diff --git a/lib/cmap/connection.js b/lib/cmap/connection.js
index ce108beea9..e86b6f342f 100644
--- a/lib/cmap/connection.js
+++ b/lib/cmap/connection.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class Connection extends EventEmitter {
     });
 
     stream.on('close', () => {
-      this[kQueue].forEach(op => op.callback(new MongoError('Connection closed')));
+      this[kQueue].forEach(op => op.cb(new MongoError('Connection closed')));
       this[kQueue].clear();
 
       this.emit('close');
diff --git a/lib/cmap/connection_pool.js b/lib/cmap/connection_pool.js
index 973791a2f4..6c85ffa1be 100644
--- a/lib/cmap/connection_pool.js
+++ b/lib/cmap/connection_pool.js
@@ -177,7 +177,9 @@ class ConnectionPool extends EventEmitter {
       destroyConnection(this, connection, reason);
     }
 
-    callback(null);
+    if (typeof callback === 'function') {
+      callback();
+    }
   }
 
   clear(callback) {
@@ -227,6 +229,34 @@ class ConnectionPool extends EventEmitter {
     );
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Runs a lambda with an implicitly checked out connection, checking that connection back in when the lambda
+   * has completed by calling back.
+   *
+   * NOTE: please note the required signature of `fn`
+   *
+   * @param {ConnectionPool~withConnectionCallback} fn A function which operates on a managed connection
+   * @param {Function} callback The original callback
+   * @return {Promise}
+   */
+  withConnection(fn, callback) {
+    this.checkOut((err, conn) => {
+      // don't callback with `err` here, we might want to act upon it inside `fn`
+
+      fn(err, conn, (fnErr, result) => {
+        if (fnErr) {
+          callback(fnErr);
+        } else {
+          callback(undefined, result);
+        }
+
+        if (conn) {
+          this.checkIn(conn);
+        }
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
   get totalConnectionCount() {
     return this[kConnections].length + (this.options.maxPoolSize - this[kPermits]);
   }
@@ -302,6 +332,15 @@ function destroyConnection(pool, connection, reason) {
   process.nextTick(() => connection.destroy());
 }
 
+/**
+ * A callback provided to `withConnection`
+ *
+ * @callback ConnectionPool~withConnectionCallback
+ * @param {MongoError} error An error instance representing the error during the execution.
+ * @param {Connection} connection The managed connection which was checked out of the pool.
+ * @param {Function} callback A function to call back after connection management is complete
+ */
+
 module.exports = {
   ConnectionPool
 };
diff --git a/test/unit/cmap/connection_pool.test.js b/test/unit/cmap/connection_pool.test.js
index e42f4a80c4..8872839cd4 100644
--- a/test/unit/cmap/connection_pool.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/cmap/connection_pool.test.js
@@ -45,6 +45,80 @@ describe('Connection Pool', function() {
     mock.createServer().then(s => (server = s));
   });
 
+  describe('withConnection', function() {
+    it('should manage a connection for a successful operation', function(done) {
+      server.setMessageHandler(request => {
+        const doc = request.document;
+        if (doc.ismaster) {
+          request.reply(mock.DEFAULT_ISMASTER_36);
+        }
+      });
+
+      const pool = new ConnectionPool(Object.assign({ bson: new BSON() }, server.address()));
+      const callback = (err, result) => {
+        expect(err).to.not.exist;
+        expect(result).to.exist;
+        pool.close(done);
+      };
+
+      pool.withConnection((err, conn, cb) => {
+        expect(err).to.not.exist;
+
+        conn.command('$admin.cmd', { ismaster: 1 }, (cmdErr, ismaster) => {
+          expect(cmdErr).to.not.exist;
+          cb(undefined, ismaster);
+        });
+      }, callback);
+    });
+
+    it('should allow user interaction with an error', function(done) {
+      server.setMessageHandler(request => {
+        const doc = request.document;
+        if (doc.ismaster) {
+          request.connection.destroy();
+        }
+      });
+
+      const pool = new ConnectionPool(
+        Object.assign({ bson: new BSON(), waitQueueTimeoutMS: 250 }, server.address())
+      );
+
+      const callback = err => {
+        expect(err).to.exist;
+        expect(err).to.match(/Timed out/);
+        pool.close(done);
+      };
+
+      pool.withConnection((err, conn, cb) => {
+        expect(err).to.exist;
+        expect(err).to.match(/Timed out/);
+        cb(err);
+      }, callback);
+    });
+
+    it('should return an error to the original callback', function(done) {
+      server.setMessageHandler(request => {
+        const doc = request.document;
+        if (doc.ismaster) {
+          request.reply(mock.DEFAULT_ISMASTER_36);
+        }
+      });
+
+      const pool = new ConnectionPool(Object.assign({ bson: new BSON() }, server.address()));
+      const callback = (err, result) => {
+        expect(err).to.exist;
+        expect(result).to.not.exist;
+        expect(err).to.match(/my great error/);
+        pool.close(done);
+      };
+
+      pool.withConnection((err, conn, cb) => {
+        expect(err).to.not.exist;
+        cb(new Error('my great error'));
+      }, callback);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('spec tests', function() {
     const threads = new Map();
     const connections = new Map();