diff --git a/lib/internal/process/execution.js b/lib/internal/process/execution.js
index 5eda7541c8e4e1..227c1c2149cef5 100644
--- a/lib/internal/process/execution.js
+++ b/lib/internal/process/execution.js
@@ -142,8 +142,12 @@ function createFatalException() {
     if (exceptionHandlerState.captureFn !== null) {
       exceptionHandlerState.captureFn(er);
     } else if (!process.emit('uncaughtException', er, type)) {
-      // If someone handled it, then great.  otherwise, die in C++ land
+      // If someone handled it, then great. Otherwise, die in C++ land
       // since that means that we'll exit the process, emit the 'exit' event.
+      const { inspect } = require('internal/util/inspect');
+      const colors = internalBinding('util').guessHandleType(2) === 'TTY' &&
+                     require('internal/tty').hasColors() ||
+                     inspect.defaultOptions.colors;
       try {
         if (!process._exiting) {
           process._exiting = true;
@@ -157,6 +161,7 @@ function createFatalException() {
         const { kExpandStackSymbol } = require('internal/util');
         if (typeof er[kExpandStackSymbol] === 'function')
           er[kExpandStackSymbol]();
+        er.stack = inspect(er, { colors });
       } catch {
         // Nothing to be done about it at this point.
       }
diff --git a/test/message/assert_throws_stack.out b/test/message/assert_throws_stack.out
index 7d4a7aecbcd410..e9f9cc5e891c37 100644
--- a/test/message/assert_throws_stack.out
+++ b/test/message/assert_throws_stack.out
@@ -15,4 +15,20 @@ AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: Expected values to be strictly deep-equal:
     at *
     at *
     at *
-    at *
+    at * {
+  generatedMessage: true,
+  code: 'ERR_ASSERTION',
+  actual: Error: foo
+      at assert.throws.bar (*assert_throws_stack.js:*)
+      at getActual (assert.js:*)
+      at Function.throws (assert.js:*)
+      at Object.<anonymous> (*assert_throws_stack.js:*:*)
+      at *
+      at *
+      at *
+      at *
+      at *
+      at *,
+  expected: [Object],
+  operator: 'throws'
+}
diff --git a/test/message/error_exit.out b/test/message/error_exit.out
index b975d41a55d929..a0d848b125b7a6 100644
--- a/test/message/error_exit.out
+++ b/test/message/error_exit.out
@@ -13,4 +13,10 @@ AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: Expected values to be strictly equal:
     at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:*:*)
     at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:*:*)
     at Function.Module.runMain (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:*:*)
-    at internal/main/run_main_module.js:*:*
+    at internal/main/run_main_module.js:*:* {
+  generatedMessage: true,
+  code: 'ERR_ASSERTION',
+  actual: 1,
+  expected: 2,
+  operator: 'strictEqual'
+}
diff --git a/test/message/if-error-has-good-stack.out b/test/message/if-error-has-good-stack.out
index c762d74aedbca2..87261c451fff1e 100644
--- a/test/message/if-error-has-good-stack.out
+++ b/test/message/if-error-has-good-stack.out
@@ -16,4 +16,20 @@ AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: ifError got unwanted exception: test error
     at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:*:*)
     at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:*:*)
     at Function.Module.runMain (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:*:*)
-    at internal/main/run_main_module.js:*:*
+    at internal/main/run_main_module.js:*:* {
+  generatedMessage: false,
+  code: 'ERR_ASSERTION',
+  actual: Error: test error
+      at c (*if-error-has-good-stack.js:*:*)
+      at b (*if-error-has-good-stack.js:*:*)
+      at a (*if-error-has-good-stack.js:*:*)
+      at Object.<anonymous> (*if-error-has-good-stack.js:*:*)
+      at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:*:*)
+      at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:*:*)
+      at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:*:*)
+      at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:*:*)
+      at Function.Module.runMain (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:*:*)
+      at internal/main/run_main_module.js:*:*
+  expected: null,
+  operator: 'ifError'
+}
diff --git a/test/message/stack_overflow.out b/test/message/stack_overflow.out
index c83f8001d99f1f..d7a2c3eef06e01 100644
--- a/test/message/stack_overflow.out
+++ b/test/message/stack_overflow.out
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ before
 JSON.stringify(array);
      ^
 
-RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded
+[RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded]
diff --git a/test/message/throw_custom_error.out b/test/message/throw_custom_error.out
index 0c6b9d128c9095..a1fa8c6c5b71ff 100644
--- a/test/message/throw_custom_error.out
+++ b/test/message/throw_custom_error.out
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 *test*message*throw_custom_error.js:*
 throw ({ name: 'MyCustomError', message: 'This is a custom message' });
 ^
-MyCustomError: This is a custom message
+{ name: 'MyCustomError', message: 'This is a custom message' }
diff --git a/test/message/throw_in_line_with_tabs.out b/test/message/throw_in_line_with_tabs.out
index 89a81beb4126d1..9392ef5cca279a 100644
--- a/test/message/throw_in_line_with_tabs.out
+++ b/test/message/throw_in_line_with_tabs.out
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ before
 *test*message*throw_in_line_with_tabs.js:*
 	throw ({ foo: 'bar' });
 	^
-[object Object]
+{ foo: 'bar' }
diff --git a/test/message/throw_non_error.out b/test/message/throw_non_error.out
index 2b7e0120b6f987..a744f786ca6dee 100644
--- a/test/message/throw_non_error.out
+++ b/test/message/throw_non_error.out
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 *test*message*throw_non_error.js:*
 throw ({ foo: 'bar' });
 ^
-[object Object]
+{ foo: 'bar' }
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-error-reporting.js b/test/parallel/test-error-reporting.js
index f56f1e4bdca67d..7568206d46bd00 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-error-reporting.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-error-reporting.js
@@ -77,5 +77,5 @@ errExec('throws_error6.js', common.mustCall((err, stdout, stderr) => {
 
 // Object that throws in toString() doesn't print garbage
 errExec('throws_error7.js', common.mustCall((err, stdout, stderr) => {
-  assert.ok(/<toString\(\) threw exception/.test(stderr));
+  assert.ok(/throw {\r?\n\^\r?\n{ toString: \[Function: toString] }\r?\n$/.test(stderr));
 }));
diff --git a/test/pseudo-tty/test-fatal-error.js b/test/pseudo-tty/test-fatal-error.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..3778ce035ec09c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pseudo-tty/test-fatal-error.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+'use strict';
+require('../common');
+
+const { inspect } = require('util');
+
+inspect.defaultOptions.colors = true;
+
+const err = new TypeError('foobar');
+err.bla = true;
+throw err;
diff --git a/test/pseudo-tty/test-fatal-error.out b/test/pseudo-tty/test-fatal-error.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..6114d7d9b00535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pseudo-tty/test-fatal-error.out
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+*test-fatal-error.js:*
+throw err;
+^
+
+TypeError: foobar
+    at Object.<anonymous> (*test-fatal-error.js:*)
+*[90m    at *(internal*loader.js:*:*)*[39m
+*[90m    at *(internal*loader.js:*:*)*[39m
+*[90m    at *(internal*loader.js:*:*)*[39m
+*[90m    at *(internal*loader.js:*:*)*[39m
+*[90m    at *[39m
+*[90m    at *[39m {
+  bla: *[33mtrue*[39m
+}