diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index fe3186f..fef99bb 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "core-graphics"
 description = "Bindings to Core Graphics for OS X"
 homepage = "https://github.com/servo/core-graphics-rs"
 repository = "https://github.com/servo/core-graphics-rs"
-version = "0.4.2"
+version = "0.4.3"
 authors = ["The Servo Project Developers"]
 license = "MIT / Apache-2.0"
 
diff --git a/src/context.rs b/src/context.rs
index 0854e3d..ffb8a16 100644
--- a/src/context.rs
+++ b/src/context.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use libc::{c_void, size_t};
 use std::mem;
 use std::ptr;
 use std::slice;
+use geometry::CGRect;
 
 #[repr(C)]
 pub enum CGTextDrawingMode {
@@ -190,6 +191,12 @@ impl CGContext {
             CGContextSetTextDrawingMode(self.as_concrete_TypeRef(), mode)
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn fill_rect(&self, rect: CGRect) {
+        unsafe {
+            CGContextFillRect(self.as_concrete_TypeRef(), rect)
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[link(name = "ApplicationServices", kind = "framework")]
@@ -225,5 +232,7 @@ extern {
                                 green: CGFloat,
                                 blue: CGFloat,
                                 alpha: CGFloat);
+    fn CGContextFillRect(context: CGContextRef,
+                         rect: CGRect);
 }