diff --git a/formatter.go b/formatter.go
index 8dacda2..a321b4d 100644
--- a/formatter.go
+++ b/formatter.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package pretty
 
 import (
+	"encoding"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"reflect"
@@ -166,7 +167,20 @@ func (p *printer) printValue(v reflect.Value, showType, quote bool) {
 			io.WriteString(p, t.String())
 		}
 		writeByte(p, '{')
-		if nonzero(v) {
+		printed := false
+		if v.CanInterface() {
+			switch vv := v.Interface().(type) {
+			case fmt.Stringer:
+				p.fmtString(vv.String(), true)
+				printed = true
+			case encoding.TextMarshaler:
+				if b, err := vv.MarshalText(); err == nil {
+					p.fmtString(string(b), true)
+					printed = true
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if !printed && nonzero(v) {
 			expand := !canInline(v.Type())
 			pp := p
 			if expand {
diff --git a/formatter_test.go b/formatter_test.go
index 1b55ae5..f7aa648 100644
--- a/formatter_test.go
+++ b/formatter_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 	"unsafe"
 )
 
@@ -259,3 +260,46 @@ func TestCycle(t *testing.T) {
 	*iv = *i
 	t.Logf("Example long interface cycle:\n%# v", Formatter(i))
 }
+
+func Test(t *testing.T) {
+	date := time.Date(2006, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, .678901e9, time.Local)
+
+	s := fmt.Sprintf("%s", Formatter(date))
+
+	if date.String() != s {
+		t.Errorf("expected %s, got %s", date.String(), s)
+	}
+}
+
+type StringerStruct struct{}
+
+func (t StringerStruct) String() string {
+	return "StringerStruct"
+}
+
+func TestStringer(t *testing.T) {
+	s := new(StringerStruct)
+
+	str := fmt.Sprintf("%s", Formatter(s))
+
+	if s.String() != str {
+		t.Errorf("expected %s, got %s", s.String(), str)
+	}
+}
+
+type MarshalTextStruct struct{}
+
+func (t MarshalTextStruct) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
+	return []byte("MarshalTextStruct"), nil
+}
+
+func TestMarshalTextStruct(t *testing.T) {
+	s := new(MarshalTextStruct)
+
+	m, _ := s.MarshalText()
+	str := fmt.Sprintf("%s", Formatter(m))
+
+	if string(m) != str {
+		t.Errorf("expected %s, got %s", m, str)
+	}
+}