diff --git a/Sming/Core/Data/BitSet.h b/Sming/Core/Data/BitSet.h
index 46576015d6..3df5063653 100644
--- a/Sming/Core/Data/BitSet.h
+++ b/Sming/Core/Data/BitSet.h
@@ -430,6 +430,34 @@ template <typename E> inline constexpr BitSet<uint32_t, E> operator+(E a, E b)
 	return a | b;
 }
 
+inline String toString(uint8_t value)
+{
+	return String(value);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Class template to print the contents of a BitSet to a String
+ * @note Requires an implementation of `toString(E)`
+ */
+template <typename S, typename E, size_t size_>
+String toString(const BitSet<S, E, size_>& bitset, const String& separator = ", ")
+{
+	String s;
+
+	for(unsigned i = 0; i < bitset.size(); ++i) {
+		if(!bitset[E(i)]) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if(s) {
+			s += separator;
+		}
+		s += toString(E(i));
+	}
+
+	return s;
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief A set of 32 bits
  */
diff --git a/docs/source/framework/core/data/bitset.rst b/docs/source/framework/core/data/bitset.rst
index 03e2a99127..ca8f4c3e91 100644
--- a/docs/source/framework/core/data/bitset.rst
+++ b/docs/source/framework/core/data/bitset.rst
@@ -68,6 +68,14 @@ Bit manipulation operators are provided so you can do logical stuff like this::
 
 And so on.
 
+To display the contents of a BitSet, do this::
+
+   Serial.print(_F("My basket contains: "));
+   Serial.println(basket1);
+
+You will also need to provide an implementation of ``toString(Fruit)``
+or whatever type you are using for the set elements.
+
 
 API
 ---
diff --git a/tests/HostTests/app/test-bitset.cpp b/tests/HostTests/app/test-bitset.cpp
index 280b70d7bf..f7c16466bc 100644
--- a/tests/HostTests/app/test-bitset.cpp
+++ b/tests/HostTests/app/test-bitset.cpp
@@ -3,18 +3,32 @@
 
 namespace
 {
+#define FRUIT_ELEMENT_MAP(XX)                                                                                          \
+	XX(apple)                                                                                                          \
+	XX(banana)                                                                                                         \
+	XX(kiwi)                                                                                                           \
+	XX(orange)                                                                                                         \
+	XX(passion)                                                                                                        \
+	XX(pear)                                                                                                           \
+	XX(tomato)
+
 enum class Fruit {
-	apple,
-	banana,
-	kiwi,
-	orange,
-	passion,
-	pear,
-	tomato,
+#define XX(n) n,
+	FRUIT_ELEMENT_MAP(XX)
+#undef XX
+		MAX
 };
 
-using FruitBasket = BitSet<uint8_t, Fruit, unsigned(Fruit::tomato) + 1>;
-using NumberSet = BitSet<uint32_t, uint8_t>;
+#define XX(n) #n "\0"
+DEFINE_FSTR_LOCAL(fruitStrings, FRUIT_ELEMENT_MAP(XX))
+#undef XX
+
+String toString(Fruit f)
+{
+	return CStringArray(fruitStrings)[unsigned(f)];
+}
+
+using FruitBasket = BitSet<uint8_t, Fruit, size_t(Fruit::MAX)>;
 
 static constexpr FruitBasket fixedBasket = Fruit::orange | Fruit::banana | Fruit::tomato;
 
@@ -61,6 +75,9 @@ class BitSetTest : public TestGroup
 
 		TEST_CASE("Operations")
 		{
+			Serial.print(_F("fixedBasket contains: "));
+			Serial.println(toString(fixedBasket));
+
 			FruitBasket basket;
 			REQUIRE(basket.value() == 0);
 			REQUIRE(!basket);
@@ -103,8 +120,11 @@ class BitSetTest : public TestGroup
 
 		TEST_CASE("Number set")
 		{
-			NumberSet numbers = 12U;
-			REQUIRE(numbers.value() == 12);
+			using NumberSet = BitSet<uint32_t, uint8_t>;
+			NumberSet numbers = 0x12345678U;
+			Serial.print(_F("numbers = "));
+			Serial.println(toString(numbers));
+			REQUIRE(numbers.value() == 0x12345678U);
 
 			numbers = NumberSet{};
 			REQUIRE(numbers.value() == 0);