diff --git a/lib/dgram.js b/lib/dgram.js
index 42473b40e7..d548ea2fb1 100644
--- a/lib/dgram.js
+++ b/lib/dgram.js
@@ -223,7 +223,11 @@ Socket.prototype.address = function() {
 
 
 Socket.prototype.setBroadcast = function(arg) {
-  throw new Error('not yet implemented');
+  if (this._handle.setBroadcast((arg) ? 1 : 0) == -1) {
+      throw errnoException(errno, 'setBroadcast');
+  }
+
+  return true;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/udp_wrap.cc b/src/udp_wrap.cc
index 5b2fb52923..e73f634cde 100644
--- a/src/udp_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/udp_wrap.cc
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ public:
   static Handle<Value> GetSockName(const Arguments& args);
   static Handle<Value> AddMembership(const Arguments& args);
   static Handle<Value> DropMembership(const Arguments& args);
+  static Handle<Value> SetBroadcast(const Arguments& args);
 
 private:
   static inline char* NewSlab(v8::Handle<v8::Object> global, v8::Handle<v8::Object> wrap_obj);
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ void UDPWrap::Initialize(Handle<Object> target) {
   NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(t, "getsockname", GetSockName);
   NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(t, "addMembership", AddMembership);
   NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(t, "dropMembership", DropMembership);
+  NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(t, "setBroadcast", SetBroadcast);
 
   target->Set(String::NewSymbol("UDP"),
               Persistent<FunctionTemplate>::New(t)->GetFunction());
@@ -209,6 +211,20 @@ Handle<Value> UDPWrap::Bind6(const Arguments& args) {
   return DoBind(args, AF_INET6);
 }
 
+Handle<Value> UDPWrap::SetBroadcast(const Arguments& args) {
+  HandleScope scope;
+  UNWRAP
+
+  assert(args.Length() == 1);
+
+  int on = args[0]->Uint32Value();
+  int r = uv_udp_set_broadcast(&wrap->handle_, on);
+
+  if (r)
+    SetErrno(uv_last_error(uv_default_loop()));
+
+  return scope.Close(Integer::New(r));
+}
 
 Handle<Value> UDPWrap::SetMembership(const Arguments& args,
                                      uv_membership membership) {
diff --git a/test/simple/test-dgram-broadcast-multi-process.js b/test/simple/test-dgram-broadcast-multi-process.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0a98aa1cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/simple/test-dgram-broadcast-multi-process.js
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+// 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'),
+    assert = require('assert'),
+    cluster = require('cluster'),
+    dgram = require('dgram'),
+    util = require('util'),
+    assert = require('assert'),
+    Buffer = require('buffer').Buffer,
+    LOCAL_BROADCAST_HOST = '255.255.255.255',
+    messages = [
+      new Buffer('First message to send'),
+      new Buffer('Second message to send'),
+      new Buffer('Third message to send'),
+      new Buffer('Fourth message to send')
+    ];
+
+if (cluster.isMaster) {
+  var workers = {},
+    listeners = 3,
+    listening = 0,
+    i = 0,
+    done = 0;
+
+  //launch child processes
+  for (var x = 0; x < listeners; x++) {
+    (function () {
+      var worker = cluster.fork();
+      workers[worker.pid] = worker;
+
+      worker.messagesReceived = [];
+
+      worker.on('message', function (msg) {
+        if (msg.listening) {
+          listening += 1;
+
+          if (listening === listeners) {
+            //all child process are listening, so start sending
+            sendSocket.sendNext();
+          }
+        }
+        else if (msg.message) {
+          worker.messagesReceived.push(msg.message);
+
+          if (worker.messagesReceived.length === messages.length) {
+            done += 1;
+            console.error('%d received %d messages total.', worker.pid,
+                    worker.messagesReceived.length);
+          }
+
+          if (done === listeners) {
+            console.error('All workers have received the required number of '
+                    + 'messages. Will now compare.');
+
+            Object.keys(workers).forEach(function (pid) {
+              var worker = workers[pid];
+
+              var count = 0;
+
+              worker.messagesReceived.forEach(function(buf) {
+                for (var i = 0; i < messages.length; ++i) {
+                  if (buf.toString() === messages[i].toString()) {
+                    count++;
+                    break;
+                  }
+                }
+              });
+
+              console.error('%d received %d matching messges.', worker.pid
+                    , count);
+
+              assert.equal(count, messages.length
+                ,'A worker received an invalid multicast message');
+            });
+          }
+        }
+      });
+    })(x);
+  }
+
+  var sendSocket = dgram.createSocket('udp4');
+
+  sendSocket.bind(common.PORT);
+  sendSocket.setBroadcast(true);
+
+  sendSocket.on('close', function() {
+    console.error('sendSocket closed');
+  });
+
+  sendSocket.sendNext = function() {
+    var buf = messages[i++];
+
+    if (!buf) {
+      try { sendSocket.close(); } catch (e) {}
+      return;
+    }
+
+    sendSocket.send(buf, 0, buf.length,
+                common.PORT, LOCAL_BROADCAST_HOST, function(err) {
+
+      if (err) throw err;
+
+      console.error('sent %s to %s:%s', util.inspect(buf.toString())
+                , LOCAL_BROADCAST_HOST, common.PORT);
+
+      process.nextTick(sendSocket.sendNext);
+    });
+  };
+}
+
+if (!cluster.isMaster) {
+  var receivedMessages = [];
+  var listenSocket = dgram.createSocket('udp4');
+
+  listenSocket.on('message', function(buf, rinfo) {
+    console.error('%s received %s from %j', process.pid
+                , util.inspect(buf.toString()), rinfo);
+
+    receivedMessages.push(buf);
+
+    process.send({ message : buf.toString() });
+
+    if (receivedMessages.length == messages.length) {
+      listenSocket.dropMembership(LOCAL_BROADCAST_HOST);
+      process.nextTick(function() { // TODO should be changed to below.
+        // listenSocket.dropMembership(LOCAL_BROADCAST_HOST, function() {
+        listenSocket.close();
+      });
+    }
+  });
+
+  listenSocket.on('close', function() {
+    process.exit();
+  });
+
+  listenSocket.on('listening', function() {
+    process.send({ listening : true });
+  });
+
+  listenSocket.bind(common.PORT);
+}