diff --git a/core/java/android/os/Handler.java b/core/java/android/os/Handler.java
index bc372447d63ed..af2fa9bf1ffa6 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/Handler.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/Handler.java
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ public class Handler {
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        return "Handler{"
+        return "Handler (" + getClass().getName() + ") {"
         + Integer.toHexString(System.identityHashCode(this))
         + "}";
     }