diff --git a/atom/browser/atom_browser_main_parts.cc b/atom/browser/atom_browser_main_parts.cc
index 890b57784e16..b0f08cd32fa0 100644
--- a/atom/browser/atom_browser_main_parts.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/atom_browser_main_parts.cc
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ AtomBrowserMainParts* AtomBrowserMainParts::self_ = NULL;
 AtomBrowserMainParts::AtomBrowserMainParts()
     : browser_(new Browser),
       node_bindings_(NodeBindings::Create(true)),
-      atom_bindings_(new AtomBindings) {
+      atom_bindings_(new AtomBindings),
+      gc_timer_(true, true) {
   DCHECK(!self_) << "Cannot have two AtomBrowserMainParts";
   self_ = this;
 }
@@ -75,6 +76,13 @@ void AtomBrowserMainParts::PreMainMessageLoopRun() {
   node_bindings_->PrepareMessageLoop();
   node_bindings_->RunMessageLoop();
 
+  // Start idle gc.
+  gc_timer_.Start(
+      FROM_HERE, base::TimeDelta::FromMinutes(1),
+      base::Bind(base::IgnoreResult(&v8::Isolate::IdleNotification),
+                 base::Unretained(js_env_->isolate()),
+                 1000));
+
   brightray::BrowserMainParts::PreMainMessageLoopRun();
 
 #if defined(USE_X11)
diff --git a/atom/browser/atom_browser_main_parts.h b/atom/browser/atom_browser_main_parts.h
index a221ea62cd7b..4ad0185c4350 100644
--- a/atom/browser/atom_browser_main_parts.h
+++ b/atom/browser/atom_browser_main_parts.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #ifndef ATOM_BROWSER_ATOM_BROWSER_MAIN_PARTS_H_
 #define ATOM_BROWSER_ATOM_BROWSER_MAIN_PARTS_H_
 
+#include "base/timer/timer.h"
 #include "brightray/browser/browser_main_parts.h"
 
 namespace atom {
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ class AtomBrowserMainParts : public brightray::BrowserMainParts {
   scoped_ptr<AtomBindings> atom_bindings_;
   scoped_ptr<NodeDebugger> node_debugger_;
 
+  base::Timer gc_timer_;
+
   static AtomBrowserMainParts* self_;
 
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(AtomBrowserMainParts);