diff --git a/Source/Objects/GTLRObject.m b/Source/Objects/GTLRObject.m
index 2bdafc93e..a976b413d 100644
--- a/Source/Objects/GTLRObject.m
+++ b/Source/Objects/GTLRObject.m
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ + (NSArray *)allKnownKeys {
 - (NSString *)description {
   NSString *jsonDesc = [self JSONDescription];
 
-  NSString *str = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@ %p: {%@}",
+  NSString *str = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@ %p: %@",
                    [self class], self, jsonDesc];
   return str;
 }
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ - (NSString *)JSONDescription {
   // Find the list of declared and otherwise known JSON keys for this class.
   NSArray *knownKeys = [[self class] allKnownKeys];
 
-  NSMutableString *descStr = [NSMutableString string];
+  NSMutableString *descStr = [NSMutableString stringWithString:@"{"];
 
   NSString *spacer = @"";
   for (NSString *key in _json) {
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ - (NSString *)JSONDescription {
     [descStr appendFormat:@"%@%@%@:%@", spacer, key, qmark, value];
     spacer = @" ";
   }
+  [descStr appendString:@"}"];
   return descStr;
 }
 
@@ -601,7 +602,7 @@ @implementation GTLRDataObject
 - (NSString *)description {
   NSString *jsonDesc = @"";
   if (self.JSON.count > 0) {
-    jsonDesc = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"{%@}", [self JSONDescription]];
+    jsonDesc = [self JSONDescription];
   }
   return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@ %p: %tu bytes, contentType:%@ %@",
           [self class], self, self.data.length, self.contentType, jsonDesc];
@@ -651,6 +652,11 @@ - (NSArray *)itemsWithItemClass:(Class)itemClass {
   return result;
 }
 
+- (NSString *)JSONDescription {
+  // Just like GTLRObject's handing of arrays, just return the count.
+  return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"[%tu]", self.JSON.count];
+}
+
 @end
 
 Class GTLRObjectResolveClass(
diff --git a/Source/Tests/GTLRObjectTest.m b/Source/Tests/GTLRObjectTest.m
index d531e88a7..084eb716d 100644
--- a/Source/Tests/GTLRObjectTest.m
+++ b/Source/Tests/GTLRObjectTest.m
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 #import "GTLRDuration.h"
 #import "GTLRErrorObject.h"
 
+@interface GTLRObject (ExposedForTesting)
+- (NSString *)JSONDescription;
+@end
+
 // Custom subclass for testing the property handling.
 @class GTLRTestingObject;
 @interface GTLRTestingObject : GTLRObject
@@ -1694,4 +1698,54 @@ - (void)testBatchResultCoding {
   XCTAssertEqualObjects(result.responseHeaders, result2.responseHeaders);
 }
 
+#pragma mark NSObject description
+
+- (void)testObjectDescription {
+  // -description uses the internal -JSONDescription; we test that since
+  // it won't include instance pointer values.
+
+  GTLRTestingObject *obj = [GTLRTestingObject object];
+  obj.aStr = @"a string";
+  obj.aNum = @123;
+  obj.aBool = @YES;
+  obj.arrayNumber = @[ @1, @2, @3 ];
+  obj.JSON[@"unknown"] = @"something";
+
+  GTLRTestingObject *obj2 = [GTLRTestingObject object];
+  obj2.aStr = @"kid";
+  obj2.JSON[@"un"] = @"value";
+
+  obj.child = obj2;
+
+  XCTAssertEqualObjects([obj JSONDescription],
+                        @"{a.num:123 a_bool:1 a_str:\"a string\" arrayNumber:[3] unknown?:\"something\" child:{a_str,un}}");
+  XCTAssertEqualObjects([obj2 JSONDescription],
+                        @"{a_str:\"kid\" un?:\"value\"}");
+
+  // Test the special case wrapper for arrays: of Object
+
+  NSString * const jsonStr = @"[ {\"a_str\":\"obj 1\"}, {\"a_str\":\"obj 2\"} ]";
+  NSError *err = nil;
+  NSMutableDictionary *json = [self objectWithString:jsonStr error:&err];
+  XCTAssertNil(err);
+  XCTAssertNotNil(json);
+
+  GTLRTestingResultArray *arrayResult = [GTLRTestingResultArray objectWithJSON:json];
+  XCTAssertNotNil(arrayResult);
+
+  XCTAssertEqualObjects([arrayResult JSONDescription], @"[2]");
+
+  // Test the special case wrapper for arrays: of Object
+
+  NSString * const jsonStr2 = @"[ \"str 1\", \"str 2\" ]";
+  json = [self objectWithString:jsonStr2 error:&err];
+  XCTAssertNil(err);
+  XCTAssertNotNil(json);
+
+  GTLRTestingResultArray2 *arrayResult2 = [GTLRTestingResultArray2 objectWithJSON:json];
+  XCTAssertNotNil(arrayResult2);
+
+  XCTAssertEqualObjects([arrayResult2 JSONDescription], @"[2]");
+}
+
 @end