diff --git a/doc/api/util.md b/doc/api/util.md
index d6be620b42c56d..c1813fa0c540f7 100644
--- a/doc/api/util.md
+++ b/doc/api/util.md
@@ -557,12 +557,11 @@ changes:
     (in combination with `compact` set to `true` or any number >= `1`).
     **Default:** `80`.
   * `compact` {boolean|integer} Setting this to `false` causes each object key
-    to be displayed on a new line. It will also add new lines to text that is
+    to be displayed on a new line. It will break on new lines in text that is
     longer than `breakLength`. If set to a number, the most `n` inner elements
     are united on a single line as long as all properties fit into
-    `breakLength`. Short array elements are also grouped together. No
-    text will be reduced below 16 characters, no matter the `breakLength` size.
-    For more information, see the example below. **Default:** `3`.
+    `breakLength`. Short array elements are also grouped together. For more
+    information, see the example below. **Default:** `3`.
   * `sorted` {boolean|Function} If set to `true` or a function, all properties
     of an object, and `Set` and `Map` entries are sorted in the resulting
     string. If set to `true` the [default sort][] is used. If set to a function,
@@ -630,8 +629,8 @@ const util = require('util');
 
 const o = {
   a: [1, 2, [[
-    'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do ' +
-      'eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.',
+    'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,\nconsectetur adipiscing elit, sed do ' +
+      'eiusmod \ntempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.',
     'test',
     'foo']], 4],
   b: new Map([['za', 1], ['zb', 'test']])
@@ -641,13 +640,13 @@ console.log(util.inspect(o, { compact: true, depth: 5, breakLength: 80 }));
 // { a:
 //   [ 1,
 //     2,
-//     [ [ 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur [...]', // A long line
+//     [ [ 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,\nconsectetur [...]', // A long line
 //           'test',
 //           'foo' ] ],
 //     4 ],
 //   b: Map(2) { 'za' => 1, 'zb' => 'test' } }
 
-// Setting `compact` to false changes the output to be more reader friendly.
+// Setting `compact` to false or an integer creates more reader friendly output.
 console.log(util.inspect(o, { compact: false, depth: 5, breakLength: 80 }));
 
 // {
@@ -656,10 +655,9 @@ console.log(util.inspect(o, { compact: false, depth: 5, breakLength: 80 }));
 //     2,
 //     [
 //       [
-//         'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur ' +
-//           'adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor ' +
-//           'incididunt ut labore et dolore magna ' +
-//           'aliqua.,
+//         'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,\n' +
+//           'consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod \n' +
+//           'tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.',
 //         'test',
 //         'foo'
 //       ]
@@ -674,8 +672,6 @@ console.log(util.inspect(o, { compact: false, depth: 5, breakLength: 80 }));
 
 // Setting `breakLength` to e.g. 150 will print the "Lorem ipsum" text in a
 // single line.
-// Reducing the `breakLength` will split the "Lorem ipsum" text in smaller
-// chunks.
 ```
 
 The `showHidden` option allows [`WeakMap`][] and [`WeakSet`][] entries to be
diff --git a/lib/internal/util/inspect.js b/lib/internal/util/inspect.js
index fed88e963a178c..ac2731d8112e79 100644
--- a/lib/internal/util/inspect.js
+++ b/lib/internal/util/inspect.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const {
   ArrayIsArray,
   ArrayPrototypeFilter,
   ArrayPrototypeForEach,
+  ArrayPrototypePop,
   ArrayPrototypePush,
   ArrayPrototypePushApply,
   ArrayPrototypeSort,
@@ -619,6 +620,7 @@ function addPrototypeProperties(ctx, main, obj, recurseTimes, output) {
     }
     // Get all own property names and symbols.
     keys = ReflectOwnKeys(obj);
+    ArrayPrototypePush(ctx.seen, main);
     for (const key of keys) {
       // Ignore the `constructor` property and keys that exist on layers above.
       if (key === 'constructor' ||
@@ -639,6 +641,7 @@ function addPrototypeProperties(ctx, main, obj, recurseTimes, output) {
         ArrayPrototypePush(output, value);
       }
     }
+    ArrayPrototypePop(ctx.seen);
   // Limit the inspection to up to three prototype layers. Using `recurseTimes`
   // is not a good choice here, because it's as if the properties are declared
   // on the current object from the users perspective.
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-util-inspect-getters-accessing-this.js b/test/parallel/test-util-inspect-getters-accessing-this.js
index 3d185b134e852d..998cd82db8f4b3 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-util-inspect-getters-accessing-this.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-util-inspect-getters-accessing-this.js
@@ -7,24 +7,61 @@ require('../common');
 
 const assert = require('assert');
 
-const util = require('util');
+const { inspect } = require('util');
 
-class X {
-  constructor() {
-    this._y = 123;
-  }
+{
+  class X {
+    constructor() {
+      this._y = 123;
+    }
 
-  get y() {
-    return this._y;
+    get y() {
+      return this._y;
+    }
   }
+
+  const result = inspect(new X(), {
+    getters: true,
+    showHidden: true
+  });
+
+  assert.strictEqual(
+    result,
+    'X { _y: 123, [y]: [Getter: 123] }'
+  );
 }
 
-const result = util.inspect(new X(), {
-  getters: true,
-  showHidden: true
-});
+// Regression test for https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/37054
+{
+  class A {
+    constructor(B) {
+      this.B = B;
+    }
+    get b() {
+      return this.B;
+    }
+  }
+
+  class B {
+    constructor() {
+      this.A = new A(this);
+    }
+    get a() {
+      return this.A;
+    }
+  }
+
+  const result = inspect(new B(), {
+    depth: 1,
+    getters: true,
+    showHidden: true
+  });
 
-assert.strictEqual(
-  result,
-  'X { _y: 123, [y]: [Getter: 123] }'
-);
+  assert.strictEqual(
+    result,
+    '<ref *1> B {\n' +
+    '  A: A { B: [Circular *1], [b]: [Getter] [Circular *1] },\n' +
+    '  [a]: [Getter] A { B: [Circular *1], [b]: [Getter] [Circular *1] }\n' +
+    '}',
+  );
+}