diff --git a/src/controls/QskSkinlet.cpp b/src/controls/QskSkinlet.cpp
index a9d74074..ed4aa458 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskSkinlet.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskSkinlet.cpp
@@ -369,12 +369,11 @@ QSGNode* QskSkinlet::updateBackgroundNode(
         return nullptr;
 
     const auto gradient = control->background();
-    if ( !gradient.isValid() )
+    if ( !gradient.isVisible() )
         return nullptr;
 
     auto rectNode = QskSGNode::ensureNode< QskBoxRectangleNode >( node );
-    rectNode->updateFilling( rect, QskBoxShapeMetrics(),
-        QskBoxBorderMetrics(), gradient );
+    rectNode->updateFilling( rect, gradient );
 
     return rectNode;
 }
diff --git a/src/nodes/QskBoxClipNode.cpp b/src/nodes/QskBoxClipNode.cpp
index d90891b6..c04d79e2 100644
--- a/src/nodes/QskBoxClipNode.cpp
+++ b/src/nodes/QskBoxClipNode.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void QskBoxClipNode::setBox( const QRectF& rect,
     else
     {
         setIsRectangular( false );
-        QskBoxRenderer::renderFillGeometry( rect, shape, border, m_geometry );
+        QskBoxRenderer::setFillLines( rect, shape, border, m_geometry );
     }
 
     /*
diff --git a/src/nodes/QskBoxRectangleNode.cpp b/src/nodes/QskBoxRectangleNode.cpp
index dd5c7fb0..ec8b2a7e 100644
--- a/src/nodes/QskBoxRectangleNode.cpp
+++ b/src/nodes/QskBoxRectangleNode.cpp
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ void QskBoxRectangleNode::updateFilling( const QRectF& rect,
         {
             setColoring( QskFillNode::Polychrome );
 
-            QskBoxRenderer::renderBox( rect, shape,
-                borderMetrics, QskBoxBorderColors(), fillGradient, *geometry() );
+            QskBoxRenderer::setColoredFillLines( rect, shape,
+                borderMetrics, fillGradient, *geometry() );
 
             markDirty( QSGNode::DirtyGeometry );
         }
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ void QskBoxRectangleNode::updateFilling( const QRectF& rect,
 
             if ( dirtyMetrics )
             {
-                QskBoxRenderer::renderFillGeometry(
+                QskBoxRenderer::setFillLines(
                     rect, shape, borderMetrics, *geometry() );
 
                 markDirty( QSGNode::DirtyGeometry );
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ void QskBoxRectangleNode::updateBorder( const QRectF& rect,
         else
             setColoring( borderColors.left().rgbStart() );
 
-        QskBoxRenderer::renderBox( rect, shape, borderMetrics,
-            borderColors, QskGradient(), *this->geometry() );
+        QskBoxRenderer::setColoredBorderLines( rect, shape, borderMetrics,
+            borderColors, *this->geometry() );
 
         markDirty( QSGNode::DirtyGeometry );
     }
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ void QskBoxRectangleNode::updateBox( const QRectF& rect,
                 fillGradient.setDirection( QskGradient::Linear );
             }
 
-            QskBoxRenderer::renderBox( rect, shape, borderMetrics,
+            QskBoxRenderer::setColoredBorderAndFillLines( rect, shape, borderMetrics,
                 borderColors, fillGradient, *geometry() );
 
             markDirty( QSGNode::DirtyGeometry );
diff --git a/src/nodes/QskBoxRenderer.cpp b/src/nodes/QskBoxRenderer.cpp
index a1e95e9f..cb432d3c 100644
--- a/src/nodes/QskBoxRenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/nodes/QskBoxRenderer.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ bool QskBoxRenderer::isGradientSupported( const QskGradient& gradient )
     return false;
 }
 
-void QskBoxRenderer::renderBorderGeometry(
+void QskBoxRenderer::setBorderLines(
     const QRectF& rect, const QskBoxShapeMetrics& shape,
     const QskBoxBorderMetrics& border, QSGGeometry& geometry )
 {
@@ -124,13 +124,13 @@ void QskBoxRenderer::renderBorderGeometry(
         stroker.setBorderLines( lines );
 }
 
-void QskBoxRenderer::renderFillGeometry(
+void QskBoxRenderer::setFillLines(
     const QRectF& rect, const QskBoxShapeMetrics& shape, QSGGeometry& geometry )
 {
-    renderFillGeometry( rect, shape, QskBoxBorderMetrics(), geometry );
+    setFillLines( rect, shape, QskBoxBorderMetrics(), geometry );
 }
 
-void QskBoxRenderer::renderFillGeometry(
+void QskBoxRenderer::setFillLines(
     const QRectF& rect, const QskBoxShapeMetrics& shape,
     const QskBoxBorderMetrics& border, QSGGeometry& geometry )
 {
@@ -144,15 +144,28 @@ void QskBoxRenderer::renderFillGeometry(
         stroker.setFillLines( lines );
 }
 
-void QskBoxRenderer::renderBox( const QRectF& rect,
-    const QskBoxShapeMetrics& shape, const QskGradient& gradient,
-    QSGGeometry& geometry )
+void QskBoxRenderer::setColoredFillLines( const QRectF& rect,
+    const QskBoxShapeMetrics& shape, const QskBoxBorderMetrics& border,
+    const QskGradient& gradient, QSGGeometry& geometry )
 {
-    renderBox( rect, shape, QskBoxBorderMetrics(),
+    setColoredBorderAndFillLines( rect, shape, border,
         QskBoxBorderColors(), gradient, geometry );
 }
 
-void QskBoxRenderer::renderBox( const QRectF& rect,
+void QskBoxRenderer::setColoredBorderLines( const QRectF& rect,
+    const QskBoxShapeMetrics& shape, const QskBoxBorderMetrics& border,
+    const QskBoxBorderColors& borderColors, QSGGeometry& geometry )
+{
+    geometry.setDrawingMode( QSGGeometry::DrawTriangleStrip );
+    geometry.markVertexDataDirty();
+
+    const QskBoxBasicStroker stroker( QskBoxMetrics( rect, shape, border ), borderColors );
+
+    if ( auto lines = qskAllocateColoredLines( geometry, stroker.borderCount() ) )
+        stroker.setBoxLines( lines, nullptr );
+}
+
+void QskBoxRenderer::setColoredBorderAndFillLines( const QRectF& rect,
     const QskBoxShapeMetrics& shape, const QskBoxBorderMetrics& border,
     const QskBoxBorderColors& borderColors, const QskGradient& gradient,
     QSGGeometry& geometry )
diff --git a/src/nodes/QskBoxRenderer.h b/src/nodes/QskBoxRenderer.h
index 06a4bb30..2f8c89fc 100644
--- a/src/nodes/QskBoxRenderer.h
+++ b/src/nodes/QskBoxRenderer.h
@@ -26,27 +26,34 @@ namespace QskBoxRenderer
         - using shaders setting the color information
      */
 
-    QSK_EXPORT void renderBorderGeometry( const QRectF&,
+    QSK_EXPORT void setBorderLines( const QRectF&,
         const QskBoxShapeMetrics&, const QskBoxBorderMetrics&, QSGGeometry& );
 
-    QSK_EXPORT void renderFillGeometry( const QRectF&,
+    QSK_EXPORT void setFillLines( const QRectF&,
         const QskBoxShapeMetrics&, const QskBoxBorderMetrics&, QSGGeometry& );
 
-    QSK_EXPORT void renderFillGeometry( const QRectF&,
+    QSK_EXPORT void setFillLines( const QRectF&,
         const QskBoxShapeMetrics&, QSGGeometry& );
 
     /*
-        Filling the geometry usually with color information:
+        Filling the geometry with color information:
             see QSGGeometry::defaultAttributes_ColoredPoint2D()
+
+        Usually used in combination with QSGVertexColorMaterial
      */
     QSK_EXPORT bool isGradientSupported( const QskGradient& );
 
-    QSK_EXPORT void renderBox( const QRectF&,
+    QSK_EXPORT void setColoredBorderLines( const QRectF&,
+        const QskBoxShapeMetrics&, const QskBoxBorderMetrics&,
+        const QskBoxBorderColors&, QSGGeometry& );
+
+    QSK_EXPORT void setColoredFillLines( const QRectF&,
+        const QskBoxShapeMetrics&, const QskBoxBorderMetrics&,
+        const QskGradient&, QSGGeometry& );
+
+    QSK_EXPORT void setColoredBorderAndFillLines( const QRectF&,
         const QskBoxShapeMetrics&, const QskBoxBorderMetrics&,
         const QskBoxBorderColors&, const QskGradient&, QSGGeometry& );
-
-    QSK_EXPORT void renderBox( const QRectF&,
-        const QskBoxShapeMetrics&, const QskGradient&, QSGGeometry& );
 }
 
 #endif