diff --git a/tests/snippets/basic_types.py b/tests/snippets/basic_types.py
index 1298c4ed3..006669b3f 100644
--- a/tests/snippets/basic_types.py
+++ b/tests/snippets/basic_types.py
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ assert int() == 0
 a = complex(2, 4)
 assert type(a) is complex
 assert type(a + a) is complex
+assert repr(a) == '(2+4j)'
+a = 10j
+assert repr(a) == '10j'
 
 a = 1
 assert a.conjugate() == a
diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objcomplex.rs b/vm/src/obj/objcomplex.rs
index 7c4c54990..bc624d50f 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objcomplex.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objcomplex.rs
@@ -85,5 +85,10 @@ fn complex_conjugate(vm: &mut VirtualMachine, args: PyFuncArgs) -> PyResult {
 fn complex_repr(vm: &mut VirtualMachine, args: PyFuncArgs) -> PyResult {
     arg_check!(vm, args, required = [(obj, Some(vm.ctx.complex_type()))]);
     let v = get_value(obj);
-    Ok(vm.new_str(v.to_string()))
+    let repr = if v.re == 0. {
+        format!("{}j", v.im)
+    } else {
+        format!("({}+{}j)", v.re, v.im)
+    };
+    Ok(vm.new_str(repr))
 }