diff --git a/lib/internal/util/inspect.js b/lib/internal/util/inspect.js
index c611eb97fc0755..705a193c5b0eb0 100644
--- a/lib/internal/util/inspect.js
+++ b/lib/internal/util/inspect.js
@@ -1359,6 +1359,14 @@ function formatRaw(ctx, value, recurseTimes, typedArray) {
         return ctx.stylize(base, 'date');
       }
     } else if (isError(value)) {
+      if (recurseTimes > ctx.depth && ctx.depth !== null) {
+        let name = 'Error';
+        let msg = '';
+        try { if (typeof value.name === 'string') name = value.name; } catch { /* getter throws */ }
+        try { if (typeof value.message === 'string') msg = value.message; } catch { /* getter throws */ }
+        return ctx.stylize(
+          msg !== '' ? `[${name}: ${msg}]` : `[${name}]`, 'special');
+      }
       base = formatError(value, constructor, tag, ctx, keys);
       if (keys.length === 0 && protoProps === undefined)
         return base;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-util-inspect.js b/test/parallel/test-util-inspect.js
index e60320d0591233..88f3580a91dff5 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-util-inspect.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-util-inspect.js
@@ -4033,3 +4033,27 @@ ${error.stack.split('\n').slice(1).join('\n')}`,
   assert.match(inspect(DOMException.prototype), /^\[object DOMException\] \{/);
   delete Error[Symbol.hasInstance];
 }
+
+// Test that errors respect the depth option, same as other objects.
+{
+  // At depth: -1, errors should be abbreviated like [Object] for plain objects.
+  assert.strictEqual(inspect(new Error('msg'), { depth: -1 }), '[Error: msg]');
+  assert.strictEqual(inspect(new TypeError('bad'), { depth: -1 }), '[TypeError: bad]');
+  assert.strictEqual(inspect(new RangeError('oob'), { depth: -1 }), '[RangeError: oob]');
+
+  // No message → just [ErrorName]
+  assert.strictEqual(inspect(new Error(), { depth: -1 }), '[Error]');
+
+  // Custom name property
+  const customErr = new Error('test');
+  customErr.name = 'MyError';
+  assert.strictEqual(inspect(customErr, { depth: -1 }), '[MyError: test]');
+
+  // Errors nested inside an object at depth: 0 should be abbreviated,
+  // just as nested plain objects are shown as [Object].
+  const wrapper = { err: new TypeError('oops'), obj: { a: 1 } };
+  const result = inspect(wrapper, { depth: 0 });
+  assert.match(result, /\[TypeError: oops\]/);
+  assert.match(result, /\[Object\]/);
+  assert(!result.includes('    at '), 'stack trace should not appear at depth 0');
+}