diff --git a/ext/call.cc b/ext/call.cc
index c77d6a33..5d573110 100644
--- a/ext/call.cc
+++ b/ext/call.cc
@@ -488,8 +488,10 @@ class ServerCloseResponseOp : public Op {
   int cancelled;
 };
 
-tag::tag(Callback *callback, OpVec *ops, Call *call) :
+tag::tag(Callback *callback, OpVec *ops, Call *call, Local<Value> call_value) :
     callback(callback), ops(ops), call(call){
+  HandleScope scope;
+  call_persist.Reset(call_value);
 }
 
 tag::~tag() {
@@ -535,15 +537,20 @@ void DestroyTag(void *tag) {
   delete tag_struct;
 }
 
+void Call::DestroyCall() {
+  if (this->wrapped_call != NULL) {
+    grpc_call_destroy(this->wrapped_call);
+    this->wrapped_call = NULL;
+  }
+}
+
 Call::Call(grpc_call *call) : wrapped_call(call),
                               pending_batches(0),
                               has_final_op_completed(false) {
 }
 
 Call::~Call() {
-  if (wrapped_call != NULL) {
-    grpc_call_destroy(wrapped_call);
-  }
+  DestroyCall();
 }
 
 void Call::Init(Local<Object> exports) {
@@ -590,8 +597,7 @@ void Call::CompleteBatch(bool is_final_op) {
   }
   this->pending_batches--;
   if (this->has_final_op_completed && this->pending_batches == 0) {
-    grpc_call_destroy(this->wrapped_call);
-    this->wrapped_call = NULL;
+    this->DestroyCall();
   }
 }
 
@@ -752,7 +758,7 @@ NAN_METHOD(Call::StartBatch) {
   Callback *callback = new Callback(callback_func);
   grpc_call_error error = grpc_call_start_batch(
       call->wrapped_call, &ops[0], nops, new struct tag(
-          callback, op_vector.release(), call), NULL);
+          callback, op_vector.release(), call, info.This()), NULL);
   if (error != GRPC_CALL_OK) {
     return Nan::ThrowError(nanErrorWithCode("startBatch failed", error));
   }
diff --git a/ext/call.h b/ext/call.h
index fe2abab9..53a5e4ab 100644
--- a/ext/call.h
+++ b/ext/call.h
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ class Call : public Nan::ObjectWrap {
   Call(const Call &);
   Call &operator=(const Call &);
 
+  void DestroyCall();
+
   static NAN_METHOD(New);
   static NAN_METHOD(StartBatch);
   static NAN_METHOD(Cancel);
@@ -111,11 +113,14 @@ class Op {
 
 typedef std::vector<unique_ptr<Op>> OpVec;
 struct tag {
-  tag(Nan::Callback *callback, OpVec *ops, Call *call);
+  tag(Nan::Callback *callback, OpVec *ops, Call *call,
+      v8::Local<v8::Value> call_value);
   ~tag();
   Nan::Callback *callback;
   OpVec *ops;
   Call *call;
+  Nan::Persistent<v8::Value, Nan::CopyablePersistentTraits<v8::Value>>
+      call_persist;
 };
 
 v8::Local<v8::Value> GetTagNodeValue(void *tag);
diff --git a/ext/channel.cc b/ext/channel.cc
index c795ff7f..1263cc0d 100644
--- a/ext/channel.cc
+++ b/ext/channel.cc
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ NAN_METHOD(Channel::WatchConnectivityState) {
       channel->wrapped_channel, last_state, MillisecondsToTimespec(deadline),
       GetCompletionQueue(),
       new struct tag(callback,
-                     ops.release(), NULL));
+                     ops.release(), NULL, Nan::Null()));
   CompletionQueueNext();
 }
 
diff --git a/ext/server.cc b/ext/server.cc
index ccb55aa5..f0920c84 100644
--- a/ext/server.cc
+++ b/ext/server.cc
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ NAN_METHOD(Server::RequestCall) {
       GetCompletionQueue(),
       GetCompletionQueue(),
       new struct tag(new Callback(info[0].As<Function>()), ops.release(),
-                     NULL));
+                     NULL, Nan::Null()));
   if (error != GRPC_CALL_OK) {
     return Nan::ThrowError(nanErrorWithCode("requestCall failed", error));
   }
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ NAN_METHOD(Server::TryShutdown) {
   grpc_server_shutdown_and_notify(
       server->wrapped_server, GetCompletionQueue(),
       new struct tag(new Nan::Callback(info[0].As<Function>()), ops.release(),
-                     NULL));
+                     NULL, Nan::Null()));
   CompletionQueueNext();
 }
 
diff --git a/ext/server_uv.cc b/ext/server_uv.cc
index c5e5ca9f..82e7589f 100644
--- a/ext/server_uv.cc
+++ b/ext/server_uv.cc
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ void Server::ShutdownServer() {
 
     grpc_server_shutdown_and_notify(
         this->wrapped_server, GetCompletionQueue(),
-        new struct tag(new Callback(**shutdown_callback), ops.release(), NULL));
+        new struct tag(new Callback(**shutdown_callback), ops.release(), NULL,
+                       Nan::Null()));
     grpc_server_cancel_all_calls(this->wrapped_server);
     CompletionQueueNext();
     this->wrapped_server = NULL;