diff --git a/spec/fixtures/module/set-immediate.js b/spec/fixtures/module/set-immediate.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e7d44a75d1fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/module/set-immediate.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+process.on('uncaughtException', function(error) {
+  process.send(error.message);
+  process.exit(1);
+});
+
+process.on('message', function(msg) {
+  setImmediate(function() {
+    process.send('ok');
+    process.exit(0);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/spec/node-spec.coffee b/spec/node-spec.coffee
index 94174c38b743..f998a8c5b7b2 100644
--- a/spec/node-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/node-spec.coffee
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ describe 'node feature', ->
           done()
         child.send 'message'
 
+      it 'has setImmediate working in script', (done) ->
+        child = child_process.fork path.join(fixtures, 'module', 'set-immediate.js')
+        child.on 'message', (msg) ->
+          assert.equal msg, 'ok'
+          done()
+        child.send 'message'
+
   describe 'contexts', ->
     describe 'setTimeout in fs callback', ->
       it 'does not crash', (done) ->