diff --git a/Lib/argparse.py b/Lib/argparse.py
index 462cf2cdc7f6bb..4d6b31aaef6452 100644
--- a/Lib/argparse.py
+++ b/Lib/argparse.py
@@ -415,6 +415,8 @@ def _format_actions_usage(self, actions, groups):
                             suppressed_actions_count += 1
 
                     exposed_actions_count = group_action_count - suppressed_actions_count
+                    if not exposed_actions_count:
+                        continue
 
                     if not group.required:
                         if start in inserts:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_argparse.py b/Lib/test/test_argparse.py
index 5a953088e66518..940c93bcb02a3b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_argparse.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_argparse.py
@@ -2797,6 +2797,27 @@ def test_help(self):
               '''
         self.assertEqual(parser.format_help(), textwrap.dedent(expected))
 
+    def test_help_subparser_all_mutually_exclusive_group_members_suppressed(self):
+        self.maxDiff = None
+        parser = ErrorRaisingArgumentParser(prog='PROG')
+        commands = parser.add_subparsers(title="commands", dest="command")
+        cmd_foo = commands.add_parser("foo")
+        group = cmd_foo.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+        group.add_argument('--verbose', action='store_true', help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
+        group.add_argument('--quiet', action='store_true', help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
+        longopt = '--' + 'long'*32
+        longmeta = 'LONG'*32
+        cmd_foo.add_argument(longopt)
+        expected = f'''\
+            usage: PROG foo [-h]
+                            [{longopt} {longmeta}]
+
+            options:
+              -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+              {longopt} {longmeta}
+              '''
+        self.assertEqual(cmd_foo.format_help(), textwrap.dedent(expected))
+
     def test_empty_group(self):
         # See issue 26952
         parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-08-26-15-50-53.gh-issue-96310.0NssDh.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-08-26-15-50-53.gh-issue-96310.0NssDh.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..f8efb0002e104a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-08-26-15-50-53.gh-issue-96310.0NssDh.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fix a traceback in :mod:`argparse` when all options in a mutually exclusive
+group are suppressed.