diff --git a/packages/core/elasticsearch/core-elasticsearch-client-server-internal/src/patch_client.ts b/packages/core/elasticsearch/core-elasticsearch-client-server-internal/src/patch_client.ts
index 75ea5db91b2e3..a7bdf3788d2c8 100644
--- a/packages/core/elasticsearch/core-elasticsearch-client-server-internal/src/patch_client.ts
+++ b/packages/core/elasticsearch/core-elasticsearch-client-server-internal/src/patch_client.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 
+import { inspect } from 'util';
 import { errors } from '@elastic/elasticsearch';
 
 export const patchElasticsearchClient = () => {
@@ -17,4 +18,10 @@ export const patchElasticsearchClient = () => {
       message: this.message,
     };
   };
+
+  // @ts-expect-error
+  baseErrorPrototype[inspect.custom] = function () {
+    // @ts-expect-error
+    return this.toJSON();
+  };
 };
diff --git a/src/core/server/integration_tests/elasticsearch/errors.test.ts b/src/core/server/integration_tests/elasticsearch/errors.test.ts
index b9dcfb33a23a4..abefdc7bf356c 100644
--- a/src/core/server/integration_tests/elasticsearch/errors.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/integration_tests/elasticsearch/errors.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 
+import { inspect } from 'util';
 import {
   createTestServers,
   type TestElasticsearchUtils,
@@ -67,4 +68,28 @@ describe('elasticsearch clients errors', () => {
       `);
     }
   });
+
+  it('has the proper inspect representation', async () => {
+    const esClient = kibanaServer.coreStart.elasticsearch.client.asInternalUser;
+
+    try {
+      await esClient.search({
+        index: '.kibana',
+        // @ts-expect-error yes this is invalid
+        query: { someInvalidQuery: { foo: 'bar' } },
+      });
+      expect('should have thrown').toEqual('but it did not');
+    } catch (e) {
+      expect(inspect(e)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        "{
+          name: 'ResponseError',
+          message: 'parsing_exception\\\\n' +
+            '\\\\tCaused by:\\\\n' +
+            '\\\\t\\\\tnamed_object_not_found_exception: [1:30] unknown field [someInvalidQuery]\\\\n' +
+            '\\\\tRoot causes:\\\\n' +
+            '\\\\t\\\\tparsing_exception: unknown query [someInvalidQuery]'
+        }"
+      `);
+    }
+  });
 });