diff --git a/src/libplybootsplash/ply-window.c b/src/libplybootsplash/ply-window.c
index d7182037..7f46c5af 100644
--- a/src/libplybootsplash/ply-window.c
+++ b/src/libplybootsplash/ply-window.c
@@ -125,6 +125,12 @@ struct _ply_window
 
   ply_window_enter_handler_t enter_handler;
   void *enter_handler_user_data;
+
+  ply_window_draw_handler_t draw_handler;
+  void *draw_handler_user_data;
+
+  ply_window_erase_handler_t erase_handler;
+  void *erase_handler_user_data;
 };
 
 ply_window_t *
@@ -594,6 +600,30 @@ ply_window_get_foreground_color (ply_window_t *window)
   return window->foreground_color;
 }
 
+void
+ply_window_draw_area (ply_window_t *window,
+                      int           x,
+                      int           y,
+                      int           width,
+                      int           height)
+{
+  if (window->draw_handler != NULL)
+    window->draw_handler (window->draw_handler_user_data,
+                          x, y, width, height);
+}
+
+void
+ply_window_erase_area (ply_window_t *window,
+                       int           x,
+                       int           y,
+                       int           width,
+                       int           height)
+{
+  if (window->erase_handler != NULL)
+    window->erase_handler (window->erase_handler_user_data,
+                           x, y, width, height);
+}
+
 uint32_t
 ply_window_get_color_hex_value (ply_window_t       *window,
                                 ply_window_color_t  color)
@@ -720,6 +750,28 @@ ply_window_set_enter_handler (ply_window_t *window,
   window->enter_handler_user_data = user_data;
 }
 
+void
+ply_window_set_draw_handler (ply_window_t *window,
+                             ply_window_draw_handler_t draw_handler,
+                             void         *user_data)
+{
+  assert (window != NULL);
+
+  window->draw_handler = draw_handler;
+  window->draw_handler_user_data = user_data;
+}
+
+void
+ply_window_set_erase_handler (ply_window_t *window,
+                              ply_window_erase_handler_t erase_handler,
+                              void         *user_data)
+{
+  assert (window != NULL);
+
+  window->erase_handler = erase_handler;
+  window->erase_handler_user_data = user_data;
+}
+
 void
 ply_window_attach_to_event_loop (ply_window_t     *window,
                                  ply_event_loop_t *loop)
diff --git a/src/libplybootsplash/ply-window.h b/src/libplybootsplash/ply-window.h
index a79d99b7..9ec719dd 100644
--- a/src/libplybootsplash/ply-window.h
+++ b/src/libplybootsplash/ply-window.h
@@ -42,6 +42,17 @@ typedef void (* ply_window_escape_handler_t) (void *user_data);
 typedef void (* ply_window_enter_handler_t) (void *user_data,
                                              const char *line);
 
+typedef void (* ply_window_draw_handler_t) (void *user_data,
+                                            int   x,
+                                            int   y,
+                                            int   width,
+                                            int   height);
+typedef void (* ply_window_erase_handler_t) (void *user_data,
+                                             int   x,
+                                             int   y,
+                                             int   width,
+                                             int   height);
+
 typedef enum
 {
   PLY_WINDOW_MODE_TEXT,
@@ -77,6 +88,12 @@ void ply_window_set_escape_handler (ply_window_t *window,
 void ply_window_set_enter_handler (ply_window_t *window,
                                    ply_window_enter_handler_t enter_handler,
                                    void         *user_data);
+void ply_window_set_draw_handler (ply_window_t *window,
+                                  ply_window_draw_handler_t draw_handler,
+                                  void         *user_data);
+void ply_window_set_erase_handler (ply_window_t *window,
+                                   ply_window_erase_handler_t erase_handler,
+                                   void         *user_data);
 
 bool ply_window_open (ply_window_t *window);
 bool ply_window_take_console (ply_window_t *window);
@@ -100,6 +117,18 @@ void ply_window_set_foreground_color (ply_window_t       *window,
 ply_window_color_t ply_window_get_background_color (ply_window_t *window);
 ply_window_color_t ply_window_get_foreground_color (ply_window_t *window);
 
+void ply_window_draw_area (ply_window_t *window,
+                           int           x,
+                           int           y,
+                           int           width,
+                           int           height);
+
+void ply_window_erase_area (ply_window_t *window,
+                            int           x,
+                            int           y,
+                            int           width,
+                            int           height);
+
 uint32_t ply_window_get_color_hex_value (ply_window_t       *window,
                                          ply_window_color_t  color);
 void ply_window_set_color_hex_value (ply_window_t       *window,