diff --git a/doc/api/net.md b/doc/api/net.md
index 72324760f88fc5..e8e9ea6aaa7bf9 100644
--- a/doc/api/net.md
+++ b/doc/api/net.md
@@ -367,6 +367,10 @@ server.listen({
 });
 ```
 
+When `exclusive` is `true` and the underlying handle is shared, it's
+possible that several workers query a handle with different backlogs.
+In this case, the first `backlog` passed to the master process will be used.
+
 Starting an IPC server as root may cause the server path to be inaccessible for
 unprivileged users. Using `readableAll` and `writableAll` will make the server
 accessible for all users.
diff --git a/lib/internal/cluster/round_robin_handle.js b/lib/internal/cluster/round_robin_handle.js
index 492fd725c82f1d..c80ad6e58c27dd 100644
--- a/lib/internal/cluster/round_robin_handle.js
+++ b/lib/internal/cluster/round_robin_handle.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const { constants } = internalBinding('tcp_wrap');
 
 module.exports = RoundRobinHandle;
 
-function RoundRobinHandle(key, address, { port, fd, flags }) {
+function RoundRobinHandle(key, address, { port, fd, flags, backlog }) {
   this.key = key;
   this.all = new Map();
   this.free = new Map();
@@ -22,16 +22,17 @@ function RoundRobinHandle(key, address, { port, fd, flags }) {
   this.server = net.createServer(assert.fail);
 
   if (fd >= 0)
-    this.server.listen({ fd });
+    this.server.listen({ fd, backlog });
   else if (port >= 0) {
     this.server.listen({
       port,
       host: address,
       // Currently, net module only supports `ipv6Only` option in `flags`.
       ipv6Only: Boolean(flags & constants.UV_TCP_IPV6ONLY),
+      backlog,
     });
   } else
-    this.server.listen(address);  // UNIX socket path.
+    this.server.listen(address, backlog);  // UNIX socket path.
 
   this.server.once('listening', () => {
     this.handle = this.server._handle;
diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 0b32646a43a43e..cebb7b0603daca 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -1343,6 +1343,7 @@ function listenInCluster(server, address, port, addressType,
     addressType: addressType,
     fd: fd,
     flags,
+    backlog,
   };
 
   // Get the master's server handle, and listen on it
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-cluster-net-listen-backlog.js b/test/parallel/test-cluster-net-listen-backlog.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..eab734f3b6fe4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-cluster-net-listen-backlog.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+// Monkey-patch `net.Server.listen`
+const net = require('net');
+const cluster = require('cluster');
+
+// Ensures that the `backlog` is used to create a `net.Server`.
+const kExpectedBacklog = 127;
+if (cluster.isMaster) {
+  const listen = net.Server.prototype.listen;
+
+  net.Server.prototype.listen = common.mustCall(
+    function(...args) {
+      const options = args[0];
+      if (typeof options === 'object') {
+        assert(options.backlog, kExpectedBacklog);
+      } else {
+        assert(args[1], kExpectedBacklog);
+      }
+      return listen.call(this, ...args);
+    }
+  );
+
+  const worker = cluster.fork();
+  worker.on('message', () => {
+    worker.disconnect();
+  });
+} else {
+  const server = net.createServer();
+
+  server.listen({
+    host: common.localhostIPv4,
+    port: 0,
+    backlog: kExpectedBacklog,
+  }, common.mustCall(() => {
+    process.send(true);
+  }));
+}