diff --git a/src/textual/_border.py b/src/textual/_border.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c9282ae5d
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+++ b/src/textual/_border.py
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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from rich.console import Console, ConsoleOptions, RenderResult
+
+from .draw import DrawStyle
+
+
+class Border:
+    def __init__(self, sides: tuple[bool, bool, bool, bool], draw: DrawStyle):
+        pass
+
+    def __rich_console__(
+        self, console: "Console", options: "ConsoleOptions"
+    ) -> "RenderResult":
+        pass