diff --git a/bin/prettier.js b/bin/prettier.js
index c3b76ca16..c6854634f 100755
--- a/bin/prettier.js
+++ b/bin/prettier.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const argv = minimist(process.argv.slice(2), {
     "single-quote",
     "trailing-comma",
     "version",
+    "debug-print-doc",
 
     // Deprecated in 0.0.10
     "flow-parser"
@@ -65,15 +66,21 @@ function getParser() {
   return "babylon";
 }
 
+const options = {
+  printWidth: argv["print-width"],
+  tabWidth: argv["tab-width"],
+  bracketSpacing: argv["bracket-spacing"],
+  parser: getParser(),
+  singleQuote: argv["single-quote"],
+  trailingComma: argv["trailing-comma"]
+};
+
 function format(input) {
-  return jscodefmt.format(input, {
-    printWidth: argv["print-width"],
-    tabWidth: argv["tab-width"],
-    bracketSpacing: argv["bracket-spacing"],
-    parser: getParser(),
-    singleQuote: argv["single-quote"],
-    trailingComma: argv["trailing-comma"]
-  });
+  if (argv["debug-print-doc"]) {
+    const doc = jscodefmt.__debug.printToDoc(input, options);
+    return jscodefmt.__debug.formatDoc(doc);
+  }
+  return jscodefmt.format(input, options);
 }
 
 if (stdin) {
diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index 747381374..90fb6e6e6 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -58,8 +58,11 @@
     font-size: 11.05px;
     line-height: 17.68px;
   }
-  .editor.input {
-    margin-right: 5px;
+  .editor {
+    margin-left: 5px;
+  }
+  .editor:first-child {
+    margin-left: 0;
   }
   .options {
     display: flex;
@@ -88,20 +91,25 @@
     <label><input type="checkbox" id="singleQuote"></input> singleQuote</label>
     <label><input type="checkbox" id="trailingComma"></input> trailingComma</label>
     <label><input type="checkbox" id="bracketSpacing" checked></input> bracketSpacing</label>
+    <span style="flex: 1"></span>
+    <label><input type="checkbox" id="doc"></input> doc</label>
   </div>
 
   <div class="editors">
     <div class="editor input">
-      <textarea id="input"></textarea>
+      <textarea id="input-editor"></textarea>
+    </div>
+    <div class="editor doc">
+      <textarea id="doc-editor"></textarea>
     </div>
     <div class="editor output">
-      <textarea id="output"></textarea>
+      <textarea id="output-editor"></textarea>
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>
 
 <script id="code">
-var OPTIONS = ['printWidth', 'tabWidth', 'singleQuote', 'trailingComma', 'bracketSpacing'];
+var OPTIONS = ['printWidth', 'tabWidth', 'singleQuote', 'trailingComma', 'bracketSpacing', 'doc'];
 function setOptions(options) {
   OPTIONS.forEach(function(option) {
     var elem = document.getElementById(option);
@@ -124,7 +132,14 @@ function getOptions() {
 
 function format() {
   var options = getOptions();
-  outputEditor.setOption('rulers', [{column: options.printWidth, color: '#444444'}]);
+  [docEditor, outputEditor].forEach(function(editor) {
+    editor.setOption(
+      'rulers',
+      [{column: options.printWidth, color: '#444444'}]
+    );
+  });
+  document.getElementsByClassName('doc')[0].style.display = options.doc ? 'flex' : 'none';
+
   var value = encodeURIComponent(
     JSON.stringify(
       Object.assign({content: inputEditor.getValue(), options: options})
@@ -138,6 +153,17 @@ function format() {
     res = e.toString();
   }
   outputEditor.setValue(res);
+
+  if (options.doc) {
+    var debug;
+    try {
+      var doc = prettier.__debug.printToDoc(inputEditor.getValue(), options);
+      debug = prettier.__debug.formatDoc(doc, options);
+    } catch (e) {
+      debug = e.toString();
+    }
+    docEditor.setValue(debug);
+  }
 }
 
 document.getElementsByClassName('options')[0].onchange = format;
@@ -151,9 +177,21 @@ var editorOptions = {
   theme: 'base16-dark',
   tabWidth: 2
 };
-var inputEditor = CodeMirror.fromTextArea(input, editorOptions);
+var inputEditor = CodeMirror.fromTextArea(
+  document.getElementById('input-editor'),
+  editorOptions
+);
 inputEditor.on('change', format);
-var outputEditor = CodeMirror.fromTextArea(output, {readOnly: true, lineNumbers: true, theme: 'base16-dark' });
+
+var docEditor = CodeMirror.fromTextArea(
+  document.getElementById('doc-editor'),
+  {readOnly: true, lineNumbers: true, theme: 'base16-dark'}
+);
+
+var outputEditor = CodeMirror.fromTextArea(
+  document.getElementById('output-editor'),
+  {readOnly: true, lineNumbers: true, theme: 'base16-dark'}
+);
 
 document.getElementsByClassName('version')[0].innerText = prettier.version;
 </script>
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 19c4b183b..aec70cef6 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const printAstToDoc = require("./src/printer").printAstToDoc;
 const printDocToString = require("./src/doc-printer").printDocToString;
 const normalizeOptions = require("./src/options").normalize;
 const parser = require("./src/parser");
+const printDocToDebug = require("./src/doc-debug").printDocToDebug;
 
 function parse(text, opts) {
   if (opts.parser === 'flow') {
@@ -25,9 +26,9 @@ function attachComments(text, ast, opts) {
 
 function format(text, opts) {
   const ast = parse(text, opts);
-  attachComments(text, ast, opts)
-  const doc = printAstToDoc(ast, opts)
-  const str = printDocToString(doc, opts.printWidth)
+  attachComments(text, ast, opts);
+  const doc = printAstToDoc(ast, opts);
+  const str = printDocToString(doc, opts.printWidth);
   return str;
 }
 
@@ -49,5 +50,30 @@ module.exports = {
   format: function(text, opts) {
     return formatWithShebang(text, normalizeOptions(opts));
   },
-  version: version
+  version: version,
+
+  __debug: {
+    // Doesn't handle shebang for now
+
+    formatDoc: function(doc, opts) {
+      opts = normalizeOptions(opts);
+      const debug = printDocToDebug(doc);
+      const str = format(debug, opts);
+      return str;
+    },
+
+    printToDoc: function(text, opts) {
+      opts = normalizeOptions(opts);
+      const ast = parse(text, opts);
+      attachComments(text, ast, opts);
+      const doc = printAstToDoc(ast, opts);
+      return doc;
+    },
+
+    printDocToString: function(doc, opts) {
+      opts = normalizeOptions(opts);
+      const str = printDocToString(doc, opts.printWidth);
+      return str;
+    }
+  }
 };
diff --git a/src/doc-debug.js b/src/doc-debug.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99e7aeb6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/doc-debug.js
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+"use strict";
+
+var jsesc = require("jsesc");
+
+function flattenDoc(doc) {
+  if (!doc || 
+      typeof doc === "string" ||
+      doc.type === "line") {
+    return doc;
+  }
+
+  if (doc.type === "concat") {
+    var res = [];
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < doc.parts.length; ++i) {
+      const doc2 = doc.parts[i];
+      if (typeof doc2 !== "string" && doc2.type === "concat") {
+        [].push.apply(res, flattenDoc(doc2).parts);
+      } else {
+        const flattened = flattenDoc(doc2);
+        if (flattened !== "") {
+          res.push(flattened);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return Object.assign({}, doc, {
+      parts: res
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (doc.type === "indent") {
+    return Object.assign({}, doc, {
+      contents: flattenDoc(doc.contents)
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (doc.type === "if-break") {
+    return Object.assign({}, doc, {
+      breakContents: flattenDoc(doc.breakContents),
+      flatContents: flattenDoc(doc.flatContents),
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (doc.type === "group") {
+    return Object.assign({}, doc, {
+      contents: flattenDoc(doc.contents),
+      expandedStates: doc.expandedStates ?
+        doc.expandedStates.map(flattenDoc) :
+        doc.expandedStates,
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+function printDoc(doc) {
+  if (typeof doc === "string") {
+    return jsesc(doc, {wrap: true});
+  }
+
+  if (doc.type === "line") {
+    if (doc.literalline) {
+      return "literalline";
+    }
+    if (doc.hard) {
+      return "hardline";
+    }
+    if (doc.soft) {
+      return "softline";
+    }
+    return "line";
+  }
+
+  if (doc.type === "concat") {
+    return "[" + doc.parts.map(printDoc).join(", ") + "]";
+  }
+
+  if (doc.type === "indent") {
+    return "indent(" + doc.n + ", " + printDoc(doc.contents) + ")";
+  }
+
+  if (doc.type === "if-break") {
+    return "ifBreak(" +
+      printDoc(doc.breakContents) +
+      (doc.flatContents ? ", " + printDoc(doc.flatContents) : "") +
+      ")";
+  }
+
+  if (doc.type === "group") {
+    return (doc.break ? "multilineGroup" : (doc.expandedStates ? "conditionalGroup" : "group")) +
+      "(" + printDoc(doc.contents) +
+      (doc.expandedStates ?
+        ", [" + doc.expandedStates.map(printDoc).join(",") + "]" :
+        "") +
+      ")";
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  printDocToDebug: function(doc) {
+    return printDoc(flattenDoc(doc));
+  }
+}