diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a50ddff..4c48e2b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Yii VarDumper
 
-## 1.4.1 under development
+## 2.0.0 under development
 
-- no changes in this release.
+- Enh #76: Add a variable type to output when it can't be exported more (@xepozz)
 
 ## 1.4.0 October 28, 2022
 
diff --git a/src/VarDumper.php b/src/VarDumper.php
index 83ecbae..33095f0 100644
--- a/src/VarDumper.php
+++ b/src/VarDumper.php
@@ -39,9 +39,15 @@
  */
 final class VarDumper
 {
+    public const VAR_TYPE_PROPERTY = '$__type__$';
     public const OBJECT_ID_PROPERTY = '$__id__$';
     public const OBJECT_CLASS_PROPERTY = '$__class__$';
     public const DEPTH_LIMIT_EXCEEDED_PROPERTY = '$__depth_limit_exceeded__$';
+
+    public const VAR_TYPE_ARRAY = 'array';
+    public const VAR_TYPE_OBJECT = 'object';
+    public const VAR_TYPE_RESOURCE = 'resource';
+
     /**
      * @var mixed Variable to dump.
      */
@@ -353,10 +359,20 @@ private function exportPrimitives(mixed $var, int $depth, int $level): mixed
         switch (gettype($var)) {
             case 'resource':
             case 'resource (closed)':
-                return '{resource}';
+                /** @var resource $var */
+                $id = get_resource_id($var);
+                $type = get_resource_type($var);
+
+                return [
+                    self::VAR_TYPE_PROPERTY => self::VAR_TYPE_RESOURCE,
+                    'id' => $id,
+                    'type' => $type,
+                    'closed' => !is_resource($var),
+                ];
             case 'array':
                 if ($depth <= $level) {
                     return [
+                        self::VAR_TYPE_PROPERTY => self::VAR_TYPE_ARRAY,
                         self::DEPTH_LIMIT_EXCEEDED_PROPERTY => true,
                     ];
                 }
@@ -372,6 +388,7 @@ private function exportPrimitives(mixed $var, int $depth, int $level): mixed
                 $objectId = $this->getObjectId($var);
                 if ($depth <= $level) {
                     return [
+                        self::VAR_TYPE_PROPERTY => self::VAR_TYPE_OBJECT,
                         self::OBJECT_ID_PROPERTY => $objectId,
                         self::OBJECT_CLASS_PROPERTY => $objectClass,
                         self::DEPTH_LIMIT_EXCEEDED_PROPERTY => true,
diff --git a/tests/VarDumperTest.php b/tests/VarDumperTest.php
index d9fe9db..3fc34ac 100644
--- a/tests/VarDumperTest.php
+++ b/tests/VarDumperTest.php
@@ -819,6 +819,13 @@ public function asJsonDataProvider(): array
         $objectWithPrivatePropertiesId = spl_object_id($objectWithPrivateProperties);
         $objectWithPrivatePropertiesClass = str_replace('\\', '\\\\', PrivateProperties::class);
 
+        $openedResource = fopen('php://input', 'rb');
+        $openedResourceId = get_resource_id($openedResource);
+
+        $closedResource = fopen('php://input', 'rb');
+        $closedResourceId = get_resource_id($closedResource);
+        fclose($closedResource);
+
         return [
             'custom debug info' => [
                 $dummyDebugInfo,
@@ -912,9 +919,27 @@ static function () {
                 true,
                 'true',
             ],
-            'resource' => [
-                fopen('php://input', 'rb'),
-                '"{resource}"',
+            'opened resource' => [
+                $openedResource,
+                <<<JSON
+                {
+                    "\$__type__\$": "resource",
+                    "id": {$openedResourceId},
+                    "type": "stream",
+                    "closed": false
+                }
+                JSON,
+            ],
+            'closed resource' => [
+                $closedResource,
+                <<<JSON
+                {
+                    "\$__type__\$": "resource",
+                    "id": {$closedResourceId},
+                    "type": "Unknown",
+                    "closed": true
+                }
+                JSON,
             ],
             'empty array' => [
                 [],
@@ -1023,6 +1048,7 @@ static function () {
                             "\$__id__\$": "{$nestedObjectId}",
                             "\$__class__\$": "stdClass",
                             "nested": {
+                                "\$__type__\$": "object",
                                 "\$__id__\$": "{$nestedObjectId}",
                                 "\$__class__\$": "stdClass",
                                 "\$__depth_limit_exceeded__\$": true
@@ -1047,6 +1073,7 @@ static function () {
                     [
                         [
                             {
+                                "\$__type__\$": "array",
                                 "\$__depth_limit_exceeded__\$": true
                             }
                         ]
@@ -1101,6 +1128,13 @@ public function asPrimitivesDataProvider(): array
         $objectWithPrivatePropertiesId = spl_object_id($objectWithPrivateProperties);
         $objectWithPrivatePropertiesClass = PrivateProperties::class;
 
+        $openedResource = fopen('php://input', 'rb');
+        $openedResourceId = get_resource_id($openedResource);
+
+        $closedResource = fopen('php://input', 'rb');
+        $closedResourceId = get_resource_id($closedResource);
+        fclose($closedResource);
+
         return [
             'custom debug info' => [
                 $dummyDebugInfo,
@@ -1186,9 +1220,23 @@ static function () {
                 true,
                 true,
             ],
-            'resource' => [
-                fopen('php://input', 'rb'),
-                '{resource}',
+            'opened resource' => [
+                $openedResource,
+                [
+                    '$__type__$' => 'resource',
+                    'id' => $openedResourceId,
+                    'type' => 'stream',
+                    'closed' => false,
+                ],
+            ],
+            'closed resource' => [
+                $closedResource,
+                [
+                    '$__type__$' => 'resource',
+                    'id' => $closedResourceId,
+                    'type' => 'Unknown',
+                    'closed' => true,
+                ],
             ],
             'empty array' => [
                 [],
@@ -1285,6 +1333,7 @@ static function () {
                             'nested' => [
                                 '$__id__$' => "$nestedObjectId",
                                 '$__class__$' => stdClass::class,
+                                '$__type__$' => 'object',
                                 '$__depth_limit_exceeded__$' => true,
                             ],
                         ],
@@ -1305,6 +1354,7 @@ static function () {
                     [
                         [
                             [
+                                '$__type__$' => 'array',
                                 '$__depth_limit_exceeded__$' => true,
                             ],
                         ],