diff --git a/referencing/_core.py b/referencing/_core.py
index 4206845..60b56e0 100644
--- a/referencing/_core.py
+++ b/referencing/_core.py
@@ -407,6 +407,78 @@ def __repr__(self) -> str:
             summary = f"{pluralized}"
         return f"<Registry ({size} {summary})>"
 
+    def display_as_tree(self) -> str:
+        """
+        Return a unicode tree representation of the resources in this registry.
+
+        Useful for debugging what is contained in a registry. Resources are
+        grouped by their common URI prefixes and displayed using unicode
+        box-drawing characters.
+
+        Example output::
+
+            http://example.com/ – Resource(...)
+            ├── foo/ – Resource(...)
+            │   ├── bar/ – Resource(...)
+            │   └── baz/ – Resource(...)
+            http://example.org/ – Resource(...)
+
+        """
+        uris = sorted(self._resources)
+        if not uris:
+            return "<empty registry>"
+
+        lines: list[str] = []
+        # Track roots: top-level URIs that are not prefixes of each other
+        roots: list[str] = []
+        for uri in uris:
+            # A URI is a root if no existing root is a proper prefix of it
+            if not any(uri != root and uri.startswith(root) for root in roots):
+                roots.append(uri)
+
+        def _render(
+            uri: str,
+            all_uris: list[str],
+            prefix: str = "",
+            connector: str = "",
+        ) -> None:
+            resource = self._resources.get(uri)
+            resource_repr = repr(resource) if resource is not None else "?"
+            lines.append(f"{prefix}{connector}{uri} \u2013 {resource_repr}")
+
+            child_prefix = prefix + (
+                "    "
+                if connector == "\u2514\u2500\u2500 "
+                else "\u2502   "
+                if connector
+                else ""
+            )
+
+            children = [
+                u
+                for u in all_uris
+                if u != uri
+                and u.startswith(uri)
+                and "/" not in u[len(uri) :].rstrip("/")
+            ]
+            children.sort()
+            for i, child in enumerate(children):
+                is_last = i == len(children) - 1
+                child_connector = (
+                    "\u2514\u2500\u2500 " if is_last else "\u251c\u2500\u2500 "
+                )
+                _render(
+                    child,
+                    all_uris,
+                    prefix=child_prefix,
+                    connector=child_connector,
+                )
+
+        for root in roots:
+            _render(root, uris, prefix="", connector="")
+
+        return "\n".join(lines)
+
     def get_or_retrieve(self, uri: URI) -> Retrieved[D, Resource[D]]:
         """
         Get a resource from the registry, crawling or retrieving if necessary.
diff --git a/referencing/tests/test_core.py b/referencing/tests/test_core.py
index 3edddbc..c47c2e7 100644
--- a/referencing/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/referencing/tests/test_core.py
@@ -575,6 +575,52 @@ def test_repr_one_resource(self):
     def test_repr_empty(self):
         assert repr(Registry()) == "<Registry (0 resources)>"
 
+    def test_display_as_tree_empty(self):
+        """
+        An empty registry displays as '<empty registry>'.
+        """
+        assert Registry().display_as_tree() == "<empty registry>"
+
+    def test_display_as_tree_flat(self):
+        """
+        A flat set of unrelated URIs renders each on its own line.
+        """
+        one = Resource.opaque(contents={"title": "one"})
+        two = Resource.opaque(contents={"title": "two"})
+        registry = Registry().with_resources(
+            [
+                ("http://example.com/one", one),
+                ("http://example.com/two", two),
+            ]
+        )
+        tree = registry.display_as_tree()
+        assert "http://example.com/one" in tree
+        assert "http://example.com/two" in tree
+
+    def test_display_as_tree_nested(self):
+        """
+        URIs sharing a common prefix are rendered as a nested tree.
+        """
+        root = Resource.opaque(contents={})
+        child = Resource.opaque(contents={})
+        grandchild = Resource.opaque(contents={})
+        registry = Registry().with_resources(
+            [
+                ("http://example.com/", root),
+                ("http://example.com/foo/", child),
+                ("http://example.com/foo/bar/", grandchild),
+            ]
+        )
+        tree = registry.display_as_tree()
+        lines = tree.splitlines()
+        # Root appears first with no indentation connector
+        assert lines[0].startswith("http://example.com/")
+        # Nested children use box-drawing connectors
+        assert any(
+            "\u251c\u2500\u2500" in line or "\u2514\u2500\u2500" in line
+            for line in lines[1:]
+        )
+
 
 class TestResource:
     def test_from_contents_from_json_schema(self):