diff --git a/src/jsc/bindings/ErrorCode.cpp b/src/jsc/bindings/ErrorCode.cpp
index e3818ae41c34..5f6a2b962719 100644
--- a/src/jsc/bindings/ErrorCode.cpp
+++ b/src/jsc/bindings/ErrorCode.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "JavaScriptCore/ErrorInstance.h"
 #include "JavaScriptCore/JSString.h"
 #include "JavaScriptCore/JSType.h"
+#include "JavaScriptCore/MathCommon.h"
 #include "JavaScriptCore/Symbol.h"
 #include "wtf/Assertions.h"
 #include "wtf/Vector.h"
@@ -351,6 +352,12 @@ void JSValueToStringSafe(JSC::JSGlobalObject* globalObject, MessageBuilder& buil
 {
     ASSERT(!arg.isEmpty());
     if (!arg.isCell()) {
+        // util.inspect and util.format's %s both print -0 with its sign. ToString drops it.
+        // https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/v26.3.0/lib/internal/util/inspect.js#L2191-L2197
+        if (arg.isDouble() && JSC::isNegativeZero(arg.asDouble())) {
+            builder.append("-0"_s);
+            return;
+        }
         builder.append(arg.toWTFStringForConsole(globalObject));
         return;
     }
diff --git a/test/js/node/errors/error-code-messages.test.ts b/test/js/node/errors/error-code-messages.test.ts
index cbb3d1222d79..4b66d730506b 100644
--- a/test/js/node/errors/error-code-messages.test.ts
+++ b/test/js/node/errors/error-code-messages.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { expect, test } from "bun:test";
 import child_process from "node:child_process";
+import { generateKeyPairSync } from "node:crypto";
 import http from "node:http";
-import { Readable } from "node:stream";
+import { createHistogram } from "node:perf_hooks";
+import { Readable, Writable } from "node:stream";
 import tls from "node:tls";
 import zlib from "node:zlib";
 
@@ -35,3 +37,34 @@ test("table-driven ERR_* codes keep their exact messages", () => {
     "ERR_METHOD_NOT_IMPLEMENTED | Error | The _read() method is not implemented",
   );
 });
+
+// Node renders the value in these messages with util.inspect, or with the %s of util.format.
+// Both print negative zero with its sign. Node v26.3.0 prints these exact messages.
+test("a value of -0 keeps its sign in an error message", () => {
+  expect({
+    // ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE thrown from C++, with numeric bounds and with a range string.
+    readUIntBE: capture(() => Buffer.alloc(8).readUIntBE(0, -0)),
+    percentile: capture(() => createHistogram().percentile(-0)),
+    // ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE thrown from JS ($ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE).
+    figures: capture(() => createHistogram({ figures: -0 })),
+    // ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE.
+    paramEncoding: capture(() => generateKeyPairSync("ec", { namedCurve: "P-256", paramEncoding: -0 as any })),
+    // %s codes.
+    setDefaultEncoding: capture(() => new Writable().setDefaultEncoding(-0 as any)),
+    readableStreamFrom: capture(() => ReadableStream.from(-0 as any)),
+    // Positive zero has no sign.
+    positiveZero: capture(() => Buffer.alloc(8).readUIntBE(0, 0)),
+  }).toEqual({
+    readUIntBE:
+      'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE | RangeError | The value of "byteLength" is out of range. It must be >= 1 and <= 6. Received -0',
+    percentile:
+      'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE | RangeError | The value of "percentile" is out of range. It must be > 0 && <= 100. Received -0',
+    figures:
+      'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE | RangeError | The value of "options.figures" is out of range. It must be >= 1 && <= 5. Received -0',
+    paramEncoding: "ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE | TypeError | The property 'options.paramEncoding' is invalid. Received -0",
+    setDefaultEncoding: "ERR_UNKNOWN_ENCODING | TypeError | Unknown encoding: -0",
+    readableStreamFrom: "ERR_ARG_NOT_ITERABLE | TypeError | -0 must be iterable",
+    positiveZero:
+      'ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE | RangeError | The value of "byteLength" is out of range. It must be >= 1 and <= 6. Received 0',
+  });
+});