diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index a284e4f0e..c5b5391f0 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ S3method(evaluate,keras.src.models.model.Model)
 S3method(fit,keras.src.models.model.Model)
 S3method(format,keras.src.models.model.Model)
 S3method(format,keras_shape)
+S3method(pillar::type_sum,keras.src.backend.jax.core.JaxVariable)
 S3method(pillar::type_sum,keras.src.backend.jax.core.Variable)
 S3method(plot,keras.src.models.model.Model)
 S3method(plot,keras_training_history)
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ S3method(r_to_py,keras_shape)
 S3method(str,jax.Array)
 S3method(str,jaxlib._jax.ArrayImpl)
 S3method(str,jaxlib.xla_extension.ArrayImpl)
+S3method(str,keras.src.backend.jax.core.JaxVariable)
 S3method(str,keras.src.backend.jax.core.Variable)
 S3method(summary,keras.src.models.model.Model)
 S3method(tensorflow::export_savedmodel,keras.src.models.model.Model)
diff --git a/R/jax-methods.R b/R/jax-methods.R
index 361d6aa43..b27dce0f5 100644
--- a/R/jax-methods.R
+++ b/R/jax-methods.R
@@ -84,3 +84,13 @@ type_sum.keras.src.backend.jax.core.Variable <- function(x) {
   x <- sub("shape=\\((None|[[:digit:]]+),\\)", "shape=(\\1)", x)
   x
 }
+
+## new S3 class names in Keras 3.11
+#' @exportS3Method str keras.src.backend.jax.core.JaxVariable
+str.keras.src.backend.jax.core.JaxVariable <- str.keras.src.backend.jax.core.Variable
+
+#' @exportS3Method pillar::type_sum keras.src.backend.jax.core.JaxVariable
+type_sum.keras.src.backend.jax.core.JaxVariable <- type_sum.keras.src.backend.jax.core.Variable
+
+# "keras.src.backend.Variable" too?
+# "keras.src.backend.common.variables.Variable" too?