diff --git a/src/unix/process.c b/src/unix/process.c
index 389817f2..ca029b1c 100644
--- a/src/unix/process.c
+++ b/src/unix/process.c
@@ -290,32 +290,41 @@ static void uv__process_child_init(uv_process_options_t options,
     close_fd = pipes[fd][0];
     use_fd = pipes[fd][1];
 
-    if (use_fd >= 0)
-      close(close_fd);
-    else if (fd >= 3)
-      continue;
-    else {
-      /* redirect stdin, stdout and stderr to /dev/null even if UV_IGNORE is
-       * set
-       */
-      use_fd = open("/dev/null", fd == 0 ? O_RDONLY : O_RDWR);
+    if (use_fd < 0) {
+      if (fd >= 3)
+        continue;
+      else {
+        /* redirect stdin, stdout and stderr to /dev/null even if UV_IGNORE is
+         * set
+         */
+        use_fd = open("/dev/null", fd == 0 ? O_RDONLY : O_RDWR);
+        close_fd = use_fd;
 
-      if (use_fd == -1) {
-        uv__write_int(error_fd, errno);
-        perror("failed to open stdio");
-        _exit(127);
+        if (use_fd == -1) {
+          uv__write_int(error_fd, errno);
+          perror("failed to open stdio");
+          _exit(127);
+        }
       }
     }
 
     if (fd == use_fd)
       uv__cloexec(use_fd, 0);
-    else {
+    else
       dup2(use_fd, fd);
-      close(use_fd);
-    }
 
     if (fd <= 2)
       uv__nonblock(fd, 0);
+
+    if (close_fd != -1)
+      close(close_fd);
+  }
+
+  for (fd = 0; fd < stdio_count; fd++) {
+    use_fd = pipes[fd][1];
+
+    if (use_fd >= 0 && fd != use_fd)
+      close(use_fd);
   }
 
   if (options.cwd && chdir(options.cwd)) {
diff --git a/test/test-list.h b/test/test-list.h
index 11fc4983..06c56fca 100644
--- a/test/test-list.h
+++ b/test/test-list.h
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_preserve_env)
 TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_setuid_fails)
 TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_setgid_fails)
 TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_stdout_to_file)
+TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_stdout_and_stderr_to_file)
 TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_auto_unref)
 TEST_DECLARE   (fs_poll)
 TEST_DECLARE   (kill)
@@ -435,6 +436,7 @@ TASK_LIST_START
   TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_setuid_fails)
   TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_setgid_fails)
   TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_stdout_to_file)
+  TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_stdout_and_stderr_to_file)
   TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_auto_unref)
   TEST_ENTRY  (fs_poll)
   TEST_ENTRY  (kill)
diff --git a/test/test-spawn.c b/test/test-spawn.c
index 56eca9c5..43889878 100644
--- a/test/test-spawn.c
+++ b/test/test-spawn.c
@@ -263,6 +263,61 @@ TEST_IMPL(spawn_stdout_to_file) {
 }
 
 
+TEST_IMPL(spawn_stdout_and_stderr_to_file) {
+  int r;
+  uv_file file;
+  uv_fs_t fs_req;
+  uv_stdio_container_t stdio[3];
+
+  /* Setup. */
+  unlink("stdout_file");
+
+  init_process_options("spawn_helper6", exit_cb);
+
+  r = uv_fs_open(uv_default_loop(), &fs_req, "stdout_file", O_CREAT | O_RDWR,
+      S_IREAD | S_IWRITE, NULL);
+  ASSERT(r != -1);
+  uv_fs_req_cleanup(&fs_req);
+
+  file = r;
+
+  options.stdio = stdio;
+  options.stdio[0].flags = UV_IGNORE;
+  options.stdio[1].flags = UV_INHERIT_FD;
+  options.stdio[1].data.fd = file;
+  options.stdio[2].flags = UV_INHERIT_FD;
+  options.stdio[2].data.fd = file;
+  options.stdio_count = 3;
+
+  r = uv_spawn(uv_default_loop(), &process, options);
+  ASSERT(r == 0);
+
+  r = uv_run(uv_default_loop(), UV_RUN_DEFAULT);
+  ASSERT(r == 0);
+
+  ASSERT(exit_cb_called == 1);
+  ASSERT(close_cb_called == 1);
+
+  r = uv_fs_read(uv_default_loop(), &fs_req, file, output, sizeof(output),
+      0, NULL);
+  ASSERT(r == 27);
+  uv_fs_req_cleanup(&fs_req);
+
+  r = uv_fs_close(uv_default_loop(), &fs_req, file, NULL);
+  ASSERT(r == 0);
+  uv_fs_req_cleanup(&fs_req);
+
+  printf("output is: %s", output);
+  ASSERT(strcmp("hello world\nhello errworld\n", output) == 0);
+
+  /* Cleanup. */
+  unlink("stdout_file");
+
+  MAKE_VALGRIND_HAPPY();
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
 TEST_IMPL(spawn_stdin) {
   int r;
   uv_pipe_t out;
@@ -562,6 +617,53 @@ TEST_IMPL(spawn_and_ping) {
 }
 
 
+TEST_IMPL(spawn_same_stdout_stderr) {
+  uv_write_t write_req;
+  uv_pipe_t in, out;
+  uv_buf_t buf;
+  uv_stdio_container_t stdio[3];
+  int r;
+
+  init_process_options("spawn_helper3", exit_cb);
+  buf = uv_buf_init("TEST", 4);
+
+  uv_pipe_init(uv_default_loop(), &out, 0);
+  uv_pipe_init(uv_default_loop(), &in, 0);
+  options.stdio = stdio;
+  options.stdio[0].flags = UV_CREATE_PIPE | UV_READABLE_PIPE;
+  options.stdio[0].data.stream = (uv_stream_t*)&in;
+  options.stdio[1].flags = UV_CREATE_PIPE | UV_WRITABLE_PIPE;
+  options.stdio[1].data.stream = (uv_stream_t*)&out;
+  options.stdio_count = 2;
+
+  r = uv_spawn(uv_default_loop(), &process, options);
+  ASSERT(r == 0);
+
+  /* Sending signum == 0 should check if the
+   * child process is still alive, not kill it.
+   */
+  r = uv_process_kill(&process, 0);
+  ASSERT(r == 0);
+
+  r = uv_write(&write_req, (uv_stream_t*)&in, &buf, 1, write_cb);
+  ASSERT(r == 0);
+
+  r = uv_read_start((uv_stream_t*)&out, on_alloc, on_read);
+  ASSERT(r == 0);
+
+  ASSERT(exit_cb_called == 0);
+
+  r = uv_run(uv_default_loop(), UV_RUN_DEFAULT);
+  ASSERT(r == 0);
+
+  ASSERT(exit_cb_called == 1);
+  ASSERT(strcmp(output, "TEST") == 0);
+
+  MAKE_VALGRIND_HAPPY();
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
 TEST_IMPL(kill) {
   int r;
   uv_err_t err;