diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index 76d6503366d..2223c369831 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -967,6 +967,10 @@ void SetupDomainUse(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
       FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(args.GetIsolate(), "_setupDomainUse"));
 }
 
+void RunMicrotasks(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
+  args.GetIsolate()->RunMicrotasks();
+}
+
 
 void SetupNextTick(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   HandleScope handle_scope(args.GetIsolate());
@@ -974,6 +978,7 @@ void SetupNextTick(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   assert(args[0]->IsObject());
   assert(args[1]->IsFunction());
+  assert(args[2]->IsObject());
 
   // Values use to cross communicate with processNextTick.
   Local<Object> tick_info_obj = args[0].As<Object>();
@@ -984,6 +989,8 @@ void SetupNextTick(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   env->set_tick_callback_function(args[1].As<Function>());
 
+  NODE_SET_METHOD(args[2].As<Object>(), "runMicrotasks", RunMicrotasks);
+
   // Do a little housekeeping.
   env->process_object()->Delete(
       FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(args.GetIsolate(), "_setupNextTick"));
diff --git a/src/node.js b/src/node.js
index 65092249d55..e7b45ad5cc7 100644
--- a/src/node.js
+++ b/src/node.js
@@ -294,6 +294,10 @@
     var _runAsyncQueue = tracing._runAsyncQueue;
     var _loadAsyncQueue = tracing._loadAsyncQueue;
     var _unloadAsyncQueue = tracing._unloadAsyncQueue;
+    var microtasksScheduled = false;
+
+    // Used to run V8's micro task queue.
+    var _runMicrotasks = {};
 
     // This tickInfo thing is used so that the C++ code in src/node.cc
     // can have easy accesss to our nextTick state, and avoid unnecessary
@@ -312,7 +316,9 @@
     process._tickCallback = _tickCallback;
     process._tickDomainCallback = _tickDomainCallback;
 
-    process._setupNextTick(tickInfo, _tickCallback);
+    process._setupNextTick(tickInfo, _tickCallback, _runMicrotasks);
+
+    _runMicrotasks = _runMicrotasks.runMicrotasks;
 
     function tickDone() {
       if (tickInfo[kLength] !== 0) {
@@ -327,11 +333,34 @@
       tickInfo[kIndex] = 0;
     }
 
+    function scheduleMicrotasks() {
+      if (microtasksScheduled)
+        return;
+
+      nextTickQueue.push({
+        callback: runMicrotasksCallback,
+        domain: null
+      });
+
+      tickInfo[kLength]++;
+      microtasksScheduled = true;
+    }
+
+    function runMicrotasksCallback() {
+      microtasksScheduled = false;
+      _runMicrotasks();
+
+      if (tickInfo[kIndex] < tickInfo[kLength])
+        scheduleMicrotasks();
+    }
+
     // Run callbacks that have no domain.
     // Using domains will cause this to be overridden.
     function _tickCallback() {
       var callback, hasQueue, threw, tock;
 
+      scheduleMicrotasks();
+
       while (tickInfo[kIndex] < tickInfo[kLength]) {
         tock = nextTickQueue[tickInfo[kIndex]++];
         callback = tock.callback;
@@ -358,6 +387,8 @@
     function _tickDomainCallback() {
       var callback, domain, hasQueue, threw, tock;
 
+      scheduleMicrotasks();
+
       while (tickInfo[kIndex] < tickInfo[kLength]) {
         tock = nextTickQueue[tickInfo[kIndex]++];
         callback = tock.callback;
diff --git a/test/simple/test-microtask-queue-integration-domain.js b/test/simple/test-microtask-queue-integration-domain.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2197bf9212e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/simple/test-microtask-queue-integration-domain.js
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+// Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+// "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+// without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+// distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit
+// persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the
+// following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+// in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+// MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN
+// NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+// DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
+// USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+var common = require('../common');
+var assert = require('assert');
+var domain = require('domain');
+
+var implementations = [
+  function (fn) {
+    Promise.resolve().then(fn);
+  },
+  function (fn) {
+    var obj = {};
+
+    Object.observe(obj, fn);
+
+    obj.a = 1;
+  }
+];
+
+var expected = 0;
+var done = 0;
+
+process.on('exit', function () {
+  assert.equal(done, expected);
+});
+
+function test (scheduleMicrotask) {
+  var nextTickCalled = false;
+  expected++;
+
+  scheduleMicrotask(function () {
+    process.nextTick(function () {
+      nextTickCalled = true;
+    });
+
+    setTimeout(function () {
+      assert(nextTickCalled);
+      done++;
+    }, 0);
+  });
+}
+
+// first tick case
+implementations.forEach(test);
+
+// tick callback case
+setTimeout(function () {
+  implementations.forEach(function (impl) {
+    process.nextTick(test.bind(null, impl));
+  });
+}, 0);
diff --git a/test/simple/test-microtask-queue-integration.js b/test/simple/test-microtask-queue-integration.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..af01548477f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/simple/test-microtask-queue-integration.js
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+// "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+// without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+// distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit
+// persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the
+// following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+// in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+// MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN
+// NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+// DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
+// USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+var common = require('../common');
+var assert = require('assert');
+
+var implementations = [
+  function (fn) {
+    Promise.resolve().then(fn);
+  },
+  function (fn) {
+    var obj = {};
+
+    Object.observe(obj, fn);
+
+    obj.a = 1;
+  }
+];
+
+var expected = 0;
+var done = 0;
+
+process.on('exit', function () {
+  assert.equal(done, expected);
+});
+
+function test (scheduleMicrotask) {
+  var nextTickCalled = false;
+  expected++;
+
+  scheduleMicrotask(function () {
+    process.nextTick(function () {
+      nextTickCalled = true;
+    });
+
+    setTimeout(function () {
+      assert(nextTickCalled);
+      done++;
+    }, 0);
+  });
+}
+
+// first tick case
+implementations.forEach(test);
+
+// tick callback case
+setTimeout(function () {
+  implementations.forEach(function (impl) {
+    process.nextTick(test.bind(null, impl));
+  });
+}, 0);