diff --git a/src/env.h b/src/env.h
index ace6ae6fcbd..0dd6c36c80a 100644
--- a/src/env.h
+++ b/src/env.h
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ namespace node {
   V(domain_array, v8::Array)                                                  \
   V(fs_stats_constructor_function, v8::Function)                              \
   V(gc_info_callback_function, v8::Function)                                  \
+  V(handle_close_callback, v8::Function)                                      \
   V(module_load_list_array, v8::Array)                                        \
   V(pipe_constructor_template, v8::FunctionTemplate)                          \
   V(process_object, v8::Object)                                               \
diff --git a/src/handle_wrap.cc b/src/handle_wrap.cc
index 68b6ec3cef8..195d24bf2ff 100644
--- a/src/handle_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/handle_wrap.cc
@@ -32,11 +32,15 @@
 namespace node {
 
 using v8::Context;
+using v8::Function;
 using v8::FunctionCallbackInfo;
 using v8::Handle;
 using v8::HandleScope;
 using v8::Local;
+using v8::Number;
 using v8::Object;
+using v8::TryCatch;
+using v8::Undefined;
 using v8::Value;
 
 // defined in node.cc
@@ -130,6 +134,19 @@ void HandleWrap::OnClose(uv_handle_t* handle) {
 
   object->SetAlignedPointerInInternalField(0, NULL);
   wrap->persistent().Reset();
+
+  Local<Function> handle_close_callback = env->handle_close_callback();
+  if (handle_close_callback.IsEmpty() == false) {
+    Local<Value> arg = Number::New(env->isolate(),
+                                   static_cast<double>(wrap->id()));
+    TryCatch try_catch;
+    handle_close_callback->Call(Undefined(env->isolate()), 1, &arg);
+    if (try_catch.HasCaught()) {
+      FatalException(env->isolate(), try_catch);
+      UNREACHABLE();
+    }
+  }
+
   delete wrap;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index 886e5787eec..32e97c2f721 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -2274,6 +2274,27 @@ static void ProcessTitleSetter(Local<String> property,
 }
 
 
+static void GetHandleCloseCallback(Local<String>,
+                                   const PropertyCallbackInfo<Value>& info) {
+  Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(info.GetIsolate());
+  HandleScope scope(env->isolate());
+  Local<Function> handle_close_callback = env->handle_close_callback();
+  if (handle_close_callback.IsEmpty()) return;
+  info.GetReturnValue().Set(handle_close_callback);
+}
+
+
+
+static void SetHandleCloseCallback(Local<String>,
+                                   Local<Value> value,
+                                   const PropertyCallbackInfo<void>& info) {
+  Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(info.GetIsolate());
+  HandleScope scope(env->isolate());
+  env->set_handle_close_callback(
+      value->IsFunction() ? value.As<Function>() : Local<Function>());
+}
+
+
 static void EnvGetter(Local<String> property,
                       const PropertyCallbackInfo<Value>& info) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(info.GetIsolate());
@@ -2600,6 +2621,11 @@ void SetupProcessObject(Environment* env,
       env->uv_context_id_pointer(), kExternalFloat64Array, 1);
   READONLY_PROPERTY(process, "_uvContextId", uv_context_id_obj);
 
+  process->SetAccessor(
+      FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(env->isolate(), "_uvHandleCloseCallback"),
+      GetHandleCloseCallback,
+      SetHandleCloseCallback);
+
   process->SetAccessor(env->title_string(),
                        ProcessTitleGetter,
                        ProcessTitleSetter);