diff --git a/include/v8.h b/include/v8.h
index 311ad434de..3eb4794f5c 100644
--- a/include/v8.h
+++ b/include/v8.h
@@ -5457,6 +5457,7 @@ class Internals {
   static const int kNodeFlagsOffset = 1 * kApiPointerSize + 3;
   static const int kNodeStateMask = 0xf;
   static const int kNodeStateIsWeakValue = 2;
+  static const int kNodeStateIsPendingValue = 3;
   static const int kNodeStateIsNearDeathValue = 4;
   static const int kNodeIsIndependentShift = 4;
   static const int kNodeIsPartiallyDependentShift = 5;
@@ -5672,8 +5673,10 @@ template <class T>
 bool Persistent<T>::IsNearDeath() const {
   typedef internal::Internals I;
   if (this->IsEmpty()) return false;
-  return I::GetNodeState(reinterpret_cast<internal::Object**>(this->val_)) ==
-      I::kNodeStateIsNearDeathValue;
+  uint8_t node_state =
+      I::GetNodeState(reinterpret_cast<internal::Object**>(this->val_));
+  return node_state == I::kNodeStateIsNearDeathValue ||
+      node_state == I::kNodeStateIsPendingValue;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/global-handles.cc b/src/global-handles.cc
index 88ebe31647..41771e6db4 100644
--- a/src/global-handles.cc
+++ b/src/global-handles.cc
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class GlobalHandles::Node {
     STATIC_ASSERT(static_cast<int>(NodeState::kMask) ==
                   Internals::kNodeStateMask);
     STATIC_ASSERT(WEAK == Internals::kNodeStateIsWeakValue);
+    STATIC_ASSERT(PENDING == Internals::kNodeStateIsPendingValue);
     STATIC_ASSERT(NEAR_DEATH == Internals::kNodeStateIsNearDeathValue);
     STATIC_ASSERT(static_cast<int>(IsIndependent::kShift) ==
                   Internals::kNodeIsIndependentShift);