diff --git a/test/parallel/test-internal-socket-list-receive.js b/test/parallel/test-internal-socket-list-receive.js
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+// Flags: --expose-internals
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const EventEmitter = require('events');
+const SocketListReceive = require('internal/socket_list').SocketListReceive;
+
+const key = 'test-key';
+
+// Verify that the message won't be sent when child is not connected.
+{
+  const child = Object.assign(new EventEmitter(), {
+    connected: false,
+    send: common.mustNotCall()
+  });
+
+  const list = new SocketListReceive(child, key);
+  list.child.emit('internalMessage', { key, cmd: 'NODE_SOCKET_NOTIFY_CLOSE' });
+}
+
+// Verify that a "NODE_SOCKET_ALL_CLOSED" message will be sent.
+{
+  const child = Object.assign(new EventEmitter(), {
+    connected: true,
+    send: common.mustCall((msg) => {
+      assert.strictEqual(msg.cmd, 'NODE_SOCKET_ALL_CLOSED');
+      assert.strictEqual(msg.key, key);
+    })
+  });
+
+  const list = new SocketListReceive(child, key);
+  list.child.emit('internalMessage', { key, cmd: 'NODE_SOCKET_NOTIFY_CLOSE' });
+}
+
+// Verify that a "NODE_SOCKET_COUNT" message will be sent.
+{
+  const child = Object.assign(new EventEmitter(), {
+    connected: true,
+    send: common.mustCall((msg) => {
+      assert.strictEqual(msg.cmd, 'NODE_SOCKET_COUNT');
+      assert.strictEqual(msg.key, key);
+      assert.strictEqual(msg.count, 0);
+    })
+  });
+
+  const list = new SocketListReceive(child, key);
+  list.child.emit('internalMessage', { key, cmd: 'NODE_SOCKET_GET_COUNT' });
+}
+
+// Verify that the connections count is added and an "empty" event
+// will be emitted when all sockets in obj were closed.
+{
+  const child = new EventEmitter();
+  const obj = { socket: new EventEmitter() };
+
+  const list = new SocketListReceive(child, key);
+  assert.strictEqual(list.connections, 0);
+
+  list.add(obj);
+  assert.strictEqual(list.connections, 1);
+
+  list.on('empty', common.mustCall((self) => assert.strictEqual(self, list)));
+
+  obj.socket.emit('close');
+  assert.strictEqual(list.connections, 0);
+}
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-internal-socket-list-send.js b/test/parallel/test-internal-socket-list-send.js
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+// Flags: --expose-internals
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const EventEmitter = require('events');
+const SocketListSend = require('internal/socket_list').SocketListSend;
+
+const key = 'test-key';
+
+// Verify that an error will be received in callback when child is not
+// connected.
+{
+  const child = Object.assign(new EventEmitter(), { connected: false });
+  assert.strictEqual(child.listenerCount('internalMessage'), 0);
+
+  const list = new SocketListSend(child, 'test');
+
+  list._request('msg', 'cmd', common.mustCall((err) => {
+    assert.strictEqual(err.message, 'child closed before reply');
+    assert.strictEqual(child.listenerCount('internalMessage'), 0);
+  }));
+}
+
+// Verify that the given message will be received in callback.
+{
+  const child = Object.assign(new EventEmitter(), {
+    connected: true,
+    send: function(msg) {
+      process.nextTick(() =>
+        this.emit('internalMessage', { key, cmd: 'cmd' })
+      );
+    }
+  });
+
+  const list = new SocketListSend(child, key);
+
+  list._request('msg', 'cmd', common.mustCall((err, msg) => {
+    assert.strictEqual(err, null);
+    assert.strictEqual(msg.cmd, 'cmd');
+    assert.strictEqual(msg.key, key);
+    assert.strictEqual(child.listenerCount('internalMessage'), 0);
+    assert.strictEqual(child.listenerCount('disconnect'), 0);
+  }));
+}
+
+// Verify that an error will be received in callback when child was
+// disconnected.
+{
+  const child = Object.assign(new EventEmitter(), {
+    connected: true,
+    send: function(msg) { process.nextTick(() => this.emit('disconnect')); }
+  });
+
+  const list = new SocketListSend(child, key);
+
+  list._request('msg', 'cmd', common.mustCall((err) => {
+    assert.strictEqual(err.message, 'child closed before reply');
+    assert.strictEqual(child.listenerCount('internalMessage'), 0);
+  }));
+}
+
+// Verify that a "NODE_SOCKET_ALL_CLOSED" message will be received
+// in callback.
+{
+  const child = Object.assign(new EventEmitter(), {
+    connected: true,
+    send: function(msg) {
+      assert.strictEqual(msg.cmd, 'NODE_SOCKET_NOTIFY_CLOSE');
+      assert.strictEqual(msg.key, key);
+      process.nextTick(() =>
+        this.emit('internalMessage', { key, cmd: 'NODE_SOCKET_ALL_CLOSED' })
+      );
+    }
+  });
+
+  const list = new SocketListSend(child, key);
+
+  list.close(common.mustCall((err, msg) => {
+    assert.strictEqual(err, null);
+    assert.strictEqual(msg.cmd, 'NODE_SOCKET_ALL_CLOSED');
+    assert.strictEqual(msg.key, key);
+    assert.strictEqual(child.listenerCount('internalMessage'), 0);
+    assert.strictEqual(child.listenerCount('disconnect'), 0);
+  }));
+}
+
+// Verify that the count of connections will be received in callback.
+{
+  const count = 1;
+  const child = Object.assign(new EventEmitter(), {
+    connected: true,
+    send: function(msg) {
+      assert.strictEqual(msg.cmd, 'NODE_SOCKET_GET_COUNT');
+      assert.strictEqual(msg.key, key);
+      process.nextTick(() =>
+        this.emit('internalMessage', {
+          key,
+          count,
+          cmd: 'NODE_SOCKET_COUNT'
+        })
+      );
+    }
+  });
+
+  const list = new SocketListSend(child, key);
+
+  list.getConnections(common.mustCall((err, msg) => {
+    assert.strictEqual(err, null);
+    assert.strictEqual(msg, count);
+    assert.strictEqual(child.listenerCount('internalMessage'), 0);
+    assert.strictEqual(child.listenerCount('disconnect'), 0);
+  }));
+}