diff --git a/capnp/proxy.capnp b/capnp/proxy.capnp
index 386f8f7..08cf99b 100644
--- a/capnp/proxy.capnp
+++ b/capnp/proxy.capnp
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ interface ThreadMap $count(0) {
     # execute on. Clients create and name threads and pass the thread handle as
     # a call parameter.
     makeThread @0 (name :Text) -> (result :Thread);
+    # Pre-allocate a pool of server threads for implicit dispatch. When a
+    # request arrives with no context.thread set, the server round-robins
+    # across the pool instead of returning an error.
+    makePool @1 (count :UInt32) -> ();
 }
 
 interface Thread {
diff --git a/tests/test.rs b/tests/test.rs
index bf7e0d2..8bc502b 100644
--- a/tests/test.rs
+++ b/tests/test.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use bitcoin_capnp_types::mining_capnp;
+use bitcoin_capnp_types::mining_capnp::{self, mining};
 
 #[path = "util/bitcoin_core.rs"]
 mod bitcoin_core_util;
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ mod bitcoin_core_util;
 mod bitcoin_core_wallet_util;
 
 use bitcoin_core_util::{
-    destroy_template, make_block_template, mempool_tx_count, with_init_client, with_mining_client,
+    destroy_template, make_block_template, mempool_tx_count, with_init_client,
+    with_init_client_and_thread_map, with_mining_client,
 };
 use bitcoin_core_wallet_util::{
     bitcoin_test_wallet, create_mempool_self_transfer, ensure_wallet_loaded_and_funded,
@@ -40,6 +41,156 @@ async fn integration() {
     .await;
 }
 
+/// makeEcho without setting context.thread.
+///
+/// On an upstream Bitcoin Core (libmultiprocess without `ThreadMap.makePool`)
+/// the server-side dispatcher rejects requests whose context has no thread
+/// handle — `m_threads.getLocalServer()` returns null and the handler throws
+/// "invalid thread handle". This test pins that behavior so we notice if the
+/// pooled-threads fork ever changes it (e.g., once `makePool` is wired up and
+/// the server falls back to a pool instead of erroring).
+#[tokio::test]
+#[serial_test::parallel]
+async fn make_echo_without_thread_errors() {
+    with_init_client(|client, _thread| async move {
+        let echo = client.make_echo_request();
+        // Intentionally do NOT call set_thread on the context — leave the
+        // thread capability null.
+        let result = echo.send().promise.await;
+        match &result {
+            Ok(_) => {}
+            Err(e) => eprintln!("makeEcho without thread errored as expected: {e}"),
+        }
+        assert!(
+            result.is_err(),
+            "makeEcho with no context.thread should be rejected by the server"
+        );
+    })
+    .await;
+}
+
+/// Create a server-side thread pool via `ThreadMap.makePool`, then issue an
+/// echo round-trip without setting `context.thread`. The server's dispatcher
+/// should round-robin the call onto a pool thread and return the echoed text.
+///
+/// This requires a Bitcoin Core built against the pooled-threads libmultiprocess
+/// fork — upstream rejects ordinal @1 on `ThreadMap` as "method not implemented".
+#[tokio::test]
+#[serial_test::parallel]
+async fn make_echo_via_pool() {
+    with_init_client_and_thread_map(|client, thread_map, _thread| async move {
+        // Pre-allocate two pool threads on the server.
+        let mut pool_req = thread_map.make_pool_request();
+        pool_req.get().set_count(2);
+        pool_req
+            .send()
+            .promise
+            .await
+            .expect("makePool should succeed on a pool-capable server");
+
+        // Obtain an Echo capability. makeEcho itself dispatches via Context,
+        // so leave thread unset here too — pool should service it.
+        let make_echo = client.make_echo_request();
+        let echo_response = make_echo
+            .send()
+            .promise
+            .await
+            .expect("makeEcho without thread should be dispatched via the pool");
+        let echo_client = echo_response.get().unwrap().get_result().unwrap();
+
+        // Now call echo() on the Echo capability — again without setting
+        // context.thread — and assert the round-trip succeeds.
+        let mut echo_call = echo_client.echo_request();
+        echo_call.get().set_echo("Hello from pool");
+        let echo_resp = echo_call
+            .send()
+            .promise
+            .await
+            .expect("echo without thread should be dispatched via the pool");
+        let text = echo_resp
+            .get()
+            .unwrap()
+            .get_result()
+            .unwrap()
+            .to_string()
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!("Hello from pool", text);
+    })
+    .await;
+}
+
+/// Drive the Mining interface entirely through a server-side thread pool.
+///
+/// Creates a 4-thread pool, then obtains a Mining capability without setting
+/// `context.thread`. Fires two batches of concurrent requests — 4 calls each,
+/// none with a thread set — and awaits them with `try_join_all`. Every call
+/// should be round-robin dispatched onto pool threads and succeed.
+///
+/// Requires a Bitcoin Core built against the pooled-threads libmultiprocess
+/// fork (ordinal @1 on `ThreadMap`).
+#[tokio::test]
+#[serial_test::parallel]
+async fn mining_via_pool_concurrent_queries() {
+    with_init_client_and_thread_map(|client, thread_map, _thread| async move {
+        // Pre-allocate 4 server threads. With 4 concurrent in-flight requests
+        // per batch, each pool thread gets exactly one — exercising every
+        // entry in the round-robin cursor.
+        let mut pool_req = thread_map.make_pool_request();
+        pool_req.get().set_count(4);
+        pool_req
+            .send()
+            .promise
+            .await
+            .expect("makePool should succeed on a pool-capable server");
+
+        // Obtain Mining via the pool (no thread set on makeMining's context).
+        let make_mining = client.make_mining_request();
+        let mining_resp = make_mining
+            .send()
+            .promise
+            .await
+            .expect("makeMining without thread should be dispatched via the pool");
+        let mining: mining::Client = mining_resp.get().unwrap().get_result().unwrap();
+
+        // Batch 1: four concurrent is_test_chain calls.
+        let test_chain_futs: Vec<_> = (0..4)
+            .map(|_| mining.is_test_chain_request().send().promise)
+            .collect();
+        let test_chain_results = futures::future::try_join_all(test_chain_futs)
+            .await
+            .expect("concurrent is_test_chain should all dispatch via pool");
+        for resp in &test_chain_results {
+            assert!(
+                resp.get().unwrap().get_result(),
+                "regtest is a test chain — all four pool threads should agree"
+            );
+        }
+
+        // Batch 2: four concurrent get_tip calls. The node isn't mining during
+        // tests, so each call should report a well-formed tip — but we don't
+        // assert hash equality across calls in case a parallel test ever does
+        // advance the tip.
+        let get_tip_futs: Vec<_> = (0..4)
+            .map(|_| mining.get_tip_request().send().promise)
+            .collect();
+        let get_tip_results = futures::future::try_join_all(get_tip_futs)
+            .await
+            .expect("concurrent get_tip should all dispatch via pool");
+        for resp in &get_tip_results {
+            let results = resp.get().unwrap();
+            assert!(results.get_has_result(), "node should have a tip");
+            let tip = results.get_result().unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(
+                tip.get_hash().unwrap().len(),
+                32,
+                "block hash must be 32 bytes"
+            );
+            assert!(tip.get_height() >= 0, "height must be non-negative");
+        }
+    })
+    .await;
+}
+
 /// Calling the deprecated makeMiningOld2 (@2) should return an error from the
 /// server. Cap'n Proto requires sequential ordinals so this placeholder cannot
 /// be removed, but the server intentionally rejects it.
diff --git a/tests/util/bitcoin_core.rs b/tests/util/bitcoin_core.rs
index 2171bf5..74e5b6c 100644
--- a/tests/util/bitcoin_core.rs
+++ b/tests/util/bitcoin_core.rs
@@ -70,12 +70,29 @@ where
     let rpc_system = RpcSystem::new(Box::new(rpc_network), None);
     LocalSet::new()
         .run_until(async move {
-            let (client, thread) = bootstrap(rpc_system).await;
+            let (client, _thread_map, thread) = bootstrap(rpc_system).await;
             f(client, thread).await;
         })
         .await;
 }
 
+/// Like `with_init_client` but also surfaces the `ThreadMap` capability so the
+/// caller can drive thread-pool setup (`make_pool`) on the connection.
+pub async fn with_init_client_and_thread_map<F, Fut>(f: F)
+where
+    F: FnOnce(init::Client, thread_map::Client, thread::Client) -> Fut,
+    Fut: Future<Output = ()>,
+{
+    let rpc_network = connect_unix_stream(unix_socket_path()).await;
+    let rpc_system = RpcSystem::new(Box::new(rpc_network), None);
+    LocalSet::new()
+        .run_until(async move {
+            let (client, thread_map, thread) = bootstrap(rpc_system).await;
+            f(client, thread_map, thread).await;
+        })
+        .await;
+}
+
 pub async fn with_mining_client<F, Fut>(f: F)
 where
     F: FnOnce(init::Client, thread::Client, mining::Client) -> Fut,
@@ -117,7 +134,7 @@ pub async fn connect_unix_stream(
 /// Bootstrap an Init client, spawn the RPC system, and create a thread handle.
 pub async fn bootstrap(
     mut rpc_system: RpcSystem<capnp_rpc::rpc_twoparty_capnp::Side>,
-) -> (init::Client, thread::Client) {
+) -> (init::Client, thread_map::Client, thread::Client) {
     ensure_bootstrap_chain_ready();
 
     let client: init::Client = rpc_system.bootstrap(Side::Server);
@@ -140,7 +157,7 @@ pub async fn bootstrap(
         .await
         .unwrap();
     let thread: thread::Client = thread_reponse.get().unwrap().get_result().unwrap();
-    (client, thread)
+    (client, thread_map, thread)
 }
 
 /// Obtain a Mining client from an Init client.