diff --git a/src/node_platform.cc b/src/node_platform.cc
index 0c50e8468d0f44..65d1ef6c5dfe28 100644
--- a/src/node_platform.cc
+++ b/src/node_platform.cc
@@ -24,6 +24,43 @@ static void BackgroundRunner(void* data) {
   }
 }
 
+BackgroundTaskRunner::BackgroundTaskRunner(int thread_pool_size) {
+  for (int i = 0; i < thread_pool_size; i++) {
+    std::unique_ptr<uv_thread_t> t { new uv_thread_t() };
+    if (uv_thread_create(t.get(), BackgroundRunner, &background_tasks_) != 0)
+      break;
+    threads_.push_back(std::move(t));
+  }
+}
+
+void BackgroundTaskRunner::PostTask(std::unique_ptr<Task> task) {
+  background_tasks_.Push(std::move(task));
+}
+
+void BackgroundTaskRunner::PostIdleTask(std::unique_ptr<v8::IdleTask> task) {
+  UNREACHABLE();
+}
+
+void BackgroundTaskRunner::PostDelayedTask(std::unique_ptr<v8::Task> task,
+                                           double delay_in_seconds) {
+  UNREACHABLE();
+}
+
+void BackgroundTaskRunner::BlockingDrain() {
+  background_tasks_.BlockingDrain();
+}
+
+void BackgroundTaskRunner::Shutdown() {
+  background_tasks_.Stop();
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < threads_.size(); i++) {
+    CHECK_EQ(0, uv_thread_join(threads_[i].get()));
+  }
+}
+
+size_t BackgroundTaskRunner::NumberOfAvailableBackgroundThreads() const {
+  return threads_.size();
+}
+
 PerIsolatePlatformData::PerIsolatePlatformData(
     v8::Isolate* isolate, uv_loop_t* loop)
   : isolate_(isolate), loop_(loop) {
@@ -38,17 +75,20 @@ void PerIsolatePlatformData::FlushTasks(uv_async_t* handle) {
   platform_data->FlushForegroundTasksInternal();
 }
 
-void PerIsolatePlatformData::CallOnForegroundThread(
-    std::unique_ptr<Task> task) {
+void PerIsolatePlatformData::PostIdleTask(std::unique_ptr<v8::IdleTask> task) {
+  UNREACHABLE();
+}
+
+void PerIsolatePlatformData::PostTask(std::unique_ptr<Task> task) {
   foreground_tasks_.Push(std::move(task));
   uv_async_send(flush_tasks_);
 }
 
-void PerIsolatePlatformData::CallDelayedOnForegroundThread(
-  std::unique_ptr<Task> task, double delay_in_seconds) {
+void PerIsolatePlatformData::PostDelayedTask(
+    std::unique_ptr<Task> task, double delay_in_seconds) {
   std::unique_ptr<DelayedTask> delayed(new DelayedTask());
   delayed->task = std::move(task);
-  delayed->platform_data = this;
+  delayed->platform_data = shared_from_this();
   delayed->timeout = delay_in_seconds;
   foreground_delayed_tasks_.Push(std::move(delayed));
   uv_async_send(flush_tasks_);
@@ -80,49 +120,43 @@ NodePlatform::NodePlatform(int thread_pool_size,
     TracingController* controller = new TracingController();
     tracing_controller_.reset(controller);
   }
-  for (int i = 0; i < thread_pool_size; i++) {
-    uv_thread_t* t = new uv_thread_t();
-    if (uv_thread_create(t, BackgroundRunner, &background_tasks_) != 0) {
-      delete t;
-      break;
-    }
-    threads_.push_back(std::unique_ptr<uv_thread_t>(t));
-  }
+  background_task_runner_ =
+      std::make_shared<BackgroundTaskRunner>(thread_pool_size);
 }
 
 void NodePlatform::RegisterIsolate(IsolateData* isolate_data, uv_loop_t* loop) {
   Isolate* isolate = isolate_data->isolate();
   Mutex::ScopedLock lock(per_isolate_mutex_);
-  PerIsolatePlatformData* existing = per_isolate_[isolate];
-  if (existing != nullptr)
+  std::shared_ptr<PerIsolatePlatformData> existing = per_isolate_[isolate];
+  if (existing) {
     existing->ref();
-  else
-    per_isolate_[isolate] = new PerIsolatePlatformData(isolate, loop);
+  } else {
+    per_isolate_[isolate] =
+        std::make_shared<PerIsolatePlatformData>(isolate, loop);
+  }
 }
 
 void NodePlatform::UnregisterIsolate(IsolateData* isolate_data) {
   Isolate* isolate = isolate_data->isolate();
   Mutex::ScopedLock lock(per_isolate_mutex_);
-  PerIsolatePlatformData* existing = per_isolate_[isolate];
-  CHECK_NE(existing, nullptr);
+  std::shared_ptr<PerIsolatePlatformData> existing = per_isolate_[isolate];
+  CHECK(existing);
   if (existing->unref() == 0) {
-    delete existing;
     per_isolate_.erase(isolate);
   }
 }
 
 void NodePlatform::Shutdown() {
-  background_tasks_.Stop();
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < threads_.size(); i++) {
-    CHECK_EQ(0, uv_thread_join(threads_[i].get()));
+  background_task_runner_->Shutdown();
+
+  {
+    Mutex::ScopedLock lock(per_isolate_mutex_);
+    per_isolate_.clear();
   }
-  Mutex::ScopedLock lock(per_isolate_mutex_);
-  for (const auto& pair : per_isolate_)
-    delete pair.second;
 }
 
 size_t NodePlatform::NumberOfAvailableBackgroundThreads() {
-  return threads_.size();
+  return background_task_runner_->NumberOfAvailableBackgroundThreads();
 }
 
 void PerIsolatePlatformData::RunForegroundTask(std::unique_ptr<Task> task) {
@@ -155,14 +189,14 @@ void PerIsolatePlatformData::CancelPendingDelayedTasks() {
 }
 
 void NodePlatform::DrainBackgroundTasks(Isolate* isolate) {
-  PerIsolatePlatformData* per_isolate = ForIsolate(isolate);
+  std::shared_ptr<PerIsolatePlatformData> per_isolate = ForIsolate(isolate);
 
   do {
     // Right now, there is no way to drain only background tasks associated
     // with a specific isolate, so this sometimes does more work than
     // necessary. In the long run, that functionality is probably going to
     // be available anyway, though.
-    background_tasks_.BlockingDrain();
+    background_task_runner_->BlockingDrain();
   } while (per_isolate->FlushForegroundTasksInternal());
 }
 
@@ -198,24 +232,25 @@ bool PerIsolatePlatformData::FlushForegroundTasksInternal() {
 
 void NodePlatform::CallOnBackgroundThread(Task* task,
                                           ExpectedRuntime expected_runtime) {
-  background_tasks_.Push(std::unique_ptr<Task>(task));
+  background_task_runner_->PostTask(std::unique_ptr<Task>(task));
 }
 
-PerIsolatePlatformData* NodePlatform::ForIsolate(Isolate* isolate) {
+std::shared_ptr<PerIsolatePlatformData>
+NodePlatform::ForIsolate(Isolate* isolate) {
   Mutex::ScopedLock lock(per_isolate_mutex_);
-  PerIsolatePlatformData* data = per_isolate_[isolate];
-  CHECK_NE(data, nullptr);
+  std::shared_ptr<PerIsolatePlatformData> data = per_isolate_[isolate];
+  CHECK(data);
   return data;
 }
 
 void NodePlatform::CallOnForegroundThread(Isolate* isolate, Task* task) {
-  ForIsolate(isolate)->CallOnForegroundThread(std::unique_ptr<Task>(task));
+  ForIsolate(isolate)->PostTask(std::unique_ptr<Task>(task));
 }
 
 void NodePlatform::CallDelayedOnForegroundThread(Isolate* isolate,
                                                  Task* task,
                                                  double delay_in_seconds) {
-  ForIsolate(isolate)->CallDelayedOnForegroundThread(
+  ForIsolate(isolate)->PostDelayedTask(
     std::unique_ptr<Task>(task), delay_in_seconds);
 }
 
@@ -229,6 +264,16 @@ void NodePlatform::CancelPendingDelayedTasks(v8::Isolate* isolate) {
 
 bool NodePlatform::IdleTasksEnabled(Isolate* isolate) { return false; }
 
+std::shared_ptr<v8::TaskRunner>
+NodePlatform::GetBackgroundTaskRunner(Isolate* isolate) {
+  return background_task_runner_;
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<v8::TaskRunner>
+NodePlatform::GetForegroundTaskRunner(Isolate* isolate) {
+  return ForIsolate(isolate);
+}
+
 double NodePlatform::MonotonicallyIncreasingTime() {
   // Convert nanos to seconds.
   return uv_hrtime() / 1e9;
diff --git a/src/node_platform.h b/src/node_platform.h
index 48301a05a11d8c..e5253cac10c3b0 100644
--- a/src/node_platform.h
+++ b/src/node_platform.h
@@ -43,17 +43,22 @@ struct DelayedTask {
   std::unique_ptr<v8::Task> task;
   uv_timer_t timer;
   double timeout;
-  PerIsolatePlatformData* platform_data;
+  std::shared_ptr<PerIsolatePlatformData> platform_data;
 };
 
-class PerIsolatePlatformData {
+// This acts as the foreground task runner for a given Isolate.
+class PerIsolatePlatformData :
+    public v8::TaskRunner,
+    public std::enable_shared_from_this<PerIsolatePlatformData> {
  public:
   PerIsolatePlatformData(v8::Isolate* isolate, uv_loop_t* loop);
   ~PerIsolatePlatformData();
 
-  void CallOnForegroundThread(std::unique_ptr<v8::Task> task);
-  void CallDelayedOnForegroundThread(std::unique_ptr<v8::Task> task,
-    double delay_in_seconds);
+  void PostTask(std::unique_ptr<v8::Task> task) override;
+  void PostIdleTask(std::unique_ptr<v8::IdleTask> task) override;
+  void PostDelayedTask(std::unique_ptr<v8::Task> task,
+                       double delay_in_seconds) override;
+  bool IdleTasksEnabled() override { return false; };
 
   void Shutdown();
 
@@ -84,6 +89,26 @@ class PerIsolatePlatformData {
   std::vector<DelayedTaskPointer> scheduled_delayed_tasks_;
 };
 
+// This acts as the single background task runner for all Isolates.
+class BackgroundTaskRunner : public v8::TaskRunner {
+ public:
+  explicit BackgroundTaskRunner(int thread_pool_size);
+
+  void PostTask(std::unique_ptr<v8::Task> task) override;
+  void PostIdleTask(std::unique_ptr<v8::IdleTask> task) override;
+  void PostDelayedTask(std::unique_ptr<v8::Task> task,
+                       double delay_in_seconds) override;
+  bool IdleTasksEnabled() override { return false; };
+
+  void BlockingDrain();
+  void Shutdown();
+
+  size_t NumberOfAvailableBackgroundThreads() const;
+ private:
+  TaskQueue<v8::Task> background_tasks_;
+  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<uv_thread_t>> threads_;
+};
+
 class NodePlatform : public MultiIsolatePlatform {
  public:
   NodePlatform(int thread_pool_size, v8::TracingController* tracing_controller);
@@ -109,15 +134,20 @@ class NodePlatform : public MultiIsolatePlatform {
   void RegisterIsolate(IsolateData* isolate_data, uv_loop_t* loop) override;
   void UnregisterIsolate(IsolateData* isolate_data) override;
 
+  std::shared_ptr<v8::TaskRunner> GetBackgroundTaskRunner(
+      v8::Isolate* isolate) override;
+  std::shared_ptr<v8::TaskRunner> GetForegroundTaskRunner(
+      v8::Isolate* isolate) override;
+
  private:
-  PerIsolatePlatformData* ForIsolate(v8::Isolate* isolate);
+  std::shared_ptr<PerIsolatePlatformData> ForIsolate(v8::Isolate* isolate);
 
   Mutex per_isolate_mutex_;
-  std::unordered_map<v8::Isolate*, PerIsolatePlatformData*> per_isolate_;
-  TaskQueue<v8::Task> background_tasks_;
-  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<uv_thread_t>> threads_;
+  std::unordered_map<v8::Isolate*,
+                     std::shared_ptr<PerIsolatePlatformData>> per_isolate_;
 
   std::unique_ptr<v8::TracingController> tracing_controller_;
+  std::shared_ptr<BackgroundTaskRunner> background_task_runner_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace node