diff --git a/src/secret.rs b/src/secret.rs
index f13d91ae9..c30399a21 100644
--- a/src/secret.rs
+++ b/src/secret.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,31 @@ macro_rules! impl_display_secret {
                 engine.input(&self.secret_bytes());
                 let hash = sha256::Hash::from_engine(engine);
 
-                f.debug_tuple(stringify!($thing)).field(&format_args!("#{:016x}", hash)).finish()
+                // hex-conservative does not support truncation and this is the correct behaviour if
+                // a hash is considered integral type. So we truncate manually.
+                //
+                // > Precision
+                // > ...
+                // > For integral types, this is ignored.
+                //
+                // ref: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/fmt/
+
+                struct Id([u8; 8]);
+
+                impl ::core::fmt::Display for Id {
+                    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::core::fmt::Formatter) -> ::core::fmt::Result {
+                        for byte in self.0.iter() {
+                            write!(f, "{:02x}", byte)?;
+                        }
+                        Ok(())
+                    }
+                }
+
+                let mut id = [0_u8; 8];
+                id.copy_from_slice(&hash[0..8]);
+                let id = Id(id);
+
+                f.debug_tuple(stringify!($thing)).field(&format_args!("#{}", id)).finish()
             }
         }