diff --git a/src/js/node/util.js b/src/js/node/util.js
index e8adc966c8c53..548b663f8d10d 100644
--- a/src/js/node/util.js
+++ b/src/js/node/util.js
@@ -240,6 +240,23 @@ var toUSVString = input => {
   return (input + "").toWellFormed();
 };
 
+function styleText(format, text) {
+  if (typeof text !== "string") {
+    const e = new Error(`The text argument must be of type string. Received type ${typeof text}`);
+    e.code = "ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE";
+    throw e;
+  }
+  const formatCodes = inspect.colors[format];
+  if (formatCodes == null) {
+    const e = new Error(
+      `The value "${typeof format === "symbol" ? format.description : format}" is invalid for argument 'format'. Reason: must be one of: ${Object.keys(inspect.colors).join(", ")}`,
+    );
+    e.code = "ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE";
+    throw e;
+  }
+  return `\u001b[${formatCodes[0]}m${text}\u001b[${formatCodes[1]}m`;
+}
+
 export default Object.assign(cjs_exports, {
   format,
   formatWithOptions,
@@ -273,4 +290,5 @@ export default Object.assign(cjs_exports, {
   TextDecoder,
   TextEncoder,
   parseArgs,
+  styleText,
 });
diff --git a/test/js/node/util/util.test.js b/test/js/node/util/util.test.js
index df995955a2cce..4c1c51511e08c 100644
--- a/test/js/node/util/util.test.js
+++ b/test/js/node/util/util.test.js
@@ -325,4 +325,36 @@ describe("util", () => {
       "wow({ obj: \u001B[33mtrue\u001B[39m })",
     );
   });
+
+  it("styleText", () => {
+    [undefined, null, false, 5n, 5, Symbol(), () => {}, {}, []].forEach(invalidOption => {
+      assert.throws(
+        () => {
+          util.styleText(invalidOption, "test");
+        },
+        {
+          code: "ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE",
+        },
+      );
+      assert.throws(
+        () => {
+          util.styleText("red", invalidOption);
+        },
+        {
+          code: "ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE",
+        },
+      );
+    });
+
+    assert.throws(
+      () => {
+        util.styleText("invalid", "text");
+      },
+      {
+        code: "ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE",
+      },
+    );
+
+    assert.strictEqual(util.styleText("red", "test"), "\u001b[31mtest\u001b[39m");
+  });
 });