diff --git a/plugins/gdb/printers/qt.py b/plugins/gdb/printers/qt.py
--- a/plugins/gdb/printers/qt.py
+++ b/plugins/gdb/printers/qt.py
@@ -136,23 +136,19 @@
             return ('[%d]' % count, value.cast(self.nodetype.pointer()).dereference())
 
     def __init__(self, val, container, itype):
-        self.val = val
+        self.d = val['d']
         self.container = container
+        self.size = self.d['end'] - self.d['begin']
         if itype == None:
-            self.itype = self.val.type.template_argument(0)
+            self.itype = val.type.template_argument(0)
         else:
             self.itype = gdb.lookup_type(itype)
 
     def children(self):
-        return self._iterator(self.itype, self.val['d'])
+        return self._iterator(self.itype, self.d)
 
     def to_string(self):
-        if self.val['d']['end'] == self.val['d']['begin']:
-            empty = "empty "
-        else:
-            empty = ""
-
-        return "%s%s<%s>" % ( empty, self.container, self.itype )
+        return "%s<%s> (size = %s)" % ( self.container, self.itype, self.size )
 
 class QVectorPrinter:
     "Print a QVector"
@@ -189,12 +185,9 @@
             return self._iterator(self.itype, data.cast(self.itype.pointer()), self.val['d']['size'])
 
     def to_string(self):
-        if self.val['d']['size'] == 0:
-            empty = "empty "
-        else:
-            empty = ""
+        size = self.val['d']['size']
 
-        return "%s%s<%s>" % ( empty, self.container, self.itype )
+        return "%s<%s> (size = %s)" % ( self.container, self.itype, size )
 
 class QLinkedListPrinter:
     "Print a QLinkedList"
@@ -227,12 +220,9 @@
         return self._iterator(self.itype, self.val['e']['n'], self.val['d']['size'])
 
     def to_string(self):
-        if self.val['d']['size'] == 0:
-            empty = "empty "
-        else:
-            empty = ""
+        size = self.val['d']['size']
 
-        return "%sQLinkedList<%s>" % ( empty, self.itype )
+        return "QLinkedList<%s> (size = %s)" % ( self.itype, size )
 
 class QMapPrinter:
     "Print a QMap"
@@ -367,12 +357,9 @@
             return self._iteratorQt5(self.val)
 
     def to_string(self):
-        if self.val['d']['size'] == 0:
-            empty = "empty "
-        else:
-            empty = ""
+        size = self.val['d']['size']
 
-        return "%s%s<%s, %s>" % ( empty, self.container, self.val.type.template_argument(0), self.val.type.template_argument(1) )
+        return "%s<%s, %s> (size = %s)" % ( self.container, self.val.type.template_argument(0), self.val.type.template_argument(1), size )
 
     def display_hint (self):
         return 'map'
@@ -477,12 +464,9 @@
         return self._iterator(self.val)
 
     def to_string(self):
-        if self.val['d']['size'] == 0:
-            empty = "empty "
-        else:
-            empty = ""
+        size = self.val['d']['size']
 
-        return "%s%s<%s, %s>" % ( empty, self.container, self.val.type.template_argument(0), self.val.type.template_argument(1) )
+        return "%s<%s, %s> (size = %s)" % ( self.container, self.val.type.template_argument(0), self.val.type.template_argument(1), size )
 
     def display_hint (self):
         return 'map'
@@ -666,12 +650,9 @@
         return self._iterator(hashIterator)
 
     def to_string(self):
-        if self.val['q_hash']['d']['size'] == 0:
-            empty = "empty "
-        else:
-            empty = ""
+        size = self.val['q_hash']['d']['size']
 
-        return "%sQSet<%s>" % ( empty , self.val.type.template_argument(0) )
+        return "QSet<%s> (size = %s)" % ( self.val.type.template_argument(0), size )
 
 
 class QCharPrinter:
diff --git a/plugins/gdb/unittests/test_gdbprinters.cpp b/plugins/gdb/unittests/test_gdbprinters.cpp
--- a/plugins/gdb/unittests/test_gdbprinters.cpp
+++ b/plugins/gdb/unittests/test_gdbprinters.cpp
@@ -145,10 +145,10 @@
     gdb.execute("cont");
     QByteArray out = gdb.execute("print intList");
     qWarning() << "FOO" << out;
-    QVERIFY(out.contains(QString("empty %1<int>").arg(container).toLocal8Bit()));
+    QVERIFY(out.contains(QString("%1<int> (size = 0)").arg(container).toLocal8Bit()));
     gdb.execute("next");
     out = gdb.execute("print intList");
-    QVERIFY(out.contains(QString("%1<int>").arg(container).toLocal8Bit()));
+    QVERIFY(out.contains(QString("%1<int> (size = 2)").arg(container).toLocal8Bit()));
     if (container != QLatin1String("QSet")) {
         QVERIFY(out.contains("[0] = 10"));
         QVERIFY(out.contains("[1] = 20"));
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
     }
     gdb.execute("next");
     out = gdb.execute("print intList");
-    QVERIFY(out.contains(QString("%1<int>").arg(container).toLocal8Bit()));
+    QVERIFY(out.contains(QString("%1<int> (size = 3)").arg(container).toLocal8Bit()));
     if (container != QLatin1String("QSet")) {
         QVERIFY(out.contains("[0] = 10"));
         QVERIFY(out.contains("[1] = 20"));
@@ -174,10 +174,10 @@
     { // <QString>
     gdb.execute("next");
     QByteArray out = gdb.execute("print stringList");
-    QVERIFY(out.contains(QString("empty %1<QString>").arg(container).toLocal8Bit()));
+    QVERIFY(out.contains(QString("%1<QString> (size = 0)").arg(container).toLocal8Bit()));
     gdb.execute("next");
     out = gdb.execute("print stringList");
-    QVERIFY(out.contains(QString("%1<QString>").arg(container).toLocal8Bit()));
+    QVERIFY(out.contains(QString("%1<QString> (size = 2)").arg(container).toLocal8Bit()));
     if (container != QLatin1String("QSet")) {
         QVERIFY(out.contains("[0] = \"a\""));
         QVERIFY(out.contains("[1] = \"bc\""));
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
     }
     gdb.execute("next");
     out = gdb.execute("print stringList");
-    QVERIFY(out.contains(QString("%1<QString>").arg(container).toLocal8Bit()));
+    QVERIFY(out.contains(QString("%1<QString> (size = 3)").arg(container).toLocal8Bit()));
     if (container != QLatin1String("QSet")) {
         QVERIFY(out.contains("[0] = \"a\""));
         QVERIFY(out.contains("[1] = \"bc\""));
@@ -203,44 +203,45 @@
     { // <struct A>
     gdb.execute("next");
     QByteArray out = gdb.execute("print structList");
-    QVERIFY(out.contains(QString("empty %1<A>").arg(container).toLocal8Bit()));
+    QVERIFY(out.contains(QString("%1<A> (size = 0)").arg(container).toLocal8Bit()));
     gdb.execute("next");
     out = gdb.execute("print structList");
-    QVERIFY(out.contains(QString("%1<A>").arg(container).toLocal8Bit()));
+    QVERIFY(out.contains(QString("%1<A> (size = 1)").arg(container).toLocal8Bit()));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("[0] = {"));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("a = \"a\""));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("b = \"b\""));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("c = 100"));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("d = -200"));
     gdb.execute("next");
     out = gdb.execute("print structList");
-    QVERIFY(out.contains(QString("%1<A>").arg(container).toLocal8Bit()));
+    QVERIFY(out.contains(QString("%1<A> (size = 2)").arg(container).toLocal8Bit()));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("[1] = {"));
     }
     { // <int*>
     gdb.execute("next");
     QByteArray out = gdb.execute("print pointerList");
-    QVERIFY(out.contains(QString("empty %1<int *>").arg(container).toLocal8Bit()));
+    QVERIFY(out.contains(QString("%1<int *> (size = 0)").arg(container).toLocal8Bit()));
     gdb.execute("next");
     out = gdb.execute("print pointerList");
-    QVERIFY(out.contains(QString("%1<int *>").arg(container).toLocal8Bit()));
+    QVERIFY(out.contains(QString("%1<int *> (size = 2)").arg(container).toLocal8Bit()));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("[0] = 0x"));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("[1] = 0x"));
     QVERIFY(!out.contains("[2] = 0x"));
     gdb.execute("next");
     out = gdb.execute("print pointerList");
+    QVERIFY(out.contains(QString("%1<int *> (size = 3)").arg(container).toLocal8Bit()));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("[0] = 0x"));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("[1] = 0x"));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("[2] = 0x"));
 	gdb.execute("next");
     }
     { // <QPair<int, int> >
     gdb.execute("next");
     QByteArray out = gdb.execute("print pairList");
-    QVERIFY(out.contains(QString("empty %1<QPair<int, int>>").arg(container).toLocal8Bit()));
+    QVERIFY(out.contains(QString("%1<QPair<int, int>> (size = 0)").arg(container).toLocal8Bit()));
     gdb.execute("next");
     out = gdb.execute("print pairList");
-    QVERIFY(out.contains(QString("%1<QPair<int, int>>").arg(container).toLocal8Bit()));
+    QVERIFY(out.contains(QString("%1<QPair<int, int>> (size = 2)").arg(container).toLocal8Bit()));
     if (container != QLatin1String("QSet")) {
         QVERIFY(out.contains("[0] = {\n    first = 1, \n    second = 2\n  }"));
         QVERIFY(out.contains("[1] = {\n    first = 2, \n    second = 3\n  }"));
@@ -251,6 +252,7 @@
     QVERIFY(!out.contains("[2] = "));
     gdb.execute("next");
     out = gdb.execute("print pairList");
+    QVERIFY(out.contains(QString("%1<QPair<int, int>> (size = 3)").arg(container).toLocal8Bit()));
     if (container != QLatin1String("QSet")) {
         QVERIFY(out.contains("[0] = {\n    first = 1, \n    second = 2\n  }"));
         QVERIFY(out.contains("[1] = {\n    first = 2, \n    second = 3\n  }"));
@@ -269,11 +271,12 @@
     gdb.execute("break qmapint.cpp:7");
     gdb.execute("run");
     QByteArray out = gdb.execute("print m");
-    QVERIFY(out.contains("QMap<int, int>"));
+    QVERIFY(out.contains("QMap<int, int> (size = 2)"));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("[10] = 100"));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("[20] = 200"));
     gdb.execute("next");
     out = gdb.execute("print m");
+    QVERIFY(out.contains("QMap<int, int> (size = 3)"));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("[30] = 300"));
 }
 
@@ -283,11 +286,12 @@
     gdb.execute("break qmapstring.cpp:8");
     gdb.execute("run");
     QByteArray out = gdb.execute("print m");
-    QVERIFY(out.contains("QMap<QString, QString>"));
+    QVERIFY(out.contains("QMap<QString, QString> (size = 2)"));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("[\"10\"] = \"100\""));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("[\"20\"] = \"200\""));
     gdb.execute("next");
     out = gdb.execute("print m");
+    QVERIFY(out.contains("QMap<QString, QString> (size = 3)"));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("[\"30\"] = \"300\""));
 }
 
@@ -297,11 +301,12 @@
     gdb.execute("break qmapstringbool.cpp:8");
     gdb.execute("run");
     QByteArray out = gdb.execute("print m");
-    QVERIFY(out.contains("QMap<QString, bool>"));
+    QVERIFY(out.contains("QMap<QString, bool> (size = 2)"));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("[\"10\"] = true"));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("[\"20\"] = false"));
     gdb.execute("next");
     out = gdb.execute("print m");
+    QVERIFY(out.contains("QMap<QString, bool> (size = 3)"));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("[\"30\"] = true"));
 }
 
@@ -348,10 +353,12 @@
     gdb.execute("break qhashint.cpp:7");
     gdb.execute("run");
     QByteArray out = gdb.execute("print h");
+    QVERIFY(out.contains("QHash<int, int> (size = 2)"));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("[10] = 100"));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("[20] = 200"));
     gdb.execute("next");
     out = gdb.execute("print h");
+    QVERIFY(out.contains("QHash<int, int> (size = 3)"));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("[30] = 300"));
 }
 
@@ -361,10 +368,12 @@
     gdb.execute("break qhashstring.cpp:8");
     gdb.execute("run");
     QByteArray out = gdb.execute("print h");
+    QVERIFY(out.contains("QHash<QString, QString> (size = 2)"));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("[\"10\"] = \"100\""));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("[\"20\"] = \"200\""));
     gdb.execute("next");
     out = gdb.execute("print h");
+    QVERIFY(out.contains("QHash<QString, QString> (size = 3)"));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("[\"30\"] = \"300\""));
 }
 
@@ -374,10 +383,12 @@
     gdb.execute("break qsetint.cpp:7");
     gdb.execute("run");
     QByteArray out = gdb.execute("print s");
+    QVERIFY(out.contains("QSet<int> (size = 2)"));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("] = 10"));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("] = 20"));
     gdb.execute("next");
     out = gdb.execute("print s");
+    QVERIFY(out.contains("QSet<int> (size = 3)"));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("] = 30"));
 }
 
@@ -387,10 +398,12 @@
     gdb.execute("break qsetstring.cpp:8");
     gdb.execute("run");
     QByteArray out = gdb.execute("print s");
+    QVERIFY(out.contains("QSet<QString> (size = 2)"));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("] = \"10\""));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("] = \"20\""));
     gdb.execute("next");
     out = gdb.execute("print s");
+    QVERIFY(out.contains("QSet<QString> (size = 3)"));
     QVERIFY(out.contains("] = \"30\""));
 }