diff --git a/Source/UnitTests/Common/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/UnitTests/Common/CMakeLists.txt
index e509f160f2..3b0ffe79e6 100644
--- a/Source/UnitTests/Common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/UnitTests/Common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ add_dolphin_test(SettingsHandlerTest SettingsHandlerTest.cpp)
 add_dolphin_test(SPSCQueueTest SPSCQueueTest.cpp)
 add_dolphin_test(StringUtilTest StringUtilTest.cpp)
 add_dolphin_test(SwapTest SwapTest.cpp)
+add_dolphin_test(WorkQueueThreadTest WorkQueueThreadTest.cpp)
 
 if (_M_X86_64)
   add_dolphin_test(x64EmitterTest x64EmitterTest.cpp)
diff --git a/Source/UnitTests/Common/WorkQueueThreadTest.cpp b/Source/UnitTests/Common/WorkQueueThreadTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4bfc654f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/UnitTests/Common/WorkQueueThreadTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// Copyright 2025 Dolphin Emulator Project
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include "Common/WorkQueueThread.h"
+
+TEST(WorkQueueThread, Simple)
+{
+  Common::WorkQueueThreadSP<int> worker;
+
+  constexpr int BIG_VAL = 1000;
+
+  int x = 0;
+  const auto func = [&](int value) { x = value; };
+
+  worker.Push(1);
+  worker.WaitForCompletion();
+  // Still zero because it's not running.
+  EXPECT_EQ(x, 0);
+
+  // Does nothing if not running.
+  worker.Shutdown();
+
+  worker.Reset("test worker", func);
+  worker.WaitForCompletion();
+  // Items pushed before Reset are processed.
+  EXPECT_EQ(x, 1);
+
+  worker.Shutdown();
+  worker.Push(0);
+  worker.WaitForCompletion();
+  // Still 1 because it's no longer running.
+  EXPECT_EQ(x, 1);
+
+  worker.Cancel();
+  worker.Reset("test worker", func);
+  worker.WaitForCompletion();
+  // Still 1 because the work was canceled.
+  EXPECT_EQ(x, 1);
+
+  for (int i = 0; i != BIG_VAL; ++i)
+    worker.Push(i);
+  worker.Cancel();
+  // Could be any one of the pushed values.
+  EXPECT_LT(x, BIG_VAL);
+  GTEST_LOG_(INFO) << "Canceled work after item " << x;
+
+  worker.Push(2);
+  worker.WaitForCompletion();
+  // Still running after cancelation.
+  EXPECT_EQ(x, 2);
+}
diff --git a/Source/UnitTests/UnitTests.vcxproj b/Source/UnitTests/UnitTests.vcxproj
index 45702ed7fd..b5e5256915 100644
--- a/Source/UnitTests/UnitTests.vcxproj
+++ b/Source/UnitTests/UnitTests.vcxproj
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="Common\SPSCQueueTest.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Common\StringUtilTest.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Common\SwapTest.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="Common\WorkQueueThreadTest.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Core\CoreTimingTest.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Core\DSP\DSPAcceleratorTest.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Core\DSP\DSPAssemblyTest.cpp" />
@@ -118,4 +119,4 @@
     <!--This is only executed via msbuild, VS test runner automatically does this-->
     <Exec Command="$(TargetPath)" />
   </Target>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>