diff --git a/static/graph-layout-core.ts b/static/graph-layout-core.ts
index c35b9deea..9c6809845 100644
--- a/static/graph-layout-core.ts
+++ b/static/graph-layout-core.ts
@@ -160,7 +160,10 @@ export class GraphLayoutCore {
     edgeRows: (RowDescriptor & EdgeRowMetadata)[];
     readonly layoutTime: number;
 
-    constructor(cfg: AnnotatedCfgDescriptor) {
+    constructor(
+        cfg: AnnotatedCfgDescriptor,
+        readonly centerParents: boolean,
+    ) {
         this.populate_graph(cfg);
 
         const start = performance.now();
@@ -358,9 +361,14 @@ export class GraphLayoutCore {
             boundingBox.rows++;
             block.boundingBox = boundingBox;
             block.row = 0;
-            // between immediate children
-            const [left, right] = [this.blocks[block.treeEdges[0]], this.blocks[block.treeEdges[1]]];
-            block.col = Math.floor((left.col + right.col) / 2); // TODO
+            if (this.centerParents) {
+                // center of bounding box
+                block.col = Math.floor(Math.max(boundingBox.cols - 2, 0) / 2);
+            } else {
+                // center between immediate children
+                const [left, right] = [this.blocks[block.treeEdges[0]], this.blocks[block.treeEdges[1]]];
+                block.col = Math.floor((left.col + right.col) / 2);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/static/panes/cfg-view.interfaces.ts b/static/panes/cfg-view.interfaces.ts
index c411650bd..12ee09cde 100644
--- a/static/panes/cfg-view.interfaces.ts
+++ b/static/panes/cfg-view.interfaces.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 export interface CfgState {
     selectedFunction: string | null;
     isircfg?: boolean;
+    centerparents?: boolean;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/static/panes/cfg-view.ts b/static/panes/cfg-view.ts
index 69e9923c4..98f7d952d 100644
--- a/static/panes/cfg-view.ts
+++ b/static/panes/cfg-view.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import {CompilerInfo} from '../../types/compiler.interfaces.js';
 import {assert, unwrap} from '../assert.js';
 import {GraphLayoutCore} from '../graph-layout-core.js';
 import * as MonacoConfig from '../monaco-config.js';
+import {Toggles} from '../widgets/toggles.js';
 
 const ColorTable = {
     red: '#FE5D5D',
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ export class Cfg extends Pane<CfgState> {
     graphContainer: HTMLElement;
     graphElement: HTMLElement;
     infoElement: HTMLElement;
+    centerParentsButton: JQuery<HTMLElement>;
     exportPNGButton: JQuery;
     estimatedPNGSize: Element;
     exportSVGButton: JQuery;
@@ -118,6 +120,8 @@ export class Cfg extends Pane<CfgState> {
     functionSelector: TomSelect;
     resetViewButton: JQuery;
     zoomOutButton: JQuery;
+    toggles: Toggles;
+
     results: CFGResult;
     state: CfgState & PaneState;
     layout: GraphLayoutCore;
@@ -201,10 +205,13 @@ export class Cfg extends Pane<CfgState> {
         this.graphContainer = this.domRoot.find('.graph-container')[0];
         this.graphElement = this.domRoot.find('.graph')[0];
         this.infoElement = this.domRoot.find('.cfg-info')[0];
+        this.centerParentsButton = this.domRoot.find('.center-parents');
         this.exportPNGButton = this.domRoot.find('.export-png').first();
         this.estimatedPNGSize = unwrap(this.exportPNGButton[0].querySelector('.estimated-export-size'));
         this.exportSVGButton = this.domRoot.find('.export-svg').first();
         this.setupFictitiousGraphContainer();
+
+        this.toggles = new Toggles(this.domRoot.find('.options'), state as unknown as Record<string, boolean>);
     }
 
     setupFictitiousGraphContainer() {
@@ -271,6 +278,7 @@ export class Cfg extends Pane<CfgState> {
             }
             e.preventDefault();
         });
+        this.toggles.on('change', this.onToggleChange.bind(this));
         this.exportPNGButton.on('click', () => {
             this.exportPNG();
         });
@@ -290,6 +298,12 @@ export class Cfg extends Pane<CfgState> {
         });
     }
 
+    onToggleChange() {
+        this.state = this.getCurrentState();
+        this.updateState();
+        this.selectFunction(this.state.selectedFunction);
+    }
+
     async exportPNG() {
         fileSaver.saveAs(await this.createPNG(), 'cfg.png');
     }
@@ -519,7 +533,7 @@ export class Cfg extends Pane<CfgState> {
         const fn = this.results[name];
         this.bbMap = {};
         await this.createBasicBlocks(fn);
-        this.layout = new GraphLayoutCore(fn as AnnotatedCfgDescriptor);
+        this.layout = new GraphLayoutCore(fn as AnnotatedCfgDescriptor, !!this.state.centerparents);
         this.applyLayout();
         this.drawEdges();
         this.infoElement.innerHTML = `Layout time: ${Math.round(this.layout.layoutTime)}ms<br/>Basic blocks: ${
@@ -695,6 +709,7 @@ export class Cfg extends Pane<CfgState> {
             treeid: this.compilerInfo.treeId,
             selectedFunction: this.state.selectedFunction,
             isircfg: this.state.isircfg,
+            centerparents: this.toggles.get().centerparents,
         };
         this.paneRenaming.addState(state);
         return state;
diff --git a/static/styles/explorer.scss b/static/styles/explorer.scss
index dda6d05bf..a51c4cedd 100644
--- a/static/styles/explorer.scss
+++ b/static/styles/explorer.scss
@@ -504,6 +504,10 @@ pre.content.wrap * {
         font-size: x-small;
         font-style: italic;
     }
+
+    .options button {
+        height: 100%;
+    }
 }
 
 .change-language {
diff --git a/views/templates/panes/cfg.pug b/views/templates/panes/cfg.pug
index 0cb36bdb5..9bae3ff83 100644
--- a/views/templates/panes/cfg.pug
+++ b/views/templates/panes/cfg.pug
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
   .top-bar.btn-toolbar.bg-light.cfg-toolbar(role="toolbar")
     .btn-group.btn-group-sm(role="group")
       select.function-selector
+    .btn-group.btn-group-sm.filters(role="group")
+      button.btn.btn-sm.btn-light.dropdown-toggle(type="button" title="Control flow graph options" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Change how the control flow graph is rendered")
+        span.fas.fa-cog
+        span.hideable Layout Options
+      .dropdown-menu.options
+        .button-checkbox
+          button.dropdown-item.btn.btn-sm.btn-light.center-parents(type="button" title="Center Parents" data-bind="centerparents" aria-pressed="false" aria-label="Center Parents")
+            span Center Parents
+          input.d-none(type="checkbox" checked=false)
     .btn-group.btn-group-sm(role="group" aria-label="CFG Export")
       button.btn.btn-sm.btn-light.dropdown-toggle(type="button" title="LLVM Opt Pass Options" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Set output options")
         span.fas.fa-arrow-down