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+// Flags: --experimental-worker
+'use strict';
+const common = require('../common');
+const { Worker, parentPort } = require('worker_threads');
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+// Checks that terminating Workers does not crash the process if fs.watchFile()
+// has active handles.
+
+// Do not use isMainThread so that this test itself can be run inside a Worker.
+if (!process.env.HAS_STARTED_WORKER) {
+  process.env.HAS_STARTED_WORKER = 1;
+  const worker = new Worker(__filename);
+  worker.on('message', common.mustCall(() => worker.terminate()));
+} else {
+  fs.watchFile(__filename, () => {});
+  parentPort.postMessage('running');
+}