diff --git a/src/lib/libwasm_worker.js b/src/lib/libwasm_worker.js
index c77a1ba5c0395..5c957cd362d11 100644
--- a/src/lib/libwasm_worker.js
+++ b/src/lib/libwasm_worker.js
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ addToLibrary({
     writeStackCookie();
 #endif
 
+#if EMBIND
+    // Embind must initialize itself on all threads, as it generates support JS.
+    __embind_initialize_bindings();
+#endif
+
 #if AUDIO_WORKLET
     // Audio Worklets do not have postMessage()ing capabilities.
     if (typeof AudioWorkletGlobalScope === 'undefined') {
diff --git a/test/embind/test_embind_wasm_workers.cpp b/test/embind/test_embind_wasm_workers.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c6ea42859078a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/embind/test_embind_wasm_workers.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <emscripten.h>
+#include <emscripten/console.h>
+#include <emscripten/bind.h>
+#include <emscripten/val.h>
+#include <emscripten/wasm_worker.h>
+
+using namespace emscripten;
+
+int foo() {
+  return 42;
+}
+
+void do_exit() {
+  emscripten_out("do_exit");
+  emscripten_terminate_all_wasm_workers();
+}
+
+void run_in_worker() {
+  emscripten_out("Hello from Wasm Worker!");
+  int result = val::module_property("foo")().as<int>();
+  assert(result == 42);
+  emscripten_wasm_worker_post_function_v(EMSCRIPTEN_WASM_WORKER_ID_PARENT, do_exit);
+}
+
+int main() {
+  emscripten_wasm_worker_t worker = emscripten_malloc_wasm_worker(/*stackSize: */1024);
+  emscripten_wasm_worker_post_function_v(worker, run_in_worker);
+  emscripten_exit_with_live_runtime();
+}
+
+EMSCRIPTEN_BINDINGS(xxx) {
+  function("foo", &foo);
+}
diff --git a/test/embind/test_embind_wasm_workers.out b/test/embind/test_embind_wasm_workers.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9bc4e0f4d447e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/embind/test_embind_wasm_workers.out
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Hello from Wasm Worker!
+do_exit
diff --git a/test/test_core.py b/test/test_core.py
index 6f983653f2731..f8d360a4b2a0b 100644
--- a/test/test_core.py
+++ b/test/test_core.py
@@ -7588,6 +7588,10 @@ def test_embind_no_rtti_followed_by_rtti(self):
     self.emcc_args += ['-lembind', '-fno-rtti', '-frtti']
     self.do_run(src, '418\ndotest returned: 42\n')
 
+  @no_asan('ASan does not support WASM_WORKERS')
+  def test_embind_wasm_workers(self):
+    self.do_run_in_out_file_test('embind/test_embind_wasm_workers.cpp', emcc_args=['-lembind', '-sWASM_WORKERS'])
+
   @parameterized({
     '': ('DEFAULT', False),
     'all': ('ALL', False),
diff --git a/tools/link.py b/tools/link.py
index 03e167b47f7db..f4185731f437b 100644
--- a/tools/link.py
+++ b/tools/link.py
@@ -516,9 +516,6 @@ def setup_pthreads():
     '_emscripten_thread_crashed',
   ]
 
-  if settings.EMBIND:
-    settings.REQUIRED_EXPORTS.append('_embind_initialize_bindings')
-
   if settings.MAIN_MODULE:
     settings.REQUIRED_EXPORTS += [
       '_emscripten_dlsync_self',
@@ -1381,6 +1378,8 @@ def limit_incoming_module_api():
     # Workaround for embind+LTO issue:
     # https://github.com/emscripten-core/emscripten/issues/21653
     settings.REQUIRED_EXPORTS.append('__getTypeName')
+    if settings.PTHREADS or settings.WASM_WORKERS:
+      settings.REQUIRED_EXPORTS.append('_embind_initialize_bindings')
 
   if options.emit_tsd:
     settings.EMIT_TSD = True