diff --git a/src/show.jl b/src/show.jl
index b722689b..e23e2194 100644
--- a/src/show.jl
+++ b/src/show.jl
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ function show(io::IO, m::AbstractMonomial)
     end
 end
 
+should_print_coefficient(x) = true  # By default, just print all coefficients
+should_print_coefficient(x::Number) = !isone(x) # For numbers, we omit any "one" coefficients
 print_coefficient(io::IO, coeff::Real) = print(io, coeff)
 print_coefficient(io::IO, coeff) = print(io, "(", coeff, ")")
 
@@ -28,8 +30,8 @@ function Base.show(io::IO, t::AbstractTerm)
     if isconstant(t)
         print_coefficient(io, coefficient(t))
     else
-        if !isone(coefficient(t))
-            if isone(-coefficient(t))
+        if should_print_coefficient(coefficient(t))
+            if !should_print_coefficient(-coefficient(t))
                 print(io, '-')
             else
                 print_coefficient(io, coefficient(t))
diff --git a/test/show.jl b/test/show.jl
index 163ebdb4..e6f092e3 100644
--- a/test/show.jl
+++ b/test/show.jl
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@
     @test sprint(show, -(1.0 + 3.1im) * z*x) == "(-1.0 - 3.1im)xz"
     @test sprint(show, x^2 + (1.0 + 3.1im) * x) == "x^2 + (1.0 + 3.1im)x"
     @test sprint(show, x^2 - (1.0 + 3.1im) * x) == "x^2 + (-1.0 - 3.1im)x"
+    @test sprint(show, [1.0, 2.0] * x) == "([1.0, 2.0])x"
 end