diff --git a/src/wasm/module-decoder.cc b/src/wasm/module-decoder.cc
index be4d8ef833..61fc2619d1 100644
--- a/src/wasm/module-decoder.cc
+++ b/src/wasm/module-decoder.cc
@@ -920,6 +920,13 @@ class ModuleDecoderImpl : public Decoder {
                 ? consume_element_expr()
                 : WasmInitExpr::RefFuncConst(consume_element_func_index());
         if (failed()) return;
+        if (!IsSubtypeOf(TypeOf(init), segment.type, module_.get())) {
+          errorf(pc_,
+                 "Invalid type in the init expression. The expected type is "
+                 "'%s', but the actual type is '%s'.",
+                 segment.type.name().c_str(), TypeOf(init).name().c_str());
+          return;
+        }
         segment.entries.push_back(std::move(init));
       }
       module_->elem_segments.push_back(std::move(segment));
diff --git a/test/unittests/wasm/module-decoder-unittest.cc b/test/unittests/wasm/module-decoder-unittest.cc
index 2547fe9a85..f6ac1d8e74 100644
--- a/test/unittests/wasm/module-decoder-unittest.cc
+++ b/test/unittests/wasm/module-decoder-unittest.cc
@@ -1860,6 +1860,47 @@ TEST_F(WasmModuleVerifyTest, ElementSectionInitExternRefTableWithFuncRef) {
                           "Instead, table 0 of type externref is referenced.");
 }
 
+TEST_F(WasmModuleVerifyTest, ElementSectionInitFuncRefTableWithFuncRefNull) {
+  WASM_FEATURE_SCOPE(reftypes);
+  static const byte data[] = {
+      // table declaration ---------------------------------------------------
+      SECTION(Table, ENTRY_COUNT(1),  // section header
+              kFuncRefCode, 0, 9),    // table 0
+      // elements ------------------------------------------------------------
+      SECTION(Element,
+              ENTRY_COUNT(1),                      // entry count
+              ACTIVE_WITH_ELEMENTS, TABLE_INDEX0,  // element for table 0
+              WASM_INIT_EXPR_I32V_1(0),            // index
+              kFuncRefCode,                        // .
+              1,                                   // elements count
+              WASM_INIT_EXPR_FUNC_REF_NULL)        // function
+  };
+
+  EXPECT_VERIFIES(data);
+}
+
+TEST_F(WasmModuleVerifyTest, ElementSectionInitFuncRefTableWithExternRefNull) {
+  WASM_FEATURE_SCOPE(reftypes);
+  static const byte data[] = {
+      // table declaration ---------------------------------------------------
+      SECTION(Table, ENTRY_COUNT(1),  // section header
+              kFuncRefCode, 0, 9),    // table 0
+      // elements ------------------------------------------------------------
+      SECTION(Element,
+              ENTRY_COUNT(1),                      // entry count
+              ACTIVE_WITH_ELEMENTS, TABLE_INDEX0,  // element for table 0
+              WASM_INIT_EXPR_I32V_1(0),            // index
+              kFuncRefCode,                        // .
+              1,                                   // elements count
+              WASM_INIT_EXPR_EXTERN_REF_NULL)      // function
+  };
+
+  EXPECT_FAILURE_WITH_MSG(
+      data,
+      "Invalid type in the init expression. The expected "
+      "type is 'funcref', but the actual type is 'externref'.");
+}
+
 TEST_F(WasmModuleVerifyTest, ElementSectionDontInitExternRefImportedTable) {
   // Test that imported tables of type ExternRef cannot be initialized in the
   // elements section.
diff --git a/test/wasm-spec-tests/wasm-spec-tests.status b/test/wasm-spec-tests/wasm-spec-tests.status
index 75962cf9bc..f60cc8ac97 100644
--- a/test/wasm-spec-tests/wasm-spec-tests.status
+++ b/test/wasm-spec-tests/wasm-spec-tests.status
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
   'skip-stack-guard-page': [PASS, ['((arch == ppc or arch == ppc64 or arch == s390 or arch == s390x) and simulator_run)', SKIP]],
   # TODO(v8:10994): Failing spec test after update.
   'proposals/js-types/data': [FAIL],
-  'elem': [FAIL],
 
   # Missing rebase in the proposal repository.
   'proposals/js-types/table': [FAIL],