diff --git a/distributed/cli/tests/test_dask_scheduler.py b/distributed/cli/tests/test_dask_scheduler.py
index 3b8b4ee03c..1affd8b4fd 100644
--- a/distributed/cli/tests/test_dask_scheduler.py
+++ b/distributed/cli/tests/test_dask_scheduler.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import asyncio
 import os
 import re
 import shutil
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
 from distributed.utils_test import (
     assert_can_connect_from_everywhere_4_6,
     assert_can_connect_locally_4,
+    gen_test,
     popen,
 )
 
@@ -672,7 +674,8 @@ def test_signal_handling(loop, sig):
         [
             sys.executable,
             "-m",
-            "distributed.cli.dask_scheduler",
+            "dask",
+            "scheduler",
             f"--port={port}",
             "--dashboard-address=:0",
         ],
@@ -690,3 +693,27 @@ def test_signal_handling(loop, sig):
         assert scheduler.returncode == 0
         assert "scheduler closing" in logs
         assert "end scheduler" in logs
+
+
+@gen_test()
+async def test_uvloop():
+    uvloop = pytest.importorskip("uvloop")
+    port = open_port()
+
+    def check():
+        return isinstance(asyncio.get_event_loop(), uvloop.Loop)
+
+    with popen(
+        [
+            sys.executable,
+            "-m",
+            "dask",
+            "scheduler",
+            "--no-dashboard",
+            "--host",
+            f"127.0.0.1:{port}",
+        ],
+        env={"DASK_DISTRIBUTED__ADMIN__EVENT_LOOP": "uvloop"},
+    ):
+        async with Client(f"127.0.0.1:{port}", asynchronous=True) as c:
+            assert await c.run_on_scheduler(check)
diff --git a/distributed/cli/tests/test_dask_spec.py b/distributed/cli/tests/test_dask_spec.py
index 59bf858531..3c961a47a7 100644
--- a/distributed/cli/tests/test_dask_spec.py
+++ b/distributed/cli/tests/test_dask_spec.py
@@ -172,3 +172,46 @@ async def test_signal_handling_scheduler(sig):
         assert "exception" not in logs
     finally:
         await scheduler.wait()
+
+
+@gen_test()
+async def test_uvloop():
+    uvloop = pytest.importorskip("uvloop")
+    port = open_port()
+    env = {"DASK_DISTRIBUTED__ADMIN__EVENT_LOOP": "uvloop"}
+
+    def check():
+        return isinstance(asyncio.get_event_loop(), uvloop.Loop)
+
+    with popen(
+        [
+            sys.executable,
+            "-m",
+            "dask",
+            "spec",
+            "--spec",
+            json.dumps({"cls": "dask.distributed.Scheduler", "opts": {"port": port}}),
+        ],
+        env=env,
+    ):
+        with popen(
+            [
+                sys.executable,
+                "-m",
+                "dask",
+                "spec",
+                f"tcp://localhost:{port}",
+                "--spec",
+                json.dumps(
+                    {
+                        "cls": "dask.distributed.Worker",
+                        "opts": {"nanny": False, "nthreads": 1},
+                    }
+                ),
+            ],
+            env=env,
+        ):
+            async with Client(f"tcp://localhost:{port}", asynchronous=True) as client:
+                await client.wait_for_workers(1)
+                assert await client.run_on_scheduler(check)
+                assert all((await client.run(check)).values())
diff --git a/distributed/cli/tests/test_dask_worker.py b/distributed/cli/tests/test_dask_worker.py
index bd12f8fc45..5449f17352 100644
--- a/distributed/cli/tests/test_dask_worker.py
+++ b/distributed/cli/tests/test_dask_worker.py
@@ -811,3 +811,29 @@ def test_error_during_startup(monkeypatch, nanny, loop):
                 ],
             ) as worker:
                 assert worker.wait(10) == 1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("nanny", ["--nanny", "--no-nanny"])
+@gen_cluster(client=True, nthreads=[])
+async def test_uvloop(c, s, nanny):
+    uvloop = pytest.importorskip("uvloop")
+
+    def check():
+        return isinstance(asyncio.get_event_loop(), uvloop.Loop)
+
+    with popen(
+        [
+            sys.executable,
+            "-m",
+            "dask",
+            "worker",
+            s.address,
+            nanny,
+            "--no-dashboard",
+        ],
+        env={"DASK_DISTRIBUTED__ADMIN__EVENT_LOOP": "uvloop"},
+    ):
+        await c.wait_for_workers(1)
+        assert all((await c.run(check)).values())
+        if nanny == "--nanny":
+            assert all((await c.run(check, nanny=True)).values())
diff --git a/distributed/tests/test_config.py b/distributed/tests/test_config.py
index b7bf97ef92..91737bb775 100644
--- a/distributed/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/distributed/tests/test_config.py
@@ -347,15 +347,30 @@ def test_matches(c, s, root):
     test_matches(config, schema, "")
 
 
-def test_uvloop_event_loop():
+uvloop_test_script = """
+import asyncio
+
+import uvloop
+
+import distributed
+
+async def test():
+    return isinstance(asyncio.get_event_loop(), uvloop.Loop)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    with distributed.Client(processes=True, n_workers=1) as client:
+        assert client.sync(test)  # client loop
+        assert client.run_on_scheduler(test)  # also client loop
+        assert client.run(test)  # nanny loop
+"""
+
+
+def test_uvloop():
     """Check that configuring distributed to use uvloop actually sets the event loop policy"""
     pytest.importorskip("uvloop")
-    script = (
-        "import distributed, asyncio, uvloop\n"
-        "assert isinstance(asyncio.get_event_loop_policy(), uvloop.EventLoopPolicy)"
-    )
+
     subprocess.check_call(
-        [sys.executable, "-c", script],
+        [sys.executable, "-c", uvloop_test_script],
         env={"DASK_DISTRIBUTED__ADMIN__EVENT_LOOP": "uvloop"},
     )