diff --git a/src/libutil-tests/meson.build b/src/libutil-tests/meson.build
index 2772ab0604d..8133c1576d1 100644
--- a/src/libutil-tests/meson.build
+++ b/src/libutil-tests/meson.build
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ sources = files(
   'strings.cc',
   'suggestions.cc',
   'terminal.cc',
+  'thread-pool.cc',
   'topo-sort.cc',
   'url.cc',
   'util.cc',
diff --git a/src/libutil-tests/thread-pool.cc b/src/libutil-tests/thread-pool.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5a22e0e79ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libutil-tests/thread-pool.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#include "nix/util/thread-pool.hh"
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+namespace nix {
+
+using namespace std;
+
+TEST(threadpool, correctValue)
+{
+    ThreadPool pool(3);
+    int sum = 0;
+    std::mutex mtx;
+    for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+        pool.enqueue([&] {
+            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mtx);
+            sum += 1;
+        });
+    }
+    pool.process();
+    ASSERT_EQ(sum, 20);
+}
+
+TEST(threadpool, properlyHandlesDirectExceptions)
+{
+    struct TestExn
+    {};
+
+    ThreadPool pool(3);
+    pool.enqueue([&] { throw TestExn(); });
+    EXPECT_THROW(pool.process(), TestExn);
+}
+
+} // namespace nix
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/libutil/include/nix/util/closure.hh b/src/libutil/include/nix/util/closure.hh
index 9e37b4cfb02..04872bbe5c6 100644
--- a/src/libutil/include/nix/util/closure.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/include/nix/util/closure.hh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <set>
 #include <future>
 #include "nix/util/sync.hh"
+#include "nix/util/thread-pool.hh"
 
 using std::set;
 
@@ -17,57 +18,32 @@ void computeClosure(const set<T> startElts, set<T> & res, GetEdgesAsync<T> getEd
 {
     struct State
     {
-        size_t pending;
         set<T> & res;
-        std::exception_ptr exc;
     };
 
-    Sync<State> state_(State{0, res, 0});
+    Sync<State> state_(State{res});
 
-    std::condition_variable done;
+    ThreadPool pool(0);
 
     auto enqueue = [&](this auto & enqueue, const T & current) -> void {
         {
             auto state(state_.lock());
-            if (state->exc)
-                return;
             if (!state->res.insert(current).second)
                 return;
-            state->pending++;
         }
-
-        getEdgesAsync(current, [&](std::promise<set<T>> & prom) {
-            try {
+        pool.enqueue([&, current] {
+            getEdgesAsync(current, [&](std::promise<set<T>> & prom) {
                 auto children = prom.get_future().get();
                 for (auto & child : children)
                     enqueue(child);
-                {
-                    auto state(state_.lock());
-                    assert(state->pending);
-                    if (!--state->pending)
-                        done.notify_one();
-                }
-            } catch (...) {
-                auto state(state_.lock());
-                if (!state->exc)
-                    state->exc = std::current_exception();
-                assert(state->pending);
-                if (!--state->pending)
-                    done.notify_one();
-            };
+            });
         });
     };
 
     for (auto & startElt : startElts)
         enqueue(startElt);
 
-    {
-        auto state(state_.lock());
-        while (state->pending)
-            state.wait(done);
-        if (state->exc)
-            std::rethrow_exception(state->exc);
-    }
+    pool.process();
 }
 
 } // namespace nix