diff --git a/common/api/atom_bindings.cc b/common/api/atom_bindings.cc
index 6bc85b4d3d5c..4b8e2e6023a8 100644
--- a/common/api/atom_bindings.cc
+++ b/common/api/atom_bindings.cc
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ void AtomBindings::BindTo(v8::Handle<v8::Object> process) {
   v8::HandleScope scope;
 
   node::SetMethod(process, "atomBinding", Binding);
+  node::SetMethod(process, "crash", Crash);
 }
 
 // static
@@ -71,4 +72,10 @@ v8::Handle<v8::Value> AtomBindings::Binding(const v8::Arguments& args) {
       v8::String::New("No such module")));
 }
 
+// static
+v8::Handle<v8::Value> AtomBindings::Crash(const v8::Arguments& args) {
+  __builtin_trap();
+  return v8::Undefined();
+}
+
 }  // namespace atom
diff --git a/common/api/atom_bindings.h b/common/api/atom_bindings.h
index 88eb8e08c340..7a1fa330c716 100644
--- a/common/api/atom_bindings.h
+++ b/common/api/atom_bindings.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class AtomBindings {
 
  private:
   static v8::Handle<v8::Value> Binding(const v8::Arguments& args);
+  static v8::Handle<v8::Value> Crash(const v8::Arguments& args);
 
   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(AtomBindings);
 };