diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/worker_shutdown_during_npm_import/__test__.jsonc b/tests/specs/npm/worker_shutdown_during_npm_import/__test__.jsonc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0be815e7d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/worker_shutdown_during_npm_import/__test__.jsonc
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "tempDir": true,
+  "tests": {
+    "with_lock": {
+      "args": "run -A --quiet --lock=deno.lock main.ts",
+      "output": "main.out"
+    },
+    "without_lock": {
+      "args": "run -A --quiet main.ts",
+      "output": "main.out"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/worker_shutdown_during_npm_import/main.out b/tests/specs/npm/worker_shutdown_during_npm_import/main.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..649f816afb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/worker_shutdown_during_npm_import/main.out
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[UNORDERED_START]
+1
+2
+[UNORDERED_END]
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/worker_shutdown_during_npm_import/main.ts b/tests/specs/npm/worker_shutdown_during_npm_import/main.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..068cef6b68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/worker_shutdown_during_npm_import/main.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+new Worker(new URL("./worker1.ts", import.meta.url), {
+  type: "module",
+});
+new Worker(new URL("./worker2.ts", import.meta.url), {
+  type: "module",
+});
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/worker_shutdown_during_npm_import/specifiers.ts b/tests/specs/npm/worker_shutdown_during_npm_import/specifiers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..46116f842e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/worker_shutdown_during_npm_import/specifiers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export default [
+  "npm:chalk@4",
+  "npm:react@18.2",
+  "npm:preact@10.19",
+  "npm:ajv",
+  "npm:has",
+  "npm:picocolors",
+  "npm:@denotest/esm-basic",
+  "npm:@denotest/add",
+  "npm:@denotest/subtract",
+];
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/worker_shutdown_during_npm_import/worker1.ts b/tests/specs/npm/worker_shutdown_during_npm_import/worker1.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1acf253b64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/worker_shutdown_during_npm_import/worker1.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import specifiers from "./specifiers.ts";
+await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(() => resolve(), 20));
+
+await Promise.all(specifiers.map((specifier) => import(specifier)));
+
+console.log(1);
+self.close();
diff --git a/tests/specs/npm/worker_shutdown_during_npm_import/worker2.ts b/tests/specs/npm/worker_shutdown_during_npm_import/worker2.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a381e9398
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/npm/worker_shutdown_during_npm_import/worker2.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import specifiers from "./specifiers.ts";
+// start importing, but close after waiting a short amount of time
+specifiers.map((specifier) => import(specifier));
+await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(() => resolve(), 20));
+console.log(2);
+self.close();
+console.log("WILL NOT BE PRINTED");