diff --git a/lib/dgram.js b/lib/dgram.js
index defa144bd1d..6b1772e6128 100644
--- a/lib/dgram.js
+++ b/lib/dgram.js
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ Socket.prototype.bind = function(port /*, address, callback*/) {
   if (port instanceof UDP) {
     replaceHandle(self, port);
     startListening(self);
-    return;
+    return self;
   }
 
   var address;
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ Socket.prototype.bind = function(port /*, address, callback*/) {
       startListening(self);
     }
   });
+
+  return self;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-dgram-bind.js b/test/parallel/test-dgram-bind.js
index 8ee67637fcb..1fe615bb757 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-dgram-bind.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-dgram-bind.js
@@ -29,4 +29,6 @@ socket.on('listening', function () {
   socket.close();
 });
 
-socket.bind(); // should not throw
+var result = socket.bind(); // should not throw
+
+assert.strictEqual(result, socket); // should have returned itself