diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/command/compute.rs b/wgpu-core/src/command/compute.rs
index 12f5b3083c..0465ee11d2 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/command/compute.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/command/compute.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use crate::{
 use hal::command::CommandBuffer as _;
 use wgt::{BufferAddress, BufferUsage, BIND_BUFFER_ALIGNMENT};
 
-use std::{iter, str};
+use std::{fmt, iter, str};
 
 #[doc(hidden)]
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
@@ -71,6 +71,18 @@ impl ComputePass {
     }
 }
 
+impl fmt::Debug for ComputePass {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(
+            f,
+            "ComputePass {{ encoder_id: {:?}, data: {:?} commands and {:?} dynamic offsets }}",
+            self.parent_id,
+            self.base.commands.len(),
+            self.base.dynamic_offsets.len()
+        )
+    }
+}
+
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default)]
 pub struct ComputePassDescriptor {
diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/command/render.rs b/wgpu-core/src/command/render.rs
index ef0554b9ea..43a437d833 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/command/render.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/command/render.rs
@@ -166,6 +166,20 @@ impl RenderPass {
     }
 }
 
+impl fmt::Debug for RenderPass {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(
+            f,
+            "RenderPass {{ encoder_id: {:?}, color_targets: {:?}, depth_stencil_target: {:?}, data: {:?} commands and {:?} dynamic offsets }}",
+            self.parent_id,
+            self.color_targets,
+            self.depth_stencil_target,
+            self.base.commands.len(),
+            self.base.dynamic_offsets.len()
+        )
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 enum OptionalState {
     Unused,