diff --git a/coreaudio-sys-utils/src/dispatch.rs b/coreaudio-sys-utils/src/dispatch.rs
index ad4d396..f6106b3 100644
--- a/coreaudio-sys-utils/src/dispatch.rs
+++ b/coreaudio-sys-utils/src/dispatch.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ use std::mem;
 use std::os::raw::c_void;
 use std::ptr;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
+use std::sync::OnceLock;
+
+pub const DISPATCH_QUEUE_LABEL: &str = "org.mozilla.cubeb";
+
+pub fn get_serial_queue_singleton() -> &'static Queue {
+    static SERIAL_QUEUE: OnceLock<Queue> = OnceLock::new();
+    SERIAL_QUEUE.get_or_init(|| Queue::new(DISPATCH_QUEUE_LABEL))
+}
 
 // Queue: A wrapper around `dispatch_queue_t` that is always serial.
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -197,6 +205,9 @@ impl Clone for Queue {
     }
 }
 
+unsafe impl Send for Queue {}
+unsafe impl Sync for Queue {}
+
 #[test]
 fn run_tasks_in_order() {
     let mut visited = Vec::<u32>::new();
diff --git a/src/backend/mod.rs b/src/backend/mod.rs
index d57b3cf..b616fad 100644
--- a/src/backend/mod.rs
+++ b/src/backend/mod.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ const NO_ERR: OSStatus = 0;
 const AU_OUT_BUS: AudioUnitElement = 0;
 const AU_IN_BUS: AudioUnitElement = 1;
 
-const DISPATCH_QUEUE_LABEL: &str = "org.mozilla.cubeb";
 const PRIVATE_AGGREGATE_DEVICE_NAME: &str = "CubebAggregateDevice";
 const VOICEPROCESSING_AGGREGATE_DEVICE_NAME: &str = "VPAUAggregateAudioDevice";