diff --git a/codegen/src/debug.rs b/codegen/src/debug.rs
index 91938812..25092fb5 100644
--- a/codegen/src/debug.rs
+++ b/codegen/src/debug.rs
@@ -157,15 +157,23 @@ fn expand_impl_body(defs: &Definitions, node: &Node, name: &str) -> TokenStream
                         }
                     }
                 } else if fields.len() == 1 {
-                    let ty = &fields[0];
                     let val = quote!(_val);
-                    let format = format_field(&val, ty).map(|format| {
-                        quote! {
-                            formatter.write_str("(")?;
-                            Debug::fmt(#format, formatter)?;
-                            formatter.write_str(")")?;
-                        }
-                    });
+                    let format = if variant == "Verbatim" {
+                        Some(quote! {
+                            formatter.write_str("(`")?;
+                            Display::fmt(#val, formatter)?;
+                            formatter.write_str("`)")?;
+                        })
+                    } else {
+                        let ty = &fields[0];
+                        format_field(&val, ty).map(|format| {
+                            quote! {
+                                formatter.write_str("(")?;
+                                Debug::fmt(#format, formatter)?;
+                                formatter.write_str(")")?;
+                            }
+                        })
+                    };
                     quote! {
                         syn::#ident::#variant(_val) => {
                             formatter.write_str(#v)?;
@@ -298,7 +306,7 @@ pub fn generate(defs: &Definitions) -> Result<()> {
         DEBUG_SRC,
         quote! {
             use super::{Lite, RefCast};
-            use std::fmt::{self, Debug};
+            use std::fmt::{self, Debug, Display};
 
             #impls
         },
diff --git a/tests/debug/gen.rs b/tests/debug/gen.rs
index 8450c09e..85a1a390 100644
--- a/tests/debug/gen.rs
+++ b/tests/debug/gen.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // It is not intended for manual editing.
 
 use super::{Lite, RefCast};
-use std::fmt::{self, Debug};
+use std::fmt::{self, Debug, Display};
 impl Debug for Lite<syn::Abi> {
     fn fmt(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         let _val = &self.value;
@@ -1039,9 +1039,9 @@ impl Debug for Lite<syn::Expr> {
             }
             syn::Expr::Verbatim(_val) => {
                 formatter.write_str("Verbatim")?;
-                formatter.write_str("(")?;
-                Debug::fmt(Lite(_val), formatter)?;
-                formatter.write_str(")")?;
+                formatter.write_str("(`")?;
+                Display::fmt(_val, formatter)?;
+                formatter.write_str("`)")?;
                 Ok(())
             }
             syn::Expr::While(_val) => {
@@ -2116,9 +2116,9 @@ impl Debug for Lite<syn::ForeignItem> {
             }
             syn::ForeignItem::Verbatim(_val) => {
                 formatter.write_str("Verbatim")?;
-                formatter.write_str("(")?;
-                Debug::fmt(Lite(_val), formatter)?;
-                formatter.write_str(")")?;
+                formatter.write_str("(`")?;
+                Display::fmt(_val, formatter)?;
+                formatter.write_str("`)")?;
                 Ok(())
             }
             _ => unreachable!(),
@@ -2432,9 +2432,9 @@ impl Debug for Lite<syn::ImplItem> {
             }
             syn::ImplItem::Verbatim(_val) => {
                 formatter.write_str("Verbatim")?;
-                formatter.write_str("(")?;
-                Debug::fmt(Lite(_val), formatter)?;
-                formatter.write_str(")")?;
+                formatter.write_str("(`")?;
+                Display::fmt(_val, formatter)?;
+                formatter.write_str("`)")?;
                 Ok(())
             }
             _ => unreachable!(),
@@ -2940,9 +2940,9 @@ impl Debug for Lite<syn::Item> {
             }
             syn::Item::Verbatim(_val) => {
                 formatter.write_str("Verbatim")?;
-                formatter.write_str("(")?;
-                Debug::fmt(Lite(_val), formatter)?;
-                formatter.write_str(")")?;
+                formatter.write_str("(`")?;
+                Display::fmt(_val, formatter)?;
+                formatter.write_str("`)")?;
                 Ok(())
             }
             _ => unreachable!(),
@@ -3437,9 +3437,9 @@ impl Debug for Lite<syn::Lit> {
             }
             syn::Lit::Verbatim(_val) => {
                 formatter.write_str("Verbatim")?;
-                formatter.write_str("(")?;
-                Debug::fmt(Lite(_val), formatter)?;
-                formatter.write_str(")")?;
+                formatter.write_str("(`")?;
+                Display::fmt(_val, formatter)?;
+                formatter.write_str("`)")?;
                 Ok(())
             }
         }
@@ -3878,9 +3878,9 @@ impl Debug for Lite<syn::Pat> {
             }
             syn::Pat::Verbatim(_val) => {
                 formatter.write_str("Verbatim")?;
-                formatter.write_str("(")?;
-                Debug::fmt(Lite(_val), formatter)?;
-                formatter.write_str(")")?;
+                formatter.write_str("(`")?;
+                Display::fmt(_val, formatter)?;
+                formatter.write_str("`)")?;
                 Ok(())
             }
             syn::Pat::Wild(_val) => {
@@ -4674,9 +4674,9 @@ impl Debug for Lite<syn::TraitItem> {
             }
             syn::TraitItem::Verbatim(_val) => {
                 formatter.write_str("Verbatim")?;
-                formatter.write_str("(")?;
-                Debug::fmt(Lite(_val), formatter)?;
-                formatter.write_str(")")?;
+                formatter.write_str("(`")?;
+                Display::fmt(_val, formatter)?;
+                formatter.write_str("`)")?;
                 Ok(())
             }
             _ => unreachable!(),
@@ -5040,9 +5040,9 @@ impl Debug for Lite<syn::Type> {
             }
             syn::Type::Verbatim(_val) => {
                 formatter.write_str("Verbatim")?;
-                formatter.write_str("(")?;
-                Debug::fmt(Lite(_val), formatter)?;
-                formatter.write_str(")")?;
+                formatter.write_str("(`")?;
+                Display::fmt(_val, formatter)?;
+                formatter.write_str("`)")?;
                 Ok(())
             }
             _ => unreachable!(),
diff --git a/tests/test_stmt.rs b/tests/test_stmt.rs
index 1e6f0099..d68b47fd 100644
--- a/tests/test_stmt.rs
+++ b/tests/test_stmt.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ fn test_raw_operator() {
     snapshot!(stmt, @r###"
     Local(Local {
         pat: Pat::Wild,
-        init: Some(Verbatim(TokenStream(`& raw const x`))),
+        init: Some(Verbatim(`& raw const x`)),
     })
     "###);
 }