diff --git a/examples/cppfilt.rs b/examples/cppfilt.rs
index 22eac09..2731db5 100644
--- a/examples/cppfilt.rs
+++ b/examples/cppfilt.rs
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ fn main() {
                 .long("no-params")
                 .help("Do not display function arguments"),
         )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name("hide-expression-literal-types")
+                .long("hide-expression-literal-types")
+                .help("Hide types in template parameter expression literals"),
+        )
         .arg(
             Arg::with_name("mangled_names")
                 .multiple(true)
@@ -120,6 +125,9 @@ fn main() {
     if matches.is_present("noparams") {
         options = options.no_params();
     }
+    if matches.is_present("hide-expression-literal-types") {
+        options = options.hide_expression_literal_types();
+    }
     if matches.is_present("noreturntype") {
         options = options.no_return_type();
     }
diff --git a/src/ast.rs b/src/ast.rs
index d05bad6..8820b96 100644
--- a/src/ast.rs
+++ b/src/ast.rs
@@ -553,6 +553,9 @@ where
     // unless that call is via the toplevel call to `MangledName::demangle`.
     show_return_type: bool,
 
+    // Whether to show types of expression literals.
+    show_expression_literal_types: bool,
+
     // recursion protection.
     state: Cell<DemangleState>,
 }
@@ -601,6 +604,7 @@ where
             is_template_argument_pack: false,
             show_params: !options.no_params,
             show_return_type: !options.no_return_type,
+            show_expression_literal_types: !options.hide_expression_literal_types,
             state: Cell::new(DemangleState { recursion_level: 0 }),
         }
     }
@@ -6703,13 +6707,16 @@ where
                 start,
                 end,
             ) => {
-                write!(ctx, "(")?;
-                ty.demangle(ctx, scope)?;
+                if ctx.show_expression_literal_types {
+                    write!(ctx, "(")?;
+                    ty.demangle(ctx, scope)?;
+                    write!(ctx, ")")?;
+                }
                 let start = if start < end && ctx.input[start] == b'n' {
-                    write!(ctx, ")-[")?;
+                    write!(ctx, "-[")?;
                     start + 1
                 } else {
-                    write!(ctx, ")[")?;
+                    write!(ctx, "[")?;
                     start
                 };
                 let s = ::std::str::from_utf8(&ctx.input[start..end]).map_err(|e| {
@@ -6725,9 +6732,11 @@ where
                 end,
             ) => write_literal(ctx, start, end),
             ExprPrimary::Literal(ref ty, start, end) => {
-                write!(ctx, "(")?;
-                ty.demangle(ctx, scope)?;
-                write!(ctx, ")")?;
+                if ctx.show_expression_literal_types {
+                    write!(ctx, "(")?;
+                    ty.demangle(ctx, scope)?;
+                    write!(ctx, ")")?;
+                }
                 write_literal(ctx, start, end)
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 9735c5c..1af0eb8 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ impl ParseOptions {
 pub struct DemangleOptions {
     no_params: bool,
     no_return_type: bool,
+    hide_expression_literal_types: bool,
     recursion_limit: Option<NonZeroU32>,
 }
 
@@ -128,6 +129,15 @@ impl DemangleOptions {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Hide type annotations in template value parameters.
+    /// These are not needed to distinguish template instances
+    /// so this can make it easier to match user-provided
+    /// template instance names.
+    pub fn hide_expression_literal_types(mut self) -> Self {
+        self.hide_expression_literal_types = true;
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Set the limit on recursion depth during the demangling phase. A low
     /// limit will cause valid symbols to be rejected, but a high limit may
     /// allow pathological symbols to overflow the stack during demangling.
diff --git a/tests/tests.rs b/tests/tests.rs
index e418808..7b83a7e 100755
--- a/tests/tests.rs
+++ b/tests/tests.rs
@@ -93,6 +93,19 @@ macro_rules! demangles_no_param_and_no_return_type {
     };
 }
 
+macro_rules! demangles_simplify_template_parameters {
+    ( $mangled:ident , $demangled:expr ) => {
+        demangles_simplify_template_parameters!($mangled, stringify!($mangled), $demangled);
+    };
+    ( $name:ident , $mangled:expr , $demangled:expr ) => {
+        #[test]
+        fn $name() {
+            let options = DemangleOptions::new().hide_expression_literal_types();
+            assert_demangles_as($mangled, $demangled, Some(options));
+        }
+    };
+}
+
 macro_rules! demangles_no_return_type {
     ( $mangled:ident , $demangled:expr ) => {
         demangles_no_return_type!($mangled, stringify!($mangled), $demangled);
@@ -577,3 +590,8 @@ demangles!(
     _ZNKSt6__ndk112basic_stringIDuNS_11char_traitsIDuEENS_9allocatorIDuEEE5c_strEv,
     "std::__ndk1::basic_string<char8_t, std::__ndk1::char_traits<char8_t>, std::__ndk1::allocator<char8_t> >::c_str() const"
 );
+
+demangles_simplify_template_parameters!(
+    _ZN11SmiTagging2ILs4EE13kSmiShiftSizeE,
+    "SmiTagging2<4>::kSmiShiftSize"
+);