diff --git a/button.c b/button.c
index 359e9ce19..d96f3c0aa 100644
--- a/button.c
+++ b/button.c
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 
 #include "common/tokenize.h"
 
-DO_LUA_TOSTRING(button_t, button, "button")
-
 /** Create a new mouse button bindings.
  * \param L The Lua VM state.
  * \return The number of elements pushed on stack.
@@ -150,11 +148,10 @@ const struct luaL_reg awesome_button_methods[] =
 };
 const struct luaL_reg awesome_button_meta[] =
 {
-    LUA_OBJECT_META
+    LUA_OBJECT_META(button)
     { "__index", luaA_button_index },
     { "__newindex", luaA_button_newindex },
     { "__gc", luaA_object_gc },
-    { "__tostring", luaA_button_tostring },
     { NULL, NULL }
 };
 
diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index a83ec8472..d05da3d18 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
 #include "common/atoms.h"
 #include "common/xutil.h"
 
-DO_LUA_TOSTRING(client_t, client, "client")
-
 client_t *
 luaA_client_checkudata(lua_State *L, int ud)
 {
@@ -1964,7 +1962,7 @@ const struct luaL_reg awesome_client_methods[] =
 };
 const struct luaL_reg awesome_client_meta[] =
 {
-    LUA_OBJECT_META
+    LUA_OBJECT_META(client)
     { "isvisible", luaA_client_isvisible },
     { "geometry", luaA_client_geometry },
     { "struts", luaA_client_struts },
@@ -1978,7 +1976,6 @@ const struct luaL_reg awesome_client_meta[] =
     { "__index", luaA_client_index },
     { "__newindex", luaA_client_newindex },
     { "__gc", luaA_client_gc },
-    { "__tostring", luaA_client_tostring },
     { NULL, NULL }
 };
 
diff --git a/common/luaobject.h b/common/luaobject.h
index db5a83b20..faa379447 100644
--- a/common/luaobject.h
+++ b/common/luaobject.h
@@ -191,6 +191,13 @@ int luaA_object_emit_signal_simple(lua_State *);
         luaA_object_push_item(L, -1, ref);                                     \
         lua_remove(L, -2);                                                     \
         return 1;                                                              \
+    }                                                                          \
+                                                                               \
+    static inline int                                                          \
+    luaA_##prefix##_tostring(lua_State *L)                                     \
+    {                                                                          \
+        lua_pushfstring(L, lua_type ": %p", luaL_checkudata(L, 1, lua_type));  \
+        return 1;                                                              \
     }
 
 
@@ -206,7 +213,8 @@ luaA_object_gc(lua_State *L)
     return 0;
 }
 
-#define LUA_OBJECT_META \
+#define LUA_OBJECT_META(prefix) \
+    { "__tostring", luaA_##prefix##_tostring }, \
     { "add_signal", luaA_object_add_signal_simple }, \
     { "remove_signal", luaA_object_remove_signal_simple }, \
     { "emit_signal", luaA_object_emit_signal_simple },
diff --git a/image.c b/image.c
index 8bdcc43d0..9e31ad297 100644
--- a/image.c
+++ b/image.c
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 #include "common/xutil.h"
 #include <xcb/xcb_image.h>
 
-DO_LUA_TOSTRING(image_t, image, "image");
-
 static int
 luaA_image_gc(lua_State *L)
 {
@@ -777,7 +775,7 @@ const struct luaL_reg awesome_image_methods[] =
 };
 const struct luaL_reg awesome_image_meta[] =
 {
-    LUA_OBJECT_META
+    LUA_OBJECT_META(image)
     { "__index", luaA_image_index },
     { "rotate", luaA_image_rotate },
     { "orientate", luaA_image_orientate },
@@ -792,7 +790,6 @@ const struct luaL_reg awesome_image_meta[] =
     { "draw_rectangle_gradient", luaA_image_draw_rectangle_gradient },
     { "draw_circle", luaA_image_draw_circle },
     { "__gc", luaA_image_gc },
-    { "__tostring", luaA_image_tostring },
     { NULL, NULL }
 };
 
diff --git a/key.c b/key.c
index 0598dbefc..0accbcdff 100644
--- a/key.c
+++ b/key.c
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
 #include "common/xutil.h"
 #include "common/tokenize.h"
 
-DO_LUA_TOSTRING(keyb_t, key, "key")
-
 /** XCB equivalent of XLookupString which translate the keycode given
  * by PressEvent to a KeySym and a string
  * \todo use XKB!
@@ -1152,8 +1150,7 @@ const struct luaL_reg awesome_key_methods[] =
 };
 const struct luaL_reg awesome_key_meta[] =
 {
-    LUA_OBJECT_META
-    { "__tostring", luaA_key_tostring },
+    LUA_OBJECT_META(key)
     { "__index", luaA_key_index },
     { "__newindex", luaA_key_newindex },
     { "__gc", luaA_object_gc },
diff --git a/tag.c b/tag.c
index 842a2c7b9..c36311bac 100644
--- a/tag.c
+++ b/tag.c
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 #include "ewmh.h"
 #include "widget.h"
 
-DO_LUA_TOSTRING(tag_t, tag, "tag")
-
 void
 tag_unref_simplified(tag_t **tag)
 {
@@ -411,12 +409,11 @@ const struct luaL_reg awesome_tag_methods[] =
 };
 const struct luaL_reg awesome_tag_meta[] =
 {
-    LUA_OBJECT_META
+    LUA_OBJECT_META(tag)
     { "clients", luaA_tag_clients },
     { "__index", luaA_tag_index },
     { "__newindex", luaA_tag_newindex },
     { "__gc", luaA_tag_gc },
-    { "__tostring", luaA_tag_tostring },
     { NULL, NULL },
 };
 
diff --git a/wibox.c b/wibox.c
index 2e4dbe17a..d420eefb3 100644
--- a/wibox.c
+++ b/wibox.c
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 #include "common/xcursor.h"
 #include "common/xutil.h"
 
-DO_LUA_TOSTRING(wibox_t, wibox, "wibox")
-
 /** Take care of garbage collecting a wibox.
  * \param L The Lua VM state.
  * \return The number of elements pushed on stack, 0!
@@ -1207,12 +1205,11 @@ const struct luaL_reg awesome_wibox_methods[] =
 };
 const struct luaL_reg awesome_wibox_meta[] =
 {
-    LUA_OBJECT_META
+    LUA_OBJECT_META(wibox)
     { "geometry", luaA_wibox_geometry },
     { "__index", luaA_wibox_index },
     { "__newindex", luaA_wibox_newindex },
     { "__gc", luaA_wibox_gc },
-    { "__tostring", luaA_wibox_tostring },
     { NULL, NULL },
 };
 
diff --git a/widget.c b/widget.c
index df4144ed8..24a8068a3 100644
--- a/widget.c
+++ b/widget.c
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
 #include "common/atoms.h"
 #include "common/xutil.h"
 
-DO_LUA_TOSTRING(widget_t, widget, "widget")
-
 /** Collect a widget structure.
  * \param L The Lua VM state.
  * \return 0
@@ -558,12 +556,11 @@ const struct luaL_reg awesome_widget_methods[] =
 };
 const struct luaL_reg awesome_widget_meta[] =
 {
-    LUA_OBJECT_META
+    LUA_OBJECT_META(widget)
     { "extents", luaA_widget_extents },
     { "__index", luaA_widget_index },
     { "__newindex", luaA_widget_newindex },
     { "__gc", luaA_widget_gc },
-    { "__tostring", luaA_widget_tostring },
     { NULL, NULL }
 };