diff --git a/apps/app/devtools-app/app.css b/apps/app/devtools-app/app.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6836901c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/app/devtools-app/app.css
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+.btn1 {
+    background-color: lightgreen;
+    color: coral;
+    font-size: 20;
+    font-family: monospace;
+}
+
+.btn2 {
+    background-color: coral;
+    color: lightgreen;
+    font-size: 24;
+    font-family: serif;
+}
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diff --git a/apps/app/devtools-app/app.ts b/apps/app/devtools-app/app.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d55ff757d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/app/devtools-app/app.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import * as application from "tns-core-modules/application";
+
+// Needed only for build infrastructure
+application.setCssFileName("devtools-app/app.css");
+
+application.start({ moduleName: "devtools-app/main-page" });
diff --git a/apps/app/devtools-app/main-page.ts b/apps/app/devtools-app/main-page.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..451163c42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/app/devtools-app/main-page.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import * as frame from "tns-core-modules/ui/frame";
+import { Label } from "tns-core-modules/ui/label";
+import { StackLayout } from "tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/stack-layout";
+// import { DOMNode } from "tns-core-modules/debugger/dom-node";
+
+export function print(args) {
+    // const node = new DOMNode(frame.topmost());
+    // console.dir(node.toJSON());
+
+    // const btn = args.object.page.getViewById("btn");
+    // btn.ensureDomNode();
+    // console.dir(btn.domNode.getComputedProperties());
+}
+
+let i = 0;
+export function add(args) {
+    const container = args.object.page.getViewById("container");
+    const lbl = new Label();
+    lbl.text = "label " + i++;
+    container.addChild(lbl);
+}
+
+export function remove(args) {
+    const container = <StackLayout>args.object.page.getViewById("container");
+    const lbl = container.getChildAt(container.getChildrenCount() - 1);
+    container.removeChild(lbl);
+}
+
+export function navigate() {
+    frame.topmost().navigate("gallery-app/main-page");
+}
+
+export function change(args){
+    args.object.text = "hi " + Math.random();
+
+}
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diff --git a/apps/app/devtools-app/main-page.xml b/apps/app/devtools-app/main-page.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff0ad44f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/app/devtools-app/main-page.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+<Page navigatedTo="print">
+    <GridLayout rows="* * *" columns="* * *">
+        
+        <Button id="btn"
+                customProp="custom" 
+                text="hi there" 
+                fontSize="30" 
+                row="1"
+                col="1"
+                color="red"
+                backgroundColor="lightgreen"
+                class="btn" 
+                tap="change"/>
+        <Button text="class: btn1" class="btn1" row="1" col="0"/>
+        <Button text="class: btn2" class="btn2" row="1" col="2"/>
+
+        <Button text="add" tap="add" />
+        <Button text="remove" tap="remove" col="2" />
+        
+        <Button text="move beach" tap="navigate" col="1" />
+        <StackLayout colSpan="3" row="2" id="container">
+            <TextField hint="hint" text="123" />
+            <TextField hint="hint" text="456" />
+            
+            
+        </StackLayout>
+    </GridLayout>
+</Page>
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diff --git a/tests/app/debugger/dom-node-tests.ts b/tests/app/debugger/dom-node-tests.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be805d855
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/app/debugger/dom-node-tests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,334 @@
+import { assert, assertEqual } from "../TKUnit";
+import { DOMNode } from "tns-core-modules/debugger/dom-node";
+import { attachInspectorCallbacks } from "tns-core-modules/debugger/devtools-elements";
+import { Inspector } from "tns-core-modules/debugger/devtools-elements";
+import { unsetValue } from "tns-core-modules/ui/core/properties";
+import { Button } from "tns-core-modules/ui/button";
+import { Slider } from "tns-core-modules/ui/slider";
+import { Label } from "tns-core-modules/ui/label";
+import { textProperty } from "tns-core-modules/ui/text-base";
+import { TextView } from "tns-core-modules/ui/text-view";
+import { StackLayout } from "tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/stack-layout";
+
+let originalInspectorGlobal: Inspector;
+let currentInspector: Inspector;
+function getTestInspector(): Inspector {
+    let inspector = {
+        getDocument(): string { return ""; },
+        removeNode(nodeId: number): void { /* */ },
+        getComputedStylesForNode(nodeId: number): string { return ""; },
+        setAttributeAsText(nodeId: number, text: string, name: string): void { /* */},
+
+        childNodeInserted(parentId: number, lastId: number, nodeStr: string): void { /* to be replaced */ },
+        childNodeRemoved(parentId: number, nodeId: number): void { /* to be replaced */ },
+        attributeModified(nodeId: number, attrName: string, attrValue: string) { /* to be replaced */ },
+        attributeRemoved(nodeId: number, attrName: string) { /* to be replaced */ }
+    }
+
+    attachInspectorCallbacks(inspector);
+
+    return inspector;
+}
+
+export function setUp(): void {
+    originalInspectorGlobal = global.__inspector;
+    currentInspector = getTestInspector();
+    global.__inspector = currentInspector;
+}
+
+export function tearDown(): void {
+    global.__inspector = originalInspectorGlobal;
+}
+
+function assertAttribute(domNode: DOMNode, name: string, value: any) {
+    const propIdx = domNode.attributes.indexOf(name);
+    assert(propIdx >= 0, `Attribute ${name} not found`);
+    assertEqual(domNode.attributes[propIdx + 1], value);
+}
+
+export function test_custom_attribute_is_reported_in_dom_node() {
+    const btn = new Button();
+    btn["test_prop"] = "test_value";
+    btn.ensureDomNode();
+    const domNode = btn.domNode;
+    assertAttribute(domNode, "test_prop", "test_value");
+}
+
+export function test_custom__falsy_attribute_is_reported_in_dom_node() {
+    const btn = new Button();
+    btn["test_prop_null"] = null;
+    btn["test_prop_0"] = 0;
+    btn["test_prop_undefined"] = undefined;
+    btn["test_prop_empty_string"] = "";
+
+    btn.ensureDomNode();
+    const domNode = btn.domNode;
+    assertAttribute(domNode, "test_prop_null", null + "");
+    assertAttribute(domNode, "test_prop_0", 0 + "");
+    assertAttribute(domNode, "test_prop_undefined", undefined + "");
+    assertAttribute(domNode, "test_prop_empty_string", "");
+}
+
+export function test_property_is_reported_in_dom_node() {
+    const btn = new Button();
+    btn.text = "test_value";
+    btn.ensureDomNode();
+    const domNode = btn.domNode;
+    assertAttribute(domNode, "text", "test_value");
+}
+
+export function test_childNodeInserted_in_dom_node() {
+    let childNodeInsertedCalled = false;
+    let actualParentId = 0;
+    let expectedParentId = 0;
+
+    currentInspector.childNodeInserted = (parentId, lastNodeId, node) => {
+        childNodeInsertedCalled = true;
+        actualParentId = parentId;
+    }
+
+    const stack = new StackLayout();
+    stack.ensureDomNode();
+    expectedParentId = stack._domId;
+
+    const btn1 = new Button();
+    btn1.text = "button1";
+    stack.addChild(btn1);
+
+    assert(childNodeInsertedCalled, "global.__inspector.childNodeInserted not called.");
+    assertEqual(actualParentId, expectedParentId);
+}
+
+export function test_childNodeInserted_at_index_in_dom_node() {
+    const stack = new StackLayout();
+    stack.ensureDomNode();
+
+    // child index 0
+    const btn1 = new Button();
+    btn1.text = "button1";
+    stack.addChild(btn1);
+
+    // child index 1
+    const btn2 = new Button();
+    btn2.text = "button2";
+    stack.addChild(btn2);
+
+    // child index 2
+    const btn3 = new Button();
+    btn3.text = "button3";
+    stack.addChild(btn3);
+
+    const lbl = new Label();
+    lbl.text = "label me this";
+
+    let called = false;
+    currentInspector.childNodeInserted = (parentId, lastNodeId, node) => {
+        assertEqual(lastNodeId, btn1._domId, "Child inserted at index 1's previous sibling does not match.");
+        assertEqual(JSON.parse(node).nodeId, lbl._domId, "Child id doesn't match");
+        called = true;
+    }
+
+    stack.insertChild(lbl, 1);
+    assert(called, "childNodeInserted not called");
+}
+
+export function test_childNodeRemoved_in_dom_node() {
+    let childNodeRemovedCalled = false;
+    let actualRemovedNodeId = 0;
+    let expectedRemovedNodeId = 0;
+
+    currentInspector.childNodeRemoved = (parentId, nodeId) => {
+        childNodeRemovedCalled = true;
+        actualRemovedNodeId = nodeId;
+    }
+
+    const stack = new StackLayout();
+    stack.ensureDomNode();
+
+    const btn1 = new Button();
+    btn1.text = "button1";
+    expectedRemovedNodeId = btn1._domId;
+    stack.addChild(btn1);
+
+    const btn2 = new Button();
+    btn2.text = "button2";
+    stack.addChild(btn2);
+
+    stack.removeChild(btn1);
+    console.log("btn2: " + btn2);
+
+    assert(childNodeRemovedCalled, "global.__inspector.childNodeRemoved not called.");
+    assertEqual(actualRemovedNodeId, expectedRemovedNodeId);
+}
+
+export function test_falsy_property_is_reported_in_dom_node() {
+    const btn = new Button();
+    btn.text = null;
+    btn.ensureDomNode();
+    const domNode = btn.domNode;
+    assertAttribute(domNode, "text", "null");
+
+    btn.text = undefined;
+    domNode.loadAttributes();
+    assertAttribute(domNode, "text", "undefined");
+}
+
+export function test_property_change_calls_attributeModified() {
+    const btn = new Button();
+    btn.ensureDomNode();
+    const domNode = btn.domNode;
+
+    let callbackCalled = false;
+    currentInspector.attributeModified = (nodeId: number, attrName: string, attrValue: string) => {
+        assertEqual(nodeId, domNode.nodeId, "nodeId");
+        assertEqual(attrName, "text", "attrName");
+        assertEqual(attrValue, "new value", "attrValue");
+        callbackCalled = true;
+    }
+
+    btn.text = "new value";
+
+    assert(callbackCalled, "attributeModified not called");
+}
+
+export function test_property_change_from_native_calls_attributeModified() {
+    const tv = new TextView();
+    tv.ensureDomNode();
+    const domNode = tv.domNode;
+
+    let callbackCalled = false;
+    currentInspector.attributeModified = (nodeId: number, attrName: string, attrValue: string) => {
+        assertEqual(nodeId, domNode.nodeId, "nodeId");
+        assertEqual(attrName, "text", "attrName");
+        assertEqual(attrValue, "new value", "attrValue");
+        callbackCalled = true;
+    }
+
+    textProperty.nativeValueChange(tv, "new value");
+
+    assert(callbackCalled, "attributeModified not called");
+}
+
+export function test_property_reset_calls_attributeRemoved() {
+    const btn = new Button();
+    btn.text = "some value";
+    btn.ensureDomNode();
+    const domNode = btn.domNode;
+
+    let callbackCalled = false;
+    currentInspector.attributeRemoved = (nodeId: number, attrName: string) => {
+        assertEqual(nodeId, domNode.nodeId, "nodeId");
+        assertEqual(attrName, "text", "attrName");
+        callbackCalled = true;
+    }
+
+    btn.text = unsetValue;
+
+    assert(callbackCalled, "attributeRemoved not called");
+}
+
+export function test_coercible_property_change_calls_attributeModified() {
+    const slider = new Slider();
+    slider.ensureDomNode();
+    const domNode = slider.domNode;
+
+    let callbackCalled = false;
+    currentInspector.attributeModified = (nodeId: number, attrName: string, attrValue: string) => {
+        assertEqual(nodeId, domNode.nodeId, "nodeId");
+        assertEqual(attrName, "value", "attrName");
+        assertEqual(attrValue, "10", "attrValue");
+        callbackCalled = true;
+    }
+
+    slider.value = 10;
+
+    assert(callbackCalled, "attributeModified not called");
+}
+
+export function test_coercible_property_reset_calls_attributeRemoved() {
+    const slider = new Slider();
+    slider.value = 10;
+    slider.ensureDomNode();
+    const domNode = slider.domNode;
+
+    let callbackCalled = false;
+    currentInspector.attributeRemoved = (nodeId: number, attrName: string) => {
+        assertEqual(nodeId, domNode.nodeId, "nodeId");
+        assertEqual(attrName, "value", "attrName");
+        callbackCalled = true;
+    }
+
+    slider.value = unsetValue;
+
+    assert(callbackCalled, "attributeRemoved not called");
+}
+
+export function test_inspector_ui_setAttributeAsText_set_existing_property() {
+    // Arrange
+    const label = new Label();
+
+    label.text = "original label";
+    const expectedValue = "updated label";
+
+    label.ensureDomNode();
+
+    // Act
+    // simulate call from the inspector UI
+    currentInspector.setAttributeAsText(label.domNode.nodeId, "text='" + expectedValue + "'", "text");
+
+    // Assert
+    assertEqual(label.text, expectedValue);
+}
+
+export function test_inspector_ui_setAttributeAsText_remove_existing_property() {
+    // Arrange
+    const label = new Label();
+    label.text = "original label";
+
+    label.ensureDomNode();
+
+    // Act
+    // simulate call from the inspector UI
+    currentInspector.setAttributeAsText(label.domNode.nodeId, "" /* empty value - removes the attribute */, "text");
+
+    // Assert
+    assertEqual(label.text, "");
+}
+
+export function test_inspector_ui_setAttributeAsText_set_new_property() {
+    // Arrange
+    const label = new Label();
+    const expectedValue = "custom";
+
+    label.ensureDomNode();
+
+    // Act
+    // simulate call from the inspector UI
+    currentInspector.setAttributeAsText(label.domNode.nodeId, "data-attr='" + expectedValue + "'" /* data-attr="custom" */, " " /* empty attr name initially */);
+
+    // Assert
+    assertEqual(label["data-attr"], expectedValue);
+}
+
+export function test_inspector_ui_removeNode() {
+    let childNodeRemovedCalled = false;
+    let stack = new StackLayout();
+    let label = new Label();
+    stack.addChild(label);
+
+    stack.ensureDomNode();
+    label.ensureDomNode();
+
+    let expectedParentId = stack.domNode.nodeId;
+    let expectedNodeId = label.domNode.nodeId;
+
+    currentInspector.childNodeRemoved = (parentId, nodeId) => {
+        childNodeRemovedCalled = true;
+        assertEqual(parentId, expectedParentId);
+        assertEqual(nodeId, expectedNodeId);
+    }
+
+    currentInspector.removeNode(label.domNode.nodeId);
+
+    assert(childNodeRemovedCalled, "childNodeRemoved callback not called.");
+}
diff --git a/tests/app/testRunner.ts b/tests/app/testRunner.ts
index 7409e337a..ad88bced0 100644
--- a/tests/app/testRunner.ts
+++ b/tests/app/testRunner.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ export function isRunningOnEmulator(): boolean {
 
 export var allTests = {};
 
+import * as domNodeTest from "./debugger/dom-node-tests";
+allTests["DOM-NODE"] = domNodeTest;
+
 import * as profilingTests from "./profiling/profiling-tests";
 allTests["PROFILING"] = profilingTests;
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/debugger/css-agent.ts b/tns-core-modules/debugger/css-agent.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9426eae3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tns-core-modules/debugger/css-agent.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+    On element select in the inspector the following are requested:
+        - Inline styles -> CSSStyle
+        - Attributes styles -> CSSStyle (Appears as 'Stacklayout[Attributes style]` - unsure of its purpose) irrelevant?
+        - Style matches -> RuleMatch[]
+        - Inherited styles -> InheritedStyleEntry[]
+        - Pseudo Element matches -> PseudoElementMatches[]
+        - Computed Styles for node -> CSSComputedStyleProperty[]
+        - Element Fonts -> PlatformFontUsage
+*/
+
+export interface CSSProperty {
+    name: string
+    value: string
+    disabled: boolean // strikes out the disabled property 
+}
+
+export interface ShorthandEntry { // seems irrelevant - feel free to leave empty for now
+    name: string
+    value: string
+}
+
+export interface CSSStyle {
+    cssProperties: CSSProperty[]
+    shorthandEntries: ShorthandEntry[] // doesn't seem to display anywhere
+    cssText?: string
+}
+
+export interface Value {
+    text: string
+}
+
+export interface SelectorList { // e.g. [".btn", "Button", "Label"]
+    selectors: Value[]
+    text: string // doesn't seem to display anywhere
+}
+
+export interface CSSRule {
+    selectorList: SelectorList
+    origin: string // a constant - "regular"
+    style: CSSStyle
+    styleSheetId?: string // associated stylesheet
+}
+
+export interface RuleMatch {
+    rule: CSSRule
+    matchingSelectors: number[] // index-based - the index of the selector that the node currently inspected matches
+}
+
+export interface InheritedStyleEntry {
+    matchedCSSRules: RuleMatch[]
+    inlineStyle?: CSSStyle
+}
+
+export interface CSSComputedStyleProperty {
+    name: string
+    value: string
+}
+
+export interface PlatformFontUsage {
+    familyName: string
+    glyphCount: number // number of characters in text of element
+    isCustomFont: boolean
+}
+
+export interface CSSStyleSheetHeader {
+    styleSheetId: string // a unique identifier - file name/path should do
+    frameId: string // constant
+    sourceUrl: string
+    origin: string // constant
+    title: string // the same as the id?
+    disabled: boolean // false - if the css has been invalidated/disabled
+    isInLine: boolean // false
+    startLine: number // constant - 1
+    startColumn: number // constant - 1
+}
+
+export interface PseudoElementMatches {
+    pseudoType: string // e.g. last-child
+    matches: RuleMatch[]
+}
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diff --git a/tns-core-modules/debugger/devtools-elements.ts b/tns-core-modules/debugger/devtools-elements.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6bbf08e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tns-core-modules/debugger/devtools-elements.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import { unsetValue } from "../ui/core/properties";
+import { ViewBase } from "../ui/core/view-base";
+import { topmost } from "../ui/frame";
+import { getNodeById } from "./dom-node";
+
+export interface Inspector {
+    // DevTools -> Application communication. Methods that devtools calls when needed.
+    getDocument(): string;
+    removeNode(nodeId: number): void;
+    getComputedStylesForNode(nodeId: number): string;
+    setAttributeAsText(nodeId: number, text: string, name: string): void;
+
+    // Application -> DevTools communication. Methods that the app should call when needed.
+    childNodeInserted(parentId: number, lastId: number, nodeStr: string): void;
+    childNodeRemoved(parentId: number, nodeId: number): void;
+    attributeModified(nodeId: number, attrName: string, attrValue: string): void;
+    attributeRemoved(nodeId: number, attrName: string): void;
+}
+
+function getViewById(nodeId: number): ViewBase {
+    const node = getNodeById(nodeId);
+    let view;
+    if (node) {
+        view = node.viewRef.get();
+    }
+
+    return view;
+}
+
+export function attachInspectorCallbacks(inspector: Inspector) {
+    inspector.getDocument = function () {
+        const topMostFrame = topmost();
+        topMostFrame.ensureDomNode();
+
+        return topMostFrame.domNode.toJSON();
+    }
+
+    inspector.getComputedStylesForNode = function (nodeId) {
+        const view = getViewById(nodeId);
+        if (view) {
+            return JSON.stringify(view.domNode.getComputedProperties());
+        }
+
+        return "[]";
+    }
+
+    inspector.removeNode = function (nodeId) {
+        const view = getViewById(nodeId);
+        if (view) {
+            // Avoid importing layout and content view
+            let parent = <any>view.parent;
+            if (parent.removeChild) {
+                parent.removeChild(view);
+            } else if (parent.content === view) {
+                parent.content = null;
+            }
+            else {
+                console.log("Can't remove child from " + parent);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    inspector.setAttributeAsText = function (nodeId, text, name) {
+        const view = getViewById(nodeId);
+        if (view) {
+            // attribute is registered for the view instance
+            let hasOriginalAttribute = !!name.trim();
+
+            if (text) {
+                let textParts = text.split("=");
+
+                if (textParts.length === 2) {
+                    let attrName = textParts[0];
+                    let attrValue = textParts[1].replace(/['"]+/g, '');
+
+                    // if attr name is being replaced with another
+                    if (name !== attrName && hasOriginalAttribute) {
+                        view[name] = unsetValue;
+                        view[attrName] = attrValue;
+                    } else {
+                        view[hasOriginalAttribute ? name : attrName] = attrValue;
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                // delete attribute
+                view[name] = unsetValue;
+            }
+
+            view.domNode.loadAttributes();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// Automatically attach callbacks if there is __inspector
+if (global && global.__inspector) {
+    attachInspectorCallbacks(global.__inspector)
+}
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diff --git a/tns-core-modules/debugger/dom-node.ts b/tns-core-modules/debugger/dom-node.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb6c8ae9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tns-core-modules/debugger/dom-node.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+import { getSetProperties, getComputedCssValues } from "../ui/core/properties";
+import { PercentLength } from "../ui/styling/style-properties";
+import { ViewBase } from "../ui/core/view";
+import { Color } from "../color";
+import { CSSComputedStyleProperty } from "./css-agent";
+import { Inspector } from "./devtools-elements";
+
+const registeredDomNodes = {};
+const ELEMENT_NODE_TYPE = 1;
+const ROOT_NODE_TYPE = 9;
+const propertyBlacklist = [
+    "effectivePaddingLeft",
+    "effectivePaddingBottom",
+    "effectivePaddingRight",
+    "effectivePaddingTop",
+    "effectiveBorderTopWidth",
+    "effectiveBorderRightWidth",
+    "effectiveBorderBottomWidth",
+    "effectiveBorderLeftWidth",
+    "effectiveMinWidth",
+    "nodeName",
+    "nodeType",
+    "decodeWidth",
+    "decodeHeight"
+]
+
+function notifyInspector(callback: (inspector: Inspector) => void) {
+    const ins = (<any>global).__inspector
+    if (ins) {
+        callback(ins);
+    }
+}
+
+function valueToString(value: any): string {
+    if (typeof value === "undefined" || value === null) {
+        return "";
+    } else if (value instanceof Color) {
+        return value.toString()
+    } else if (typeof value === "object") {
+        return PercentLength.convertToString(value)
+    } else {
+        return value + "";
+    }
+}
+
+function propertyFilter([name, value]: [string, any]): boolean {
+    if (name[0] === "_") {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (value !== null && typeof value === "object") {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (propertyBlacklist.indexOf(name) >= 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+function registerNode(domNode: DOMNode) {
+    registeredDomNodes[domNode.nodeId] = domNode;
+}
+
+function unregisterNode(domNode: DOMNode) {
+    delete registeredDomNodes[domNode.nodeId];
+}
+
+export function getNodeById(id: number): DOMNode {
+    return registeredDomNodes[id];
+}
+
+export class DOMNode {
+    nodeId;
+    nodeType;
+    nodeName;
+    localName;
+    nodeValue = '';
+    attributes: string[] = [];
+    viewRef: WeakRef<ViewBase>;
+
+    constructor(view: ViewBase) {
+        this.viewRef = new WeakRef(view);
+        this.nodeType = view.typeName === "Frame" ? ROOT_NODE_TYPE : ELEMENT_NODE_TYPE;
+        this.nodeId = view._domId;
+        this.nodeName = view.typeName;
+        this.localName = this.nodeName;
+
+        // Load all attributes
+        this.loadAttributes();
+        
+        registerNode(this);
+    }
+
+    public loadAttributes() {
+        this.attributes = [];
+        getSetProperties(this.viewRef.get())
+            .filter(propertyFilter)
+            .forEach(pair => this.attributes.push(pair[0], pair[1] + ""));
+
+    }
+
+    get children(): DOMNode[] {
+        const view = this.viewRef.get();
+        if (!view) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        const res = [];
+
+        view.eachChild((child) => {
+            child.ensureDomNode();
+            res.push(child.domNode);
+            return true;
+        });
+
+        return res;
+    }
+
+    onChildAdded(childView: ViewBase): void {
+        notifyInspector((ins) => {
+            const view = this.viewRef.get();
+            childView.ensureDomNode();
+
+            let previousChild: ViewBase;
+            view.eachChild((child) => {
+                if (child === childView) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                previousChild = child;
+
+                return true;
+            });
+            const index = !!previousChild ? previousChild._domId : 0;
+
+            ins.childNodeInserted(this.nodeId, index, childView.domNode.toJSON());
+        });
+    }
+
+    onChildRemoved(view: ViewBase): void {
+        notifyInspector((ins) => {
+            ins.childNodeRemoved(this.nodeId, view.domNode.nodeId);
+        });
+    }
+
+    attributeModified(name: string, value: any) {
+        notifyInspector((ins) => {
+            ins.attributeModified(this.nodeId, name, valueToString(value));
+        });
+    }
+
+    attributeRemoved(name: string) {
+        notifyInspector((ins) => {
+            ins.attributeRemoved(this.nodeId, name);
+        });
+    }
+
+    getComputedProperties(): CSSComputedStyleProperty[] {
+        const view = this.viewRef.get();
+        if (!view) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        const result = getComputedCssValues(view)
+            .filter(pair => pair[0][0] !== "_")
+            .map((pair) => {
+                return {
+                    name: pair[0],
+                    value: valueToString(pair[1])
+                };
+            });
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    dispose() {
+        unregisterNode(this);
+        this.viewRef.clear();
+    }
+
+    public toJSON() {
+        return JSON.stringify(this.toObject());
+    }
+
+    private toObject() {
+        return {
+            nodeId: this.nodeId,
+            nodeType: this.nodeType,
+            nodeName: this.nodeName,
+            localName: this.localName,
+            nodeValue: this.nodeValue,
+            children: this.children.map(c => c.toObject()),
+            attributes: this.attributes
+        };
+    };
+}
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/properties/properties.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/properties/properties.d.ts
index b53fde80d..aa093fd10 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/properties/properties.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/properties/properties.d.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export class CssAnimationProperty<T extends Style, U> {
 
     public register(cls: { prototype: T }): void;
     public isSet(instance: T): boolean;
-    
+
     public _valueConverter?: (value: string) => any;
     public static _getByCssName(name: string): CssAnimationProperty<any, any>;
 }
@@ -121,4 +121,7 @@ export function propagateInheritableCssProperties(parentStyle: Style, childStyle
 export function clearInheritedProperties(view: ViewBase): void;
 
 export function makeValidator<T>(...values: T[]): (value: any) => value is T;
-export function makeParser<T>(isValid: (value: any) => boolean): (value: any) => T;
\ No newline at end of file
+export function makeParser<T>(isValid: (value: any) => boolean): (value: any) => T;
+
+export function getSetProperties(view: ViewBase): [string, any][];
+export function getComputedCssValues(view: ViewBase): [string, any][];
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/properties/properties.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/properties/properties.ts
index 08894e784..59c303e60 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/properties/properties.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/properties/properties.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export { Style };
 
 export const unsetValue: any = new Object();
 
+let cssPropertyNames: string[] = [];
 let symbolPropertyMap = {};
 let cssSymbolPropertyMap = {};
 
@@ -152,6 +153,14 @@ export class Property<T extends ViewBase, U> implements TypedPropertyDescriptor<
                 if (affectsLayout) {
                     this.requestLayout();
                 }
+
+                if (this.domNode) {
+                    if (reset) {
+                        this.domNode.attributeRemoved(propertyName);
+                    } else {
+                        this.domNode.attributeModified(propertyName, value);
+                    }
+                }
             }
         };
 
@@ -179,6 +188,10 @@ export class Property<T extends ViewBase, U> implements TypedPropertyDescriptor<
                 if (affectsLayout) {
                     owner.requestLayout();
                 }
+
+                if (owner.domNode) {
+                    owner.domNode.attributeModified(propertyName, value);
+                }
             }
         };
 
@@ -299,6 +312,14 @@ export class CoercibleProperty<T extends ViewBase, U> extends Property<T, U> imp
                 if (affectsLayout) {
                     this.requestLayout();
                 }
+
+                if (this.domNode) {
+                    if (reset) {
+                        this.domNode.attributeRemoved(propertyName);
+                    } else {
+                        this.domNode.attributeModified(propertyName, value);
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -399,6 +420,8 @@ export class CssProperty<T extends Style, U> implements definitions.CssProperty<
         const propertyName = options.name;
         this.name = propertyName;
 
+        cssPropertyNames.push(options.cssName);
+
         this.cssName = `css:${options.cssName}`;
         this.cssLocalName = options.cssName;
 
@@ -635,6 +658,8 @@ export class CssAnimationProperty<T extends Style, U> {
         const propertyName = options.name;
         this.name = propertyName;
 
+        cssPropertyNames.push(options.cssName);
+
         CssAnimationProperty.properties[propertyName] = this;
         if (options.cssName && options.cssName !== propertyName) {
             CssAnimationProperty.properties[options.cssName] = this;
@@ -1206,4 +1231,34 @@ export function makeParser<T>(isValid: (value: any) => boolean): (value: any) =>
             throw new Error("Invalid value: " + value);
         }
     };
+}
+
+export function getSetProperties(view: ViewBase): [string, any][] {
+    const result = [];
+
+    Object.getOwnPropertyNames(view).forEach(prop => {
+        result.push([prop, view[prop]]);
+    });
+
+    let symbols = Object.getOwnPropertySymbols(view);
+    for (let symbol of symbols) {
+        const property = symbolPropertyMap[symbol];
+        if (!property) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        const value = view[property.key];
+        result.push([property.name, value]);
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+export function getComputedCssValues(view: ViewBase): [string, any][] {
+    const result = [];
+    const style = view.style;
+    for (var prop of cssPropertyNames) {
+        result.push([prop, style[prop]]);
+    }
+    return result;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.d.ts
index 6ba8a94d1..9aac73100 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.d.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { layout } from "../../../utils/utils";
 import { Color } from "../../../color";
 import { Order, FlexGrow, FlexShrink, FlexWrapBefore, AlignSelf } from "../../layouts/flexbox-layout";
 import { Length } from "../../styling/style-properties";
+import { DOMNode } from "../../../debugger/dom-node";
 
 export { isIOS, isAndroid, layout, Color };
 
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ export abstract class ViewBase extends Observable {
     col: number;
     rowSpan: number;
     colSpan: number;
+    domNode: DOMNode;
 
     order: Order;
     flexGrow: FlexGrow;
@@ -277,7 +279,7 @@ export abstract class ViewBase extends Observable {
 
     /**
      * Performs the core logic of adding a child view to the native visual tree. Returns true if the view's native representation has been successfully added, false otherwise.
-     */
+    */
     _addViewToNativeVisualTree(view: ViewBase, atIndex?: number): boolean;
     _removeViewFromNativeVisualTree(view: ViewBase): void;
     _childIndexToNativeChildIndex(index?: number): number;
@@ -296,6 +298,12 @@ export abstract class ViewBase extends Observable {
      */
     public deletePseudoClass(name: string): void;
 
+    /**
+     * @unstable
+     * Ensures a dom-node for this view.
+     */
+    public ensureDomNode();
+
     //@private
     public _styleScope: any;
 
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.ts
index c10bea423..6c0a47194 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/core/view-base/view-base.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { Binding, BindingOptions, Observable, WrappedValue, PropertyChangeData,
 import { isIOS, isAndroid } from "../../../platform";
 import { layout } from "../../../utils/utils";
 import { Length, paddingTopProperty, paddingRightProperty, paddingBottomProperty, paddingLeftProperty } from "../../styling/style-properties";
+import { DOMNode } from "../../../debugger/dom-node";
 
 // TODO: Remove this import!
 import * as types from "../../../utils/types";
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ export abstract class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition
     private _visualState: string;
     private _inlineStyleSelector: SelectorCore;
     private __nativeView: any;
+    public domNode: DOMNode;
 
     public bindingContext: any;
     public nativeView: any;
@@ -259,7 +261,13 @@ export abstract class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition
         return null;
     }
 
-    // Overriden so we don't raise `poropertyChange`
+    public ensureDomNode() {
+        if (!this.domNode) {
+            this.domNode = new DOMNode(this);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Overridden so we don't raise `poropertyChange`
     // The property will raise its own event.
     public set(name: string, value: any) {
         this[name] = WrappedValue.unwrap(value);
@@ -558,6 +566,10 @@ export abstract class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition
         view.parent = this;
         this._addViewCore(view, atIndex);
         view._parentChanged(null);
+
+        if (this.domNode) {
+            this.domNode.onChildAdded(view);
+        }
     }
 
     @profile
@@ -590,7 +602,7 @@ export abstract class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition
     }
 
     /**
-    * Core logic for removing a child view from this instance. Used by the framework to handle lifecycle events more centralized. Do not outside the UI Stack implementation.
+    * Core logic for removing a child view from this instance. Used by the framework to handle lifecycle events more centralized. Do not use outside the UI Stack implementation.
     */
     public _removeView(view: ViewBase) {
         if (traceEnabled()) {
@@ -601,6 +613,10 @@ export abstract class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition
             throw new Error("View not added to this instance. View: " + view + " CurrentParent: " + view.parent + " ExpectedParent: " + this);
         }
 
+        if (this.domNode) {
+            this.domNode.onChildRemoved(view);
+        }
+
         this._removeViewCore(view);
         view.parent = undefined;
         view._parentChanged(this);
@@ -785,6 +801,12 @@ export abstract class ViewBase extends Observable implements ViewBaseDefinition
         // this._iosView = null;
 
         this._context = null;
+
+        if (this.domNode) {
+            this.domNode.dispose();
+            this.domNode = undefined;
+        }
+
         traceNotifyEvent(this, "_onContextChanged");
         traceNotifyEvent(this, "_tearDownUI");
     }
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame-common.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame-common.ts
index ebf8970f0..b37640140 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame-common.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/frame/frame-common.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ function onLivesync(args: EventData): void {
 }
 application.on("livesync", onLivesync);
 
+if (global && global.__inspector) {
+    require("tns-core-modules/debugger/devtools-elements");
+}
+
 let frameStack: Array<FrameBase> = [];
 
 function buildEntryFromArgs(arg: any): NavigationEntry {
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/slider/slider.d.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/slider/slider.d.ts
index f601c9254..f6a3298b0 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/slider/slider.d.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/slider/slider.d.ts
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ export class Slider extends View {
 /**
  * Represents the observable property backing the value property of each Slider instance.
  */
-export const valueProperty: Property<Slider, number>;
+export const valueProperty: CoercibleProperty<Slider, number>;
 
 /**
  * Represents the observable property backing the minValue property of each Slider instance.
  */
-export const minValueProperty: CoercibleProperty<Slider, number>;
+export const minValueProperty: Property<Slider, number>;
 
 /**
  * Represents the observable property backing the maxValue property of each Slider instance.
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/text-base/text-base.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/text-base/text-base.android.ts
index 05a0ffa15..c975265d1 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/text-base/text-base.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/text-base/text-base.android.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export class TextBase extends TextBaseCommon {
         }
     }
 
-    // Overriden in TextField becasue setSingleLine(false) will remove methodTransformation.
+    // Overridden in TextField because setSingleLine(false) will remove methodTransformation.
     // and we don't want to allow TextField to be multiline
     [whiteSpaceProperty.setNative](value: WhiteSpace) {
         const nativeView = this.nativeView;