diff --git a/lib/net_uv.js b/lib/net_uv.js
index dddc03fcb0b..b53b3ba89dc 100644
--- a/lib/net_uv.js
+++ b/lib/net_uv.js
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ function Socket(options) {
     //   console.trace();
     this._handle = createPipe();
     this._handle.open(fd);
+    this.readable = this.writable = true;
     initSocketHandle(this);
   } else {
     // private
diff --git a/test/simple/test-console.js b/test/simple/test-console.js
index 4ec37292fc1..39d11d16e7d 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-console.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-console.js
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
 var common = require('../common');
 var assert = require('assert');
 
+assert.ok(process.stdout.writable);
+assert.ok(process.stderr.writable);
+
+
 var stdout_write = global.process.stdout.write;
 var strings = [];
 global.process.stdout.write = function(string) {