diff --git a/filenames.gypi b/filenames.gypi
index 4cecf4b896a..ae23be7a0f1 100644
--- a/filenames.gypi
+++ b/filenames.gypi
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
       'lib/common/api/native-image.js',
       'lib/common/api/shell.js',
       'lib/common/atom-binding-setup.js',
+      'lib/common/buffer-utils.js',
       'lib/common/init.js',
       'lib/common/parse-features-string.js',
       'lib/common/reset-search-paths.js',
diff --git a/lib/browser/rpc-server.js b/lib/browser/rpc-server.js
index 5784d2fd31e..585d9636e72 100644
--- a/lib/browser/rpc-server.js
+++ b/lib/browser/rpc-server.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const {Buffer} = require('buffer')
 const electron = require('electron')
 const {EventEmitter} = require('events')
 const fs = require('fs')
@@ -9,6 +8,7 @@ const v8Util = process.atomBinding('v8_util')
 const {ipcMain, isPromise, webContents} = electron
 
 const objectsRegistry = require('./objects-registry')
+const bufferUtils = require('../common/buffer-utils')
 
 const hasProp = {}.hasOwnProperty
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ let valueToMeta = function (sender, value, optimizeSimpleObject = false) {
     // Recognize certain types of objects.
     if (value === null) {
       meta.type = 'value'
-    } else if (ArrayBuffer.isView(value)) {
+    } else if (bufferUtils.isBuffer(value)) {
       meta.type = 'buffer'
     } else if (Array.isArray(value)) {
       meta.type = 'array'
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ let valueToMeta = function (sender, value, optimizeSimpleObject = false) {
     meta.members = getObjectMembers(value)
     meta.proto = getObjectPrototype(value)
   } else if (meta.type === 'buffer') {
-    meta.value = Buffer.from(value)
+    meta.value = bufferUtils.bufferToMeta(value)
   } else if (meta.type === 'promise') {
     // Add default handler to prevent unhandled rejections in main process
     // Instead they should appear in the renderer process
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ const unwrapArgs = function (sender, args) {
       case 'array':
         return unwrapArgs(sender, meta.value)
       case 'buffer':
-        return Buffer.from(meta.value)
+        return bufferUtils.metaToBuffer(meta.value)
       case 'date':
         return new Date(meta.value)
       case 'promise':
diff --git a/lib/common/buffer-utils.js b/lib/common/buffer-utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bd1303f4e90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/common/buffer-utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// Note: Don't use destructuring assignment for `Buffer`, or we'll hit a
+// browserify bug that makes the statement invalid, throwing an error in
+// sandboxed renderer.
+const Buffer = require('buffer').Buffer
+
+const typedArrays = {
+  Buffer,
+  ArrayBuffer,
+  Int8Array,
+  Uint8Array,
+  Uint8ClampedArray,
+  Int16Array,
+  Uint16Array,
+  Int32Array,
+  Uint32Array,
+  Float32Array,
+  Float64Array
+}
+
+function getType (value) {
+  for (const type of Object.keys(typedArrays)) {
+    if (value instanceof typedArrays[type]) {
+      return type
+    }
+  }
+  return null
+}
+
+exports.isBuffer = function (value) {
+  return ArrayBuffer.isView(value) || value instanceof ArrayBuffer
+}
+
+exports.bufferToMeta = function (value) {
+  const buffer = (value instanceof ArrayBuffer)
+    ? Buffer.from(value)
+    : Buffer.from(value.buffer, value.byteOffset, value.byteLength)
+
+  return {
+    type: getType(value),
+    data: buffer.toString('base64'),
+    length: value.length
+  }
+}
+
+exports.metaToBuffer = function (value) {
+  const constructor = typedArrays[value.type]
+  const data = Buffer.from(value.data, 'base64')
+
+  if (constructor === Buffer) {
+    return data
+  } else if (constructor === ArrayBuffer) {
+    return data.buffer
+  } else if (constructor) {
+    return new constructor(data.buffer, data.byteOffset, value.length)
+  } else {
+    return data
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/renderer/api/remote.js b/lib/renderer/api/remote.js
index e1f7156f1ce..107ebfe4707 100644
--- a/lib/renderer/api/remote.js
+++ b/lib/renderer/api/remote.js
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 'use strict'
 
-// Note: Don't use destructuring assignment for `Buffer`, or we'll hit a
-// browserify bug that makes the statement invalid, throwing an error in
-// sandboxed renderer.
-const Buffer = require('buffer').Buffer
 const v8Util = process.atomBinding('v8_util')
 const {ipcRenderer, isPromise, CallbacksRegistry} = require('electron')
 const resolvePromise = Promise.resolve.bind(Promise)
 
+const bufferUtils = require('../../common/buffer-utils')
+
 const callbacksRegistry = new CallbacksRegistry()
 const remoteObjectCache = v8Util.createIDWeakMap()
 
@@ -30,10 +28,10 @@ function wrapArgs (args, visited = new Set()) {
       }
       visited.delete(value)
       return meta
-    } else if (ArrayBuffer.isView(value)) {
+    } else if (bufferUtils.isBuffer(value)) {
       return {
         type: 'buffer',
-        value: Buffer.from(value)
+        value: bufferUtils.bufferToMeta(value)
       }
     } else if (value instanceof Date) {
       return {
@@ -202,7 +200,7 @@ function metaToValue (meta) {
   const types = {
     value: () => meta.value,
     array: () => meta.members.map((member) => metaToValue(member)),
-    buffer: () => Buffer.from(meta.value),
+    buffer: () => bufferUtils.metaToBuffer(meta.value),
     promise: () => resolvePromise({then: metaToValue(meta.then)}),
     error: () => metaToPlainObject(meta),
     date: () => new Date(meta.value),
diff --git a/spec/api-remote-spec.js b/spec/api-remote-spec.js
index 7c634e1740f..85a31af0a2b 100644
--- a/spec/api-remote-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-remote-spec.js
@@ -259,12 +259,94 @@ describe('remote module', () => {
       assert.ok(arrayWithBuffer[2].equals(printName.echo(arrayWithBuffer)[2]))
     })
 
-    it('supports TypedArray', () => {
-      const values = [1, 2, 3, 4]
-      assert.deepEqual(printName.typedArray(values), values)
+    it('supports instanceof ArrayBuffer', () => {
+      const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(8)
+      const view = new DataView(buffer)
 
-      const int16values = new Int16Array([1, 2, 3, 4])
-      assert.deepEqual(printName.typedArray(int16values), int16values)
+      view.setFloat64(0, Math.PI)
+      assert.deepEqual(printName.echo(buffer), buffer)
+      assert.equal(printName.print(buffer), 'ArrayBuffer')
+    })
+
+    it('supports instanceof Int8Array', () => {
+      const values = [1, 2, 3, 4]
+      assert.deepEqual(printName.typedArray('Int8Array', values), values)
+
+      const int8values = new Int8Array(values)
+      assert.deepEqual(printName.typedArray('Int8Array', int8values), int8values)
+      assert.equal(printName.print(int8values), 'Int8Array')
+    })
+
+    it('supports instanceof Uint8Array', () => {
+      const values = [1, 2, 3, 4]
+      assert.deepEqual(printName.typedArray('Uint8Array', values), values)
+
+      const uint8values = new Uint8Array(values)
+      assert.deepEqual(printName.typedArray('Uint8Array', uint8values), uint8values)
+      assert.equal(printName.print(uint8values), 'Uint8Array')
+    })
+
+    it('supports instanceof Uint8ClampedArray', () => {
+      const values = [1, 2, 3, 4]
+      assert.deepEqual(printName.typedArray('Uint8ClampedArray', values), values)
+
+      const uint8values = new Uint8ClampedArray(values)
+      assert.deepEqual(printName.typedArray('Uint8ClampedArray', uint8values), uint8values)
+      assert.equal(printName.print(uint8values), 'Uint8ClampedArray')
+    })
+
+    it('supports instanceof Int16Array', () => {
+      const values = [0x1234, 0x2345, 0x3456, 0x4567]
+      assert.deepEqual(printName.typedArray('Int16Array', values), values)
+
+      const int16values = new Int16Array(values)
+      assert.deepEqual(printName.typedArray('Int16Array', int16values), int16values)
+      assert.equal(printName.print(int16values), 'Int16Array')
+    })
+
+    it('supports instanceof Uint16Array', () => {
+      const values = [0x1234, 0x2345, 0x3456, 0x4567]
+      assert.deepEqual(printName.typedArray('Uint16Array', values), values)
+
+      const uint16values = new Uint16Array(values)
+      assert.deepEqual(printName.typedArray('Uint16Array', uint16values), uint16values)
+      assert.equal(printName.print(uint16values), 'Uint16Array')
+    })
+
+    it('supports instanceof Int32Array', () => {
+      const values = [0x12345678, 0x23456789]
+      assert.deepEqual(printName.typedArray('Int32Array', values), values)
+
+      const int32values = new Int32Array(values)
+      assert.deepEqual(printName.typedArray('Int32Array', int32values), int32values)
+      assert.equal(printName.print(int32values), 'Int32Array')
+    })
+
+    it('supports instanceof Uint32Array', () => {
+      const values = [0x12345678, 0x23456789]
+      assert.deepEqual(printName.typedArray('Uint32Array', values), values)
+
+      const uint32values = new Uint32Array(values)
+      assert.deepEqual(printName.typedArray('Uint32Array', uint32values), uint32values)
+      assert.equal(printName.print(uint32values), 'Uint32Array')
+    })
+
+    it('supports instanceof Float32Array', () => {
+      const values = [0.5, 1.0, 1.5]
+      assert.deepEqual(printName.typedArray('Float32Array', values), values)
+
+      const float32values = new Float32Array()
+      assert.deepEqual(printName.typedArray('Float32Array', float32values), float32values)
+      assert.equal(printName.print(float32values), 'Float32Array')
+    })
+
+    it('supports instanceof Float64Array', () => {
+      const values = [0.5, 1.0, 1.5]
+      assert.deepEqual(printName.typedArray('Float64Array', values), values)
+
+      const float64values = new Float64Array([0.5, 1.0, 1.5])
+      assert.deepEqual(printName.typedArray('Float64Array', float64values), float64values)
+      assert.equal(printName.print(float64values), 'Float64Array')
     })
   })
 
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/module/print_name.js b/spec/fixtures/module/print_name.js
index fff59200eda..3985b88bf5f 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/module/print_name.js
+++ b/spec/fixtures/module/print_name.js
@@ -6,10 +6,23 @@ exports.echo = function (obj) {
   return obj
 }
 
-exports.typedArray = function (name) {
-  const int16 = new Int16Array(name.length)
-  for (let i = 0; i < name.length; ++i) {
-    int16[i] = name[i]
-  }
-  return int16
+const typedArrays = {
+  Int8Array,
+  Uint8Array,
+  Uint8ClampedArray,
+  Int16Array,
+  Uint16Array,
+  Int32Array,
+  Uint32Array,
+  Float32Array,
+  Float64Array
+}
+
+exports.typedArray = function (type, values) {
+  const constructor = typedArrays[type]
+  const array = new constructor(values.length)
+  for (let i = 0; i < values.length; ++i) {
+    array[i] = values[i]
+  }
+  return array
 }