diff --git a/files/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/worker-long-tasks b/files/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/worker-long-tasks
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/files/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/worker-long-tasks/dependencies.d/base b/files/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/worker-long-tasks/dependencies.d/base
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/files/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/worker-long-tasks/dependencies.d/prepare b/files/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/worker-long-tasks/dependencies.d/prepare
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/files/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/worker-long-tasks/run b/files/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/worker-long-tasks/run
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3824054
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/worker-long-tasks/run
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/command/execlineb -P
+
+fdmove -c 2 1
+
+s6-envdir /etc/koha-envvars
+
+s6-setuidgid default-koha
+
+/usr/bin/perl /usr/share/koha/bin/workers/background_jobs_worker.pl --queue long_tasks
diff --git a/files/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/worker-long-tasks/type b/files/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/worker-long-tasks/type
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5883cff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/worker-long-tasks/type
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+longrun