diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 004c42d..9249478 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -206,6 +206,14 @@ target_link_libraries(
     hex
 )
 
+if(MSVC)
+  target_compile_options(
+    bare
+    PRIVATE
+      /experimental:c11atomics
+  )
+endif()
+
 add_library(bare_shared SHARED)
 
 set_target_properties(
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 760d08a..3dca0db 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ An object containing the version strings of Bare and its dependencies.
 
 Immediately terminate the process or current thread with an exit status of `code` which defaults to `Bare.exitCode`.
 
-#### `Bare.suspend()`
+#### `Bare.suspend([linger])`
 
 Suspend the process and all threads. This will emit a `suspend` event signalling that all work should stop immediately. When all work has stopped and the process would otherwise exit, an `idle` event will be emitted. If the process is not resumed from an `idle` event listener and no additional work is scheduled, the loop will block until the process is resumed. If additional work is scheduled from an `idle` event, the `idle` event will be emitted again once all work has stopped unless the process was resumed.
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ Emitted after the process or current thread has terminated and just before the J
 > Bare.prependListener('teardown', () => { ... })
 > ```
 
-#### `Bare.on('suspend')`
+#### `Bare.on('suspend', linger)`
 
 Emitted when the process or current thread is suspended. Any in-progress or outstanding work, such as network activity or file system access, should be deferred, cancelled, or paused when the `suspend` event is emitted and no additional work may be scheduled.
 
diff --git a/include/bare.h b/include/bare.h
index 5acf17e..0b57630 100644
--- a/include/bare.h
+++ b/include/bare.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ typedef struct bare_options_s bare_options_t;
 typedef void (*bare_before_exit_cb)(bare_t *);
 typedef void (*bare_exit_cb)(bare_t *);
 typedef void (*bare_teardown_cb)(bare_t *);
-typedef void (*bare_suspend_cb)(bare_t *);
+typedef void (*bare_suspend_cb)(bare_t *, int linger);
 typedef void (*bare_idle_cb)(bare_t *);
 typedef void (*bare_resume_cb)(bare_t *);
 typedef void (*bare_thread_cb)(bare_t *, js_env_t *);
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ bare_run (bare_t *bare);
  * process. It's safe to call this function from any thread.
  */
 int
-bare_suspend (bare_t *bare);
+bare_suspend (bare_t *bare, int linger);
 
 /**
  * Resume the process as soon as possible. If the process is not yet idle after
diff --git a/src/bare.c b/src/bare.c
index 872e1b5..c695006 100644
--- a/src/bare.c
+++ b/src/bare.c
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ bare_run (bare_t *bare) {
 }
 
 int
-bare_suspend (bare_t *bare) {
+bare_suspend (bare_t *bare, int linger) {
+  bare->process.runtime->linger = linger;
+
   return uv_async_send(&bare->process.runtime->signals.suspend);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/bare.js b/src/bare.js
index b9c0427..6d06f59 100644
--- a/src/bare.js
+++ b/src/bare.js
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ class Bare extends EventEmitter {
     function noop () {}
   }
 
-  suspend () {
-    bare.suspend()
+  suspend (linger = 0) {
+    bare.suspend(linger)
   }
 
   resume () {
@@ -169,10 +169,10 @@ class Bare extends EventEmitter {
     this.emit('teardown')
   }
 
-  _onsuspend () {
+  _onsuspend (linger) {
     this.suspended = true
 
-    this.emit('suspend')
+    this.emit('suspend', linger)
   }
 
   _onidle () {
diff --git a/src/runtime.c b/src/runtime.c
index ef4f90a..f0d20b3 100644
--- a/src/runtime.c
+++ b/src/runtime.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ bare_runtime_on_uncaught_exception (js_env_t *env, js_value_t *error, void *data
   err = js_get_global(env, &global);
   assert(err == 0);
 
-  js_call_function(env, global, fn, 1, (js_value_t *[]){error}, NULL);
+  js_call_function(env, global, fn, 1, &error, NULL);
 
   err = js_close_handle_scope(env, scope);
   assert(err == 0);
@@ -270,14 +270,18 @@ bare_runtime_on_suspend (bare_runtime_t *runtime) {
   err = js_get_global(env, &global);
   assert(err == 0);
 
-  js_call_function(env, global, fn, 0, NULL, NULL);
+  js_value_t *linger;
+  err = js_create_int32(env, runtime->linger, &linger);
+  assert(err == 0);
+
+  js_call_function(env, global, fn, 1, &linger, NULL);
 
   err = js_close_handle_scope(env, scope);
   assert(err == 0);
 
   if (bare_runtime_is_main_thread(runtime)) {
     if (runtime->process->on_suspend) {
-      runtime->process->on_suspend((bare_t *) runtime->process);
+      runtime->process->on_suspend((bare_t *) runtime->process, runtime->linger);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -675,9 +679,20 @@ bare_runtime_suspend (js_env_t *env, js_callback_info_t *info) {
 
   bare_runtime_t *runtime;
 
-  err = js_get_callback_info(env, info, NULL, NULL, NULL, (void **) &runtime);
+  js_value_t *argv[1];
+  size_t argc = 1;
+
+  err = js_get_callback_info(env, info, &argc, argv, NULL, (void **) &runtime);
+  assert(err == 0);
+
+  assert(argc == 1);
+
+  int32_t linger;
+  err = js_get_value_int32(env, argv[0], &linger);
   assert(err == 0);
 
+  runtime->linger = linger;
+
   uv_ref((uv_handle_t *) &runtime->signals.suspend);
 
   err = uv_async_send(&runtime->process->runtime->signals.suspend);
@@ -886,6 +901,7 @@ bare_runtime_setup (uv_loop_t *loop, bare_process_t *process, bare_runtime_t *ru
   runtime->suspended = false;
   runtime->exiting = false;
   runtime->terminated = false;
+  runtime->linger = 0;
 
   err = uv_async_init(runtime->loop, &runtime->signals.suspend, bare_runtime_on_suspend_signal);
   assert(err == 0);
diff --git a/src/types.h b/src/types.h
index f9837a2..4560a95 100644
--- a/src/types.h
+++ b/src/types.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define BARE_TYPES_H
 
 #include <js.h>
+#include <stdatomic.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <uv.h>
 
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ struct bare_runtime_s {
   bool suspended;
   bool exiting;
   bool terminated;
+
+  atomic_int linger;
 };
 
 struct bare_process_s {
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index ebee961..c633f3d 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ list(APPEND tests
   suspend-resume-from-thread.js
   suspend-resume-on-idle.js
   suspend-resume-on-suspend.js
+  suspend-resume-with-linger.js
   thread.js
   thread-join.js
   thread-source.js
diff --git a/test/suspend-resume-with-linger.js b/test/suspend-resume-with-linger.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44f9e50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/suspend-resume-with-linger.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/* global Bare */
+const assert = require('bare-assert')
+
+Bare
+  .on('suspend', (linger) => {
+    console.log('emit suspend')
+    assert(linger === 1000)
+  })
+  .on('idle', () => {
+    assert(false, 'Should not idle')
+  })
+  .on('resume', () => {
+    console.log('emit resume')
+  })
+
+Bare.suspend(1000)
+Bare.resume()