diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/HandlerExecutionChain.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/HandlerExecutionChain.java
index 371f7d470e9..9c8e6d8949b 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/HandlerExecutionChain.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/HandlerExecutionChain.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2010 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -115,7 +115,18 @@ public class HandlerExecutionChain {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
-		return String.valueOf(this.handler);
+		if (this.handler == null) {
+			return "HandlerExecutionChain with no handler";
+		}
+		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+		sb.append("HandlerExecutionChain with handler [").append(this.handler).append("]");
+		if (!CollectionUtils.isEmpty(this.interceptorList)) {
+			sb.append(" and ").append(this.interceptorList.size()).append(" interceptor");
+			if (this.interceptorList.size() > 1) {
+				sb.append("s");
+			}
+		}
+		return sb.toString();
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/AbstractUrlHandlerMapping.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/AbstractUrlHandlerMapping.java
index 8554b3a6f69..8d80909d379 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/AbstractUrlHandlerMapping.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/AbstractUrlHandlerMapping.java
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractUrlHandlerMapping extends AbstractHandlerMapping {
 			}
 		}
 		if (handler != null && logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-			logger.debug("Mapping [" + lookupPath + "] to handler '" + handler + "'");
+			logger.debug("Mapping [" + lookupPath + "] to " + handler);
 		}
 		else if (handler == null && logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
 			logger.trace("No handler mapping found for [" + lookupPath + "]");
@@ -388,32 +388,36 @@ public abstract class AbstractUrlHandlerMapping extends AbstractHandlerMapping {
 		if (mappedHandler != null) {
 			if (mappedHandler != resolvedHandler) {
 				throw new IllegalStateException(
-						"Cannot map handler [" + handler + "] to URL path [" + urlPath +
-						"]: There is already handler [" + resolvedHandler + "] mapped.");
+						"Cannot map " + getHandlerDescription(handler) + " to URL path [" + urlPath +
+						"]: There is already " + getHandlerDescription(mappedHandler) + " mapped.");
 			}
 		}
 		else {
 			if (urlPath.equals("/")) {
 				if (logger.isInfoEnabled()) {
-					logger.info("Root mapping to handler [" + resolvedHandler + "]");
+					logger.info("Root mapping to " + getHandlerDescription(handler));
 				}
 				setRootHandler(resolvedHandler);
 			}
 			else if (urlPath.equals("/*")) {
 				if (logger.isInfoEnabled()) {
-					logger.info("Default mapping to handler [" + resolvedHandler + "]");
+					logger.info("Default mapping to " + getHandlerDescription(handler));
 				}
 				setDefaultHandler(resolvedHandler);
 			}
 			else {
 				this.handlerMap.put(urlPath, resolvedHandler);
 				if (logger.isInfoEnabled()) {
-					logger.info("Mapped URL path [" + urlPath + "] onto handler [" + resolvedHandler + "]");
+					logger.info("Mapped URL path [" + urlPath + "] onto " + getHandlerDescription(handler));
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
+	private String getHandlerDescription(Object handler) {
+		return "handler " + (handler instanceof String ? "'" + handler + "'" : "of type [" + handler.getClass() + "]");
+	}
+
 
 	/**
 	 * Return the registered handlers as an unmodifiable Map, with the registered path