diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/support/replication/TransportReplicationAction.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/support/replication/TransportReplicationAction.java
index 0f0a9ae2c5d..085b3c10018 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/support/replication/TransportReplicationAction.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/support/replication/TransportReplicationAction.java
@@ -1124,6 +1124,11 @@ public abstract class TransportReplicationAction<
         public String getTargetAllocationID() {
             return targetAllocationID;
         }
+
+        @Override
+        public String toString() {
+            return "request: " + request + ", target allocation id: " + targetAllocationID;
+        }
     }
 
     /**