diff --git a/src/compiler/node_generator.cc b/src/compiler/node_generator.cc
index 661587cbd63..a430628dbc6 100644
--- a/src/compiler/node_generator.cc
+++ b/src/compiler/node_generator.cc
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "src/compiler/config.h"
 #include "src/compiler/generator_helpers.h"
+#include "src/compiler/node_generator.h"
 #include "src/compiler/node_generator_helpers.h"
 
 using grpc::protobuf::Descriptor;
@@ -119,7 +120,8 @@ grpc::string NodeObjectPath(const Descriptor* descriptor) {
 }
 
 // Prints out the message serializer and deserializer functions
-void PrintMessageTransformer(const Descriptor* descriptor, Printer* out) {
+void PrintMessageTransformer(const Descriptor* descriptor, Printer* out,
+                             const Parameters& params) {
   map<grpc::string, grpc::string> template_vars;
   grpc::string full_name = descriptor->full_name();
   template_vars["identifier_name"] = MessageIdentifierName(full_name);
@@ -134,7 +136,12 @@ void PrintMessageTransformer(const Descriptor* descriptor, Printer* out) {
              "throw new Error('Expected argument of type $name$');\n");
   out->Outdent();
   out->Print("}\n");
-  out->Print("return new Buffer(arg.serializeBinary());\n");
+  if (params.minimum_node_version > 5) {
+    // Node version is > 5, we should use Buffer.from
+    out->Print("return Buffer.from(arg.serializeBinary());\n");
+  } else {
+    out->Print("return new Buffer(arg.serializeBinary());\n");
+  }
   out->Outdent();
   out->Print("}\n\n");
 
@@ -219,12 +226,13 @@ void PrintImports(const FileDescriptor* file, Printer* out) {
   out->Print("\n");
 }
 
-void PrintTransformers(const FileDescriptor* file, Printer* out) {
+void PrintTransformers(const FileDescriptor* file, Printer* out,
+                       const Parameters& params) {
   map<grpc::string, const Descriptor*> messages = GetAllMessages(file);
   for (std::map<grpc::string, const Descriptor*>::iterator it =
            messages.begin();
        it != messages.end(); it++) {
-    PrintMessageTransformer(it->second, out);
+    PrintMessageTransformer(it->second, out, params);
   }
   out->Print("\n");
 }
@@ -236,7 +244,8 @@ void PrintServices(const FileDescriptor* file, Printer* out) {
 }
 }  // namespace
 
-grpc::string GenerateFile(const FileDescriptor* file) {
+grpc::string GenerateFile(const FileDescriptor* file,
+                          const Parameters& params) {
   grpc::string output;
   {
     StringOutputStream output_stream(&output);
@@ -257,7 +266,7 @@ grpc::string GenerateFile(const FileDescriptor* file) {
 
     PrintImports(file, &out);
 
-    PrintTransformers(file, &out);
+    PrintTransformers(file, &out, params);
 
     PrintServices(file, &out);
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/node_generator.h b/src/compiler/node_generator.h
index a9ffe75fc86..f3a531597a1 100644
--- a/src/compiler/node_generator.h
+++ b/src/compiler/node_generator.h
@@ -23,7 +23,14 @@
 
 namespace grpc_node_generator {
 
-grpc::string GenerateFile(const grpc::protobuf::FileDescriptor* file);
+// Contains all the parameters that are parsed from the command line.
+struct Parameters {
+  // Sets the earliest version of nodejs that needs to be supported.
+  int minimum_node_version;
+};
+
+grpc::string GenerateFile(const grpc::protobuf::FileDescriptor* file,
+                          const Parameters& params);
 
 }  // namespace grpc_node_generator
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/node_plugin.cc b/src/compiler/node_plugin.cc
index bc38e9018a2..0d19d8e9820 100644
--- a/src/compiler/node_plugin.cc
+++ b/src/compiler/node_plugin.cc
@@ -36,7 +36,27 @@ class NodeGrpcGenerator : public grpc::protobuf::compiler::CodeGenerator {
                 const grpc::string& parameter,
                 grpc::protobuf::compiler::GeneratorContext* context,
                 grpc::string* error) const {
-    grpc::string code = GenerateFile(file);
+    grpc_node_generator::Parameters generator_parameters;
+    generator_parameters.minimum_node_version = 4;
+
+    if (!parameter.empty()) {
+      std::vector<grpc::string> parameters_list =
+          grpc_generator::tokenize(parameter, ",");
+      for (auto parameter_string = parameters_list.begin();
+           parameter_string != parameters_list.end(); parameter_string++) {
+        std::vector<grpc::string> param =
+            grpc_generator::tokenize(*parameter_string, "=");
+        if (param[0] == "minimum_node_version") {
+          sscanf(param[1].c_str(), "%d",
+                 &generator_parameters.minimum_node_version);
+        } else {
+          *error = grpc::string("Unknown parameter: ") + *parameter_string;
+          return false;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    grpc::string code = GenerateFile(file, generator_parameters);
     if (code.size() == 0) {
       return true;
     }