diff --git a/excalidraw-app/components/DebugCanvas.tsx b/excalidraw-app/components/DebugCanvas.tsx
index 9df430376b..2c157e34e7 100644
--- a/excalidraw-app/components/DebugCanvas.tsx
+++ b/excalidraw-app/components/DebugCanvas.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ import { isCurve } from "@excalidraw/math/curve";
 import React from "react";
 
 import type { Curve } from "@excalidraw/math";
-import type { DebugElement } from "@excalidraw/common";
+import type {
+  DebugElement,
+  DebugPolygon,
+} from "@excalidraw/element/visualdebug";
 import type {
   ElementsMap,
   ExcalidrawArrowElement,
@@ -75,6 +78,44 @@ const renderCubicBezier = (
   context.restore();
 };
 
+const renderPolygon = (
+  context: CanvasRenderingContext2D,
+  zoom: number,
+  polygon: DebugPolygon,
+  color: string,
+) => {
+  const { points, fill, close } = polygon;
+
+  if (points.length < 2) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  context.save();
+  context.beginPath();
+  context.moveTo(points[0][0] * zoom, points[0][1] * zoom);
+  for (let i = 1; i < points.length; i += 1) {
+    context.lineTo(points[i][0] * zoom, points[i][1] * zoom);
+  }
+  if (close !== false) {
+    context.closePath();
+  }
+
+  if (fill) {
+    context.save();
+    context.globalAlpha = 0.15;
+    context.fillStyle = color;
+    context.fill();
+    context.restore();
+  }
+
+  context.strokeStyle = color;
+  context.stroke();
+  context.restore();
+};
+
+const isDebugPolygon = (data: DebugElement["data"]): data is DebugPolygon =>
+  (data as DebugPolygon).type === "polygon";
+
 const renderOrigin = (context: CanvasRenderingContext2D, zoom: number) => {
   context.strokeStyle = "#888";
   context.save();
@@ -280,6 +321,9 @@ const render = (
           el.color,
         );
         break;
+      case isDebugPolygon(el.data):
+        renderPolygon(context, appState.zoom.value, el.data, el.color);
+        break;
       default:
         throw new Error(`Unknown element type ${JSON.stringify(el)}`);
     }
diff --git a/packages/common/src/index.ts b/packages/common/src/index.ts
index 2539f37ec8..7d6bf5b0dc 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/index.ts
@@ -11,5 +11,4 @@ export * from "./random";
 export * from "./url";
 export * from "./utils";
 export * from "./emitter";
-export * from "./visualdebug";
 export * from "./editorInterface";
diff --git a/packages/element/package.json b/packages/element/package.json
index 88e3ffaaa8..7dff00a750 100644
--- a/packages/element/package.json
+++ b/packages/element/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@
       "development": "./dist/dev/index.js",
       "production": "./dist/prod/index.js",
       "default": "./dist/prod/index.js"
+    },
+    "./visualdebug": {
+      "types": "./dist/types/element/src/visualdebug.d.ts",
+      "development": "./dist/dev/visualdebug.js",
+      "production": "./dist/prod/visualdebug.js",
+      "default": "./dist/prod/visualdebug.js"
     }
   },
   "files": [
diff --git a/packages/common/src/visualdebug.ts b/packages/element/src/visualdebug.ts
similarity index 60%
rename from packages/common/src/visualdebug.ts
rename to packages/element/src/visualdebug.ts
index 1016be52b5..695c6f9f43 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/visualdebug.ts
+++ b/packages/element/src/visualdebug.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,24 @@
 import {
   isLineSegment,
   lineSegment,
+  pointDistanceSq,
   pointFrom,
   type GlobalPoint,
   type LocalPoint,
 } from "@excalidraw/math";
+import { type Bounds, isBounds } from "@excalidraw/common";
+import {
+  getElementBounds,
+  intersectElementWithLineSegment,
+  isFreeDrawElement,
+  isLinearElement,
+  isPathALoop,
+} from "@excalidraw/element";
 
+import type { ElementsMap, ExcalidrawElement } from "@excalidraw/element/types";
 import type { Curve } from "@excalidraw/math";
 import type { LineSegment } from "@excalidraw/utils";
 
-import { type Bounds, isBounds } from "./bounds";
-
 // The global data holder to collect the debug operations
 declare global {
   interface Window {
@@ -23,10 +31,69 @@ declare global {
 
 export type DebugElement = {
   color: string;
-  data: LineSegment<GlobalPoint> | Curve<GlobalPoint>;
+  data: LineSegment<GlobalPoint> | Curve<GlobalPoint> | DebugPolygon;
   permanent: boolean;
 };
 
+export type DebugPolygon = {
+  type: "polygon";
+  points: GlobalPoint[];
+  fill?: boolean;
+  close?: boolean;
+};
+
+export const debugDrawHitVolume = (
+  element: ExcalidrawElement,
+  elementsMap: ElementsMap,
+  options?: {
+    rays?: number;
+    color?: string;
+    fill?: boolean;
+  },
+) => {
+  if (
+    (isLinearElement(element) || isFreeDrawElement(element)) &&
+    !isPathALoop(element.points)
+  ) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const [x1, y1, x2, y2] = getElementBounds(element, elementsMap);
+  const center = pointFrom<GlobalPoint>((x1 + x2) / 2, (y1 + y2) / 2);
+  const rays = options?.rays ?? 100;
+  const radius = Math.max(x2 - x1, y2 - y1) * 2;
+  const points: GlobalPoint[] = [];
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < rays; i += 1) {
+    const angle = (i / rays) * Math.PI * 2;
+    const end = pointFrom<GlobalPoint>(
+      center[0] + Math.cos(angle) * radius,
+      center[1] + Math.sin(angle) * radius,
+    );
+    const hits = intersectElementWithLineSegment(
+      element,
+      elementsMap,
+      lineSegment(center, end),
+    );
+    if (hits.length === 0) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    hits.sort(pointDistanceSq);
+    points.push(hits[0]);
+  }
+
+  if (points.length >= 3) {
+    debugDrawPolygon(points, {
+      color: options?.color ?? "orange",
+      fill: options?.fill ?? true,
+    });
+  } else {
+    console.warn(
+      `debugDrawHitVolume: could not compute hit volume for element ${element.id}`,
+    );
+  }
+};
+
 export const debugDrawCubicBezier = (
   c: Curve<GlobalPoint>,
   opts?: {
@@ -61,6 +128,31 @@ export const debugDrawLine = (
   );
 };
 
+export const debugDrawPolygon = (
+  points: GlobalPoint[],
+  opts?: {
+    color?: string;
+    permanent?: boolean;
+    fill?: boolean;
+    close?: boolean;
+  },
+) => {
+  if (points.length < 2) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  addToCurrentFrame({
+    color: opts?.color ?? "orange",
+    permanent: !!opts?.permanent,
+    data: {
+      type: "polygon",
+      points,
+      fill: opts?.fill,
+      close: opts?.close,
+    },
+  });
+};
+
 export const debugDrawPoint = (
   p: GlobalPoint,
   opts?: {
@@ -101,7 +193,7 @@ export const debugDrawBounds = (
     permanent?: boolean;
   },
 ) => {
-  (isBounds(box) ? [box] : box).forEach((bbox) =>
+  (isBounds(box) ? [box] : box).forEach((bbox: Bounds) =>
     debugDrawLine(
       [
         lineSegment(