diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c7ec1a14d..d527b4286 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1568,7 +1568,7 @@ three
 ---------------------------------------
 
 <a name="nextTick"></a>
-### nextTick(callback), setImmediate(callback)
+### nextTick(callback, [args...]), setImmediate(callback, [args...])
 
 Calls `callback` on a later loop around the event loop. In Node.js this just
 calls `process.nextTick`; in the browser it falls back to `setImmediate(callback)`
@@ -1580,6 +1580,7 @@ This is used internally for browser-compatibility purposes.
 __Arguments__
 
 * `callback` - The function to call on a later loop around the event loop.
+* `args...` - any number of additional arguments to pass to the callback on the next tick
 
 __Example__
 
@@ -1590,6 +1591,10 @@ async.nextTick(function(){
     // call_order now equals ['one','two']
 });
 call_order.push('one')
+
+async.setImmediate(function (a, b, c) {
+  // a, b, and c equal 1, 2, and 3
+}, 1, 2, 3)
 ```
 
 ---------------------------------------
diff --git a/lib/internal/setImmediate.js b/lib/internal/setImmediate.js
index c02ad7160..7d152498b 100644
--- a/lib/internal/setImmediate.js
+++ b/lib/internal/setImmediate.js
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
 'use strict';
+import rest from 'lodash/rest';
 
 var _setImmediate = typeof setImmediate === 'function' && setImmediate;
 
-var _delay;
+var _defer;
 if (_setImmediate) {
-    _delay = function(fn) {
-        // not a direct alias for IE10 compatibility
-        _setImmediate(fn);
-    };
+    _defer = _setImmediate;
 } else if (typeof process === 'object' && typeof process.nextTick === 'function') {
-    _delay = process.nextTick;
+    _defer = process.nextTick;
 } else {
-    _delay = function(fn) {
+    _defer = function(fn) {
         setTimeout(fn, 0);
     };
 }
 
-export default _delay;
+export default rest(function (fn, args) {
+    _defer(function () {
+        fn.apply(null, args);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/mocha_test/nextTick.js b/mocha_test/nextTick.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b42882233
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mocha_test/nextTick.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+var async = require('../lib');
+var expect = require('chai').expect;
+
+describe("nextTick", function () {
+
+    it('basics', function(done){
+        var call_order = [];
+        async.nextTick(function(){call_order.push('two');});
+        call_order.push('one');
+        setTimeout(function(){
+            expect(call_order).to.eql(['one','two']);
+            done();
+        }, 50);
+    });
+
+    it('nextTick in the browser', function(done){
+        if (!process.browser) {
+            // skip this test in node
+            return done();
+        }
+
+        var call_order = [];
+        async.nextTick(function(){call_order.push('two');});
+
+        call_order.push('one');
+        setTimeout(function(){
+            expect(call_order).to.eql(['one','two']);
+            done();
+        }, 50);
+    });
+
+    it("extra args", function (done) {
+        async.nextTick(function (a, b, c) {
+            expect([a, b, c]).to.eql([1, 2, 3]);
+            done();
+        }, 1, 2, 3);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/mocha_test/setImmediate.js b/mocha_test/setImmediate.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..854111ac4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mocha_test/setImmediate.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+var async = require('../lib');
+var expect = require('chai').expect;
+
+describe("setImmediate", function () {
+
+    it('basics', function(done){
+        var call_order = [];
+        async.setImmediate(function(){call_order.push('two');});
+        call_order.push('one');
+
+        setTimeout(function(){
+            expect(call_order).to.eql(['one','two']);
+            done();
+        }, 25);
+    });
+
+    it("extra args", function (done) {
+        async.setImmediate(function (a, b, c) {
+            expect([a, b, c]).to.eql([1, 2, 3]);
+            done();
+        }, 1, 2, 3);
+    });
+
+});
diff --git a/test/test-async.js b/test/test-async.js
index b4aef6c7a..ba7968421 100755
--- a/test/test-async.js
+++ b/test/test-async.js
@@ -2042,33 +2042,6 @@ console_fn_tests('dir');
 console_fn_tests('warn');
 console_fn_tests('error');*/
 
-exports['nextTick'] = function(test){
-    test.expect(1);
-    var call_order = [];
-    async.nextTick(function(){call_order.push('two');});
-    call_order.push('one');
-    setTimeout(function(){
-        test.same(call_order, ['one','two']);
-        test.done();
-    }, 50);
-};
-
-exports['nextTick in the browser'] = function(test){
-    if (!isBrowser()) {
-        // skip this test in node
-        return test.done();
-    }
-    test.expect(1);
-
-    var call_order = [];
-    async.nextTick(function(){call_order.push('two');});
-
-    call_order.push('one');
-    setTimeout(function(){
-        test.same(call_order, ['one','two']);
-    }, 50);
-    setTimeout(test.done, 100);
-};
 
 exports['concat'] = function(test){
     test.expect(3);