diff --git a/src/LedgerFormats.cpp b/src/LedgerFormats.cpp
index f8fc80d4d..89cc24d07 100644
--- a/src/LedgerFormats.cpp
+++ b/src/LedgerFormats.cpp
@@ -86,13 +86,18 @@ LedgerEntryFormat LedgerFormats[]=
 	{ NULL, ltINVALID }
 };
 
-
 LedgerEntryFormat* getLgrFormat(LedgerEntryType t)
+{
+	return getLgrFormat(t);
+}
+
+LedgerEntryFormat* getLgrFormat(int t)
 {
 	LedgerEntryFormat* f = LedgerFormats;
 	while (f->t_name != NULL)
 	{
-		if (f->t_type == t) return f;
+		if (f->t_type == t)
+			return f;
 		++f;
 	}
 	return NULL;
diff --git a/src/LedgerFormats.h b/src/LedgerFormats.h
index 82221ca31..7b4a95683 100644
--- a/src/LedgerFormats.h
+++ b/src/LedgerFormats.h
@@ -48,5 +48,6 @@ struct LedgerEntryFormat
 
 extern LedgerEntryFormat LedgerFormats[];
 extern LedgerEntryFormat* getLgrFormat(LedgerEntryType t);
+extern LedgerEntryFormat* getLgrFormat(int t);
 #endif
 // vim:ts=4
diff --git a/src/SerializedTypes.cpp b/src/SerializedTypes.cpp
index 6eeb0c912..570a2e80c 100644
--- a/src/SerializedTypes.cpp
+++ b/src/SerializedTypes.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include "SerializedTypes.h"
 #include "SerializedObject.h"
 #include "TransactionFormats.h"
+#include "LedgerFormats.h"
+#include "FieldNames.h"
 #include "Log.h"
 #include "NewcoinAddress.h"
 #include "utils.h"
@@ -50,6 +52,18 @@ STUInt16* STUInt16::construct(SerializerIterator& u, SField::ref name)
 
 std::string STUInt16::getText() const
 {
+	if (getFName() == sfLedgerEntryType)
+	{
+		LedgerEntryFormat *f = getLgrFormat(value);
+		if (f != NULL)
+			return f->t_name;
+	}
+	if (getFName() == sfTransactionType)
+	{
+		TransactionFormat *f = getTxnFormat(value);
+		if (f != NULL)
+			return f->t_name;
+	}
 	return boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(value);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/TransactionFormats.cpp b/src/TransactionFormats.cpp
index eec5b363d..9e84d3200 100644
--- a/src/TransactionFormats.cpp
+++ b/src/TransactionFormats.cpp
@@ -100,14 +100,20 @@ TransactionFormat	InnerTxnFormats[]=
 	{ NULL, ttINVALID }
 };
 
-TransactionFormat*	getTxnFormat(TransactionType	t)
+TransactionFormat* getTxnFormat(TransactionType	t)
 {
-	TransactionFormat*	f	=	InnerTxnFormats;
-	while	(f->t_name	!=	NULL)
+	return getTxnFormat(t);
+}
+
+TransactionFormat* getTxnFormat(int t)
+{
+	TransactionFormat* f = InnerTxnFormats;
+	while (f->t_name != NULL)
 	{
-		if	(f->t_type	==	t)	return	f;
+		if (f->t_type == t)
+			return f;
 		++f;
  }
-	return	NULL;
+	return NULL;
 }
 //	vim:ts=4
diff --git a/src/TransactionFormats.h b/src/TransactionFormats.h
index edbccf3a6..57b155285 100644
--- a/src/TransactionFormats.h
+++ b/src/TransactionFormats.h
@@ -46,5 +46,6 @@ const uint32 tfNoRippleDirect		= 0x00080000;
 
 extern TransactionFormat InnerTxnFormats[];
 extern TransactionFormat* getTxnFormat(TransactionType t);
+extern TransactionFormat* getTxnFormat(int t);
 #endif
 // vim:ts=4