diff --git a/doc/api/process.markdown b/doc/api/process.markdown
index 365e97573..d30960b8f 100644
--- a/doc/api/process.markdown
+++ b/doc/api/process.markdown
@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@ Example:
     /usr/local/bin/node
 
 
+### process.abort()
+
+This causes node to emit an abort. This will cause node to exit and
+generate a core file.
+
 ### process.chdir(directory)
 
 Changes the current working directory of the process or throws an exception if that fails.
diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index 11b6fa770..5d00d518c 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -1199,6 +1199,11 @@ Local<Value> ExecuteString(Handle<String> source, Handle<Value> filename) {
 }
 
 
+static Handle<Value> Abort(const Arguments& args) {
+  abort();
+}
+
+
 static Handle<Value> Chdir(const Arguments& args) {
   HandleScope scope;
 
@@ -2059,6 +2064,7 @@ Handle<Object> SetupProcessObject(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   // define various internal methods
   NODE_SET_METHOD(process, "_needTickCallback", NeedTickCallback);
   NODE_SET_METHOD(process, "reallyExit", Exit);
+  NODE_SET_METHOD(process, "abort", Abort);
   NODE_SET_METHOD(process, "chdir", Chdir);
   NODE_SET_METHOD(process, "cwd", Cwd);