diff --git a/lib/dgram.js b/lib/dgram.js
index 6b1772e6128dba..ac7a054a4c4681 100644
--- a/lib/dgram.js
+++ b/lib/dgram.js
@@ -358,6 +358,8 @@ Socket.prototype.close = function() {
   this._handle.close();
   this._handle = null;
   this.emit('close');
+
+  return this;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-dgram-close.js b/test/parallel/test-dgram-close.js
index 77af6f13b8011e..1eed54c91f4106 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-dgram-close.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-dgram-close.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ buf.fill(42);
 var socket = dgram.createSocket('udp4');
 var handle = socket._handle;
 socket.send(buf, 0, buf.length, common.PORT, 'localhost');
-socket.close();
+assert.strictEqual(socket.close(), socket);
 socket = null;
 
 // Verify that accessing handle after closure doesn't throw