diff --git a/examples/napi/__test__/worker-thread.spec.ts b/examples/napi/__test__/worker-thread.spec.ts
index 74423849..11778421 100644
--- a/examples/napi/__test__/worker-thread.spec.ts
+++ b/examples/napi/__test__/worker-thread.spec.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ t('should be able to require in worker thread', async (t) => {
     Array.from({ length: 100 }).map(() => {
       const w = new Worker(join(__dirname, 'worker.js'))
       return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+        w.postMessage({ type: 'require' })
         w.on('message', (msg) => {
           t.is(msg, Animal.withKind(Kind.Cat).whoami() + DEFAULT_COST)
           resolve()
@@ -28,3 +29,42 @@ t('should be able to require in worker thread', async (t) => {
     }),
   )
 })
+
+t('custom GC works on worker_threads', async (t) => {
+  await Promise.all(
+    Array.from({ length: 50 }).map(() =>
+      Promise.all([
+        new Promise<Worker>((resolve, reject) => {
+          const w = new Worker(join(__dirname, 'worker.js'))
+          w.postMessage({
+            type: 'async:buffer',
+          })
+          w.on('message', (msg) => {
+            t.is(msg, 'done')
+            resolve(w)
+          })
+          w.on('error', (err) => {
+            reject(err)
+          })
+        }).then((w) => {
+          return w.terminate()
+        }),
+        new Promise<Worker>((resolve, reject) => {
+          const w = new Worker(join(__dirname, 'worker.js'))
+          w.postMessage({
+            type: 'async:arraybuffer',
+          })
+          w.on('message', (msg) => {
+            t.is(msg, 'done')
+            resolve(w)
+          })
+          w.on('error', (err) => {
+            reject(err)
+          })
+        }).then((w) => {
+          return w.terminate()
+        }),
+      ]),
+    ),
+  )
+})
diff --git a/examples/napi/__test__/worker.js b/examples/napi/__test__/worker.js
index fee47128..392041a5 100644
--- a/examples/napi/__test__/worker.js
+++ b/examples/napi/__test__/worker.js
@@ -2,6 +2,41 @@ const { parentPort } = require('worker_threads')
 
 const native = require('../index')
 
-parentPort.postMessage(
-  native.Animal.withKind(native.Kind.Cat).whoami() + native.DEFAULT_COST,
-)
+parentPort.on('message', ({ type }) => {
+  switch (type) {
+    case 'require':
+      parentPort.postMessage(
+        native.Animal.withKind(native.Kind.Cat).whoami() + native.DEFAULT_COST,
+      )
+      break
+    case 'async:buffer':
+      Promise.all(
+        Array.from({ length: 100 }).map(() =>
+          native.bufferPassThrough(Buffer.from([1, 2, 3])),
+        ),
+      )
+        .then(() => {
+          parentPort.postMessage('done')
+        })
+        .catch((e) => {
+          throw e
+        })
+      break
+    case 'async:arraybuffer':
+      Promise.all(
+        Array.from({ length: 100 }).map(() =>
+          native.arrayBufferPassThrough(Uint8Array.from([1, 2, 3])),
+        ),
+      )
+        .then(() => {
+          parentPort.postMessage('done')
+        })
+        .catch((e) => {
+          throw e
+        })
+
+      break
+    default:
+      throw new TypeError(`Unknown message type: ${type}`)
+  }
+})