diff --git a/library/core/src/mem/maybe_uninit.rs b/library/core/src/mem/maybe_uninit.rs
index 58315cb74f0a1..27273e4eedf3a 100644
--- a/library/core/src/mem/maybe_uninit.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/mem/maybe_uninit.rs
@@ -255,7 +255,11 @@ impl<T: Copy> Clone for MaybeUninit<T> {
 #[stable(feature = "maybe_uninit_debug", since = "1.41.0")]
 impl<T> fmt::Debug for MaybeUninit<T> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        f.pad(type_name::<Self>())
+        // NB: there is no `.pad_fmt` so we can't use a simpler `format_args!("MaybeUninit<{..}>").
+        // This needs to be adjusted if `MaybeUninit` moves modules.
+        let full_name = type_name::<Self>();
+        let short_name = full_name.split_once("mem::maybe_uninit::").unwrap().1;
+        f.pad(short_name)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/library/core/tests/fmt/mod.rs b/library/core/tests/fmt/mod.rs
index 704d246139947..f7512abae3820 100644
--- a/library/core/tests/fmt/mod.rs
+++ b/library/core/tests/fmt/mod.rs
@@ -43,3 +43,10 @@ fn pad_integral_resets() {
 
     assert_eq!(format!("{Bar:<03}"), "1  0051  ");
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_maybe_uninit_short() {
+    // Ensure that the trimmed `MaybeUninit` Debug implementation doesn't break
+    let x = core::mem::MaybeUninit::new(0u32);
+    assert_eq!(format!("{x:?}"), "MaybeUninit<u32>");
+}