diff --git a/src/ckpool.c b/src/ckpool.c
index a1c4a514..6b8fa480 100644
--- a/src/ckpool.c
+++ b/src/ckpool.c
@@ -134,6 +134,39 @@ static void *ckmsg_queue(void *arg)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+/* Generic workqueue function and message receiving and parsing thread */
+static void *ckwq_queue(void *arg)
+{
+	ckwq_t *ckmsgq = (ckwq_t *)arg;
+	ckpool_t *ckp = ckmsgq->ckp;
+
+	pthread_detach(pthread_self());
+	rename_proc(ckmsgq->name);
+
+	while (42) {
+		ckwqmsg_t *wqmsg;
+		tv_t now;
+		ts_t abs;
+
+		mutex_lock(ckmsgq->lock);
+		tv_time(&now);
+		tv_to_ts(&abs, &now);
+		abs.tv_sec++;
+		if (!ckmsgq->wqmsgs)
+			cond_timedwait(ckmsgq->cond, ckmsgq->lock, &abs);
+		wqmsg = ckmsgq->wqmsgs;
+		if (wqmsg)
+			DL_DELETE(ckmsgq->wqmsgs, wqmsg);
+		mutex_unlock(ckmsgq->lock);
+
+		if (!wqmsg)
+			continue;
+		wqmsg->func(ckp, wqmsg->data);
+		free(wqmsg);
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 ckmsgq_t *create_ckmsgq(ckpool_t *ckp, const char *name, const void *func)
 {
 	ckmsgq_t *ckmsgq = ckzalloc(sizeof(ckmsgq_t));
@@ -174,6 +207,29 @@ ckmsgq_t *create_ckmsgqs(ckpool_t *ckp, const char *name, const void *func, cons
 	return ckmsgq;
 }
 
+ckwq_t *create_ckwqs(ckpool_t *ckp, const char *name, const int count)
+{
+	ckwq_t *ckwq = ckzalloc(sizeof(ckmsgq_t) * count);
+	mutex_t *lock;
+	pthread_cond_t *cond;
+	int i;
+
+	lock = ckalloc(sizeof(mutex_t));
+	cond = ckalloc(sizeof(pthread_cond_t));
+	mutex_init(lock);
+	cond_init(cond);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		snprintf(ckwq[i].name, 15, "%.6swq%d", name, i);
+		ckwq[i].ckp = ckp;
+		ckwq[i].lock = lock;
+		ckwq[i].cond = cond;
+		create_pthread(&ckwq[i].pth, ckwq_queue, &ckwq[i]);
+	}
+
+	return ckwq;
+}
+
 /* Generic function for adding messages to a ckmsgq linked list and signal the
  * ckmsgq parsing thread to wake up and process it. */
 void ckmsgq_add(ckmsgq_t *ckmsgq, void *data)
@@ -185,10 +241,24 @@ void ckmsgq_add(ckmsgq_t *ckmsgq, void *data)
 	mutex_lock(ckmsgq->lock);
 	ckmsgq->messages++;
 	DL_APPEND(ckmsgq->msgs, msg);
-	pthread_cond_signal(ckmsgq->cond);
+	pthread_cond_broadcast(ckmsgq->cond);
 	mutex_unlock(ckmsgq->lock);
 }
 
+void ckwq_add(ckwq_t *ckwq, const void *func, void *data)
+{
+	ckwqmsg_t *wqmsg = ckalloc(sizeof(ckwqmsg_t));
+
+	wqmsg->func = func;
+	wqmsg->data = data;
+
+	mutex_lock(ckwq->lock);
+	ckwq->messages++;
+	DL_APPEND(ckwq->wqmsgs, wqmsg);
+	pthread_cond_broadcast(ckwq->cond);
+	mutex_unlock(ckwq->lock);
+}
+
 /* Return whether there are any messages queued in the ckmsgq linked list. */
 bool ckmsgq_empty(ckmsgq_t *ckmsgq)
 {
diff --git a/src/ckpool.h b/src/ckpool.h
index 771ac692..eaf166fd 100644
--- a/src/ckpool.h
+++ b/src/ckpool.h
@@ -22,13 +22,22 @@
 struct ckpool_instance;
 typedef struct ckpool_instance ckpool_t;
 
+typedef struct ckmsg ckmsg_t;
+
 struct ckmsg {
-	struct ckmsg *next;
-	struct ckmsg *prev;
+	ckmsg_t *next;
+	ckmsg_t *prev;
 	void *data;
 };
 
-typedef struct ckmsg ckmsg_t;
+typedef struct ckwqmsg ckwqmsg_t;
+
+struct ckwqmsg {
+	ckwqmsg_t *next;
+	ckwqmsg_t *prev;
+	void *data;
+	void (*func)(ckpool_t *, void *);
+};
 
 struct ckmsgq {
 	ckpool_t *ckp;
@@ -43,6 +52,18 @@ struct ckmsgq {
 
 typedef struct ckmsgq ckmsgq_t;
 
+struct ckwq {
+	ckpool_t *ckp;
+	char name[16];
+	pthread_t pth;
+	mutex_t *lock;
+	pthread_cond_t *cond;
+	ckwqmsg_t *wqmsgs;
+	int64_t messages;
+};
+
+typedef struct ckwq ckwq_t;
+
 struct proc_instance {
 	ckpool_t *ckp;
 	unixsock_t us;
@@ -204,7 +225,9 @@ struct ckpool_instance {
 
 ckmsgq_t *create_ckmsgq(ckpool_t *ckp, const char *name, const void *func);
 ckmsgq_t *create_ckmsgqs(ckpool_t *ckp, const char *name, const void *func, const int count);
+ckwq_t *create_ckwqs(ckpool_t *ckp, const char *name, const int count);
 void ckmsgq_add(ckmsgq_t *ckmsgq, void *data);
+void ckwq_add(ckwq_t *ckwq, const void *func, void *data);
 bool ckmsgq_empty(ckmsgq_t *ckmsgq);
 
 ckpool_t *global_ckp;