diff --git a/lv_conf_template.h b/lv_conf_template.h
index b1ecea022..7c4e2ec0f 100644
--- a/lv_conf_template.h
+++ b/lv_conf_template.h
@@ -192,6 +192,9 @@ e.g. "stm32f769xx.h" or "stm32f429xx.h"*/
  * Requires LV_MEM_CUSTOM = 0*/
 #define LV_USE_MEM_MONITOR      0
 
+/*1: Draw random colored rectangles over the redrawn areas*/
+#define LV_USE_REFR_DEBUG       0
+
 /*Change the built in (v)snprintf functions*/
 #define LV_SPRINTF_CUSTOM   0
 #if LV_SPRINTF_CUSTOM
diff --git a/src/core/lv_refr.c b/src/core/lv_refr.c
index 078967c82..725113155 100644
--- a/src/core/lv_refr.c
+++ b/src/core/lv_refr.c
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 /*********************
  *      DEFINES
  *********************/
-/*Draw translucent random colored areas on the invalidated (redrawn) areas*/
-#define MASK_AREA_DEBUG 0
 
 /**********************
  *      TYPEDEFS
@@ -688,7 +686,7 @@ static void lv_refr_obj(lv_obj_t * obj, const lv_area_t * mask_ori_p)
         lv_event_send(obj, LV_EVENT_DRAW_MAIN, &obj_ext_mask);
         lv_event_send(obj, LV_EVENT_DRAW_MAIN_END, &obj_ext_mask);
 
-#if MASK_AREA_DEBUG
+#if LV_USE_REFR_DEBUG
         lv_color_t debug_color = lv_color_make(lv_rand(0, 0xFF), lv_rand(0, 0xFF), lv_rand(0, 0xFF));
         lv_draw_rect_dsc_t draw_dsc;
         lv_draw_rect_dsc_init(&draw_dsc);
diff --git a/src/lv_conf_internal.h b/src/lv_conf_internal.h
index 0e6c57389..c5456fce0 100644
--- a/src/lv_conf_internal.h
+++ b/src/lv_conf_internal.h
@@ -504,6 +504,15 @@ e.g. "stm32f769xx.h" or "stm32f429xx.h"*/
 #  endif
 #endif
 
+/*1: Draw random colored rectangles over the redrawn areas*/
+#ifndef LV_USE_REFR_DEBUG
+#  ifdef CONFIG_LV_USE_REFR_DEBUG
+#    define LV_USE_REFR_DEBUG CONFIG_LV_USE_REFR_DEBUG
+#  else
+#    define  LV_USE_REFR_DEBUG       0
+#  endif
+#endif
+
 /*Change the built in (v)snprintf functions*/
 #ifndef LV_SPRINTF_CUSTOM
 #  ifdef CONFIG_LV_SPRINTF_CUSTOM