2 files changed, 23 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/std/node/buffer.ts b/std/node/buffer.ts
index e74ece196..b878092dc 100644
--- a/std/node/buffer.ts
+++ b/std/node/buffer.ts
@@ -60,8 +60,9 @@ export default class Buffer extends Uint8Array {
       if (typeof fill === "string" && fill.length === 1 && encoding === "utf8")
         buf.fill(fill.charCodeAt(0));
       else bufFill = Buffer.from(fill, encoding);
-    } else if (typeof fill === "number") buf.fill(fill);
-    else if (fill instanceof Uint8Array) {
+    } else if (typeof fill === "number") {
+      buf.fill(fill);
+    } else if (fill instanceof Uint8Array) {
       if (fill.length === 0) {
         throw new TypeError(
           `The argument "value" is invalid. Received ${fill.constructor.name} []`
@@ -89,6 +90,10 @@ export default class Buffer extends Uint8Array {
     return buf;
   }
 
+  static allocUnsafe(size: number): Buffer {
+    return new Buffer(size);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns the byte length of a string when encoded. This is not the same as
    * String.prototype.length, which does not account for the encoding that is
diff --git a/std/node/buffer_test.ts b/std/node/buffer_test.ts
index 8f6d19058..105bc284e 100644
--- a/std/node/buffer_test.ts
+++ b/std/node/buffer_test.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,22 @@ Deno.test({
 });
 
 Deno.test({
+  name: "allocUnsafe allocates a buffer with the expected size",
+  fn() {
+    const buffer: Buffer = Buffer.allocUnsafe(1);
+    assertEquals(buffer.length, 1, "Buffer size should be 1");
+  },
+});
+
+Deno.test({
+  name: "allocUnsafe(0) creates an empty buffer",
+  fn() {
+    const buffer: Buffer = Buffer.allocUnsafe(0);
+    assertEquals(buffer.length, 0, "Buffer size should be 0");
+  },
+});
+
+Deno.test({
   name: "alloc filled correctly with integer",
   fn() {
     const buffer: Buffer = Buffer.alloc(3, 5);