diff --git a/quantum/db/model_base.py b/quantum/db/model_base.py
index e3ffa682c7..db3b36a398 100644
--- a/quantum/db/model_base.py
+++ b/quantum/db/model_base.py
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ class QuantumBase(object):
         local.update(joined)
         return local.iteritems()
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        """sqlalchemy based automatic __repr__ method"""
+        items = ['%s=%r' % (col.name, getattr(self, col.name))
+                 for col in self.__table__.columns]
+        return "<%s.%s[object at %x] {%s}>" % (self.__class__.__module__,
+                                               self.__class__.__name__,
+                                               id(self), ', '.join(items))
+
 
 class QuantumBaseV2(QuantumBase):
 
diff --git a/quantum/tests/unit/test_db_plugin.py b/quantum/tests/unit/test_db_plugin.py
index 284fd22851..f93ef151cf 100644
--- a/quantum/tests/unit/test_db_plugin.py
+++ b/quantum/tests/unit/test_db_plugin.py
@@ -2841,3 +2841,19 @@ class TestSubnetsV2(QuantumDbPluginV2TestCase):
         req = self.new_delete_request('subnets', subnet['subnet']['id'])
         res = req.get_response(self.api)
         self.assertEqual(res.status_int, 204)
+
+
+class DbModelTestCase(unittest2.TestCase):
+    """ DB model tests """
+    def test_repr(self):
+        """ testing the string representation of 'model' classes """
+        network = models_v2.Network(name="net_net", status="OK",
+                                    admin_state_up=True)
+        actual_repr_output = repr(network)
+        exp_start_with = "<quantum.db.models_v2.Network"
+        exp_middle = "[object at %x]" % id(network)
+        exp_end_with = (" {tenant_id=None, id=None, "
+                        "name='net_net', status='OK', "
+                        "admin_state_up=True, shared=None}>")
+        final_exp = exp_start_with + exp_middle + exp_end_with
+        self.assertEqual(actual_repr_output, final_exp)