diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-symlink-buffer-path.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-symlink-buffer-path.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e2cdb6bc5411e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-symlink-buffer-path.js
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+// Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+// "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+// without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+// distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit
+// persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the
+// following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+// in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+// MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN
+// NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+// DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
+// USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+'use strict';
+const common = require('../common');
+if (!common.canCreateSymLink())
+  common.skip('insufficient privileges');
+
+const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+const path = require('path');
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
+tmpdir.refresh();
+
+// Test creating and reading symbolic link
+const linkData = fixtures.path('/cycles/root.js');
+const linkPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'symlink1.js');
+
+let linkTime;
+let fileTime;
+
+// Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/34514
+fs.symlinkSync(Buffer.from(linkData), linkPath);
+
+fs.lstat(linkPath, common.mustCall(function(err, stats) {
+  assert.ifError(err);
+  linkTime = stats.mtime.getTime();
+}));
+
+fs.stat(linkPath, common.mustCall(function(err, stats) {
+  assert.ifError(err);
+  fileTime = stats.mtime.getTime();
+}));
+
+fs.readlink(linkPath, common.mustCall(function(err, destination) {
+  assert.ifError(err);
+  assert.strictEqual(destination, linkData);
+}));
+
+process.on('exit', () => {
+  assert.notStrictEqual(linkTime, fileTime);
+});
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-symlink.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-symlink.js
index d1784fdd3a07f4..3d140865a34f33 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-symlink.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-symlink.js
@@ -92,6 +92,6 @@ const errObj = {
 assert.throws(() => fs.symlink('', '', '🍏', common.mustNotCall()), errObj);
 assert.throws(() => fs.symlinkSync('', '', '🍏'), errObj);
 
-process.on('exit', function() {
+process.on('exit', () => {
   assert.notStrictEqual(linkTime, fileTime);
 });