diff --git a/lib/internal/http2/core.js b/lib/internal/http2/core.js
index e23be01fa42ce4..0351f55afc6b93 100644
--- a/lib/internal/http2/core.js
+++ b/lib/internal/http2/core.js
@@ -1069,6 +1069,9 @@ class Http2Session extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   [kInspect](depth, opts) {
+    if (typeof depth === 'number' && depth < 0)
+      return this;
+
     const obj = {
       type: this[kType],
       closed: this.closed,
@@ -1645,6 +1648,9 @@ class Http2Stream extends Duplex {
   }
 
   [kInspect](depth, opts) {
+    if (typeof depth === 'number' && depth < 0)
+      return this;
+
     const obj = {
       id: this[kID] || '<pending>',
       closed: this.closed,