diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f39ea47..31c7368 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "browser-run": "^4.0.2",
     "browserify": "^14.1.0",
-    "sodium-test": "^0.7.0"
+    "sodium-test": "^0.7.0",
+    "webworkify": "^1.4.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "browser": "browserify test.js | browser-run",
diff --git a/test-worker.js b/test-worker.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c60e117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-worker.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+var sodium = require('.')
+
+module.exports = function (self) {
+  self.addEventListener('message', function (e) {
+    var arr = e.data[0]
+    sodium.randombytes_buf(arr)
+    self.postMessage(arr)
+    self.close()
+  })
+}
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index b6c0192..907afa2 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
 require('sodium-test')(require('.'))
 
-if (typeof window !== 'undefined') window.close()
+if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+  var test = require('tape')
+  var arrConst = new Uint8Array(16)
+  test('randombytes works in web worker context', function (t) {
+    var work = require('webworkify')
+    var w = work(require('./test-worker.js'))
+    w.addEventListener('message', function (e) {
+      var arr = e.data[0]
+      t.notEqual(arrConst, arr, '')
+      t.end()
+      window.close()
+    })
+    var arr = new Uint8Array(16)
+    w.postMessage([arr])
+  })
+}