diff --git a/assets/shaders/rect_f_shader.glsl b/assets/shaders/rect_f_shader.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf009cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/shaders/rect_f_shader.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#version 460
+
+out vec4 color;
+
+uniform vec4 inColor;
+
+void main(void) {
+    color = inColor;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/shaders/rect_v_shader.glsl b/assets/shaders/rect_v_shader.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..217484a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/shaders/rect_v_shader.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#version 460
+
+layout (location = 0) in vec2 pos;
+
+
+uniform mat4 model_matrix;
+uniform mat4 proj_matrix;
+
+void main(void) {
+    gl_Position = proj_matrix * model_matrix * vec4(pos, 0.0, 1.0);
+}
diff --git a/include/Cubed/render/renderer.hpp b/include/Cubed/render/renderer.hpp
index ca1fa35..0a3aa56 100644
--- a/include/Cubed/render/renderer.hpp
+++ b/include/Cubed/render/renderer.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "Cubed/shader.hpp"
 #include "Cubed/ui/image.hpp"
 #include "Cubed/ui/label.hpp"
+#include "Cubed/ui/rect.hpp"
 
 #include <glm/glm.hpp>
 #include <vector>
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ public:
     void render_world(ClientWorld& world);
     void render_lable(const Label& label);
     void render_image(const Image& image);
-
+    void render_rect(const Rect& rect);
     void begin_render_ui();
     void end_render_ui();
 
diff --git a/include/Cubed/shader.hpp b/include/Cubed/shader.hpp
index c46fd11..e7894d4 100644
--- a/include/Cubed/shader.hpp
+++ b/include/Cubed/shader.hpp
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ public:
         } else if constexpr (is_same_v<dT, glm::mat4>) {
             glUniformMatrix4fv(loc(location), 1, GL_FALSE,
                                glm::value_ptr(value));
+
+        } else if constexpr (is_same_v<dT, glm::vec4>) {
+            glUniform4fv(loc(location), 1, glm::value_ptr(value));
         } else {
             static_assert(always_false<dT>::value, "Unknown Type");
         }
diff --git a/include/Cubed/ui/column_layout.hpp b/include/Cubed/ui/column_layout.hpp
index aa7ce19..923a816 100644
--- a/include/Cubed/ui/column_layout.hpp
+++ b/include/Cubed/ui/column_layout.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ public:
 
     void update(float dt) override;
 
+    float width() const override;
+    float height() const override;
+
     void set_spacing(int spacing);
     // No need for parent node pointer; do not modify children's anchors and
     // scale.
diff --git a/include/Cubed/ui/main_menu_ui_manager.hpp b/include/Cubed/ui/main_menu_ui_manager.hpp
index c278c99..ac412ca 100644
--- a/include/Cubed/ui/main_menu_ui_manager.hpp
+++ b/include/Cubed/ui/main_menu_ui_manager.hpp
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ public:
 
 private:
     MainMenuScene& m_scene;
-    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<Widget>> m_widgets;
+    std::unique_ptr<Widget> m_root_widget;
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, Widget*> m_widgets;
     bool handle_mouse_move_event(const MouseMoveEvent& e);
     bool handle_mouse_button_event(const MouseButtonEvent& e);
     bool handle_window_resize_event(const WindowResizeEvent& e);
diff --git a/include/Cubed/ui/rect.hpp b/include/Cubed/ui/rect.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6d2a3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/Cubed/ui/rect.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Cubed/ui/color.hpp"
+#include "Cubed/ui/widget.hpp"
+namespace Cubed {
+class Rect : public Widget {
+public:
+    Rect(const Rect&) = delete;
+    Rect(Rect&&) = delete;
+    Rect& operator=(const Rect&) = delete;
+    Rect& operator=(Rect&&) = delete;
+    Rect(Widget* parent);
+    ~Rect();
+
+    void update(float dt) override;
+    void render(Renderer& renderer) override;
+
+    float width() const override;
+    float height() const override;
+    float alpha() const;
+
+    Rect& set_width(float width);
+    Rect& set_height(float height);
+
+    Rect& set_fill(bool fill);
+
+    Rect& set_scale(float scale);
+    Rect& set_color(Color color);
+    Rect& set_alpha(float alpha);
+
+    Color color() const;
+
+private:
+    Color m_color = Color::WHITE;
+    float m_width = 0.0f;
+    float m_height = 0.0f;
+    float m_scale = 1.0f;
+    float m_alpha = 1.0f;
+    bool m_fill = false;
+};
+} // namespace Cubed
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/Cubed/ui/widget.hpp b/include/Cubed/ui/widget.hpp
index 77944d0..6891e19 100644
--- a/include/Cubed/ui/widget.hpp
+++ b/include/Cubed/ui/widget.hpp
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ public:
     virtual Widget& set_offset(glm::ivec2 offset);
     virtual void set_window_size(int width, int height);
     // Returns the final display size
-    virtual float width() const;
-    virtual float height() const;
+    virtual float width() const = 0;
+    virtual float height() const = 0;
     virtual glm::vec2 pos() const;
 
     virtual bool handle_key_event(const KeyEvent& e);
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index eac6f63..5a1196a 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -68,4 +68,5 @@ target_sources(${PROJECT_NAME}
         ui/main_menu_ui_manager.cpp
         scene/main_menu_scene.cpp
         ui/column_layout.cpp
+        ui/rect.cpp
 )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/render/renderer.cpp b/src/render/renderer.cpp
index 9c68f68..290ac92 100644
--- a/src/render/renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/renderer.cpp
@@ -157,6 +157,26 @@ void Renderer::render_world(ClientWorld& world) {
     m_world_renderer.render(world);
 }
 
+void Renderer::render_rect(const Rect& rect) {
+
+    auto& shader = get_shader("rect");
+    shader.use();
+    shader.set_loc("proj_matrix", m_ui_proj_matrix);
+    auto pos = rect.pos();
+    glm::mat4 model_matrix =
+        glm::translate(glm::mat4(1.0f), glm::vec3(pos.x, pos.y, 0.0f)) *
+        glm::scale(glm::mat4(1.0f),
+                   glm::vec3(rect.width(), rect.height(), 1.0f));
+    shader.set_loc("model_matrix", model_matrix);
+
+    auto color = color_value(rect.color());
+    shader.set_loc("inColor",
+                   glm::vec4(color.x, color.y, color.z, rect.alpha()));
+
+    m_vao[3].bind();
+    glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, 6);
+}
+
 void Renderer::render_lable(const Label& label) {
 
     const auto& shader = get_shader("text");
diff --git a/src/render/shader_manager.cpp b/src/render/shader_manager.cpp
index 3d36ba2..3669b7e 100644
--- a/src/render/shader_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/render/shader_manager.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ void ShaderManager::init() {
                     "shaders/player_f_shader.glsl");
     register_shader("player_depth", "shaders/depth_player_shader.glsl",
                     "shaders/depth_player_fragment_shader.glsl");
+    register_shader("rect", "shaders/rect_v_shader.glsl",
+                    "shaders/rect_f_shader.glsl");
 }
 
 void ShaderManager::register_shader(const std::string& name,
diff --git a/src/ui/column_layout.cpp b/src/ui/column_layout.cpp
index 563d776..0609a67 100644
--- a/src/ui/column_layout.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/column_layout.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,19 @@ void ColumnLayout::update(float dt) {
     layout();
 }
 
+float ColumnLayout::width() const {
+    if (m_parent) {
+        return m_parent->width();
+    }
+    return m_window_width;
+}
+float ColumnLayout::height() const {
+    if (m_parent) {
+        return m_parent->height();
+    }
+    return m_window_height;
+}
+
 void ColumnLayout::set_spacing(int spacing) { m_spacing = spacing; }
 
 void ColumnLayout::layout() {
diff --git a/src/ui/main_menu_ui_manager.cpp b/src/ui/main_menu_ui_manager.cpp
index a361c94..edda1f9 100644
--- a/src/ui/main_menu_ui_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/main_menu_ui_manager.cpp
@@ -12,13 +12,21 @@ MainMenuUIManager::MainMenuUIManager(MainMenuScene& scene) : m_scene(scene) {}
 MainMenuUIManager::~MainMenuUIManager() {}
 
 void MainMenuUIManager::init() {
+
+    auto rect = std::make_unique<Rect>(nullptr);
+
+    rect->set_fill(true);
+    rect->set_anchor(Anchor::TOP_LEFT);
+    rect->set_color(Color::WHITE);
     auto& renderer = m_scene.scene_manager().app().renderer();
-    auto layout = std::make_unique<ColumnLayout>(nullptr);
-    layout->set_spacing(20);
-    layout->set_anchor(Anchor::CENTER);
-    layout->set_window_size(renderer.window_width(), renderer.window_height());
+    rect->set_window_size(renderer.window_width(), renderer.window_height());
+
+    auto& layout = rect->add_child<ColumnLayout>();
+    layout.set_spacing(20);
+    layout.set_anchor(Anchor::CENTER);
+    layout.set_window_size(renderer.window_width(), renderer.window_height());
     {
-        auto& start_game_button = layout->add_child<Button>();
+        auto& start_game_button = layout.add_child<Button>();
 
         auto& back = start_game_button.set_background<Image>();
         back.set_image("texture/ui/button001.png",
@@ -32,7 +40,7 @@ void MainMenuUIManager::init() {
         start_game_button.set_scale(4.0f);
     }
 
-    auto& exit_game = layout->add_child<Button>();
+    auto& exit_game = layout.add_child<Button>();
 
     {
         auto& back = exit_game.set_background<Image>();
@@ -45,22 +53,17 @@ void MainMenuUIManager::init() {
             m_scene.scene_manager().app().window().should_close_window();
         });
     }
-
-    m_widgets.try_emplace("main menu layout", std::move(layout));
+    m_widgets.try_emplace("background", rect.get());
+    m_widgets.try_emplace("main menu layout", &layout);
+    m_root_widget = std::move(rect);
 }
 
-void MainMenuUIManager::update(float dt) {
-    for (auto& w : m_widgets) {
-        w.second->update(dt);
-    }
-}
+void MainMenuUIManager::update(float dt) { m_root_widget->update(dt); }
 
 void MainMenuUIManager::render(Renderer& renderer) {
     renderer.begin_render_ui();
 
-    for (auto& widget : m_widgets) {
-        widget.second->render(renderer);
-    }
+    m_root_widget->render(renderer);
 
     renderer.end_render_ui();
 }
@@ -101,42 +104,39 @@ bool MainMenuUIManager::handle_event(const Event& e) {
         e);
 }
 bool MainMenuUIManager::handle_mouse_move_event(const MouseMoveEvent& e) {
-    for (auto& w : m_widgets) {
-        if (w.second->handle_mouse_move_event(e)) {
-            return true;
-        }
+    if (m_root_widget->handle_mouse_move_event(e)) {
+        return true;
     }
     return false;
 }
 bool MainMenuUIManager::handle_mouse_button_event(const MouseButtonEvent& e) {
-    for (auto& w : m_widgets) {
-        if (w.second->handle_mouse_button_event(e)) {
-            return true;
-        }
+
+    if (m_root_widget->handle_mouse_button_event(e)) {
+        return true;
     }
+
     return false;
 }
 bool MainMenuUIManager::handle_window_resize_event(const WindowResizeEvent& e) {
-    for (auto& w : m_widgets) {
-        if (w.second->handle_window_resize_event(e)) {
-            return true;
-        }
+
+    if (m_root_widget->handle_window_resize_event(e)) {
+        return true;
     }
+
     return false;
 }
 bool MainMenuUIManager::handle_mouse_wheel_event(const MouseWheelEvent& e) {
-    for (auto& w : m_widgets) {
-        if (w.second->handle_mouse_wheel_event(e)) {
-            return true;
-        }
+
+    if (m_root_widget->handle_mouse_wheel_event(e)) {
+        return true;
     }
+
     return false;
 }
 bool MainMenuUIManager::handle_key_event(const KeyEvent& e) {
-    for (auto& w : m_widgets) {
-        if (w.second->handle_key_event(e)) {
-            return true;
-        }
+
+    if (m_root_widget->handle_key_event(e)) {
+        return true;
     }
 
     return false;
diff --git a/src/ui/rect.cpp b/src/ui/rect.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7b17d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/rect.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#include "Cubed/ui/rect.hpp"
+
+#include "Cubed/render/renderer.hpp"
+namespace Cubed {
+Rect::Rect(Widget* parent)
+    : Widget(parent) {
+
+      };
+
+Rect::~Rect() {}
+void Rect::update(float dt) {
+    if (m_fill) {
+        if (!m_parent) {
+            m_width = m_window_width;
+            m_height = m_window_height;
+        } else {
+            m_width = m_parent->width();
+            m_height = m_parent->height();
+        }
+    }
+    Widget::update(dt);
+}
+void Rect::render(Renderer& renderer) {
+    renderer.render_rect(*this);
+    Widget::render(renderer);
+}
+
+float Rect::width() const { return m_width * m_scale; }
+float Rect::height() const { return m_height * m_scale; }
+float Rect::alpha() const { return m_alpha; }
+Rect& Rect::set_width(float width) {
+    m_width = width;
+    return *this;
+}
+Rect& Rect::set_height(float height) {
+    m_height = height;
+    return *this;
+}
+
+Rect& Rect::set_fill(bool fill) {
+    m_fill = fill;
+    return *this;
+}
+
+Rect& Rect::set_scale(float scale) {
+    m_scale = scale;
+    return *this;
+}
+Rect& Rect::set_color(Color color) {
+    m_color = color;
+    return *this;
+}
+Rect& Rect::set_alpha(float alpha) {
+    m_alpha = std::clamp(alpha, 0.0f, 1.0f);
+    return *this;
+}
+Color Rect::color() const { return m_color; }
+} // namespace Cubed
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ui/widget.cpp b/src/ui/widget.cpp
index 51d8e1e..ca0f57d 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/widget.cpp
@@ -103,8 +103,18 @@ void Widget::set_window_size(int width, int height) {
     m_window_height = height;
     m_window_width = width;
 }
-float Widget::width() const { return m_window_width; }
-float Widget::height() const { return m_window_height; }
+float Widget::width() const {
+    if (m_parent) {
+        return m_parent->width();
+    }
+    return m_window_width;
+}
+float Widget::height() const {
+    if (m_parent) {
+        return m_parent->height();
+    }
+    return m_window_height;
+}
 
 glm::vec2 Widget::pos() const { return compute_position(); }
 const std::string& Widget::id() const { return m_id; }