diff --git a/py/circuitpy_defns.mk b/py/circuitpy_defns.mk
index ec8e6c3e986c2..210c407ee3047 100644
--- a/py/circuitpy_defns.mk
+++ b/py/circuitpy_defns.mk
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ SRC_SHARED_MODULE_ALL = \
 	displayio/I2CDisplay.c \
 	displayio/OnDiskBitmap.c \
 	displayio/Palette.c \
+	displayio/Rectangle.c\
 	displayio/Shape.c \
 	displayio/TileGrid.c \
 	displayio/__init__.c \
diff --git a/shared-bindings/board/__init__.c b/shared-bindings/board/__init__.c
index 3dda59fb8ef28..28d3f7c91b31a 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/board/__init__.c
+++ b/shared-bindings/board/__init__.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ mp_obj_t board_uart(void) {
 }
 #else
 mp_obj_t board_uart(void) {
-    mp_raise_NotImplementedError_varg(translate("No default %q bus"), MP_QSTR_SPI);
+    mp_raise_NotImplementedError_varg(translate("No default %q bus"), MP_QSTR_UART);
     return NULL;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/shared-bindings/displayio/Rectangle.c b/shared-bindings/displayio/Rectangle.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cbd4d3c157b92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared-bindings/displayio/Rectangle.c
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+
+#include "shared-bindings/displayio/Rectangle.h"
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include "py/objtype.h"
+#include "py/runtime.h"
+#include "supervisor/shared/translate.h"
+
+
+//| .. currentmodule:: displayio
+//|
+//| :class:`Rectangle` -- Represents a rectangle by defining its bounds
+//| ==========================================================================
+//|
+//| .. class:: Rectangle(width, height)
+//|
+//|   :param int width: The number of pixels wide
+//|   :param int height: The number of pixels high
+//|
+static mp_obj_t displayio_rectangle_make_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type, size_t n_args, const mp_obj_t *pos_args, mp_map_t *kw_args) {
+    enum { ARG_width, ARG_height, ARG_rotation_radians };
+    static const mp_arg_t allowed_args[] = {
+        { MP_QSTR_width, MP_ARG_REQUIRED | MP_ARG_INT },
+        { MP_QSTR_height, MP_ARG_REQUIRED | MP_ARG_INT },
+    };
+    mp_arg_val_t args[MP_ARRAY_SIZE(allowed_args)];
+    mp_arg_parse_all(n_args, pos_args, kw_args, MP_ARRAY_SIZE(allowed_args), allowed_args, args);
+
+    mp_int_t width = args[ARG_width].u_int;
+    if (width < 1) {
+        mp_raise_ValueError_varg(translate("%q must be >= 1"), MP_QSTR_width);
+    }
+    mp_int_t height = args[ARG_height].u_int;
+    if (height < 1) {
+        mp_raise_ValueError_varg(translate("%q must be >= 1"), MP_QSTR_height);
+    }
+
+    displayio_rectangle_t *self = m_new_obj(displayio_rectangle_t);
+    self->base.type = &displayio_rectangle_type;
+    common_hal_displayio_rectangle_construct(self, width, height);
+
+    return MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(self);
+}
+
+
+STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t displayio_rectangle_locals_dict_table[] = {
+};
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_DICT(displayio_rectangle_locals_dict, displayio_rectangle_locals_dict_table);
+
+const mp_obj_type_t displayio_rectangle_type = {
+    { &mp_type_type },
+    .name = MP_QSTR_Rectangle,
+    .make_new = displayio_rectangle_make_new,
+    .locals_dict = (mp_obj_dict_t*)&displayio_rectangle_locals_dict,
+};
diff --git a/shared-bindings/displayio/Rectangle.h b/shared-bindings/displayio/Rectangle.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..590d26d7c9475
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared-bindings/displayio/Rectangle.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#ifndef MICROPY_INCLUDED_SHARED_BINDINGS_DISPLAYIO_RECTANGLE_H
+#define MICROPY_INCLUDED_SHARED_BINDINGS_DISPLAYIO_RECTANGLE_H
+
+#include "shared-module/displayio/Rectangle.h"
+
+extern const mp_obj_type_t displayio_rectangle_type;
+
+void common_hal_displayio_rectangle_construct(displayio_rectangle_t *self, uint32_t width, uint32_t height);
+
+uint32_t common_hal_displayio_rectangle_get_pixel(void *shape, int16_t x, int16_t y);
+
+#endif // MICROPY_INCLUDED_SHARED_BINDINGS_DISPLAYIO_RECTANGLE_H
diff --git a/shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c b/shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
index 288eb4b236930..99af232a4b2dd 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
+++ b/shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "shared-bindings/displayio/ColorConverter.h"
 #include "shared-bindings/displayio/OnDiskBitmap.h"
 #include "shared-bindings/displayio/Palette.h"
+#include "shared-bindings/displayio/Rectangle.h"
 #include "shared-bindings/displayio/Shape.h"
 #include "supervisor/shared/translate.h"
 
@@ -93,6 +94,10 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t displayio_tilegrid_make_new(const mp_obj_type_t *type, size_t n_
         displayio_shape_t* bmp = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(native);
         bitmap_width = bmp->width;
         bitmap_height = bmp->height;
+    } else if (MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(bitmap, &displayio_rectangle_type)) {
+        displayio_rectangle_t* rectangle = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(bitmap);
+        bitmap_width = rectangle->width;
+	bitmap_height = rectangle->height;
     } else if (MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(bitmap, &displayio_bitmap_type)) {
         displayio_bitmap_t* bmp = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(bitmap);
         native = bitmap;
diff --git a/shared-bindings/displayio/__init__.c b/shared-bindings/displayio/__init__.c
index f7832559307c5..ee25c0838c277 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/displayio/__init__.c
+++ b/shared-bindings/displayio/__init__.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "shared-bindings/displayio/OnDiskBitmap.h"
 #include "shared-bindings/displayio/Palette.h"
 #include "shared-bindings/displayio/ParallelBus.h"
+#include "shared-bindings/displayio/Rectangle.h"
 #include "shared-bindings/displayio/Shape.h"
 #include "shared-bindings/displayio/TileGrid.h"
 
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@
 //|     Palette
 //|     ParallelBus
 //|     Shape
+//|     Rectangle
 //|     TileGrid
 //|
 
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t displayio_module_globals_table[] = {
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_Group), MP_ROM_PTR(&displayio_group_type) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_OnDiskBitmap), MP_ROM_PTR(&displayio_ondiskbitmap_type) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_Palette), MP_ROM_PTR(&displayio_palette_type) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_Rectangle), MP_ROM_PTR(&displayio_rectangle_type) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_Shape), MP_ROM_PTR(&displayio_shape_type) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_TileGrid), MP_ROM_PTR(&displayio_tilegrid_type) },
 
diff --git a/shared-module/displayio/Rectangle.c b/shared-module/displayio/Rectangle.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..00c5fe6529e78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared-module/displayio/Rectangle.c
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#include "shared-bindings/displayio/Rectangle.h"
+
+#include "py/runtime.h"
+
+void common_hal_displayio_rectangle_construct(displayio_rectangle_t *self, uint32_t width, uint32_t height) {
+    self->width = width;
+    self->height = height;
+}
+
+uint32_t common_hal_displayio_rectangle_get_pixel(void *obj, int16_t x, int16_t y) {
+    displayio_rectangle_t *self = obj;
+    if (x < 0 || x >= self->width || y >= self->height || y < 0) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
diff --git a/shared-module/displayio/Rectangle.h b/shared-module/displayio/Rectangle.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2693d4dfcfdb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared-module/displayio/Rectangle.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#ifndef MICROPY_INCLUDED_SHARED_MODULE_DISPLAYIO_RECTANGLE_H
+#define MICROPY_INCLUDED_SHARED_MODULE_DISPLAYIO_RECTANGLE_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include "py/obj.h"
+
+typedef struct {
+    mp_obj_base_t base;
+    uint16_t width;
+    uint16_t height;
+} displayio_rectangle_t;
+
+#endif // MICROPY_INCLUDED_SHARED_MODULE_DISPLAYIO_RECTANGLE_H