diff --git a/pandas/tests/frame/test_constructors.py b/pandas/tests/frame/test_constructors.py
index a3817d3c226f5..7e6b707f01acf 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/frame/test_constructors.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/frame/test_constructors.py
@@ -2397,6 +2397,13 @@ def test_from_records_len0_with_columns(self):
         assert result.index.name == "foo"
         tm.assert_index_equal(result.columns, expected)
 
+    def test_from_records_series_list_dict(self):
+        # GH27358
+        expected = DataFrame([[{"a": 1, "b": 2}, {"a": 3, "b": 4}]]).T
+        data = Series([[{"a": 1, "b": 2}], [{"a": 3, "b": 4}]])
+        result = DataFrame.from_records(data)
+        tm.assert_frame_equal(result, expected)
+
     def test_to_frame_with_falsey_names(self):
         # GH 16114
         result = Series(name=0).to_frame().dtypes