diff --git a/nifty/field_types/field_array.py b/nifty/field_types/field_array.py
index 9c2af98d537a51a3c943614e8f61e2b39a847198..48335bb1e9d6fcc43ac664b63942660a7958467a 100644
--- a/nifty/field_types/field_array.py
+++ b/nifty/field_types/field_array.py
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ class FieldArray(FieldType):
         except TypeError:
             self._shape = (int(shape), )
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "FieldArray(shape=%r)" % (self.shape, )
+
     @property
     def shape(self):
         return self._shape