diff --git a/src/node/index.js b/src/node/index.js
index b26ab35f2c5..93c65ac5c43 100644
--- a/src/node/index.js
+++ b/src/node/index.js
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ exports.Server = server.Server;
  */
 exports.status = grpc.status;
 
+/**
+ * Propagate flag name to number mapping
+ */
+exports.propagate = grpc.propagate;
+
 /**
  * Call error name to code number mapping
  */
diff --git a/src/node/test/constant_test.js b/src/node/test/constant_test.js
index 964fc60da06..e251dd34283 100644
--- a/src/node/test/constant_test.js
+++ b/src/node/test/constant_test.js
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ var propagateFlagNames = [
   'DEADLINE',
   'CENSUS_STATS_CONTEXT',
   'CENSUS_TRACING_CONTEXT',
-  'CANCELLATION'
+  'CANCELLATION',
+  'DEFAULTS'
 ];
 
 describe('constants', function() {
diff --git a/src/node/test/surface_test.js b/src/node/test/surface_test.js
index b8740af74a7..5e731ea42bf 100644
--- a/src/node/test/surface_test.js
+++ b/src/node/test/surface_test.js
@@ -723,7 +723,10 @@ describe('Other conditions', function() {
       });
     });
     describe('Deadline', function() {
-      it.skip('With a client stream call', function(done) {
+      /* jshint bitwise:false */
+      var deadline_flags = (grpc.propagate.DEFAULTS &
+          ~grpc.propagate.CANCELLATION);
+      it('With a client stream call', function(done) {
         done = multiDone(done, 2);
         proxy_impl.clientStream = function(parent, callback) {
           client.clientStream(function(err, value) {
@@ -734,7 +737,7 @@ describe('Other conditions', function() {
               callback(err, value);
               done();
             }
-          }, null, {parent: parent});
+          }, null, {parent: parent, propagate_flags: deadline_flags});
         };
         proxy.addProtoService(test_service, proxy_impl);
         var proxy_port = proxy.bind('localhost:0', server_insecure_creds);
@@ -743,14 +746,15 @@ describe('Other conditions', function() {
                                       grpc.Credentials.createInsecure());
         var deadline = new Date();
         deadline.setSeconds(deadline.getSeconds() + 1);
-        var call = proxy_client.clientStream(function(err, value) {
+        proxy_client.clientStream(function(err, value) {
           done();
         }, null, {deadline: deadline});
       });
-      it.skip('With a bidi stream call', function(done) {
+      it('With a bidi stream call', function(done) {
         done = multiDone(done, 2);
         proxy_impl.bidiStream = function(parent) {
-          var child = client.bidiStream(null, {parent: parent});
+          var child = client.bidiStream(
+              null, {parent: parent, propagate_flags: deadline_flags});
           child.on('error', function(err) {
             assert(err);
             assert.strictEqual(err.code, grpc.status.DEADLINE_EXCEEDED);