diff --git a/src/_pytest/_io/saferepr.py b/src/_pytest/_io/saferepr.py
index 884f0a21e..23af4d0bb 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/_io/saferepr.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/_io/saferepr.py
@@ -99,5 +99,5 @@ class AlwaysDispatchingPrettyPrinter(pprint.PrettyPrinter):
 
 def _pformat_dispatch(object, indent=1, width=80, depth=None, *, compact=False):
     return AlwaysDispatchingPrettyPrinter(
-        indent=1, width=80, depth=None, compact=False
+        indent=indent, width=width, depth=depth, compact=compact
     ).pformat(object)
diff --git a/testing/io/test_saferepr.py b/testing/io/test_saferepr.py
index e24d9b470..06084202e 100644
--- a/testing/io/test_saferepr.py
+++ b/testing/io/test_saferepr.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import pytest
+from _pytest._io.saferepr import _pformat_dispatch
 from _pytest._io.saferepr import saferepr
 
 
@@ -147,3 +148,9 @@ def test_unicode():
     val = "£€"
     reprval = "'£€'"
     assert saferepr(val) == reprval
+
+
+def test_pformat_dispatch():
+    assert _pformat_dispatch("a") == "'a'"
+    assert _pformat_dispatch("a" * 10, width=5) == "'aaaaaaaaaa'"
+    assert _pformat_dispatch("foo bar", width=5) == "('foo '\n 'bar')"