diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9ff1acfdf..46869a469 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ So far it's been tested in IE6, IE7, IE8, FF3.6 and Chrome 5. Usage:
 <a name="each" />
 ### each(arr, iterator, callback)
 
-Applies an iterator function to each item in an array, in parallel.
+Applies an iterator function to each item in an array or object, in parallel.
 The iterator is called with an item from the list and a callback for when it
 has finished. If the iterator passes an error to this callback, the main
 callback for the each function is immediately called with the error.
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ there is no guarantee that the iterator functions will complete in order.
 
 __Arguments__
 
-* arr - An array to iterate over.
-* iterator(item, callback) - A function to apply to each item in the array.
+* arr - An array/object to iterate over.
+* iterator(item [, key], callback) - A function to apply to each item in the array/object.
   The iterator is passed a callback(err) which must be called once it has 
   completed. If no error has occured, the callback should be run without 
   arguments or with an explicit null argument.
diff --git a/lib/async.js b/lib/async.js
index 46f4f509e..0582db5cf 100755
--- a/lib/async.js
+++ b/lib/async.js
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@
     //// cross-browser compatiblity functions ////
 
     var _each = function (arr, iterator) {
+        if (!(arr instanceof Array) && typeof arr === 'object') {
+            for (var key in arr) {
+                if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(arr, key))
+                    iterator(arr[key], key, arr);
+            }
+            return;
+        }
         if (arr.forEach) {
             return arr.forEach(iterator);
         }
@@ -70,6 +77,12 @@
         return keys;
     };
 
+    var _length = function (arr) {
+        if (arr instanceof Array) return arr.length;
+        if (Object.keys) return Object.keys(arr).length;
+        return _keys(arr).length;
+    }
+
     //// exported async module functions ////
 
     //// nextTick implementation with browser-compatible fallback ////
@@ -97,42 +110,67 @@
 
     async.each = function (arr, iterator, callback) {
         callback = callback || function () {};
-        if (!arr.length) {
+        if (arr instanceof Array && !arr.length) {
             return callback();
         }
+
         var completed = 0;
-        _each(arr, function (x) {
-            iterator(x, only_once(function (err) {
+        var withKey = (iterator.length === 3);
+
+        _each(arr, function (x, key) {
+            var args = [];
+            args.push(x);
+            if (withKey)
+              args.push(key);
+            args.push(only_once(function (err) {
                 if (err) {
                     callback(err);
                     callback = function () {};
                 }
                 else {
                     completed += 1;
-                    if (completed >= arr.length) {
+                    if (completed >= _length(arr)) {
                         callback(null);
                     }
                 }
             }));
+
+            iterator.apply(iterator, args);
         });
     };
     async.forEach = async.each;
 
     async.eachSeries = function (arr, iterator, callback) {
         callback = callback || function () {};
-        if (!arr.length) {
+        if (arr instanceof Array && !arr.length) {
             return callback();
         }
+        if (!(arr instanceof Array)) {
+            var keys = _keys(arr);
+            if (!keys.length) 
+                return callback();
+        }
+
         var completed = 0;
+        var withKey = (iterator.length === 3);
+
         var iterate = function () {
-            iterator(arr[completed], function (err) {
+            var args = [];
+            var key = (arr instanceof Array) ? completed : keys[completed];
+            var val = arr[key];
+
+            args.push(val);
+            if (withKey) {
+              args.push(key);
+            }
+            args.push(function (err) {
                 if (err) {
                     callback(err);
                     callback = function () {};
                 }
                 else {
                     completed += 1;
-                    if (completed >= arr.length) {
+                    if (completed >= _length(arr)) {
                         callback(null);
                     }
                     else {
@@ -140,6 +178,7 @@
                     }
                 }
             });
+            iterator.apply(iterator, args);
         };
         iterate();
     };
diff --git a/test/test-async.js b/test/test-async.js
index ff401e75b..8b72a1bfb 100755
--- a/test/test-async.js
+++ b/test/test-async.js
@@ -837,6 +837,32 @@ exports['each'] = function(test){
     });
 };
 
+exports['each with key'] = function(test){
+    var count = 0;
+    var obj = {a: 1, b: 2, c: 3};
+    async.each(obj, function(val, key, callback) {
+        count++;
+        test.equals(obj[key], val);
+        callback();
+        if (count == 3) {
+            test.done();
+        }
+    });
+};
+
+exports['each with index'] = function(test){
+    var count = 0;
+    var arr = ['a','b','c'];
+    async.each(arr, function(val, index, callback) {
+        count++;
+        test.equals(arr[index], val);
+        callback();
+        if (count == 3) {
+            test.done();
+        }
+    });
+};
+
 exports['each extra callback'] = function(test){
     var count = 0;
     async.each([1,3,2], function(val, callback) {