diff --git a/tests/all/main.rs b/tests/all/main.rs
index 37bb68d7a6..a1f3314d64 100644
--- a/tests/all/main.rs
+++ b/tests/all/main.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ mod pooling_allocator;
 mod stack_overflow;
 mod store;
 mod table;
+mod thread_eager_init;
 mod traps;
 mod wast;
 
diff --git a/tests/all/thread_eager_init.rs b/tests/all/thread_eager_init.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..16f23fb4fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/all/thread_eager_init.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+use anyhow::Result;
+use std::thread;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+use wasmtime::*;
+
+#[test]
+fn measure_execution_time() -> Result<()> {
+    let iterations = 1000;
+
+    let mut config = Config::new();
+    config.allocation_strategy(InstanceAllocationStrategy::Pooling {
+        strategy: PoolingAllocationStrategy::NextAvailable,
+        module_limits: ModuleLimits {
+            memory_pages: 1,
+            table_elements: 10,
+            ..Default::default()
+        },
+        instance_limits: InstanceLimits {
+            count: iterations * 2,
+            memory_reservation_size: 1,
+        },
+    });
+
+    let engine = Engine::new(&config)?;
+    let module = Module::new(&engine, r#"(module (memory 1) (table 10 funcref))"#)?;
+
+    let lazy_total_time: Duration = (0..iterations)
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|_| lazy_thread_instantiate(engine.clone(), module.clone()))
+        .sum();
+
+    let (eager_init_total, eager_inst_total): (Duration, Duration) = (0..iterations)
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|_| eager_thread_instantiate(engine.clone(), module.clone()))
+        .fold(
+            (Duration::default(), Duration::default()),
+            |(s1, s2), (d1, d2)| (s1 + d1, s2 + d2),
+        );
+
+    println!(
+        "lazy total: {:?}, eager init: {:?}, eager inst: {:?}",
+        lazy_total_time, eager_init_total, eager_inst_total
+    );
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn lazy_thread_instantiate(engine: Engine, module: Module) -> Duration {
+    thread::spawn(move || {
+        let mut store = Store::new(&engine, ());
+        let start = Instant::now();
+        Instance::new(&mut store, &module, &[]).expect("instantiate");
+        start.elapsed()
+    })
+    .join()
+    .expect("thread joins")
+}
+
+fn eager_thread_instantiate(engine: Engine, module: Module) -> (Duration, Duration) {
+    thread::spawn(move || {
+        let init_start = Instant::now();
+        Engine::tls_eager_initialize().expect("eager init");
+        let init_duration = init_start.elapsed();
+
+        let mut store = Store::new(&engine, ());
+        let inst_start = Instant::now();
+        Instance::new(&mut store, &module, &[]).expect("instantiate");
+        (init_duration, inst_start.elapsed())
+    })
+    .join()
+    .expect("thread joins")
+}