diff --git a/lib/internal/main/worker_thread.js b/lib/internal/main/worker_thread.js
index 9ae04e288fc70c..c256f10aef9573 100644
--- a/lib/internal/main/worker_thread.js
+++ b/lib/internal/main/worker_thread.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const {
   messageTypes: {
     // Messages that may be received by workers
     LOAD_SCRIPT,
+    PARENT_LOOP_START,
     // Messages that may be posted from workers
     UP_AND_RUNNING,
     ERROR_MESSAGE,
@@ -159,6 +160,8 @@ port.on('message', (message) => {
       const CJSLoader = require('internal/modules/cjs/loader');
       CJSLoader.Module.runMain(filename);
     }
+  } else if (message.type === PARENT_LOOP_START) {
+    require('internal/worker').setParentEventLoopStartTime(message.value);
   } else if (message.type === STDIO_PAYLOAD) {
     const { stream, chunks } = message;
     ArrayPrototypeForEach(chunks, ({ chunk, encoding }) => {
diff --git a/lib/internal/worker.js b/lib/internal/worker.js
index 3cc589c996703c..151eb530c044f7 100644
--- a/lib/internal/worker.js
+++ b/lib/internal/worker.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const {
 const EventEmitter = require('events');
 const assert = require('internal/assert');
 const path = require('path');
+const { setImmediate } = require('timers');
 const {
   internalEventLoopUtilization
 } = require('internal/perf/event_loop_utilization');
@@ -60,6 +61,13 @@ const { fileURLToPath, isURLInstance, pathToFileURL } = require('internal/url');
 const { kEmptyObject } = require('internal/util');
 const { validateArray } = require('internal/validators');
 
+const {
+  constants: {
+    NODE_PERFORMANCE_MILESTONE_LOOP_START,
+  },
+  milestones,
+} = internalBinding('performance');
+
 const {
   ownsProcessState,
   isMainThread,
@@ -70,7 +78,8 @@ const {
   kMaxOldGenerationSizeMb,
   kCodeRangeSizeMb,
   kStackSizeMb,
-  kTotalResourceLimitCount
+  kTotalResourceLimitCount,
+  parentLoopIdleTime,
 } = internalBinding('worker');
 
 const kHandle = Symbol('kHandle');
@@ -83,6 +92,7 @@ const kOnErrorMessage = Symbol('kOnErrorMessage');
 const kParentSideStdio = Symbol('kParentSideStdio');
 const kLoopStartTime = Symbol('kLoopStartTime');
 const kIsOnline = Symbol('kIsOnline');
+const kSendLoopStart = Symbol('kSendLoopStart');
 
 const SHARE_ENV = SymbolFor('nodejs.worker_threads.SHARE_ENV');
 let debug = require('internal/util/debuglog').debuglog('worker', (fn) => {
@@ -265,6 +275,13 @@ class Worker extends EventEmitter {
     this[kHandle].startThread();
 
     process.nextTick(() => process.emit('worker', this));
+    // Send current thread loopStart to the worker. In case the loop has not yet
+    // started, send it after the poll phase of the loop has completed.
+    if (milestones[NODE_PERFORMANCE_MILESTONE_LOOP_START] === -1) {
+      setImmediate(() => this[kSendLoopStart]());
+    } else {
+      this[kSendLoopStart]();
+    }
     if (workerThreadsChannel.hasSubscribers) {
       workerThreadsChannel.publish({
         worker: this,
@@ -346,6 +363,13 @@ class Worker extends EventEmitter {
     }
   }
 
+  [kSendLoopStart]() {
+    this[kPort]?.postMessage({
+      type: messageTypes.PARENT_LOOP_START,
+      value: milestones[NODE_PERFORMANCE_MILESTONE_LOOP_START] / 1e6
+    });
+  }
+
   postMessage(...args) {
     if (this[kPublicPort] === null) return;
 
@@ -494,6 +518,24 @@ function eventLoopUtilization(util1, util2) {
   );
 }
 
+let parentEventLoopStartTime = -1;
+function setParentEventLoopStartTime(time) {
+  parentEventLoopStartTime = time;
+}
+
+function parentEventLoopUtilization(util1, util2) {
+  if (parentEventLoopStartTime === -1) {
+    return { idle: 0, active: 0, utilization: 0 };
+  }
+
+  return internalEventLoopUtilization(
+    parentEventLoopStartTime,
+    parentLoopIdleTime(),
+    util1,
+    util2,
+  );
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   ownsProcessState,
   isMainThread,
@@ -505,4 +547,6 @@ module.exports = {
   assignEnvironmentData,
   threadId,
   Worker,
+  setParentEventLoopStartTime,
+  parentEventLoopUtilization,
 };
diff --git a/lib/internal/worker/io.js b/lib/internal/worker/io.js
index 61f9a5363716a8..9373e32e3d4739 100644
--- a/lib/internal/worker/io.js
+++ b/lib/internal/worker/io.js
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ const messageTypes = {
   ERROR_MESSAGE: 'errorMessage',
   STDIO_PAYLOAD: 'stdioPayload',
   STDIO_WANTS_MORE_DATA: 'stdioWantsMoreData',
-  LOAD_SCRIPT: 'loadScript'
+  LOAD_SCRIPT: 'loadScript',
+  PARENT_LOOP_START: 'parentLoopStart',
 };
 
 // We have to mess with the MessagePort prototype a bit, so that a) we can make
diff --git a/lib/worker_threads.js b/lib/worker_threads.js
index 9d702fa2883447..19e27dbb1444ac 100644
--- a/lib/worker_threads.js
+++ b/lib/worker_threads.js
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ const {
   setEnvironmentData,
   getEnvironmentData,
   threadId,
-  Worker
+  Worker,
+  parentEventLoopUtilization,
 } = require('internal/worker');
 
 const {
@@ -38,4 +39,9 @@ module.exports = {
   BroadcastChannel,
   setEnvironmentData,
   getEnvironmentData,
+  parent: isMainThread ? null : {
+    performance: {
+      eventLoopUtilization: parentEventLoopUtilization,
+    },
+  },
 };
diff --git a/src/node_worker.cc b/src/node_worker.cc
index 6b0ca484ace83a..ff00f74aebcfed 100644
--- a/src/node_worker.cc
+++ b/src/node_worker.cc
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ Worker::Worker(Environment* env,
       per_isolate_opts_(per_isolate_opts),
       exec_argv_(exec_argv),
       platform_(env->isolate_data()->platform()),
+      parent_loop_(env->event_loop()),
       thread_id_(AllocateEnvironmentThreadId()),
       env_vars_(env_vars),
       snapshot_data_(snapshot_data) {
@@ -867,6 +868,14 @@ void Worker::LoopStartTime(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   args.GetReturnValue().Set(loop_start_time / 1e6);
 }
 
+void Worker::ParentLoopIdleTime(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
+  Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
+  CHECK(!env->is_main_thread());
+  Worker* w = env->worker_context();
+  uint64_t idle_time = uv_metrics_idle_time(w->parent_loop_);
+  args.GetReturnValue().Set(1.0 * idle_time / 1e6);
+}
+
 namespace {
 
 // Return the MessagePort that is global for this Environment and communicates
@@ -923,6 +932,7 @@ void InitWorker(Local<Object> target,
   }
 
   SetMethod(context, target, "getEnvMessagePort", GetEnvMessagePort);
+  SetMethod(context, target, "parentLoopIdleTime", Worker::ParentLoopIdleTime);
 
   target
       ->Set(env->context(),
@@ -969,6 +979,7 @@ void RegisterExternalReferences(ExternalReferenceRegistry* registry) {
   registry->Register(Worker::TakeHeapSnapshot);
   registry->Register(Worker::LoopIdleTime);
   registry->Register(Worker::LoopStartTime);
+  registry->Register(Worker::ParentLoopIdleTime);
 }
 
 }  // anonymous namespace
diff --git a/src/node_worker.h b/src/node_worker.h
index dcb58d13e0e6f9..9a5defad41137f 100644
--- a/src/node_worker.h
+++ b/src/node_worker.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class Worker : public AsyncWrap {
   static void TakeHeapSnapshot(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);
   static void LoopIdleTime(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);
   static void LoopStartTime(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);
+  static void ParentLoopIdleTime(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>&);
 
  private:
   bool CreateEnvMessagePort(Environment* env);
@@ -91,6 +92,8 @@ class Worker : public AsyncWrap {
 
   std::unique_ptr<InspectorParentHandle> inspector_parent_handle_;
 
+  uv_loop_t* parent_loop_;
+
   // This mutex protects access to all variables listed below it.
   mutable Mutex mutex_;
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-worker-parent-performance-eventlooputil.js b/test/parallel/test-worker-parent-performance-eventlooputil.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..69fe61550c5d3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-worker-parent-performance-eventlooputil.js
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const { mustCall } = require('../common');
+
+const TIMEOUT = 10;
+const SPIN_DUR = 50;
+
+const assert = require('assert');
+const { Worker, parent, workerData } = require('worker_threads');
+
+// Do not use isMainThread directly, otherwise the test would time out in case
+// it's started inside of another worker thread.
+if (!process.env.HAS_STARTED_WORKER) {
+  process.env.HAS_STARTED_WORKER = '1';
+  const i32arr = new Int32Array(new SharedArrayBuffer(4));
+  const w = new Worker(__filename, { workerData: i32arr });
+  w.on('online', mustCall(() => {
+    Atomics.wait(i32arr, 0, 0);
+
+    const t = Date.now();
+    while (Date.now() - t < SPIN_DUR);
+
+    Atomics.store(i32arr, 0, 0);
+    Atomics.notify(i32arr, 0);
+    Atomics.wait(i32arr, 0, 0);
+  }));
+} else {
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    const { eventLoopUtilization } = parent.performance;
+    const i32arr = workerData;
+    const elu1 = eventLoopUtilization();
+
+    Atomics.store(i32arr, 0, 1);
+    Atomics.notify(i32arr, 0);
+    Atomics.wait(i32arr, 0, 1);
+
+    const elu2 = eventLoopUtilization(elu1);
+    const elu3 = eventLoopUtilization();
+    const elu4 = eventLoopUtilization(elu3, elu1);
+
+    assert.strictEqual(elu2.idle, 0);
+    assert.strictEqual(elu4.idle, 0);
+    assert.strictEqual(elu2.utilization, 1);
+    assert.strictEqual(elu4.utilization, 1);
+    assert.strictEqual(elu3.active - elu1.active, elu4.active);
+    assert.ok(elu2.active > SPIN_DUR - 10, `${elu2.active} <= ${SPIN_DUR - 10}`);
+    assert.ok(elu2.active < elu4.active, `${elu2.active} >= ${elu4.active}`);
+    assert.ok(elu3.active > elu2.active, `${elu3.active} <= ${elu2.active}`);
+    assert.ok(elu3.active > elu4.active, `${elu3.active} <= ${elu4.active}`);
+
+    Atomics.store(i32arr, 0, 1);
+    Atomics.notify(i32arr, 0);
+  }, TIMEOUT);
+}