diff --git a/gdb/__init__.py b/gdb/__init__.py
index 4b55963..590d46c 100644
--- a/gdb/__init__.py
+++ b/gdb/__init__.py
@@ -640,6 +640,12 @@ def __str__(self) -> str:
         if type_flags & lldb.eTypeIsPointer:
             return "0x%x" % self._as_number()
 
+        # Check for synthetic children.
+        if (t.GetTypeClass() == lldb.eTypeClassStruct):
+            valstr = str(self._sbvalue_object.GetSyntheticValue())
+            if (valstr != "No value" and
+                valstr.find("$1") == -1):
+                return valstr
         valstr = self._sbvalue_object.GetSummary()
         if not valstr:
             valstr = self._sbvalue_object.GetValue()
diff --git a/test/lit/print_elements.test b/test/lit/print_elements.test
index d07e7ac..bd28ed8 100644
--- a/test/lit/print_elements.test
+++ b/test/lit/print_elements.test
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ RUN: %lldb -b -o 'command script import print_elements' %t | FileCheck %s
 Check target.max-children-count values are correctly translated to "print
 elements" values.
 
-CHECK: gdb.parameter('print elements'): None
+CHECK: gdb.parameter('print elements'): 256
 CHECK: gdb.parameter('print elements'): 0
 CHECK: gdb.parameter('print elements'): 10
 
@@ -20,3 +20,8 @@ yield child 10. So check that we don't yield 11.
 
 CHECK: yielding child 10
 CHECK-NOT: yielding child 11
+
+
+CHECK: yielding child 10
+CHECK: A TestStruct of size 100
+CHECK-NOT: yielding child 11
diff --git a/test/lit/print_elements/__init__.py b/test/lit/print_elements/__init__.py
index d442c86..6136e26 100644
--- a/test/lit/print_elements/__init__.py
+++ b/test/lit/print_elements/__init__.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def __lldb_init_module(debugger, internal_dict):
   gdb.printing.register_pretty_printer(gdb.current_objfile(), printer)
 
   # lldb treats all negative values here as 'unlimited'.
-  # gdb.parameter('print elements') returns None in this case.
+  # gdb.parameter('print elements') returns 256 in this case.
   debugger.HandleCommand('settings set -- target.max-children-count -99')
   print("gdb.parameter('print elements'):", gdb.parameter('print elements'))
 
@@ -51,3 +51,5 @@ def __lldb_init_module(debugger, internal_dict):
   print("gdb.parameter('print elements'):", gdb.parameter('print elements'))
 
   debugger.HandleCommand('p s')
+
+  debugger.HandleCommand("script print(gdb.parse_and_eval('s'))")