diff --git a/addons/product_matrix/views/matrix_templates.xml b/addons/product_matrix/views/matrix_templates.xml
index 07b10631b60..56c99179d36 100644
--- a/addons/product_matrix/views/matrix_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/product_matrix/views/matrix_templates.xml
@@ -2,33 +2,37 @@
 <odoo>
     <template id="matrix">
           <t t-foreach="order.get_report_matrixes()" t-as="grid">
-              <table class="o_view_grid o_product_variant_grid table table-sm table-striped table-bordered">
-                  <thead>
-                      <tr>
-                          <th t-foreach="grid['header']" t-as="column_header" class="o_grid_title_header text-center">
-                              <span t-esc="column_header['name']"/>
-                              <t t-call="product_matrix.extra_price">
-                                  <t t-set="price" t-value="column_header.get('price', False)"/>
-                              </t>
-                          </th>
-                      </tr>
-                  </thead>
-                  <tbody>
-                      <tr t-foreach="grid['matrix']" t-as="row">
-                          <t t-foreach="row" t-as="cell">
-                              <td t-if="cell.get('name', False)" class="text-start">
-                                  <strong t-esc="cell['name']"/>
-                                  <t t-call="product_matrix.extra_price">
-                                      <t t-set="price" t-value="cell.get('price', False)"/>
-                                  </t>
-                              </td>
-                              <td t-else="" class="text-end">
-                                  <span t-esc="cell.get('qty', 0)" class="o_grid_cell_container"/>
-                              </td>
-                          </t>
-                      </tr>
-                  </tbody>
-              </table>
+            <div t-if="False" contenteditable="false" class="bg-light border-1 rounded h-100 d-flex flex-column align-items-center justify-content-center p-4 opacity-75 text-muted text-center">
+                    <!-- this block is here for demo purposes, when editing the report via studio -->
+                    <strong>Product matrix block</strong>
+                    <div>The matrix of product variants of this order will be displayed here, if there are any.</div>
+                    <small>Switch to the "else" condition of this block to view or edit the table.</small>
+            </div>
+            <table t-else="" class="o_view_grid o_product_variant_grid table table-sm table-striped table-bordered">
+                <thead>
+                    <tr>
+                        <th t-foreach="grid['header']" t-as="column_header" class="o_grid_title_header text-center">
+                            <span t-esc="column_header['name']">Column name</span>
+                            <t t-call="product_matrix.extra_price">
+                                <t t-set="price" t-value="column_header.get('price', False)"/>
+                            </t>
+                        </th>
+                    </tr>
+                </thead>
+                <tbody>
+                    <tr t-foreach="grid['matrix']" t-as="row">
+                        <td t-foreach="row" t-as="cell" t-if="cell.get('name', False)" class="text-start">
+                            <strong t-esc="cell['name']">Cell name</strong>
+                            <t t-call="product_matrix.extra_price">
+                                <t t-set="price" t-value="cell.get('price', False)"/>
+                            </t>
+                        </td>
+                        <td t-else="" class="text-end">
+                            <span t-esc="cell.get('qty', 0)" class="o_grid_cell_container"/>
+                        </td>
+                    </tr>
+                </tbody>
+            </table>
           </t>
     </template>
 
@@ -44,7 +48,7 @@
                   accurate to display it.
                   -->
               <span class="variant_price_extra" style="white-space: nowrap;">
-                  <t t-out="price"/>
+                  <t t-out="price">Variant price</t>
               </span>
           </span>
     </template>