diff --git a/test/parallel/test-util.js b/test/parallel/test-util.js
index 05c83a18af..191f4361b4 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-util.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-util.js
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@
 // USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
 'use strict';
+// Flags: --expose-internals
 const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const util = require('util');
+const errors = require('internal/errors');
 const binding = process.binding('util');
 const context = require('vm').runInNewContext;
 
@@ -167,4 +169,8 @@ util.error('test');
   assert.strictEqual(binding.isNativeError([]), false);
   assert.strictEqual(binding.isNativeError(Object.create(Error.prototype)),
                      false);
+  assert.strictEqual(
+    binding.isNativeError(new errors.Error('ERR_IPC_CHANNEL_CLOSED')),
+    true
+  );
 }