diff --git a/src/tracker/lib/array.jl b/src/tracker/lib/array.jl
index 545cbb99..1bef3bb7 100644
--- a/src/tracker/lib/array.jl
+++ b/src/tracker/lib/array.jl
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ end
 
 Base.print_array(io::IO, x::TrackedArray) = Base.print_array(io, data(x))
 
+function Base.show(io::IO, x::TrackedArray)
+  show(io, data(x))
+  print(io, " (tracked)")
+end
+
 Base.copy(x::TrackedArray) = x
 
 Base.setindex!(xs::TrackedArray, v, i...) =
diff --git a/src/tracker/lib/real.jl b/src/tracker/lib/real.jl
index e494b8ef..c5acf9fe 100644
--- a/src/tracker/lib/real.jl
+++ b/src/tracker/lib/real.jl
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ function back!(x::TrackedReal; once = true)
 end
 
 function Base.show(io::IO, x::TrackedReal)
+  T = get(io, :typeinfo, Any)
   show(io, data(x))
-  print(io, " (tracked)")
+  T <: TrackedReal || print(io, " (tracked)")
 end
 
 Base.decompose(x::TrackedReal) = Base.decompose(data(x))