diff --git a/debug_toolbar/utils.py b/debug_toolbar/utils.py
index 7234f1f77..0b5d0e5b5 100644
--- a/debug_toolbar/utils.py
+++ b/debug_toolbar/utils.py
@@ -162,13 +162,15 @@ def get_template_source_from_exception_info(
 
 
 def get_name_from_obj(obj: Any) -> str:
-    name = obj.__name__ if hasattr(obj, "__name__") else obj.__class__.__name__
-
-    if hasattr(obj, "__module__"):
-        module = obj.__module__
-        name = f"{module}.{name}"
-
-    return name
+    """Get the best name as `str` from a view or a object."""
+    # This is essentially a rewrite of the `django.contrib.admindocs.utils.get_view_name`
+    # https://github.com/django/django/blob/9a22d1769b042a88741f0ff3087f10d94f325d86/django/contrib/admindocs/utils.py#L26-L32
+    if hasattr(obj, "view_class"):
+        klass = obj.view_class
+        return f"{klass.__module__}.{klass.__qualname__}"
+    mod_name = obj.__module__
+    view_name = getattr(obj, "__qualname__", obj.__class__.__name__)
+    return mod_name + "." + view_name
 
 
 def getframeinfo(frame: Any, context: int = 1) -> inspect.Traceback:
diff --git a/docs/changes.rst b/docs/changes.rst
index d4401dac8..8985002e6 100644
--- a/docs/changes.rst
+++ b/docs/changes.rst
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ Pending
 * Fixed template panel to avoid evaluating ``LazyObject`` when not already
   evaluated.
 * Added support for Django 5.0.
+* Refactor the ``utils.get_name_from_obj`` to simulate the behavior of
+  ``django.contrib.admindocs.utils.get_view_name``.
 
 4.2.0 (2023-08-10)
 ------------------
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index f8c47502a..26bfce005 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -18,18 +18,24 @@ def x():
             return 1
 
         res = get_name_from_obj(x)
-        self.assertEqual(res, "tests.test_utils.x")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            res, "tests.test_utils.GetNameFromObjTestCase.test_func.<locals>.x"
+        )
 
     def test_lambda(self):
         res = get_name_from_obj(lambda: 1)
-        self.assertEqual(res, "tests.test_utils.<lambda>")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            res, "tests.test_utils.GetNameFromObjTestCase.test_lambda.<locals>.<lambda>"
+        )
 
     def test_class(self):
         class A:
             pass
 
         res = get_name_from_obj(A)
-        self.assertEqual(res, "tests.test_utils.A")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            res, "tests.test_utils.GetNameFromObjTestCase.test_class.<locals>.A"
+        )
 
 
 class RenderStacktraceTestCase(unittest.TestCase):