diff --git a/src/test/modules/worker_spi/Makefile b/src/test/modules/worker_spi/Makefile
index 7cdb33c9df..cbf9b2e37f 100644
--- a/src/test/modules/worker_spi/Makefile
+++ b/src/test/modules/worker_spi/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ EXTENSION = worker_spi
 DATA = worker_spi--1.0.sql
 PGFILEDESC = "worker_spi - background worker example"
 
+REGRESS = worker_spi
+
+# enable our module in shared_preload_libraries for dynamic bgworkers
+REGRESS_OPTS = --temp-config $(top_srcdir)/src/test/modules/worker_spi/dynamic.conf
+
+# Disable installcheck to ensure we cover dynamic bgworkers.
+NO_INSTALLCHECK = 1
+
 ifdef USE_PGXS
 PG_CONFIG = pg_config
 PGXS := $(shell $(PG_CONFIG) --pgxs)
diff --git a/src/test/modules/worker_spi/dynamic.conf b/src/test/modules/worker_spi/dynamic.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..646885a9c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/modules/worker_spi/dynamic.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+worker_spi.naptime = 1
+shared_preload_libraries = worker_spi
diff --git a/src/test/modules/worker_spi/expected/worker_spi.out b/src/test/modules/worker_spi/expected/worker_spi.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28b2970d01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/modules/worker_spi/expected/worker_spi.out
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+\c postgres
+CREATE EXTENSION worker_spi;
+SELECT worker_spi_launch(1) IS NOT NULL;
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+INSERT INTO schema1.counted VALUES ('total', 0), ('delta', 1);
+SELECT pg_sleep(CASE WHEN count(*) = 0 THEN 0 ELSE current_setting('worker_spi.naptime')::int END)
+  FROM schema1.counted WHERE type = 'delta';
+ pg_sleep 
+----------
+ 
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT * FROM schema1.counted;
+ type  | value 
+-------+-------
+ total |     1
+(1 row)
+
diff --git a/src/test/modules/worker_spi/sql/worker_spi.sql b/src/test/modules/worker_spi/sql/worker_spi.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac454cff57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/modules/worker_spi/sql/worker_spi.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+\c postgres
+CREATE EXTENSION worker_spi;
+SELECT worker_spi_launch(1) IS NOT NULL;
+INSERT INTO schema1.counted VALUES ('total', 0), ('delta', 1);
+SELECT pg_sleep(CASE WHEN count(*) = 0 THEN 0 ELSE current_setting('worker_spi.naptime')::int END)
+  FROM schema1.counted WHERE type = 'delta';
+SELECT * FROM schema1.counted;
-- 
2.17.1