diff --git a/cli/tests/unit_node/net_test.ts b/cli/tests/unit_node/net_test.ts
index 312271f88f..b9d9b796a3 100644
--- a/cli/tests/unit_node/net_test.ts
+++ b/cli/tests/unit_node/net_test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   assert,
   assertEquals,
 } from "../../../test_util/std/testing/asserts.ts";
-import { deferred } from "../../../test_util/std/async/deferred.ts";
+import { Deferred, deferred } from "../../../test_util/std/async/deferred.ts";
 import * as path from "../../../test_util/std/path/mod.ts";
 import * as http from "node:http";
 
@@ -131,17 +131,18 @@ Deno.test("[node/net] connection event has socket value", async () => {
   await Promise.all([p, p2]);
 });
 
+/// We need to make sure that any shared buffers are never used concurrently by two reads.
 // https://github.com/denoland/deno/issues/20188
 Deno.test("[node/net] multiple Sockets should get correct server data", async () => {
-  const p = deferred();
-  const p2 = deferred();
+  const socketCount = 9;
 
-  const dataReceived1 = deferred();
-  const dataReceived2 = deferred();
-
-  const events1: string[] = [];
-  const events2: string[] = [];
+  class TestSocket {
+    dataReceived: Deferred<undefined> = deferred();
+    events: string[] = [];
+    socket: net.Socket | undefined;
+  }
 
+  const finished = deferred();
   const server = net.createServer();
   server.on("connection", (socket) => {
     assert(socket !== undefined);
@@ -150,40 +151,47 @@ Deno.test("[node/net] multiple Sockets should get correct server data", async ()
     });
   });
 
+  const sockets: TestSocket[] = [];
+  for (let i = 0; i < socketCount; i++) {
+    sockets[i] = new TestSocket();
+  }
+
   server.listen(async () => {
     // deno-lint-ignore no-explicit-any
     const { port } = server.address() as any;
 
-    const socket1 = net.createConnection(port);
-    const socket2 = net.createConnection(port);
+    for (let i = 0; i < socketCount; i++) {
+      const socket = sockets[i].socket = net.createConnection(port);
+      socket.on("data", (data) => {
+        const count = sockets[i].events.length;
+        sockets[i].events.push(new TextDecoder().decode(data));
+        if (count === 0) {
+          // Trigger an immediate second write
+          sockets[i].socket?.write(`${i}`.repeat(3));
+        } else {
+          sockets[i].dataReceived.resolve();
+        }
+      });
+    }
 
-    socket1.on("data", (data) => {
-      events1.push(new TextDecoder().decode(data));
-      dataReceived1.resolve();
-    });
+    for (let i = 0; i < socketCount; i++) {
+      sockets[i].socket?.write(`${i}`.repeat(3));
+    }
 
-    socket2.on("data", (data) => {
-      events2.push(new TextDecoder().decode(data));
-      dataReceived2.resolve();
-    });
+    await Promise.all(sockets.map((socket) => socket.dataReceived));
 
-    socket1.write("111");
-    socket2.write("222");
-
-    await Promise.all([dataReceived1, dataReceived2]);
-
-    socket1.end();
-    socket2.end();
+    for (let i = 0; i < socketCount; i++) {
+      sockets[i].socket?.end();
+    }
 
     server.close(() => {
-      p.resolve();
+      finished.resolve();
     });
-
-    p2.resolve();
   });
 
-  await Promise.all([p, p2]);
+  await finished;
 
-  assertEquals(events1, ["111"]);
-  assertEquals(events2, ["222"]);
+  for (let i = 0; i < socketCount; i++) {
+    assertEquals(sockets[i].events, [`${i}`.repeat(3), `${i}`.repeat(3)]);
+  }
 });
diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/internal_binding/stream_wrap.ts b/ext/node/polyfills/internal_binding/stream_wrap.ts
index 8e976da2c4..f59acb9b93 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/internal_binding/stream_wrap.ts
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/internal_binding/stream_wrap.ts
@@ -311,21 +311,37 @@ export class LibuvStreamWrap extends HandleWrap {
 
   /** Internal method for reading from the attached stream. */
   async #read() {
-    const isOwnedBuf = bufLocked;
-    let buf = bufLocked ? new Uint8Array(SUGGESTED_SIZE) : BUF;
-    bufLocked = true;
+    // Lock safety: We must hold this lock until we are certain that buf is no longer used
+    // This setup code is a little verbose, but we need to be careful about buffer management
+    let buf, locked = false;
+    if (bufLocked) {
+      // Already locked, allocate
+      buf = new Uint8Array(SUGGESTED_SIZE);
+    } else {
+      // Not locked, take the buffer + lock
+      buf = BUF;
+      locked = bufLocked = true;
+    }
     try {
       let nread: number | null;
       const ridBefore = this[kStreamBaseField]!.rid;
       try {
         nread = await this[kStreamBaseField]!.read(buf);
       } catch (e) {
+        // Lock safety: we know that the buffer will not be used in this function again
+        // All exits from this block either return or re-assign buf to a different value
+        if (locked) {
+          bufLocked = locked = false;
+        }
+
         // Try to read again if the underlying stream resource
         // changed. This can happen during TLS upgrades (eg. STARTTLS)
         if (ridBefore != this[kStreamBaseField]!.rid) {
           return this.#read();
         }
 
+        buf = new Uint8Array(0);
+
         if (
           e instanceof Deno.errors.Interrupted ||
           e instanceof Deno.errors.BadResource
@@ -339,8 +355,6 @@ export class LibuvStreamWrap extends HandleWrap {
         } else {
           nread = codeMap.get("UNKNOWN")!;
         }
-
-        buf = new Uint8Array(0);
       }
 
       nread ??= codeMap.get("EOF")!;
@@ -351,7 +365,17 @@ export class LibuvStreamWrap extends HandleWrap {
         this.bytesRead += nread;
       }
 
-      buf = isOwnedBuf ? buf.subarray(0, nread) : buf.slice(0, nread);
+      // We release the lock early so a re-entrant read can make use of the shared buffer, but
+      // we need to make a copy of the data in the shared buffer.
+      if (locked) {
+        // Lock safety: we know that the buffer will not be used in this function again
+        // We're making a copy of data that lives in the shared buffer
+        buf = buf.slice(0, nread);
+        bufLocked = locked = false;
+      } else {
+        // The buffer isn't owned, so let's create a subarray view
+        buf = buf.subarray(0, nread);
+      }
 
       streamBaseState[kArrayBufferOffset] = 0;
 
@@ -365,7 +389,10 @@ export class LibuvStreamWrap extends HandleWrap {
         this.#read();
       }
     } finally {
-      bufLocked = false;
+      // Lock safety: we know that the buffer will not be used in this function again
+      if (locked) {
+        bufLocked = locked = false;
+      }
     }
   }