diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/Git.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/Git.java
index 983b6b552..67e9a2576 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/Git.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/Git.java
@@ -701,4 +701,8 @@ public class Git {
 		return repo;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return "Git[" + repo + "]"; //$NON-NLS-1$//$NON-NLS-2$
+	}
 }