diff --git a/src/tool/ToolEvent.js b/src/tool/ToolEvent.js
index 83ba2f2d..10f677d6 100644
--- a/src/tool/ToolEvent.js
+++ b/src/tool/ToolEvent.js
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ var ToolEvent = this.ToolEvent = Base.extend({
 		return '{ type: ' + this.type 
 				+ ', point: ' + this.point
 				+ ', count: ' + this.count
-				+ ', modifiers: ' + this.modifiers
+				+ ', modifiers: ' + this.getModifiers(true)
 				+ ' }';
 	}
 });
diff --git a/src/ui/Event.js b/src/ui/Event.js
index f05b6242..28eed5a2 100644
--- a/src/ui/Event.js
+++ b/src/ui/Event.js
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ var Event = this.Event = Base.extend({
 		this.preventDefault();
 	},
 
-	getModifiers: function() {
-		return Key.modifiers;
+	getModifiers: function(asString) {
+		return asString ? '{ ' + Base.each(Key.modifiers, function(value, key) {
+			this.push(key + ': ' + value);
+		}, []).join(', ') + ' }' : Key.modifiers;
 	}
 });
diff --git a/src/ui/KeyEvent.js b/src/ui/KeyEvent.js
index 1f208a0b..996825f6 100644
--- a/src/ui/KeyEvent.js
+++ b/src/ui/KeyEvent.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ var KeyEvent = this.KeyEvent = Event.extend(new function() {
 			return '{ type: ' + this.type 
 					+ ', key: ' + this.key
 					+ ', character: ' + this.character
-					+ ', modifiers: ' + this.modifiers
+					+ ', modifiers: ' + this.getModifiers(true)
 					+ ' }';
 		}
 	};