diff --git a/src/threads.rs b/src/threads.rs
index f037f76c0..6a990b7f7 100644
--- a/src/threads.rs
+++ b/src/threads.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ impl FloggableDebug for std::thread::ThreadId {}
 
 /// The iothreads [`ThreadPool`] singleton. Used to lift I/O off of the main thread and used for
 /// completions, etc.
-static IO_THREAD_POOL: OnceLock<ThreadPool> = OnceLock::new();
+static IO_THREAD_POOL: OnceLock<Arc<ThreadPool>> = OnceLock::new();
 
 /// A [`ThreadPool`] work request.
 type WorkItem = Box<dyn FnOnce() + 'static + Send>;
@@ -235,19 +235,12 @@ struct ThreadPoolProtected {
     pub waiting_threads: usize,
 }
 
-/// Data behind an [`Arc`] to share between the [`ThreadPool`] and [`WorkerThread`] instances.
-#[derive(Default)]
-struct ThreadPoolShared {
+pub struct ThreadPool {
     /// The mutex to access shared state between [`ThreadPool`] and [`WorkerThread`] instances. This
     /// is accessed both standalone and via [`cond_var`](Self::cond_var).
-    mutex: Mutex<ThreadPoolProtected>,
+    shared: Mutex<ThreadPoolProtected>,
     /// The condition variable used to wake up waiting threads. This is tied to [`mutex`](Self::mutex).
     cond_var: std::sync::Condvar,
-}
-
-pub struct ThreadPool {
-    /// The data which needs to be shared with worker threads.
-    shared: Arc<ThreadPoolShared>,
     /// The queue of completions. This is typically executed on the "main thread".
     completion_queue: Mutex<Vec<DebounceCallback>>,
     /// An event signaller used for completions and queued main thread requests.
@@ -273,14 +266,15 @@ fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
 
 impl ThreadPool {
     /// Construct a new `ThreadPool` instance with the specified min and max num of threads.
-    pub fn new(soft_min_threads: usize, max_threads: usize) -> Self {
-        ThreadPool {
+    pub fn new(soft_min_threads: usize, max_threads: usize) -> Arc<Self> {
+        Arc::new(ThreadPool {
             shared: Default::default(),
+            cond_var: Default::default(),
             completion_queue: Default::default(),
             event_signaller: FdEventSignaller::new(),
             soft_min_threads,
             max_threads,
-        }
+        })
     }
 
     /// Enqueue a new work item onto the thread pool.
@@ -289,7 +283,11 @@ pub fn new(soft_min_threads: usize, max_threads: usize) -> Self {
     /// set, the thread limit may be disregarded if extant threads are busy.
     ///
     /// Returns the number of threads that were alive when the work item was enqueued.
-    pub fn perform<F: FnOnce() + 'static + Send>(&self, func: F, cant_wait: bool) -> usize {
+    pub fn perform<F: FnOnce() + 'static + Send>(
+        self: &Arc<Self>,
+        func: F,
+        cant_wait: bool,
+    ) -> usize {
         let work_item = Box::new(func);
         enum ThreadAction {
             None,
@@ -299,7 +297,7 @@ enum ThreadAction {
 
         let local_thread_count;
         let thread_action = {
-            let mut data = self.shared.mutex.lock().expect("Mutex poisoned!");
+            let mut data = self.shared.lock().expect("Mutex poisoned!");
             local_thread_count = data.total_threads;
             data.request_queue.push_back(work_item);
             FLOG!(
@@ -328,7 +326,7 @@ enum ThreadAction {
             ThreadAction::Wake => {
                 // Wake a thread if we decided to do so.
                 FLOG!(iothread, "notifying thread ", std::thread::current().id());
-                self.shared.cond_var.notify_one();
+                self.cond_var.notify_one();
             }
             ThreadAction::Spawn => {
                 // Spawn a thread. If this fails, it means there are already a bunch of worker
@@ -340,11 +338,7 @@ enum ThreadAction {
                     FLOG!(iothread, "pthread spawned");
                 } else {
                     // We failed to spawn a thread; decrement the thread count.
-                    self.shared
-                        .mutex
-                        .lock()
-                        .expect("Mutex poisoned!")
-                        .total_threads -= 1;
+                    self.shared.lock().expect("Mutex poisoned!").total_threads -= 1;
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -353,12 +347,12 @@ enum ThreadAction {
     }
 
     /// Attempt to spawn a new worker thread.
-    fn spawn_thread(&self) -> bool {
-        let shared = Arc::clone(&self.shared);
+    fn spawn_thread(self: &Arc<Self>) -> bool {
+        let pool = Arc::clone(self);
         let soft_min_threads = self.soft_min_threads;
         self::spawn(move || {
             let worker = WorkerThread {
-                shared,
+                pool,
                 soft_min_threads,
             };
 
@@ -388,14 +382,7 @@ pub fn invoke_completions_with_timeout(&self, ctx: &mut Reader, timeout: Duratio
     /// Does nasty polling via select(); only used for testing.
     #[cfg(test)]
     pub(crate) fn drain_all(&self, ctx: &mut Reader) {
-        while self
-            .shared
-            .mutex
-            .lock()
-            .expect("Mutex poisoned!")
-            .total_threads
-            > 0
-        {
+        while self.shared.lock().expect("Mutex poisoned!").total_threads > 0 {
             self.invoke_completions_with_timeout(ctx, Duration::from_millis(1000));
         }
     }
@@ -429,8 +416,8 @@ pub fn get(&self) -> &T {
 }
 
 pub struct WorkerThread {
-    /// The data shared with the [`ThreadPool`].
-    shared: Arc<ThreadPoolShared>,
+    /// The [`ThreadPool`].
+    pool: Arc<ThreadPool>,
     /// The soft min number of threads for the associated [`ThreadPool`].
     soft_min_threads: usize,
 }
@@ -461,7 +448,7 @@ fn run(mut self) {
     /// Dequeue a work item (perhaps waiting on the condition variable) or commit to exiting by
     /// reducing the active thread count.
     fn dequeue_work_or_commit_to_exit(&mut self) -> Option<WorkItem> {
-        let mut data = self.shared.mutex.lock().expect("Mutex poisoned!");
+        let mut data = self.pool.shared.lock().expect("Mutex poisoned!");
 
         // If the queue is empty, check to see if we should wait. We should wait if our exiting
         // would drop us below our soft thread count minimum.
@@ -471,7 +458,7 @@ fn dequeue_work_or_commit_to_exit(&mut self) -> Option<WorkItem> {
         {
             data.waiting_threads += 1;
             data = self
-                .shared
+                .pool
                 .cond_var
                 .wait_timeout(data, IO_WAIT_FOR_WORK_DURATION)
                 .expect("Mutex poisoned!")
@@ -496,7 +483,7 @@ fn dequeue_work_or_commit_to_exit(&mut self) -> Option<WorkItem> {
 
 /// Returns a reference to the singleton thread pool.
 #[inline]
-fn borrow_io_thread_pool() -> &'static ThreadPool {
+fn borrow_io_thread_pool() -> &'static Arc<ThreadPool> {
     IO_THREAD_POOL.get().unwrap()
 }