diff --git a/epan/dissectors/asn1/snmp/packet-snmp-template.c b/epan/dissectors/asn1/snmp/packet-snmp-template.c
index 7c5950018d..57433a5217 100644
--- a/epan/dissectors/asn1/snmp/packet-snmp-template.c
+++ b/epan/dissectors/asn1/snmp/packet-snmp-template.c
@@ -2393,7 +2393,7 @@ void proto_register_snmp(void) {
 		    "Value (Integer32)", "snmp.value.int", FT_INT64, BASE_DEC,
 		    NULL, 0, NULL, HFILL }},
 		{ &hf_snmp_octetstring_value, {
-		    "Value (OctetString)", "snmp.value.octets", FT_BYTES, BASE_NONE,
+		    "Value (OctetString)", "snmp.value.octets", FT_BYTES, BASE_SHOW_ASCII_PRINTABLE,
 		    NULL, 0, NULL, HFILL }},
 		{ &hf_snmp_oid_value, {
 		    "Value (OID)", "snmp.value.oid", FT_OID, BASE_NONE,
diff --git a/epan/dissectors/packet-snmp.c b/epan/dissectors/packet-snmp.c
index a16e8a7d64..6dbc9c65e1 100644
--- a/epan/dissectors/packet-snmp.c
+++ b/epan/dissectors/packet-snmp.c
@@ -3634,7 +3634,7 @@ void proto_register_snmp(void) {
 		    "Value (Integer32)", "snmp.value.int", FT_INT64, BASE_DEC,
 		    NULL, 0, NULL, HFILL }},
 		{ &hf_snmp_octetstring_value, {
-		    "Value (OctetString)", "snmp.value.octets", FT_BYTES, BASE_NONE,
+		    "Value (OctetString)", "snmp.value.octets", FT_BYTES, BASE_SHOW_ASCII_PRINTABLE,
 		    NULL, 0, NULL, HFILL }},
 		{ &hf_snmp_oid_value, {
 		    "Value (OID)", "snmp.value.oid", FT_OID, BASE_NONE,
diff --git a/epan/oids.c b/epan/oids.c
index 71c0329839..ae065a7338 100644
--- a/epan/oids.c
+++ b/epan/oids.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static int debuglevel = 0;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBSMI
 static const oid_value_type_t integer_type =    { FT_INT32,  BASE_DEC,  BER_CLASS_UNI, BER_UNI_TAG_INTEGER,     1,   4, OID_KEY_TYPE_INTEGER, 1};
-static const oid_value_type_t bytes_type =      { FT_BYTES,  BASE_NONE, BER_CLASS_UNI, BER_UNI_TAG_OCTETSTRING, 0,  -1, OID_KEY_TYPE_BYTES,   0};
+static const oid_value_type_t bytes_type =      { FT_BYTES,  BASE_SHOW_ASCII_PRINTABLE, BER_CLASS_UNI, BER_UNI_TAG_OCTETSTRING, 0,  -1, OID_KEY_TYPE_BYTES,   0};
 static const oid_value_type_t oid_type =        { FT_OID,    BASE_NONE, BER_CLASS_UNI, BER_UNI_TAG_OID,         1,  -1, OID_KEY_TYPE_OID,     0};
 static const oid_value_type_t ipv4_type =       { FT_IPv4,   BASE_NONE, BER_CLASS_APP, 0,                       4,   4, OID_KEY_TYPE_IPADDR,  4};
 static const oid_value_type_t counter32_type =  { FT_UINT64, BASE_DEC,  BER_CLASS_APP, 1,                       1,   5, OID_KEY_TYPE_INTEGER, 1};