diff --git a/lib/events.js b/lib/events.js
index 3ba2484ece938f..dacafff822e753 100644
--- a/lib/events.js
+++ b/lib/events.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ const {
   SymbolFor,
   SymbolAsyncIterator,
   SymbolDispose,
+  ArrayIsArray
 } = primordials;
 const kRejection = SymbolFor('nodejs.rejection');
 
@@ -888,7 +889,13 @@ function listenerCount(type, listener) {
  * @returns {any[]}
  */
 EventEmitter.prototype.eventNames = function eventNames() {
-  return this._eventsCount > 0 ? ReflectOwnKeys(this._events) : [];
+  const names = [];
+  for (const key of ReflectOwnKeys(this._events)) {
+    if(typeof this._events[key] === 'function' || ArrayIsArray(this._events[key]) && this._events[key].length > 0){
+      names.push(key);
+    }
+  }
+  return names;
 };
 
 function arrayClone(arr) {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-event-names.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-event-names.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..938b22d48ab0d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-event-names.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+'use strict';
+
+require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const { Readable, Writable, Duplex } = require('stream');
+
+{
+  const stream = new Readable();
+  assert.equal(stream.eventNames().length, 0);
+}
+
+{
+  const stream = new Readable();
+  stream.on('foo', () => {});
+  stream.on('data', () => {});
+  stream.on('error', () => {});
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(stream.eventNames(), ['error', 'data', 'foo']);
+}
+
+{
+  const stream = new Writable();
+  assert.equal(stream.eventNames().length, 0);
+}
+
+{
+  const stream = new Writable();
+  stream.on('foo', () => {});
+  stream.on('drain', () => {});
+  stream.on('prefinish', () => {});
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(stream.eventNames(), ['prefinish', 'drain', 'foo']);
+}
+{
+  const stream = new Duplex();
+  assert.equal(stream.eventNames().length, 0);
+}
+
+{
+  const stream = new Duplex();
+  stream.on('foo', () => {});
+  stream.on('finish', () => {});
+  assert.deepStrictEqual(stream.eventNames(), ['finish', 'foo']);
+}