diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
index acc3ef16c2..1c49b24f52 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
         private int _selectedTab;
         private string _focusedControl;
         private string _pointerOverElement;
+        private bool _shouldVisualizeMarginPadding = true;
 
         public MainViewModel(IControl root)
         {
             _root = root;
-            _logicalTree = new TreePageViewModel(LogicalTreeNode.Create(root));
-            _visualTree = new TreePageViewModel(VisualTreeNode.Create(root));
+            _logicalTree = new TreePageViewModel(this, LogicalTreeNode.Create(root));
+            _visualTree = new TreePageViewModel(this, VisualTreeNode.Create(root));
             _events = new EventsPageViewModel(root);
 
             UpdateFocusedControl();
@@ -34,6 +35,17 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
             Console = new ConsoleViewModel(UpdateConsoleContext);
         }
 
+        public bool ShouldVisualizeMarginPadding
+        {
+            get => _shouldVisualizeMarginPadding;
+            set => RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _shouldVisualizeMarginPadding, value);
+        }
+
+        public void ToggleVisualizeMarginPadding()
+        {
+            ShouldVisualizeMarginPadding = !ShouldVisualizeMarginPadding;
+        }
+
         public ConsoleViewModel Console { get; }
 
         public ViewModelBase Content
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/TreePageViewModel.cs b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/TreePageViewModel.cs
index ec48cff399..748f67523b 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/TreePageViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/TreePageViewModel.cs
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
         private ControlDetailsViewModel _details;
         private string _propertyFilter;
 
-        public TreePageViewModel(TreeNode[] nodes)
+        public TreePageViewModel(MainViewModel mainView, TreeNode[] nodes)
         {
+            MainView = mainView;
             Nodes = nodes;
             Selection = new SelectionModel
             { 
@@ -23,7 +24,9 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
             {
                 SelectedNode = (TreeNode)Selection.SelectedItem;
             };
-       }
+        }
+
+        public MainViewModel MainView { get; }
 
         public TreeNode[] Nodes { get; protected set; }
 
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/Views/MainView.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/Views/MainView.xaml
index 663722acba..0165398718 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/Views/MainView.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/Views/MainView.xaml
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@
           </MenuItem.Icon>
         </MenuItem>
       </MenuItem>
+      <MenuItem Header="_Options">
+        <MenuItem Header="Visualize margin/padding" Command="{Binding ToggleVisualizeMarginPadding}">
+          <MenuItem.Icon>
+            <CheckBox BorderThickness="0"
+                      IsChecked="{Binding ShouldVisualizeMarginPadding}"
+                      IsEnabled="False"/>
+          </MenuItem.Icon>
+        </MenuItem>
+      </MenuItem>
     </Menu>
     
     <TabStrip Grid.Row="1" SelectedIndex="{Binding SelectedTab, Mode=TwoWay}">
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/Views/TreePageView.xaml.cs b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/Views/TreePageView.xaml.cs
index 633d18ddd8..1b61986ce6 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/Views/TreePageView.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/Views/TreePageView.xaml.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+using System.Linq;
 using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.Controls.Generators;
 using Avalonia.Controls.Primitives;
-using Avalonia.Controls.Shapes;
 using Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels;
 using Avalonia.Input;
 using Avalonia.Markup.Xaml;
@@ -11,45 +11,78 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.Views
 {
     internal class TreePageView : UserControl
     {
-        private Control _adorner;
+        private readonly Panel _adorner;
+        private AdornerLayer _currentLayer;
         private TreeView _tree;
 
         public TreePageView()
         {
-            this.InitializeComponent();
+            InitializeComponent();
             _tree.ItemContainerGenerator.Index.Materialized += TreeViewItemMaterialized;
+
+            _adorner = new Panel
+            {
+                ClipToBounds = false,
+                Children =
+                {
+                    //Padding frame
+                    new Border { BorderBrush = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Green, 0.5) },
+                    //Content frame
+                    new Border { Background = new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromRgb(160, 197, 232), 0.5) },
+                    //Margin frame
+                    new Border { BorderBrush = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Yellow, 0.5) }
+                },
+            };
         }
 
         protected void AddAdorner(object sender, PointerEventArgs e)
         {
             var node = (TreeNode)((Control)sender).DataContext;
-            var layer = AdornerLayer.GetAdornerLayer(node.Visual);
+            var visual = (Visual)node.Visual;
+
+            _currentLayer = AdornerLayer.GetAdornerLayer(visual);
 
-            if (layer != null)
+            if (_currentLayer == null ||
+                _currentLayer.Children.Contains(_adorner))
             {
-                if (_adorner != null)
-                {
-                    ((Panel)_adorner.Parent).Children.Remove(_adorner);
-                    _adorner = null;
-                }
+                return;
+            }
 
-                _adorner = new Rectangle
-                {
-                    Fill = new SolidColorBrush(0x80a0c5e8),
-                    [AdornerLayer.AdornedElementProperty] = node.Visual,
-                };
+            _currentLayer.Children.Add(_adorner);
+            AdornerLayer.SetAdornedElement(_adorner, visual);
+
+            var vm = (TreePageViewModel) DataContext;
 
-                layer.Children.Add(_adorner);
+            if (vm.MainView.ShouldVisualizeMarginPadding)
+            {
+                var paddingBorder = (Border)_adorner.Children[0];
+                paddingBorder.BorderThickness = visual.GetValue(PaddingProperty);
+
+                var contentBorder = (Border)_adorner.Children[1];
+                contentBorder.Margin = visual.GetValue(PaddingProperty);
+
+                var marginBorder = (Border)_adorner.Children[2];
+                marginBorder.BorderThickness = visual.GetValue(MarginProperty);
+                marginBorder.Margin = InvertThickness(visual.GetValue(MarginProperty));
             }
         }
 
+        private static Thickness InvertThickness(Thickness input)
+        {
+            return new Thickness(-input.Left, -input.Top, -input.Right, -input.Bottom);
+        }
+
         protected void RemoveAdorner(object sender, PointerEventArgs e)
         {
-            if (_adorner != null)
+            foreach (var border in _adorner.Children.OfType<Border>())
             {
-                ((Panel)_adorner.Parent).Children.Remove(_adorner);
-                _adorner = null;
+                border.Margin = default;
+                border.Padding = default;
+                border.BorderThickness = default;
             }
+
+            _currentLayer?.Children.Remove(_adorner);
+            _currentLayer = null;
         }
 
         private void InitializeComponent()