diff --git a/dom/broadcastchannel/tests/broadcastchannel_worker.js b/dom/broadcastchannel/tests/broadcastchannel_worker.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a69908df183b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dom/broadcastchannel/tests/broadcastchannel_worker.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+onmessage = function(evt) {
+  if (evt.data != 0) {
+    var worker = new Worker("broadcastchannel_worker.js");
+    worker.onmessage = function(event) {
+      postMessage(event.data);
+    };
+    worker.postMessage(evt.data - 1);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  var bc = new BroadcastChannel("foobar");
+  bc.addEventListener("message", function(event) {
+    bc.postMessage(
+      event.data == "hello world from the window"
+        ? "hello world from the worker"
+        : "KO"
+    );
+    bc.close();
+  });
+
+  postMessage("READY");
+};
diff --git a/dom/broadcastchannel/tests/mochitest.ini b/dom/broadcastchannel/tests/mochitest.ini
index b3429c82768b..25bfec13f8de 100644
--- a/dom/broadcastchannel/tests/mochitest.ini
+++ b/dom/broadcastchannel/tests/mochitest.ini
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ support-files =
 skip-if = debug && ((os == "mac") || (os == "linux" && bits == 64) || (os == "android")) #Bug 1447586
 [test_broadcastchannel_self.html]
 [test_broadcastchannel_sharedWorker.html]
+[test_broadcastchannel_worker.html]
 [test_broadcastchannel_worker_alive.html]
 [test_bfcache.html]
 [test_event_listener_leaks.html]
diff --git a/dom/broadcastchannel/tests/test_broadcastchannel_worker.html b/dom/broadcastchannel/tests/test_broadcastchannel_worker.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ff3b2b9fb530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dom/broadcastchannel/tests/test_broadcastchannel_worker.html
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+<!--
+  Any copyright is dedicated to the Public Domain.
+  http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
+-->
+<!DOCTYPE HTML>
+<html>
+<!--
+Tests of DOM BroadcastChannel in workers
+-->
+<head>
+  <title>Test for BroadcastChannel in workers</title>
+  <script src="/tests/SimpleTest/SimpleTest.js"></script>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/tests/SimpleTest/test.css" />
+</head>
+<body>
+<p id="display"></p>
+<div id="content" style="display: none">
+
+</div>
+<pre id="test">
+<script class="testbody" language="javascript">
+
+function testWorker(x) {
+  var worker = new Worker("broadcastchannel_worker.js");
+
+  var bc = new BroadcastChannel("foobar");
+
+  worker.onmessage = function(event) {
+    if (event.data == "READY") {
+      ok(true, "Worker is ready!");
+      bc.postMessage("hello world from the window");
+    } else {
+      ok(false, "Something wrong happened");
+    }
+  };
+
+  bc.onmessage = function(event) {
+    is("hello world from the worker", event.data, "The message matches!");
+    bc.close();
+    runTests();
+  };
+
+  worker.postMessage(x);
+}
+
+var tests = [ 0, 3 ];
+function runTests() {
+  if (tests.length == 0) {
+    SimpleTest.finish();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  testWorker(tests.shift());
+}
+
+SimpleTest.waitForExplicitFinish();
+runTests();
+
+</script>
+</pre>
+</body>
+</html>
