diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objectpaging.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objectpaging.cpp
index 5438347a1..dc84ccdd2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objectpaging.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objectpaging.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <osg/LOD>
 #include <osg/Switch>
 #include <osg/MatrixTransform>
+#include <osg/Material>
 #include <osgUtil/IncrementalCompileOperation>
 
 #include <components/esm/esmreader.hpp>
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <components/sceneutil/morphgeometry.hpp>
 #include <components/sceneutil/riggeometry.hpp>
 #include <components/settings/settings.hpp>
+#include <components/misc/rng.hpp>
 
 #include "apps/openmw/mwworld/esmstore.hpp"
 #include "apps/openmw/mwbase/environment.hpp"
@@ -279,10 +281,31 @@ namespace MWRender
         StateSetCounter mGlobalStateSetCounter;
     };
 
+    class DebugVisitor : public osg::NodeVisitor
+    {
+    public:
+        DebugVisitor() : osg::NodeVisitor(TRAVERSE_ALL_CHILDREN) {}
+        virtual void apply(osg::Drawable& node)
+        {
+            osg::ref_ptr<osg::Material> m (new osg::Material);
+            osg::Vec4f color(Misc::Rng::rollProbability(), Misc::Rng::rollProbability(), Misc::Rng::rollProbability(), 0.f);
+            color.normalize();
+            m->setDiffuse(osg::Material::FRONT_AND_BACK, osg::Vec4f(0.1f,0.1f,0.1f,1.f));
+            m->setAmbient(osg::Material::FRONT_AND_BACK, osg::Vec4f(0.1f,0.1f,0.1f,1.f));
+            m->setColorMode(osg::Material::OFF);
+            m->setEmission(osg::Material::FRONT_AND_BACK, osg::Vec4f(color));
+            osg::ref_ptr<osg::StateSet> stateset = node.getStateSet() ? osg::clone(node.getStateSet(), osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY) : new osg::StateSet;
+            stateset->setAttribute(m);
+            stateset->addUniform(new osg::Uniform("colorMode", 0));
+            node.setStateSet(stateset);
+        }
+    };
+
     ObjectPaging::ObjectPaging(Resource::SceneManager* sceneManager)
             : GenericResourceManager<ChunkId>(nullptr)
          , mSceneManager(sceneManager)
     {
+        mDebugBatches = Settings::Manager::getBool("object paging debug batches", "Terrain");
         mMergeFactor = Settings::Manager::getFloat("object paging merge factor", "Terrain");
         mMinSize = Settings::Manager::getFloat("object paging min size", "Terrain");
         mMinSizeMergeFactor = Settings::Manager::getFloat("object paging min size merge factor", "Terrain");
@@ -518,6 +541,12 @@ namespace MWRender
                 stateToCompile._mode = osgUtil::GLObjectsVisitor::COMPILE_DISPLAY_LISTS;
                 mergeGroup->accept(stateToCompile);
             }
+
+            if (mDebugBatches)
+            {
+                DebugVisitor dv;
+                mergeGroup->accept(dv);
+            }
         }
 
         auto ico = mSceneManager->getIncrementalCompileOperation();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objectpaging.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objectpaging.hpp
index c85fe3705..57121ae76 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objectpaging.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objectpaging.hpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ namespace MWRender
 
     private:
         Resource::SceneManager* mSceneManager;
+        bool mDebugBatches;
         float mMergeFactor;
         float mMinSize;
         float mMinSizeMergeFactor;
diff --git a/files/settings-default.cfg b/files/settings-default.cfg
index bb21df73e..4a8eb889e 100644
--- a/files/settings-default.cfg
+++ b/files/settings-default.cfg
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ max composite geometry size = 4.0
 # Load far objects on terrain
 object paging = true
 
-# Affects the likelyhood of objects being merged. A higher value means merging is more likely and improves FPS at the cost of memory.
+# Affects the likelyhood of objects being merged. A higher value means merging is more likely and may improve FPS at the cost of memory.
 object paging merge factor = 1500
 
 # Cull objects smaller than this size divided by distance
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ object paging min size merge factor = 0.6
 # Controls how inexpensive an object needs to be to utilize 'min size merge factor'.
 object paging min size cost multiplier = 4
 
+# Assign a random color to merged batches.
+object paging debug batches = false
+
 [Fog]
 
 # If true, use extended fog parameters for distant terrain not controlled by