diff --git a/effects/screenedge/screenedgeeffect.cpp b/effects/screenedge/screenedgeeffect.cpp
--- a/effects/screenedge/screenedgeeffect.cpp
+++ b/effects/screenedge/screenedgeeffect.cpp
@@ -308,6 +308,8 @@
 {
     ensureGlowSvg();
 
+    const bool stretchBorder = m_glow->hasElement(QStringLiteral("hint-stretch-borders"));
+
     QPoint pixmapPosition(0, 0);
     QPixmap l, r, c;
     switch (border) {
@@ -342,11 +344,21 @@
     p.begin(&image);
     if (border == ElectricBottom || border == ElectricTop) {
         p.drawPixmap(pixmapPosition, l);
-        p.drawTiledPixmap(QRect(l.width(), pixmapPosition.y(), size.width() - l.width() - r.width(), c.height()), c);
+        const QRect cRect(l.width(), pixmapPosition.y(), size.width() - l.width() - r.width(), c.height());
+        if (stretchBorder) {
+            p.drawPixmap(cRect, c);
+        } else {
+            p.drawTiledPixmap(cRect, c);
+        }
         p.drawPixmap(QPoint(size.width() - r.width(), pixmapPosition.y()), r);
     } else {
         p.drawPixmap(pixmapPosition, l);
-        p.drawTiledPixmap(QRect(pixmapPosition.x(), l.height(), c.width(), size.height() - l.height() - r.height()), c);
+        const QRect cRect(pixmapPosition.x(), l.height(), c.width(), size.height() - l.height() - r.height());
+        if (stretchBorder) {
+            p.drawPixmap(cRect, c);
+        } else {
+            p.drawTiledPixmap(cRect, c);
+        }
         p.drawPixmap(QPoint(pixmapPosition.x(), size.height() - r.height()), r);
     }
     p.end();