diff --git a/spec/api-ipc-spec.js b/spec/api-ipc-spec.js
index bd1a7e3d86b7..01ab4fa0ff2d 100644
--- a/spec/api-ipc-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-ipc-spec.js
@@ -142,20 +142,25 @@ describe('ipc module', function () {
   })
 
   describe('remote value in browser', function () {
-    var print = path.join(fixtures, 'module', 'print_name.js')
+    const print = path.join(fixtures, 'module', 'print_name.js')
+    const printName = remote.require(print)
 
     it('keeps its constructor name for objects', function () {
-      var buf = new Buffer('test')
-      var printName = remote.require(print)
+      const buf = new Buffer('test')
       assert.equal(printName.print(buf), 'Buffer')
     })
 
     it('supports instanceof Date', function () {
-      var now = new Date()
-      var printName = remote.require(print)
+      const now = new Date()
       assert.equal(printName.print(now), 'Date')
       assert.deepEqual(printName.echo(now), now)
     })
+
+    it('supports TypedArray', function () {
+      const values = [1, 2, 3, 4]
+      const typedArray = printName.typedArray(values)
+      assert.equal(values.toString(), typedArray.toString())
+    })
   })
 
   describe('remote promise', function () {
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/module/print_name.js b/spec/fixtures/module/print_name.js
index db4f71d407b6..fff59200edab 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/module/print_name.js
+++ b/spec/fixtures/module/print_name.js
@@ -5,3 +5,11 @@ exports.print = function (obj) {
 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
+}