diff --git a/test/addons/async-hello-world/binding.cc b/test/addons/async-hello-world/binding.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0303f7aec
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+++ b/test/addons/async-hello-world/binding.cc
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+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <node.h>
+#include <v8.h>
+#include <uv.h>
+
+using namespace v8;
+using namespace node;
+
+struct async_req {
+  uv_work_t req;
+  int input;
+  int output;
+  Persistent<Function> callback;
+};
+
+void DoAsync (uv_work_t *r) {
+  async_req *req = reinterpret_cast<async_req *>(r->data);
+  sleep(1); // simulate CPU intensive process...
+  req->output = req->input * 2;
+}
+
+void AfterAsync (uv_work_t *r) {
+  HandleScope scope;
+  async_req *req = reinterpret_cast<async_req *>(r->data);
+
+  Handle<Value> argv[2] = { Null(), Integer::New(req->output) };
+
+  TryCatch try_catch;
+
+  req->callback->Call(Context::GetCurrent()->Global(), 2, argv);
+
+  // cleanup
+  req->callback.Dispose();
+  delete req;
+
+  if (try_catch.HasCaught()) {
+    FatalException(try_catch);
+  }
+}
+
+Handle<Value> Method(const Arguments& args) {
+  HandleScope scope;
+
+  async_req *req = new async_req;
+  req->req.data = req;
+
+  req->input = args[0]->IntegerValue();
+  req->output = 0;
+
+  Local<Function> callback = Local<Function>::Cast(args[1]);
+  req->callback = Persistent<Function>::New(callback);
+
+  uv_queue_work(uv_default_loop(),
+                &req->req,
+                DoAsync,
+                (uv_after_work_cb)AfterAsync);
+
+  return Undefined();
+}
+
+void init(Handle<Object> exports, Handle<Object> module) {
+  NODE_SET_METHOD(module, "exports", Method);
+}
+
+NODE_MODULE(binding, init);
diff --git a/test/addons/async-hello-world/binding.gyp b/test/addons/async-hello-world/binding.gyp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3bfb84493f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/addons/async-hello-world/binding.gyp
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+{
+  'targets': [
+    {
+      'target_name': 'binding',
+      'sources': [ 'binding.cc' ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/test/addons/async-hello-world/test.js b/test/addons/async-hello-world/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..535d1ab797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/addons/async-hello-world/test.js
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+var assert = require('assert');
+var binding = require('./build/Release/binding');
+binding(5, function (err, val) {
+  assert.equal(null, err);
+  assert.equal(10, val);
+  console.error('done :)');
+});