diff --git a/docs/nodejs/api.md b/docs/nodejs/api.md
index c4d389023..992fc9689 100644
--- a/docs/nodejs/api.md
+++ b/docs/nodejs/api.md
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ var osrm = new OSRM('network.osrm');
 var options = {
   coordinates: [[13.388860,52.517037]],
   number: 3,
-  bearings: [[0,20]]
+  bearings: [[0,20]],
+  radiuses: [null]
 };
 osrm.nearest(options, function(err, response) {
   console.log(response.waypoints); // array of Waypoint objects
diff --git a/include/nodejs/node_osrm_support.hpp b/include/nodejs/node_osrm_support.hpp
index a1d7b4473..d6c60e8ec 100644
--- a/include/nodejs/node_osrm_support.hpp
+++ b/include/nodejs/node_osrm_support.hpp
@@ -522,6 +522,11 @@ inline bool argumentsToParameter(const Napi::CallbackInfo &args,
         if (bearings.IsEmpty())
             return false;
 
+        if (!obj.Has("radiuses")) {
+            ThrowError(args.Env(), "Bearings must be accompanied with radiuses");
+            return false;
+        }
+
         if (!bearings.IsArray())
         {
             ThrowError(args.Env(), "Bearings must be an array of arrays of numbers");
diff --git a/src/nodejs/node_osrm.cpp b/src/nodejs/node_osrm.cpp
index 1537ab4d5..e866b0a52 100644
--- a/src/nodejs/node_osrm.cpp
+++ b/src/nodejs/node_osrm.cpp
@@ -349,7 +349,8 @@ Napi::Value Engine::route(const Napi::CallbackInfo &info)
  * var options = {
  *   coordinates: [[13.388860,52.517037]],
  *   number: 3,
- *   bearings: [[0,20]]
+ *   bearings: [[0,20]],
+ *   radiuses: [null]
  * };
  * osrm.nearest(options, function(err, response) {
  *   console.log(response.waypoints); // array of Waypoint objects
diff --git a/test/nodejs/route.js b/test/nodejs/route.js
index d0f1ddf49..6ddf95f51 100644
--- a/test/nodejs/route.js
+++ b/test/nodejs/route.js
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ test('route: integer bearing values no longer supported', function(assert) {
     var options = {
         coordinates: two_test_coordinates,
         bearings: [200, 250],
+        radiuses: [null],
     };
     assert.throws(function() { osrm.route(options, function(err, route) {}); },
         /Bearing must be an array of \[bearing, range\] or null/);
@@ -435,6 +436,7 @@ test('route: valid bearing values', function(assert) {
     var options = {
         coordinates: two_test_coordinates,
         bearings: [[200, 180], [250, 180]],
+        radiuses: [null, null],
     };
     osrm.route(options, function(err, route) {
         assert.ifError(err);
@@ -448,38 +450,49 @@ test('route: valid bearing values', function(assert) {
 });
 
 test('route: invalid bearing values', function(assert) {
-    assert.plan(6);
+    assert.plan(7);
     var osrm = new OSRM(monaco_path);
     assert.throws(function() { osrm.route({
         coordinates: two_test_coordinates,
         bearings: [[400, 180], [-250, 180]],
+        radiuses: [null, null],
     }, function(err, route) {}) },
         /Bearing values need to be in range 0..360, 0..180/);
     assert.throws(function() { osrm.route({
         coordinates: two_test_coordinates,
         bearings: [[200], [250, 180]],
+        radiuses: [null, null],
     }, function(err, route) {}) },
         /Bearing must be an array of/);
     assert.throws(function() { osrm.route({
         coordinates: two_test_coordinates,
         bearings: [[400, 109], [100, 720]],
+        radiuses: [null, null],
     }, function(err, route) {}) },
         /Bearing values need to be in range 0..360, 0..180/);
     assert.throws(function() { osrm.route({
         coordinates: two_test_coordinates,
         bearings: 400,
+        radiuses: [null],
     }, function(err, route) {}) },
         /Bearings must be an array of arrays of numbers/);
     assert.throws(function() { osrm.route({
         coordinates: two_test_coordinates,
         bearings: [[100, 100]],
+        radiuses: [null, null],
     }, function(err, route) {}) },
         /Bearings array must have the same length as coordinates array/);
     assert.throws(function() { osrm.route({
         coordinates: two_test_coordinates,
         bearings: [Infinity, Infinity],
+        radiuses: [null, null],
     }, function(err, route) {}) },
         /Bearing must be an array of \[bearing, range\] or null/);
+    assert.throws(function() { osrm.route({
+        coordinates: two_test_coordinates,
+        bearings: [[0, 180], [0, 180]],
+    }, function(err, route) {}) },
+        /Bearings must be accompanied with radiuses/);
 });
 
 test('route: routes Monaco with hints', function(assert) {