diff --git a/src/userdata.rs b/src/userdata.rs
index af827ad..68edf67 100644
--- a/src/userdata.rs
+++ b/src/userdata.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use {
 use crate::error::{Error, Result};
 use crate::function::Function;
 use crate::lua::Lua;
+use crate::string::String;
 use crate::table::{Table, TablePairs};
 use crate::types::{Callback, LuaRef, MaybeSend};
 use crate::util::{check_stack, get_userdata, take_userdata, StackGuard};
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ impl PartialEq<MetaMethod> for &str {
     }
 }
 
-impl PartialEq<MetaMethod> for String {
+impl PartialEq<MetaMethod> for StdString {
     fn eq(&self, other: &MetaMethod) -> bool {
         self == other.name()
     }
@@ -411,18 +412,23 @@ pub trait UserDataMethods<'lua, T> {
     //
 
     #[doc(hidden)]
-    fn add_callback(&mut self, _name: String, _callback: Callback<'lua, 'static>) {}
+    fn add_callback(&mut self, _name: StdString, _callback: Callback<'lua, 'static>) {}
 
     #[doc(hidden)]
     #[cfg(feature = "async")]
-    fn add_async_callback(&mut self, _name: String, _callback: AsyncCallback<'lua, 'static>) {}
+    fn add_async_callback(&mut self, _name: StdString, _callback: AsyncCallback<'lua, 'static>) {}
 
     #[doc(hidden)]
-    fn add_meta_callback(&mut self, _name: String, _callback: Callback<'lua, 'static>) {}
+    fn add_meta_callback(&mut self, _name: StdString, _callback: Callback<'lua, 'static>) {}
 
     #[doc(hidden)]
     #[cfg(feature = "async")]
-    fn add_async_meta_callback(&mut self, _name: String, _callback: AsyncCallback<'lua, 'static>) {}
+    fn add_async_meta_callback(
+        &mut self,
+        _name: StdString,
+        _callback: AsyncCallback<'lua, 'static>,
+    ) {
+    }
 }
 
 /// Field registry for [`UserData`] implementors.
@@ -495,10 +501,10 @@ pub trait UserDataFields<'lua, T> {
     //
 
     #[doc(hidden)]
-    fn add_field_getter(&mut self, _name: String, _callback: Callback<'lua, 'static>) {}
+    fn add_field_getter(&mut self, _name: StdString, _callback: Callback<'lua, 'static>) {}
 
     #[doc(hidden)]
-    fn add_field_setter(&mut self, _name: String, _callback: Callback<'lua, 'static>) {}
+    fn add_field_setter(&mut self, _name: StdString, _callback: Callback<'lua, 'static>) {}
 }
 
 /// Trait for custom userdata types.
@@ -1045,6 +1051,30 @@ impl<'lua> AnyUserData<'lua> {
         OwnedAnyUserData(self.0.into_owned())
     }
 
+    /// Returns a type name of this `UserData` (from `__name` metatable field).
+    pub(crate) fn type_name(&self) -> Result<Option<StdString>> {
+        let lua = self.0.lua;
+        let state = lua.state();
+        unsafe {
+            let _sg = StackGuard::new(state);
+            check_stack(state, 3)?;
+
+            lua.push_userdata_ref(&self.0)?;
+            let protect = !lua.unlikely_memory_error();
+            let name_type = if protect {
+                protect_lua!(state, 1, 1, |state| {
+                    ffi::luaL_getmetafield(state, -1, cstr!("__name"))
+                })?
+            } else {
+                ffi::luaL_getmetafield(state, -1, cstr!("__name"))
+            };
+            match name_type {
+                ffi::LUA_TSTRING => Ok(Some(String(lua.pop_ref()).to_str()?.to_owned())),
+                _ => Ok(None),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn equals<T: AsRef<Self>>(&self, other: T) -> Result<bool> {
         let other = other.as_ref();
         // Uses lua_rawequal() under the hood
@@ -1220,7 +1250,7 @@ impl<'lua, V> Iterator for UserDataMetatablePairs<'lua, V>
 where
     V: FromLua<'lua>,
 {
-    type Item = Result<(String, V)>;
+    type Item = Result<(StdString, V)>;
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
         loop {
diff --git a/src/value.rs b/src/value.rs
index 77ff45c..3f17456 100644
--- a/src/value.rs
+++ b/src/value.rs
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ impl<'lua> Value<'lua> {
             Value::Nil => write!(fmt, "nil"),
             Value::Boolean(b) => write!(fmt, "{b}"),
             Value::LightUserData(ud) if ud.0.is_null() => write!(fmt, "null"),
-            Value::LightUserData(ud) => write!(fmt, "<lightuserdata {:?}>", ud.0),
+            Value::LightUserData(ud) => write!(fmt, "lightuserdata: {:?}", ud.0),
             Value::Integer(i) => write!(fmt, "{i}"),
             Value::Number(n) => write!(fmt, "{n}"),
             #[cfg(feature = "luau")]
@@ -223,13 +223,16 @@ impl<'lua> Value<'lua> {
             Value::Table(t) if recursive && !visited.contains(&t.to_pointer()) => {
                 t.fmt_pretty(fmt, ident, visited)
             }
-            t @ Value::Table(_) => write!(fmt, "<table {:?}>", t.to_pointer()),
-            f @ Value::Function(_) => write!(fmt, "<function {:?}>", f.to_pointer()),
-            t @ Value::Thread(_) => write!(fmt, "<thread {:?}>", t.to_pointer()),
-            // TODO: Show type name for registered userdata
-            u @ Value::UserData(_) => write!(fmt, "<userdata {:?}>", u.to_pointer()),
+            t @ Value::Table(_) => write!(fmt, "table: {:?}", t.to_pointer()),
+            f @ Value::Function(_) => write!(fmt, "function: {:?}", f.to_pointer()),
+            t @ Value::Thread(_) => write!(fmt, "thread: {:?}", t.to_pointer()),
+            u @ Value::UserData(ud) => {
+                let name = ud.type_name().ok().flatten();
+                let name = name.unwrap_or_else(|| "userdata".to_string());
+                write!(fmt, "{name}: {:?}", u.to_pointer())
+            }
             Value::Error(e) if recursive => write!(fmt, "{e:?}"),
-            Value::Error(_) => write!(fmt, "<error>"),
+            Value::Error(_) => write!(fmt, "error"),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/debug.rs b/tests/debug.rs
index 823dc7b..3bb6b8b 100644
--- a/tests/debug.rs
+++ b/tests/debug.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ fn test_debug_format() -> Result<()> {
     // Globals
     let globals = lua.globals();
     let dump = format!("{globals:#?}");
-    assert!(dump.starts_with("{\n  [\"_G\"] = <table"));
+    assert!(dump.starts_with("{\n  [\"_G\"] = table:"));
 
     // TODO: Other cases
 
diff --git a/tests/value.rs b/tests/value.rs
index ad5001e..1fc1e66 100644
--- a/tests/value.rs
+++ b/tests/value.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::os::raw::c_void;
 use std::ptr;
 use std::string::String as StdString;
@@ -139,3 +140,16 @@ fn test_value_to_string() -> Result<()> {
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_debug_format() -> Result<()> {
+    let lua = Lua::new();
+
+    lua.register_userdata_type::<HashMap<i32, StdString>>(|_| {})?;
+    let ud = lua
+        .create_any_userdata::<HashMap<i32, StdString>>(HashMap::new())
+        .map(Value::UserData)?;
+    assert!(format!("{ud:#?}").starts_with("HashMap<i32, String>:"));
+
+    Ok(())
+}