diff --git a/tower-buffer/src/layer.rs b/tower-buffer/src/layer.rs
index 10c4f5c..009d3be 100644
--- a/tower-buffer/src/layer.rs
+++ b/tower-buffer/src/layer.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{error::Error, service::Buffer, worker::WorkerExecutor};
-use std::marker::PhantomData;
+use std::{fmt, marker::PhantomData};
 use tokio_executor::DefaultExecutor;
 use tower_layer::Layer;
 use tower_service::Service;
@@ -43,3 +43,15 @@ where
         Buffer::with_executor(service, self.bound, &mut self.executor.clone())
     }
 }
+
+impl<Request, E> fmt::Debug for BufferLayer<Request, E>
+where
+    // Require E: Debug in case we want to print the executor at a later date
+    E: fmt::Debug,
+{
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("BufferLayer")
+            .field("bound", &self.bound)
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tower-load-shed/src/layer.rs b/tower-load-shed/src/layer.rs
index 7b578d0..3a2f0fb 100644
--- a/tower-load-shed/src/layer.rs
+++ b/tower-load-shed/src/layer.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+use std::fmt;
 use tower_layer::Layer;
 
 use crate::LoadShed;
 
 /// A `tower-layer` to wrap services in `LoadShed` middleware.
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct LoadShedLayer {
     _p: (),
 }
@@ -22,3 +23,9 @@ impl<S> Layer<S> for LoadShedLayer {
         LoadShed::new(service)
     }
 }
+
+impl fmt::Debug for LoadShedLayer {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("LoadShedLayer").finish()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tower-util/src/layer/identity.rs b/tower-util/src/layer/identity.rs
index e56c9c8..ccdf4eb 100644
--- a/tower-util/src/layer/identity.rs
+++ b/tower-util/src/layer/identity.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+use std::fmt;
 use tower_layer::Layer;
 
 /// A no-op middleware.
 ///
 /// When wrapping a `Service`, the `Identity` layer returns the provided
 /// service without modifying it.
-#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone)]
+#[derive(Default, Clone)]
 pub struct Identity {
     _p: (),
 }
@@ -24,3 +25,9 @@ impl<S> Layer<S> for Identity {
         inner
     }
 }
+
+impl fmt::Debug for Identity {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("Identity").finish()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tower-util/src/layer/stack.rs b/tower-util/src/layer/stack.rs
index b71b1c4..191c75c 100644
--- a/tower-util/src/layer/stack.rs
+++ b/tower-util/src/layer/stack.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
+use std::fmt;
 use tower_layer::Layer;
 
 /// Two middlewares chained together.
-///
-/// This type is produced by `Layer::chain`.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Stack<Inner, Outer> {
     inner: Inner,
     outer: Outer,
@@ -29,3 +28,35 @@ where
         self.outer.layer(inner)
     }
 }
+
+impl<Inner, Outer> fmt::Debug for Stack<Inner, Outer>
+where
+    Inner: fmt::Debug,
+    Outer: fmt::Debug,
+{
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        // The generated output of nested `Stack`s is very noisy and makes
+        // it harder to understand what is in a `ServiceBuilder`.
+        //
+        // Instead, this output is designed assuming that a `Stack` is
+        // usually quite nested, and inside a `ServiceBuilder`. Therefore,
+        // this skips using `f.debug_struct()`, since each one would force
+        // a new layer of indentation.
+        //
+        // - In compact mode, a nested stack ends up just looking like a flat
+        //   list of layers.
+        //
+        // - In pretty mode, while a newline is inserted between each layer,
+        //   the `DebugStruct` used in the `ServiceBuilder` will inject padding
+        //   to that each line is at the same indentation level.
+        //
+        // Also, the order of [outer, inner] is important, since it reflects
+        // the order that the layers were added to the stack.
+        if f.alternate() {
+            // pretty
+            write!(f, "{:#?},\n{:#?}", self.outer, self.inner)
+        } else {
+            write!(f, "{:?}, {:?}", self.outer, self.inner)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tower/src/builder/mod.rs b/tower/src/builder/mod.rs
index 55154bb..62f617c 100644
--- a/tower/src/builder/mod.rs
+++ b/tower/src/builder/mod.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use crate::{
 use tower_layer::Layer;
 use tower_util::layer::{Identity, Stack};
 
-use std::time::Duration;
+use std::{fmt, time::Duration};
 
 /// Declaratively construct Service values.
 ///
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 ///     .rate_limit(5, Duration::from_secs(1))
 ///     .service(MyService);
 /// ```
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ServiceBuilder<L> {
     layer: L,
 }
@@ -220,3 +220,9 @@ impl<L> ServiceBuilder<L> {
         self.layer.layer(service)
     }
 }
+
+impl<L: fmt::Debug> fmt::Debug for ServiceBuilder<L> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_tuple("ServiceBuilder").field(&self.layer).finish()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tower/src/lib.rs b/tower/src/lib.rs
index ccb6aa5..14430ab 100644
--- a/tower/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tower/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // compatibility
 #![cfg(feature = "full")]
 #![deny(missing_docs, missing_debug_implementations, rust_2018_idioms)]
+#![allow(elided_lifetimes_in_paths)]
 #![cfg_attr(test, deny(warnings))]
 
 //! `fn(Request) -> Future<Response>`