diff --git a/elasticsearch/client/__init__.py b/elasticsearch/client/__init__.py
index f0930c31..e966d5aa 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/client/__init__.py
+++ b/elasticsearch/client/__init__.py
@@ -79,6 +79,18 @@ class Elasticsearch(object):
         self.indices = IndicesClient(weakref.proxy(self))
         self.cluster = ClusterClient(weakref.proxy(self))
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        try:
+            # get a lost of all connections
+            cons = self.transport.hosts
+            # truncate to 10 if there are too many
+            if len(cons) > 5:
+                cons = cons[:5] + ['...']
+            return '<Elasticsearch(%r)>' % cons
+        except:
+            # probably operating on custom transport and connection_pool, ignore
+            return super(Elasticsearch, self).__repr__()
+
     def _bulk_body(self, body):
         # if not passed in a string, serialize items and join by newline
         if not isinstance(body, (type(''), type(u''))):
diff --git a/test_elasticsearch/test_cases.py b/test_elasticsearch/test_cases.py
index 1baa3db9..43550e5c 100644
--- a/test_elasticsearch/test_cases.py
+++ b/test_elasticsearch/test_cases.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from elasticsearch import Elasticsearch
 
 class DummyTransport(object):
     def __init__(self, hosts, responses=None, **kwargs):
+        self.hosts = hosts
         self.responses = responses
         self.call_count = 0
         self.calls = defaultdict(list)
diff --git a/test_elasticsearch/test_client/__init__.py b/test_elasticsearch/test_client/__init__.py
index 9ffba6a8..f19e6ebe 100644
--- a/test_elasticsearch/test_client/__init__.py
+++ b/test_elasticsearch/test_client/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from mock import patch
 
-from elasticsearch.client import _normalize_hosts
+from elasticsearch.client import _normalize_hosts, Elasticsearch
 
 from ..test_cases import TestCase, ElasticsearchTestCase
 
@@ -41,3 +41,19 @@ class TestClient(ElasticsearchTestCase):
         self.client.search(index='i', doc_type='t', from_=10)
         calls = self.assert_url_called('GET', '/i/t/_search')
         self.assertEquals([({'from': '10'}, None)], calls)
+
+    def test_repr_contains_hosts(self):
+        self.assertEquals('<Elasticsearch([{}])>', repr(self.client))
+
+    def test_repr_contains_hosts_passed_in(self):
+        self.assertEquals(
+            '<Elasticsearch([%r])>' % {"host": "es.org", "port": 123},
+            repr(Elasticsearch(['es.org:123']))
+        )
+
+    def test_repr_truncates_host_to_10(self):
+        hosts = [{"host": "es" + str(i)} for i in range(20)]
+        self.assertEquals(
+            '<Elasticsearch(%r)>' % [{'host': 'es0'}, {'host': 'es1'}, {'host': 'es2'}, {'host': 'es3'}, {'host': 'es4'}, '...'],
+            repr(Elasticsearch(hosts))
+        )