diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/varLib/interpolatable.py b/Lib/fontTools/varLib/interpolatable.py
index 05ed3f768..74a4a32da 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/varLib/interpolatable.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/varLib/interpolatable.py
@@ -416,6 +416,11 @@ def main(args=None):
         action="store_true",
         help="Output report in JSON format",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--pdf",
+        action="store",
+        help="Output report in PDF format",
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--quiet",
         action="store_true",
@@ -646,6 +651,11 @@ def main(args=None):
         for glyphname, problem in problems_gen:
             problems[glyphname].append(problem)
 
+    if args.pdf:
+        from .interpolatablePdf import InterpolatablePdf
+        with InterpolatablePdf(args.pdf, glyphsets=glyphsets, names=names) as pdf:
+            pdf.add_problems(problems)
+
     if problems:
         return problems
 
diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/varLib/interpolatablePdf.py b/Lib/fontTools/varLib/interpolatablePdf.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7502dca33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/varLib/interpolatablePdf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+from fontTools.ttLib import TTFont
+from fontTools.pens.boundsPen import ControlBoundsPen
+from fontTools.pens.cairoPen import CairoPen
+import cairo
+import math
+
+
+class InterpolatablePdf:
+    width = 640
+    height = 480
+    pad = 16
+    line_height = 36
+
+    head_color = (0.3, 0.3, 0.3)
+    label_color = (0.2, 0.2, 0.2)
+    border_color = (0.9, 0.9, 0.9)
+    border_width = 1
+    fill_color = (0.8, 0.8, 0.8)
+    stroke_color = (0.1, 0.1, 0.1)
+    stroke_width = 2
+
+    def __init__(self, outfile, glyphsets, names=None, **kwargs):
+        self.outfile = outfile
+        self.glyphsets = glyphsets
+        self.names = names or [repr(g) for g in glyphsets]
+
+        for k, v in kwargs.items():
+            if not hasattr(self, k):
+                raise TypeError("Unknown keyword argument: %s" % k)
+            setattr(self, k, v)
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        self.surface = cairo.PDFSurface(self.outfile, self.width, self.height)
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):
+        self.surface.finish()
+
+    def add_problems(self, problems):
+        for glyph, glyph_problems in problems.items():
+            for p in glyph_problems:
+                self.add_problem(glyph, p)
+
+    def add_problem(self, glyphname, p):
+        master_keys = ("master",) if "master" in p else ("master_1", "master_2")
+        master_indices = [self.names.index(p[k]) for k in master_keys]
+
+        total_width = self.width + 2 * self.pad
+        total_height = (
+            self.pad
+            + self.line_height
+            + self.pad
+            + len(master_indices) * (self.height + self.pad * 2 + self.line_height)
+            + self.pad
+        )
+
+        self.surface.set_size(total_width, total_height)
+
+        x = self.pad
+        y = self.pad
+
+        self.draw_label(glyphname, y=y, color=self.head_color, align=0)
+        self.draw_label(p["type"], y=y, color=self.head_color, align=1)
+        y += self.line_height + self.pad
+
+        for master_idx in master_indices:
+            glyphset = self.glyphsets[master_idx]
+            name = self.names[master_idx]
+
+            self.draw_label(name, y=y, color=self.label_color, align=0.5)
+            y += self.line_height + self.pad
+
+            self.draw_glyph(glyphset, glyphname, x=x, y=y)
+
+            y += self.height + self.pad
+
+        self.surface.show_page()
+
+    def draw_label(self, label, *, y=0, color=(0, 0, 0), align=0):
+        cr = cairo.Context(self.surface)
+        cr.select_font_face("@cairo", cairo.FONT_SLANT_NORMAL, cairo.FONT_WEIGHT_NORMAL)
+        cr.set_font_size(self.line_height)
+        font_extents = cr.font_extents()
+        font_size = self.line_height * self.line_height / font_extents[2]
+        cr.set_font_size(font_size)
+        font_extents = cr.font_extents()
+
+        cr.set_source_rgb(*color)
+
+        extents = cr.text_extents(label)
+        if extents.width > self.width:
+            # Shrink
+            font_size *= self.width / extents.width
+            cr.set_font_size(font_size)
+            font_extents = cr.font_extents()
+            extents = cr.text_extents(label)
+
+        # Center
+        label_x = (self.width - extents.width) * align + self.pad
+        label_y = y + font_extents[0]
+        cr.move_to(label_x, label_y)
+        cr.show_text(label)
+
+    def draw_glyph(self, glyphset, glyphname, *, x=0, y=0):
+        glyph = glyphset[glyphname]
+
+        boundsPen = ControlBoundsPen(glyphset)
+        glyph.draw(boundsPen)
+
+        glyph_width = boundsPen.bounds[2] - boundsPen.bounds[0]
+        glyph_height = boundsPen.bounds[3] - boundsPen.bounds[1]
+
+        scale = min(self.width / glyph_width, self.height / glyph_height)
+
+        cr = cairo.Context(self.surface)
+        cr.translate(x, y)
+        # Center
+        cr.translate(
+            (self.width - glyph_width * scale) / 2,
+            (self.height - glyph_height * scale) / 2,
+        )
+        cr.scale(scale, -scale)
+        cr.translate(-boundsPen.bounds[0], -boundsPen.bounds[3])
+
+        if self.border_color:
+            cr.set_source_rgb(*self.border_color)
+            cr.rectangle(
+                boundsPen.bounds[0], boundsPen.bounds[1], glyph_width, glyph_height
+            )
+            cr.set_line_width(self.border_width / scale)
+            cr.stroke()
+
+        if self.fill_color:
+            pen = CairoPen(glyphset, cr)
+            glyph.draw(pen)
+            cr.set_source_rgb(*self.fill_color)
+            cr.fill()
+
+        if self.stroke_color:
+            pen = CairoPen(glyphset, cr)
+            glyph.draw(pen)
+            cr.set_source_rgb(*self.stroke_color)
+            cr.set_line_width(self.stroke_width / scale)
+            cr.stroke()