diff --git a/testsuite/tests/tool-toplevel/show.ml b/testsuite/tests/tool-toplevel/show.ml
index 9e2665325d2..cff51c1c2b8 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/tool-toplevel/show.ml
+++ b/testsuite/tests/tool-toplevel/show.ml
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ type 'a t += A : int t
 #show Set.OrderedType;;
 [%%expect {|
 module type OrderedType = Set.OrderedType
+module type OrderedType = sig type t val compare : t -> t -> int end
 |}];;
 
 module U = Stdlib.Unit;;
@@ -159,7 +160,11 @@ module U :
   end
 |}];;
 
+(* Similar stuttering here now that (post-11533) module type synonyms
+   are also followed. *)
 #show OT;;
 [%%expect {|
 module type OT = Set.OrderedType
+module type OT = Set.OrderedType
+module type OT = sig type t val compare : t -> t -> int end
 |}];;
diff --git a/toplevel/topdirs.ml b/toplevel/topdirs.ml
index 97c1f1ae9ca..c47ea27e2ef 100644
--- a/toplevel/topdirs.ml
+++ b/toplevel/topdirs.ml
@@ -563,8 +563,21 @@ let () =
 let () =
   reg_show_prim "show_module_type"
     (fun env loc id lid ->
-       let _path, desc = Env.lookup_modtype ~loc lid env in
-       [ Sig_modtype (id, desc, Exported) ]
+       let path, mtd = Env.lookup_modtype ~loc lid env in
+       let id = match path with
+         | Pident id -> id
+         | _ -> id
+       in
+       let rec accum_defs mtd acc =
+         let acc = Sig_modtype (id, mtd, Exported) :: acc in
+         match mtd.mtd_type with
+         | Some (Mty_ident path) ->
+             let mtd = Env.find_modtype path env in
+             accum_defs mtd acc
+         | None | Some (Mty_alias _ | Mty_signature _ | Mty_functor _) ->
+             List.rev acc
+       in
+       accum_defs mtd []
     )
     "Print the signature of the corresponding module type."