diff --git a/src/servo/gfx/compositor.rs b/src/servo/gfx/compositor.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8071ef6b0bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/servo/gfx/compositor.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+type model = {
+    x1: int, y1: int, w1: int, h1: int,
+    x2: int, y2: int, w2: int, h2: int
+};
+
+enum msg {
+    draw(model),
+    exit(comm::chan<()>)
+}
+
+fn compositor(osmain_ch: comm::chan<osmain_msg>) -> comm::chan<msg> {
+    task::spawn_listener {|po|
+        let draw_target_po = comm::port();
+        comm::send(osmain_ch, om_get_draw_target(comm::chan(draw_target_po)));
+        let draw_target = comm::recv(draw_target_po);
+
+        let black_color = {
+            r: 0f as azure::AzFloat,
+            g: 0f as azure::AzFloat,
+            b: 0f as azure::AzFloat,
+            a: 1f as azure::AzFloat
+        };
+        let black_pattern = AzCreateColorPattern(ptr::addr_of(black_color));
+
+        let red_color = {
+            r: 1f as azure::AzFloat,
+            g: 0f as azure::AzFloat,
+            b: 0f as azure::AzFloat,
+            a: 0.5f as azure::AzFloat
+        };
+        let red_pattern = AzCreateColorPattern(ptr::addr_of(red_color));
+
+        let green_color = {
+            r: 0f as azure::AzFloat,
+            g: 1f as azure::AzFloat,
+            b: 0f as azure::AzFloat,
+            a: 0.5f as azure::AzFloat
+        };
+        let green_pattern = AzCreateColorPattern(ptr::addr_of(green_color));
+
+        let mut exit_confirm_ch = none;
+        loop {
+            alt comm::recv::<msg>(po) {
+              draw(model) {
+                let black_rect = {
+                    x: 0 as azure::AzFloat,
+                    y: 0 as azure::AzFloat,
+                    width: 800 as azure::AzFloat,
+                    height: 600 as azure::AzFloat,
+                };
+                AzDrawTargetFillRect(
+                    draw_target,
+                    ptr::addr_of(black_rect),
+                    unsafe { unsafe::reinterpret_cast(black_pattern) }
+                );
+
+                let red_rect = {
+                    x: model.x1 as azure::AzFloat,
+                    y: model.y1 as azure::AzFloat,
+                    width: model.w1 as azure::AzFloat,
+                    height: model.h1 as azure::AzFloat
+                };
+                AzDrawTargetFillRect(
+                    draw_target,
+                    ptr::addr_of(red_rect),
+                    unsafe { unsafe::reinterpret_cast(red_pattern) }
+                );
+                let green_rect = {
+                    x: model.x2 as azure::AzFloat,
+                    y: model.y2 as azure::AzFloat,
+                    width: model.w2 as azure::AzFloat,
+                    height: model.h2 as azure::AzFloat
+                };
+                AzDrawTargetFillRect(
+                    draw_target,
+                    ptr::addr_of(green_rect),
+                    unsafe { unsafe::reinterpret_cast(green_pattern) }
+                );
+                let draw_po = comm::port();
+                comm::send(osmain_ch, om_draw(comm::chan(draw_po)));
+                comm::recv(draw_po);
+              }
+              exit(response_ch) {
+                exit_confirm_ch = some(response_ch);
+                break;
+              }
+            }
+        }
+
+        AzReleaseColorPattern(red_pattern);
+        AzReleaseColorPattern(green_pattern);
+
+        assert exit_confirm_ch.is_some();
+        comm::send(exit_confirm_ch.get(), ());
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/servo/servo.rc b/src/servo/servo.rc
index fbad36afc29..cf6f9f2b045 100755
--- a/src/servo/servo.rc
+++ b/src/servo/servo.rc
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ mod dom {
 mod gfx {
     mod geom;
     mod surface;
+    mod compositor;
 }
 
 mod image {
diff --git a/src/servo/servo.rs b/src/servo/servo.rs
index 031cdd908c0..c0a7b2578fe 100644
--- a/src/servo/servo.rs
+++ b/src/servo/servo.rs
@@ -33,16 +33,6 @@ enum osmain_msg {
     om_exit
 }
 
-enum draw_msg {
-    dm_draw(model),
-    dm_exit(comm::chan<()>)
-}
-
-type model = {
-    x1: int, y1: int, w1: int, h1: int,
-    x2: int, y2: int, w2: int, h2: int
-};
-
 fn main() {
     // The platform event handler thread
     let osmain_ch = on_osmain::<osmain_msg> {|po|
@@ -119,90 +109,7 @@ fn main() {
     };
 
     // The drawing task
-    let draw_ch = task::spawn_listener {|po|
-        let draw_target_po = comm::port();
-        comm::send(osmain_ch, om_get_draw_target(comm::chan(draw_target_po)));
-        let draw_target = comm::recv(draw_target_po);
-
-        let black_color = {
-            r: 0f as azure::AzFloat,
-            g: 0f as azure::AzFloat,
-            b: 0f as azure::AzFloat,
-            a: 1f as azure::AzFloat
-        };
-        let black_pattern = AzCreateColorPattern(ptr::addr_of(black_color));
-
-        let red_color = {
-            r: 1f as azure::AzFloat,
-            g: 0f as azure::AzFloat,
-            b: 0f as azure::AzFloat,
-            a: 0.5f as azure::AzFloat
-        };
-        let red_pattern = AzCreateColorPattern(ptr::addr_of(red_color));
-
-        let green_color = {
-            r: 0f as azure::AzFloat,
-            g: 1f as azure::AzFloat,
-            b: 0f as azure::AzFloat,
-            a: 0.5f as azure::AzFloat
-        };
-        let green_pattern = AzCreateColorPattern(ptr::addr_of(green_color));
-
-        let mut exit_confirm_ch = none;
-        loop {
-            alt comm::recv::<draw_msg>(po) {
-              dm_draw(model) {
-                let black_rect = {
-                    x: 0 as azure::AzFloat,
-                    y: 0 as azure::AzFloat,
-                    width: 800 as azure::AzFloat,
-                    height: 600 as azure::AzFloat,
-                };
-                AzDrawTargetFillRect(
-                    draw_target,
-                    ptr::addr_of(black_rect),
-                    unsafe { unsafe::reinterpret_cast(black_pattern) }
-                );
-
-                let red_rect = {
-                    x: model.x1 as azure::AzFloat,
-                    y: model.y1 as azure::AzFloat,
-                    width: model.w1 as azure::AzFloat,
-                    height: model.h1 as azure::AzFloat
-                };
-                AzDrawTargetFillRect(
-                    draw_target,
-                    ptr::addr_of(red_rect),
-                    unsafe { unsafe::reinterpret_cast(red_pattern) }
-                );
-                let green_rect = {
-                    x: model.x2 as azure::AzFloat,
-                    y: model.y2 as azure::AzFloat,
-                    width: model.w2 as azure::AzFloat,
-                    height: model.h2 as azure::AzFloat
-                };
-                AzDrawTargetFillRect(
-                    draw_target,
-                    ptr::addr_of(green_rect),
-                    unsafe { unsafe::reinterpret_cast(green_pattern) }
-                );
-                let draw_po = comm::port();
-                comm::send(osmain_ch, om_draw(comm::chan(draw_po)));
-                comm::recv(draw_po);
-              }
-              dm_exit(response_ch) {
-                exit_confirm_ch = some(response_ch);
-                break;
-              }
-            }
-        }
-
-        AzReleaseColorPattern(red_pattern);
-        AzReleaseColorPattern(green_pattern);
-
-        assert exit_confirm_ch.is_some();
-        comm::send(exit_confirm_ch.get(), ());
-    };
+    let draw_ch = gfx::compositor::compositor(osmain_ch);
 
     // The model
     let model_ch = task::spawn_listener {|po|
@@ -220,7 +127,7 @@ fn main() {
                 x1: x1, y1: y1, w1: w1, h1: h1,
                 x2: x2, y2: y2, w2: w2, h2: h2
             };
-            comm::send(draw_ch, dm_draw(model));
+            comm::send(draw_ch, gfx::compositor::draw(model));
 
             sleep();
 
@@ -244,7 +151,7 @@ fn main() {
               _ {
                 comm::send(model_ch, ());
                 let draw_exit_confirm_po = comm::port();
-                comm::send(draw_ch, dm_exit(comm::chan(draw_exit_confirm_po)));
+                comm::send(draw_ch, gfx::compositor::exit(comm::chan(draw_exit_confirm_po)));
                 comm::recv(draw_exit_confirm_po);
                 comm::send(osmain_ch, om_exit);
                 break;