diff --git a/atom/common/api/atom_bindings.cc b/atom/common/api/atom_bindings.cc
index fa4a88d58437..c748647f48d0 100644
--- a/atom/common/api/atom_bindings.cc
+++ b/atom/common/api/atom_bindings.cc
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ void AtomBindings::OnCallNextTick(uv_async_t* handle) {
     if (tick_info->in_tick())
       continue;
 
+    if (tick_info->length() == 0) {
+      env->isolate()->RunMicrotasks();
+    }
+
     if (tick_info->length() == 0) {
       tick_info->set_index(0);
       continue;