diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssue.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssue.java
index 39e5c24b7..a5afad6d2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssue.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssue.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public class GHIssue extends GHObject {
     protected int number;
     protected String closed_at;
     protected int comments;
+    @SkipFromToString
     protected String body;
     // for backward compatibility with < 1.63, this collection needs to hold instances of Label, not GHLabel
     protected List<Label> labels;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHObject.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHObject.java
index 270ac1fcc..323e72cd2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHObject.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHObject.java
@@ -2,8 +2,13 @@ package org.kohsuke.github;
 
 import com.infradna.tool.bridge_method_injector.WithBridgeMethods;
 import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.SuppressFBWarnings;
+import org.apache.commons.lang.builder.ReflectionToStringBuilder;
+import org.apache.commons.lang.builder.ToStringBuilder;
+import org.apache.commons.lang.builder.ToStringStyle;
+import org.apache.commons.lang.reflect.FieldUtils;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.Date;
 
@@ -72,4 +77,39 @@ public abstract class GHObject {
     private Object urlToString(URL url, Class type) {
         return url==null ? null : url.toString();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * String representation to assist debugging and inspection. The output format of this string
+     * is not a committed part of the API and is subject to change.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return new ReflectionToStringBuilder(this, TOSTRING_STYLE, null, null, false, false) {
+            @Override
+            protected boolean accept(Field field) {
+                return super.accept(field) && !field.isAnnotationPresent(SkipFromToString.class);
+            }
+        }.toString();
+    }
+
+    private static final ToStringStyle TOSTRING_STYLE = new ToStringStyle() {
+        {
+            this.setUseShortClassName(true);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void append(StringBuffer buffer, String fieldName, Object value, Boolean fullDetail) {
+            // skip unimportant properties. '_' is a heuristics as important properties tend to have short names
+            if (fieldName.contains("_"))
+                return;
+            // avoid recursing other GHObject
+            if (value instanceof GHObject)
+                return;
+            // likewise no point in showing root
+            if (value instanceof GitHub)
+                return;
+
+            super.append(buffer,fieldName,value,fullDetail);
+        }
+    };
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java
index 3e7962b56..7afd59e4d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ public class GHRepository extends GHObject {
     private String default_branch,language;
     private Map<String,GHCommit> commits = new HashMap<String, GHCommit>();
 
+    @SkipFromToString
     private GHRepoPermission permissions;
 
     private GHRepository source, parent;
@@ -1350,14 +1351,9 @@ public class GHRepository extends GHObject {
     }
 
 
-    @Override
-    public String toString() {
-        return "Repository:"+owner.login+":"+name;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
-        return toString().hashCode();
+        return ("Repository:"+owner.login+":"+name).hashCode();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHUser.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHUser.java
index 319908cba..790f24ec2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHUser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHUser.java
@@ -196,11 +196,6 @@ public class GHUser extends GHPerson {
         };
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public String toString() {
-        return "User:"+login;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
         return login.hashCode();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/SkipFromToString.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/SkipFromToString.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..67027a5e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/SkipFromToString.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package org.kohsuke.github;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Ignores this field for {@link GHObject#toString()}
+ *
+ * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
+ */
+@Target(ElementType.FIELD)
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@interface SkipFromToString {
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/AppTest.java b/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/AppTest.java
index f7d4823f0..490d4d15d 100755
--- a/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/AppTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/AppTest.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 /**
@@ -854,6 +855,18 @@ public class AppTest extends AbstractGitHubApiTestBase {
         gitHub.listNotifications().markAsRead();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Just basic code coverage to make sure toString() doesn't blow up
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void checkToString() throws Exception {
+        GHUser u = gitHub.getUser("jenkinsci");
+        System.out.println(u);
+        GHRepository r = u.getRepository("jenkins");
+        System.out.println(r);
+        System.out.println(r.getIssue(1));
+    }
+
     private void kohsuke() {
         String login = getUser().getLogin();
         Assume.assumeTrue(login.equals("kohsuke") || login.equals("kohsuke2"));