diff --git a/Lib/test/test_io.py b/Lib/test/test_io.py
index 2fb1b1e..416c547 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_io.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_io.py
@@ -1115,6 +1115,14 @@
             self.assertEqual(rawio._extraneous_reads, 0,
                              "failed for {}: {} != 0".format(n, rawio._extraneous_reads))
 
+    def test_read_on_closed(self):
+        # Issue #23796
+        b = io.BufferedReader(io.BytesIO(b"12"))
+        b.read(1)
+        b.close()
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, b.peek)
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, b.read1, 1)
+
 
 class CBufferedReaderTest(BufferedReaderTest, SizeofTest):
     tp = io.BufferedReader