diff --git a/test/Streamly/Test/Data/Serialize.hs b/test/Streamly/Test/Data/Serialize.hs
index 27a4edba6..6c6e97caa 100644
--- a/test/Streamly/Test/Data/Serialize.hs
+++ b/test/Streamly/Test/Data/Serialize.hs
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ module Streamly.Test.Data.Serialize (main) where
 -- Imports
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+import Data.Foldable (forM_)
+import Data.Word (Word8)
 import System.Random (randomRIO)
 import Streamly.Internal.Data.MutByteArray (MutByteArray)
 import GHC.Generics (Generic)
@@ -170,8 +172,18 @@ poke val = do
         serStartOff = randomOff
         serEndOff = randomOff + sz
     arr <- Serialize.new arrSize
+    arr2 <- Serialize.new arrSize
+    -- Re-initialize the array with random value
+    forM_ [0..(arrSize - 1)] $ \i -> Serialize.pokeAt i arr2 (8 :: Word8)
 
     off1 <- Serialize.serializeAt serStartOff arr val
+    off2 <- Serialize.serializeAt 0 arr2 val
+
+    let slice1 = Array.Array arr serStartOff off1 :: Array.Array Word8
+        slice2 = Array.Array arr2 0 off2 :: Array.Array Word8
+    -- The serialized representation should be the same
+    slice1 `shouldBe` slice2
+
     off1 `shouldBe` serEndOff
     pure (arr, serStartOff, serEndOff)
 
diff --git a/test/Streamly/Test/Data/Unbox.hs b/test/Streamly/Test/Data/Unbox.hs
index 1f943484e..503d58004 100644
--- a/test/Streamly/Test/Data/Unbox.hs
+++ b/test/Streamly/Test/Data/Unbox.hs
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ module Streamly.Test.Data.Unbox (main) where
 -- Imports
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+#ifdef USE_SERIALIZE
+import Data.Foldable (forM_)
+import Data.Word (Word8)
+import qualified Streamly.Internal.Data.Array as Array
+#endif
+
 import Data.Complex (Complex ((:+)))
 import Data.Functor.Const (Const (..))
 import Data.Functor.Identity (Identity (..))
@@ -201,6 +207,19 @@ testSerialization val = do
 #endif
     arr <- MBA.new len
     nextOff <- POKE(0, arr, val)
+#ifdef USE_SERIALIZE
+    arr2 <- MBA.new len
+    -- Re-initialize the array with random value
+    forM_ [0..(len - 1)] $ \i -> POKE(i, arr2, (8 :: Word8))
+    _ <- POKE(0, arr2, val)
+    let slice1 = Array.Array arr 0 len :: Array.Array Word8
+        slice2 = Array.Array arr2 0 len :: Array.Array Word8
+    -- The serialized representation should be the same
+    slice1 `shouldBe` slice2
+    -- The serialized representation is not the same for "Unbox" as the Array
+    -- might not be fully utilized in case of "Unbox". This is because different
+    -- constructors might have different lengths.
+#endif
     (nextOff1, val1) <- PEEK(0, arr, len)
     val1 `shouldBe` val
     nextOff1 `shouldBe` len