diff --git a/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/client/methods/HttpRequestBase.java b/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/client/methods/HttpRequestBase.java
index 4de99406c..5c23fe361 100644
--- a/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/client/methods/HttpRequestBase.java
+++ b/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/client/methods/HttpRequestBase.java
@@ -195,4 +195,9 @@ public abstract class HttpRequestBase extends AbstractHttpMessage
         return clone;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return getMethod() + " " + getURI() + " " + getProtocolVersion();
+    }    
+
 }