diff --git a/src/modules/essentialObsidian/APILib/ObsHttpHandler.ts b/src/modules/essentialObsidian/APILib/ObsHttpHandler.ts
index 4f6a7d92..4f911e7b 100644
--- a/src/modules/essentialObsidian/APILib/ObsHttpHandler.ts
+++ b/src/modules/essentialObsidian/APILib/ObsHttpHandler.ts
@@ -26,12 +26,16 @@ function requestTimeout(timeoutInMs: number = 0): Promise<never> {
 }
 
 function normaliseRequestBody(body: unknown): string | ArrayBuffer | undefined {
+    if (body === undefined) return undefined;
     if (typeof body === "string" || body instanceof ArrayBuffer) return body;
     if (ArrayBuffer.isView(body)) {
-        if (body.buffer instanceof ArrayBuffer) return body.buffer;
-        return new Uint8Array(body.buffer).slice().buffer;
+        if (body.buffer instanceof ArrayBuffer && body.byteOffset === 0 && body.byteLength === body.buffer.byteLength) {
+            return body.buffer;
+        }
+        return new Uint8Array(body.buffer, body.byteOffset, body.byteLength).slice().buffer;
     }
-    return undefined;
+    const bodyType = Object.prototype.toString.call(body).slice(8, -1);
+    throw new TypeError(`Obsidian requestUrl does not support the request body type ${bodyType}`);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/modules/essentialObsidian/APILib/ObsHttpHandler.unit.spec.ts b/src/modules/essentialObsidian/APILib/ObsHttpHandler.unit.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..110f78db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/essentialObsidian/APILib/ObsHttpHandler.unit.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import { HttpRequest } from "@smithy/protocol-http";
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+const requestUrlMock = vi.hoisted(() =>
+    vi.fn<
+        (param: { body?: string | ArrayBuffer }) => Promise<{
+            headers: Record<string, string>;
+            status: number;
+            arrayBuffer: ArrayBuffer;
+        }>
+    >()
+);
+
+vi.mock("@/deps.ts", () => ({
+    requestUrl: requestUrlMock,
+}));
+
+import { ObsHttpHandler } from "./ObsHttpHandler.ts";
+
+function requestWithBody(body: unknown) {
+    return new HttpRequest({
+        protocol: "https:",
+        hostname: "objects.example.com",
+        method: "PUT",
+        path: "/bucket/object",
+        headers: {},
+        body,
+    });
+}
+
+describe("ObsHttpHandler request bodies", () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        requestUrlMock.mockReset();
+        requestUrlMock.mockResolvedValue({
+            headers: {},
+            status: 200,
+            arrayBuffer: new ArrayBuffer(0),
+        });
+    });
+
+    it("sends only the bytes addressed by an ArrayBuffer view", async () => {
+        const body = new Uint8Array([0, 1, 2, 3]).subarray(1, 3);
+
+        await new ObsHttpHandler().handle(requestWithBody(body));
+
+        expect(requestUrlMock).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+        const transmittedBody = requestUrlMock.mock.calls[0][0].body;
+        expect(transmittedBody).toBeInstanceOf(ArrayBuffer);
+        expect([...new Uint8Array(transmittedBody as ArrayBuffer)]).toEqual([1, 2]);
+    });
+
+    it("rejects an unsupported body instead of dispatching an empty request", async () => {
+        const body = new ReadableStream<Uint8Array>();
+
+        await expect(new ObsHttpHandler().handle(requestWithBody(body))).rejects.toThrow(
+            "Obsidian requestUrl does not support the request body type ReadableStream"
+        );
+        expect(requestUrlMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+});