The active site of the [FeFe]‐hydrogenases features a binuclear [2Fe]H sub‐cluster that contains a unique bridging amine moiety close to an exposed iron center. Heterolytic splitting of H2 results in the formation of a transient terminal hydride at this iron site, which, however is difficult to stabilize. We show that the hydride intermediate forms immediately when [2Fe]H is replaced with [2Ru]H analogues through artificial maturation. Outside the protein, the [2Ru]H analogues form bridging hydrides, which rearrange to terminal hydrides after insertion into the apo‐protein. H/D exchange of the hydride only occurs for [2Ru]H analogues containing the bridging amine moiety.