diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9e8a3da..1ce956b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 - Include the variable name in the open-log line (just as function name for functions).
 - Output the description of a for loop body as `<for [identifier]>` rather than just `[identifier]`.
 - `Debug_runtime` functions now take an `~entry_id` parameter, set to a per-entry ID generated by `get_entry_id`.
+- Small non-atomic sexp values can now be printed inline with the variable name (like sexp atoms) rather than spread out as trees.
 
 ## [0.8.0] -- 2024-01-16
 
diff --git a/minidebug_runtime.ml b/minidebug_runtime.ml
index 687fe7c..78f30fd 100644
--- a/minidebug_runtime.ml
+++ b/minidebug_runtime.ml
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ module PrintBox (Log_to : Debug_ch) = struct
   let highlighted_roots = ref false
   let exclude_on_path = ref None
   let values_first_mode = ref false
+  let max_inline_sexp_size = ref 20
+  let max_inline_sexp_length = ref 50
 
   module B = PrintBox
 
@@ -429,11 +431,19 @@ module PrintBox (Log_to : Debug_ch) = struct
             let hls, bs = List.split @@ List.map loop l in
             (List.exists (fun x -> x) hls, B.vlist bs)
     in
-    match sexp with
-    | Atom s | List [ Atom s ] ->
-        highlight_box @@ B.text_with_style B.Style.preformatted (descr ^ " = " ^ s)
-    | List [] -> highlight_box @@ B.line descr
-    | List l -> loop ~as_tree:true @@ List (Atom (descr ^ " =") :: l)
+    let str =
+      if sexp_size sexp < min !boxify_sexp_from_size !max_inline_sexp_size then
+        Sexplib0.Sexp.to_string_hum sexp
+      else ""
+    in
+    if String.length str > 0 && String.length str < !max_inline_sexp_length then
+      highlight_box @@ B.text_with_style B.Style.preformatted (descr ^ " = " ^ str)
+    else
+      match sexp with
+      | Atom s | List [ Atom s ] ->
+          highlight_box @@ B.text_with_style B.Style.preformatted (descr ^ " = " ^ s)
+      | List [] -> highlight_box @@ B.line descr
+      | List l -> loop ~as_tree:true @@ List (Atom (descr ^ " =") :: l)
 
   let num_children () = match !stack with [] -> 0 | { body; _ } :: _ -> List.length body
 
diff --git a/minidebug_runtime.mli b/minidebug_runtime.mli
index ca5c270..67474f6 100644
--- a/minidebug_runtime.mli
+++ b/minidebug_runtime.mli
@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@ module PrintBox : functor (_ : Debug_ch) -> sig
 
   val values_first_mode : bool ref
   (**  *)
+
+  val max_inline_sexp_size : int ref
+  (**  *)
+
+  val max_inline_sexp_length : int ref
+  (**  *)
 end
 
 val debug_html :