diff --git a/lib/websocket/frame.js b/lib/websocket/frame.js
index 1df5e16934b..61bfd3915ce 100644
--- a/lib/websocket/frame.js
+++ b/lib/websocket/frame.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class WebsocketFrameSend {
     buffer[1] = payloadLength
 
     if (payloadLength === 126) {
-      new DataView(buffer.buffer).setUint16(2, bodyLength)
+      buffer.writeUInt16BE(bodyLength, 2)
     } else if (payloadLength === 127) {
       // Clear extended payload length
       buffer[2] = buffer[3] = 0
diff --git a/test/websocket/frame.js b/test/websocket/frame.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b4b73b7cf08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/websocket/frame.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const { test } = require('tap')
+const { WebsocketFrameSend } = require('../../lib/websocket/frame')
+const { opcodes } = require('../../lib/websocket/constants')
+
+test('Writing 16-bit frame length value at correct offset when buffer has a non-zero byteOffset', (t) => {
+  /*
+  When writing 16-bit frame lengths, a `DataView` was being used without setting a `byteOffset` into the buffer:
+  i.e. `new DataView(buffer.buffer)` instead of `new DataView(buffer.buffer, buffer.byteOffset, buffer.byteLength)`.
+  Small `Buffers` returned by `allocUnsafe` are usually returned from the buffer pool, and thus have a non-zero `byteOffset`.
+  Invalid frames were therefore being returned in that case.
+  */
+  t.plan(3)
+
+  const payloadLength = 126 // 126 bytes is the smallest payload to trigger a 16-bit length field
+  const smallBuffer = Buffer.allocUnsafe(1) // make it very likely that the next buffer returned by allocUnsafe DOESN'T have a zero byteOffset
+  const payload = Buffer.allocUnsafe(payloadLength).fill(0)
+  const frame = new WebsocketFrameSend(payload).createFrame(opcodes.BINARY)
+
+  t.equal(frame[2], payloadLength >>> 8)
+  t.equal(frame[3], payloadLength & 0xff)
+  t.equal(smallBuffer.length, 1) // ensure smallBuffer can't be garbage-collected too soon
+})