diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field/error_matcher.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field/error_matcher.go
index d1f24e404b7..afb5f1b07b3 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field/error_matcher.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field/error_matcher.go
@@ -91,7 +91,15 @@ func (m ErrorMatcher) Render(e *Error) string {
 		if s, ok := e.BadValue.(string); ok {
 			buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("Value=%q", s))
 		} else {
-			buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("Value=%v", e.BadValue))
+			rv := reflect.ValueOf(e.BadValue)
+			if rv.Kind() == reflect.Pointer && !rv.IsNil() {
+				rv = rv.Elem()
+			}
+			if rv.IsValid() && rv.CanInterface() {
+				buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("Value=%v", rv.Interface()))
+			} else {
+				buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("Value=%v", e.BadValue))
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	if m.matchOrigin || m.requireOriginWhenInvalid && e.Type == ErrorTypeInvalid {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field/error_matcher_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field/error_matcher_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4271cd63373
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field/error_matcher_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+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.
+*/
+
+package field
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestErrorMatcherRender(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		matcher  ErrorMatcher
+		err      *Error
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "empty matcher",
+			matcher:  ErrorMatcher{},
+			err:      Invalid(NewPath("field"), "value", "detail"),
+			expected: "{}",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "single field - type",
+			matcher:  ErrorMatcher{}.ByType(),
+			err:      Invalid(NewPath("field"), "value", "detail"),
+			expected: `{Type="Invalid value"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "single field - value with string",
+			matcher:  ErrorMatcher{}.ByValue(),
+			err:      Invalid(NewPath("field"), "string_value", "detail"),
+			expected: `{Value="string_value"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "single field - value with nil",
+			matcher:  ErrorMatcher{}.ByValue(),
+			err:      Invalid(NewPath("field"), nil, "detail"),
+			expected: `{Value=<nil>}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "multiple fields",
+			matcher:  ErrorMatcher{}.ByType().ByField().ByValue(),
+			err:      Invalid(NewPath("field"), "value", "detail"),
+			expected: `{Type="Invalid value", Field="field", Value="value"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "all fields",
+			matcher:  ErrorMatcher{}.ByType().ByField().ByValue().ByOrigin().ByDetailExact(),
+			err:      Invalid(NewPath("field"), "value", "detail").WithOrigin("origin"),
+			expected: `{Type="Invalid value", Field="field", Value="value", Origin="origin", Detail="detail"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "requireOriginWhenInvalid with origin",
+			matcher:  ErrorMatcher{}.ByOrigin().RequireOriginWhenInvalid(),
+			err:      Invalid(NewPath("field"), "value", "detail").WithOrigin("origin"),
+			expected: `{Origin="origin"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "different error types",
+			matcher:  ErrorMatcher{}.ByType().ByValue(),
+			err:      Required(NewPath("field"), "detail"),
+			expected: `{Type="Required value", Value=""}`,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := tt.matcher.Render(tt.err)
+			if result != tt.expected {
+				t.Errorf("Render() = %v, want %v", result, tt.expected)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}