diff --git a/src/compositor/mod.rs b/src/compositor/mod.rs
index 68336c2..cc9dd9d 100644
--- a/src/compositor/mod.rs
+++ b/src/compositor/mod.rs
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ use self::region::RegionData;
 use self::roles::{Role, RoleType, WrongRole};
 use self::tree::SurfaceData;
 pub use self::tree::TraversalAction;
+use utils::Rectangle;
 use wayland_server::{resource_is_registered, EventLoop, EventLoopHandle, Global};
 use wayland_server::protocol::{wl_buffer, wl_callback, wl_compositor, wl_output, wl_region,
                                wl_subcompositor, wl_surface};
@@ -217,19 +218,6 @@ pub enum RectangleKind {
     Subtract,
 }
 
-/// A rectangle defined by its top-left corner and dimensions
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct Rectangle {
-    /// horizontal position of the top-leftcorner of the rectangle, in surface coordinates
-    pub x: i32,
-    /// vertical position of the top-leftcorner of the rectangle, in surface coordinates
-    pub y: i32,
-    /// width of the rectangle
-    pub width: i32,
-    /// height of the rectangle
-    pub height: i32,
-}
-
 /// Description of the contents of a region
 ///
 /// A region is defined as an union and difference of rectangle.
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 0ab2e73..6f8f0a6 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ pub mod compositor;
 pub mod shm;
 pub mod seat;
 pub mod shell;
+pub mod utils;
 
 fn slog_or_stdlog<L>(logger: L) -> ::slog::Logger
 where
diff --git a/src/shell/mod.rs b/src/shell/mod.rs
index a8b7048..dce9124 100644
--- a/src/shell/mod.rs
+++ b/src/shell/mod.rs
@@ -105,10 +105,11 @@
 //! access from the `state()` of the event loop and the token returned by the init
 //! function.
 
-use compositor::{CompositorToken, Rectangle};
+use compositor::CompositorToken;
 use compositor::roles::Role;
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::rc::Rc;
+use utils::Rectangle;
 use wayland_protocols::unstable::xdg_shell::server::{zxdg_popup_v6, zxdg_positioner_v6 as xdg_positioner,
                                                      zxdg_shell_v6, zxdg_surface_v6, zxdg_toplevel_v6};
 use wayland_server::{EventLoop, EventLoopHandle, EventResult, Global, Liveness, Resource, StateToken};
diff --git a/src/shell/wl_handlers.rs b/src/shell/wl_handlers.rs
index d97297e..53c3102 100644
--- a/src/shell/wl_handlers.rs
+++ b/src/shell/wl_handlers.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 use super::{make_shell_client_data, PopupConfigure, PopupState, PositionerState, ShellClient,
             ShellClientData, ShellSurfaceIData, ShellSurfacePendingState, ShellSurfaceRole,
             ToplevelConfigure, ToplevelState};
-use compositor::{CompositorToken, Rectangle};
+use compositor::CompositorToken;
 use compositor::roles::*;
 use std::sync::Mutex;
+use utils::Rectangle;
 use wayland_protocols::unstable::xdg_shell::server::{zxdg_positioner_v6 as xdg_positioner, zxdg_toplevel_v6};
 use wayland_server::{Client, EventLoopHandle, Resource};
 use wayland_server::protocol::{wl_output, wl_shell, wl_shell_surface, wl_surface};
diff --git a/src/shell/xdg_handlers.rs b/src/shell/xdg_handlers.rs
index 7a568fe..15311b9 100644
--- a/src/shell/xdg_handlers.rs
+++ b/src/shell/xdg_handlers.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 use super::{make_shell_client_data, PopupConfigure, PopupState, PositionerState, ShellClient,
             ShellClientData, ShellSurfaceIData, ShellSurfacePendingState, ShellSurfaceRole,
             ToplevelConfigure, ToplevelState};
-use compositor::{CompositorToken, Rectangle};
+use compositor::CompositorToken;
 use compositor::roles::*;
 use std::sync::Mutex;
+use utils::Rectangle;
 use wayland_protocols::unstable::xdg_shell::server::{zxdg_popup_v6, zxdg_positioner_v6, zxdg_shell_v6,
                                                      zxdg_surface_v6, zxdg_toplevel_v6};
 use wayland_server::{Client, EventLoopHandle, Resource};
diff --git a/src/utils/mod.rs b/src/utils/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e1bc70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+//! Various utilities functions and types
+
+mod rectangle;
+
+pub use self::rectangle::Rectangle;
diff --git a/src/utils/rectangle.rs b/src/utils/rectangle.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d643c01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/rectangle.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/// A rectangle defined by its top-left corner and dimensions
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct Rectangle {
+    /// horizontal position of the top-leftcorner of the rectangle, in surface coordinates
+    pub x: i32,
+    /// vertical position of the top-leftcorner of the rectangle, in surface coordinates
+    pub y: i32,
+    /// width of the rectangle
+    pub width: i32,
+    /// height of the rectangle
+    pub height: i32,
+}
+
+impl Rectangle {
+    /// Checks wether given point is inside a rectangle
+    pub fn contains(&self, point: (i32, i32)) -> bool {
+        let (x, y) = point;
+        (x >= self.x) && (x < self.x + self.width)
+        && (y >= self.y) && (y < self.y + self.height)
+    }
+}
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