diff --git a/radicle-tui/src/ui.rs b/radicle-tui/src/ui.rs
index 35861e75..10b9f833 100644
--- a/radicle-tui/src/ui.rs
+++ b/radicle-tui/src/ui.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pub mod cob;
 pub mod components;
+pub mod ext;
 pub mod layout;
 pub mod state;
 pub mod theme;
diff --git a/radicle-tui/src/ui/ext.rs b/radicle-tui/src/ui/ext.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..549ee2a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/radicle-tui/src/ui/ext.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+use tuirealm::tui::buffer::Buffer;
+use tuirealm::tui::layout::Rect;
+use tuirealm::tui::style::Style;
+use tuirealm::tui::widgets::{BorderType, Borders, Widget};
+
+pub struct HeaderBlock {
+    /// Visible borders
+    borders: Borders,
+    /// Border style
+    border_style: Style,
+    /// Type of the border. The default is plain lines but one can choose to have rounded corners
+    /// or doubled lines instead.
+    border_type: BorderType,
+    /// Widget style
+    style: Style,
+}
+
+impl Default for HeaderBlock {
+    fn default() -> HeaderBlock {
+        HeaderBlock {
+            borders: Borders::NONE,
+            border_style: Default::default(),
+            border_type: BorderType::Plain,
+            style: Default::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl HeaderBlock {
+    pub fn border_style(mut self, style: Style) -> HeaderBlock {
+        self.border_style = style;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn style(mut self, style: Style) -> HeaderBlock {
+        self.style = style;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn borders(mut self, flag: Borders) -> HeaderBlock {
+        self.borders = flag;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn border_type(mut self, border_type: BorderType) -> HeaderBlock {
+        self.border_type = border_type;
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl Widget for HeaderBlock {
+    fn render(self, area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
+        if area.area() == 0 {
+            return;
+        }
+        buf.set_style(area, self.style);
+        let symbols = BorderType::line_symbols(self.border_type);
+
+        // Sides
+        if self.borders.intersects(Borders::LEFT) {
+            for y in area.top()..area.bottom() {
+                buf.get_mut(area.left(), y)
+                    .set_symbol(symbols.vertical)
+                    .set_style(self.border_style);
+            }
+        }
+        if self.borders.intersects(Borders::TOP) {
+            for x in area.left()..area.right() {
+                buf.get_mut(x, area.top())
+                    .set_symbol(symbols.horizontal)
+                    .set_style(self.border_style);
+            }
+        }
+        if self.borders.intersects(Borders::RIGHT) {
+            let x = area.right() - 1;
+            for y in area.top()..area.bottom() {
+                buf.get_mut(x, y)
+                    .set_symbol(symbols.vertical)
+                    .set_style(self.border_style);
+            }
+        }
+        if self.borders.intersects(Borders::BOTTOM) {
+            let y = area.bottom() - 1;
+            for x in area.left()..area.right() {
+                buf.get_mut(x, y)
+                    .set_symbol(symbols.horizontal)
+                    .set_style(self.border_style);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Corners
+        if self.borders.contains(Borders::RIGHT | Borders::BOTTOM) {
+            buf.get_mut(area.right() - 1, area.bottom() - 1)
+                .set_symbol(symbols.vertical_left)
+                .set_style(self.border_style);
+        }
+        if self.borders.contains(Borders::RIGHT | Borders::TOP) {
+            buf.get_mut(area.right() - 1, area.top())
+                .set_symbol(symbols.top_right)
+                .set_style(self.border_style);
+        }
+        if self.borders.contains(Borders::LEFT | Borders::BOTTOM) {
+            buf.get_mut(area.left(), area.bottom() - 1)
+                .set_symbol(symbols.vertical_right)
+                .set_style(self.border_style);
+        }
+        if self.borders.contains(Borders::LEFT | Borders::TOP) {
+            buf.get_mut(area.left(), area.top())
+                .set_symbol(symbols.top_left)
+                .set_style(self.border_style);
+        }
+    }
+}