diff --git a/lib/_stream_writable.js b/lib/_stream_writable.js
index bf9abeeed81d45..0530f2ab642bff 100644
--- a/lib/_stream_writable.js
+++ b/lib/_stream_writable.js
@@ -725,6 +725,18 @@ Object.defineProperty(Writable.prototype, 'writableFinished', {
   }
 });
 
+Object.defineProperty(Writable.prototype, 'writableComplete', {
+  // Making it explicit this property is not enumerable
+  // because otherwise some prototype manipulation in
+  // userland will fail
+  enumerable: false,
+  get() {
+    return !this._writableState ||
+      this._writableState.ending ||
+      this._writableState.destroyed;
+  }
+});
+
 Writable.prototype.destroy = destroyImpl.destroy;
 Writable.prototype._undestroy = destroyImpl.undestroy;
 Writable.prototype._destroy = function(err, cb) {