diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/saaj/SaajSoapMessage.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/saaj/SaajSoapMessage.java
index 987858ca..286702b3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/saaj/SaajSoapMessage.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/saaj/SaajSoapMessage.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import javax.activation.DataSource;
 import javax.activation.FileDataSource;
 import javax.xml.soap.AttachmentPart;
 import javax.xml.soap.MimeHeaders;
+import javax.xml.soap.SOAPBody;
+import javax.xml.soap.SOAPElement;
 import javax.xml.soap.SOAPEnvelope;
 import javax.xml.soap.SOAPException;
 import javax.xml.soap.SOAPMessage;
@@ -165,6 +167,27 @@ public class SaajSoapMessage extends AbstractSoapMessage {
         }
     }
 
+    public String toString() {
+        StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer("SaajSoapMessage");
+        try {
+            SOAPEnvelope envelope = getImplementation().getEnvelope(saajMessage);
+            if (envelope != null) {
+                SOAPBody body = getImplementation().getBody(envelope);
+                if (body != null) {
+                    SOAPElement bodyElement = getImplementation().getFirstBodyElement(body);
+                    if (bodyElement != null) {
+                        buffer.append(' ');
+                        buffer.append(getImplementation().getName(bodyElement));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        catch (SOAPException ex) {
+            // ignore
+        }
+        return buffer.toString();
+    }
+
     private static class SaajAttachmentIterator implements Iterator {
 
         private final Iterator saajIterator;