diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index c1d0e62009dc10..fa8b44e64d0cfd 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -4672,6 +4672,15 @@ void RunAtExit(Environment* env) {
 }
 
 
+uv_loop_t* GetCurrentEventLoop(v8::Isolate* isolate) {
+  HandleScope handle_scope(isolate);
+  auto context = isolate->GetCurrentContext();
+  if (context.IsEmpty())
+    return nullptr;
+  return Environment::GetCurrent(context)->event_loop();
+}
+
+
 static uv_key_t thread_local_env;
 
 
diff --git a/src/node.h b/src/node.h
index 43792473453ec8..76cab566eab258 100644
--- a/src/node.h
+++ b/src/node.h
@@ -227,6 +227,10 @@ NODE_EXTERN void EmitBeforeExit(Environment* env);
 NODE_EXTERN int EmitExit(Environment* env);
 NODE_EXTERN void RunAtExit(Environment* env);
 
+// This may return nullptr if the current v8::Context is not associated
+// with a Node instance.
+NODE_EXTERN struct uv_loop_s* GetCurrentEventLoop(v8::Isolate* isolate);
+
 /* Converts a unixtime to V8 Date */
 #define NODE_UNIXTIME_V8(t) v8::Date::New(v8::Isolate::GetCurrent(),          \
     1000 * static_cast<double>(t))
diff --git a/test/addons/async-hello-world/binding.cc b/test/addons/async-hello-world/binding.cc
index f773bfffcdb95d..5b3a800709f7d7 100644
--- a/test/addons/async-hello-world/binding.cc
+++ b/test/addons/async-hello-world/binding.cc
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void Method(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args) {
   v8::Local<v8::Function> callback = v8::Local<v8::Function>::Cast(args[1]);
   req->callback.Reset(isolate, callback);
 
-  uv_queue_work(uv_default_loop(),
+  uv_queue_work(node::GetCurrentEventLoop(isolate),
                 &req->req,
                 DoAsync,
                 (uv_after_work_cb)AfterAsync<use_makecallback>);
diff --git a/test/addons/callback-scope/binding.cc b/test/addons/callback-scope/binding.cc
index f03d8a20d5333f..34d452bbb7c710 100644
--- a/test/addons/callback-scope/binding.cc
+++ b/test/addons/callback-scope/binding.cc
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ static void TestResolveAsync(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args) {
 
     uv_work_t* req = new uv_work_t;
 
-    uv_queue_work(uv_default_loop(), req, [](uv_work_t*) {}, Callback);
+    uv_queue_work(node::GetCurrentEventLoop(isolate),
+                  req,
+                  [](uv_work_t*) {},
+                  Callback);
   }
 
   v8::Local<v8::Promise::Resolver> local =