diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/util/StructProjection.java b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/util/StructProjection.java
index 8e2fc7a1418f..7bd9c7f854cf 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/util/StructProjection.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/util/StructProjection.java
@@ -216,4 +216,9 @@ public <T> T get(int pos, Class<T> javaClass) {
   public <T> void set(int pos, T value) {
     throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Cannot set fields in a TypeProjection");
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    return struct.toString();
+  }
 }