diff --git a/atom/browser/api/lib/web-contents.js b/atom/browser/api/lib/web-contents.js
index e0c16999c7..9486378264 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/lib/web-contents.js
+++ b/atom/browser/api/lib/web-contents.js
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ let PDFPageSize = {
 
 // Following methods are mapped to webFrame.
 const webFrameMethods = [
-  'executeJavaScript',
   'insertText',
   'setZoomFactor',
   'setZoomLevel',
@@ -106,14 +105,26 @@ let wrapWebContents = function(webContents) {
     };
   }
 
+  const asyncWebFrameMethods = function(requestId, method, callback, ...args) {
+    this.send('ELECTRON_INTERNAL_RENDERER_ASYNC_WEB_FRAME_METHOD', requestId, method, args);
+    ipcMain.once(`ELECTRON_INTERNAL_BROWSER_ASYNC_WEB_FRAME_RESPONSE_${requestId}`, function(event, result) {
+      if (callback)
+        callback(result);
+    });
+  };
+
   // Make sure webContents.executeJavaScript would run the code only when the
   // webContents has been loaded.
-  const executeJavaScript = webContents.executeJavaScript;
-  webContents.executeJavaScript = function(code, hasUserGesture) {
+  webContents.executeJavaScript = function(code, hasUserGesture, callback) {
+    let requestId = getNextId();
+    if (typeof hasUserGesture === "function") {
+      callback = hasUserGesture;
+      hasUserGesture = false;
+    }
     if (this.getURL() && !this.isLoading())
-      return executeJavaScript.call(this, code, hasUserGesture);
+      return asyncWebFrameMethods.call(this, requestId, "executeJavaScript", callback, code, hasUserGesture);
     else
-      return this.once('did-finish-load', executeJavaScript.bind(this, code, hasUserGesture));
+      return this.once('did-finish-load', asyncWebFrameMethods.bind(this, requestId, "executeJavaScript", callback, code, hasUserGesture));
   };
 
   // Dispatch IPC messages to the ipc module.
diff --git a/atom/browser/lib/rpc-server.js b/atom/browser/lib/rpc-server.js
index 20ee8fbdea..a31c6e146e 100644
--- a/atom/browser/lib/rpc-server.js
+++ b/atom/browser/lib/rpc-server.js
@@ -354,11 +354,17 @@ ipcMain.on('ATOM_BROWSER_GUEST_WEB_CONTENTS', function(event, guestInstanceId) {
   }
 });
 
-ipcMain.on('ATOM_BROWSER_ASYNC_CALL_TO_GUEST_VIEW', function(event, guestInstanceId, method, ...args) {
+ipcMain.on('ATOM_BROWSER_ASYNC_CALL_TO_GUEST_VIEW', function(event, requestId, guestInstanceId, method, ...args) {
   try {
     let guestViewManager = require('./guest-view-manager');
     let guest = guestViewManager.getGuest(guestInstanceId);
-    return guest[method].apply(guest, args);
+    if (requestId) {
+      const responseCallback = function(result) {
+        event.sender.send(`ATOM_RENDERER_ASYNC_CALL_TO_GUEST_VIEW_RESPONSE_${requestId}`, result);
+      };
+      args.push(responseCallback);
+    }
+    guest[method].apply(guest, args);
   } catch (error) {
     return event.returnValue = exceptionToMeta(error);
   }
diff --git a/atom/renderer/api/atom_api_web_frame.cc b/atom/renderer/api/atom_api_web_frame.cc
index c72882886b..e00b901bff 100644
--- a/atom/renderer/api/atom_api_web_frame.cc
+++ b/atom/renderer/api/atom_api_web_frame.cc
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include "native_mate/object_template_builder.h"
 #include "third_party/WebKit/public/web/WebDocument.h"
 #include "third_party/WebKit/public/web/WebLocalFrame.h"
-#include "third_party/WebKit/public/web/WebScopedUserGesture.h"
+#include "third_party/WebKit/public/web/WebScriptExecutionCallback.h"
 #include "third_party/WebKit/public/web/WebScriptSource.h"
 #include "third_party/WebKit/public/web/WebSecurityPolicy.h"
 #include "third_party/WebKit/public/web/WebView.h"
@@ -26,6 +26,34 @@ namespace atom {
 
 namespace api {
 
+namespace {
+
+class ScriptExecutionCallback : public blink::WebScriptExecutionCallback {
+ public:
+  using CompletionCallback =
+      base::Callback<void(
+          const v8::Local<v8::Value>& result)>;
+
+  explicit ScriptExecutionCallback(const CompletionCallback& callback)
+      : callback_(callback) {}
+  ~ScriptExecutionCallback() {}
+
+  void completed(
+      const blink::WebVector<v8::Local<v8::Value>>& result) override {
+    if (!callback_.is_null() && !result.isEmpty() && !result[0].IsEmpty())
+      // Right now only single results per frame is supported.
+      callback_.Run(result[0]);
+    delete this;
+  }
+
+ private:
+  CompletionCallback callback_;
+
+  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(ScriptExecutionCallback);
+};
+
+}  // namespace
+
 WebFrame::WebFrame()
     : web_frame_(blink::WebLocalFrame::frameForCurrentContext()) {
 }
@@ -124,9 +152,14 @@ void WebFrame::ExecuteJavaScript(const base::string16& code,
                                  mate::Arguments* args) {
   bool has_user_gesture = false;
   args->GetNext(&has_user_gesture);
-  scoped_ptr<blink::WebScopedUserGesture> gesture(
-      has_user_gesture ? new blink::WebScopedUserGesture : nullptr);
-  web_frame_->executeScriptAndReturnValue(blink::WebScriptSource(code));
+  ScriptExecutionCallback::CompletionCallback completion_callback;
+  args->GetNext(&completion_callback);
+  scoped_ptr<blink::WebScriptExecutionCallback> callback(
+      new ScriptExecutionCallback(completion_callback));
+  web_frame_->requestExecuteScriptAndReturnValue(
+      blink::WebScriptSource(code),
+      has_user_gesture,
+      callback.release());
 }
 
 mate::ObjectTemplateBuilder WebFrame::GetObjectTemplateBuilder(
diff --git a/atom/renderer/lib/init.js b/atom/renderer/lib/init.js
index 340a1ef505..166e64237d 100644
--- a/atom/renderer/lib/init.js
+++ b/atom/renderer/lib/init.js
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ electron.ipcRenderer.on('ELECTRON_INTERNAL_RENDERER_WEB_FRAME_METHOD', (event, m
   electron.webFrame[method].apply(electron.webFrame, args);
 });
 
+electron.ipcRenderer.on('ELECTRON_INTERNAL_RENDERER_ASYNC_WEB_FRAME_METHOD', (event, requestId, method, args) => {
+  const responseCallback = function(result) {
+    event.sender.send(`ELECTRON_INTERNAL_BROWSER_ASYNC_WEB_FRAME_RESPONSE_${requestId}`, result);
+  };
+  args.push(responseCallback);
+  electron.webFrame[method].apply(electron.webFrame, args);
+});
+
 // Process command line arguments.
 var nodeIntegration = 'false';
 var preloadScript = null;
diff --git a/atom/renderer/lib/web-view/web-view.js b/atom/renderer/lib/web-view/web-view.js
index 44fc104216..bd128f6fff 100644
--- a/atom/renderer/lib/web-view/web-view.js
+++ b/atom/renderer/lib/web-view/web-view.js
@@ -391,7 +391,6 @@ var registerWebViewElement = function() {
     'printToPDF',
   ];
   nonblockMethods = [
-    'executeJavaScript',
     'insertCSS',
     'insertText',
     'send',
@@ -422,7 +421,7 @@ var registerWebViewElement = function() {
       var args, internal;
       args = 1 <= arguments.length ? slice.call(arguments, 0) : [];
       internal = v8Util.getHiddenValue(this, 'internal');
-      return ipcRenderer.send.apply(ipcRenderer, ['ATOM_BROWSER_ASYNC_CALL_TO_GUEST_VIEW', internal.guestInstanceId, m].concat(slice.call(args)));
+      return ipcRenderer.send.apply(ipcRenderer, ['ATOM_BROWSER_ASYNC_CALL_TO_GUEST_VIEW', null, internal.guestInstanceId, m].concat(slice.call(args)));
     };
   };
   for (j = 0, len1 = nonblockMethods.length; j < len1; j++) {
@@ -430,6 +429,20 @@ var registerWebViewElement = function() {
     proto[m] = createNonBlockHandler(m);
   }
 
+  proto.executeJavaScript = function(code, hasUserGesture, callback) {
+    var internal = v8Util.getHiddenValue(this, 'internal');
+    if (typeof hasUserGesture === "function") {
+      callback = hasUserGesture;
+      hasUserGesture = false;
+    }
+    let requestId = getNextId();
+    ipcRenderer.send('ATOM_BROWSER_ASYNC_CALL_TO_GUEST_VIEW', requestId, internal.guestInstanceId, "executeJavaScript", code, hasUserGesture);
+    ipcRenderer.once(`ATOM_RENDERER_ASYNC_CALL_TO_GUEST_VIEW_RESPONSE_${requestId}`, function(event, result) {
+      if (callback)
+        callback(result);
+    });
+  };
+
   // WebContents associated with this webview.
   proto.getWebContents = function() {
     var internal = v8Util.getHiddenValue(this, 'internal');
diff --git a/docs/api/web-contents.md b/docs/api/web-contents.md
index 31c55801aa..25597d9b6c 100644
--- a/docs/api/web-contents.md
+++ b/docs/api/web-contents.md
@@ -425,10 +425,12 @@ Returns a `String` representing the user agent for this web page.
 
 Injects CSS into the current web page.
 
-### `webContents.executeJavaScript(code[, userGesture])`
+### `webContents.executeJavaScript(code[, userGesture, callback])`
 
 * `code` String
 * `userGesture` Boolean (optional)
+* `callback` Function (optional) - Called after script has been executed.
+  * `result`
 
 Evaluates `code` in page.
 
diff --git a/docs/api/web-view-tag.md b/docs/api/web-view-tag.md
index 4a0697ad84..fa48ef60f3 100644
--- a/docs/api/web-view-tag.md
+++ b/docs/api/web-view-tag.md
@@ -279,10 +279,12 @@ Returns a `String` representing the user agent for guest page.
 
 Injects CSS into the guest page.
 
-### `<webview>.executeJavaScript(code, userGesture)`
+### `<webview>.executeJavaScript(code, userGesture, callback)`
 
 * `code` String
 * `userGesture` Boolean - Default `false`.
+* `callback` Function (optional) - Called after script has been executed.
+  * `result`
 
 Evaluates `code` in page. If `userGesture` is set, it will create the user
 gesture context in the page. HTML APIs like `requestFullScreen`, which require
diff --git a/spec/api-browser-window-spec.js b/spec/api-browser-window-spec.js
index 58cf57cc8d..25e92382cc 100644
--- a/spec/api-browser-window-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-browser-window-spec.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const screen = require('electron').screen;
 
 const app = remote.require('electron').app;
 const ipcMain = remote.require('electron').ipcMain;
+const ipcRenderer = require('electron').ipcRenderer;
 const BrowserWindow = remote.require('electron').BrowserWindow;
 
 const isCI = remote.getGlobal('isCi');
@@ -690,4 +691,22 @@ describe('browser-window module', function() {
       assert.equal(fs.existsSync(serializedPath), false);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('window.webContents.executeJavaScript', function() {
+    var expected = 'hello, world!';
+    var code = '(() => \"' + expected + '\")()';
+
+    it('doesnt throw when no calback is provided', function() {
+      const result = ipcRenderer.sendSync('executeJavaScript', code, false);
+      assert.equal(result, 'success');
+    });
+
+    it('returns result when calback is provided', function(done) {
+      ipcRenderer.send('executeJavaScript', code, true);
+      ipcRenderer.once('executeJavaScript-response', function(event, result) {
+        assert.equal(result, expected);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/spec/static/main.js b/spec/static/main.js
index 48fdf17c3d..9a049e3f10 100644
--- a/spec/static/main.js
+++ b/spec/static/main.js
@@ -138,4 +138,15 @@ app.on('ready', function() {
     });
     event.returnValue = "done";
   });
+
+  ipcMain.on('executeJavaScript', function(event, code, hasCallback) {
+    if (hasCallback) {
+      window.webContents.executeJavaScript(code, (result) => {
+        window.webContents.send('executeJavaScript-response', result);
+      });
+    } else {
+      window.webContents.executeJavaScript(code);
+      event.returnValue = "success";
+    }
+  });
 });
diff --git a/spec/webview-spec.js b/spec/webview-spec.js
index d73a177d09..cd2be69d73 100644
--- a/spec/webview-spec.js
+++ b/spec/webview-spec.js
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ describe('<webview> tag', function() {
       document.body.appendChild(webview);
     });
   });
+
   describe('partition attribute', function() {
     it('inserts no node symbols when not set', function(done) {
       webview.addEventListener('console-message', function(e) {
@@ -356,6 +357,7 @@ describe('<webview> tag', function() {
       document.body.appendChild(webview);
     });
   });
+
   describe('did-navigate-in-page event', function() {
     it('emits when an anchor link is clicked', function(done) {
       var p = path.join(fixtures, 'pages', 'webview-did-navigate-in-page.html');
@@ -556,7 +558,7 @@ describe('<webview> tag', function() {
         done();
       };
       var listener2 = function() {
-        var jsScript = 'document.getElementsByTagName("video")[0].webkitRequestFullScreen()';
+        var jsScript = "document.querySelector('video').webkitRequestFullscreen()";
         webview.executeJavaScript(jsScript, true);
         webview.removeEventListener('did-finish-load', listener2);
       };
@@ -565,6 +567,20 @@ describe('<webview> tag', function() {
       webview.src = "file://" + fixtures + "/pages/fullscreen.html";
       document.body.appendChild(webview);
     });
+
+    it('can return the result of the executed script', function(done) {
+      var listener = function() {
+        var jsScript = "'4'+2";
+        webview.executeJavaScript(jsScript, false, function(result) {
+          assert.equal(result, '42');
+          done();
+        });
+        webview.removeEventListener('did-finish-load', listener);
+      };
+      webview.addEventListener('did-finish-load', listener);
+      webview.src = "about:blank";
+      document.body.appendChild(webview);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('sendInputEvent', function() {