diff --git a/lib/coffee-script/coffee-script.js b/lib/coffee-script/coffee-script.js
index 932503cd..4dd890b1 100644
--- a/lib/coffee-script/coffee-script.js
+++ b/lib/coffee-script/coffee-script.js
@@ -1,46 +1,30 @@
 // Generated by CoffeeScript 1.6.1
 (function() {
-  var Lexer, compile, ext, formatSourcePosition, fs, helpers, lexer, loadFile, parser, patchStackTrace, patched, path, sourcemap, vm, _i, _len, _ref,
+  var Lexer, child_process, compile, ext, fork, formatSourcePosition, fs, helpers, lexer, loadFile, parser, patchStackTrace, patched, path, sourcemap, vm, _i, _len, _ref,
     __hasProp = {}.hasOwnProperty;
 
   fs = require('fs');
 
+  vm = require('vm');
+
   path = require('path');
 
+  child_process = require('child_process');
+
   Lexer = require('./lexer').Lexer;
 
   parser = require('./parser').parser;
 
   helpers = require('./helpers');
 
-  vm = require('vm');
-
   sourcemap = require('./sourcemap');
 
-  loadFile = function(module, filename) {
-    var raw, stripped;
-    raw = fs.readFileSync(filename, 'utf8');
-    stripped = raw.charCodeAt(0) === 0xFEFF ? raw.substring(1) : raw;
-    return module._compile(compile(stripped, {
-      filename: filename,
-      literate: helpers.isLiterate(filename)
-    }), filename);
-  };
-
-  if (require.extensions) {
-    _ref = ['.coffee', '.litcoffee', '.md', '.coffee.md'];
-    for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
-      ext = _ref[_i];
-      require.extensions[ext] = loadFile;
-    }
-  }
-
   exports.VERSION = '1.6.1';
 
   exports.helpers = helpers;
 
   exports.compile = compile = function(code, options) {
-    var answer, currentColumn, currentLine, fragment, fragments, header, js, merge, newLines, sourceMap, _j, _len1;
+    var answer, currentColumn, currentLine, fragment, fragments, header, js, merge, newLines, sourceMap, _i, _len;
     if (options == null) {
       options = {};
     }
@@ -55,8 +39,8 @@
     }
     currentColumn = 0;
     js = "";
-    for (_j = 0, _len1 = fragments.length; _j < _len1; _j++) {
-      fragment = fragments[_j];
+    for (_i = 0, _len = fragments.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
+      fragment = fragments[_i];
       if (sourceMap) {
         if (fragment.locationData) {
           sourceMap.addMapping([fragment.locationData.first_line, fragment.locationData.first_column], [currentLine, currentColumn], {
@@ -100,12 +84,12 @@
   };
 
   exports.run = function(code, options) {
-    var answer, mainModule, _ref1;
+    var answer, mainModule, _ref;
     if (options == null) {
       options = {};
     }
     mainModule = require.main;
-    if ((_ref1 = options.sourceMap) == null) {
+    if ((_ref = options.sourceMap) == null) {
       options.sourceMap = true;
     }
     mainModule.filename = process.argv[1] = options.filename ? fs.realpathSync(options.filename) : '.';
@@ -122,7 +106,7 @@
   };
 
   exports["eval"] = function(code, options) {
-    var Module, Script, js, k, o, r, sandbox, v, _j, _len1, _module, _ref1, _ref2, _require;
+    var Module, Script, js, k, o, r, sandbox, v, _i, _len, _module, _ref, _ref1, _require;
     if (options == null) {
       options = {};
     }
@@ -136,10 +120,10 @@
           sandbox = options.sandbox;
         } else {
           sandbox = Script.createContext();
-          _ref1 = options.sandbox;
-          for (k in _ref1) {
-            if (!__hasProp.call(_ref1, k)) continue;
-            v = _ref1[k];
+          _ref = options.sandbox;
+          for (k in _ref) {
+            if (!__hasProp.call(_ref, k)) continue;
+            v = _ref[k];
             sandbox[k] = v;
           }
         }
@@ -156,9 +140,9 @@
           return Module._load(path, _module, true);
         };
         _module.filename = sandbox.__filename;
-        _ref2 = Object.getOwnPropertyNames(require);
-        for (_j = 0, _len1 = _ref2.length; _j < _len1; _j++) {
-          r = _ref2[_j];
+        _ref1 = Object.getOwnPropertyNames(require);
+        for (_i = 0, _len = _ref1.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
+          r = _ref1[_i];
           if (r !== 'paths') {
             _require[r] = require[r];
           }
@@ -184,6 +168,43 @@
     }
   };
 
+  loadFile = function(module, filename) {
+    var raw, stripped;
+    raw = fs.readFileSync(filename, 'utf8');
+    stripped = raw.charCodeAt(0) === 0xFEFF ? raw.substring(1) : raw;
+    return module._compile(compile(stripped, {
+      filename: filename,
+      literate: helpers.isLiterate(filename)
+    }), filename);
+  };
+
+  if (require.extensions) {
+    _ref = ['.coffee', '.litcoffee', '.coffee.md'];
+    for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
+      ext = _ref[_i];
+      require.extensions[ext] = loadFile;
+    }
+  }
+
+  fork = child_process.fork;
+
+  child_process.fork = function(path, args, options) {
+    var execPath;
+    if (args == null) {
+      args = [];
+    }
+    if (options == null) {
+      options = {};
+    }
+    execPath = helpers.isCoffee(path) ? 'coffee' : null;
+    if (!Array.isArray(args)) {
+      args = [];
+      options = args || {};
+    }
+    options.execPath || (options.execPath = execPath);
+    return fork(path, args, options);
+  };
+
   lexer = new Lexer;
 
   parser.lexer = {
diff --git a/src/coffee-script.coffee b/src/coffee-script.coffee
index ce21cf52..4857280c 100644
--- a/src/coffee-script.coffee
+++ b/src/coffee-script.coffee
@@ -6,23 +6,14 @@
 # If included on a webpage, it will automatically sniff out, compile, and
 # execute all scripts present in `text/coffeescript` tags.
 
-fs        = require 'fs'
-path      = require 'path'
-{Lexer}   = require './lexer'
-{parser}  = require './parser'
-helpers   = require './helpers'
-vm        = require 'vm'
-sourcemap = require './sourcemap'
-
-# Load and run a CoffeeScript file for Node, stripping any `BOM`s.
-loadFile = (module, filename) ->
-  raw = fs.readFileSync filename, 'utf8'
-  stripped = if raw.charCodeAt(0) is 0xFEFF then raw.substring 1 else raw
-  module._compile compile(stripped, {filename, literate: helpers.isLiterate filename}), filename
-
-if require.extensions
-  for ext in ['.coffee', '.litcoffee', '.md', '.coffee.md']
-    require.extensions[ext] = loadFile
+fs            = require 'fs'
+vm            = require 'vm'
+path          = require 'path'
+child_process = require 'child_process'
+{Lexer}       = require './lexer'
+{parser}      = require './parser'
+helpers       = require './helpers'
+sourcemap     = require './sourcemap'
 
 # The current CoffeeScript version number.
 exports.VERSION = '1.6.1'
@@ -154,6 +145,29 @@ exports.eval = (code, options = {}) ->
   else
     vm.runInContext js, sandbox
 
+# Load and run a CoffeeScript file for Node, stripping any `BOM`s.
+loadFile = (module, filename) ->
+  raw = fs.readFileSync filename, 'utf8'
+  stripped = if raw.charCodeAt(0) is 0xFEFF then raw.substring 1 else raw
+  module._compile compile(stripped, {filename, literate: helpers.isLiterate filename}), filename
+
+# If the installed version of Node supports `require.extensions`, register
+# CoffeeScript as an extension.
+if require.extensions
+  for ext in ['.coffee', '.litcoffee', '.coffee.md']
+    require.extensions[ext] = loadFile
+
+# Patch `child_process.fork` so that Coffee scripts are able to fork both
+# CoffeeScript files, and JavaScript files, directly.
+{fork} = child_process
+child_process.fork = (path, args = [], options = {}) ->
+  execPath = if helpers.isCoffee(path) then 'coffee' else null
+  if not Array.isArray args
+    args = []
+    options = args or {}
+  options.execPath or= execPath
+  fork path, args, options
+
 # Instantiate a Lexer for our use here.
 lexer = new Lexer
 
diff --git a/test/cluster.coffee b/test/cluster.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..82d4faed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cluster.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Cluster Module
+# ---------
+
+return if testingBrowser?
+
+cluster = require 'cluster'
+
+if cluster.isMaster
+  test "#2737 - cluster module can spawn workers from a coffeescript process", ->
+    cluster.once 'exit', (worker, code) ->
+      eq code, 0
+
+    cluster.fork()
+else
+  process.exit 0
diff --git a/test/test.html b/test/test.html
index a09692c9..d5a568be 100644
--- a/test/test.html
+++ b/test/test.html
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
     'assignment'
     'booleans'
     'classes'
+    'cluster'
     'comments'
     'compilation'
     'comprehensions'