diff --git a/infer/src/IR/Ident.re b/infer/src/IR/Ident.re
index e9abcfab7..ac5e51946 100644
--- a/infer/src/IR/Ident.re
+++ b/infer/src/IR/Ident.re
@@ -66,9 +66,8 @@ let compare i1 i2 => {
   }
 };
 
-let equal i1 i2 =>
-  i1.stamp === i2.stamp && i1.kind === i2.kind && name_equal i1.name i2.name
-  /* most unlikely first */;
+let equal i1 i2 => i1.stamp === i2.stamp && i1.kind === i2.kind && name_equal i1.name i2.name
+/* most unlikely first */;
 
 let fieldname_equal fn1 fn2 => fieldname_compare fn1 fn2 == 0;
 
@@ -148,6 +147,9 @@ let name_to_string (name: name) => name;
 /** Convert a fieldname to a string. */
 let fieldname_to_string fn => Mangled.to_string fn.fname;
 
+/** Convert a fieldname to a string, including the mangled part. */
+let fieldname_to_complete_string fn => Mangled.to_string_full fn.fname;
+
 
 /** Convert a fieldname to a simplified string with at most one-level path. */
 let fieldname_to_simplified_string fn => {
diff --git a/infer/src/IR/Ident.rei b/infer/src/IR/Ident.rei
index 47deb6d8d..f40ccf795 100644
--- a/infer/src/IR/Ident.rei
+++ b/infer/src/IR/Ident.rei
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ let name_to_string: name => string;
 /** Convert a field name to a string. */
 let fieldname_to_string: fieldname => string;
 
+/** Convert a fieldname to a string, including the mangled part. */
+let fieldname_to_complete_string: fieldname => string;
+
 
 /** Convert a fieldname to a simplified string with at most one-level path. */
 let fieldname_to_simplified_string: fieldname => string;
diff --git a/infer/src/backend/errdesc.ml b/infer/src/backend/errdesc.ml
index ddc75c8e3..46387ceb3 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/errdesc.ml
+++ b/infer/src/backend/errdesc.ml
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@ open! Utils
 module L = Logging
 module F = Format
 
-let pointer_wrapper_classes = [
+let smart_pointers = [
   ["std"; "shared_ptr"];
   ["std"; "unique_ptr"]
 ]
 
+let pointer_wrapper_classes = smart_pointers
+
 let vector_class = ["std"; "vector"]
 
 let is_one_of_classes class_name classes =
@@ -788,6 +790,12 @@ let explain_dereference_access outermost_array is_nullable _de_opt prop =
     | Some de ->
         Some (if outermost_array then remove_outermost_array_access de else de) in
   let value_str = match de_opt with
+    | Some (Sil.Darrow ((Sil.Dpvaraddr pvar), f) as de) ->
+        let complete_fieldname = Ident.fieldname_to_complete_string f in
+        if is_one_of_classes complete_fieldname smart_pointers &&
+           Utils.string_contains "data" complete_fieldname then
+          Sil.dexp_to_string (Sil.Dpvaraddr pvar)
+        else Sil.dexp_to_string de
     | Some de ->
         Sil.dexp_to_string de
     | None -> "" in