ *state) {
-	fill(img, tcell.StyleDefault.Background(tcell.NewRGBColor(64, 32, 32)))
+	// fill(img, tcell.StyleDefault.Background(tcell.NewRGBColor(64, 32, 32)))
 	for i, choice := range m.choices {
 		if i == m.highlight {
 			writeString(img, "▷ "+choice.name, math.Vec{0, i}, tcell.StyleDefault)
diff --git a/internal/app/ui.go b/internal/app/ui.go
index b4346a0..ad126d7 100644
--- a/internal/app/ui.go
+++ b/internal/app/ui.go
@@ -201,22 +201,24 @@ var inGameView = &containerView{
 	children: []*node{
 		{
 			frame: math.Rect{math.Vec{0, 0}, 4, 4},
-			view:  &gameView{},
+			view:  borderedView{&gameView{}},
 		},
 		{
 			frame: math.Rect{math.Vec{4, 0}, 4, 4},
-			view: &menuList{
-				choices: []menuItem{
-					menuItem{name: "chocolate"},
-					menuItem{name: "vanilla"},
-					menuItem{name: "strawberry"},
-					menuItem{name: "banana"},
+			view: borderedView{
+				&menuList{
+					choices: []menuItem{
+						menuItem{name: "chocolate"},
+						menuItem{name: "vanilla"},
+						menuItem{name: "strawberry"},
+						menuItem{name: "banana"},
+					},
 				},
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			frame: math.Rect{math.Vec{0, 4}, 8, 4},
-			view:  &chatView{},
+			view:  borderedView{inner: &chatView{}},
 		},
 	},
 }