diff --git a/telegram/_bot.py b/telegram/_bot.py
index fc2a91a21..d8a1bfadb 100644
--- a/telegram/_bot.py
+++ b/telegram/_bot.py
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ from telegram._utils.argumentparsing import parse_sequence_arg
 from telegram._utils.defaultvalue import DEFAULT_NONE, DefaultValue
 from telegram._utils.files import is_local_file, parse_file_input
 from telegram._utils.logging import get_logger
+from telegram._utils.repr import build_repr_with_selected_attrs
 from telegram._utils.types import (
     CorrectOptionID,
     DVInput,
@@ -308,6 +309,17 @@ class Bot(TelegramObject, AsyncContextManager["Bot"]):
 
         self._freeze()
 
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        """Give a string representation of the bot in the form ``Bot[token=...]``.
+
+        As this class doesn't implement :meth:`object.__str__`, the default implementation
+        will be used, which is equivalent to :meth:`__repr__`.
+
+        Returns:
+            :obj:`str`
+        """
+        return build_repr_with_selected_attrs(self, token=self.token)
+
     @property
     def token(self) -> str:
         """:obj:`str`: Bot's unique authentication token.
diff --git a/telegram/_utils/repr.py b/telegram/_utils/repr.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..279258068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/telegram/_utils/repr.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# A library that provides a Python interface to the Telegram Bot API
+# Copyright (C) 2015-2023
+# Leandro Toledo de Souza <devs@python-telegram-bot.org>
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Lesser Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Lesser Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
+"""This module contains auxiliary functionality for building strings for __repr__ method.
+
+Warning:
+    Contents of this module are intended to be used internally by the library and *not* by the
+    user. Changes to this module are not considered breaking changes and may not be documented in
+    the changelog.
+"""
+from typing import Any
+
+
+def build_repr_with_selected_attrs(obj: object, **kwargs: Any) -> str:
+    """Create ``__repr__`` string in the style ``Classname[arg1=1, arg2=2]``.
+
+    The square brackets emphasize the fact that an object cannot be instantiated
+    from this string.
+
+    Attributes that are to be used in the representation, are passed as kwargs.
+    """
+    return (
+        f"{obj.__class__.__name__}"
+        # square brackets emphasize that an object cannot be instantiated with these params
+        f"[{', '.join(_stringify(name, value) for name, value in kwargs.items())}]"
+    )
+
+
+def _stringify(key: str, val: Any) -> str:
+    return f"{key}={val.__qualname__ if callable(val) else val}"
diff --git a/telegram/ext/_application.py b/telegram/ext/_application.py
index 1625437fc..646765aa8 100644
--- a/telegram/ext/_application.py
+++ b/telegram/ext/_application.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ from typing import (
 from telegram._update import Update
 from telegram._utils.defaultvalue import DEFAULT_NONE, DEFAULT_TRUE, DefaultValue
 from telegram._utils.logging import get_logger
+from telegram._utils.repr import build_repr_with_selected_attrs
 from telegram._utils.types import SCT, DVType, ODVInput
 from telegram._utils.warnings import warn
 from telegram.error import TelegramError
@@ -80,7 +81,6 @@ _AppType = TypeVar("_AppType", bound="Application")  # pylint: disable=invalid-n
 _STOP_SIGNAL = object()
 _DEFAULT_0 = DefaultValue(0)
 
-
 # Since python 3.12, the coroutine passed to create_task should not be an (async) generator. Remove
 # this check when we drop support for python 3.11.
 if sys.version_info >= (3, 12):
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ else:
 
 _ErrorCoroType = Optional[_CoroType[RT]]
 
-
 _LOGGER = get_logger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -345,6 +344,17 @@ class Application(Generic[BT, CCT, UD, CD, BD, JQ], AsyncContextManager["Applica
         self.__update_persistence_lock = asyncio.Lock()
         self.__create_task_tasks: Set[asyncio.Task] = set()  # Used for awaiting tasks upon exit
 
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        """Give a string representation of the application in the form ``Application[bot=...]``.
+
+        As this class doesn't implement :meth:`object.__str__`, the default implementation
+        will be used, which is equivalent to :meth:`__repr__`.
+
+        Returns:
+            :obj:`str`
+        """
+        return build_repr_with_selected_attrs(self, bot=self.bot)
+
     def _check_initialized(self) -> None:
         if not self._initialized:
             raise RuntimeError(
diff --git a/telegram/ext/_basehandler.py b/telegram/ext/_basehandler.py
index 010302c99..d4a75113c 100644
--- a/telegram/ext/_basehandler.py
+++ b/telegram/ext/_basehandler.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Generic, Optional, TypeVar, Union
 
 from telegram._utils.defaultvalue import DEFAULT_TRUE
+from telegram._utils.repr import build_repr_with_selected_attrs
 from telegram._utils.types import DVType
 from telegram.ext._utils.types import CCT, HandlerCallback
 
@@ -95,6 +96,17 @@ class BaseHandler(Generic[UT, CCT], ABC):
         self.callback: HandlerCallback[UT, CCT, RT] = callback
         self.block: DVType[bool] = block
 
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        """Give a string representation of the handler in the form ``ClassName[callback=...]``.
+
+        As this class doesn't implement :meth:`object.__str__`, the default implementation
+        will be used, which is equivalent to :meth:`__repr__`.
+
+        Returns:
+            :obj:`str`
+        """
+        return build_repr_with_selected_attrs(self, callback=self.callback.__qualname__)
+
     @abstractmethod
     def check_update(self, update: object) -> Optional[Union[bool, object]]:
         """
diff --git a/telegram/ext/_conversationhandler.py b/telegram/ext/_conversationhandler.py
index 976135e54..61b60844c 100644
--- a/telegram/ext/_conversationhandler.py
+++ b/telegram/ext/_conversationhandler.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ from typing import (
 from telegram import Update
 from telegram._utils.defaultvalue import DEFAULT_TRUE, DefaultValue
 from telegram._utils.logging import get_logger
+from telegram._utils.repr import build_repr_with_selected_attrs
 from telegram._utils.types import DVType
 from telegram._utils.warnings import warn
 from telegram.ext._application import ApplicationHandlerStop
@@ -440,6 +441,30 @@ class ConversationHandler(BaseHandler[Update, CCT]):
                     stacklevel=2,
                 )
 
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        """Give a string representation of the ConversationHandler in the form
+        ``ConversationHandler[name=..., states={...}]``.
+
+        If there are more than 3 states, only the first 3 states are listed.
+
+        As this class doesn't implement :meth:`object.__str__`, the default implementation
+        will be used, which is equivalent to :meth:`__repr__`.
+
+        Returns:
+            :obj:`str`
+        """
+        truncation_threshold = 3
+        states = dict(list(self.states.items())[:truncation_threshold])
+        states_string = str(states)
+        if len(self.states) > truncation_threshold:
+            states_string = states_string[:-1] + ", ...}"
+
+        return build_repr_with_selected_attrs(
+            self,
+            name=self.name,
+            states=states_string,
+        )
+
     @property
     def entry_points(self) -> List[BaseHandler[Update, CCT]]:
         """List[:class:`telegram.ext.BaseHandler`]: A list of :obj:`BaseHandler` objects that can
diff --git a/telegram/ext/_extbot.py b/telegram/ext/_extbot.py
index ab0edea1e..70ad9030f 100644
--- a/telegram/ext/_extbot.py
+++ b/telegram/ext/_extbot.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ from telegram import (
 from telegram._utils.datetime import to_timestamp
 from telegram._utils.defaultvalue import DEFAULT_NONE, DefaultValue
 from telegram._utils.logging import get_logger
+from telegram._utils.repr import build_repr_with_selected_attrs
 from telegram._utils.types import (
     CorrectOptionID,
     DVInput,
@@ -246,6 +247,17 @@ class ExtBot(Bot, Generic[RLARGS]):
 
             self._callback_data_cache = CallbackDataCache(bot=self, maxsize=maxsize)
 
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        """Give a string representation of the bot in the form ``ExtBot[token=...]``.
+
+        As this class doesn't implement :meth:`object.__str__`, the default implementation
+        will be used, which is equivalent to :meth:`__repr__`.
+
+        Returns:
+            :obj:`str`
+        """
+        return build_repr_with_selected_attrs(self, token=self.token)
+
     @classmethod
     def _warn(
         cls, message: str, category: Type[Warning] = PTBUserWarning, stacklevel: int = 0
diff --git a/telegram/ext/_jobqueue.py b/telegram/ext/_jobqueue.py
index 3125692df..ef56e180e 100644
--- a/telegram/ext/_jobqueue.py
+++ b/telegram/ext/_jobqueue.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     APS_AVAILABLE = False
 
+from telegram._utils.repr import build_repr_with_selected_attrs
 from telegram._utils.types import JSONDict
 from telegram._utils.warnings import warn
 from telegram.ext._extbot import ExtBot
@@ -97,6 +98,17 @@ class JobQueue(Generic[CCT]):
             timezone=pytz.utc, executors={"default": self._executor}
         )
 
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        """Give a string representation of the JobQueue in the form ``JobQueue[application=...]``.
+
+        As this class doesn't implement :meth:`object.__str__`, the default implementation
+        will be used, which is equivalent to :meth:`__repr__`.
+
+        Returns:
+            :obj:`str`
+        """
+        return build_repr_with_selected_attrs(self, application=self.application)
+
     def _tz_now(self) -> datetime.datetime:
         return datetime.datetime.now(self.scheduler.timezone)
 
@@ -766,6 +778,24 @@ class Job(Generic[CCT]):
 
         self._job = cast("APSJob", None)  # skipcq: PTC-W0052
 
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        """Give a string representation of the job in the form
+        ``Job[id=..., name=..., callback=..., trigger=...]``.
+
+        As this class doesn't implement :meth:`object.__str__`, the default implementation
+        will be used, which is equivalent to :meth:`__repr__`.
+
+        Returns:
+            :obj:`str`
+        """
+        return build_repr_with_selected_attrs(
+            self,
+            id=self.job.id,
+            name=self.name,
+            callback=self.callback.__name__,
+            trigger=self.job.trigger,
+        )
+
     @property
     def job(self) -> "APSJob":
         """:class:`apscheduler.job.Job`: The APS Job this job is a wrapper for.
diff --git a/telegram/ext/_updater.py b/telegram/ext/_updater.py
index 1e51112cb..a078d98a5 100644
--- a/telegram/ext/_updater.py
+++ b/telegram/ext/_updater.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ from typing import (
 
 from telegram._utils.defaultvalue import DEFAULT_NONE
 from telegram._utils.logging import get_logger
+from telegram._utils.repr import build_repr_with_selected_attrs
 from telegram._utils.types import ODVInput
 from telegram.error import InvalidToken, RetryAfter, TelegramError, TimedOut
 
@@ -124,6 +125,17 @@ class Updater(AsyncContextManager["Updater"]):
         self.__polling_task: Optional[asyncio.Task] = None
         self.__polling_cleanup_cb: Optional[Callable[[], Coroutine[Any, Any, None]]] = None
 
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        """Give a string representation of the updater in the form ``Updater[bot=...]``.
+
+        As this class doesn't implement :meth:`object.__str__`, the default implementation
+        will be used, which is equivalent to :meth:`__repr__`.
+
+        Returns:
+            :obj:`str`
+        """
+        return build_repr_with_selected_attrs(self, bot=self.bot)
+
     @property
     def running(self) -> bool:
         return self._running
diff --git a/tests/ext/test_application.py b/tests/ext/test_application.py
index 80642be08..cdd1ba73c 100644
--- a/tests/ext/test_application.py
+++ b/tests/ext/test_application.py
@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ class TestApplication:
         assert isinstance(app.chat_data[1], dict)
         assert isinstance(app.user_data[1], dict)
 
+    async def test_repr(self, app):
+        assert repr(app) == f"PytestApplication[bot={app.bot!r}]"
+
     def test_job_queue(self, one_time_bot, app, recwarn):
         expected_warning = (
             "No `JobQueue` set up. To use `JobQueue`, you must install PTB via "
diff --git a/tests/ext/test_basehandler.py b/tests/ext/test_basehandler.py
index 01f9b40fb..825db31db 100644
--- a/tests/ext/test_basehandler.py
+++ b/tests/ext/test_basehandler.py
@@ -36,3 +36,19 @@ class TestHandler:
         for attr in inst.__slots__:
             assert getattr(inst, attr, "err") != "err", f"got extra slot '{attr}'"
         assert len(mro_slots(inst)) == len(set(mro_slots(inst))), "duplicate slot"
+
+    def test_repr(self):
+        async def some_func():
+            return None
+
+        class SubclassHandler(BaseHandler):
+            __slots__ = ()
+
+            def __init__(self):
+                super().__init__(callback=some_func)
+
+            def check_update(self, update: object):
+                pass
+
+        sh = SubclassHandler()
+        assert repr(sh) == "SubclassHandler[callback=TestHandler.test_repr.<locals>.some_func]"
diff --git a/tests/ext/test_conversationhandler.py b/tests/ext/test_conversationhandler.py
index b6762a958..4ff228110 100644
--- a/tests/ext/test_conversationhandler.py
+++ b/tests/ext/test_conversationhandler.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
 """Persistence of conversations is tested in test_basepersistence.py"""
 import asyncio
+import functools
 import logging
 from pathlib import Path
 from warnings import filterwarnings
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ def user2():
 
 
 def raise_ahs(func):
+    @functools.wraps(func)  # for checking __repr__
     async def decorator(self, *args, **kwargs):
         result = await func(self, *args, **kwargs)
         if self.raise_app_handler_stop:
@@ -289,6 +291,41 @@ class TestConversationHandler:
                 self.entry_points, states=self.states, fallbacks=[], persistent=True
             )
 
+    def test_repr_no_truncation(self):
+        # ConversationHandler's __repr__ is not inherited from BaseHandler.
+        ch = ConversationHandler(
+            name="test_handler",
+            entry_points=[],
+            states=self.drinking_states,
+            fallbacks=[],
+        )
+        assert repr(ch) == (
+            "ConversationHandler[name=test_handler, "
+            "states={'a': [CommandHandler[callback=TestConversationHandler.sip]], "
+            "'b': [CommandHandler[callback=TestConversationHandler.swallow]], "
+            "'c': [CommandHandler[callback=TestConversationHandler.hold]]}]"
+        )
+
+    def test_repr_with_truncation(self):
+        from copy import copy
+
+        states = copy(self.drinking_states)
+        # there are exactly 3 drinking states. adding one more to make sure it's truncated
+        states["extra_to_be_truncated"] = [CommandHandler("foo", self.start)]
+
+        ch = ConversationHandler(
+            name="test_handler",
+            entry_points=[],
+            states=states,
+            fallbacks=[],
+        )
+        assert repr(ch) == (
+            "ConversationHandler[name=test_handler, "
+            "states={'a': [CommandHandler[callback=TestConversationHandler.sip]], "
+            "'b': [CommandHandler[callback=TestConversationHandler.swallow]], "
+            "'c': [CommandHandler[callback=TestConversationHandler.hold]], ...}]"
+        )
+
     async def test_check_update_returns_non(self, app, user1):
         """checks some cases where updates should not be handled"""
         conv_handler = ConversationHandler([], {}, [], per_message=True, per_chat=True)
diff --git a/tests/ext/test_jobqueue.py b/tests/ext/test_jobqueue.py
index db3af0da7..441015c48 100644
--- a/tests/ext/test_jobqueue.py
+++ b/tests/ext/test_jobqueue.py
@@ -85,6 +85,21 @@ class TestJobQueue:
         " We recommend double checking if the passed value is correct."
     )
 
+    async def test_repr(self, app):
+        jq = JobQueue()
+        jq.set_application(app)
+        assert repr(jq) == f"JobQueue[application={app!r}]"
+
+        when = dtm.datetime.utcnow() + dtm.timedelta(days=1)
+        callback = self.job_run_once
+        job = jq.run_once(callback, when, name="name2")
+        assert repr(job) == (
+            f"Job[id={job.job.id}, name={job.name}, callback=job_run_once, "
+            f"trigger=date["
+            f"{when.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC')}"
+            f"]]"
+        )
+
     @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
     def _reset(self):
         self.result = 0
diff --git a/tests/ext/test_updater.py b/tests/ext/test_updater.py
index 68835c176..eeb86a564 100644
--- a/tests/ext/test_updater.py
+++ b/tests/ext/test_updater.py
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ class TestUpdater:
         assert updater.bot is bot
         assert updater.update_queue is queue
 
+    def test_repr(self, bot):
+        queue = asyncio.Queue()
+        updater = Updater(bot=bot, update_queue=queue)
+        assert repr(updater) == f"Updater[bot={updater.bot!r}]"
+
     async def test_initialize(self, bot, monkeypatch):
         async def initialize_bot(*args, **kwargs):
             self.test_flag = True
diff --git a/tests/test_bot.py b/tests/test_bot.py
index 232c9aae1..40576b402 100644
--- a/tests/test_bot.py
+++ b/tests/test_bot.py
@@ -218,6 +218,10 @@ class TestBotWithoutRequest:
         with pytest.raises(InvalidToken, match="You must pass the token"):
             Bot("")
 
+    async def test_repr(self):
+        bot = Bot(token="some_token", base_file_url="")
+        assert repr(bot) == "Bot[token=some_token]"
+
     async def test_to_dict(self, bot):
         to_dict_bot = bot.to_dict()