diff --git a/devtools/client/inspector/markup/markup-context-menu.js b/devtools/client/inspector/markup/markup-context-menu.js
index 46e6f3077c11..dbc9af9d60db 100644
--- a/devtools/client/inspector/markup/markup-context-menu.js
+++ b/devtools/client/inspector/markup/markup-context-menu.js
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ class MarkupContextMenu {
   _showDOMProperties() {
     this.toolbox.openSplitConsole().then(() => {
       const { hud } = this.toolbox.getPanel("webconsole");
-      hud.ui.wrapper.dispatchEvaluateExpression("inspect($0)");
+      hud.ui.wrapper.dispatchEvaluateExpression("inspect($0, true)");
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/devtools/client/inspector/test/browser_inspector_menu-06-other.js b/devtools/client/inspector/test/browser_inspector_menu-06-other.js
index 8bbe324c979a..fdd25a490db3 100644
--- a/devtools/client/inspector/test/browser_inspector_menu-06-other.js
+++ b/devtools/client/inspector/test/browser_inspector_menu-06-other.js
@@ -2,22 +2,16 @@
 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ */
 "use strict";
 
-const {
-  getHistoryEntries,
-} = require("devtools/client/webconsole/selectors/history");
-
 // Tests for menuitem functionality that doesn't fit into any specific category
 const TEST_URL = URL_ROOT + "doc_inspector_menu.html";
 add_task(async function() {
   const { inspector, toolbox, testActor } = await openInspectorForURL(TEST_URL);
+  await testShowDOMProperties();
   await testDuplicateNode();
   await testDeleteNode();
   await testDeleteTextNode();
   await testDeleteRootNode();
   await testScrollIntoView();
-  // This needs to be last as the webconsole `inspect` command impact the selected node in
-  // the inspector.
-  await testShowDOMProperties();
 
   async function testDuplicateNode() {
     info("Testing 'Duplicate Node' menu item for normal elements.");
@@ -135,12 +129,25 @@ add_task(async function() {
     await consoleOpened;
 
     const webconsoleUI = toolbox.getPanel("webconsole").hud.ui;
-    const messagesAdded = webconsoleUI.once("new-messages");
-    await messagesAdded;
-    info("Checking if 'inspect($0)' was evaluated");
 
-    const state = webconsoleUI.wrapper.getStore().getState();
-    ok(getHistoryEntries(state)[0] === "inspect($0)");
+    await poll(
+      () => {
+        const messages = [
+          ...webconsoleUI.outputNode.querySelectorAll(".message"),
+        ];
+        const nodeMessage = messages.find(m => m.textContent.includes("body"));
+        // wait for the object to be expanded
+        return (
+          nodeMessage &&
+          nodeMessage.querySelectorAll(".object-inspector .node").length > 10
+        );
+      },
+      "Waiting for the element node to be expanded",
+      10,
+      1000
+    );
+
+    info("Close split console");
     await toolbox.toggleSplitConsole();
   }
 
diff --git a/devtools/client/webconsole/actions/input.js b/devtools/client/webconsole/actions/input.js
index 9a3c6f629bb0..62b283dd1090 100644
--- a/devtools/client/webconsole/actions/input.js
+++ b/devtools/client/webconsole/actions/input.js
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ function handleHelperResult(response) {
           break;
         case "inspectObject": {
           const objectActor = helperResult.object;
-          if (hud.toolbox) {
+          if (hud.toolbox && !helperResult.forceExpandInConsole) {
             hud.toolbox.inspectObjectActor(objectActor);
           } else {
             webConsoleUI.inspectObjectActor(objectActor);
diff --git a/devtools/client/webconsole/test/node/fixtures/stubs/evaluationResult.js b/devtools/client/webconsole/test/node/fixtures/stubs/evaluationResult.js
index 24d0260c8952..f31bb037e0d7 100644
--- a/devtools/client/webconsole/test/node/fixtures/stubs/evaluationResult.js
+++ b/devtools/client/webconsole/test/node/fixtures/stubs/evaluationResult.js
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ rawPackets.set(`inspect({a: 1})`, {
         }
       },
       "actorID": "server0.conn0.child1/obj28"
-    }
+    },
+    "forceExpandInConsole": false
   },
   "input": "inspect({a: 1})",
   "result": {
diff --git a/devtools/server/actors/webconsole/utils.js b/devtools/server/actors/webconsole/utils.js
index c2a56bdf17b4..1ce1e3142c06 100644
--- a/devtools/server/actors/webconsole/utils.js
+++ b/devtools/server/actors/webconsole/utils.js
@@ -629,7 +629,11 @@ WebConsoleCommands._registerOriginal("cd", function(owner, window) {
  * @param object object
  *        Object to inspect.
  */
-WebConsoleCommands._registerOriginal("inspect", function(owner, object) {
+WebConsoleCommands._registerOriginal("inspect", function(
+  owner,
+  object,
+  forceExpandInConsole = false
+) {
   const dbgObj = owner.preprocessDebuggerObject(
     owner.makeDebuggeeValue(object)
   );
@@ -639,6 +643,7 @@ WebConsoleCommands._registerOriginal("inspect", function(owner, object) {
     type: "inspectObject",
     input: owner.evalInput,
     object: grip,
+    forceExpandInConsole,
   };
 });