diff --git a/doc/api/cluster.md b/doc/api/cluster.md
index d3fb499b89f45b..5b474521698457 100644
--- a/doc/api/cluster.md
+++ b/doc/api/cluster.md
@@ -292,6 +292,29 @@ if (cluster.isMaster) {
 }
 ```
 
+### worker.exitedAfterDisconnect
+
+* {Boolean}
+
+Alias to [`worker.suicide`][].
+
+Set by calling `.kill()` or `.disconnect()`, until then it is `undefined`.
+
+The boolean `worker.exitedAfterDisconnect` lets you distinguish between
+voluntary and accidental exit, the master may choose not to respawn a worker
+based on this value.
+
+```js
+cluster.on('exit', (worker, code, signal) => {
+  if (worker.exitedAfterDisconnect === true) {
+    console.log('The worker exited after disconnect.').
+  }
+});
+
+// kill worker
+worker.kill();
+```
+
 ### worker.id
 
 * {Number}
@@ -690,3 +713,4 @@ socket.on('data', (id) => {
 [child_process event: 'exit']: child_process.html#child_process_event_exit
 [child_process event: 'message']: child_process.html#child_process_event_message
 [`process` event: `'message'`]: process.html#process_event_message
+[`worker.suicide`]: #cluster_worker_suicide
diff --git a/lib/cluster.js b/lib/cluster.js
index 8e8bdefadf03c7..02f78a894a7585 100644
--- a/lib/cluster.js
+++ b/lib/cluster.js
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ function Worker(options) {
   this.state = options.state || 'none';
   this.id = options.id | 0;
 
+  Object.defineProperty(this, 'exitedAfterDisconnect', {
+    get: function() {
+      return this.suicide;
+    },
+    set: function(val) {
+      this.suicide = val;
+    },
+    enumerable: true
+  });
+
   if (options.process) {
     this.process = options.process;
     this.process.on('error', (code, signal) =>
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-constructor.js b/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-constructor.js
index 2a96d24a8a3459..bf1d594822edd7 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-constructor.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-constructor.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ var worker;
 
 worker = new cluster.Worker();
 assert.equal(worker.suicide, undefined);
+assert.equal(worker.exitedAfterDisconnect, undefined);
 assert.equal(worker.state, 'none');
 assert.equal(worker.id, 0);
 assert.equal(worker.process, undefined);
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ worker = new cluster.Worker({
   process: process
 });
 assert.equal(worker.suicide, undefined);
+assert.equal(worker.exitedAfterDisconnect, undefined);
 assert.equal(worker.state, 'online');
 assert.equal(worker.id, 3);
 assert.equal(worker.process, process);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-exit.js b/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-exit.js
index 60c80ec938555d..3d7dd62bac0563 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-exit.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-cluster-worker-exit.js
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ if (cluster.isWorker) {
     worker_emitExit: [1, "the worker did not emit 'exit'"],
     worker_state: ['disconnected', 'the worker state is incorrect'],
     worker_suicideMode: [false, 'the worker.suicide flag is incorrect'],
+    worker_exitedAfterDisconnect: [false,
+                               'the .exitedAfterDisconnect flag is incorrect'],
     worker_died: [true, 'the worker is still running'],
     worker_exitCode: [EXIT_CODE, 'the worker exited w/ incorrect exitCode'],
     worker_signalCode: [null, 'the worker exited w/ incorrect signalCode']
@@ -66,6 +68,8 @@ if (cluster.isWorker) {
   worker.on('disconnect', function() {
     results.worker_emitDisconnect += 1;
     results.worker_suicideMode = worker.suicide;
+    results.worker_exitedAfterDisconnect = worker.exitedAfterDisconnect;
+    assert.strictEqual(worker.suicide, worker.exitedAfterDisconnect);
     results.worker_state = worker.state;
     if (results.worker_emitExit > 0) {
       process.nextTick(function() { finish_test(); });