diff --git a/src/extensions/gc-extension.cc b/src/extensions/gc-extension.cc
index 2282075445..813b9219bf 100644
--- a/src/extensions/gc-extension.cc
+++ b/src/extensions/gc-extension.cc
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ v8::Handle<v8::Value> GCExtension::GC(const v8::Arguments& args) {
   if (args[0]->BooleanValue()) {
     HEAP->CollectGarbage(NEW_SPACE, "gc extension");
   } else {
-    HEAP->CollectAllGarbage(Heap::kAbortIncrementalMarkingMask, "gc extension");
+    HEAP->CollectAllGarbage(Heap::kNoGCFlags, "gc extension");
   }
   return v8::Undefined();
 }
diff --git a/src/heap.cc b/src/heap.cc
index b31564f363..ff791d8338 100644
--- a/src/heap.cc
+++ b/src/heap.cc
@@ -5323,7 +5323,8 @@ bool Heap::IdleNotification(int hint) {
       AgeInlineCaches();
     }
     int mark_sweep_time = Min(TimeMarkSweepWouldTakeInMs(), 1000);
-    if (hint >= mark_sweep_time && incremental_marking()->IsStopped()) {
+    if (hint >= mark_sweep_time && !FLAG_expose_gc &&
+        incremental_marking()->IsStopped()) {
       HistogramTimerScope scope(isolate_->counters()->gc_context());
       CollectAllGarbage(kReduceMemoryFootprintMask,
                         "idle notification: contexts disposed");
@@ -5338,7 +5339,7 @@ bool Heap::IdleNotification(int hint) {
     return false;
   }
 
-  if (!FLAG_incremental_marking || Serializer::enabled()) {
+  if (!FLAG_incremental_marking || FLAG_expose_gc || Serializer::enabled()) {
     return IdleGlobalGC();
   }
 
diff --git a/src/incremental-marking.cc b/src/incremental-marking.cc
index 3030bdf8ca..1457ee3094 100644
--- a/src/incremental-marking.cc
+++ b/src/incremental-marking.cc
@@ -491,7 +491,8 @@ bool IncrementalMarking::WorthActivating() {
   static const intptr_t kActivationThreshold = 0;
 #endif
 
-  return FLAG_incremental_marking &&
+  return !FLAG_expose_gc &&
+      FLAG_incremental_marking &&
       !Serializer::enabled() &&
       heap_->PromotedSpaceSizeOfObjects() > kActivationThreshold;
 }