diff --git a/cmds/lshal/DebugCommand.cpp b/cmds/lshal/DebugCommand.cpp
index af22ac9..72958bd 100644
--- a/cmds/lshal/DebugCommand.cpp
+++ b/cmds/lshal/DebugCommand.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     // Optargs cannnot be used because the flag should not be considered set
     // if it should really be contained in mOptions.
     if (std::string(arg.argv[optind]) == "-E") {
-        mExcludesParentInstances = true;
+        mParentDebugInfoLevel = ParentDebugInfoLevel::NOTHING;
         optind++;
     }
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 
     return mLshal.emitDebugInfo(
             pair.first, pair.second.empty() ? "default" : pair.second, mOptions,
-            mExcludesParentInstances,
+            mParentDebugInfoLevel,
             mLshal.out().buf(),
             mLshal.err());
 }
diff --git a/cmds/lshal/DebugCommand.h b/cmds/lshal/DebugCommand.h
index cd57e31..317cc28 100644
--- a/cmds/lshal/DebugCommand.h
+++ b/cmds/lshal/DebugCommand.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <android-base/macros.h>
 
 #include "Command.h"
+#include "ParentDebugInfoLevel.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 
 namespace android {
@@ -42,9 +43,8 @@
     std::string mInterfaceName;
     std::vector<std::string> mOptions;
 
-    // Outputs the actual descriptor of a hal instead of the debug output
-    // if the arguments provided are a superclass of the actual hal impl.
-    bool mExcludesParentInstances;
+    // See comment on ParentDebugInfoLevel.
+    ParentDebugInfoLevel mParentDebugInfoLevel = ParentDebugInfoLevel::FULL;
 
     DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(DebugCommand);
 };
diff --git a/cmds/lshal/ListCommand.cpp b/cmds/lshal/ListCommand.cpp
index fb11cee..a805a48 100644
--- a/cmds/lshal/ListCommand.cpp
+++ b/cmds/lshal/ListCommand.cpp
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@
                 std::stringstream ss;
                 auto pair = splitFirst(iName, '/');
                 mLshal.emitDebugInfo(pair.first, pair.second, {},
-                                     false /* excludesParentInstances */, ss,
+                                     ParentDebugInfoLevel::FQNAME_ONLY, ss,
                                      NullableOStream<std::ostream>(nullptr));
                 return ss.str();
             };
diff --git a/cmds/lshal/Lshal.cpp b/cmds/lshal/Lshal.cpp
index 132b31e..2c3efe5 100644
--- a/cmds/lshal/Lshal.cpp
+++ b/cmds/lshal/Lshal.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
         const std::string &interfaceName,
         const std::string &instanceName,
         const std::vector<std::string> &options,
-        bool excludesParentInstances,
+        ParentDebugInfoLevel parentDebugInfoLevel,
         std::ostream &out,
         NullableOStream<std::ostream> err) const {
     using android::hidl::base::V1_0::IBase;
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
         return NO_INTERFACE;
     }
 
-    if (excludesParentInstances) {
+    if (parentDebugInfoLevel != ParentDebugInfoLevel::FULL) {
         const std::string descriptor = getDescriptor(base.get());
         if (descriptor.empty()) {
             std::string msg = interfaceName + "/" + instanceName + " getDescriptor failed";
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@
             LOG(ERROR) << msg;
         }
         if (descriptor != interfaceName) {
+            if (parentDebugInfoLevel == ParentDebugInfoLevel::FQNAME_ONLY) {
+                out << "[See " << descriptor << "/" << instanceName << "]";
+            }
             return OK;
         }
     }
diff --git a/cmds/lshal/Lshal.h b/cmds/lshal/Lshal.h
index 830bd87..50279d4 100644
--- a/cmds/lshal/Lshal.h
+++ b/cmds/lshal/Lshal.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "Command.h"
 #include "NullableOStream.h"
+#include "ParentDebugInfoLevel.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 
 namespace android {
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@
             const std::string &interfaceName,
             const std::string &instanceName,
             const std::vector<std::string> &options,
-            bool excludesParentInstances,
+            ParentDebugInfoLevel parentDebugInfoLevel,
             std::ostream &out,
             NullableOStream<std::ostream> err) const;
 
diff --git a/cmds/lshal/ParentDebugInfoLevel.h b/cmds/lshal/ParentDebugInfoLevel.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12ac9c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmds/lshal/ParentDebugInfoLevel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+namespace android {
+namespace lshal {
+
+// Describe verbosity when dumping debug information on a HAL service by
+// referring to a parent HAL interface FQName (for example, when dumping debug information
+// on foo@1.0::IFoo but the HAL implementation is foo@1.1::IFoo).
+enum class ParentDebugInfoLevel {
+    // Write nothing.
+    NOTHING,
+    // Write a short description that includes the FQName of the real implementation.
+    FQNAME_ONLY,
+    // Write full debug info.
+    FULL,
+};
+
+} // namespace lshal
+} // namespace android
diff --git a/cmds/lshal/test.cpp b/cmds/lshal/test.cpp
index fd94392..afe5d63 100644
--- a/cmds/lshal/test.cpp
+++ b/cmds/lshal/test.cpp
@@ -793,6 +793,91 @@
     EXPECT_EQ("", err.str());
 }
 
+// Fake service returned by mocked IServiceManager::get for DumpDebug.
+// The interfaceChain and getHashChain functions returns
+// foo(id - 1) -> foo(id - 2) -> ... foo1 -> IBase.
+class InheritingService : public IBase {
+public:
+    explicit InheritingService(pid_t id) : mId(id) {}
+    android::hardware::Return<void> interfaceDescriptor(interfaceDescriptor_cb cb) override {
+        cb(getInterfaceName(mId));
+        return hardware::Void();
+    }
+    android::hardware::Return<void> interfaceChain(interfaceChain_cb cb) override {
+        std::vector<hidl_string> ret;
+        for (auto i = mId; i > 0; --i) {
+            ret.push_back(getInterfaceName(i));
+        }
+        ret.push_back(IBase::descriptor);
+        cb(ret);
+        return hardware::Void();
+    }
+    android::hardware::Return<void> getHashChain(getHashChain_cb cb) override {
+        std::vector<hidl_hash> ret;
+        for (auto i = mId; i > 0; --i) {
+            ret.push_back(getHashFromId(i));
+        }
+        ret.push_back(getHashFromId(0xff));
+        cb(ret);
+        return hardware::Void();
+    }
+    android::hardware::Return<void> debug(const hidl_handle& hh,
+                                          const hidl_vec<hidl_string>&) override {
+        const native_handle_t* handle = hh.getNativeHandle();
+        if (handle->numFds < 1) {
+            return Void();
+        }
+        int fd = handle->data[0];
+        std::string content = "debug info for ";
+        content += getInterfaceName(mId);
+        ssize_t written = write(fd, content.c_str(), content.size());
+        if (written != (ssize_t)content.size()) {
+            LOG(WARNING) << "SERVER(" << descriptor << ") debug writes " << written << " bytes < "
+                         << content.size() << " bytes, errno = " << errno;
+        }
+        return Void();
+    }
+
+private:
+    pid_t mId;
+};
+
+TEST_F(ListTest, DumpDebug) {
+    size_t inheritanceLevel = 3;
+    sp<IBase> service = new InheritingService(inheritanceLevel);
+
+    EXPECT_CALL(*serviceManager, list(_)).WillRepeatedly(Invoke([&](IServiceManager::list_cb cb) {
+        std::vector<hidl_string> ret;
+        for (auto i = 1; i <= inheritanceLevel; ++i) {
+            ret.push_back(getInterfaceName(i) + "/default");
+        }
+        cb(ret);
+        return hardware::Void();
+    }));
+    EXPECT_CALL(*serviceManager, get(_, _))
+            .WillRepeatedly(
+                    Invoke([&](const hidl_string&, const hidl_string& instance) -> sp<IBase> {
+                        int id = getIdFromInstanceName(instance);
+                        if (id > inheritanceLevel) return nullptr;
+                        return sp<IBase>(service);
+                    }));
+
+    const std::string expected = "[fake description 0]\n"
+                                 "Interface\n"
+                                 "a.h.foo1@1.0::IFoo/default\n"
+                                 "[See a.h.foo3@3.0::IFoo/default]\n"
+                                 "a.h.foo2@2.0::IFoo/default\n"
+                                 "[See a.h.foo3@3.0::IFoo/default]\n"
+                                 "a.h.foo3@3.0::IFoo/default\n"
+                                 "debug info for a.h.foo3@3.0::IFoo\n"
+                                 "\n";
+
+    optind = 1; // mimic Lshal::parseArg()
+    EXPECT_EQ(0u, mockList->main(createArg({"lshal", "--types=b", "-id"})));
+    EXPECT_EQ(expected, out.str());
+    EXPECT_EQ("", err.str());
+}
+
 class ListVintfTest : public ListTest {
 public:
     virtual void SetUp() override {