diff --git a/src/widget.c b/src/widget.c
index cfa485f6d..679792e0b 100644
--- a/src/widget.c
+++ b/src/widget.c
@@ -785,6 +785,66 @@ label_new (int y, int x, const char *text)
     return l;
 }
 
+static cb_ret_t
+hline_callback (Widget *w, widget_msg_t msg, int parm)
+{
+    WHLine *l = (WHLine *) w;
+    Dlg_head *h = l->widget.parent;
+
+    switch (msg) {
+    case WIDGET_INIT:
+    case WIDGET_RESIZED:
+	if (l->auto_adjust_cols) {
+	    if (((w->parent->flags & DLG_COMPACT) != 0)) {
+		w->x = w->parent->x;
+		w->cols = w->parent->cols;
+	    } else {
+		w->x = w->parent->x + 1;
+		w->cols = w->parent->cols - 2;
+	    }
+	}
+
+    case WIDGET_FOCUS:
+	/* We don't want to get the focus */
+	return MSG_NOT_HANDLED;
+
+    case WIDGET_DRAW:
+	if (l->transparent)
+	    tty_setcolor (DEFAULT_COLOR);
+	else
+	    tty_setcolor (DLG_NORMALC (h));
+
+	tty_draw_hline (w->y, w->x + 1, ACS_HLINE, w->cols - 2);
+
+	if (l->auto_adjust_cols) {
+	    widget_move (w, 0, 0);
+	    tty_print_alt_char (ACS_LTEE);
+	    widget_move (w, 0, w->cols - 1);
+	    tty_print_alt_char (ACS_RTEE);
+	}
+	return MSG_HANDLED;
+
+    default:
+	return default_proc (msg, parm);
+    }
+}
+
+
+WHLine *
+hline_new (int y, int x, int width)
+{
+    WHLine *l;
+    int cols = width;
+    int lines = 1;
+
+    l = g_new (WHLine, 1);
+    init_widget (&l->widget, y, x, lines, cols, hline_callback, NULL);
+    l->auto_adjust_cols = (width < 0);
+    l->transparent = FALSE;
+    widget_want_cursor (l->widget, 0);
+    return l;
+}
+
 
 /* Gauge widget (progress indicator) */
 /* Currently width is hardcoded here for text mode */
diff --git a/src/widget.h b/src/widget.h
index a7590935f..28691892f 100644
--- a/src/widget.h
+++ b/src/widget.h
@@ -128,6 +128,12 @@ typedef struct {
     int	   transparent;		/* Paint in the default color fg/bg */
 } WLabel;
 
+typedef struct {
+    Widget widget;
+    gboolean auto_adjust_cols;		/* Compute widget.cols from parent width? */
+    gboolean transparent;		/* Paint in the default color fg/bg */
+} WHLine;
+
 typedef struct WLEntry {
     char *text;			/* Text to display */
     int  hotkey;
@@ -187,6 +193,8 @@ WRadio  *radio_new    (int y, int x, int count, const char **text);
 WCheck  *check_new    (int y, int x, int state,  const char *text);
 WInput  *input_new    (int y, int x, int color, int len, const char *text, const char *histname, INPUT_COMPLETE_FLAGS completion_flags);
 WLabel  *label_new    (int y, int x, const char *text);
+WHLine  *hline_new    (int y, int x, int width);
+
 WGauge  *gauge_new    (int y, int x, int shown, int max, int current);
 WListbox *listbox_new (int y, int x, int height, int width, gboolean deletable, lcback callback);
 WButtonBar *buttonbar_new (gboolean visible);