diff --git a/actionview/lib/action_view/base.rb b/actionview/lib/action_view/base.rb
index 3840ac0caf17516dfbc82376012c1bbf71a78a21..ab9e2176484a5ae110ee6a95972d731a2db43a70 100644
--- a/actionview/lib/action_view/base.rb
+++ b/actionview/lib/action_view/base.rb
@@ -190,6 +190,14 @@ def with_empty_template_cache # :nodoc:
           # correctly.
           define_method(:compiled_method_container)           { subclass }
           define_singleton_method(:compiled_method_container) { subclass }
+
+          def self.name
+            superclass.name
+          end
+
+          def inspect
+            "#<#{self.class.name}:#{'%#016x' % (object_id << 1)}>"
+          end
         }
       end
 
diff --git a/actionview/test/template/render_test.rb b/actionview/test/template/render_test.rb
index 82dd56b99f85d04c02e443f7ca05d3448966943d..541b0b13b72a3f496bee25df449733bbd2776c3a 100644
--- a/actionview/test/template/render_test.rb
+++ b/actionview/test/template/render_test.rb
@@ -327,6 +327,11 @@ def test_render_file_with_errors
     assert_equal File.expand_path("#{FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH}/test/_raise.html.erb"), e.file_name
   end
 
+  def test_undefined_method_error_references_named_class
+    e = assert_raises(ActionView::Template::Error) { @view.render(inline: "<%= undefined %>") }
+    assert_match(/`undefined' for #<ActionView::Base:0x[0-9a-f]+>/, e.message)
+  end
+
   def test_render_object
     assert_equal "Hello: david", @view.render(partial: "test/customer", object: Customer.new("david"))
     assert_equal "FalseClass", @view.render(partial: "test/klass", object: false)