diff --git a/lib/internal/bootstrap/loaders.js b/lib/internal/bootstrap/loaders.js
index 4291092532ec94..de911eb841e7ed 100644
--- a/lib/internal/bootstrap/loaders.js
+++ b/lib/internal/bootstrap/loaders.js
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@
 'use strict';
 
 (function bootstrapInternalLoaders(process, getBinding, getLinkedBinding,
-                                   getInternalBinding) {
+                                   getInternalBinding, debugBreak) {
+  if (debugBreak)
+    debugger; // eslint-disable-line no-debugger
+
   const {
     apply: ReflectApply,
     deleteProperty: ReflectDeleteProperty,
diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index 661b75e61394e9..07262a51c37d1c 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -2716,6 +2716,11 @@ void SetupProcessObject(Environment* env,
                                 "_breakFirstLine", True(env->isolate()));
   }
 
+  if (debug_options.break_node_first_line()) {
+    READONLY_DONT_ENUM_PROPERTY(process,
+                                "_breakNodeFirstLine", True(env->isolate()));
+  }
+
   // --inspect --debug-brk
   if (debug_options.deprecated_invocation()) {
     READONLY_DONT_ENUM_PROPERTY(process,
@@ -2950,7 +2955,8 @@ void LoadEnvironment(Environment* env) {
     env->process_object(),
     get_binding_fn,
     get_linked_binding_fn,
-    get_internal_binding_fn
+    get_internal_binding_fn,
+    Boolean::New(env->isolate(), debug_options.break_node_first_line())
   };
 
   // Bootstrap internal loaders
diff --git a/src/node_debug_options.cc b/src/node_debug_options.cc
index 3ec773132047de..5fc29059ddc84f 100644
--- a/src/node_debug_options.cc
+++ b/src/node_debug_options.cc
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ DebugOptions::DebugOptions() :
                                inspector_enabled_(false),
                                deprecated_debug_(false),
                                break_first_line_(false),
+                               break_node_first_line_(false),
                                host_name_("127.0.0.1"), port_(-1) { }
 
 bool DebugOptions::ParseOption(const char* argv0, const std::string& option) {
@@ -90,6 +91,9 @@ bool DebugOptions::ParseOption(const char* argv0, const std::string& option) {
   } else if (option_name == "--inspect-brk") {
     inspector_enabled_ = true;
     break_first_line_ = true;
+  } else if (option_name == "--inspect-brk-node") {
+    inspector_enabled_ = true;
+    break_node_first_line_ = true;
   } else if (option_name == "--debug-brk") {
     break_first_line_ = true;
     deprecated_debug_ = true;
diff --git a/src/node_debug_options.h b/src/node_debug_options.h
index 99364f40989f6a..98922ab099ac77 100644
--- a/src/node_debug_options.h
+++ b/src/node_debug_options.h
@@ -19,16 +19,20 @@ class DebugOptions {
   bool invalid_invocation() const {
     return deprecated_debug_ && !inspector_enabled_;
   }
-  bool wait_for_connect() const { return break_first_line_; }
+  bool wait_for_connect() const {
+    return break_first_line_ || break_node_first_line_;
+  }
   std::string host_name() const { return host_name_; }
   void set_host_name(std::string host_name) { host_name_ = host_name; }
   int port() const;
   void set_port(int port) { port_ = port; }
+  bool break_node_first_line() const { return break_node_first_line_; }
 
  private:
   bool inspector_enabled_;
   bool deprecated_debug_;
   bool break_first_line_;
+  bool break_node_first_line_;
   std::string host_name_;
   int port_;
 };