diff --git a/lib/_http_common.js b/lib/_http_common.js
index 209bd77bf452cc..7861848b46a9d4 100644
--- a/lib/_http_common.js
+++ b/lib/_http_common.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const FreeList = require('freelist').FreeList;
+const FreeList = require('internal/freelist').FreeList;
 const HTTPParser = process.binding('http_parser').HTTPParser;
 
 const incoming = require('_http_incoming');
diff --git a/lib/freelist.js b/lib/freelist.js
index 78a581d6acb37b..9300c1148754c4 100644
--- a/lib/freelist.js
+++ b/lib/freelist.js
@@ -1,26 +1,3 @@
 'use strict';
 
-// This is a free list to avoid creating so many of the same object.
-exports.FreeList = function(name, max, constructor) {
-  this.name = name;
-  this.constructor = constructor;
-  this.max = max;
-  this.list = [];
-};
-
-
-exports.FreeList.prototype.alloc = function() {
-  //debug("alloc " + this.name + " " + this.list.length);
-  return this.list.length ? this.list.shift() :
-                            this.constructor.apply(this, arguments);
-};
-
-
-exports.FreeList.prototype.free = function(obj) {
-  //debug("free " + this.name + " " + this.list.length);
-  if (this.list.length < this.max) {
-    this.list.push(obj);
-    return true;
-  }
-  return false;
-};
+module.exports = require('internal/freelist');
diff --git a/lib/internal/freelist.js b/lib/internal/freelist.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..4b17d154d4acef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/internal/freelist.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+'use strict';
+
+// This is a free list to avoid creating so many of the same object.
+exports.FreeList = function(name, max, constructor) {
+  this.name = name;
+  this.constructor = constructor;
+  this.max = max;
+  this.list = [];
+};
+
+
+exports.FreeList.prototype.alloc = function() {
+  return this.list.length ? this.list.shift() :
+                            this.constructor.apply(this, arguments);
+};
+
+
+exports.FreeList.prototype.free = function(obj) {
+  if (this.list.length < this.max) {
+    this.list.push(obj);
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+};
diff --git a/lib/module.js b/lib/module.js
index b2ddbd80c31913..719f8bd50c5716 100644
--- a/lib/module.js
+++ b/lib/module.js
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ Module._nodeModulePaths = function(from) {
 
 
 Module._resolveLookupPaths = function(request, parent) {
-  if (NativeModule.exists(request)) {
+  if (NativeModule.nonInternalExists(request)) {
     return [request, []];
   }
 
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ Module._load = function(request, parent, isMain) {
     return cachedModule.exports;
   }
 
-  if (NativeModule.exists(filename)) {
+  if (NativeModule.nonInternalExists(filename)) {
     // REPL is a special case, because it needs the real require.
     if (filename == 'repl') {
       var replModule = new Module('repl');
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ Module._load = function(request, parent, isMain) {
 };
 
 Module._resolveFilename = function(request, parent) {
-  if (NativeModule.exists(request)) {
+  if (NativeModule.nonInternalExists(request)) {
     return request;
   }
 
diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
index cae5340b273a48..dab7f6b28f1c56 100644
--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@
       'lib/v8.js',
       'lib/vm.js',
       'lib/zlib.js',
+
+      'lib/internal/freelist.js',
     ],
   },
 
diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index 92ace4fe3ec8b7..e82ea37c1abef8 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -3133,6 +3133,9 @@ static void ParseArgs(int* argc,
     } else if (strncmp(arg, "--icu-data-dir=", 15) == 0) {
       icu_data_dir = arg + 15;
 #endif
+    } else if (strcmp(arg, "--expose-internals") == 0 ||
+               strcmp(arg, "--expose_internals") == 0) {
+      // consumed in js
     } else {
       // V8 option.  Pass through as-is.
       new_v8_argv[new_v8_argc] = arg;
diff --git a/src/node.js b/src/node.js
index dbadc6637307e4..8ad727b7822ebf 100644
--- a/src/node.js
+++ b/src/node.js
@@ -838,6 +838,27 @@
     return NativeModule._source.hasOwnProperty(id);
   };
 
+  const EXPOSE_INTERNALS = process.execArgv.some(function(arg) {
+    return arg.match(/^--expose[-_]internals$/);
+  });
+
+  if (EXPOSE_INTERNALS) {
+    NativeModule.nonInternalExists = NativeModule.exists;
+
+    NativeModule.isInternal = function(id) {
+      return false;
+    };
+  } else {
+    NativeModule.nonInternalExists = function(id) {
+      return NativeModule.exists(id) && !NativeModule.isInternal(id);
+    };
+
+    NativeModule.isInternal = function(id) {
+      return id.startsWith('internal/');
+    };
+  }
+
+
   NativeModule.getSource = function(id) {
     return NativeModule._source[id];
   };
diff --git a/test/fixtures/internal-modules/index.js b/test/fixtures/internal-modules/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..7543c9b7376ff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/internal-modules/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = require('internal/freelist');
diff --git a/test/fixtures/internal-modules/node_modules/internal/freelist.js b/test/fixtures/internal-modules/node_modules/internal/freelist.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..888cae37af95c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/internal-modules/node_modules/internal/freelist.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = 42;
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-internal-modules-expose.js b/test/parallel/test-internal-modules-expose.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..4ea79dbbf73512
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-internal-modules-expose.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// Flags: --expose_internals
+
+var common = require('../common');
+var assert = require('assert');
+
+assert.equal(typeof require('internal/freelist').FreeList, 'function');
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-internal-modules.js b/test/parallel/test-internal-modules.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..ebba2500d568b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-internal-modules.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+var common = require('../common');
+var assert = require('assert');
+
+assert.throws(function() {
+  require('internal/freelist');
+});
+
+assert(require('../fixtures/internal-modules') === 42);
diff --git a/tools/js2c.py b/tools/js2c.py
index bbbccb289ad67e..cc2c3045d07369 100755
--- a/tools/js2c.py
+++ b/tools/js2c.py
@@ -238,11 +238,11 @@ def ReadMacros(lines):
 
 
 NATIVE_DECLARATION = """\
-  { "%(id)s", %(id)s_native, sizeof(%(id)s_native)-1 },
+  { "%(id)s", %(escaped_id)s_native, sizeof(%(escaped_id)s_native)-1 },
 """
 
 SOURCE_DECLARATION = """\
-  const char %(id)s_native[] = { %(data)s };
+  const char %(escaped_id)s_native[] = { %(data)s };
 """
 
 
@@ -293,16 +293,29 @@ def JS2C(source, target):
     lines = ExpandMacros(lines, macros)
     lines = CompressScript(lines, do_jsmin)
     data = ToCArray(s, lines)
-    id = os.path.basename(str(s)).split('.')[0]
+    id = '/'.join(re.split('/|\\\\', s)[1:]).split('.')[0]
     if delay: id = id[:-6]
     if delay:
       delay_ids.append((id, len(lines)))
     else:
       ids.append((id, len(lines)))
-    source_lines.append(SOURCE_DECLARATION % { 'id': id, 'data': data })
-    source_lines_empty.append(SOURCE_DECLARATION % { 'id': id, 'data': 0 })
-    native_lines.append(NATIVE_DECLARATION % { 'id': id })
-  
+
+    escaped_id = id.replace('/', '$')
+    source_lines.append(SOURCE_DECLARATION % {
+      'id': id,
+      'escaped_id': escaped_id,
+      'data': data
+    })
+    source_lines_empty.append(SOURCE_DECLARATION % {
+      'id': id,
+      'escaped_id': escaped_id,
+      'data': 0
+    })
+    native_lines.append(NATIVE_DECLARATION % {
+      'id': id,
+      'escaped_id': escaped_id
+    })
+
   # Build delay support functions
   get_index_cases = [ ]
   get_script_source_cases = [ ]