diff --git a/base/uuid.jl b/base/uuid.jl
index ff4df68ddb7c8..1ed0b81b3f178 100644
--- a/base/uuid.jl
+++ b/base/uuid.jl
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ let groupings = [36:-1:25; 23:-1:20; 18:-1:15; 13:-1:10; 8:-1:1]
 end
 
 print(io::IO, u::UUID) = print(io, string(u))
-show(io::IO, u::UUID) = print(io, "UUID(\"", u, "\")")
+show(io::IO, u::UUID) = print(io, UUID, "(\"", u, "\")")
 
 isless(a::UUID, b::UUID) = isless(a.value, b.value)
 
diff --git a/test/misc.jl b/test/misc.jl
index 249175a0ed1d3..caa4a5fb599bf 100644
--- a/test/misc.jl
+++ b/test/misc.jl
@@ -1300,6 +1300,11 @@ end
     @test sort([a, b]) == [b, a]
 end
 
+@testset "UUID display" begin
+    a = Base.UUID("dbd321ed-e87e-4f33-9511-65b7d01cdd55")
+    @test repr(a) == "$(Base.UUID)(\"dbd321ed-e87e-4f33-9511-65b7d01cdd55\")"
+end
+
 @testset "Libc.rand" begin
     low, high = extrema(Libc.rand(Float64) for i=1:10^4)
     # these fail with probability 2^(-10^4) ≈ 5e-3011