diff --git a/pyqtgraph/graphicsItems/GraphicsLayout.py b/pyqtgraph/graphicsItems/GraphicsLayout.py
index 6ec38fb5..c0db5890 100644
--- a/pyqtgraph/graphicsItems/GraphicsLayout.py
+++ b/pyqtgraph/graphicsItems/GraphicsLayout.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class GraphicsLayout(GraphicsWidget):
         self.setLayout(self.layout)
         self.items = {}  ## item: [(row, col), (row, col), ...]  lists all cells occupied by the item
         self.rows = {}   ## row: {col1: item1, col2: item2, ...}    maps cell location to item
+        self.itemBorders = {}  ## {item1: QtGui.QGraphicsRectItem, ...} border rects
         self.currentRow = 0
         self.currentCol = 0
         self.setSizePolicy(QtGui.QSizePolicy(QtGui.QSizePolicy.Expanding, QtGui.QSizePolicy.Expanding))
@@ -39,8 +40,10 @@ class GraphicsLayout(GraphicsWidget):
         See :func:`mkPen <pyqtgraph.mkPen>` for arguments.        
         """
         self.border = fn.mkPen(*args, **kwds)
-        self.update()
-    
+
+        for borderRect in self.itemBorders.values():
+            borderRect.setPen(self.border)
+
     def nextRow(self):
         """Advance to next row for automatic item placement"""
         self.currentRow += 1
@@ -119,7 +122,17 @@ class GraphicsLayout(GraphicsWidget):
                     self.rows[row2] = {}
                 self.rows[row2][col2] = item
                 self.items[item].append((row2, col2))
-        
+
+        borderRect = QtGui.QGraphicsRectItem()
+
+        borderRect.setParentItem(self)
+        borderRect.setZValue(1e3)
+        borderRect.setPen(fn.mkPen(self.border))
+
+        self.itemBorders[item] = borderRect
+
+        item.geometryChanged.connect(self._updateItemBorder)
+
         self.layout.addItem(item, row, col, rowspan, colspan)
         self.nextColumn()
 
@@ -129,15 +142,7 @@ class GraphicsLayout(GraphicsWidget):
 
     def boundingRect(self):
         return self.rect()
-        
-    def paint(self, p, *args):
-        if self.border is None:
-            return
-        p.setPen(fn.mkPen(self.border))
-        for i in self.items:
-            r = i.mapRectToParent(i.boundingRect())
-            p.drawRect(r)
-    
+
     def itemIndex(self, item):
         for i in range(self.layout.count()):
             if self.layout.itemAt(i).graphicsItem() is item:
@@ -150,13 +155,16 @@ class GraphicsLayout(GraphicsWidget):
         self.layout.removeAt(ind)
         self.scene().removeItem(item)
         
-        for r,c in self.items[item]:
+        for r, c in self.items[item]:
             del self.rows[r][c]
         del self.items[item]
+
+        item.geometryChanged.disconnect(self._updateItemBorder)
+        del self.itemBorders[item]
+
         self.update()
     
     def clear(self):
-        items = []
         for i in list(self.items.keys()):
             self.removeItem(i)
 
@@ -168,4 +176,14 @@ class GraphicsLayout(GraphicsWidget):
 
     def setSpacing(self, *args):
         self.layout.setSpacing(*args)
-    
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    def _updateItemBorder(self):
+        if self.border is None:
+            return
+
+        item = self.sender()
+        if item is None:
+            return
+
+        r = item.mapRectToParent(item.boundingRect())
+        self.itemBorders[item].setRect(r)
diff --git a/pyqtgraph/graphicsItems/ViewBox/ViewBox.py b/pyqtgraph/graphicsItems/ViewBox/ViewBox.py
index 27fb8268..a542e916 100644
--- a/pyqtgraph/graphicsItems/ViewBox/ViewBox.py
+++ b/pyqtgraph/graphicsItems/ViewBox/ViewBox.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from ...Qt import isQObjectAlive
 
 __all__ = ['ViewBox']
 
+
 class WeakList(object):
 
     def __init__(self):
@@ -34,10 +35,12 @@ class WeakList(object):
                 yield d
             i -= 1
 
+
 class ChildGroup(ItemGroup):
 
     def __init__(self, parent):
         ItemGroup.__init__(self, parent)
+        self.setFlag(self.ItemClipsChildrenToShape)
 
         # Used as callback to inform ViewBox when items are added/removed from
         # the group.
@@ -64,6 +67,12 @@ class ChildGroup(ItemGroup):
                     listener.itemsChanged()
         return ret
 
+    def shape(self):
+        return self.mapFromParent(self.parentItem().shape())
+
+    def boundingRect(self):
+        return self.mapRectFromParent(self.parentItem().boundingRect())
+
 
 class ViewBox(GraphicsWidget):
     """
@@ -185,6 +194,13 @@ class ViewBox(GraphicsWidget):
         self.background.setPen(fn.mkPen(None))
         self.updateBackground()
 
+        self.border = fn.mkPen(border)
+
+        self.borderRect = QtGui.QGraphicsRectItem(self.rect())
+        self.borderRect.setParentItem(self)
+        self.borderRect.setZValue(1e3)
+        self.borderRect.setPen(self.border)
+
         ## Make scale box that is shown when dragging on the view
         self.rbScaleBox = QtGui.QGraphicsRectItem(0, 0, 1, 1)
         self.rbScaleBox.setPen(fn.mkPen((255,255,100), width=1))
@@ -207,7 +223,6 @@ class ViewBox(GraphicsWidget):
 
         self.setAspectLocked(lockAspect)
 
-        self.border = fn.mkPen(border)
         if enableMenu:
             self.menu = ViewBoxMenu(self)
         else:
@@ -428,8 +443,10 @@ class ViewBox(GraphicsWidget):
         self.updateViewRange()
         self._matrixNeedsUpdate = True
         self.background.setRect(self.rect())
+        self.borderRect.setRect(self.rect())
         self.sigStateChanged.emit(self)
         self.sigResized.emit(self)
+        self.childGroup.prepareGeometryChange()
 
     def viewRange(self):
         """Return a the view's visible range as a list: [[xmin, xmax], [ymin, ymax]]"""
@@ -571,7 +588,7 @@ class ViewBox(GraphicsWidget):
                 self._autoRangeNeedsUpdate = True
             elif changed[1] and self.state['autoVisibleOnly'][0] and (self.state['autoRange'][1] is not False):
                 self._autoRangeNeedsUpdate = True
-                
+
             self.sigStateChanged.emit(self)
 
     def setYRange(self, min, max, padding=None, update=True):
@@ -1054,6 +1071,19 @@ class ViewBox(GraphicsWidget):
     def xInverted(self):
         return self.state['xInverted']
 
+    def setBorder(self, *args, **kwds):
+        """
+        Set the pen used to draw border around the view
+
+        If border is None, then no border will be drawn.
+
+        Added in version 0.9.10
+
+        See :func:`mkPen <pyqtgraph.mkPen>` for arguments.
+        """
+        self.border = fn.mkPen(*args, **kwds)
+        self.borderRect.setPen(self.border)
+
     def setAspectLocked(self, lock=True, ratio=1):
         """
         If the aspect ratio is locked, view scaling must always preserve the aspect ratio.
@@ -1499,7 +1529,7 @@ class ViewBox(GraphicsWidget):
         if any(changed):
             self._matrixNeedsUpdate = True
             self.update()
-            
+
             # Inform linked views that the range has changed
             for ax in [0, 1]:
                 if not changed[ax]: