diff --git a/test/dune b/test/dune
index b31ced1f..47ff53ce 100644
--- a/test/dune
+++ b/test/dune
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 (tests
- (names t_fib t_bench1)
+ (names t_fib t_bench1 t_fib_rec)
  (libraries moonpool))
diff --git a/test/t_fib_rec.ml b/test/t_fib_rec.ml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..87f136f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/t_fib_rec.ml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+open Moonpool
+
+let rec fib_direct x =
+  if x <= 1 then
+    1
+  else
+    fib_direct (x - 1) + fib_direct (x - 2)
+
+let rec fib ~on x : int Fut.t =
+  if x <= 18 then
+    Fut.spawn ~on (fun () -> fib_direct x)
+  else
+    let open Fut.Infix_local in
+    let+ t1 = fib ~on (x - 1) and+ t2 = fib ~on (x - 2) in
+    t1 + t2
+
+let () = assert (List.init 10 fib_direct = [ 1; 1; 2; 3; 5; 8; 13; 21; 34; 55 ])
+
+let fib_40 : int =
+  let pool = Pool.create ~min:8 () in
+  fib ~on:pool 40 |> Fut.wait_block_exn
+
+let run_test () =
+  let pool = Pool.create ~min:8 () in
+
+  assert (
+    List.init 10 (fib ~on:pool)
+    |> Fut.join_list |> Fut.wait_block_exn
+    = [ 1; 1; 2; 3; 5; 8; 13; 21; 34; 55 ]);
+
+  let fibs = Array.init 5 (fun _ -> fib ~on:pool 40) in
+
+  let res = Fut.join_array fibs |> Fut.wait_block in
+  Pool.shutdown pool;
+
+  assert (res = Ok (Array.make 5 fib_40))
+
+let () =
+  Printf.printf "fib 40 = %d\n%!" fib_40;
+  for _i = 1 to 2 do
+    run_test ()
+  done;
+
+  (* now make sure we can do this with multiple pools in parallel *)
+  let jobs = Array.init 4 (fun _ -> Thread.create run_test ()) in
+  Array.iter Thread.join jobs