diff --git a/src/MatRing.jl b/src/MatRing.jl
index 7791420a0b..beb8ed9e8b 100644
--- a/src/MatRing.jl
+++ b/src/MatRing.jl
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ function show(io::IO, mime::MIME"text/plain", a::MatRing)
 end
 
 function show(io::IO, a::MatRing)
+   @show_name(io, a)
+   @show_special(io, a)
    if is_terse(io)
       print(io, "Matrix ring")
    else
diff --git a/src/Matrix.jl b/src/Matrix.jl
index 5744e55796..151f8310b2 100644
--- a/src/Matrix.jl
+++ b/src/Matrix.jl
@@ -791,6 +791,8 @@ function show(io::IO, ::MIME"text/plain", a::MatSpace)
 end
 
 function show(io::IO, a::MatSpace)
+   @show_name(io, a)
+   @show_special(io, a)
    if is_terse(io)
       print(io, "Matrix space")
    else
diff --git a/test/PrettyPrinting-test.jl b/test/PrettyPrinting-test.jl
index 597caef144..6befdbf120 100644
--- a/test/PrettyPrinting-test.jl
+++ b/test/PrettyPrinting-test.jl
@@ -342,6 +342,8 @@ end
   end
 
   function Base.show(io::IO, R::NewRing)
+    @show_name(io, R)
+    @show_special(io, R)
     if PrettyPrinting.is_terse(io)
       # no nested printing
       print(io, "terse printing of newring ")