diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/mesa/util.rs b/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/mesa/util.rs
index 6e8882ff94e..d695de85de9 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/mesa/util.rs
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/mesa/util.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,14 @@
+use mesa_rust_gen::util_get_cpu_caps;
+
 pub mod disk_cache;
+pub mod queue;
 pub mod vm;
+
+/// Gets the number of currently-online CPUs available to mesa.
+pub fn cpu_count() -> u32 {
+    // SAFETY: `util_get_cpu_caps()` always returns a valid set of CPU caps.
+    let caps = unsafe { &*util_get_cpu_caps() };
+    debug_assert!(caps.nr_cpus > 0);
+
+    caps.nr_cpus as u32
+}
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/mesa/util/queue.rs b/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/mesa/util/queue.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3f5acba3939
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/mesa/util/queue.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+//! An abstraction of mesa's `util_queue` and related primitives for
+//! asynchronous, queue-based execution of arbitrary jobs.
+
+use std::{cell::UnsafeCell, ffi::CStr, pin::Pin};
+
+use mesa_rust_gen::{
+    util_queue, util_queue_add_job, util_queue_destroy, util_queue_fence, util_queue_fence_destroy,
+    util_queue_fence_init, util_queue_fence_wait, util_queue_finish, util_queue_init,
+};
+
+/// A threaded job queue.
+pub struct Queue {
+    inner: Pin<Box<UnsafeCell<util_queue>>>,
+}
+
+// SAFETY: `util_queue` doesn't use any thread-local storage.
+unsafe impl Send for Queue {}
+
+// SAFETY: `util_queue` functionality is mediated by a mutex.
+unsafe impl Sync for Queue {}
+
+impl Queue {
+    /// Creates a new job queue.
+    ///
+    /// The name of the queue will be truncated to 14 bytes.
+    pub fn new(name: &CStr, max_jobs: u32, num_threads: u32) -> Self {
+        // SAFETY: `queue` and `name` are both valid pointers of the appropriate
+        // type, and `global_data` may be null per implementation.
+        let queue = Box::pin(UnsafeCell::new(util_queue::default()));
+        unsafe {
+            util_queue_init(
+                queue.get(),
+                name.as_ptr(),
+                max_jobs,
+                num_threads,
+                0,
+                std::ptr::null_mut(),
+            )
+        };
+
+        Self { inner: queue }
+    }
+
+    /// Adds a job to the queue to be executed asynchronously.
+    pub fn add_job<F>(&self, func: F)
+    where
+        F: FnMut() + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    {
+        // SAFETY: The fence parameter may be a null pointer.
+        unsafe { self.do_add_job(func, std::ptr::null_mut()) };
+    }
+
+    /// Adds a job to the queue to be executed synchronously.
+    ///
+    /// When `func` finishes executing, the returned fence will be signaled.
+    pub fn add_job_sync<F>(&self, func: F) -> Fence
+    where
+        F: FnMut() + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    {
+        let fence = Fence::new();
+
+        // SAFETY: `fence` is a valid pointer to a fence.
+        unsafe { self.do_add_job(func, fence.inner.get()) };
+
+        fence
+    }
+
+    /// Adds a job to the queue.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// `fence` must either be a null pointer or a valid pointer to a fence.
+    unsafe fn do_add_job<F>(&self, func: F, fence: *mut util_queue_fence)
+    where
+        F: FnMut() + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    {
+        // SAFETY: The queue is valid so long as it is only destroyed on drop.
+        // We uphold the safety requirements of `exec_rust_job` by specifying
+        // `F` matching the type of `func` and passing `func` as a raw pointer
+        // to it. `fence` cannot be dropped without first being signaled,
+        // meaning it will be valid for the life of the job in the queue.
+        unsafe {
+            util_queue_add_job(
+                self.inner.get(),
+                Box::into_raw(Box::new(func)).cast(),
+                fence,
+                Some(exec_rust_job::<F>),
+                None,
+                0,
+            )
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for Queue {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        let inner = self.inner.get();
+
+        // SAFETY: `inner` is a valid pointer to a queue so long as no other
+        // code destroys it.
+        unsafe { util_queue_finish(inner) };
+        unsafe { util_queue_destroy(inner) };
+    }
+}
+
+/// Executes a Rust closure as a job in a worker queue.
+///
+/// Not intended for general use. See [`Queue::add_job`].
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// `data` must be a valid pointer to a Rust closure of type `F`.
+unsafe extern "C" fn exec_rust_job<F>(data: *mut std::ffi::c_void, _: *mut std::ffi::c_void, _: i32)
+where
+    F: FnMut() + Send + Sync + 'static,
+{
+    // SAFETY: The caller must uphold that `data` is valid for casting to `F`.
+    let func: &mut F = unsafe { &mut *(data.cast()) };
+
+    func();
+}
+
+// SAFETY: `util_queue_fence` value is read atomically by the appropriate
+// functions. Its value _must not_ be read directly.
+unsafe impl Send for Fence {}
+unsafe impl Sync for Fence {}
+
+/// A fence for signaling or awaiting asynchronous jobs.
+#[clippy::has_significant_drop]
+pub struct Fence {
+    inner: Pin<Box<UnsafeCell<util_queue_fence>>>,
+}
+
+impl Fence {
+    /// Creates a new fence.
+    ///
+    /// A `Fence` _must_ be signaled before it is dropped, otherwise droppign
+    /// will block forever. This protects against use-after-free if the `Fence`
+    /// is passed to a [`Queue`].
+    #[must_use = "fences must be signaled before dropping"]
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        // SAFETY: `fence` is a valid pointer to a `util_queue_fence`.
+        let fence = Box::pin(UnsafeCell::new(util_queue_fence::default()));
+        unsafe { util_queue_fence_init(fence.get()) };
+
+        Self { inner: fence }
+    }
+
+    /// Waits synchronously for the fence to be signaled.
+    pub fn wait(&self) {
+        // SAFETY: `inner` is a valid pointer to a fence so long as it is only
+        // destroyed on drop.
+        unsafe { util_queue_fence_wait(self.inner.get()) };
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for Fence {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        // Ensure that a fence can't be dropped without first being signaled.
+        // This prevents use-after-free if the fence is passed to a queue.
+        self.wait();
+
+        // SAFETY: `inner` is a valid pointer to a fence so long as no other
+        // code destroys it.
+        unsafe { util_queue_fence_destroy(self.inner.get()) };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/meson.build b/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/meson.build
index bcde7b4c6f2..5edcd7d7c4f 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/meson.build
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/meson.build
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ libmesa_rust_files = files(
   'mesa/pipe/transfer.rs',
   'mesa/util.rs',
   'mesa/util/disk_cache.rs',
+  'mesa/util/queue.rs',
   'mesa/util/vm.rs',
 )
 
@@ -286,8 +287,12 @@ rusticl_mesa_bindings = rust.bindgen(
     '--allowlist-var',          'SHA1_.*',
     '--allowlist-function',     'u_.*',
     '--allowlist-function',     'util_format_.*',
+    '--allowlist-function',     'util_queue_.*',
     '--allowlist-function',     'util_vma_.*',
+    '--allowlist-function',     'util_get_cpu_caps',
     '--no-copy',                'util_vma_heap', # it's a linked list
+    '--no-copy',                'util_queue',
+    '--no-copy',                'util_queue_fence',
 
     # CL API
     '--allowlist-type',         'cl_sampler_.*_mode',
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/rusticl_mesa_bindings.h b/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/rusticl_mesa_bindings.h
index 773a3b756ad..13f1a4ffa42 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/rusticl_mesa_bindings.h
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/rusticl/rusticl_mesa_bindings.h
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@
 #include "util/hex.h"
 #include "util/os_time.h"
 #include "util/sha1/sha1.h"
+#include "util/u_cpu_detect.h"
 #include "util/u_inlines.h"
 #include "util/u_upload_mgr.h"
 #include "util/u_printf.h"
+#include "util/u_queue.h"
 #include "util/u_sampler.h"
 #include "util/u_screen.h"
 #include "util/u_surface.h"