diff --git a/src/userdata.rs b/src/userdata.rs
index 4719533..9a507d7 100644
--- a/src/userdata.rs
+++ b/src/userdata.rs
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ pub trait UserData: Sized {
 ///
 /// [`is`]: crate::AnyUserData::is
 /// [`borrow`]: crate::AnyUserData::borrow
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub struct AnyUserData(pub(crate) ValueRef);
 
 impl AnyUserData {
@@ -1081,6 +1081,45 @@ impl AnyUserData {
         };
         is_serializable().unwrap_or(false)
     }
+
+    unsafe fn invoke_tostring_dbg(&self) -> Result<Option<String>> {
+        let lua = self.0.lua.lock();
+        let state = lua.state();
+        let _guard = StackGuard::new(state);
+        check_stack(state, 3)?;
+
+        lua.push_ref(&self.0);
+        protect_lua!(state, 1, 1, fn(state) {
+            // Try `__todebugstring` metamethod first, then `__tostring`
+            if ffi::luaL_callmeta(state, -1, cstr!("__todebugstring")) == 0 {
+                if ffi::luaL_callmeta(state, -1, cstr!("__tostring")) == 0 {
+                    ffi::lua_pushnil(state);
+                }
+            }
+        })?;
+        Ok(lua.pop_value().as_string().map(|s| s.to_string_lossy()))
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn fmt_pretty(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        // Try converting to a (debug) string first, with fallback to `__name/__type`
+        match unsafe { self.invoke_tostring_dbg() } {
+            Ok(Some(s)) => write!(fmt, "{s}"),
+            _ => {
+                let name = self.type_name().ok().flatten();
+                let name = name.as_deref().unwrap_or("userdata");
+                write!(fmt, "{name}: {:?}", self.to_pointer())
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Debug for AnyUserData {
+    fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        if fmt.alternate() {
+            return self.fmt_pretty(fmt);
+        }
+        fmt.debug_tuple("AnyUserData").field(&self.0).finish()
+    }
 }
 
 /// Handle to a [`AnyUserData`] metatable.
diff --git a/src/value.rs b/src/value.rs
index 623fe00..8d178e0 100644
--- a/src/value.rs
+++ b/src/value.rs
@@ -545,24 +545,6 @@ impl Value {
         ident: usize,
         visited: &mut HashSet<*const c_void>,
     ) -> fmt::Result {
-        unsafe fn invoke_tostring_dbg(vref: &ValueRef) -> Result<Option<String>> {
-            let lua = vref.lua.lock();
-            let state = lua.state();
-            let _guard = StackGuard::new(state);
-            check_stack(state, 3)?;
-
-            lua.push_ref(vref);
-            protect_lua!(state, 1, 1, fn(state) {
-                // Try `__todebugstring`  metamethod first, then `__tostring`
-                if ffi::luaL_callmeta(state, -1, cstr!("__todebugstring")) == 0 {
-                    if ffi::luaL_callmeta(state, -1, cstr!("__tostring")) == 0 {
-                        ffi::lua_pushnil(state);
-                    }
-                }
-            })?;
-            Ok(lua.pop_value().as_string().map(|s| s.to_string_lossy()))
-        }
-
         match self {
             Value::Nil => write!(fmt, "nil"),
             Value::Boolean(b) => write!(fmt, "{b}"),
@@ -579,17 +561,7 @@ impl Value {
             t @ Value::Table(_) => write!(fmt, "table: {:?}", t.to_pointer()),
             f @ Value::Function(_) => write!(fmt, "function: {:?}", f.to_pointer()),
             t @ Value::Thread(_) => write!(fmt, "thread: {:?}", t.to_pointer()),
-            u @ Value::UserData(ud) => unsafe {
-                // Try converting to a (debug) string first, with fallback to `__name/__type`
-                match invoke_tostring_dbg(&ud.0) {
-                    Ok(Some(s)) => write!(fmt, "{s}"),
-                    _ => {
-                        let name = ud.type_name().ok().flatten();
-                        let name = name.as_deref().unwrap_or("userdata");
-                        write!(fmt, "{name}: {:?}", u.to_pointer())
-                    }
-                }
-            },
+            Value::UserData(ud) => ud.fmt_pretty(fmt),
             #[cfg(feature = "luau")]
             buf @ Value::Buffer(_) => write!(fmt, "buffer: {:?}", buf.to_pointer()),
             Value::Error(e) if recursive => write!(fmt, "{e:?}"),
diff --git a/tests/value.rs b/tests/value.rs
index 31bc4e9..506aaa0 100644
--- a/tests/value.rs
+++ b/tests/value.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ use std::os::raw::c_void;
 use std::ptr;
 
 use mlua::{
-    Error, LightUserData, Lua, MultiValue, Result, UserData, UserDataMethods, UserDataRegistry, Value,
+    AnyUserData, Error, LightUserData, Lua, MultiValue, Result, UserData, UserDataMethods, UserDataRegistry,
+    Value,
 };
 
 #[test]
@@ -234,11 +235,16 @@ fn test_debug_format() -> Result<()> {
     struct ToStringUserData;
     impl UserData for ToStringUserData {
         fn register(registry: &mut UserDataRegistry<Self>) {
-            registry.add_meta_method("__tostring", |_, _, ()| Ok("to-string-only"));
+            registry.add_meta_method("__tostring", |_, _, ()| Ok("regular-string"));
         }
     }
     let tostring_only_ud = Value::UserData(lua.create_userdata(ToStringUserData)?);
-    assert_eq!(format!("{tostring_only_ud:#?}"), "tostring-only");
+    assert_eq!(format!("{tostring_only_ud:#?}"), "regular-string");
+
+    // Check that `AnyUsedata` pretty debug format is same as for `Value::UserData`
+    let any_ud: AnyUserData = lua.create_userdata(ToDebugUserData)?;
+    let value_ud = Value::UserData(any_ud.clone());
+    assert_eq!(format!("{any_ud:#?}"), format!("{value_ud:#?}"));
 
     Ok(())
 }