diff --git a/test/test-list.h b/test/test-list.h
index 033be382..9e5309c1 100644
--- a/test/test-list.h
+++ b/test/test-list.h
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ TEST_DECLARE   (pipe_listen_without_bind)
 TEST_DECLARE   (pipe_connect_bad_name)
 TEST_DECLARE   (connection_fail)
 TEST_DECLARE   (connection_fail_doesnt_auto_close)
+TEST_DECLARE   (shutdown_close_tcp)
+TEST_DECLARE   (shutdown_close_pipe)
 TEST_DECLARE   (shutdown_eof)
 TEST_DECLARE   (callback_stack)
 TEST_DECLARE   (error_message)
@@ -206,6 +208,11 @@ TASK_LIST_START
   TEST_ENTRY  (connection_fail)
   TEST_ENTRY  (connection_fail_doesnt_auto_close)
 
+  TEST_ENTRY  (shutdown_close_tcp)
+  TEST_HELPER (shutdown_close_tcp, tcp4_echo_server)
+  TEST_ENTRY  (shutdown_close_pipe)
+  TEST_HELPER (shutdown_close_pipe, pipe_echo_server)
+
   TEST_ENTRY  (shutdown_eof)
   TEST_HELPER (shutdown_eof, tcp4_echo_server)
 
diff --git a/test/test-shutdown-close.c b/test/test-shutdown-close.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..864f7cec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test-shutdown-close.c
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/* Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * These tests verify that the uv_shutdown callback is always made, even when
+ * it is immediately followed by an uv_close call.
+ */
+
+#include "uv.h"
+#include "task.h"
+
+
+static uv_shutdown_t shutdown_req;
+static uv_connect_t connect_req;
+
+static int connect_cb_called = 0;
+static int shutdown_cb_called = 0;
+static int close_cb_called = 0;
+
+
+static void shutdown_cb(uv_shutdown_t* req, int status) {
+  ASSERT(req == &shutdown_req);
+  ASSERT(status == 0 ||
+         (status == -1 && uv_last_error(uv_default_loop()).code == UV_EINTR));
+  shutdown_cb_called++;
+}
+
+
+static void close_cb(uv_handle_t* handle) {
+  close_cb_called++;
+}
+
+
+static void connect_cb(uv_connect_t* req, int status) {
+  int r;
+
+  ASSERT(req == &connect_req);
+  ASSERT(status == 0);
+
+  r = uv_shutdown(&shutdown_req, req->handle, shutdown_cb);
+  ASSERT(r == 0);
+  uv_close((uv_handle_t*) req->handle, close_cb);
+
+  connect_cb_called++;
+}
+
+
+TEST_IMPL(shutdown_close_tcp) {
+  struct sockaddr_in addr = uv_ip4_addr("127.0.0.1", TEST_PORT);
+  uv_tcp_t h;
+  int r;
+
+  r = uv_tcp_init(uv_default_loop(), &h);
+  ASSERT(r == 0);
+  r = uv_tcp_connect(&connect_req, &h, addr, connect_cb);
+  ASSERT(r == 0);
+  r = uv_run(uv_default_loop());
+  ASSERT(r == 0);
+
+  ASSERT(connect_cb_called == 1);
+  ASSERT(shutdown_cb_called == 1);
+  ASSERT(close_cb_called == 1);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
+TEST_IMPL(shutdown_close_pipe) {
+  uv_pipe_t h;
+  int r;
+
+  r = uv_pipe_init(uv_default_loop(), &h, 0);
+  ASSERT(r == 0);
+  uv_pipe_connect(&connect_req, &h, TEST_PIPENAME, connect_cb);
+  r = uv_run(uv_default_loop());
+  ASSERT(r == 0);
+
+  ASSERT(connect_cb_called == 1);
+  ASSERT(shutdown_cb_called == 1);
+  ASSERT(close_cb_called == 1);
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/uv.gyp b/uv.gyp
index 07ea07a8..8151878f 100644
--- a/uv.gyp
+++ b/uv.gyp
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@
         'test/test-pipe-bind-error.c',
         'test/test-pipe-connect-error.c',
         'test/test-ref.c',
+        'test/test-shutdown-close.c',
         'test/test-shutdown-eof.c',
         'test/test-spawn.c',
         'test/test-stdio-over-pipes.c',