diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/HikariDataSource.java b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/HikariDataSource.java
index 0da10aac..acc148ef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/HikariDataSource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/HikariDataSource.java
@@ -116,6 +116,17 @@ public class HikariDataSource implements DataSource
         return (this.getClass().isAssignableFrom(iface));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * <code>close()</code> and <code>shutdown()</code> are synonymous.
+     */
+    public void close()
+    {
+        shutdown();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Shutdown the DataSource and its associated pool.
+     */
     public void shutdown()
     {
         boolean shutdown = isShutdown;
@@ -126,4 +137,11 @@ public class HikariDataSource implements DataSource
             pool = null;
         }
     }
+
+    /** {@inheritDoc} */
+    @Override
+    public String toString()
+    {
+        return String.format("HikariDataSource (%s)", pool);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/HikariPool.java b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/HikariPool.java
index ff1f5027..31c39663 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/HikariPool.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/HikariPool.java
@@ -241,6 +241,12 @@ public final class HikariPool implements HikariPoolMBean
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String toString()
+    {
+        return configuration.getPoolName();
+    }
+
     void shutdown()
     {
         LOGGER.info("HikariCP pool " + configuration.getPoolName() + " is being shutdown.");