diff --git a/tests/torchtune/data/test_messages.py b/tests/torchtune/data/test_messages.py
index adc64bfdec..a46cfd9349 100644
--- a/tests/torchtune/data/test_messages.py
+++ b/tests/torchtune/data/test_messages.py
@@ -86,6 +86,17 @@ def test_text_content(self, text_message, image_message):
         assert text_message.text_content == "hello world"
         assert image_message.text_content == "hello world"
 
+    def test_repr_text(self, text_message):
+        expected_repr = "Message(role='user', content=['hello world'])"
+        assert str(text_message) == expected_repr
+        assert repr(text_message) == expected_repr
+
+    def test_repr_image(self, image_message, test_image):
+        img_repr = str(test_image)
+        expected_repr = f"Message(role='user', content=['hello', {img_repr}, ' world'])"
+        assert str(image_message) == expected_repr
+        assert repr(image_message) == expected_repr
+
 
 class TestInputOutputToMessages:
     @pytest.fixture
diff --git a/torchtune/data/_messages.py b/torchtune/data/_messages.py
index 2d0eddce5d..fb24d9fbe7 100644
--- a/torchtune/data/_messages.py
+++ b/torchtune/data/_messages.py
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ def _validate_message(self) -> None:
                 f"Only assistant messages can be tool calls. Found role {self.role} in message: {self.text_content}"
             )
 
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        content_only = [content["content"] for content in self.content]
+        return f"Message(role='{self.role}', content={content_only!r})"
+
 
 class InputOutputToMessages(Transform):
     """