diff --git a/lib/dgram.js b/lib/dgram.js
index 483794b72..8130bace8 100644
--- a/lib/dgram.js
+++ b/lib/dgram.js
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ var events = require('events');
 
 var UDP = process.binding('udp_wrap').UDP;
 
+var BIND_STATE_UNBOUND = 0;
+var BIND_STATE_BINDING = 1;
+var BIND_STATE_BOUND = 2;
+
 // lazily loaded
 var dns = null;
 var net = null;
@@ -90,7 +94,7 @@ function Socket(type, listener) {
 
   this._handle = handle;
   this._receiving = false;
-  this._bound = false;
+  this._bindState = BIND_STATE_UNBOUND;
   this.type = type;
   this.fd = null; // compatibility hack
 
@@ -116,6 +120,8 @@ Socket.prototype.bind = function(port, address, callback) {
 
   // resolve address first
   self._handle.lookup(address, function(err, ip) {
+    self._bindState = BIND_STATE_UNBOUND;
+
     if (!self._handle)
       return; // handle has been closed in the mean time
 
@@ -132,11 +138,13 @@ Socket.prototype.bind = function(port, address, callback) {
     self._handle.onmessage = onMessage;
     self._handle.recvStart();
     self._receiving = true;
-    self._bound = true;
+    self._bindState = BIND_STATE_BOUND;
     self.fd = -42; // compatibility hack
 
     self.emit('listening');
   });
+
+  self._bindState = BIND_STATE_BINDING;
 };
 
 
@@ -175,8 +183,10 @@ Socket.prototype.send = function(buffer,
 
   self._healthCheck();
 
-  if (!self._bound) {
+  if (self._bindState == BIND_STATE_UNBOUND)
     self.bind(0, null);
+
+  if (self._bindState != BIND_STATE_BOUND) {
     self.once('listening', function() {
       self.send(buffer, offset, length, port, address, callback);
     });
diff --git a/test/simple/test-dgram-implicit-bind.js b/test/simple/test-dgram-implicit-bind.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6039629c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/simple/test-dgram-implicit-bind.js
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+// "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+// without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+// distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit
+// persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the
+// following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+// in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+// MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN
+// NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+// DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
+// USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+var common = require('../common');
+var assert = require('assert');
+var dgram = require('dgram');
+
+var source = dgram.createSocket('udp4');
+var target = dgram.createSocket('udp4');
+var messages = 0;
+
+process.on('exit', function() {
+  assert.equal(messages, 2);
+});
+
+target.on('message', function(buf) {
+  if (buf.toString() === 'abc') ++messages;
+  if (buf.toString() === 'def') ++messages;
+  if (messages === 2) {
+    source.close();
+    target.close();
+  }
+});
+
+target.on('listening', function() {
+  // Second .send() call should not throw a bind error.
+  source.send(Buffer('abc'), 0, 3, common.PORT, '127.0.0.1');
+  source.send(Buffer('def'), 0, 3, common.PORT, '127.0.0.1');
+});
+
+target.bind(common.PORT);