diff --git a/doc/api/perf_hooks.md b/doc/api/perf_hooks.md
index 1c18395662f171..df388293b44201 100644
--- a/doc/api/perf_hooks.md
+++ b/doc/api/perf_hooks.md
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ changes:
   * `buffered` {boolean} If true, the observer callback is called with a
     list global `PerformanceEntry` buffered entries. If false, only
     `PerformanceEntry`s created after the time point are sent to the
-    observer callback. **Default:** `false`.
+    observer callback. Must be used only with `options.type`.
 
 Subscribes the {PerformanceObserver} instance to notifications of new
 {PerformanceEntry} instances identified either by `options.entryTypes`
diff --git a/lib/internal/perf/observe.js b/lib/internal/perf/observe.js
index b97ae08402260a..c424fb0ae44db0 100644
--- a/lib/internal/perf/observe.js
+++ b/lib/internal/perf/observe.js
@@ -260,11 +260,11 @@ class PerformanceObserver {
     } = { ...options };
     if (entryTypes === undefined && type === undefined)
       throw new ERR_MISSING_ARGS('options.entryTypes', 'options.type');
-    if (entryTypes != null && type != null)
+    if (entryTypes != null && (type != null || buffered != null))
       throw new ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE('options.entryTypes',
                                       entryTypes,
                                       'options.entryTypes can not set with ' +
-                                      'options.type together');
+                                      'options.type or options.buffered together');
 
     switch (this.#type) {
       case undefined:
diff --git a/test/fixtures/wpt/performance-timeline/po-observe-type.any.js b/test/fixtures/wpt/performance-timeline/po-observe-type.any.js
index b9854cc1466fa7..754531357c7069 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/wpt/performance-timeline/po-observe-type.any.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/wpt/performance-timeline/po-observe-type.any.js
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ test(() => {
   });
 }, "Calling observe() with type and entryTypes should throw a TypeError");
 
+test(() => {
+  const obs = new PerformanceObserver(() =>{});
+  assert_throws_js(TypeError, function () {
+    obs.observe({buffered: true, entryTypes: ["measure"]});
+  });
+}, "Calling observe() with buffered and entryTypes should throw a TypeError");
+
 test(function () {
   const obs = new PerformanceObserver(() =>{});
   // Definitely not an entry type.