diff --git a/deps/liboi/oi_socket.c b/deps/liboi/oi_socket.c
index dacf80321f..8a350d998d 100644
--- a/deps/liboi/oi_socket.c
+++ b/deps/liboi/oi_socket.c
@@ -914,9 +914,14 @@ void oi_socket_force_close (oi_socket *socket)
 void 
 oi_socket_write(oi_socket *socket, oi_buf *buf)
 {
-  assert(socket->write_action != NULL && "Do not write to a closed socket"); 
-  assert(socket->got_full_close == FALSE && "Do not write to a closing socket");
-  assert(socket->got_half_close == FALSE && "Do not write to a closing socket");
+  if (socket->write_action == NULL) {
+    assert(0 && "Do not write to a closed socket"); 
+    goto error;
+  }
+  if (socket->got_full_close == TRUE || socket->got_half_close == TRUE) {
+    assert(0 && "Do not write to a closing socket");
+    goto error;
+  }
 
   oi_queue_insert_head(&socket->out_stream, &buf->queue);
   buf->written = 0;
@@ -924,6 +929,10 @@ oi_socket_write(oi_socket *socket, oi_buf *buf)
   if (socket->attached) {
     ev_io_start(SOCKET_LOOP_ &socket->write_watcher);
   }
+  return;
+
+error:
+  if (buf->release) buf->release(buf);
 }
 
 void 
diff --git a/src/net.cc b/src/net.cc
index 2da99bb86e..99c88d3b9a 100644
--- a/src/net.cc
+++ b/src/net.cc
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ using namespace node;
 #define PROTOCOL_SYMBOL String::NewSymbol("protocol")
 #define CONNECTION_HANDLER_SYMBOL String::NewSymbol("connection_handler")
 
+#define READY_STATE_SYMBOL  String::NewSymbol("readyState")
+#define OPEN_SYMBOL         String::NewSymbol("open")
+#define READ_ONLY_SYMBOL    String::NewSymbol("readOnly")
+#define WRITE_ONLY_SYMBOL   String::NewSymbol("writeOnly")
+#define CLOSED_SYMBOL       String::NewSymbol("closed")
+
 static const struct addrinfo tcp_hints = 
 /* ai_flags      */ { AI_PASSIVE
 /* ai_family     */ , AF_UNSPEC
@@ -62,13 +68,49 @@ Connection::Initialize (v8::Handle<v8::Object> target)
   NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(constructor_template, "forceClose", ForceClose);
 
   constructor_template->PrototypeTemplate()->SetAccessor(
-      String::NewSymbol("encoding"),
+      ENCODING_SYMBOL,
       EncodingGetter,
       EncodingSetter);
 
+  constructor_template->PrototypeTemplate()->SetAccessor(
+      READY_STATE_SYMBOL,
+      ReadyStateGetter);
+
   target->Set(String::NewSymbol("Connection"), constructor_template->GetFunction());
 }
 
+Handle<Value>
+Connection::ReadyStateGetter (Local<String> _, const AccessorInfo& info)
+{
+  Connection *connection = NODE_UNWRAP(Connection, info.This());
+  if (!connection) return Handle<Value>();
+
+  HandleScope scope;
+
+  if (connection->socket_.got_full_close) {
+    return CLOSED_SYMBOL;
+  }
+
+  if (connection->socket_.got_half_close) {
+    if (connection->socket_.read_action)
+      return READ_ONLY_SYMBOL;
+    else
+      return CLOSED_SYMBOL;
+  }
+
+  if (connection->socket_.read_action && connection->socket_.write_action)
+    return OPEN_SYMBOL;
+  else if (connection->socket_.write_action)
+    return WRITE_ONLY_SYMBOL;
+  else if (connection->socket_.read_action)
+    return READ_ONLY_SYMBOL;
+  else
+    return CLOSED_SYMBOL;
+
+  assert(0 && "This shouldnt happen");
+  return ThrowException(String::New("This shouldn't happen."));
+}
+
 Handle<Value>
 Connection::EncodingGetter (Local<String> _, const AccessorInfo& info)
 {
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index a500ebc3e9..985e7f5289 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -25,8 +25,14 @@ protected:
   static v8::Handle<v8::Value> Close (const v8::Arguments& args);
   static v8::Handle<v8::Value> FullClose (const v8::Arguments& args);
   static v8::Handle<v8::Value> ForceClose (const v8::Arguments& args);
-  static v8::Handle<v8::Value> EncodingGetter (v8::Local<v8::String> _, const v8::AccessorInfo& info);
-  static void EncodingSetter (v8::Local<v8::String> _, v8::Local<v8::Value> value, const v8::AccessorInfo& info);
+
+  static v8::Handle<v8::Value> EncodingGetter (v8::Local<v8::String> _,
+      const v8::AccessorInfo& info);
+  static void EncodingSetter (v8::Local<v8::String> _,
+      v8::Local<v8::Value> value, const v8::AccessorInfo& info);
+
+  static v8::Handle<v8::Value> ReadyStateGetter (v8::Local<v8::String> _,
+      const v8::AccessorInfo& info);
 
   Connection (v8::Handle<v8::Object> handle); 
   virtual ~Connection ();