diff --git a/polymorphic/showfields.py b/polymorphic/showfields.py
index 6d1f6e1..fdb4bcf 100644
--- a/polymorphic/showfields.py
+++ b/polymorphic/showfields.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
+import django
 from django.db import models
 from django.utils import six
+from django.utils.six import python_2_unicode_compatible
 
 
+@python_2_unicode_compatible
 class ShowFieldBase(object):
     """ base class for the ShowField... model mixins, does the work """
 
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@ class ShowFieldBase(object):
 
     polymorphic_showfield_type = False
     polymorphic_showfield_content = False
+    polymorphic_showfield_deferred = False
 
     # these may be overridden by the user
     polymorphic_showfield_max_line_width = None
@@ -87,12 +90,12 @@ class ShowFieldBase(object):
 
             parts.append((False, out, ','))
 
-    def __unicode__(self):
+    def __str__(self):
         # create list ("parts") containing one tuple for each title/field:
         # ( bool: new section , item-text , separator to use after item )
 
         # start with model name
-        parts = [(True, self.__class__.__name__, ':')]
+        parts = [(True, self._meta.object_name, ':')]
 
         # add all regular fields
         self._showfields_add_regular_fields(parts)
@@ -105,6 +108,11 @@ class ShowFieldBase(object):
         if hasattr(self, 'polymorphic_extra_select_names'):
             self._showfields_add_dynamic_fields(self.polymorphic_extra_select_names, 'Extra', parts)
 
+        if self.polymorphic_showfield_deferred:
+            fields = self.get_deferred_fields()
+            if fields:
+                parts.append((False, u"deferred[{0}]".format(",".join(sorted(fields))), ''))
+
         # format result
 
         indent = len(self.__class__.__name__) + 5
@@ -142,6 +150,11 @@ class ShowFieldBase(object):
 
         return '<' + out + '>'
 
+    if django.VERSION < (1, 8):
+        def get_deferred_fields(self):
+            from django.db.models import DeferredAttribute
+            return set(attr for attr, value in self.__class__ if isinstance(value, DeferredAttribute))
+
 
 class ShowFieldType(ShowFieldBase):
     """ model mixin that shows the object's class and it's field types """
diff --git a/polymorphic/tests.py b/polymorphic/tests.py
index 3a89b89..38ad70c 100644
--- a/polymorphic/tests.py
+++ b/polymorphic/tests.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class PlainC(PlainB):
 
 class Model2A(ShowFieldType, PolymorphicModel):
     field1 = models.CharField(max_length=10)
+    polymorphic_showfield_deferred = True
 
 
 class Model2B(Model2A):
@@ -562,18 +563,19 @@ class PolymorphicTests(TestCase):
         self.create_model2abcd()
 
         objects_deferred = Model2A.objects.defer('field1')
-        self.assertNotIn('field1', objects_deferred[0].__dict__,
-            'field1 was not deferred (using defer())')
+
+        self.assertNotIn('field1', objects_deferred[0].__dict__, 'field1 was not deferred (using defer())')
         self.assertEqual(repr(objects_deferred[0]),
-            '<Model2A_Deferred_field1: id 1, field1 (CharField)>')
+            '<Model2A: id 1, field1 (CharField), deferred[field1]>')
         self.assertEqual(repr(objects_deferred[1]),
-            '<Model2B_Deferred_field1: id 2, field1 (CharField), field2 (CharField)>')
+            '<Model2B: id 2, field1 (CharField), field2 (CharField), deferred[field1]>')
         self.assertEqual(repr(objects_deferred[2]),
-            '<Model2C_Deferred_field1: id 3, field1 (CharField), field2 (CharField), field3 (CharField)>')
+            '<Model2C: id 3, field1 (CharField), field2 (CharField), field3 (CharField), deferred[field1]>')
         self.assertEqual(repr(objects_deferred[3]),
-            '<Model2D_Deferred_field1: id 4, field1 (CharField), field2 (CharField), field3 (CharField), field4 (CharField)>')
+            '<Model2D: id 4, field1 (CharField), field2 (CharField), field3 (CharField), field4 (CharField), deferred[field1]>')
 
         objects_only = Model2A.objects.only('pk', 'polymorphic_ctype', 'field1')
+
         self.assertIn('field1', objects_only[0].__dict__,
             'qs.only("field1") was used, but field1 was incorrectly deferred')
         self.assertIn('field1', objects_only[3].__dict__,
@@ -584,14 +586,13 @@ class PolymorphicTests(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(repr(objects_only[0]),
             '<Model2A: id 1, field1 (CharField)>')
         self.assertEqual(repr(objects_only[1]),
-            '<Model2B_Deferred_field2: '
-            'id 2, field1 (CharField), field2 (CharField)>')
+            '<Model2B: id 2, field1 (CharField), field2 (CharField), deferred[field2]>')
         self.assertEqual(repr(objects_only[2]),
-            '<Model2C_Deferred_field2_field3_model2a_ptr_id: '
-            'id 3, field1 (CharField), field2 (CharField), field3 (CharField)>')
+            '<Model2C: id 3, field1 (CharField), field2 (CharField), field3 (CharField), '
+            'deferred[field2,field3,model2a_ptr_id]>')
         self.assertEqual(repr(objects_only[3]),
-            '<Model2D_Deferred_field2_field3_field4_model2a_ptr_id_model2b_ptr_id: '
-            'id 4, field1 (CharField), field2 (CharField), field3 (CharField), field4 (CharField)>')
+            '<Model2D: id 4, field1 (CharField), field2 (CharField), field3 (CharField), field4 (CharField), '
+            'deferred[field2,field3,field4,model2a_ptr_id,model2b_ptr_id]>')
 
     # A bug in Django 1.4 prevents using defer across reverse relations
     # <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/14694>. Since polymorphic
@@ -611,7 +612,7 @@ class PolymorphicTests(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(repr(objects_deferred_field4[2]),
             '<Model2C: id 3, field1 (CharField), field2 (CharField), field3 (CharField)>')
         self.assertEqual(repr(objects_deferred_field4[3]),
-            '<Model2D_Deferred_field4: id 4, field1 (CharField), field2 (CharField), field3 (CharField), field4 (CharField)>')
+            '<Model2D: id 4, field1 (CharField), field2 (CharField), field3 (CharField), field4 (CharField), deferred[field4]>')
 
         objects_only_field4 = Model2A.objects.only(
             'polymorphic_ctype', 'field1',
@@ -625,7 +626,7 @@ class PolymorphicTests(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(repr(objects_only_field4[2]),
             '<Model2C: id 3, field1 (CharField), field2 (CharField), field3 (CharField)>')
         self.assertEqual(repr(objects_only_field4[3]),
-            '<Model2D_Deferred_field4: id 4, field1 (CharField), field2 (CharField), field3 (CharField), field4 (CharField)>')
+            '<Model2D: id 4, field1 (CharField), field2 (CharField), field3 (CharField), field4 (CharField), deferred[field4]>')
 
 
     def test_manual_get_real_instance(self):