diff --git a/lib/internal/util/inspect.js b/lib/internal/util/inspect.js
index 83c254c3d6c464..e4489479fe99cd 100644
--- a/lib/internal/util/inspect.js
+++ b/lib/internal/util/inspect.js
@@ -2529,6 +2529,11 @@ function formatProperty(ctx, value, recurseTimes, key, type, desc,
   let name, str;
   let extra = ' ';
   desc ??= ObjectGetOwnPropertyDescriptor(value, key);
+  // Find the property's descriptor by walking along the prototype chain.
+  while (desc === undefined) {
+    value = ObjectGetPrototypeOf(value);
+    desc = ObjectGetOwnPropertyDescriptor(value, key);
+  }
   if (desc.value !== undefined) {
     const diff = (ctx.compact !== true || type !== kObjectType) ? 2 : 3;
     ctx.indentationLvl += diff;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-util-inspect-format-property.js b/test/parallel/test-util-inspect-format-property.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..551043ba7e14d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-util-inspect-format-property.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+'use strict';
+
+require('../common');
+
+const { inspect } = require('util');
+
+class CustomError extends Error {
+  get cause() {
+    return this._cause;
+  }
+  get errors() {
+    return this._errors;
+  }
+  constructor(_cause, _errors) {
+    super();
+    this._cause = _cause;
+    this._errors = _errors;
+  }
+}
+
+// "cause" and "errors" properties should not
+//  cause to a error to be thrown while formatting
+inspect(new CustomError('', []));