diff --git a/src/core/fut.ml b/src/core/fut.ml
index 343a847d..0c72752d 100644
--- a/src/core/fut.ml
+++ b/src/core/fut.ml
@@ -436,6 +436,8 @@ let await (self : 'a t) : 'a =
     (* un-suspended: we should have a result! *)
     get_or_fail_exn self
 
+let yield = Picos.Fiber.yield
+
 module Infix = struct
   let[@inline] ( >|= ) x f = map ~f x
   let[@inline] ( >>= ) x f = bind ~f x
diff --git a/src/core/fut.mli b/src/core/fut.mli
index daa9b8d8..de100ac8 100644
--- a/src/core/fut.mli
+++ b/src/core/fut.mli
@@ -265,6 +265,10 @@ val await : 'a t -> 'a
     This must only be run from inside the runner itself. The runner must support
     {!Suspend_}. *)
 
+val yield : unit -> unit
+(** Like {!Moonpool.yield}.
+    @since NEXT_RELEASE *)
+
 (** {2 Blocking} *)
 
 val wait_block : 'a t -> 'a or_error
diff --git a/src/core/main.ml b/src/core/main.ml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9325fd3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/main.ml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+exception Oh_no of Exn_bt.t
+
+let main' ?(block_signals = false) () (f : Runner.t -> 'a) : 'a =
+  let worker_st =
+    Fifo_pool.Private_.create_single_threaded_state ~thread:(Thread.self ())
+      ~on_exn:(fun e bt -> raise (Oh_no (Exn_bt.make e bt)))
+      ()
+  in
+  let runner = Fifo_pool.Private_.runner_of_state worker_st in
+  try
+    let fiber = Fut.spawn ~on:runner (fun () -> f runner) in
+    Fut.on_result fiber (fun _ -> Runner.shutdown_without_waiting runner);
+
+    (* run the main thread *)
+    Worker_loop_.worker_loop worker_st
+      ~block_signals (* do not disturb existing thread *)
+      ~ops:Fifo_pool.Private_.worker_ops;
+
+    match Fut.peek fiber with
+    | Some (Ok x) -> x
+    | Some (Error ebt) -> Exn_bt.raise ebt
+    | None -> assert false
+  with Oh_no ebt -> Exn_bt.raise ebt
+
+let main f =
+  main' () f ~block_signals:false (* do not disturb existing thread *)
diff --git a/src/core/main.mli b/src/core/main.mli
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d88406a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/main.mli
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+(** Main thread.
+
+    This is evolved from [Moonpool.Immediate_runner], but unlike it, this API
+    assumes you run it in a thread (possibly the main thread) which will block
+    until the initial computation is done.
+
+    This means it's reasonable to use [Main.main (fun () -> do_everything)] at
+    the beginning of the program. Other Moonpool pools can be created for
+    background tasks, etc. to do the heavy lifting, and the main thread (inside
+    this immediate runner) can coordinate tasks via [Fiber.await].
+
+    Aside from the fact that this blocks the caller thread, it is fairly similar
+    to {!Background_thread} in that there's a single worker to process
+    tasks/fibers.
+
+    This handles the concurency effects used in moonpool, including [await] and
+    [yield].
+
+    This module was migrated from the late [Moonpool_fib].
+
+    @since NEXT_RELEASE *)
+
+val main : (Runner.t -> 'a) -> 'a
+(** [main f] runs [f()] in a scope that handles effects, including
+    {!Fiber.await}.
+
+    This scope can run background tasks as well, in a cooperative fashion. *)
+
+val main' : ?block_signals:bool -> unit -> (Runner.t -> 'a) -> 'a
+(** Same as {!main} but with room for optional arguments. *)
diff --git a/src/core/moonpool.ml b/src/core/moonpool.ml
index 6b9aebe0..d41335e5 100644
--- a/src/core/moonpool.ml
+++ b/src/core/moonpool.ml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ module Exn_bt = Exn_bt
 module Fifo_pool = Fifo_pool
 module Fut = Fut
 module Lock = Lock
+module Main = Main
 module Immediate_runner = struct end
 module Runner = Runner
 module Task_local_storage = Task_local_storage
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ module Thread_local_storage = Thread_local_storage
 module Trigger = Trigger
 module Ws_pool = Ws_pool
 
+(* re-export main *)
+include Main
+
 module Private = struct
   module Ws_deque_ = Ws_deque_
   module Worker_loop_ = Worker_loop_
diff --git a/src/core/moonpool.mli b/src/core/moonpool.mli
index b848a077..aca417f3 100644
--- a/src/core/moonpool.mli
+++ b/src/core/moonpool.mli
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ module Fifo_pool = Fifo_pool
 module Background_thread = Background_thread
 module Runner = Runner
 module Trigger = Trigger
+module Main = Main
 
 module Immediate_runner : sig end
 [@@deprecated "use Moonpool_fib.Main"]
@@ -205,6 +206,10 @@ module Atomic = Atomic
     This is either a shim using [ref], on pre-OCaml 5, or the standard [Atomic]
     module on OCaml 5. *)
 
+include module type of struct
+  include Main
+end
+
 (**/**)
 
 (** Private internals, with no stability guarantees *)