diff --git a/doc/api/process.md b/doc/api/process.md
index 1eff6a5b261abc..e0ab670747516b 100644
--- a/doc/api/process.md
+++ b/doc/api/process.md
@@ -457,6 +457,15 @@ of the custom deprecation.
 The `*-deprecation` command-line flags only affect warnings that use the name
 `'DeprecationWarning'`.
 
+### Event: `'worker'`
+<!-- YAML
+added: REPLACEME
+-->
+
+* `worker` {Worker} The {Worker} that was created.
+
+The `'worker'` event is emitted after a new {Worker} thread has been created.
+
 #### Emitting custom warnings
 
 See the [`process.emitWarning()`][process_emit_warning] method for issuing
diff --git a/lib/internal/worker.js b/lib/internal/worker.js
index f1da0d4ded4cea..f2414ebeec4aae 100644
--- a/lib/internal/worker.js
+++ b/lib/internal/worker.js
@@ -266,6 +266,8 @@ class Worker extends EventEmitter {
     };
     // Actually start the new thread now that everything is in place.
     this[kHandle].startThread();
+
+    process.nextTick(() => process.emit('worker', this));
   }
 
   [kOnExit](code, customErr, customErrReason) {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-worker-event.js b/test/parallel/test-worker-event.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..9d6056e1091468
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-worker-event.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const {
+  Worker,
+} = require('worker_threads');
+
+process.on('worker', common.mustCall(({ threadId }) => {
+  assert.strictEqual(threadId, 1);
+}));
+
+new Worker('', { eval: true });