diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index b7c7f06bc0..966e4ced5e 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ function Socket(options) {
   stream.Duplex.call(this, options);
 
   if (options.handle) {
+    // Initialize TCPWrap and PipeWrap
+    process.binding('tcp_wrap');
+    process.binding('pipe_wrap');
+
     this._handle = options.handle; // private
   } else if (typeof options.fd !== 'undefined') {
     this._handle = createPipe();
diff --git a/test/simple/test-cluster-net-send.js b/test/simple/test-cluster-net-send.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..846ae5d7a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/simple/test-cluster-net-send.js
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+// Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+// "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+// without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+// distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit
+// persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the
+// following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+// in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+// MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN
+// NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+// DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
+// USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+var common = require('../common');
+var assert = require('assert');
+var fork = require('child_process').fork;
+var net = require('net');
+
+if (process.argv[2] !== 'child') {
+  console.error('[%d] master', process.pid);
+
+  var worker = fork(__filename, ['child']);
+  var called = false;
+
+  worker.once('message', function(msg, handle) {
+    assert.equal(msg, 'handle');
+    assert.ok(handle);
+    worker.send('got');
+
+    handle.on('data', function(data) {
+      called = true;
+      assert.equal(data.toString(), 'hello');
+      worker.kill();
+    });
+  });
+
+  process.once('exit', function() {
+    assert.ok(called);
+  });
+} else {
+  console.error('[%d] worker', process.pid);
+
+  var server = net.createServer(function(c) {
+    process.once('message', function(msg) {
+      assert.equal(msg, 'got');
+      c.end('hello');
+    });
+  });
+  server.listen(common.PORT, function() {
+    var socket = net.connect(common.PORT, '127.0.0.1', function() {
+      process.send('handle', socket);
+    });
+  });
+
+  process.on('disconnect', function() {
+    process.exit();
+    server.close();
+  });
+}