diff --git a/node.js/examples/keep-alive.js b/node.js/examples/keep-alive.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34706bfbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node.js/examples/keep-alive.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// see current sockets using 'netstat -tonpc'
+var Pubnub = require('../pubnub'),
+    conf = {
+      publish_key: 'demo',
+      subscribe_key: 'demo'
+    },
+    i = 20,
+    timeout = 501,
+    p;
+
+p = Pubnub.init(conf);
+
+function publish(i) {
+  p.publish({
+    channel: 'somechannel',
+    message: 'hey' + i,
+    callback: function (result) {
+      console.log(result);
+    }
+  });
+
+  if (i-- !== 0) {
+    setTimeout(function () {
+      publish(i);
+    }, timeout);
+  }
+}
+
+publish(i);
diff --git a/node.js/package.json b/node.js/package.json
index 58e6a0016..47224b974 100644
--- a/node.js/package.json
+++ b/node.js/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@
     "real-time",
     "messaging"
   ],
-  "dependencies" : { },
+  "dependencies" : {
+    "agentkeepalive": "~0.2"
+  },
   "noAnalyze": false,
   "devDependencies": {},
   "bundleDependencies": [],
diff --git a/node.js/pubnub.js b/node.js/pubnub.js
index c16c539bc..c7d810b55 100644
--- a/node.js/pubnub.js
+++ b/node.js/pubnub.js
@@ -1459,6 +1459,11 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 var NOW                 = 1
 ,   http                = require('http')
 ,   https               = require('https')
+,   keepAliveAgent      = new (keepAliveIsEmbedded() ? http.Agent : require('agentkeepalive'))({
+                            keepAlive: true,
+                            keepAliveMsecs: 300000,
+                            maxSockets: 5
+                          })
 ,   XHRTME              = 310000
 ,   DEF_TIMEOUT         = 10000
 ,   SECOND              = 1000
@@ -1551,7 +1556,8 @@ function xdr( setup ) {
     options.path     = proxy ? "http://" + origin + url:url;
     options.headers  = proxy ? { 'Host': origin }:null;
     options.method   = mode;
-    options.agent    = false;
+    options.keepAlive= !!keepAliveAgent;
+    options.agent    = keepAliveAgent;
     options.body     = payload;
 
     require('http').globalAgent.maxSockets = Infinity;
@@ -1640,6 +1646,9 @@ function crypto_obj() {
     }
 }
 
+function keepAliveIsEmbedded() {
+  return 'EventEmitter' in http.Agent.super_;
+}
 
 
 var CREATE_PUBNUB = function(setup) {
@@ -1650,6 +1659,11 @@ var CREATE_PUBNUB = function(setup) {
     setup['hmac_SHA256'] = get_hmac_SHA256;
     setup['crypto_obj'] = crypto_obj();
     setup['params'] = {'pnsdk' : PNSDK};
+
+    if (setup['keepAlive'] === false) {
+      keepAliveAgent = undefined;
+    }
+
     SELF = function(setup) {
         return CREATE_PUBNUB(setup);
     }
diff --git a/node.js/unassembled/platform.js b/node.js/unassembled/platform.js
index 11a008cc4..539454832 100644
--- a/node.js/unassembled/platform.js
+++ b/node.js/unassembled/platform.js
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 var NOW                 = 1
 ,   http                = require('http')
 ,   https               = require('https')
+,   keepAliveAgent      = new (keepAliveIsEmbedded() ? http.Agent : require('agentkeepalive'))({
+                            keepAlive: true,
+                            keepAliveMsecs: 300000,
+                            maxSockets: 5
+                          })
 ,   XHRTME              = 310000
 ,   DEF_TIMEOUT         = 10000
 ,   SECOND              = 1000
@@ -127,7 +132,8 @@ function xdr( setup ) {
     options.path     = proxy ? "http://" + origin + url:url;
     options.headers  = proxy ? { 'Host': origin }:null;
     options.method   = mode;
-    options.agent    = false;
+    options.keepAlive= !!keepAliveAgent;
+    options.agent    = keepAliveAgent;
     options.body     = payload;
 
     require('http').globalAgent.maxSockets = Infinity;
@@ -216,6 +222,9 @@ function crypto_obj() {
     }
 }
 
+function keepAliveIsEmbedded() {
+  return 'EventEmitter' in http.Agent.super_;
+}
 
 
 var CREATE_PUBNUB = function(setup) {
@@ -226,6 +235,11 @@ var CREATE_PUBNUB = function(setup) {
     setup['hmac_SHA256'] = get_hmac_SHA256;
     setup['crypto_obj'] = crypto_obj();
     setup['params'] = {'pnsdk' : PNSDK};
+
+    if (setup['keepAlive'] === false) {
+      keepAliveAgent = undefined;
+    }
+
     SELF = function(setup) {
         return CREATE_PUBNUB(setup);
     }
diff --git a/web/examples/simple.html b/web/examples/simple.html
index 7027cfe89..5b42aad48 100644
--- a/web/examples/simple.html
+++ b/web/examples/simple.html
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
     // INIT PubNub
     console.log(PUBNUB);
     var pubnub = PUBNUB.init({
-        publish_key   : 'demo',
-        subscribe_key : 'demo'
+        leave_on_unload : true, // Perform a Leave Explicitly on Page Unload Event
+        publish_key     : 'demo',
+        subscribe_key   : 'demo'
     });
     pubnub.subscribe({
         callback : function(r){console.log(r);},