diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index 34e49e98d4..f71c2714a8 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -3386,6 +3386,13 @@ void LoadEnvironment(Environment* env) {
   f->Call(Null(env->isolate()), 1, &arg);
 }
 
+
+void FreeEnvironment(Environment* env) {
+  CHECK_NE(env, nullptr);
+  env->Dispose();
+}
+
+
 static void PrintHelp();
 
 static bool ParseDebugOpt(const char* arg) {
diff --git a/src/node.h b/src/node.h
index 529ee75f27..42c5ac59d7 100644
--- a/src/node.h
+++ b/src/node.h
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ NODE_EXTERN Environment* CreateEnvironment(v8::Isolate* isolate,
                                            int exec_argc,
                                            const char* const* exec_argv);
 NODE_EXTERN void LoadEnvironment(Environment* env);
+NODE_EXTERN void FreeEnvironment(Environment* env);
 
 // NOTE: Calling this is the same as calling
 // CreateEnvironment() + LoadEnvironment() from above.