diff --git a/src/cutadapt/adapters.py b/src/cutadapt/adapters.py
index 55b4b824..849485ea 100644
--- a/src/cutadapt/adapters.py
+++ b/src/cutadapt/adapters.py
@@ -1134,6 +1134,9 @@ def __init__(
         self.front_adapter.name = self.name
         self.back_adapter = back_adapter
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return f"{self.__class__.__name__}(front_adapter={self.front_adapter}, back_adapter={self.back_adapter})"
+
     def descriptive_identifier(self) -> str:
         return "linked"