diff --git a/lib/coffee-script/coffee-script.js b/lib/coffee-script/coffee-script.js
index bed2722f..023a7f62 100644
--- a/lib/coffee-script/coffee-script.js
+++ b/lib/coffee-script/coffee-script.js
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 // Generated by CoffeeScript 1.5.0
 (function() {
-  var Lexer, compile, ext, fs, helpers, lexer, loadFile, parser, path, vm, _i, _len, _ref,
+  var Lexer, child_process, compile, ext, fs, helpers, lexer, loadFile, parser, path, vm, _i, _len, _ref,
     __hasProp = {}.hasOwnProperty;
 
   fs = require('fs');
 
   path = require('path');
 
+  child_process = require('child_process');
+
   Lexer = require('./lexer').Lexer;
 
   parser = require('./parser').parser;
@@ -33,6 +35,19 @@
     }
   }
 
+  (function(fork) {
+    return child_process.fork = function(modulePath) {
+      var oldExecPath, output;
+      oldExecPath = process.execPath;
+      if (helpers.isCoffee(modulePath)) {
+        process.execPath = 'coffee';
+      }
+      output = fork.apply(this, arguments);
+      process.execPath = oldExecPath;
+      return output;
+    };
+  })(child_process.fork);
+
   exports.VERSION = '1.5.0';
 
   exports.helpers = require('./helpers');
diff --git a/src/coffee-script.coffee b/src/coffee-script.coffee
index 1047bfd3..d07c8e9b 100644
--- a/src/coffee-script.coffee
+++ b/src/coffee-script.coffee
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@
 # 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'
+fs            = require 'fs'
+path          = require 'path'
+child_process = require 'child_process'
+{Lexer}       = require './lexer'
+{parser}      = require './parser'
+helpers       = require './helpers'
+vm            = require 'vm'
 
 # Load and run a CoffeeScript file for Node, stripping any `BOM`s.
 loadFile = (module, filename) ->
@@ -23,6 +24,15 @@ if require.extensions
   for ext in ['.coffee', '.litcoffee', '.md', '.coffee.md']
     require.extensions[ext] = loadFile
 
+# Patch child_process.fork to properly run .coffee files
+do (fork = child_process.fork) ->
+  child_process.fork = (modulePath) ->
+    oldExecPath = process.execPath
+    process.execPath = 'coffee' if helpers.isCoffee modulePath
+    output = fork.apply this, arguments
+    process.execPath = oldExecPath
+    output
+
 # The current CoffeeScript version number.
 exports.VERSION = '1.5.0'
 
diff --git a/test/cluster.coffee b/test/cluster.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc6b5555
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cluster.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Cluster Module
+# ---------
+
+unless window? or 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'