diff --git a/src/runtime/python/pypgf.c b/src/runtime/python/pypgf.c
index 732c14e69..93dd0d034 100644
--- a/src/runtime/python/pypgf.c
+++ b/src/runtime/python/pypgf.c
@@ -2619,6 +2619,24 @@ PGF_dealloc(PGFObject* self)
     Py_TYPE(self)->tp_free((PyObject*)self);
 }
 
+static PyObject *
+PGF_repr(PGFObject *self)
+{
+	GuPool* tmp_pool = gu_local_pool();
+
+	GuExn* err = gu_exn(tmp_pool);
+	GuStringBuf* sbuf = gu_new_string_buf(tmp_pool);
+	GuOut* out = gu_string_buf_out(sbuf);
+
+	pgf_print(self->pgf, out, err);
+
+	PyObject* pystr = PyString_FromStringAndSize(gu_string_buf_data(sbuf),
+	                                             gu_string_buf_length(sbuf));
+
+	gu_pool_free(tmp_pool);
+	return pystr;
+}
+
 static PyObject*
 PGF_getAbstractName(PGFObject *self, void *closure)
 {
@@ -3239,7 +3257,7 @@ static PyTypeObject pgf_PGFType = {
     0,                         /*tp_as_mapping*/
     0,                         /*tp_hash */
     0,                         /*tp_call*/
-    0,                         /*tp_str*/
+    (reprfunc) PGF_repr,       /*tp_str*/
     0,                         /*tp_getattro*/
     0,                         /*tp_setattro*/
     0,                         /*tp_as_buffer*/