diff --git a/test/parallel/test-message-port.js b/test/parallel/test-message-port.js
index fe88126d044c2b..2d321611ec7758 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-message-port.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-message-port.js
@@ -18,6 +18,21 @@ const { MessageChannel, MessagePort } = require('worker_threads');
   }));
 }
 
+{
+  const { port1, port2 } = new MessageChannel();
+
+  port1.onmessage = common.mustCall((message) => {
+    assert.strictEqual(message, 4);
+    port2.close(common.mustCall());
+  });
+
+  port1.postMessage(2);
+
+  port2.onmessage = common.mustCall((message) => {
+    port2.postMessage(message * 2);
+  });
+}
+
 {
   const { port1, port2 } = new MessageChannel();