diff --git a/src/tls_wrap.cc b/src/tls_wrap.cc
index 71adbdfc52ca36..82f12bd6821085 100644
--- a/src/tls_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/tls_wrap.cc
@@ -291,14 +291,22 @@ void TLSWrap::EncOut() {
 
   NODE_COUNT_NET_BYTES_SENT(write_size_);
 
-  if (!res.async) {
-    HandleScope handle_scope(env()->isolate());
-
-    // Simulate asynchronous finishing, TLS cannot handle this at the moment.
-    env()->SetImmediate([](Environment* env, void* data) {
-      static_cast<TLSWrap*>(data)->OnStreamAfterWrite(nullptr, 0);
-    }, this, object());
-  }
+  if (!res.async)
+    SyncAfterWrite();
+}
+
+// Simulate asynchronous finishing, TLS cannot handle this at the moment.
+void TLSWrap::SyncAfterWrite() {
+  env()->isolate()->EnqueueMicrotask([](void* data) {
+    TLSWrap* wrap = static_cast<TLSWrap*>(data);
+    wrap->MakeWeak(wrap);
+    wrap->OnStreamAfterWrite(nullptr, 0);
+  }, this);
+  ClearWeak();
+  // This is a cheap way for us to ensure that microtasks will get to run
+  // at some point in the near future.
+  if (env()->immediate_info()->count() == 0)
+    env()->SetImmediate([](Environment* env, void* data) {}, this);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/tls_wrap.h b/src/tls_wrap.h
index 95e0c09cd8f971..8b8104c4c6f419 100644
--- a/src/tls_wrap.h
+++ b/src/tls_wrap.h
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ class TLSWrap : public AsyncWrap,
   bool eof_;
 
  private:
+  void SyncAfterWrite();
+
   static void GetWriteQueueSize(
       const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& info);
 };