diff --git a/src/Brick/Widgets/Border/Style.hs b/src/Brick/Widgets/Border/Style.hs
index ffb7a44..60dc358 100644
--- a/src/Brick/Widgets/Border/Style.hs
+++ b/src/Brick/Widgets/Border/Style.hs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ data BorderStyle =
                 , bsVertical :: Char
                 -- ^ Vertical border character
                 }
+                deriving (Show, Read)
 
 instance Default BorderStyle where
     def = ascii