diff --git a/lib/features/complex-preview/ComplexPreview.js b/lib/features/complex-preview/ComplexPreview.js
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index 000000000..b93e74c27
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+++ b/lib/features/complex-preview/ComplexPreview.js
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+import {
+  clear as svgClear,
+  create as svgCreate
+} from 'tiny-svg';
+
+import { getVisual } from '../../util/GraphicsUtil';
+
+import { isConnection } from '../../util/ModelUtil';
+
+import { translate } from '../../util/SvgTransformUtil';
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {import('../../model/Types').Element} Element
+ * @typedef {import('../../model/Types').Shape} Shape
+ * @typedef {import('../../util/Types').Point} Point
+ * @typedef {import('../../util/Types').Rect} Rect
+ *
+ * @typedef { { element: Element, delta: Point } } MovedOption
+ * @typedef { { shape: Shape, bounds: Rect } } ResizedOption
+ *
+ * @typedef { {
+ *   created?: Element[],
+ *   removed?: Element[],
+ *   moved?: MovedOption[],
+ *   resized?: ResizedOption[]
+ * } } CreateOptions
+ */
+
+const LAYER_NAME = 'complex-preview';
+
+/**
+ * Complex preview for shapes and connections.
+ */
+export default class ComplexPreview {
+  constructor(canvas, graphicsFactory, previewSupport) {
+    this._canvas = canvas;
+    this._graphicsFactory = graphicsFactory;
+    this._previewSupport = previewSupport;
+
+    this._markers = [];
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create complex preview.
+   *
+   * @param {CreateOptions} options
+   */
+  create(options) {
+
+    // there can only be one complex preview at a time
+    this.cleanUp();
+
+    const {
+      created = [],
+      moved = [],
+      removed = [],
+      resized = []
+    } = options;
+
+    const layer = this._canvas.getLayer(LAYER_NAME);
+
+    // shapes and connections to be created
+    created.filter(element => !isHidden(element)).forEach(element => {
+      let gfx;
+
+      if (isConnection(element)) {
+        gfx = this._graphicsFactory._createContainer('connection', svgCreate('g'));
+
+        this._graphicsFactory.drawConnection(getVisual(gfx), element);
+      } else {
+        gfx = this._graphicsFactory._createContainer('shape', svgCreate('g'));
+
+        this._graphicsFactory.drawShape(getVisual(gfx), element);
+
+        translate(gfx, element.x, element.y);
+      }
+
+      this._previewSupport.addDragger(element, layer, gfx);
+    });
+
+    // elements to be moved
+    moved.forEach(({ element, delta }) => {
+      this._previewSupport.addDragger(element, layer, undefined, 'djs-dragging');
+
+      this._canvas.addMarker(element, 'djs-element-hidden');
+
+      this._markers.push([ element, 'djs-element-hidden' ]);
+
+      const dragger = this._previewSupport.addDragger(element, layer);
+
+      if (isConnection(element)) {
+        translate(dragger, delta.x, delta.y);
+      } else {
+        translate(dragger, element.x + delta.x, element.y + delta.y);
+      }
+    });
+
+    // elements to be removed
+    removed.forEach(element => {
+      this._previewSupport.addDragger(element, layer, undefined, 'djs-dragging');
+
+      this._canvas.addMarker(element, 'djs-element-hidden');
+
+      this._markers.push([ element, 'djs-element-hidden' ]);
+    });
+
+    // elements to be resized
+    resized.forEach(({ shape, bounds }) => {
+      this._canvas.addMarker(shape, 'djs-hidden');
+
+      this._markers.push([ shape, 'djs-hidden' ]);
+
+      this._previewSupport.addDragger(shape, layer, undefined, 'djs-dragging');
+
+      const gfx = this._graphicsFactory._createContainer('shape', svgCreate('g'));
+
+      this._graphicsFactory.drawShape(getVisual(gfx), shape, {
+        width: bounds.width,
+        height: bounds.height
+      });
+
+      translate(gfx, bounds.x, bounds.y);
+
+      this._previewSupport.addDragger(shape, layer, gfx);
+    });
+  }
+
+  cleanUp() {
+    svgClear(this._canvas.getLayer(LAYER_NAME));
+
+    this._markers.forEach(([ element, marker ]) => this._canvas.removeMarker(element, marker));
+
+    this._markers = [];
+
+    this._previewSupport.cleanUp();
+  }
+
+  show() {
+    this._canvas.showLayer(LAYER_NAME);
+  }
+
+  hide() {
+    this._canvas.hideLayer(LAYER_NAME);
+  }
+}
+
+ComplexPreview.$inject = [
+  'canvas',
+  'graphicsFactory',
+  'previewSupport'
+];
+
+function isHidden(element) {
+  return element.hidden;
+}
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diff --git a/lib/features/complex-preview/index.js b/lib/features/complex-preview/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d6dbe5b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/features/complex-preview/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import PreviewSupportModule from '../preview-support';
+
+import ComplexPreview from './ComplexPreview';
+
+/**
+ * @type { import('didi').ModuleDeclaration }
+ */
+export default {
+  __depends__: [ PreviewSupportModule ],
+  __init__: [ 'complexPreview' ],
+  complexPreview: [ 'type', ComplexPreview ]
+};
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diff --git a/lib/features/preview-support/PreviewSupport.js b/lib/features/preview-support/PreviewSupport.js
index 4355bde95..3a9a0e978 100644
--- a/lib/features/preview-support/PreviewSupport.js
+++ b/lib/features/preview-support/PreviewSupport.js
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ PreviewSupport.prototype.addDragger = function(element, group, gfx, className =
 
   svgAppend(group, dragger);
 
+  svgAttr(dragger, 'data-complex-preview-element-id', element.id);
+
   return dragger;
 };
 
@@ -141,6 +143,8 @@ PreviewSupport.prototype.addFrame = function(shape, group) {
 
   svgAppend(group, frame);
 
+  svgAttr(frame, 'data-complex-preview-element-id', shape.id);
+
   return frame;
 };
 
diff --git a/test/spec/features/complex-preview/ComplexPreviewSpec.js b/test/spec/features/complex-preview/ComplexPreviewSpec.js
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index 000000000..5e8fa0767
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+++ b/test/spec/features/complex-preview/ComplexPreviewSpec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+import {
+  bootstrapDiagram,
+  inject
+} from 'test/TestHelper';
+
+import complexPreviewModule from 'lib/features/complex-preview';
+import modelingModule from 'lib/features/modeling';
+
+import { queryAll as domQueryAll } from 'min-dom';
+
+var testModules = [
+  complexPreviewModule,
+  modelingModule
+];
+
+
+describe('features/complex-preview - ComplexPreviewSpec', function() {
+
+  var root,
+      shape1,
+      shape2,
+      shape3,
+      connection,
+      newShape;
+
+  function setupDiagram(elementFactory, canvas) {
+    root = elementFactory.createRoot({
+      id: 'root'
+    });
+
+    canvas.setRootElement(root);
+
+    shape1 = elementFactory.createShape({
+      id: 'shape1',
+      x: 0,
+      y: 0,
+      width: 100,
+      height: 100
+    });
+
+    canvas.addShape(shape1, root);
+
+    shape2 = elementFactory.createShape({
+      id: 'shape2',
+      x: 200,
+      y: 0,
+      width: 100,
+      height: 100
+    });
+
+    canvas.addShape(shape2, root);
+
+    shape3 = elementFactory.createShape({
+      id: 'shape3',
+      x: 0,
+      y: 200,
+      width: 100,
+      height: 100
+    });
+
+    canvas.addShape(shape3, root);
+
+    connection = elementFactory.createConnection({
+      id: 'connection',
+      source: shape1,
+      target: shape2,
+      waypoints: [
+        { x: 100, y: 50 },
+        { x: 200, y: 50 }
+      ]
+    });
+
+    canvas.addConnection(connection, root);
+
+    newShape = elementFactory.createShape({
+      id: 'newShape',
+      x: 400,
+      y: 0,
+      width: 100,
+      height: 100
+    });
+  }
+
+
+  beforeEach(bootstrapDiagram({
+    modules: testModules
+  }));
+
+  beforeEach(inject(setupDiagram));
+
+
+  beforeEach(inject(function(complexPreview) {
+    complexPreview.create({
+      created: [
+        newShape
+      ],
+      removed: [
+        shape1,
+        connection
+      ],
+      moved: [
+        {
+          element: shape2,
+          delta: {
+            x: 100,
+            y: 100
+          }
+        }
+      ],
+      resized: [
+        {
+          shape: shape3,
+          bounds: {
+            x: 0,
+            y: 200,
+            width: 200,
+            height: 200
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    });
+  }));
+
+
+  it('should create preview', inject(function(canvas) {
+
+    // given
+
+    // when
+
+    // then
+    const layer = canvas.getLayer('complex-preview');
+
+    expect(layer).to.exist;
+
+    // created or removed (1 preview)
+    expect(queryPreview('newShape', layer)).to.have.length(1);
+    expect(queryPreview('connection', layer)).to.have.length(1);
+    expect(queryPreview('shape1', layer)).to.have.length(1);
+
+    // moved (2 previews)
+    expect(queryPreview('shape2', layer)).to.have.length(2);
+
+    // resized (2 previews)
+    expect(queryPreview('shape3', layer)).to.have.length(2);
+  }));
+
+
+  it('should clean up preview', inject(function(canvas, complexPreview) {
+
+    // given
+
+    // when
+    complexPreview.cleanUp();
+
+    // then
+    const layer = canvas.getLayer('complex-preview');
+
+    expect(layer).to.exist;
+
+    expect(layer.childNodes).to.have.length(0);
+  }));
+
+});
+
+function queryPreview(id, layer) {
+  return domQueryAll('[data-complex-preview-element-id="' + id + '"]', layer);
+}
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