diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
index 038535939..ef3063d83 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ namespace MWBase
 
             virtual bool toggleWater() = 0;
             virtual bool toggleWorld() = 0;
+            virtual bool toggleBorders() = 0;
 
             virtual void adjustSky() = 0;
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index 4fbcdc4d5..6e5b06038 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         , mNightEyeFactor(0.f)
         , mFieldOfViewOverride(0.f)
         , mFieldOfViewOverridden(false)
+        , mBorders(false)
     {
         resourceSystem->getSceneManager()->setParticleSystemMask(MWRender::Mask_ParticleSystem);
         resourceSystem->getSceneManager()->setShaderPath(resourcePath + "/shaders");
@@ -219,9 +220,10 @@ namespace MWRender
                                              Settings::Manager::getBool("auto use terrain specular maps", "Shaders"));
 
         if (distantTerrain)
-            mTerrain.reset(new Terrain::QuadTreeWorld(sceneRoot, mRootNode, mResourceSystem, mTerrainStorage, Mask_Terrain, Mask_PreCompile));
+            mTerrain.reset(new Terrain::QuadTreeWorld(sceneRoot, mRootNode, mResourceSystem, mTerrainStorage, Mask_Terrain, Mask_PreCompile, Mask_Debug));
         else
-            mTerrain.reset(new Terrain::TerrainGrid(sceneRoot, mRootNode, mResourceSystem, mTerrainStorage, Mask_Terrain, Mask_PreCompile));
+            mTerrain.reset(new Terrain::TerrainGrid(sceneRoot, mRootNode, mResourceSystem, mTerrainStorage, Mask_Terrain, Mask_PreCompile, Mask_Debug));
+
         mTerrain->setDefaultViewer(mViewer->getCamera());
 
         mCamera.reset(new Camera(mViewer->getCamera()));
@@ -441,6 +443,13 @@ namespace MWRender
     {
         mSky->setEnabled(enabled);
     }
+    
+    bool RenderingManager::toggleBorders()
+    {
+        mBorders = !mBorders;
+        mTerrain->setBordersVisible(mBorders);
+        return mBorders;
+    }
 
     bool RenderingManager::toggleRenderMode(RenderMode mode)
     {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
index f0087e43d..56839adce 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         LandManager* getLandManager() const;
 
+        bool toggleBorders();
+
     private:
         void updateProjectionMatrix();
         void updateTextureFiltering();
@@ -257,6 +259,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         bool mFieldOfViewOverridden;
         float mFieldOfView;
         float mFirstPersonFieldOfView;
+        bool mBorders;
 
         void operator = (const RenderingManager&);
         RenderingManager(const RenderingManager&);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/docs/vmformat.txt b/apps/openmw/mwscript/docs/vmformat.txt
index e999097db..fed780be7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/docs/vmformat.txt
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/docs/vmformat.txt
@@ -454,5 +454,6 @@ op 0x2000303: Fixme, explicit
 op 0x2000304: Show
 op 0x2000305: Show, explicit
 op 0x2000306: OnActivate, explicit
+op 0x2000307: ToggleBorders, tb
 
-opcodes 0x2000307-0x3ffffff unused
+opcodes 0x2000308-0x3ffffff unused
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
index 1067b5536..632d9e97c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
@@ -254,6 +254,20 @@ namespace MWScript
                 }
         };
 
+        class OpToggleBorders : public Interpreter::Opcode0
+        {
+            public:
+
+                virtual void execute (Interpreter::Runtime& runtime)
+                {
+                    bool enabled =
+                        MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->toggleBorders();
+
+                    runtime.getContext().report (enabled ?
+                        "Border Rendering -> On" : "Border Rendering -> Off");
+                }
+        };
+
         class OpTogglePathgrid : public Interpreter::Opcode0
         {
         public:
@@ -1374,6 +1388,7 @@ namespace MWScript
             interpreter.installSegment5 (Compiler::Misc::opcodeRemoveFromLevItem, new OpRemoveFromLevItem);
             interpreter.installSegment3 (Compiler::Misc::opcodeShowSceneGraph, new OpShowSceneGraph<ImplicitRef>);
             interpreter.installSegment3 (Compiler::Misc::opcodeShowSceneGraphExplicit, new OpShowSceneGraph<ExplicitRef>);
+            interpreter.installSegment5 (Compiler::Misc::opcodeToggleBorders, new OpToggleBorders);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 9c7fba9fa..af30b07d1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -1919,6 +1919,11 @@ namespace MWWorld
         return mRendering->toggleRenderMode(MWRender::Render_Scene);
     }
 
+    bool World::toggleBorders()
+    {
+        return mRendering->toggleBorders();
+    }
+
     void World::PCDropped (const Ptr& item)
     {
         std::string script = item.getClass().getScript(item);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
index 7af7b2968..dc1ff4588 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
             bool toggleWater() override;
             bool toggleWorld() override;
+            bool toggleBorders() override;
 
             void adjustSky() override;
 
diff --git a/components/CMakeLists.txt b/components/CMakeLists.txt
index a0b426a16..d74f11fc2 100644
--- a/components/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ add_component_dir (translation
     )
 
 add_component_dir (terrain
-    storage world buffercache defs terraingrid material terraindrawable texturemanager chunkmanager compositemaprenderer quadtreeworld quadtreenode viewdata
+    storage world buffercache defs terraingrid material terraindrawable texturemanager chunkmanager compositemaprenderer quadtreeworld quadtreenode viewdata cellborder
     )
 
 add_component_dir (loadinglistener
diff --git a/components/compiler/extensions0.cpp b/components/compiler/extensions0.cpp
index cd5bf7ef7..7638d0f78 100644
--- a/components/compiler/extensions0.cpp
+++ b/components/compiler/extensions0.cpp
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@ namespace Compiler
             extensions.registerInstruction ("removefromlevcreature", "ccl", opcodeRemoveFromLevCreature);
             extensions.registerInstruction ("addtolevitem", "ccl", opcodeAddToLevItem);
             extensions.registerInstruction ("removefromlevitem", "ccl", opcodeRemoveFromLevItem);
+            extensions.registerInstruction ("tb", "", opcodeToggleBorders);
+            extensions.registerInstruction ("toggleborders", "", opcodeToggleBorders);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/components/compiler/opcodes.hpp b/components/compiler/opcodes.hpp
index 6a6552467..aef92b311 100644
--- a/components/compiler/opcodes.hpp
+++ b/components/compiler/opcodes.hpp
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ namespace Compiler
         const int opcodeRemoveFromLevItem = 0x20002fe;
         const int opcodeShowSceneGraph = 0x2002f;
         const int opcodeShowSceneGraphExplicit = 0x20030;
+        const int opcodeToggleBorders = 0x2000307;
     }
 
     namespace Sky
diff --git a/components/terrain/cellborder.cpp b/components/terrain/cellborder.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b74e2e9be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/terrain/cellborder.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#include "cellborder.hpp"
+
+#include <osg/PolygonMode>
+#include <osg/Geometry>
+#include <osg/Geode>
+
+#include "world.hpp"
+
+namespace MWRender
+{
+
+CellBorder::CellBorder(Terrain::World *world, osg::Group *root):
+    mWorld(world),
+    mRoot(root),
+    mBorderRoot(0)
+{
+}
+
+void CellBorder::createCellBorderGeometry(int x, int y)
+{
+    const int cellSize = 8192;
+    const int borderSegments = 40;
+    const float offset = 10.0;
+
+    osg::Vec3 cellCorner = osg::Vec3(x * cellSize,y * cellSize,0);
+
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Vec3Array> vertices = new osg::Vec3Array;
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Vec4Array> colors = new osg::Vec4Array;
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Vec3Array> normals = new osg::Vec3Array;
+
+    normals->push_back(osg::Vec3(0.0f,-1.0f, 0.0f));
+
+    float borderStep = cellSize / ((float) borderSegments);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i <= 2 * borderSegments; ++i)
+    {
+        osg::Vec3f pos = i < borderSegments ?
+            osg::Vec3(i * borderStep,0.0f,0.0f) :
+            osg::Vec3(cellSize,(i - borderSegments) * borderStep,0.0f);
+
+        pos += cellCorner;
+        pos += osg::Vec3f(0,0,mWorld->getHeightAt(pos) + offset);
+
+        vertices->push_back(pos);
+
+        osg::Vec4f col = i % 2 == 0 ?
+            osg::Vec4f(0,0,0,1) :
+            osg::Vec4f(1,1,0,1);
+
+        colors->push_back(col);
+    }
+
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geometry> border = new osg::Geometry;
+    border->setVertexArray(vertices.get());
+    border->setNormalArray(normals.get());
+    border->setNormalBinding(osg::Geometry::BIND_OVERALL);
+    border->setColorArray(colors.get());
+    border->setColorBinding(osg::Geometry::BIND_PER_VERTEX);
+
+    border->addPrimitiveSet(new osg::DrawArrays(GL_LINE_STRIP,0,vertices->size()));
+
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geode> borderGeode = new osg::Geode;
+    borderGeode->addDrawable(border.get());
+
+    osg::StateSet *stateSet = borderGeode->getOrCreateStateSet();
+
+    osg::PolygonMode* polygonmode = new osg::PolygonMode;
+    polygonmode->setMode(osg::PolygonMode::FRONT_AND_BACK, osg::PolygonMode::LINE);
+    stateSet->setAttributeAndModes(polygonmode,osg::StateAttribute::ON);
+
+    mRoot->addChild(borderGeode);
+
+    mBorderRoot = borderGeode;
+
+    mCellBorderNodes[std::make_pair(x,y)] = borderGeode;
+}
+
+void CellBorder::destroyCellBorderGeometry(int x, int y)
+{
+    CellGrid::iterator it = mCellBorderNodes.find(std::make_pair(x,y));
+
+    if (it == mCellBorderNodes.end())
+        return;
+
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> borderNode = it->second;
+    mBorderRoot->removeChild(borderNode);
+
+    mCellBorderNodes.erase(it);
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/components/terrain/cellborder.hpp b/components/terrain/cellborder.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6144f8c32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/terrain/cellborder.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#ifndef GAME_RENDER_CELLBORDER
+#define GAME_RENDER_CELLBORDER
+
+#include <map>
+#include <osg/Group>
+
+namespace Terrain
+{
+  class World;
+}
+
+namespace MWRender
+{
+    /**
+     * @Brief Handles the debug cell borders.
+     */
+    class CellBorder
+    {
+    public:
+        typedef std::map<std::pair<int, int>, osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> > CellGrid; 
+
+        CellBorder(Terrain::World *world, osg::Group *root);
+
+        void createCellBorderGeometry(int x, int y);
+        void destroyCellBorderGeometry(int x, int y);
+
+    protected:
+        Terrain::World *mWorld;
+        osg::Group *mRoot;
+        osg::Group *mBorderRoot;
+
+        CellGrid mCellBorderNodes;
+    };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.cpp b/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.cpp
index f31064805..f9bc7bb60 100644
--- a/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.cpp
+++ b/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.cpp
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ private:
     osg::ref_ptr<RootNode> mRootNode;
 };
 
-QuadTreeWorld::QuadTreeWorld(osg::Group *parent, osg::Group *compileRoot, Resource::ResourceSystem *resourceSystem, Storage *storage, int nodeMask, int preCompileMask)
-    : World(parent, compileRoot, resourceSystem, storage, nodeMask, preCompileMask)
+QuadTreeWorld::QuadTreeWorld(osg::Group *parent, osg::Group *compileRoot, Resource::ResourceSystem *resourceSystem, Storage *storage, int nodeMask, int preCompileMask, int borderMask)
+    : World(parent, compileRoot, resourceSystem, storage, nodeMask, preCompileMask, borderMask)
     , mViewDataMap(new ViewDataMap)
     , mQuadTreeBuilt(false)
 {
diff --git a/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.hpp b/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.hpp
index ef33f158e..c166a9cb1 100644
--- a/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.hpp
+++ b/components/terrain/quadtreeworld.hpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace Terrain
     class QuadTreeWorld : public Terrain::World
     {
     public:
-        QuadTreeWorld(osg::Group* parent, osg::Group* compileRoot, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourceSystem, Storage* storage, int nodeMask, int preCompileMask=~0);
+        QuadTreeWorld(osg::Group* parent, osg::Group* compileRoot, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourceSystem, Storage* storage, int nodeMask, int preCompileMask=~0, int borderMask=0);
         ~QuadTreeWorld();
 
         void accept(osg::NodeVisitor& nv);
diff --git a/components/terrain/terraingrid.cpp b/components/terrain/terraingrid.cpp
index 466cddddc..f5ab6f64b 100644
--- a/components/terrain/terraingrid.cpp
+++ b/components/terrain/terraingrid.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ public:
     virtual void reset(unsigned int frame) {}
 };
 
-TerrainGrid::TerrainGrid(osg::Group* parent, osg::Group* compileRoot, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourceSystem, Storage* storage, int nodeMask, int preCompileMask)
-    : Terrain::World(parent, compileRoot, resourceSystem, storage, nodeMask, preCompileMask)
+TerrainGrid::TerrainGrid(osg::Group* parent, osg::Group* compileRoot, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourceSystem, Storage* storage, int nodeMask, int preCompileMask, int borderMask)
+    : Terrain::World(parent, compileRoot, resourceSystem, storage, nodeMask, preCompileMask, borderMask)
     , mNumSplits(4)
 {
 }
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ void TerrainGrid::loadCell(int x, int y)
     if (!terrainNode)
         return; // no terrain defined
 
+    Terrain::World::loadCell(x,y);
+
     mTerrainRoot->addChild(terrainNode);
 
     mGrid[std::make_pair(x,y)] = terrainNode;
@@ -82,7 +84,9 @@ void TerrainGrid::loadCell(int x, int y)
 
 void TerrainGrid::unloadCell(int x, int y)
 {
-    Grid::iterator it = mGrid.find(std::make_pair(x,y));
+    World::unloadCell(x,y);
+
+    MWRender::CellBorder::CellGrid::iterator it = mGrid.find(std::make_pair(x,y));
     if (it == mGrid.end())
         return;
 
diff --git a/components/terrain/terraingrid.hpp b/components/terrain/terraingrid.hpp
index 189fe7f63..f21dd39d3 100644
--- a/components/terrain/terraingrid.hpp
+++ b/components/terrain/terraingrid.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 #include "world.hpp"
 
+#include "cellborder.hpp"
+
 namespace Terrain
 {
 
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ namespace Terrain
     class TerrainGrid : public Terrain::World
     {
     public:
-        TerrainGrid(osg::Group* parent, osg::Group* compileRoot, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourceSystem, Storage* storage, int nodeMask, int preCompileMask=~0);
+        TerrainGrid(osg::Group* parent, osg::Group* compileRoot, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourceSystem, Storage* storage, int nodeMask, int preCompileMask=~0, int borderMask=0);
         ~TerrainGrid();
 
         virtual void cacheCell(View* view, int x, int y);
@@ -33,8 +35,7 @@ namespace Terrain
         // split each ESM::Cell into mNumSplits*mNumSplits terrain chunks
         unsigned int mNumSplits;
 
-        typedef std::map<std::pair<int, int>, osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> > Grid;
-        Grid mGrid;
+        MWRender::CellBorder::CellGrid mGrid;
     };
 
 }
diff --git a/components/terrain/world.cpp b/components/terrain/world.cpp
index 335bb496b..c08c02dc5 100644
--- a/components/terrain/world.cpp
+++ b/components/terrain/world.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 namespace Terrain
 {
 
-World::World(osg::Group* parent, osg::Group* compileRoot, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourceSystem, Storage* storage, int nodeMask, int preCompileMask)
+World::World(osg::Group* parent, osg::Group* compileRoot, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourceSystem, Storage* storage, int nodeMask, int preCompileMask, int borderMask)
     : mStorage(storage)
     , mParent(parent)
     , mResourceSystem(resourceSystem)
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ World::World(osg::Group* parent, osg::Group* compileRoot, Resource::ResourceSyst
 
     mTerrainRoot->setName("Terrain Root");
 
+    mBorderRoot = new osg::Switch;
+    mBorderRoot->setName("Border Root");
+    mBorderRoot->setNodeMask(borderMask);
+
+    mTerrainRoot->addChild(mBorderRoot);
+
     osg::ref_ptr<osg::Camera> compositeCam = new osg::Camera;
     compositeCam->setRenderOrder(osg::Camera::PRE_RENDER, -1);
     compositeCam->setProjectionMatrix(osg::Matrix::identity());
@@ -39,7 +45,6 @@ World::World(osg::Group* parent, osg::Group* compileRoot, Resource::ResourceSyst
 
     compileRoot->addChild(compositeCam);
 
-
     mCompositeMapRenderer = new CompositeMapRenderer;
     compositeCam->addChild(mCompositeMapRenderer);
 
@@ -48,8 +53,30 @@ World::World(osg::Group* parent, osg::Group* compileRoot, Resource::ResourceSyst
     mTextureManager.reset(new TextureManager(mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()));
     mChunkManager.reset(new ChunkManager(mStorage, mResourceSystem->getSceneManager(), mTextureManager.get(), mCompositeMapRenderer));
 
+    mCellBorder.reset(new MWRender::CellBorder(this,mTerrainRoot.get()));
+
     mResourceSystem->addResourceManager(mChunkManager.get());
     mResourceSystem->addResourceManager(mTextureManager.get());
+
+    setBordersVisible(false);
+}
+
+void World::setBordersVisible(bool visible)
+{
+    if (visible)
+        mBorderRoot->setAllChildrenOn();
+    else
+        mBorderRoot->setAllChildrenOff();
+}
+
+void World::loadCell(int x, int y)
+{
+    mCellBorder->createCellBorderGeometry(x,y);
+}
+
+void World::unloadCell(int x, int y)
+{
+    mCellBorder->destroyCellBorderGeometry(x,y);
 }
 
 World::~World()
diff --git a/components/terrain/world.hpp b/components/terrain/world.hpp
index e1c3828fc..0d043c035 100644
--- a/components/terrain/world.hpp
+++ b/components/terrain/world.hpp
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@
 #include <osg/ref_ptr>
 #include <osg/Referenced>
 #include <osg/Vec3f>
+#include <osg/Switch>
 
 #include <memory>
 
 #include "defs.hpp"
 
+#include "cellborder.hpp"
+
 namespace osg
 {
     class Group;
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ namespace Terrain
         /// @param storage Storage instance to get terrain data from (heights, normals, colors, textures..)
         /// @param nodeMask mask for the terrain root
         /// @param preCompileMask mask for pre compiling textures
-        World(osg::Group* parent, osg::Group* compileRoot, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourceSystem, Storage* storage, int nodeMask, int preCompileMask);
+        World(osg::Group* parent, osg::Group* compileRoot, Resource::ResourceSystem* resourceSystem, Storage* storage, int nodeMask, int preCompileMask, int borderMask);
         virtual ~World();
 
         /// Apply the scene manager's texture filtering settings to all cached textures.
@@ -73,16 +76,16 @@ namespace Terrain
 
         /// Load the cell into the scene graph.
         /// @note Not thread safe.
-        /// @note May be ignored by derived implementations that don't organize the terrain into cells.
-        virtual void loadCell(int x, int y) {}
+        virtual void loadCell(int x, int y);
 
         /// Remove the cell from the scene graph.
         /// @note Not thread safe.
-        /// @note May be ignored by derived implementations that don't organize the terrain into cells.
-        virtual void unloadCell(int x, int y) {}
+        virtual void unloadCell(int x, int y);
 
         virtual void enable(bool enabled) {}
 
+        void setBordersVisible(bool visible);
+
         /// Create a View to use with preload feature. The caller is responsible for deleting the view.
         /// @note Thread safe.
         virtual View* createView() { return NULL; }
@@ -98,10 +101,14 @@ namespace Terrain
         Storage* getStorage() { return mStorage; }
 
     protected:
+        void createCellBorderGeometry(int x, int y);
+        void destroyCellBorderGeometry(int x, int y);
+
         Storage* mStorage;
 
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group> mParent;
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group> mTerrainRoot;
+        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Switch> mBorderRoot;
 
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group> mCompositeMapCamera;
         osg::ref_ptr<CompositeMapRenderer> mCompositeMapRenderer;
@@ -110,8 +117,9 @@ namespace Terrain
 
         std::unique_ptr<TextureManager> mTextureManager;
         std::unique_ptr<ChunkManager> mChunkManager;
-    };
 
+        std::unique_ptr<MWRender::CellBorder> mCellBorder;
+    };
 }
 
 #endif