diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/VRBrowserActivity.java b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/VRBrowserActivity.java
index 27698c4268..d2d6022c38 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/VRBrowserActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/VRBrowserActivity.java
@@ -256,7 +256,16 @@ protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 
     protected void initializeWidgets() {
         mWindows = new Windows(this);
-        mWindows.setDelegate(this::attachToWindow);
+        mWindows.setDelegate(new Windows.Delegate() {
+            @Override
+            public void onFocusedWindowChanged(@NonNull WindowWidget aFocusedWindow, @Nullable WindowWidget aPrevFocusedWindow) {
+                attachToWindow(aFocusedWindow, aPrevFocusedWindow);
+            }
+            @Override
+            public void onWindowBorderChanged(@NonNull WindowWidget aChangeWindow) {
+                mKeyboard.proxifyLayerIfNeeded(mWindows.getCurrentWindows());
+            }
+        });
 
         // Create Browser navigation widget
         mNavigationBar = new NavigationBarWidget(this);
diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/KeyboardWidget.java b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/KeyboardWidget.java
index e3063501e8..c25c9df6b9 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/KeyboardWidget.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/KeyboardWidget.java
@@ -359,6 +359,23 @@ public void dismiss() {
        hideOverlays();
     }
 
+    public void proxifyLayerIfNeeded(ArrayList<WindowWidget> aWindows) {
+        if (!SettingsStore.getInstance(getContext()).getLayersEnabled()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        boolean proxify = false;
+        for (WindowWidget window: aWindows) {
+            if (window.getPlacement().borderColor != 0) {
+                proxify = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (mWidgetPlacement.proxifyLayer != proxify) {
+            mWidgetPlacement.proxifyLayer = proxify;
+            mWidgetManager.updateWidget(this);
+        }
+    }
+
     private void hideOverlays() {
         mPopupKeyboardView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
         mPopupKeyboardLayer.setVisibility(View.GONE);
diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/UISurfaceTextureRenderer.java b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/UISurfaceTextureRenderer.java
index ed46e5ba48..43e3773dd3 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/UISurfaceTextureRenderer.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/UISurfaceTextureRenderer.java
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ void resize(int aWidth, int aHeight) {
             mSurfaceTexture.setDefaultBufferSize(aWidth, aHeight);
         }
     }
+    public boolean isLayer() {
+        return mSurface != null && mSurfaceTexture == null;
+    }
 
     void release() {
         if(mSurface != null){
diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/UIWidget.java b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/UIWidget.java
index cd1acb14de..49bec5d87d 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/UIWidget.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/UIWidget.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public interface Delegate {
     }
 
     protected UISurfaceTextureRenderer mRenderer;
+    protected UISurfaceTextureRenderer mProxyRenderer;
     protected SurfaceTexture mTexture;
     protected float mWorldWidth;
     protected int mHandle;
@@ -102,6 +103,15 @@ public void setSurfaceTexture(SurfaceTexture aTexture, final int aWidth, final i
             Log.d(LOGTAG, "Texture already set");
             return;
         }
+        if (mRenderer != null && mRenderer.isLayer()) {
+            // Widget is using a layer write-only surface but we also want a proxy.
+            if (mProxyRenderer != null) {
+                mProxyRenderer.release();
+            }
+            mProxyRenderer = new UISurfaceTextureRenderer(aTexture, aWidth, aHeight);
+            postInvalidate();
+            return;
+        }
         mTexture = aTexture;
         if (mRenderer != null) {
             mRenderer.release();
@@ -211,7 +221,19 @@ public void draw(Canvas aCanvas) {
             super.draw(aCanvas);
             return;
         }
-        Canvas textureCanvas = mRenderer.drawBegin();
+        draw(aCanvas, mRenderer);
+        if (mProxyRenderer != null && mWidgetPlacement.proxifyLayer) {
+            draw(aCanvas, mProxyRenderer);
+        }
+
+        if (mFirstDrawCallback != null) {
+            mFirstDrawCallback.run();
+            mFirstDrawCallback = null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void draw(Canvas aCanvas, UISurfaceTextureRenderer aRenderer) {
+        Canvas textureCanvas = aRenderer.drawBegin();
         if(textureCanvas != null) {
             // set the proper scale
             float xScale = textureCanvas.getWidth() / (float)aCanvas.getWidth();
@@ -219,11 +241,7 @@ public void draw(Canvas aCanvas) {
             // draw the view to SurfaceTexture
             super.draw(textureCanvas);
         }
-        mRenderer.drawEnd();
-        if (mFirstDrawCallback != null) {
-            mFirstDrawCallback.run();
-            mFirstDrawCallback = null;
-        }
+        aRenderer.drawEnd();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/WidgetPlacement.java b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/WidgetPlacement.java
index 666b478d9d..221c6a86fc 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/WidgetPlacement.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/WidgetPlacement.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public WidgetPlacement(Context aContext) {
     public boolean showPointer = true;
     public boolean firstDraw = false;
     public boolean layer = true;
+    public boolean proxifyLayer = false;
     public float textureScale = 0.7f;
     // Widget will be curved if enabled.
     public boolean cylinder = true;
diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/WindowWidget.java b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/WindowWidget.java
index 0b9b306aad..74235df662 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/WindowWidget.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/WindowWidget.java
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ public class WindowWidget extends UIWidget implements SessionChangeListener,
     boolean mClickedAfterFocus = false;
 
     public interface WindowDelegate {
-        void onFocusRequest(WindowWidget aWindow);
+        void onFocusRequest(@NonNull WindowWidget aWindow);
+        void onBorderChanged(@NonNull WindowWidget aWindow);
     }
 
     public WindowWidget(Context aContext, int windowId, boolean privateMode) {
@@ -573,6 +574,9 @@ protected void updateBorder() {
         if (mWidgetPlacement.borderColor != color) {
             mWidgetPlacement.borderColor = color;
             mWidgetManager.updateWidget(this);
+            if (mWindowDelegate != null) {
+                mWindowDelegate.onBorderChanged(this);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/Windows.java b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/Windows.java
index 8631ed5e2b..e91f90654a 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/Windows.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/Windows.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 import java.lang.reflect.Type;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
-public class Windows implements TrayListener, TopBarWidget.Delegate, GeckoSession.ContentDelegate {
+public class Windows implements TrayListener, TopBarWidget.Delegate, GeckoSession.ContentDelegate, WindowWidget.WindowDelegate {
 
     private static final String LOGTAG = Windows.class.getSimpleName();
 
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ public enum WindowPlacement{
 
     public interface Delegate {
         void onFocusedWindowChanged(@NonNull WindowWidget aFocusedWindow, @Nullable WindowWidget aPrevFocusedWindow);
+        void onWindowBorderChanged(@NonNull WindowWidget aChangeWindow);
     }
 
     public Windows(Context aContext) {
@@ -347,6 +348,7 @@ public void onPause() {
     }
 
     public void onDestroy() {
+        mDelegate = null;
         for (WindowWidget window: mRegularWindows) {
             window.close();
         }
@@ -436,7 +438,7 @@ private void showMaxWindowsMessage() {
         mFocusedWindow.showMaxWindowsDialog(MAX_WINDOWS);
     }
 
-    private ArrayList<WindowWidget> getCurrentWindows() {
+    public ArrayList<WindowWidget> getCurrentWindows() {
         return mPrivateMode ? mPrivateWindows : mRegularWindows;
     }
 
@@ -665,7 +667,7 @@ private void updateTopBars() {
     private WindowWidget createWindow() {
         int newWindowId = sIndex++;
         WindowWidget window = new WindowWidget(mContext, newWindowId, mPrivateMode);
-        window.setWindowDelegate(this::focusWindow);
+        window.setWindowDelegate(this);
         getCurrentWindows().add(window);
         window.getTopBar().setDelegate(this);
         window.getSessionStack().addContentListener(this);
@@ -784,4 +786,18 @@ private WindowWidget getWindowWithSession(GeckoSession aSession) {
         return null;
     }
 
+    // WindowWidget.Delegate
+    @Override
+    public void onFocusRequest(WindowWidget aWindow) {
+        focusWindow(aWindow);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onBorderChanged(WindowWidget aWindow) {
+        if (mDelegate != null) {
+            mDelegate.onWindowBorderChanged(aWindow);
+        }
+
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/BrowserWorld.cpp b/app/src/main/cpp/BrowserWorld.cpp
index a5699ea681..8ea32cd799 100644
--- a/app/src/main/cpp/BrowserWorld.cpp
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/BrowserWorld.cpp
@@ -911,6 +911,7 @@ BrowserWorld::UpdateWidget(int32_t aHandle, const WidgetPlacementPtr& aPlacement
   }
 
   widget->SetBorderColor(vrb::Color(aPlacement->borderColor));
+  widget->SetProxifyLayer(aPlacement->proxifyLayer);
   LayoutWidget(aHandle);
 }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/Cylinder.cpp b/app/src/main/cpp/Cylinder.cpp
index 2a7b810778..134750f8db 100644
--- a/app/src/main/cpp/Cylinder.cpp
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/Cylinder.cpp
@@ -217,6 +217,18 @@ Cylinder::Create(vrb::CreationContextPtr aContext, const float aRadius, const fl
   return result;
 }
 
+CylinderPtr
+Cylinder::Create(vrb::CreationContextPtr aContext, const Cylinder& aCylinder) {
+  CylinderPtr result = std::make_shared<vrb::ConcreteClass<Cylinder, Cylinder::State> >(aContext);
+  result->m.radius = aCylinder.m.radius;
+  result->m.height = aCylinder.m.height;
+  result->m.solidColor = aCylinder.m.solidColor;
+  result->m.border = aCylinder.m.border;;
+  result->m.borderColor = aCylinder.m.borderColor;
+  result->m.Initialize();
+  return result;
+}
+
 CylinderPtr
 Cylinder::Create(vrb::CreationContextPtr aContext, const VRLayerCylinderPtr& aLayer) {
   CylinderPtr result = std::make_shared<vrb::ConcreteClass<Cylinder, Cylinder::State> >(aContext);
diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/Cylinder.h b/app/src/main/cpp/Cylinder.h
index d378a4108c..d390c02289 100644
--- a/app/src/main/cpp/Cylinder.h
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/Cylinder.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class Cylinder {
   static CylinderPtr Create(vrb::CreationContextPtr aContext, const float aRadius, const float aHeight, const VRLayerCylinderPtr& aLayer = nullptr);
   static CylinderPtr Create(vrb::CreationContextPtr aContext, const float aRadius, const float aHeight, const vrb::Color& aSolidColor, const float kBorder, const vrb::Color& aBorderColor);
   static CylinderPtr Create(vrb::CreationContextPtr aContext, const VRLayerCylinderPtr& aLayer = nullptr);
+  static CylinderPtr Create(vrb::CreationContextPtr aContext, const Cylinder& aCylinder);
   static float kWorldDensityRatio;
   void GetTextureSize(int32_t& aWidth, int32_t& aHeight) const;
   void SetTextureSize(int32_t aWidth, int32_t aHeight);
diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/Quad.cpp b/app/src/main/cpp/Quad.cpp
index 896c23037d..a6eb09e6be 100644
--- a/app/src/main/cpp/Quad.cpp
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/Quad.cpp
@@ -166,6 +166,15 @@ Quad::Create(vrb::CreationContextPtr aContext, const float aWorldWidth, const fl
   return result;
 }
 
+QuadPtr
+Quad::Create(vrb::CreationContextPtr aContext, const Quad& aQuad) {
+  QuadPtr result = std::make_shared<vrb::ConcreteClass<Quad, Quad::State> >(aContext);
+  result->m.worldMin = aQuad.m.worldMin;
+  result->m.worldMax = aQuad.m.worldMax;
+  result->m.Initialize();
+  return result;
+}
+
 vrb::GeometryPtr
 Quad::CreateGeometry(vrb::CreationContextPtr aContext, const vrb::Vector &aMin, const vrb::Vector &aMax) {
   device::EyeRect rect(0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/Quad.h b/app/src/main/cpp/Quad.h
index 56c158dbcf..a8cebf5b10 100644
--- a/app/src/main/cpp/Quad.h
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/Quad.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class Quad {
   };
   static QuadPtr Create(vrb::CreationContextPtr aContext, const vrb::Vector& aMin, const vrb::Vector& aMax, const VRLayerQuadPtr& aLayer = nullptr);
   static QuadPtr Create(vrb::CreationContextPtr aContext, const float aWorldWidth, const float aWorldHeight, const VRLayerQuadPtr& aLayer = nullptr);
+  static QuadPtr Create(vrb::CreationContextPtr aContext, const Quad& aQuad);
   static vrb::GeometryPtr CreateGeometry(vrb::CreationContextPtr aContext, const vrb::Vector& aMin, const vrb::Vector& aMax);
   static vrb::GeometryPtr CreateGeometry(vrb::CreationContextPtr aContext, const float aWorldWidth, const float aWorldHeight);
   static vrb::GeometryPtr CreateGeometry(vrb::CreationContextPtr aContext, const vrb::Vector& aMin, const vrb::Vector& aMax, const device::EyeRect& aRect);
diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/Widget.cpp b/app/src/main/cpp/Widget.cpp
index d84d5b8012..41ff8ac2d6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/cpp/Widget.cpp
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/Widget.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
 
 #include "vrb/Color.h"
 #include "vrb/RenderContext.h"
+#include "vrb/CreationContext.h"
+#include "vrb/TextureGL.h"
 #include "vrb/Matrix.h"
+#include "vrb/GLError.h"
 #include "vrb/Geometry.h"
 #include "vrb/RenderState.h"
 #include "vrb/SurfaceTextureFactory.h"
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@ struct Widget::State {
   bool toggleState;
   vrb::TogglePtr bordersContainer;
   std::vector<WidgetBorderPtr> borders;
+  vrb::TogglePtr layerProxy;
 
   State()
       : handle(0)
@@ -544,6 +548,49 @@ Widget::SetBorderColor(const vrb::Color &aColor) {
   }
 }
 
+void
+Widget::SetProxifyLayer(const bool aValue) {
+  if (!aValue) {
+    if (m.layerProxy) {
+      m.layerProxy->ToggleAll(false);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (!m.layerProxy) {
+    vrb::RenderContextPtr render = m.context.lock();
+    vrb::CreationContextPtr create = render->GetRenderThreadCreationContext();
+    m.layerProxy = vrb::Toggle::Create(create);
+    // Proxy objects must clear the existing surface, so set a proper blend function.
+    m.layerProxy->SetPreRenderLambda([]() {
+      VRB_GL_CHECK(glBlendFunc(GL_ZERO, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA));
+    });
+    m.layerProxy->SetPostRenderLambda([]() {
+      VRB_GL_CHECK(glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA));
+    });
+    m.transform->AddNode(m.layerProxy);
+    int32_t textureWidth, textureHeight;
+    GetSurfaceTextureSize(textureWidth, textureHeight);
+    // Reduce quality, proxy objects do not need full quality.
+    textureWidth /= 2;
+    textureHeight /= 2;
+    vrb::TextureSurfacePtr proxySurface = vrb::TextureSurface::Create(render, m.name);
+    if (m.cylinder) {
+      CylinderPtr proxy = Cylinder::Create(create, *m.cylinder);
+      proxy->SetCylinderTheta(m.cylinder->GetCylinderTheta());
+      proxy->SetTexture(proxySurface, textureWidth, textureHeight);
+      proxy->SetTransform(m.cylinder->GetTransformNode()->GetTransform());
+      m.layerProxy->AddNode(proxy->GetRoot());
+    } else {
+      QuadPtr proxy = Quad::Create(create, *m.quad);
+      proxy->SetTexture(proxySurface, textureWidth, textureHeight);
+      m.layerProxy->AddNode(proxy->GetRoot());
+    }
+  }
+
+  m.layerProxy->ToggleAll(true);
+}
+
 Widget::Widget(State& aState, vrb::RenderContextPtr& aContext) : m(aState) {
   m.context = aContext;
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/Widget.h b/app/src/main/cpp/Widget.h
index f8e04d113e..bc6d5b8d7d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/cpp/Widget.h
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/Widget.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class Widget {
   void SetCylinderDensity(const float aDensity);
   float GetCylinderDensity() const;
   void SetBorderColor(const vrb::Color& aColor);
+  void SetProxifyLayer(const bool aValue);
 protected:
   struct State;
   Widget(State& aState, vrb::RenderContextPtr& aContext);
diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/WidgetPlacement.cpp b/app/src/main/cpp/WidgetPlacement.cpp
index 14fdd1b51b..5556f16808 100644
--- a/app/src/main/cpp/WidgetPlacement.cpp
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/WidgetPlacement.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ WidgetPlacement::FromJava(JNIEnv* aEnv, jobject& aObject) {
   GET_BOOLEAN_FIELD(showPointer);
   GET_BOOLEAN_FIELD(firstDraw);
   GET_BOOLEAN_FIELD(layer);
+  GET_BOOLEAN_FIELD(proxifyLayer);
   GET_FLOAT_FIELD(textureScale, "textureScale");
   GET_BOOLEAN_FIELD(cylinder);
   GET_FLOAT_FIELD(cylinderMapRadius, "cylinderMapRadius");
diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/WidgetPlacement.h b/app/src/main/cpp/WidgetPlacement.h
index 3493fbbdcf..4cc4d23c64 100644
--- a/app/src/main/cpp/WidgetPlacement.h
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/WidgetPlacement.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ struct WidgetPlacement {
   bool showPointer;
   bool firstDraw;
   bool layer;
+  bool proxifyLayer;
   float textureScale;
   bool cylinder;
   float cylinderMapRadius;
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index 9a7a2539a0..74057b58a9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@
     <color name="text_shadow">#8F000000</color>
     <color name="text_shadow_light">#7FFFFFFF</color>
     <color name="smoke">#f5f6fa</color>
-    <color name="window_border_hover">#FF2BD5D5</color>
-    <color name="window_border_click">#FF1AC4C4</color>
+    <color name="window_border_hover">#1ac1dd</color>
+    <color name="window_border_click">#2bd2ee</color>
 </resources>