diff --git a/packages/pretty-format/src/index.ts b/packages/pretty-format/src/index.ts
index 646631806..89066428b 100644
--- a/packages/pretty-format/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/pretty-format/src/index.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ function printFunction(val: Function, printFunctionName: boolean): string {
 }
 
 function printSymbol(val: symbol): string {
-  return String(val).replace(SYMBOL_REGEXP, 'Symbol($1)')
+  return Symbol.prototype.toString.call(val).replace(SYMBOL_REGEXP, 'Symbol($1)')
 }
 
 function printError(val: Error): string {
diff --git a/test/unit/test/pretty-format.test.ts b/test/unit/test/pretty-format.test.ts
index 43ccc9b17..6894f30cb 100644
--- a/test/unit/test/pretty-format.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/test/pretty-format.test.ts
@@ -293,6 +293,10 @@ describe('basic types', () => {
     expect(format(Symbol(''))).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`"Symbol()"`)
   })
 
+  test('boxed symbol', () => {
+    expect(format(new Object(Symbol('test')))).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`"Symbol(test)"`)
+  })
+
   test('named function', () => {
     function named() {}
     expect(format(named)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`"[Function named]"`)