diff --git a/lib/token.cpp b/lib/token.cpp
index afb9ad8a1..f9c7f7f63 100644
--- a/lib/token.cpp
+++ b/lib/token.cpp
@@ -1136,14 +1136,14 @@ void Token::printOut(const char *title) const
 {
     if (title && title[0])
         std::cout << "\n### " << title << " ###\n";
-    std::cout << stringifyList(stringifyOptions::forDebugExprId(), nullptr, nullptr) << std::endl;
+    std::cout << stringifyList(stringifyOptions::forPrintOut(), nullptr, nullptr) << std::endl;
 }
 
 void Token::printOut(const char *title, const std::vector<std::string> &fileNames) const
 {
     if (title && title[0])
         std::cout << "\n### " << title << " ###\n";
-    std::cout << stringifyList(stringifyOptions::forDebugExprId(), &fileNames, nullptr) << std::endl;
+    std::cout << stringifyList(stringifyOptions::forPrintOut(), &fileNames, nullptr) << std::endl;
 }
 
 void Token::printLines(int lines) const
@@ -1186,9 +1186,9 @@ void Token::stringify(std::ostream& os, const stringifyOptions& options) const
         }
     }
     if (options.varid && mImpl->mVarId != 0)
-        os << '@' << mImpl->mVarId;
-    if (options.exprid && mImpl->mExprId != 0)
-        os << '@' << mImpl->mExprId;
+        os << "@" << (options.idtype ? "var" : "") << mImpl->mVarId;
+    else if (options.exprid && mImpl->mExprId != 0)
+        os << "@" << (options.idtype ? "expr" : "") << mImpl->mExprId;
 }
 
 void Token::stringify(std::ostream& os, bool varid, bool attributes, bool macro) const
diff --git a/lib/token.h b/lib/token.h
index 3a094c11b..3d72dae7f 100644
--- a/lib/token.h
+++ b/lib/token.h
@@ -853,6 +853,7 @@ public:
     struct stringifyOptions {
         bool varid = false;
         bool exprid = false;
+        bool idtype = false; // distinguish varid / exprid
         bool attributes = false;
         bool macro = false;
         bool linenumbers = false;
@@ -877,6 +878,13 @@ public:
             options.exprid = true;
             return options;
         }
+        static stringifyOptions forPrintOut() {
+            stringifyOptions options = forDebug();
+            options.exprid = true;
+            options.varid = true;
+            options.idtype = true;
+            return options;
+        }
     };
 
     /**