diff --git a/src/URI.js b/src/URI.js
index 03f2c6c1..effa0e03 100644
--- a/src/URI.js
+++ b/src/URI.js
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@
     return this;
   }
 
+  function isInteger(value) {
+    return /^[0-9]+$/.test(value);
+  }
+
   URI.version = '1.18.11';
 
   var p = URI.prototype;
@@ -1058,8 +1062,8 @@
     }
 
     var port = Number(v);
-    if (Number.isInteger(port) && (port > 0) && (port < 65536)) {
-      return;
+    if (isInteger(port) && (port > 0) && (port < 65536)) {
+      return true;
     }
 
     throw new TypeError('Port "' + v + '" is not a valid port');
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 8ebf8623..3954dbc2 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -1681,6 +1681,37 @@
     deepEqual(links, expected, 'urls extracted');
     equal(result, source, 'source not modified');
   });
+  test('ensureValidPort', function() {
+    var result;
+
+    console.dir(URI);
+    result = URI.ensureValidPort(8080);
+    equal(result, true);
+
+    result = URI.ensureValidPort("8080");
+    equal(result, true);
+
+    result = URI.ensureValidPort('a8080');
+    equal(result, undefined);
+
+    result = URI.ensureValidPort('8080a');
+    equal(result, undefined);
+
+    result = URI.ensureValidPort('0');
+    equal(result, undefined);
+
+    result = URI.ensureValidPort('-1');
+    equal(result, undefined);
+
+    result = URI.ensureValidPort(65535);
+    equal(result, true);
+
+    result = URI.ensureValidPort(65536);
+    equal(result, undefined);
+
+    result = URI.ensureValidPort(80.1);
+    equal(result, undefined);
+  });
   test('noConflict', function() {
     var actual_lib = URI; // actual library; after loading, before noConflict()
     var unconflicted = URI.noConflict();