diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/context_bootstrap/stream_adapter/readable_state.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/context_bootstrap/stream_adapter/readable_state.rs
index 1115ea7c1c..212b24f8e4 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/context_bootstrap/stream_adapter/readable_state.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/context_bootstrap/stream_adapter/readable_state.rs
@@ -197,8 +197,9 @@ pub(crate) fn error_stream<'s>(
     if readable_stream_is_byte_stream(scope, stream) {
         reset_byte_stream_pending_pull_intos(scope, stream);
     }
-    let error_entry = v8::Array::new(scope, 1);
-    let _ = error_entry.set_index(scope, 0, reason);
+    // Initialize an own element directly, without consulting author-modified
+    // Array.prototype indices. This also preserves an undefined rejection value.
+    let error_entry = v8::Array::new_with_elements(scope, &[reason]);
     set_stream_slot_value(
         scope,
         stream,
diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/extracted/realms_and_teardown.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/extracted/realms_and_teardown.rs
index 78769afaea..98b32e13cc 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/extracted/realms_and_teardown.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/extracted/realms_and_teardown.rs
@@ -373,6 +373,24 @@ fn response_body_and_clones_preserve_primitive_errors_after_gc() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn response_body_preserves_error_with_an_inherited_read_only_array_index() {
+    let (mut vm, body_source_id) = new_vm_with_pending_response_for_teardown_test();
+    vm.eval(
+        "Object.defineProperty(Array.prototype, '0', {\n\
+           value: 'inherited value', writable: false, configurable: true\n\
+         });",
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    error_response_for_teardown_test(&mut vm, body_source_id);
+    vm.eval(
+        "globalThis.sameError = false;\n\
+         response.clone().text().catch(error => { sameError = error === bodyFailure; });",
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(vm.eval("sameError").unwrap(), "true");
+}
+
 fn new_vm_with_evaluated_module_for_teardown_test() -> StandaloneScriptVmHarness {
     let mut vm = new_storage_test_vm("https://module-teardown.test/");
     let url = vm.document_runtime.document_url().clone();