diff --git a/base/nullable.jl b/base/nullable.jl
index 11f472f627080..21da641206200 100644
--- a/base/nullable.jl
+++ b/base/nullable.jl
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ convert{T}(::Type{Nullable{T}}, ::Void) = Nullable{T}()
 convert(   ::Type{Nullable   }, ::Void) = Nullable{Union{}}()
 
 function show{T}(io::IO, x::Nullable{T})
-    if x.isnull
-        print(io, "Nullable{"); show(io, T); print(io, "}()")
-    else
-        print(io, "Nullable("); show(io, x.value); print(io, ")")
+    print(io, "Nullable{", T, "}(")
+    if !isnull(x)
+        show(io, x.value)
     end
+    print(io, ')')
 end
 
 get(x::Nullable) = x.isnull ? throw(NullException()) : x.value
diff --git a/test/nullable.jl b/test/nullable.jl
index 958dc8a50825b..b7c00a8c3c48e 100644
--- a/test/nullable.jl
+++ b/test/nullable.jl
@@ -94,37 +94,37 @@ p1s = [
 ]
 
 p2s = [
-    "Nullable(false)",
-    "Nullable('\0')",
-    "Nullable(Float16(0.0))",
-    "Nullable(0.0f0)",
-    "Nullable(0.0)",
-    "Nullable(0)",
-    "Nullable(0)",
-    "Nullable(0)",
-    "Nullable(0)",
-    "Nullable(0)",
-    "Nullable(0x0000)",
-    "Nullable(0x00000000)",
-    "Nullable(0x0000000000000000)",
-    "Nullable(0x00)",
+    "Nullable{Bool}(false)",
+    "Nullable{Char}('\0')",
+    "Nullable{Float16}(Float16(0.0))",
+    "Nullable{Float32}(0.0f0)",
+    "Nullable{Float64}(0.0)",
+    "Nullable{Int128}(0)",
+    "Nullable{Int16}(0)",
+    "Nullable{Int32}(0)",
+    "Nullable{Int64}(0)",
+    "Nullable{Int8}(0)",
+    "Nullable{UInt16}(0x0000)",
+    "Nullable{UInt32}(0x00000000)",
+    "Nullable{UInt64}(0x0000000000000000)",
+    "Nullable{UInt8}(0x00)",
 ]
 
 p3s = [
-    "Nullable(true)",
-    "Nullable('\x01')",
-    "Nullable(Float16(1.0))",
-    "Nullable(1.0f0)",
-    "Nullable(1.0)",
-    "Nullable(1)",
-    "Nullable(1)",
-    "Nullable(1)",
-    "Nullable(1)",
-    "Nullable(1)",
-    "Nullable(0x0001)",
-    "Nullable(0x00000001)",
-    "Nullable(0x0000000000000001)",
-    "Nullable(0x01)",
+    "Nullable{Bool}(true)",
+    "Nullable{Char}('\x01')",
+    "Nullable{Float16}(Float16(1.0))",
+    "Nullable{Float32}(1.0f0)",
+    "Nullable{Float64}(1.0)",
+    "Nullable{Int128}(1)",
+    "Nullable{Int16}(1)",
+    "Nullable{Int32}(1)",
+    "Nullable{Int64}(1)",
+    "Nullable{Int8}(1)",
+    "Nullable{UInt16}(0x0001)",
+    "Nullable{UInt32}(0x00000001)",
+    "Nullable{UInt64}(0x0000000000000001)",
+    "Nullable{UInt8}(0x01)",
 ]
 
 # show{T}(io::IO, x::Nullable{T})