diff --git a/a_sync/primitives/locks/event.py b/a_sync/primitives/locks/event.py
index e3d8b88b..01b74719 100644
--- a/a_sync/primitives/locks/event.py
+++ b/a_sync/primitives/locks/event.py
@@ -8,13 +8,20 @@
 
 class Event(asyncio.Event, _DebugDaemonMixin):
     """asyncio.Event but with some additional debug logging to help detect deadlocks."""
-    def __init__(self, debug_daemon_interval: int = 300, *, loop: Optional[asyncio.AbstractEventLoop] = None):
+    def __init__(self, name: str = "", debug_daemon_interval: int = 300, *, loop: Optional[asyncio.AbstractEventLoop] = None):
         if sys.version_info >= (3, 10):
             super().__init__()
         else:
             super().__init__(loop=loop)
+        self._name = name
         self._loop = self._loop or asyncio.get_event_loop()
         self._debug_daemon_interval = debug_daemon_interval
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        label = f'name={self._name}' if self._name else 'object'
+        status = 'set' if self._value else 'unset'
+        if self._waiters:
+            status += f', waiters:{len(self._waiters)}'
+        return f"<{self.__class__.__module__}.{self.__class__.__name__} {label} at {hex(id(self))} [{status}]>"
     async def wait(self) -> bool:
         if self.is_set():
             return True