diff --git a/basis/prettyprint/prettyprint-tests.factor b/basis/prettyprint/prettyprint-tests.factor
index a2696b1263..b3897960f0 100644
--- a/basis/prettyprint/prettyprint-tests.factor
+++ b/basis/prettyprint/prettyprint-tests.factor
@@ -303,3 +303,54 @@ M: started-out-hustlin' ended-up-ballin' ; inline
 [ "USING: prettyprint.tests ;\nM: started-out-hustlin' ended-up-ballin' ; inline\n" ] [
     [ M\ started-out-hustlin' ended-up-ballin' see ] with-string-writer
 ] unit-test
+
+TUPLE: tuple-with-declared-slot { x integer } ;
+
+[
+    {
+        "USING: math ;"
+        "IN: prettyprint.tests"
+        "TUPLE: tuple-with-declared-slot { x integer initial: 0 } ;"
+        ""
+    }
+] [
+    [ \ tuple-with-declared-slot see ] with-string-writer "\n" split
+] unit-test
+
+TUPLE: tuple-with-read-only-slot { x read-only } ;
+
+[
+    {
+        "IN: prettyprint.tests"
+        "TUPLE: tuple-with-read-only-slot { x read-only } ;"
+        ""
+    }
+] [
+    [ \ tuple-with-read-only-slot see ] with-string-writer "\n" split
+] unit-test
+
+TUPLE: tuple-with-initial-slot { x initial: 123 } ;
+
+[
+    {
+        "IN: prettyprint.tests"
+        "TUPLE: tuple-with-initial-slot { x initial: 123 } ;"
+        ""
+    }
+] [
+    [ \ tuple-with-initial-slot see ] with-string-writer "\n" split
+] unit-test
+
+TUPLE: tuple-with-initial-declared-slot { x integer initial: 123 } ;
+
+[
+    {
+        "USING: math ;"
+        "IN: prettyprint.tests"
+        "TUPLE: tuple-with-initial-declared-slot"
+        "    { x integer initial: 123 } ;"
+        ""
+    }
+] [
+    [ \ tuple-with-initial-declared-slot see ] with-string-writer "\n" split
+] unit-test
diff --git a/basis/see/see.factor b/basis/see/see.factor
index a8d78a68e4..206bdbb906 100644
--- a/basis/see/see.factor
+++ b/basis/see/see.factor
@@ -165,12 +165,14 @@ M: array pprint-slot-name
         dup name>> ,
         dup class>> object eq? [
             dup class>> ,
-            initial: ,
-            dup initial>> ,
         ] unless
         dup read-only>> [
             read-only ,
         ] when
+        dup [ class>> object eq? not ] [ initial>> ] bi or [
+            initial: ,
+            dup initial>> ,
+        ] when
         drop
     ] { } make ;