diff --git a/src/ValueRepresentation.js b/src/ValueRepresentation.js
index 5b365f0c..7115aa85 100644
--- a/src/ValueRepresentation.js
+++ b/src/ValueRepresentation.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ function toWindows(inputArray, size) {
 let DicomMessage, Tag;
 
 var binaryVRs = ["FL", "FD", "SL", "SS", "UL", "US", "AT"],
-    explicitVRs = ["OB", "OW", "OF", "SQ", "UC", "UR", "UT", "UN"],
+    explicitVRs = ["OB", "OW", "OF", "SQ", "UC", "UR", "UT", "UN", "OD"],
     singleVRs = ["SQ", "OF", "OW", "OB", "UN"];
 
 class ValueRepresentation {
diff --git a/test/data.test.js b/test/data.test.js
index c598d181..d1e62aad 100644
--- a/test/data.test.js
+++ b/test/data.test.js
@@ -1154,3 +1154,25 @@ it.each([
         expect(value).toBe(expected);
     }
 );
+
+describe('test OtherDouble ValueRepresentation', () => {
+    it('Treat OD as explicit VR with correct length', async () => {
+        const url =
+            "https://github.com/dcmjs-org/data/releases/download/od-encoding-data/OD-single-word-example.dcm";
+        const dcmPath = await getTestDataset(
+            url,
+            "OD-single-word-example"
+        );
+        const file = fs.readFileSync(dcmPath);
+        const data = dcmjs.data.DicomMessage.readFile(new Uint8Array(file).buffer);
+
+        // expect OD VR data element (VolumetricCurveUpDirections) to be read with expected value
+        expect(data.dict['00701A07']).toBeTruthy();
+        const odBuffer = data.dict['00701A07'].Value[0]
+        expect(new Uint8Array(odBuffer)).toEqual(new Uint8Array([0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 64]))
+
+        // expect arbitrary tag (BlendingInputNumber, US VR) after OD VR to be read without issue
+        expect(data.dict['00701B02']).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(data.dict['00701B02'].Value[0]).toBe(1);
+    })
+});
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