diff --git a/src/common/BUILD.gn b/src/common/BUILD.gn
index 8db531f..761ecd0 100644
--- a/src/common/BUILD.gn
+++ b/src/common/BUILD.gn
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@
       "Math.cpp",
       "Math.h",
       "NSRef.h",
+      "NonCopyable.h",
       "PlacementAllocated.h",
       "Platform.h",
       "RefBase.h",
diff --git a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 3b28bba..46c1737 100644
--- a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     "Math.cpp"
     "Math.h"
     "NSRef.h"
+    "NonCopyable.h"
     "PlacementAllocated.h"
     "Platform.h"
     "RefBase.h"
diff --git a/src/common/NonCopyable.h b/src/common/NonCopyable.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e711f71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/NonCopyable.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright 2021 The Dawn Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef COMMON_NONCOPYABLE_H_
+#define COMMON_NONCOPYABLE_H_
+
+// NonCopyable:
+//   the base class for the classes that are not copyable.
+//
+
+class NonCopyable {
+  protected:
+    constexpr NonCopyable() = default;
+    ~NonCopyable() = default;
+
+  private:
+    NonCopyable(const NonCopyable&) = delete;
+    void operator=(const NonCopyable&) = delete;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/dawn_platform/BUILD.gn b/src/dawn_platform/BUILD.gn
index 91c9e75..cbd3238 100644
--- a/src/dawn_platform/BUILD.gn
+++ b/src/dawn_platform/BUILD.gn
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
     "${dawn_root}/src/include/dawn_platform/DawnPlatform.h",
     "${dawn_root}/src/include/dawn_platform/dawn_platform_export.h",
     "DawnPlatform.cpp",
+    "WorkerThread.cpp",
+    "WorkerThread.h",
     "tracing/EventTracer.cpp",
     "tracing/EventTracer.h",
     "tracing/TraceEvent.h",
diff --git a/src/dawn_platform/CMakeLists.txt b/src/dawn_platform/CMakeLists.txt
index b8075e2..92372bb 100644
--- a/src/dawn_platform/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/dawn_platform/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
     "${DAWN_INCLUDE_DIR}/dawn_platform/DawnPlatform.h"
     "${DAWN_INCLUDE_DIR}/dawn_platform/dawn_platform_export.h"
     "DawnPlatform.cpp"
+    "WorkerThread.cpp"
+    "WorkerThread.h"
     "tracing/EventTracer.cpp"
     "tracing/EventTracer.h"
     "tracing/TraceEvent.h"
diff --git a/src/dawn_platform/DawnPlatform.cpp b/src/dawn_platform/DawnPlatform.cpp
index b772bac..1bedbcb 100644
--- a/src/dawn_platform/DawnPlatform.cpp
+++ b/src/dawn_platform/DawnPlatform.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 #include "dawn_platform/DawnPlatform.h"
+#include "dawn_platform/WorkerThread.h"
 
 #include "common/Assert.h"
 
@@ -55,4 +56,8 @@
         return nullptr;
     }
 
+    std::unique_ptr<dawn_platform::WorkerTaskPool> Platform::CreateWorkerTaskPool() {
+        return std::make_unique<AsyncWorkerThreadPool>();
+    }
+
 }  // namespace dawn_platform
diff --git a/src/dawn_platform/WorkerThread.cpp b/src/dawn_platform/WorkerThread.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64d09f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dawn_platform/WorkerThread.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// Copyright 2021 The Dawn Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include "dawn_platform/WorkerThread.h"
+
+#include <future>
+
+#include "common/Assert.h"
+
+namespace {
+
+    class AsyncWaitableEvent final : public dawn_platform::WaitableEvent {
+      public:
+        explicit AsyncWaitableEvent(std::function<void()> func) {
+            mFuture = std::async(std::launch::async, func);
+        }
+        virtual ~AsyncWaitableEvent() override {
+            ASSERT(IsComplete());
+        }
+        void Wait() override {
+            ASSERT(mFuture.valid());
+            mFuture.wait();
+        }
+        bool IsComplete() override {
+            ASSERT(mFuture.valid());
+            return mFuture.wait_for(std::chrono::seconds(0)) == std::future_status::ready;
+        }
+
+      private:
+        std::future<void> mFuture;
+    };
+
+}  // anonymous namespace
+
+std::unique_ptr<dawn_platform::WaitableEvent> AsyncWorkerThreadPool::PostWorkerTask(
+    dawn_platform::PostWorkerTaskCallback callback,
+    void* userdata) {
+    std::function<void()> doTask = [callback, userdata]() { callback(userdata); };
+    return std::make_unique<AsyncWaitableEvent>(doTask);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/dawn_platform/WorkerThread.h b/src/dawn_platform/WorkerThread.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56a5d10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dawn_platform/WorkerThread.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Copyright 2021 The Dawn Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef COMMON_WORKERTHREAD_H_
+#define COMMON_WORKERTHREAD_H_
+
+#include "common/NonCopyable.h"
+#include "dawn_platform/DawnPlatform.h"
+
+class AsyncWorkerThreadPool : public dawn_platform::WorkerTaskPool, public NonCopyable {
+  public:
+    std::unique_ptr<dawn_platform::WaitableEvent> PostWorkerTask(
+        dawn_platform::PostWorkerTaskCallback callback,
+        void* userdata) override;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/include/dawn_platform/DawnPlatform.h b/src/include/dawn_platform/DawnPlatform.h
index 4a00f53..3a28419 100644
--- a/src/include/dawn_platform/DawnPlatform.h
+++ b/src/include/dawn_platform/DawnPlatform.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <cstdint>
+#include <memory>
 
 #include <dawn/webgpu.h>
 
@@ -60,6 +61,24 @@
         CachingInterface& operator=(const CachingInterface&) = delete;
     };
 
+    class DAWN_PLATFORM_EXPORT WaitableEvent {
+      public:
+        WaitableEvent() = default;
+        virtual ~WaitableEvent() = default;
+        virtual void Wait() = 0;        // Wait for completion
+        virtual bool IsComplete() = 0;  // Non-blocking check if the event is complete
+    };
+
+    using PostWorkerTaskCallback = void (*)(void* userdata);
+
+    class DAWN_PLATFORM_EXPORT WorkerTaskPool {
+      public:
+        WorkerTaskPool() = default;
+        virtual ~WorkerTaskPool() = default;
+        virtual std::unique_ptr<WaitableEvent> PostWorkerTask(PostWorkerTaskCallback,
+                                                              void* userdata) = 0;
+    };
+
     class DAWN_PLATFORM_EXPORT Platform {
       public:
         Platform();
@@ -85,6 +104,7 @@
         // device which uses it to persistently cache objects.
         virtual CachingInterface* GetCachingInterface(const void* fingerprint,
                                                       size_t fingerprintSize);
+        virtual std::unique_ptr<WorkerTaskPool> CreateWorkerTaskPool();
 
       private:
         Platform(const Platform&) = delete;
diff --git a/src/tests/BUILD.gn b/src/tests/BUILD.gn
index 3971b09..daabd3b 100644
--- a/src/tests/BUILD.gn
+++ b/src/tests/BUILD.gn
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
     "unittests/SystemUtilsTests.cpp",
     "unittests/ToBackendTests.cpp",
     "unittests/TypedIntegerTests.cpp",
+    "unittests/WorkerThreadTests.cpp",
     "unittests/validation/BindGroupValidationTests.cpp",
     "unittests/validation/BufferValidationTests.cpp",
     "unittests/validation/CommandBufferValidationTests.cpp",
diff --git a/src/tests/unittests/WorkerThreadTests.cpp b/src/tests/unittests/WorkerThreadTests.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8faee5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/unittests/WorkerThreadTests.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+// Copyright 2021 The Dawn Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+// WorkerThreadTests:
+//     Simple tests for the worker thread class.
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include <list>
+#include <memory>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <queue>
+
+#include "common/NonCopyable.h"
+#include "dawn_platform/DawnPlatform.h"
+
+namespace {
+
+    struct SimpleTaskResult {
+        uint32_t id;
+        bool isDone = false;
+    };
+
+    // A thread-safe queue that stores the task results.
+    class ConcurrentTaskResultQueue : public NonCopyable {
+      public:
+        void TaskCompleted(const SimpleTaskResult& result) {
+            ASSERT_TRUE(result.isDone);
+
+            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mMutex);
+            mTaskResultQueue.push(result);
+        }
+
+        std::vector<SimpleTaskResult> GetAndPopCompletedTasks() {
+            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mMutex);
+
+            std::vector<SimpleTaskResult> results;
+            while (!mTaskResultQueue.empty()) {
+                results.push_back(mTaskResultQueue.front());
+                mTaskResultQueue.pop();
+            }
+            return results;
+        }
+
+      private:
+        std::mutex mMutex;
+        std::queue<SimpleTaskResult> mTaskResultQueue;
+    };
+
+    // A simple task that will be executed asynchronously with pool->PostWorkerTask().
+    class SimpleTask : public NonCopyable {
+      public:
+        SimpleTask(uint32_t id, ConcurrentTaskResultQueue* resultQueue)
+            : mId(id), mResultQueue(resultQueue) {
+        }
+
+      private:
+        friend class Tracker;
+
+        static void DoTaskOnWorkerTaskPool(void* task) {
+            SimpleTask* simpleTaskPtr = static_cast<SimpleTask*>(task);
+            simpleTaskPtr->doTask();
+        }
+
+        void doTask() {
+            SimpleTaskResult result;
+            result.id = mId;
+            result.isDone = true;
+            mResultQueue->TaskCompleted(result);
+        }
+
+        uint32_t mId;
+        ConcurrentTaskResultQueue* mResultQueue;
+    };
+
+    // A simple implementation of task tracker which is only called in main thread and not
+    // thread-safe.
+    class Tracker : public NonCopyable {
+      public:
+        explicit Tracker(dawn_platform::WorkerTaskPool* pool) : mPool(pool) {
+        }
+
+        void StartNewTask(uint32_t taskId) {
+            mTasksInFlight.emplace_back(this, mPool, taskId);
+        }
+
+        uint64_t GetTasksInFlightCount() {
+            return mTasksInFlight.size();
+        }
+
+        void WaitAll() {
+            for (auto iter = mTasksInFlight.begin(); iter != mTasksInFlight.end(); ++iter) {
+                iter->waitableEvent->Wait();
+            }
+        }
+
+        // In Tick() we clean up all the completed tasks and consume all the available results.
+        void Tick() {
+            auto iter = mTasksInFlight.begin();
+            while (iter != mTasksInFlight.end()) {
+                if (iter->waitableEvent->IsComplete()) {
+                    iter = mTasksInFlight.erase(iter);
+                } else {
+                    ++iter;
+                }
+            }
+
+            const std::vector<SimpleTaskResult>& results =
+                mCompletedTaskResultQueue.GetAndPopCompletedTasks();
+            for (const SimpleTaskResult& result : results) {
+                EXPECT_TRUE(result.isDone);
+            }
+        }
+
+      private:
+        SimpleTask* CreateSimpleTask(uint32_t taskId) {
+            return new SimpleTask(taskId, &mCompletedTaskResultQueue);
+        }
+
+        struct WaitableTask {
+            WaitableTask(Tracker* tracker, dawn_platform::WorkerTaskPool* pool, uint32_t taskId) {
+                task.reset(tracker->CreateSimpleTask(taskId));
+                waitableEvent =
+                    pool->PostWorkerTask(SimpleTask::DoTaskOnWorkerTaskPool, task.get());
+            }
+
+            std::unique_ptr<SimpleTask> task;
+            std::unique_ptr<dawn_platform::WaitableEvent> waitableEvent;
+        };
+
+        dawn_platform::WorkerTaskPool* mPool;
+
+        std::list<WaitableTask> mTasksInFlight;
+        ConcurrentTaskResultQueue mCompletedTaskResultQueue;
+    };
+
+}  // anonymous namespace
+
+class WorkerThreadTest : public testing::Test {};
+
+// Emulate the basic usage of worker thread pool in CreateReady*Pipeline().
+TEST_F(WorkerThreadTest, Basic) {
+    dawn_platform::Platform platform;
+    std::unique_ptr<dawn_platform::WorkerTaskPool> pool = platform.CreateWorkerTaskPool();
+    Tracker tracker(pool.get());
+
+    constexpr uint32_t kTaskCount = 4;
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < kTaskCount; ++i) {
+        tracker.StartNewTask(i);
+    }
+    EXPECT_EQ(kTaskCount, tracker.GetTasksInFlightCount());
+
+    // Wait for the completion of all the tasks.
+    tracker.WaitAll();
+
+    tracker.Tick();
+    EXPECT_EQ(0u, tracker.GetTasksInFlightCount());
+}