diff --git a/hash.c b/hash.c
index 1545af87b26935..787b824da29da2 100644
--- a/hash.c
+++ b/hash.c
@@ -4372,6 +4372,7 @@ rb_hash_compare_by_id(VALUE hash)
 
     rb_hash_foreach(hash, rb_hash_rehash_i, (VALUE)tmp);
 
+    rb_hash_free(hash);
     RHASH_ST_TABLE_SET(hash, identtable);
     RHASH_ST_CLEAR(tmp);
 
diff --git a/test/ruby/test_hash.rb b/test/ruby/test_hash.rb
index 639707d8eb66a4..8658e6ddc222ae 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_hash.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_hash.rb
@@ -1909,6 +1909,14 @@ def test_st_literal_memory_leak
     end;
   end
 
+  def test_compare_by_id_memory_leak
+    assert_no_memory_leak([], "", <<~RUBY, rss: true)
+      1_000_000.times do
+        {a: 1, b: 2, c: 3, d: 4, e: 5, f: 6, g: 7, h: 8}.compare_by_identity
+      end
+    RUBY
+  end
+
   def test_try_convert
     assert_equal({1=>2}, Hash.try_convert({1=>2}))
     assert_equal(nil, Hash.try_convert("1=>2"))