diff --git a/src/Worker/DelegatingWorkerPool.php b/src/Worker/DelegatingWorkerPool.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abcedfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Worker/DelegatingWorkerPool.php
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Amp\Parallel\Worker;
+
+use Amp\Cancellation;
+use Amp\DeferredFuture;
+use Amp\Parallel\Worker\Internal\PooledWorker;
+
+final class DelegatingWorkerPool implements WorkerPool
+{
+    /** @var array<int, Worker> */
+    private array $workerStorage = [];
+
+    private int $pendingWorkerCount = 0;
+
+    /** @var \SplQueue<DeferredFuture<Worker|null>> */
+    private readonly \SplQueue $waiting;
+
+    /**
+     * @param int $limit Maximum number of workers to use from the delegate pool.
+     */
+    public function __construct(private readonly WorkerPool $pool, private readonly int $limit)
+    {
+        $this->waiting = new \SplQueue();
+    }
+
+    public function isRunning(): bool
+    {
+        return $this->pool->isRunning();
+    }
+
+    public function isIdle(): bool
+    {
+        return $this->pool->isIdle();
+    }
+
+    public function submit(Task $task, ?Cancellation $cancellation = null): Execution
+    {
+        $worker = $this->selectWorker();
+
+        $execution = $worker->submit($task, $cancellation);
+
+        $execution->getFuture()->finally(fn () => $this->push($worker))->ignore();
+
+        return $execution;
+    }
+
+    private function selectWorker(): Worker
+    {
+        do {
+            if (\count($this->workerStorage) + $this->pendingWorkerCount < $this->limit) {
+                $this->pendingWorkerCount++;
+
+                try {
+                    $worker = $this->pool->getWorker();
+                } finally {
+                    $this->pendingWorkerCount--;
+                }
+            } else {
+                /** @var DeferredFuture<Worker|null> $waiting */
+                $waiting = new DeferredFuture();
+                $this->waiting->push($waiting);
+
+                $worker = $waiting->getFuture()->await();
+                if (!$worker?->isRunning()) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+
+            $this->workerStorage[\spl_object_id($worker)] = $worker;
+
+            return $worker;
+        } while (true);
+    }
+
+    private function push(Worker $worker): void
+    {
+        unset($this->workerStorage[\spl_object_id($worker)]);
+
+        if (!$this->waiting->isEmpty()) {
+            $deferredFuture = $this->waiting->dequeue();
+            $deferredFuture->complete($worker->isRunning() ? $worker : null);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function shutdown(): void
+    {
+        if (!$this->waiting->isEmpty()) {
+            $exception = new WorkerException('The pool was shutdown before a worker could be obtained');
+            $this->clearWaiting($exception);
+        }
+
+        $this->pool->shutdown();
+    }
+
+    public function kill(): void
+    {
+        if (!$this->waiting->isEmpty()) {
+            $exception = new WorkerException('The pool was killed before a worker could be obtained');
+            $this->clearWaiting($exception);
+        }
+
+        $this->pool->kill();
+    }
+
+    private function clearWaiting(\Throwable $exception): void
+    {
+        while (!$this->waiting->isEmpty()) {
+            $deferredFuture = $this->waiting->dequeue();
+            $deferredFuture->error($exception);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function getWorker(): Worker
+    {
+        return new PooledWorker($this->selectWorker(), $this->push(...));
+    }
+
+    public function getWorkerCount(): int
+    {
+        return \min($this->limit, $this->pool->getWorkerCount());
+    }
+
+    public function getIdleWorkerCount(): int
+    {
+        return \min($this->limit, $this->pool->getIdleWorkerCount());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/Worker/AbstractPoolTest.php b/test/Worker/AbstractPoolTest.php
index 76eb05a..7cf19f3 100644
--- a/test/Worker/AbstractPoolTest.php
+++ b/test/Worker/AbstractPoolTest.php
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 use Amp\Future;
 use Amp\Parallel\Context\StatusError;
 use Amp\Parallel\Test\Worker\Fixtures\TestTask;
-use Amp\Parallel\Worker\ContextWorkerFactory;
-use Amp\Parallel\Worker\ContextWorkerPool;
 use Amp\Parallel\Worker\Execution;
 use Amp\Parallel\Worker\Task;
 use Amp\Parallel\Worker\Worker;
@@ -180,15 +178,8 @@ protected function createWorker(?string $autoloadPath = null): Worker
         return $this->createPool(autoloadPath: $autoloadPath);
     }
 
-    protected function createPool(
+    abstract protected function createPool(
         int $max = WorkerPool::DEFAULT_WORKER_LIMIT,
-        ?string $autoloadPath = null
-    ): WorkerPool {
-        $factory = new ContextWorkerFactory(
-            bootstrapPath: $autoloadPath,
-            contextFactory: $this->createContextFactory(),
-        );
-
-        return new ContextWorkerPool($max, $factory);
-    }
+        ?string $autoloadPath = null,
+    ): WorkerPool;
 }
diff --git a/test/Worker/AbstractWorkerTest.php b/test/Worker/AbstractWorkerTest.php
index d58cd87..2fc46da 100644
--- a/test/Worker/AbstractWorkerTest.php
+++ b/test/Worker/AbstractWorkerTest.php
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@
 use Amp\CancelledException;
 use Amp\DeferredCancellation;
 use Amp\Future;
-use Amp\Parallel\Context\ContextFactory;
 use Amp\Parallel\Context\StatusError;
 use Amp\Parallel\Test\Worker\Fixtures\CommunicatingTask;
-use Amp\Parallel\Worker\ContextWorkerFactory;
 use Amp\Parallel\Worker\Task;
 use Amp\Parallel\Worker\TaskCancelledException;
 use Amp\Parallel\Worker\TaskFailureError;
@@ -382,15 +380,5 @@ public function testCommunicatingJob(): void
         self::assertSame('out', $execution->await($cancellation));
     }
 
-    protected function createWorker(?string $autoloadPath = null): Worker
-    {
-        $factory = new ContextWorkerFactory(
-            bootstrapPath: $autoloadPath,
-            contextFactory: $this->createContextFactory(),
-        );
-
-        return $factory->create();
-    }
-
-    abstract protected function createContextFactory(): ContextFactory;
+    abstract protected function createWorker(?string $autoloadPath = null): Worker;
 }
diff --git a/test/Worker/DelegatingWorkerPoolTest.php b/test/Worker/DelegatingWorkerPoolTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddf9906
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Worker/DelegatingWorkerPoolTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Amp\Parallel\Test\Worker;
+
+use Amp\Parallel\Context\ProcessContextFactory;
+use Amp\Parallel\Worker\ContextWorkerFactory;
+use Amp\Parallel\Worker\ContextWorkerPool;
+use Amp\Parallel\Worker\DelegatingWorkerPool;
+use Amp\Parallel\Worker\WorkerPool;
+
+class DelegatingWorkerPoolTest extends AbstractPoolTest
+{
+    protected function createPool(
+        int $max = WorkerPool::DEFAULT_WORKER_LIMIT,
+        ?string $autoloadPath = null,
+    ): WorkerPool {
+        $pool = new ContextWorkerPool(
+            limit: $max * 2,
+            factory: new ContextWorkerFactory($autoloadPath, contextFactory: new ProcessContextFactory()),
+        );
+
+        return new DelegatingWorkerPool($pool, $max);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/Worker/ProcessPoolTest.php b/test/Worker/ProcessPoolTest.php
index 0ddee1a..8d68e6b 100644
--- a/test/Worker/ProcessPoolTest.php
+++ b/test/Worker/ProcessPoolTest.php
@@ -2,20 +2,22 @@
 
 namespace Amp\Parallel\Test\Worker;
 
-use Amp\Cancellation;
-use Amp\Parallel\Context\Context;
-use Amp\Parallel\Context\ContextFactory;
 use Amp\Parallel\Context\ProcessContextFactory;
+use Amp\Parallel\Worker\ContextWorkerFactory;
+use Amp\Parallel\Worker\ContextWorkerPool;
+use Amp\Parallel\Worker\WorkerPool;
 
 class ProcessPoolTest extends AbstractPoolTest
 {
-    public function createContextFactory(): ContextFactory
-    {
-        return new class implements ContextFactory {
-            public function start(array|string $script, ?Cancellation $cancellation = null): Context
-            {
-                return (new ProcessContextFactory())->start($script, cancellation: $cancellation);
-            }
-        };
+    protected function createPool(
+        int $max = WorkerPool::DEFAULT_WORKER_LIMIT,
+        ?string $autoloadPath = null,
+    ): WorkerPool {
+        $factory = new ContextWorkerFactory(
+            bootstrapPath: $autoloadPath,
+            contextFactory: new ProcessContextFactory(),
+        );
+
+        return new ContextWorkerPool($max, $factory);
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/Worker/ProcessWorkerTest.php b/test/Worker/ProcessWorkerTest.php
index 02b88d2..ea570b7 100644
--- a/test/Worker/ProcessWorkerTest.php
+++ b/test/Worker/ProcessWorkerTest.php
@@ -2,20 +2,19 @@
 
 namespace Amp\Parallel\Test\Worker;
 
-use Amp\Cancellation;
-use Amp\Parallel\Context\Context;
-use Amp\Parallel\Context\ContextFactory;
 use Amp\Parallel\Context\ProcessContextFactory;
+use Amp\Parallel\Worker\ContextWorkerFactory;
+use Amp\Parallel\Worker\Worker;
 
 class ProcessWorkerTest extends AbstractWorkerTest
 {
-    public function createContextFactory(): ContextFactory
+    protected function createWorker(?string $autoloadPath = null): Worker
     {
-        return new class implements ContextFactory {
-            public function start(array|string $script, ?Cancellation $cancellation = null): Context
-            {
-                return (new ProcessContextFactory())->start($script, cancellation: $cancellation);
-            }
-        };
+        $factory = new ContextWorkerFactory(
+            bootstrapPath: $autoloadPath,
+            contextFactory: new ProcessContextFactory(),
+        );
+
+        return $factory->create();
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/Worker/ThreadPoolTest.php b/test/Worker/ThreadPoolTest.php
index 02cb39f..c41f981 100644
--- a/test/Worker/ThreadPoolTest.php
+++ b/test/Worker/ThreadPoolTest.php
@@ -2,25 +2,27 @@
 
 namespace Amp\Parallel\Test\Worker;
 
-use Amp\Cancellation;
-use Amp\Parallel\Context\Context;
-use Amp\Parallel\Context\ContextFactory;
 use Amp\Parallel\Context\ThreadContext;
 use Amp\Parallel\Context\ThreadContextFactory;
+use Amp\Parallel\Worker\ContextWorkerFactory;
+use Amp\Parallel\Worker\ContextWorkerPool;
+use Amp\Parallel\Worker\WorkerPool;
 
 class ThreadPoolTest extends AbstractPoolTest
 {
-    public function createContextFactory(): ContextFactory
-    {
+    protected function createPool(
+        int $max = WorkerPool::DEFAULT_WORKER_LIMIT,
+        ?string $autoloadPath = null,
+    ): WorkerPool {
         if (!ThreadContext::isSupported()) {
             $this->markTestSkipped('ext-parallel required');
         }
 
-        return new class implements ContextFactory {
-            public function start(array|string $script, ?Cancellation $cancellation = null): Context
-            {
-                return (new ThreadContextFactory())->start($script, cancellation: $cancellation);
-            }
-        };
+        $factory = new ContextWorkerFactory(
+            bootstrapPath: $autoloadPath,
+            contextFactory: new ThreadContextFactory(),
+        );
+
+        return new ContextWorkerPool($max, $factory);
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/Worker/ThreadWorkerTest.php b/test/Worker/ThreadWorkerTest.php
index 0b79beb..ea0b546 100644
--- a/test/Worker/ThreadWorkerTest.php
+++ b/test/Worker/ThreadWorkerTest.php
@@ -2,25 +2,24 @@
 
 namespace Amp\Parallel\Test\Worker;
 
-use Amp\Cancellation;
-use Amp\Parallel\Context\Context;
-use Amp\Parallel\Context\ContextFactory;
 use Amp\Parallel\Context\ThreadContext;
 use Amp\Parallel\Context\ThreadContextFactory;
+use Amp\Parallel\Worker\ContextWorkerFactory;
+use Amp\Parallel\Worker\Worker;
 
 class ThreadWorkerTest extends AbstractWorkerTest
 {
-    public function createContextFactory(): ContextFactory
+    protected function createWorker(?string $autoloadPath = null): Worker
     {
         if (!ThreadContext::isSupported()) {
             $this->markTestSkipped('ext-parallel required');
         }
 
-        return new class implements ContextFactory {
-            public function start(array|string $script, ?Cancellation $cancellation = null): Context
-            {
-                return (new ThreadContextFactory())->start($script, cancellation: $cancellation);
-            }
-        };
+        $factory = new ContextWorkerFactory(
+            bootstrapPath: $autoloadPath,
+            contextFactory: new ThreadContextFactory(),
+        );
+
+        return $factory->create();
     }
 }