diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4dd470f1..b7689a0b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 * add `Pry::LastException` (#1145)
 
 #### Bug fixes, etc.
+* update `Pry::CLIPPED_PRINT` to include a hex representation of object ID when printing a return value. (#1162)
+* change second argument of `Pry.view_clip()` from Fixnum to Hash to support returning a string with or
+  without a hex representation of object ID. (#1162)
 * break up `pry/completion.rb` into `pry/bond_completer.rb` and `pry/input_completer.rb`
 * `Pry#last_exception=` supports exception objects who have been frozen (#1145)
 * `binding.pry` inside `.pryrc` file now works, with some limitations (@richo / #1118)
diff --git a/lib/pry.rb b/lib/pry.rb
index 322b637b..13e0cc43 100644
--- a/lib/pry.rb
+++ b/lib/pry.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class Pry
 
   # useful when playing with truly enormous objects
   CLIPPED_PRINT = proc do |output, value|
-    output.puts Pry.view_clip(value)
+    output.puts Pry.view_clip(value, id: true)
   end
 
   # Will only show the first line of the backtrace
diff --git a/lib/pry/pry_class.rb b/lib/pry/pry_class.rb
index 2fd2fac5..a4bd3f86 100644
--- a/lib/pry/pry_class.rb
+++ b/lib/pry/pry_class.rb
@@ -158,25 +158,37 @@ class Pry
     REPLFileLoader.new(file_name).load
   end
 
+  #
   # An inspector that clips the output to `max_length` chars.
   # In case of > `max_length` chars the `#<Object...> notation is used.
   # @param obj The object to view.
-  # @param max_length The maximum number of chars before clipping occurs.
-  # @return [String] The string representation of `obj`.
-  def self.view_clip(obj, max_length = 60)
-    if obj.kind_of?(Module) && obj.name.to_s != "" && obj.name.to_s.length <= max_length
+  #
+  # @param options [Hash]
+  #   :max_length   The maximum number of chars before clipping occurs.
+  #                 default is 60.
+  #
+  #   :id           boolean to indicate whether or not a hex reprsentation of the object ID
+  #                 is attached to the output when the length of inspect is greater than value
+  #                 of `:max_length`. default is false.
+  #
+  # @return [String]
+  #    The string representation of `obj`.
+  #
+  def self.view_clip(obj, options = {})
+    max = options.fetch :max_length, 60
+    id = options.fetch :id, false
+    if obj.kind_of?(Module) && obj.name.to_s != "" && obj.name.to_s.length <= max
       obj.name.to_s
     elsif Pry.main == obj
       # special-case to support jruby.
       # fixed as of https://github.com/jruby/jruby/commit/d365ebd309cf9df3dde28f5eb36ea97056e0c039
       # we can drop in the future.
       obj.to_s
-    elsif Pry.config.prompt_safe_objects.any? { |v| v === obj } && obj.inspect.length <= max_length
+    elsif Pry.config.prompt_safe_objects.any? { |v| v === obj } && obj.inspect.length <= max
       obj.inspect
     else
-      "#<#{obj.class}:0x%x>" % (obj.object_id << 1)
+      id == true ? "#<#{obj.class}:0x%x>" % (obj.object_id << 1) : "#<#{obj.class}>"
     end
-
   rescue RescuableException
     "unknown"
   end
diff --git a/spec/pry_defaults_spec.rb b/spec/pry_defaults_spec.rb
index 4b2fde35..119fff22 100644
--- a/spec/pry_defaults_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/pry_defaults_spec.rb
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ describe "test Pry defaults" do
     Pry.print =  new_print
 
     Pry.new.print.should == Pry.print
-    Object.new.pry :input => InputTester.new("\"test\""), :output => @str_output 
+    Object.new.pry :input => InputTester.new("\"test\""), :output => @str_output
     @str_output.string.should == "=> LOL\n"
 
     @str_output = StringIO.new
@@ -244,41 +244,43 @@ describe "test Pry defaults" do
   end
 
   describe "view_clip used for displaying an object in a truncated format" do
-
-    VC_MAX_LENGTH = 60
+    DEFAULT_OPTIONS =  {
+      max_length: 60
+    }
+    MAX_LENGTH = DEFAULT_OPTIONS[:max_length]
 
     describe "given an object with an #inspect string" do
       it "returns the #<> format of the object (never use inspect)" do
         o = Object.new
-        def o.inspect; "a" * VC_MAX_LENGTH; end
+        def o.inspect; "a" * MAX_LENGTH; end
 
-        Pry.view_clip(o, VC_MAX_LENGTH).should =~ /#<Object/
+        Pry.view_clip(o, DEFAULT_OPTIONS).should =~ /#<Object/
       end
     end
 
     describe "given the 'main' object" do
       it "returns the #to_s of main (special case)" do
         o = TOPLEVEL_BINDING.eval('self')
-        Pry.view_clip(o, VC_MAX_LENGTH).should == o.to_s
+        Pry.view_clip(o, DEFAULT_OPTIONS).should == o.to_s
       end
     end
 
     describe "the list of prompt safe objects" do
       [1, 2.0, -5, "hello", :test].each do |o|
         it "returns the #inspect of the special-cased immediate object: #{o}" do
-          Pry.view_clip(o, VC_MAX_LENGTH).should == o.inspect
+          Pry.view_clip(o, DEFAULT_OPTIONS).should == o.inspect
         end
       end
 
       it "returns #<> format of the special-cased immediate object if #inspect is longer than maximum" do
-        o = "o" * (VC_MAX_LENGTH + 1)
-        Pry.view_clip(o, VC_MAX_LENGTH).should =~ /#<String/
+        o = "o" * (MAX_LENGTH + 1)
+        Pry.view_clip(o, DEFAULT_OPTIONS).should =~ /#<String/
       end
 
       it "returns the #inspect of the custom prompt safe objects" do
         Barbie = Class.new { def inspect; "life is plastic, it's fantastic" end }
         Pry.config.prompt_safe_objects << Barbie
-        output = Pry.view_clip(Barbie.new, VC_MAX_LENGTH)
+        output = Pry.view_clip(Barbie.new, DEFAULT_OPTIONS)
         output.should == "life is plastic, it's fantastic"
       end
     end
@@ -286,9 +288,9 @@ describe "test Pry defaults" do
     describe "given an object with an #inspect string as long as the maximum specified" do
       it "returns the #<> format of the object (never use inspect)" do
         o = Object.new
-        def o.inspect; "a" * VC_MAX_LENGTH; end
+        def o.inspect; "a" * DEFAULT_OPTIONS; end
 
-        Pry.view_clip(o, VC_MAX_LENGTH).should =~ /#<Object/
+        Pry.view_clip(o, DEFAULT_OPTIONS).should =~ /#<Object/
       end
     end
 
@@ -297,9 +299,9 @@ describe "test Pry defaults" do
       describe "when the object is a regular one" do
         it "returns a string of the #<class name:object idish> format" do
           o = Object.new
-          def o.inspect; "a" * (VC_MAX_LENGTH + 1); end
+          def o.inspect; "a" * (DEFAULT_OPTIONS + 1); end
 
-          Pry.view_clip(o, VC_MAX_LENGTH).should =~ /#<Object/
+          Pry.view_clip(o, DEFAULT_OPTIONS).should =~ /#<Object/
         end
       end
 
@@ -308,8 +310,8 @@ describe "test Pry defaults" do
           it "returns a string of the #<class name:object idish> format" do
             c, m = Class.new, Module.new
 
-            Pry.view_clip(c, VC_MAX_LENGTH).should =~ /#<Class/
-            Pry.view_clip(m, VC_MAX_LENGTH).should =~ /#<Module/
+            Pry.view_clip(c, DEFAULT_OPTIONS).should =~ /#<Class/
+            Pry.view_clip(m, DEFAULT_OPTIONS).should =~ /#<Module/
           end
         end
 
@@ -318,11 +320,11 @@ describe "test Pry defaults" do
             c, m = Class.new, Module.new
 
 
-            def c.name; "a" * (VC_MAX_LENGTH + 1); end
-            def m.name; "a" * (VC_MAX_LENGTH + 1); end
+            def c.name; "a" * (MAX_LENGTH + 1); end
+            def m.name; "a" * (MAX_LENGTH + 1); end
 
-            Pry.view_clip(c, VC_MAX_LENGTH).should =~ /#<Class/
-            Pry.view_clip(m, VC_MAX_LENGTH).should =~ /#<Module/
+            Pry.view_clip(c, DEFAULT_OPTIONS).should =~ /#<Class/
+            Pry.view_clip(m, DEFAULT_OPTIONS).should =~ /#<Module/
           end
         end
 
@@ -330,11 +332,11 @@ describe "test Pry defaults" do
           it "returns a string of the #<class name:object idish> format" do
             c, m = Class.new, Module.new
 
-            def c.name; "a" * VC_MAX_LENGTH; end
-            def m.name; "a" * VC_MAX_LENGTH; end
+            def c.name; "a" * MAX_LENGTH; end
+            def m.name; "a" * MAX_LENGTH; end
 
-            Pry.view_clip(c, VC_MAX_LENGTH).should == c.name
-            Pry.view_clip(m, VC_MAX_LENGTH).should == m.name
+            Pry.view_clip(c, DEFAULT_OPTIONS).should == c.name
+            Pry.view_clip(m, DEFAULT_OPTIONS).should == m.name
           end
         end