diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/internal/util/inspect.mjs b/ext/node/polyfills/internal/util/inspect.mjs
index f702c39c5d..2f9167dfb2 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/internal/util/inspect.mjs
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/internal/util/inspect.mjs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 import {
   validateObject,
+  validateOneOf,
   validateString,
 } from "ext:deno_node/internal/validators.mjs";
 import { codes } from "ext:deno_node/internal/error_codes.ts";
@@ -562,10 +563,20 @@ export function stripVTControlCharacters(str) {
   return str.replace(ansi, "");
 }
 
+export function styleText(format, text) {
+  validateString(text, "text");
+  const formatCodes = inspect.colors[format];
+  if (formatCodes == null) {
+    validateOneOf(format, "format", Object.keys(inspect.colors));
+  }
+  return `\u001b[${formatCodes[0]}m${text}\u001b[${formatCodes[1]}m`;
+}
+
 export default {
   format,
   getStringWidth,
   inspect,
   stripVTControlCharacters,
   formatWithOptions,
+  styleText,
 };