diff --git a/Engine.cc b/Engine.cc
index 13a0663..a1d0054 100644
--- a/Engine.cc
+++ b/Engine.cc
@@ -540,6 +540,40 @@ void Engine::drawLine(float r, float g, float b,
     glPopAttrib();
 }
 
+void Engine::drawRect(float r, float g, float b,
+        float width, float height, float x, float y)
+{
+    glPushAttrib(GL_ENABLE_BIT);
+        glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
+        glDisable(GL_LIGHTING);
+        glEnable(GL_LINE_SMOOTH);
+        glBegin(GL_LINE_LOOP);
+            glColor3f(r, g, b);
+            glVertex2f(x - width / 2, y - height / 2);
+            glVertex2f(x + width / 2, y - height / 2);
+            glVertex2f(x + width / 2, y + height / 2);
+            glVertex2f(x - width / 2, y + height / 2);
+        glEnd();
+    glPopAttrib();
+}
+
+void Engine::fillRect(float r, float g, float b,
+        float width, float height, float x, float y)
+{
+    glPushAttrib(GL_ENABLE_BIT);
+        glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
+        glDisable(GL_LIGHTING);
+        glEnable(GL_POLYGON_SMOOTH);
+        glBegin(GL_QUADS);
+            glColor3f(r, g, b);
+            glVertex2f(x - width / 2, y - height / 2);
+            glVertex2f(x + width / 2, y - height / 2);
+            glVertex2f(x + width / 2, y + height / 2);
+            glVertex2f(x - width / 2, y + height / 2);
+        glEnd();
+    glPopAttrib();
+}
+
 /* called by SDL when the update timer expires */
 Uint32 Engine::updateCallback(Uint32 interval, void * param)
 {
diff --git a/Engine.h b/Engine.h
index b8a7eb3..e5cfe49 100644
--- a/Engine.h
+++ b/Engine.h
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ class Engine
                 float * width, float * height);
         void drawLine(float r, float g, float b,
                 float x1, float y1, float x2, float y2, float width = 1.0f);
+        void drawRect(float r, float g, float b,
+                float width, float height, float x, float y);
+        void fillRect(float r, float g, float b,
+                float width, float height, float x, float y);
 
         /* lua services */
         int setCamera(lua_State * L);
diff --git a/ag.cc b/ag.cc
index d37ed39..63ad148 100644
--- a/ag.cc
+++ b/ag.cc
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ namespace ag
             { "drawText", drawText},
             { "getTextSize", getTextSize},
             { "drawLine", drawLine},
+            { "drawRect", drawRect},
+            { "fillRect", fillRect},
 
             { "createBox", createBox},
             { "createStaticBox", createStaticBox},
@@ -420,6 +422,54 @@ namespace ag
         return 0;
     }
 
+    int drawRect(lua_State * L)
+    {
+        int argc = lua_gettop(L);
+        if (argc == 7)
+        {
+            bool valid = true;
+            for (int i = 1; i <= argc; i++)
+                if (!lua_isnumber(L, i))
+                    valid = false;
+            if (valid)
+            {
+                g_engine->drawRect(
+                        lua_tonumber(L, 1),
+                        lua_tonumber(L, 2),
+                        lua_tonumber(L, 3),
+                        lua_tonumber(L, 4),
+                        lua_tonumber(L, 5),
+                        lua_tonumber(L, 6),
+                        lua_tonumber(L, 7));
+            }
+        }
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    int fillRect(lua_State * L)
+    {
+        int argc = lua_gettop(L);
+        if (argc == 7)
+        {
+            bool valid = true;
+            for (int i = 1; i <= argc; i++)
+                if (!lua_isnumber(L, i))
+                    valid = false;
+            if (valid)
+            {
+                g_engine->fillRect(
+                        lua_tonumber(L, 1),
+                        lua_tonumber(L, 2),
+                        lua_tonumber(L, 3),
+                        lua_tonumber(L, 4),
+                        lua_tonumber(L, 5),
+                        lua_tonumber(L, 6),
+                        lua_tonumber(L, 7));
+            }
+        }
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     static void addManagedObject(lua_State * L, bool is_static,
             OdeWorld::GeomType geom_type, refptr< vector<float> > args)
     {
diff --git a/ag.h b/ag.h
index e6e6e65..9fcd3d2 100644
--- a/ag.h
+++ b/ag.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ namespace ag
     int drawText(lua_State * L);
     int getTextSize(lua_State * L);
     int drawLine(lua_State * L);
+    int drawRect(lua_State * L);
+    int fillRect(lua_State * L);
 
     int createBox(lua_State * L);
     int createStaticBox(lua_State * L);
diff --git a/tests/bowling.lua b/tests/bowling.lua
index c87f8b1..562545f 100644
--- a/tests/bowling.lua
+++ b/tests/bowling.lua
@@ -57,4 +57,6 @@ function update_overlay_event(width, height)
     ag.drawText("Hi there", 1, 1, 1, 18, width - tw - 4, height - th - 4)
     ag.drawLine(1, 0, 0.3, 10, 10, 40, 60)
     ag.drawLine(1, 0.7, 1, 50, 10, 100, 60, 5)
+    ag.drawRect(0, 1, 0, 40, 40, width / 2, height / 2)
+    ag.fillRect(0, 0, 1, 20, 30, width / 2, height / 2)
 end