diff --git a/deps/v8/include/v8.h b/deps/v8/include/v8.h
index 32730ebc5f1332..218e919a167727 100644
--- a/deps/v8/include/v8.h
+++ b/deps/v8/include/v8.h
@@ -1006,6 +1006,24 @@ class ScriptOrigin {
   Handle<Integer> script_id_;
 };
 
+class V8_EXPORT SealHandleScope {
+ public:
+  SealHandleScope(Isolate* isolate);
+  ~SealHandleScope();
+
+ private:
+  // Make it hard to create heap-allocated or illegal handle scopes by
+  // disallowing certain operations.
+  SealHandleScope(const SealHandleScope&);
+  void operator=(const SealHandleScope&);
+  void* operator new(size_t size);
+  void operator delete(void*, size_t);
+
+  internal::Isolate* isolate_;
+  int prev_level_;
+  internal::Object** prev_limit_;
+};
+
 
 /**
  * A compiled JavaScript script, not yet tied to a Context.
diff --git a/deps/v8/src/api.cc b/deps/v8/src/api.cc
index 88d3c889b96cab..c3f84534b4b5df 100644
--- a/deps/v8/src/api.cc
+++ b/deps/v8/src/api.cc
@@ -515,6 +515,27 @@ i::Object** EscapableHandleScope::Escape(i::Object** escape_value) {
 }
 
 
+SealHandleScope::SealHandleScope(Isolate* isolate) {
+  i::Isolate* internal_isolate = reinterpret_cast<i::Isolate*>(isolate);
+
+  isolate_ = internal_isolate;
+  i::HandleScopeData* current = internal_isolate->handle_scope_data();
+  prev_limit_ = current->limit;
+  current->limit = current->next;
+  prev_level_ = current->level;
+  current->level = 0;
+}
+
+
+SealHandleScope::~SealHandleScope() {
+  i::HandleScopeData* current = isolate_->handle_scope_data();
+  DCHECK_EQ(0, current->level);
+  current->level = prev_level_;
+  DCHECK_EQ(current->next, current->limit);
+  current->limit = prev_limit_;
+}
+
+
 void Context::Enter() {
   i::Handle<i::Context> env = Utils::OpenHandle(this);
   i::Isolate* isolate = env->GetIsolate();
diff --git a/deps/v8/src/api.h b/deps/v8/src/api.h
index 1d2a8c8e82829f..62f9f1e0b351b0 100644
--- a/deps/v8/src/api.h
+++ b/deps/v8/src/api.h
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ void HandleScopeImplementer::DeleteExtensions(internal::Object** prev_limit) {
   while (!blocks_.is_empty()) {
     internal::Object** block_start = blocks_.last();
     internal::Object** block_limit = block_start + kHandleBlockSize;
-#ifdef DEBUG
+
     // SealHandleScope may make the prev_limit to point inside the block.
     if (block_start <= prev_limit && prev_limit <= block_limit) {
 #ifdef ENABLE_HANDLE_ZAPPING
@@ -658,9 +658,6 @@ void HandleScopeImplementer::DeleteExtensions(internal::Object** prev_limit) {
 #endif
       break;
     }
-#else
-    if (prev_limit == block_limit) break;
-#endif
 
     blocks_.RemoveLast();
 #ifdef ENABLE_HANDLE_ZAPPING
diff --git a/deps/v8/test/cctest/cctest.status b/deps/v8/test/cctest/cctest.status
index cc5414da27364e..95fb839aa6236d 100644
--- a/deps/v8/test/cctest/cctest.status
+++ b/deps/v8/test/cctest/cctest.status
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
   # they don't fail then test.py has failed.
   'test-serialize/TestThatAlwaysFails': [FAIL],
   'test-serialize/DependentTestThatAlwaysFails': [FAIL],
+  'test-api/SealHandleScope': [FAIL],
 
   # This test always fails.  It tests that LiveEdit causes abort when turned off.
   'test-debug/LiveEditDisabled': [FAIL],
diff --git a/deps/v8/test/cctest/test-api.cc b/deps/v8/test/cctest/test-api.cc
index 06cf5532e244e3..17de186b9c4c3d 100644
--- a/deps/v8/test/cctest/test-api.cc
+++ b/deps/v8/test/cctest/test-api.cc
@@ -21895,6 +21895,38 @@ void CallCompletedCallbackException() {
 }
 
 
+TEST(SealHandleScope) {
+  v8::Isolate* isolate = CcTest::isolate();
+  v8::HandleScope handle_scope(isolate);
+  LocalContext env;
+
+  v8::SealHandleScope seal(isolate);
+
+  // Should fail
+  v8::Local<v8::Object> obj = v8::Object::New(isolate);
+
+  USE(obj);
+}
+
+
+TEST(SealHandleScopeNested) {
+  v8::Isolate* isolate = CcTest::isolate();
+  v8::HandleScope handle_scope(isolate);
+  LocalContext env;
+
+  v8::SealHandleScope seal(isolate);
+
+  {
+    v8::HandleScope handle_scope(isolate);
+
+    // Should work
+    v8::Local<v8::Object> obj = v8::Object::New(isolate);
+
+    USE(obj);
+  }
+}
+
+
 TEST(CallCompletedCallbackOneException) {
   LocalContext env;
   v8::HandleScope scope(env->GetIsolate());