diff --git a/lib/experimental/editor-settings.php b/lib/experimental/editor-settings.php
index b97cb649bb0bc..f5d40ae8a2110 100644
--- a/lib/experimental/editor-settings.php
+++ b/lib/experimental/editor-settings.php
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ function gutenberg_enable_experiments() {
 	if ( $gutenberg_experiments && array_key_exists( 'gutenberg-color-randomizer', $gutenberg_experiments ) ) {
 		wp_add_inline_script( 'wp-block-editor', 'window.__experimentalEnableColorRandomizer = true', 'before' );
 	}
+	if ( $gutenberg_experiments && array_key_exists( 'gutenberg-grid-interactivity', $gutenberg_experiments ) ) {
+		wp_add_inline_script( 'wp-block-editor', 'window.__experimentalEnableGridInteractivity = true', 'before' );
+	}
 	if ( gutenberg_is_experiment_enabled( 'gutenberg-no-tinymce' ) ) {
 		wp_add_inline_script( 'wp-block-library', 'window.__experimentalDisableTinymce = true', 'before' );
 	}
diff --git a/lib/experiments-page.php b/lib/experiments-page.php
index 6608fbb138c58..f66e093219263 100644
--- a/lib/experiments-page.php
+++ b/lib/experiments-page.php
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ function gutenberg_initialize_experiments_settings() {
 			'id'    => 'gutenberg-color-randomizer',
 		)
 	);
+
 	add_settings_field(
 		'gutenberg-form-blocks',
 		__( 'Form and input blocks ', 'gutenberg' ),
@@ -101,6 +102,19 @@ function gutenberg_initialize_experiments_settings() {
 			'id'    => 'gutenberg-form-blocks',
 		)
 	);
+
+	add_settings_field(
+		'gutenberg-grid-interactivity',
+		__( 'Grid interactivty ', 'gutenberg' ),
+		'gutenberg_display_experiment_field',
+		'gutenberg-experiments',
+		'gutenberg_experiments_section',
+		array(
+			'label' => __( 'Test enhancements to the Grid block that let you move and resize items in the editor canvas.', 'gutenberg' ),
+			'id'    => 'gutenberg-grid-interactivity',
+		)
+	);
+
 	add_settings_field(
 		'gutenberg-no-tinymce',
 		__( 'Disable TinyMCE and Classic block', 'gutenberg' ),
diff --git a/packages/base-styles/_z-index.scss b/packages/base-styles/_z-index.scss
index ff21d1d8df8f3..762508f921a00 100644
--- a/packages/base-styles/_z-index.scss
+++ b/packages/base-styles/_z-index.scss
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ $z-layers: (
 	// Above the block list and the header.
 	".block-editor-block-popover": 31,
 
+	// Below the block toolbar.
+	".block-editor-grid-visualizer": 30,
+
 	// Show snackbars above everything (similar to popovers)
 	".components-snackbar-list": 100000,
 
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/grid-visualizer/grid-item-resizer.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/grid-visualizer/grid-item-resizer.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..54683e48beeea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/grid-visualizer/grid-item-resizer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+import { ResizableBox } from '@wordpress/components';
+
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import { __unstableUseBlockElement as useBlockElement } from '../block-list/use-block-props/use-block-refs';
+import BlockPopoverCover from '../block-popover/cover';
+import { getComputedCSS } from './utils';
+
+export function GridItemResizer( { clientId, onChange } ) {
+	const blockElement = useBlockElement( clientId );
+	if ( ! blockElement ) {
+		return null;
+	}
+	return (
+		<BlockPopoverCover
+			className="block-editor-grid-item-resizer"
+			clientId={ clientId }
+			__unstablePopoverSlot="block-toolbar"
+		>
+			<ResizableBox
+				className="block-editor-grid-item-resizer__box"
+				size={ {
+					width: '100%',
+					height: '100%',
+				} }
+				enable={ {
+					bottom: true,
+					bottomLeft: false,
+					bottomRight: false,
+					left: false,
+					right: true,
+					top: false,
+					topLeft: false,
+					topRight: false,
+				} }
+				onResizeStop={ ( event, direction, boxElement ) => {
+					const gridElement = blockElement.parentElement;
+					const columnGap = parseFloat(
+						getComputedCSS( gridElement, 'column-gap' )
+					);
+					const rowGap = parseFloat(
+						getComputedCSS( gridElement, 'row-gap' )
+					);
+					const gridColumnLines = getGridLines(
+						getComputedCSS( gridElement, 'grid-template-columns' ),
+						columnGap
+					);
+					const gridRowLines = getGridLines(
+						getComputedCSS( gridElement, 'grid-template-rows' ),
+						rowGap
+					);
+					const columnStart = getClosestLine(
+						gridColumnLines,
+						blockElement.offsetLeft
+					);
+					const rowStart = getClosestLine(
+						gridRowLines,
+						blockElement.offsetTop
+					);
+					const columnEnd = getClosestLine(
+						gridColumnLines,
+						blockElement.offsetLeft + boxElement.offsetWidth
+					);
+					const rowEnd = getClosestLine(
+						gridRowLines,
+						blockElement.offsetTop + boxElement.offsetHeight
+					);
+					onChange( {
+						columnSpan: Math.max( columnEnd - columnStart, 1 ),
+						rowSpan: Math.max( rowEnd - rowStart, 1 ),
+					} );
+				} }
+			/>
+		</BlockPopoverCover>
+	);
+}
+
+function getGridLines( template, gap ) {
+	const lines = [ 0 ];
+	for ( const size of template.split( ' ' ) ) {
+		const line = parseFloat( size );
+		lines.push( lines[ lines.length - 1 ] + line + gap );
+	}
+	return lines;
+}
+
+function getClosestLine( lines, position ) {
+	return lines.reduce(
+		( closest, line, index ) =>
+			Math.abs( line - position ) <
+			Math.abs( lines[ closest ] - position )
+				? index
+				: closest,
+		0
+	);
+}
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/grid-visualizer/grid-visualizer.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/grid-visualizer/grid-visualizer.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2ca65eb6722e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/grid-visualizer/grid-visualizer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+import { useState, useEffect } from '@wordpress/element';
+
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import { __unstableUseBlockElement as useBlockElement } from '../block-list/use-block-props/use-block-refs';
+import BlockPopoverCover from '../block-popover/cover';
+import { getComputedCSS } from './utils';
+
+export function GridVisualizer( { clientId } ) {
+	const blockElement = useBlockElement( clientId );
+	if ( ! blockElement ) {
+		return null;
+	}
+	return (
+		<BlockPopoverCover
+			className="block-editor-grid-visualizer"
+			clientId={ clientId }
+			__unstablePopoverSlot="block-toolbar"
+		>
+			<GridVisualizerGrid blockElement={ blockElement } />
+		</BlockPopoverCover>
+	);
+}
+
+function GridVisualizerGrid( { blockElement } ) {
+	const [ gridInfo, setGridInfo ] = useState( () =>
+		getGridInfo( blockElement )
+	);
+	useEffect( () => {
+		const observers = [];
+		for ( const element of [ blockElement, ...blockElement.children ] ) {
+			const observer = new window.ResizeObserver( () => {
+				setGridInfo( getGridInfo( blockElement ) );
+			} );
+			observer.observe( element );
+			observers.push( observer );
+		}
+		return () => {
+			for ( const observer of observers ) {
+				observer.disconnect();
+			}
+		};
+	}, [ blockElement ] );
+	return (
+		<div
+			className="block-editor-grid-visualizer__grid"
+			style={ gridInfo.style }
+		>
+			{ Array.from( { length: gridInfo.numItems }, ( _, i ) => (
+				<div key={ i } className="block-editor-grid-visualizer__item" />
+			) ) }
+		</div>
+	);
+}
+
+function getGridInfo( blockElement ) {
+	const gridTemplateColumns = getComputedCSS(
+		blockElement,
+		'grid-template-columns'
+	);
+	const gridTemplateRows = getComputedCSS(
+		blockElement,
+		'grid-template-rows'
+	);
+	const numColumns = gridTemplateColumns.split( ' ' ).length;
+	const numRows = gridTemplateRows.split( ' ' ).length;
+	const numItems = numColumns * numRows;
+	return {
+		numItems,
+		style: {
+			gridTemplateColumns,
+			gridTemplateRows,
+			gap: getComputedCSS( blockElement, 'gap' ),
+			padding: getComputedCSS( blockElement, 'padding' ),
+		},
+	};
+}
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/grid-visualizer/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/grid-visualizer/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..add845d702203
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/grid-visualizer/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export { GridVisualizer } from './grid-visualizer';
+export { GridItemResizer } from './grid-item-resizer';
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/grid-visualizer/style.scss b/packages/block-editor/src/components/grid-visualizer/style.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..45140e59c7af9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/grid-visualizer/style.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// TODO: Specificity hacks to get rid of all these darn !importants.
+
+.block-editor-grid-visualizer {
+	z-index: z-index(".block-editor-grid-visualizer") !important;
+}
+
+.block-editor-grid-visualizer .components-popover__content * {
+	pointer-events: none !important;
+}
+
+.block-editor-grid-visualizer__grid {
+	display: grid;
+}
+
+.block-editor-grid-visualizer__item {
+	border: $border-width dashed $gray-300;
+}
+
+.block-editor-grid-item-resizer {
+	z-index: z-index(".block-editor-grid-visualizer") !important;
+}
+
+.block-editor-grid-item-resizer .components-popover__content * {
+	pointer-events: none !important;
+}
+
+.block-editor-grid-item-resizer__box {
+	border: $border-width solid var(--wp-admin-theme-color);
+
+	.components-resizable-box__handle {
+		pointer-events: all !important;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/grid-visualizer/utils.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/grid-visualizer/utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a100e596a4e24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/grid-visualizer/utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export function getComputedCSS( element, property ) {
+	return element.ownerDocument.defaultView
+		.getComputedStyle( element )
+		.getPropertyValue( property );
+}
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/index.js
index e6227ea2b03e2..36efe3dcf409b 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/index.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ createBlockEditFilter(
 		contentLockUI,
 		blockHooks,
 		blockRenaming,
+		childLayout,
 	].filter( Boolean )
 );
 createBlockListBlockFilter( [
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/layout-child.js b/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/layout-child.js
index a9a6ff4db0f4a..d8333e8e0e830 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/layout-child.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/layout-child.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
 import { store as blockEditorStore } from '../store';
 import { useStyleOverride } from './utils';
 import { useLayout } from '../components/block-list/layout';
+import { GridVisualizer, GridItemResizer } from '../components/grid-visualizer';
 
 function useBlockPropsChildLayoutStyles( { style } ) {
 	const shouldRenderChildLayoutStyles = useSelect( ( select ) => {
@@ -96,8 +97,45 @@ function useBlockPropsChildLayoutStyles( { style } ) {
 	return { className: `wp-container-content-${ id }` };
 }
 
+function ChildLayoutControlsPure( { clientId, style, setAttributes } ) {
+	const parentLayout = useLayout() || {};
+	const rootClientId = useSelect(
+		( select ) => {
+			return select( blockEditorStore ).getBlockRootClientId( clientId );
+		},
+		[ clientId ]
+	);
+	if ( parentLayout.type !== 'grid' ) {
+		return null;
+	}
+	if ( ! window.__experimentalEnableGridInteractivity ) {
+		return null;
+	}
+	return (
+		<>
+			<GridVisualizer clientId={ rootClientId } />
+			<GridItemResizer
+				clientId={ clientId }
+				onChange={ ( { columnSpan, rowSpan } ) => {
+					setAttributes( {
+						style: {
+							...style,
+							layout: {
+								...style?.layout,
+								columnSpan,
+								rowSpan,
+							},
+						},
+					} );
+				} }
+			/>
+		</>
+	);
+}
+
 export default {
 	useBlockProps: useBlockPropsChildLayoutStyles,
+	edit: ChildLayoutControlsPure,
 	attributeKeys: [ 'style' ],
 	hasSupport() {
 		return true;
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/layout.js b/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/layout.js
index a83d07398d54a..76a5557850a60 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/layout.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/layout.js
@@ -135,7 +135,12 @@ export function useLayoutStyles( blockAttributes = {}, blockName, selector ) {
 	return css;
 }
 
-function LayoutPanelPure( { layout, setAttributes, name: blockName } ) {
+function LayoutPanelPure( {
+	layout,
+	setAttributes,
+	name: blockName,
+	clientId,
+} ) {
 	const settings = useBlockSettings( blockName );
 	// Block settings come from theme.json under settings.[blockName].
 	const { layout: layoutSettings } = settings;
@@ -266,6 +271,8 @@ function LayoutPanelPure( { layout, setAttributes, name: blockName } ) {
 							layout={ usedLayout }
 							onChange={ onChangeLayout }
 							layoutBlockSupport={ blockSupportAndThemeSettings }
+							name={ blockName }
+							clientId={ clientId }
 						/>
 					) }
 					{ constrainedType && displayControlsForLegacyLayouts && (
@@ -273,6 +280,8 @@ function LayoutPanelPure( { layout, setAttributes, name: blockName } ) {
 							layout={ usedLayout }
 							onChange={ onChangeLayout }
 							layoutBlockSupport={ blockSupportAndThemeSettings }
+							name={ blockName }
+							clientId={ clientId }
 						/>
 					) }
 				</PanelBody>
@@ -282,6 +291,8 @@ function LayoutPanelPure( { layout, setAttributes, name: blockName } ) {
 					layout={ usedLayout }
 					onChange={ onChangeLayout }
 					layoutBlockSupport={ layoutBlockSupport }
+					name={ blockName }
+					clientId={ clientId }
 				/>
 			) }
 		</>
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/layouts/grid.js b/packages/block-editor/src/layouts/grid.js
index a27d07b3854a2..0dc72694bd568 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/layouts/grid.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/layouts/grid.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { appendSelectors, getBlockGapCSS } from './utils';
 import { getGapCSSValue } from '../hooks/gap';
 import { shouldSkipSerialization } from '../hooks/utils';
 import { LAYOUT_DEFINITIONS } from './definitions';
+import { GridVisualizer } from '../components/grid-visualizer';
 
 const RANGE_CONTROL_MAX_VALUES = {
 	px: 600,
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ export default {
 	inspectorControls: function GridLayoutInspectorControls( {
 		layout = {},
 		onChange,
+		clientId,
 	} ) {
 		return (
 			<>
@@ -85,10 +87,13 @@ export default {
 						onChange={ onChange }
 					/>
 				) }
+				{ window.__experimentalEnableGridInteractivity && (
+					<GridVisualizer clientId={ clientId } />
+				) }
 			</>
 		);
 	},
-	toolBarControls: function DefaultLayoutToolbarControls() {
+	toolBarControls: function GridLayoutToolbarControls() {
 		return null;
 	},
 	getLayoutStyle: function getLayoutStyle( {
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/style.scss b/packages/block-editor/src/style.scss
index 01931adace3f1..d7aa3ebcc12d0 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/style.scss
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 @import "./components/duotone-control/style.scss";
 @import "./components/font-appearance-control/style.scss";
 @import "./components/global-styles/style.scss";
+@import "./components/grid-visualizer/style.scss";
 @import "./components/height-control/style.scss";
 @import "./components/image-size-control/style.scss";
 @import "./components/inserter-list-item/style.scss";