diff --git a/lib/stream.js b/lib/stream.js
index d31a9fe239..632c87d2e2 100644
--- a/lib/stream.js
+++ b/lib/stream.js
@@ -28,9 +28,13 @@ function Stream() {
 util.inherits(Stream, events.EventEmitter);
 exports.Stream = Stream;
 
+var pipes = [];
+
 Stream.prototype.pipe = function(dest, options) {
   var source = this;
 
+  pipes.push(dest);
+
   function ondata(chunk) {
     if (dest.writable) {
       if (false === dest.write(chunk)) source.pause();
@@ -52,10 +56,18 @@ Stream.prototype.pipe = function(dest, options) {
 
   if (!options || options.end !== false) {
     function onend() {
+      var index = pipes.indexOf(dest);
+      pipes.splice(index, 1);
+
+      if (pipes.indexOf(dest) > -1) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       dest.end();
     }
 
     source.on('end', onend);
+    source.on('close', onend);
   }
 
   /*
@@ -73,34 +85,35 @@ Stream.prototype.pipe = function(dest, options) {
       source.emit('resume');
     };
   }
-  
+
   var onpause = function() {
     source.pause();
   }
 
   dest.on('pause', onpause);
-  
+
   var onresume = function() {
     if (source.readable) source.resume();
   };
-  
+
   dest.on('resume', onresume);
-  
+
   var cleanup = function () {
     source.removeListener('data', ondata);
     dest.removeListener('drain', ondrain);
     source.removeListener('end', onend);
-    
+    source.removeListener('close', onend);
+
     dest.removeListener('pause', onpause);
     dest.removeListener('resume', onresume);
-    
+
     source.removeListener('end', cleanup);
     source.removeListener('close', cleanup);
-    
+
     dest.removeListener('end', cleanup);
     dest.removeListener('close', cleanup);
   }
-  
+
   source.on('end', cleanup);
   source.on('close', cleanup);
 
diff --git a/test/simple/test-stream-pipe-cleanup.js b/test/simple/test-stream-pipe-cleanup.js
index fce4ac82a7..32ecd153dc 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-stream-pipe-cleanup.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-stream-pipe-cleanup.js
@@ -28,10 +28,13 @@ var util = require('util');
 
 function Writable () {
   this.writable = true;
+  this.endCalls = 0;
   stream.Stream.call(this);
 }
 util.inherits(Writable, stream.Stream);
-Writable.prototype.end = function () {}
+Writable.prototype.end = function () {
+  this.endCalls++;
+}
 
 function Readable () {
   this.readable = true;
@@ -56,6 +59,9 @@ for (i = 0; i < limit; i++) {
   r.emit('end')
 }
 assert.equal(0, r.listeners('end').length);
+assert.equal(limit, w.endCalls);
+
+w.endCalls = 0;
 
 for (i = 0; i < limit; i++) {
   r = new Readable()
@@ -63,6 +69,19 @@ for (i = 0; i < limit; i++) {
   r.emit('close')
 }
 assert.equal(0, r.listeners('close').length);
+assert.equal(limit, w.endCalls);
+
+w.endCalls = 0;
+
+var r2;
+r = new Readable()
+r2 = new Readable();
+
+r.pipe(w)
+r2.pipe(w)
+r.emit('close')
+r2.emit('close')
+assert.equal(1, w.endCalls);
 
 r = new Readable();