diff --git a/lib/ffi.js b/lib/ffi.js
index 15c15753fb5a61..a0280368671ecd 100644
--- a/lib/ffi.js
+++ b/lib/ffi.js
@@ -86,3 +86,4 @@ exports.Closure = function Closure(cif, fn) {
  */
 
 exports.call = binding.call;
+exports.callAsync = binding.callAsync;
diff --git a/src/node_ffi.cc b/src/node_ffi.cc
index 677e33a1732d14..f566542b9dcedd 100644
--- a/src/node_ffi.cc
+++ b/src/node_ffi.cc
@@ -103,6 +103,73 @@ static void Call(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 }
 
 
+/*
+ * Called on the thread pool.
+ */
+
+void CallAsyncWork(uv_work_t *req) {
+  async_call *data = reinterpret_cast<async_call*>(req->data);
+
+  ffi_call(
+    data->cif,
+    FFI_FN(data->fn),
+    data->res,
+    data->argv);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Called on the JS thread, after CallAsyncWork() has completed.
+ */
+
+void CallAsyncDone(uv_work_t *req) {
+  async_call *data = reinterpret_cast<async_call*>(req->data);
+  HandleScope scope(data->isolate);
+
+  Local<Function> cb = Local<Function>::Cast(
+      Local<Object>::New(data->isolate, data->callback));
+
+  // invoke the registered callback function
+  MakeCallback(data->isolate,
+      data->isolate->GetCurrentContext()->Global(), cb, 0, nullptr);
+
+  // dispose of our persistent handle, and free memory
+  data->callback.Reset();
+  delete data;
+}
+
+
+static void CallAsync(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
+  Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
+
+  if (!Buffer::HasInstance(args[0]))
+    return env->ThrowTypeError("expected Buffer instance as first argument");
+  if (!Buffer::HasInstance(args[1]))
+    return env->ThrowTypeError("expected Buffer instance as second argument");
+  if (!Buffer::HasInstance(args[2]))
+    return env->ThrowTypeError("expected Buffer instance as third argument");
+  if (!Buffer::HasInstance(args[3]))
+    return env->ThrowTypeError("expected Buffer instance as fourth argument");
+  if (!args[4]->IsFunction())
+    return env->ThrowTypeError("expected callback function as fifth argument");
+
+  async_call* data = new async_call;
+  data->callback.Reset(env->isolate(), args[4].As<Object>());
+  data->cif = reinterpret_cast<ffi_cif*>(Buffer::Data(args[0].As<Object>()));
+  data->fn = Buffer::Data(args[1].As<Object>());
+  data->res = reinterpret_cast<void*>(Buffer::Data(args[2].As<Object>()));
+  data->argv = reinterpret_cast<void**>(Buffer::Data(args[3].As<Object>()));
+  data->isolate = env->isolate();
+
+  uv_work_t *req = new uv_work_t;
+  req->data = data;
+
+  uv_queue_work(uv_default_loop(), req,
+      CallAsyncWork,
+      (uv_after_work_cb)CallAsyncDone);
+}
+
+
 static void ArgFree(char* data, void* hint) {
   /* do nothing */
 }
@@ -363,6 +430,7 @@ void Initialize(Handle<Object> target,
 
   env->SetMethod(target, "prepCif", PrepCif);
   env->SetMethod(target, "call", Call);
+  env->SetMethod(target, "callAsync", CallAsync);
   env->SetMethod(target, "closureAlloc", ClosureAlloc);
 
   // initialize our threaded invokation stuff
diff --git a/src/node_ffi.h b/src/node_ffi.h
index b75074bfab6899..73567f48cc8da7 100644
--- a/src/node_ffi.h
+++ b/src/node_ffi.h
@@ -24,6 +24,20 @@ typedef struct _closure_info {
 } closure_info;
 
 
+/**
+ * Created for every ffi.callAsync() invokation.
+ */
+
+typedef struct _async_call {
+  Persistent<Object> callback;
+  ffi_cif* cif;
+  char* fn;
+  void* res;
+  void** argv;
+  Isolate* isolate;
+} async_call;
+
+
 /**
  * Synchronization object to ensure following order of execution:
  *   -> WaitForExecution()     invoked