diff --git a/g10/mainproc.c b/g10/mainproc.c
index e50e212ee..3d3f88b40 100644
--- a/g10/mainproc.c
+++ b/g10/mainproc.c
@@ -1552,6 +1552,21 @@ akl_has_wkd_method (void)
 }
 
 
+/* Return the ISSUER fingerprint string in human readbale format if
+ * available.  Caller must release the string.  */
+static char *
+issuer_fpr_string (PKT_signature *sig)
+{
+  const byte *p;
+  size_t n;
+
+  p = parse_sig_subpkt (sig->hashed, SIGSUBPKT_ISSUER_FPR, &n);
+  if (p && n == 21 && p[0] == 4)
+    return bin2hex (p+1, n-1, NULL);
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+
 static void
 print_good_bad_signature (int statno, const char *keyid_str, kbnode_t un,
                           PKT_signature *sig, int rc)
@@ -1589,6 +1604,7 @@ check_sig_and_print (CTX c, kbnode_t node)
   int is_expkey = 0;
   int is_revkey = 0;
   char pkstrbuf[PUBKEY_STRING_SIZE];
+  char *issuer_fpr;
 
   *pkstrbuf = 0;
 
@@ -1715,17 +1731,29 @@ check_sig_and_print (CTX c, kbnode_t node)
     write_status_text (STATUS_NEWSIG, NULL);
 
   astr = openpgp_pk_algo_name ( sig->pubkey_algo );
-  if (keystrlen () > 8)
+  if (opt.flags.rfc4880bis && (issuer_fpr = issuer_fpr_string (sig)))
+    {
+      log_info (_("Signature made %s\n"), asctimestamp(sig->timestamp));
+      log_info (_("               using %s key %s\n"),
+                astr? astr: "?", issuer_fpr);
+
+      xfree (issuer_fpr);
+    }
+  else if (!keystrlen () || keystrlen () > 8)
     {
       log_info (_("Signature made %s\n"), asctimestamp(sig->timestamp));
       log_info (_("               using %s key %s\n"),
                 astr? astr: "?", keystr(sig->keyid));
     }
-  else
+  else /* Legacy format.  */
     log_info (_("Signature made %s using %s key ID %s\n"),
               asctimestamp(sig->timestamp), astr? astr: "?",
               keystr(sig->keyid));
 
+  /* In verbose mode print the signers UID.  */
+  if (sig->signers_uid)
+    log_info (_("               issuer \"%s\"\n"), sig->signers_uid);
+
   rc = do_check_sig (c, node, NULL, &is_expkey, &is_revkey );
 
   /* If the key isn't found, check for a preferred keyserver.  */
diff --git a/g10/packet.h b/g10/packet.h
index 08e2cb7f6..9c9e909d8 100644
--- a/g10/packet.h
+++ b/g10/packet.h
@@ -231,7 +231,8 @@ typedef struct
   pka_info_t *pka_info;      /* Malloced PKA data or NULL if not
                                 available.  See also flags.pka_tried. */
   char *signers_uid;         /* Malloced value of the SIGNERS_UID
-                              * subpacket.  */
+                              * subpacket or NULL.  This string has
+                              * already been sanitized.  */
   subpktarea_t *hashed;      /* All subpackets with hashed data (v4 only). */
   subpktarea_t *unhashed;    /* Ditto for unhashed data. */
   /* First 2 bytes of the digest.  (Serialized.  Note: this is not
diff --git a/g10/parse-packet.c b/g10/parse-packet.c
index ec8a64121..9a733b521 100644
--- a/g10/parse-packet.c
+++ b/g10/parse-packet.c
@@ -1936,15 +1936,12 @@ parse_signature (IOBUF inp, int pkttype, unsigned long pktlen,
       p = parse_sig_subpkt (sig->hashed, SIGSUBPKT_SIGNERS_UID, &len);
       if (p && len)
         {
-          sig->signers_uid = xtrymalloc (len+1);
+          sig->signers_uid = try_make_printable_string (p, len, 0);
           if (!sig->signers_uid)
             {
               rc = gpg_error_from_syserror ();
               goto leave;
             }
-          /* Note that we don't care about binary zeroes in the value.  */
-          memcpy (sig->signers_uid, p, len);
-          sig->signers_uid[len] = 0;
         }
 
       p = parse_sig_subpkt (sig->hashed, SIGSUBPKT_NOTATION, NULL);