diff --git a/src/js/net.js b/src/js/net.js
index f1f755c9e0..e6850d4639 100644
--- a/src/js/net.js
+++ b/src/js/net.js
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Socket.prototype.end = function(data, callback) {
   var state = self._socketState;
 
   // end of writable stream.
-  stream.WritableStream.prototype.end.call(self, data, callback);
+  stream.Writable.prototype.end.call(self, data, callback);
 
   // this socket is no longer writable.
   state.writable = false;
@@ -148,15 +148,15 @@ Socket.prototype._onread = function(nread, isEOF, buffer) {
 
   if (isEOF) {
     // this socket is no longer readable.
-    stream.ReadableStream.prototype.finishRead.call(self);
+    stream.Readable.prototype.finishRead.call(self);
     state.readable = false;
     // destory if this socket is not writable.
     maybeDestroy(self);
   } else if (nread < 0) {
     var err = new Error('read error: ' + nread);
-    stream.ReadableStream.prototype.error.call(this, err);
+    stream.Readable.prototype.error.call(this, err);
   } else {
-    stream.ReadableStream.prototype.push.call(this, buffer);
+    stream.Readable.prototype.push.call(this, buffer);
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/js/stream.js b/src/js/stream.js
index ae4ff03f0f..6954ebdcc3 100644
--- a/src/js/stream.js
+++ b/src/js/stream.js
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ util.inherits(Stream, EE);
 
 exports.Stream = Stream;
 
-exports.ReadableStream = require('stream_readable');
-exports.WritableStream = require('stream_writable');
+exports.Readable = require('stream_readable');
+exports.Writable = require('stream_writable');
 exports.Duplex = require('stream_duplex');
diff --git a/src/js/stream_readable.js b/src/js/stream_readable.js
index 4f007cef82..dae6c6e85b 100644
--- a/src/js/stream_readable.js
+++ b/src/js/stream_readable.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 var Stream = require('stream').Stream;
 var util = require('util');
+var assert = require('assert');
 
 
 function ReadableState(options) {
@@ -89,15 +90,30 @@ Readable.prototype.on = function(ev, cb) {
 };
 
 
+Readable.prototype.isPaused = function() {
+  return !this._readableState.flowing;
+};
+
+
+Readable.prototype.pause = function() {
+  var state = this._readableState;
+  if (state.flowing) {
+    state.flowing = false;
+    this.emit('pause');
+  }
+  return this;
+};
+
+
 Readable.prototype.resume = function() {
   var state = this._readableState;
   if (!state.flowing) {
     state.flowing = true;
-    var self = this;
-    process.nextTick(function() {
-      self.read(0);
-    });
+    if (state.length > 0) {
+      emitData(this, readBuffer(this));
+    }
   }
+  return this;
 };
 
 
@@ -155,6 +171,10 @@ function readBuffer(stream, n) {
   var state = stream._readableState;
   var res;
 
+  if (n == 0 || util.isNullOrUndefined(n)) {
+    n = state.length;
+  }
+
   if (state.buffer.length === 0 || state.length === 0) {
     res = null;
   } else if (n >= state.length) {
@@ -190,6 +210,7 @@ function emitReadable(stream) {
 
 
 function emitData(stream, data) {
+  assert.equal(readBuffer(stream), null);
   stream.emit('data', data);
 };
 
diff --git a/test/run_pass/test_stream.js b/test/run_pass/test_stream.js
index 4903ba503b..e59bd1a1c7 100644
--- a/test/run_pass/test_stream.js
+++ b/test/run_pass/test_stream.js
@@ -14,31 +14,60 @@
  */
 
 
-var ReadableStream = require('stream').ReadableStream;
+var Readable = require('stream').Readable;
 var assert = require('assert');
 
 
-var readable = new ReadableStream();
-var data = "";
-var err_msg;
+var readable = new Readable();
+var d = "";
+var e = "";
 
-readable.on('readable', function() {
-  data += readable.read().toString();
-});
 
 readable.on('error', function(err) {
-  err_msg = err.message;
+  e += ".";
+});
+
+readable.on('data', function(data) {
+  d += data.toString();
 });
 
+
+readable.pause();
 readable.push('abcde');
 readable.push('12345');
-readable.push(null);
-readable.push('shouldnotapper');
+assert.equal(d, '');
+assert.equal(e, '');
 
+readable.resume();
+assert.equal(d, 'abcde12345');
+assert.equal(e, '');
 
+readable.push('a');
+readable.push('1');
+readable.push('b');
+readable.push('2');
+assert.equal(d, 'abcde12345a1b2');
+assert.equal(e, '');
 
-process.on('exit', function(code) {
-  assert.equal(code, 0);
-  assert.equal(data, "abcde12345");
-  assert.equal(err_msg, 'stream.push() after EOF');
-});
+readable.pause();
+assert.equal(d, 'abcde12345a1b2');
+assert.equal(e, '');
+
+readable.push('c');
+readable.push('3');
+readable.push('d');
+readable.push('4');
+assert.equal(d, 'abcde12345a1b2');
+assert.equal(e, '');
+
+readable.resume();
+assert.equal(d, 'abcde12345a1b2c3d4');
+assert.equal(e, '');
+
+readable.push(null);
+assert.equal(d, 'abcde12345a1b2c3d4');
+assert.equal(e, '');
+
+readable.push('push after eof');
+assert.equal(d, 'abcde12345a1b2c3d4');
+assert.equal(e, '.');