diff --git a/test/parallel/test-v8-serdes.js b/test/parallel/test-v8-serdes.js
index 9b153739c57270..f080f551396c8b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-v8-serdes.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-v8-serdes.js
@@ -236,3 +236,10 @@ const hostObject = new (internalBinding('js_stream').JSStream)();
     /^TypeError: buffer must be a TypedArray or a DataView$/,
   );
 }
+
+{
+  // Regression test for https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/37978
+  assert.throws(() => {
+    new v8.Deserializer(new v8.Serializer().releaseBuffer()).readDouble();
+  }, /ReadDouble\(\) failed/);
+}