diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index eeda908658..a3a50e2334 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Enhancements:
 * Update files generated by `rspec --init` so that warnings are enabled
   in commented out section of `spec_helper` rather than `.rspec` so users
   have to consciously opt-in to the setting. (Andrew Hooker, #1572)
+* Provide an `inspect` output for example procsy objects (used in around
+  hooks) that doesn't make them look like procs. (Jon Rowe, #1620)
 
 Bug Fixes:
 
diff --git a/lib/rspec/core/example.rb b/lib/rspec/core/example.rb
index 83600ecf8f..b42ef90edb 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/core/example.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/core/example.rb
@@ -220,6 +220,11 @@ def initialize(example, &block)
         def wrap(&block)
           self.class.new(example, &block)
         end
+
+        # @private
+        def inspect
+          @example.inspect.gsub('Example', 'ExampleProcsy')
+        end
       end
 
       # @private
diff --git a/spec/rspec/core/hooks_spec.rb b/spec/rspec/core/hooks_spec.rb
index f0a135f4fb..69d8b956eb 100644
--- a/spec/rspec/core/hooks_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rspec/core/hooks_spec.rb
@@ -181,6 +181,21 @@ def self.data_from(ex)
           expect(data_1).to eq(expected_data)
           expect(data_2).to eq(expected_data)
         end
+
+        it "exposes a sensible inspect value" do
+          inspect_value = nil
+          group = ExampleGroup.describe do
+            around do |ex|
+              inspect_value = ex.inspect
+            end
+
+            it "does something" do
+            end
+          end
+
+          group.run
+          expect(inspect_value).to match /ExampleProcsy/
+        end
       end
 
       context "when running the example within a block passed to a method" do