diff --git a/doc/api/net.md b/doc/api/net.md
index 5c9c3dea6051b4..35e7abcee85cad 100644
--- a/doc/api/net.md
+++ b/doc/api/net.md
@@ -575,6 +575,8 @@ server will still send some data.
 If `data` is specified, it is equivalent to calling
 `socket.write(data, encoding)` followed by `socket.end()`.
 
+Returns `socket`.
+
 ### socket.localAddress
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diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 78337cda6dd808..9cd648953eb25b 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -444,6 +444,8 @@ Socket.prototype.end = function(data, encoding) {
     this.read(0);
   else
     maybeDestroy(this);
+
+  return this;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-socket-write-after-fin.js b/test/parallel/test-socket-write-after-fin.js
index c8ff56871734af..2551d3f54f651f 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-socket-write-after-fin.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-socket-write-after-fin.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const net = require('net');
-const expected = 'hello1hello2hello3\nTHUNDERMUSCLE!';
+const expected = 'hello1hello2hello3\nbye';
 
 const server = net.createServer({
   allowHalfOpen: true
@@ -35,5 +35,6 @@ server.listen(0, common.mustCall(function() {
   sock.write('hello1');
   sock.write('hello2');
   sock.write('hello3\n');
-  sock.end('THUNDERMUSCLE!');
+  assert.strictEqual(sock.end('bye'), sock);
+
 }));