diff --git a/test/parallel/test-buffer-prototype-inspect.js b/test/parallel/test-buffer-prototype-inspect.js
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+'use strict';
+require('../common');
+
+// lib/buffer.js defines Buffer.prototype.inspect() to override how buffers are
+// presented by util.inspect().
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+const util = require('util');
+
+{
+  const buf = Buffer.from('fhqwhgads');
+  assert.strictEqual(util.inspect(buf), '<Buffer 66 68 71 77 68 67 61 64 73>');
+}
+
+{
+  const buf = Buffer.from('');
+  assert.strictEqual(util.inspect(buf), '<Buffer >');
+}
+
+{
+  const buf = Buffer.from('x'.repeat(51));
+  assert.ok(/^<Buffer (78 ){50}\.\.\. >$/.test(util.inspect(buf)));
+}