diff --git a/src/libexpr/print.cc b/src/libexpr/print.cc
index 7ef21dfa9..71ab1edbf 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/print.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/print.cc
@@ -337,11 +337,12 @@ private:
 
             auto prettyPrint = shouldPrettyPrintAttrs(sorted);
 
+            size_t printedHere = 0;
             for (auto & i : sorted) {
                 printSpace(prettyPrint);
 
                 if (attrsPrinted >= options.maxAttrs) {
-                    printElided(sorted.size() - attrsPrinted, "attribute", "attributes");
+                    printElided(sorted.size() - printedHere, "attribute", "attributes");
                     break;
                 }
 
@@ -350,6 +351,7 @@ private:
                 print(*i.second, depth + 1);
                 output << ";";
                 attrsPrinted++;
+                printedHere++;
             }
 
             decreaseIndent();
@@ -394,11 +396,12 @@ private:
             output << "[";
             auto listItems = v.listItems();
             auto prettyPrint = shouldPrettyPrintList(listItems);
+            size_t printedHere = 0;
             for (auto elem : listItems) {
                 printSpace(prettyPrint);
 
                 if (listItemsPrinted >= options.maxListItems) {
-                    printElided(v.listSize() - listItemsPrinted, "item", "items");
+                    printElided(v.listSize() - printedHere, "item", "items");
                     break;
                 }
 
@@ -408,6 +411,7 @@ private:
                     printNullptr();
                 }
                 listItemsPrinted++;
+                printedHere++;
             }
 
             decreaseIndent();
diff --git a/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-bad-string-interpolation-4.err.exp b/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-bad-string-interpolation-4.err.exp
index 6f907106b..b262e814d 100644
--- a/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-bad-string-interpolation-4.err.exp
+++ b/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-bad-string-interpolation-4.err.exp
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ error:
              |   ^
            10|
 
-       error: cannot coerce a set to a string: { a = { a = { a = { a = "ha"; b = "ha"; c = "ha"; d = "ha"; e = "ha"; f = "ha"; g = "ha"; h = "ha"; j = "ha"; }; «4294967295 attributes elided» }; «4294967294 attributes elided» }; «4294967293 attributes elided» }
+       error: cannot coerce a set to a string: { a = { a = { a = { a = "ha"; b = "ha"; c = "ha"; d = "ha"; e = "ha"; f = "ha"; g = "ha"; h = "ha"; j = "ha"; }; «8 attributes elided» }; «8 attributes elided» }; «8 attributes elided» }
diff --git a/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-print-limit-list.err.exp b/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-print-limit-list.err.exp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f347d15a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-print-limit-list.err.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+error:
+       … in the condition of the assert statement
+         at /pwd/lang/eval-fail-print-limit-list.nix:1:1:
+            1| assert (
+             | ^
+            2|   let x = [ 1 [ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 x 10 11 ] 12 ];
+
+       error: expected a Boolean but found a list: [ 1 [ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 [ 1 «2 items elided» ] «2 items elided» ] «1 item elided» ]
+       at /pwd/lang/eval-fail-print-limit-list.nix:1:1:
+            1| assert (
+             | ^
+            2|   let x = [ 1 [ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 x 10 11 ] 12 ];
diff --git a/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-print-limit-list.nix b/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-print-limit-list.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14715f04d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-print-limit-list.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+assert (
+  let x = [ 1 [ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 x 10 11 ] 12 ];
+  in builtins.deepSeq x x
+); 1
diff --git a/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-print-limit-set.err.exp b/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-print-limit-set.err.exp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5086fb76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-print-limit-set.err.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+error:
+       … in the condition of the assert statement
+         at /pwd/lang/eval-fail-print-limit-set.nix:1:1:
+            1| assert (
+             | ^
+            2|   let x = { a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a = { a.a = 1; b = 2; }; a.b.c.x = 3; c = 4; };
+
+       error: expected a Boolean but found a set: { a = { a = { a = { a = { a = { a = { a = { a = { a = { a = { ... }; b = 2; }; }; }; }; }; }; }; }; «1 attribute elided» }; «1 attribute elided» }
+       at /pwd/lang/eval-fail-print-limit-set.nix:1:1:
+            1| assert (
+             | ^
+            2|   let x = { a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a = { a.a = 1; b = 2; }; a.b.c.x = 3; c = 4; };
diff --git a/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-print-limit-set.nix b/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-print-limit-set.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b268cb7f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/lang/eval-fail-print-limit-set.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+assert (
+  let x = { a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a = { a.a = 1; b = 2; }; a.b.c.x = 3; c = 4; };
+  in builtins.deepSeq x x
+); 1