diff --git a/packages/service-provider-core/src/printable-bson.spec.ts b/packages/service-provider-core/src/printable-bson.spec.ts
index 911fd34888..a49f78e6c8 100644
--- a/packages/service-provider-core/src/printable-bson.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/service-provider-core/src/printable-bson.spec.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ describe('BSON printers', function () {
       ).to.equal('Binary.fromPackedBits(new Uint8Array([ 1, 2, 3 ]))');
     });
 
+    it('formats PackedBits correctly with padding', function () {
+      expect(
+        inspect(bson.Binary.fromPackedBits(new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3]), 7))
+      ).to.equal('Binary.fromPackedBits(new Uint8Array([ 1, 2, 3 ]), 7)');
+    });
+
     it('formats Float32Array correctly', function () {
       expect(
         inspect(
diff --git a/packages/service-provider-core/src/printable-bson.ts b/packages/service-provider-core/src/printable-bson.ts
index 874c1de871..81525f50ea 100644
--- a/packages/service-provider-core/src/printable-bson.ts
+++ b/packages/service-provider-core/src/printable-bson.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ const binaryVectorInspect = function (
           maxArrayLength: utilInspect.defaultOptions.maxArrayLength,
         })
       )}))`;
-    case BSON.Binary.VECTOR_TYPE.PackedBit:
+    case BSON.Binary.VECTOR_TYPE.PackedBit: {
+      const paddingInfo = this.buffer[1] === 0 ? '' : `, ${this.buffer[1]}`;
       return `Binary.fromPackedBits(new Uint8Array(${removeTypedArrayPrefixFromInspectResult(
         utilInspect(this.toPackedBits(), {
           depth,
@@ -67,7 +68,8 @@ const binaryVectorInspect = function (
           // These arrays can be very large, so would prefer to use the default options instead.
           maxArrayLength: utilInspect.defaultOptions.maxArrayLength,
         })
-      )}))`;
+      )})${paddingInfo})`;
+    }
     default:
       return binaryInspect.call(this, depth, options);
   }