diff --git a/PBGitRef.h b/PBGitRef.h
index 80bae6e..67b7b20 100644
--- a/PBGitRef.h
+++ b/PBGitRef.h
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ extern NSString * const kGitXRemoteRefPrefix;
 
 - (PBGitRef *) remoteRef;
 
+- (NSString *)description;
+- (NSString *)debugDescription;
+
 - (BOOL) isEqualToRef:(PBGitRef *)otherRef;
 
 + (PBGitRef*) refFromString: (NSString*) s;
diff --git a/PBGitRef.m b/PBGitRef.m
index c9ab938..47faae9 100644
--- a/PBGitRef.m
+++ b/PBGitRef.m
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ NSString * const kGitXRemoteRefPrefix = @"refs/remotes/";
 	return nil;
 }
 
+- (NSString *) description {
+    return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"<PBGitRef %p> ref = %@", self, self.ref];
+}
+
 - (BOOL) isBranch
 {
 	return [ref hasPrefix:kGitXBranchRefPrefix];
@@ -122,6 +126,10 @@ NSString * const kGitXRemoteRefPrefix = @"refs/remotes/";
 	return NO;
 }
 
+- (NSString *)debugDescription {
+    return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"<PBGitRef %p> ref = %@, type = %@", self, ref, [self type]];
+}
+
 
 #pragma mark <PBGitRefish>