diff --git a/Asn1Editor/API/Interfaces/ITreeCommands.cs b/Asn1Editor/API/Interfaces/ITreeCommands.cs
index 262cb60..c18164f 100644
--- a/Asn1Editor/API/Interfaces/ITreeCommands.cs
+++ b/Asn1Editor/API/Interfaces/ITreeCommands.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace SysadminsLV.Asn1Editor.API.Interfaces;
 
 public interface ITreeCommands {
     ICommand ShowNodeTextViewer { get; }
+    ICommand ShowNodeInConverter { get; }
     ICommand SaveNodeCommand { get; }
     ICommand EditNodeCommand { get; }
     ICommand RegisterOidCommand { get; }
diff --git a/Asn1Editor/API/Utils/WPF/WindowFactory.cs b/Asn1Editor/API/Utils/WPF/WindowFactory.cs
index 5f476db..4b23c04 100644
--- a/Asn1Editor/API/Utils/WPF/WindowFactory.cs
+++ b/Asn1Editor/API/Utils/WPF/WindowFactory.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public void ShowNodeTextViewer() {
         hwnd = App.Container.Resolve<TextViewer>();
         ShowAsWindow(true);
     }
-    public void ShowConverterWindow(IEnumerable<Byte> data, Func<Byte[], Task> action) {
+    public void ShowConverterWindow(IEnumerable<Byte> data, Func<Byte[], Task>? action) {
         if (!binConverterWindowClosed) {
             binConverterWindow.Focus();
             return;
diff --git a/Asn1Editor/API/ViewModel/BinaryConverterVM.cs b/Asn1Editor/API/ViewModel/BinaryConverterVM.cs
index 77a16d6..2f52898 100644
--- a/Asn1Editor/API/ViewModel/BinaryConverterVM.cs
+++ b/Asn1Editor/API/ViewModel/BinaryConverterVM.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Data;
@@ -17,20 +18,20 @@
 namespace SysadminsLV.Asn1Editor.API.ViewModel;
 
 class BinaryConverterVM : AsyncViewModel {
-    readonly String master = new String('0', 78);
+    readonly String master = new('0', 78);
+    readonly Func<Byte[], Task>? _action;
     Double width;
     String text, path;
     EncodingTypeEntry? selectedEncoding;
     Boolean canCheck;
-    readonly Func<Byte[], Task> _action;
 
-    public BinaryConverterVM(Func<Byte[], Task> action) {
+    public BinaryConverterVM(Func<Byte[], Task>? action) {
         _action = action;
         OpenCommand = new RelayCommand(openFile);
         SaveCommand = new RelayCommand(saveFile, canPrintSave);
         PrintCommand = new RelayCommand(print, canPrintSave);
         ClearCommand = new RelayCommand(clearText);
-        ValidateCommand = new RelayCommand(validateInput);
+        ValidateCommand = new AsyncCommand(validateInput, canValidateInput);
         //TextBoxWidth = TextUtility.MeasureStringWidth(master, Settings.Default.FontSize, true);
         initialize();
         EncodingTypesView = CollectionViewSource.GetDefaultView(EncodingTypes);
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ public BinaryConverterVM(Func<Byte[], Task> action) {
     public ICommand OpenCommand { get; }
     public ICommand SaveCommand { get; }
     public ICommand ClearCommand { get; }
-    public ICommand ValidateCommand { get; }
+    public IAsyncCommand ValidateCommand { get; }
     public ICommand PrintCommand { get; }
 
     public String Text {
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ void saveFile(Object obj) {
                 break;
         }
     }
-    async void validateInput(Object obj) {
+    async Task validateInput(Object obj, CancellationToken token) {
         if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(Text)) {
             Tools.MsgBox("Warning", "There is nothing to validate.", MessageBoxImage.Warning);
             return;
@@ -179,10 +180,14 @@ async void validateInput(Object obj) {
             Tools.MsgBox("Error", "Input text cannot be validated.");
         }
         RawData.AddRange(HexUtility.AnyToBinary(Text));
-        if (obj != null && obj.ToString() == "Decode") {
+        if (obj is not null && _action is not null && obj.ToString() == "Decode") {
             await _action(RawData.ToArray());
         }
     }
+    Boolean canValidateInput(Object o) {
+        return _action is not null;
+    }
+
     void clearText(Object obj) {
         Text = String.Empty;
         RawData.Clear();
diff --git a/Asn1Editor/API/ViewModel/TreeViewCommands.cs b/Asn1Editor/API/ViewModel/TreeViewCommands.cs
index e98513e..fb5ac21 100644
--- a/Asn1Editor/API/ViewModel/TreeViewCommands.cs
+++ b/Asn1Editor/API/ViewModel/TreeViewCommands.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public TreeViewCommands(IWindowFactory windowFactory, IHasAsnDocumentTabs appTab
         _tabs = appTabs;
         SaveNodeCommand = new RelayCommand(saveBinaryNode, ensureNodeSelected);
         ShowNodeTextViewer = new RelayCommand(showNodeTextViewer, ensureNodeSelected);
+        ShowNodeInConverter = new RelayCommand(showNodeInConverter, ensureNodeSelected);
         EditNodeCommand = new RelayCommand(editNodeContent, ensureNodeSelected);
         RegisterOidCommand = new RelayCommand(registerOid, ensureNodeSelected);
         AddNewNodeCommand = new RelayCommand(addNewNode, canAddNewNode);
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ public TreeViewCommands(IWindowFactory windowFactory, IHasAsnDocumentTabs appTab
     }
 
     public ICommand ShowNodeTextViewer { get; }
+    public ICommand ShowNodeInConverter { get; }
     public ICommand EditNodeCommand { get; }
     public ICommand RegisterOidCommand { get; set; }
     public ICommand SaveNodeCommand { get; }
@@ -71,6 +73,14 @@ void saveBinaryNode(Object o) {
     void showNodeTextViewer(Object o) {
         _windowFactory.ShowNodeTextViewer();
     }
+    void showNodeInConverter(Object o) {
+        isTabSelected(out IDataSource data); // granted to be non-null
+        if (data.SelectedNode != null) {
+            IEnumerable<Byte> nodeData = data.RawData.Skip(data.SelectedNode.Offset).Take(data.SelectedNode.TagLength);
+
+            _windowFactory.ShowConverterWindow(nodeData, null);
+        }
+    }
     void editNodeContent(Object o) {
         isTabSelected(out IDataSource data); // granted to be non-null
         if (data.SelectedNode != null) {
diff --git a/Asn1Editor/Views/Windows/MainWindow.xaml b/Asn1Editor/Views/Windows/MainWindow.xaml
index 4adda86..7436f1d 100644
--- a/Asn1Editor/Views/Windows/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/Asn1Editor/Views/Windows/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@
                         <Image Source="/Views/Images/Menu/viewtext_16x16.png"/>
                     </MenuItem.Icon>
                 </MenuItem>
+                <MenuItem Header="View encoded node..."
+                          Command="{Binding TreeCommands.ShowNodeInConverter}">
+                    <MenuItem.Icon>
+                        <Image Source="/Views/Images/Menu/converter_16x16.png"/>
+                    </MenuItem.Icon>
+                </MenuItem>
                 <MenuItem Header="Edit Object Identifier mapping"
                           Command="{Binding TreeCommands.RegisterOidCommand}">
                     <MenuItem.Style>
@@ -406,6 +412,12 @@
                                                 <Image Source="/Views/Images/Menu/viewtext_16x16.png"/>
                                             </MenuItem.Icon>
                                         </MenuItem>
+                                        <MenuItem Header="View encoded node..."
+                                                  Command="{Binding TreeCommands.ShowNodeInConverter}">
+                                            <MenuItem.Icon>
+                                                <Image Source="/Views/Images/Menu/converter_16x16.png"/>
+                                            </MenuItem.Icon>
+                                        </MenuItem>
                                         <MenuItem Header="Edit Object Identifier mapping"
                                                   Command="{Binding TreeCommands.RegisterOidCommand}">
                                             <MenuItem.Style>