diff --git a/lib/internal/test/unicode.js b/lib/internal/test/unicode.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..1445276d9ae891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/internal/test/unicode.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+'use strict';
+
+// This module exists entirely for regression testing purposes.
+// See `test/parallel/test-internal-unicode.js`.
+
+module.exports = '✓';
diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
index c12fb4c0cf79f4..935b0e7195d3ba 100644
--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
       'lib/internal/readline.js',
       'lib/internal/repl.js',
       'lib/internal/socket_list.js',
+      'lib/internal/test/unicode.js',
       'lib/internal/url.js',
       'lib/internal/util.js',
       'lib/internal/v8_prof_polyfill.js',
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-internal-unicode.js b/test/parallel/test-internal-unicode.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..0a36309c09f651
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-internal-unicode.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+'use strict';
+require('../common');
+
+// Flags: --expose-internals
+//
+// This test ensures that UTF-8 characters can be used in core JavaScript
+// libraries built into Node's binary.
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+const character = require('internal/test/unicode');
+
+assert.strictEqual(character, '✓');