diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/CollectionType.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/CollectionType.java
index dbdab397b7..bbfdda0f99 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/CollectionType.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/CollectionType.java
@@ -179,7 +179,23 @@ public abstract class CollectionType extends AbstractType implements Association
 		if ( value == null ) {
 			return "null";
 		}
-		else if ( !Hibernate.isInitialized( value ) ) {
+
+		if ( !getReturnedClass().isInstance( value ) && !PersistentCollection.class.isInstance( value ) ) {
+			// its most likely the collection-key
+			final CollectionPersister persister = getPersister( factory );
+			if ( persister.getKeyType().getReturnedClass().isInstance( value ) ) {
+				return getRole() + "#" + getPersister( factory ).getKeyType().toLoggableString( value, factory );
+			}
+			else {
+				// although it could also be the collection-id
+				if ( persister.getIdentifierType() != null
+						&& persister.getIdentifierType().getReturnedClass().isInstance( value ) ) {
+					return getRole() + "#" + getPersister( factory ).getIdentifierType().toLoggableString( value, factory );
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		if ( !Hibernate.isInitialized( value ) ) {
 			return "<uninitialized>";
 		}
 		else {
@@ -289,7 +305,11 @@ public abstract class CollectionType extends AbstractType implements Association
 	 * @return The underlying collection persister
 	 */
 	private CollectionPersister getPersister(SharedSessionContractImplementor session) {
-		return session.getFactory().getMetamodel().collectionPersister( role );
+		return getPersister( session.getFactory() );
+	}
+
+	private CollectionPersister getPersister(SessionFactoryImplementor factory) {
+		return factory.getMetamodel().collectionPersister( role );
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/EntityType.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/EntityType.java
index 84c0e012a4..262bd6e09a 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/EntityType.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/EntityType.java
@@ -499,8 +499,15 @@ public abstract class EntityType extends AbstractType implements AssociationType
 			return "null";
 		}
 
-		EntityPersister persister = getAssociatedEntityPersister( factory );
-		StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder().append( associatedEntityName );
+		final EntityPersister persister = getAssociatedEntityPersister( factory );
+		if ( !persister.getEntityTuplizer().isInstance( value ) ) {
+			// it should be the id type...
+			if ( persister.getIdentifierType().getReturnedClass().isInstance( value ) ) {
+				return associatedEntityName + "#" + value;
+			}
+		}
+
+		final StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder().append( associatedEntityName );
 
 		if ( persister.hasIdentifierProperty() ) {
 			final Serializable id;
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/descriptor/java/BlobTypeDescriptor.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/descriptor/java/BlobTypeDescriptor.java
index 328a247ffa..5de59fbff6 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/descriptor/java/BlobTypeDescriptor.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/descriptor/java/BlobTypeDescriptor.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class BlobTypeDescriptor extends AbstractTypeDescriptor<Blob> {
 
 	@Override
 	public String extractLoggableRepresentation(Blob value) {
-		return value == null ? "null" : "BLOB{...}";
+		return value == null ? "null" : "{blob}";
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/descriptor/java/ClobTypeDescriptor.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/descriptor/java/ClobTypeDescriptor.java
index e2f6a61fab..5d97cdd9a2 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/descriptor/java/ClobTypeDescriptor.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/descriptor/java/ClobTypeDescriptor.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class ClobTypeDescriptor extends AbstractTypeDescriptor<Clob> {
 
 	@Override
 	public String extractLoggableRepresentation(Clob value) {
-		return value == null ? "null" : "CLOB{...}";
+		return value == null ? "null" : "{clob}";
 	}
 
 	public String toString(Clob value) {
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/descriptor/java/NClobTypeDescriptor.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/descriptor/java/NClobTypeDescriptor.java
index 50107b695e..a706a0dcf1 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/descriptor/java/NClobTypeDescriptor.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/descriptor/java/NClobTypeDescriptor.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class NClobTypeDescriptor extends AbstractTypeDescriptor<NClob> {
 
 	@Override
 	public String extractLoggableRepresentation(NClob value) {
-		return value == null ? "null" : "NCLOB{...}";
+		return value == null ? "null" : "{nclob}";
 	}
 
 	public String toString(NClob value) {