diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 230d8e3a58d..12db1f45e58 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -290,6 +290,10 @@ Stream.prototype.write = function (data, encoding, fd) {
   this._onWritable(); // Insert writeWatcher into the dumpQueue
   require('timers').active(this);
 
+  if (queueSize > (64*1024)) {
+    IOWatcher.flush();
+  }
+
   return queueSize < (64*1024);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/node_io_watcher.cc b/src/node_io_watcher.cc
index 38f44cc46fa..943deb7056b 100644
--- a/src/node_io_watcher.cc
+++ b/src/node_io_watcher.cc
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ void IOWatcher::Initialize(Handle<Object> target) {
   Local<Function> io_watcher = constructor_template->GetFunction();
   target->Set(String::NewSymbol("IOWatcher"), io_watcher);
 
+  NODE_SET_METHOD(constructor_template->GetFunction(),
+                  "flush",
+                  IOWatcher::Flush);
+
   callback_symbol = NODE_PSYMBOL("callback");
 
   next_sym = NODE_PSYMBOL("next");
@@ -194,6 +198,13 @@ Handle<Value> IOWatcher::Set(const Arguments& args) {
   return Undefined();
 }
 
+
+Handle<Value> IOWatcher::Flush(const Arguments& args) {
+  HandleScope scope; // unneccessary?
+  IOWatcher::Dump();
+  return Undefined();
+}
+
 #define KB 1024
 
 /*
@@ -233,7 +244,11 @@ Handle<Value> IOWatcher::Set(const Arguments& args) {
 void IOWatcher::Dump(EV_P_ ev_prepare *w, int revents) {
   assert(revents == EV_PREPARE);
   assert(w == &dumper);
+  Dump();
+}
 
+
+void IOWatcher::Dump() {
   HandleScope scope;
 
   static struct iovec iov[IOV_MAX];
diff --git a/src/node_io_watcher.h b/src/node_io_watcher.h
index 2c2de7809f9..f1ae3babf15 100644
--- a/src/node_io_watcher.h
+++ b/src/node_io_watcher.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class IOWatcher : ObjectWrap {
   }
 
   static v8::Handle<v8::Value> New(const v8::Arguments& args);
+  static v8::Handle<v8::Value> Flush(const v8::Arguments& args);
   static v8::Handle<v8::Value> Start(const v8::Arguments& args);
   static v8::Handle<v8::Value> Stop(const v8::Arguments& args);
   static v8::Handle<v8::Value> Set(const v8::Arguments& args);
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ class IOWatcher : ObjectWrap {
   static void Callback(EV_P_ ev_io *watcher, int revents);
 
   static void Dump(EV_P_ ev_prepare *watcher, int revents);
+  static void Dump();
 
   void Start();
   void Stop();