diff --git a/django_rq/management/commands/rqworker-pool.py b/django_rq/management/commands/rqworker-pool.py
index a7329801..7339e2c0 100644
--- a/django_rq/management/commands/rqworker-pool.py
+++ b/django_rq/management/commands/rqworker-pool.py
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
-from rq.serializers import resolve_serializer
-from rq.worker_pool import WorkerPool
 from rq.logutils import setup_loghandlers
+from rq.serializers import resolve_serializer
 
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
 
@@ -11,6 +10,7 @@
 from ...utils import configure_sentry
 from ...queues import get_queues
 from ...workers import get_worker_class
+from ...worker_pool import DjangoWorkerPool
 
 
 class Command(BaseCommand):
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def handle(self, *args, **options):
         worker_class = get_worker_class(options.get('worker_class', None))
         serializer = resolve_serializer(options['serializer'])
 
-        pool = WorkerPool(
+        pool = DjangoWorkerPool(
             queues=queues,
             connection=queues[0].connection,
             num_workers=options['num_workers'],
diff --git a/django_rq/tests/tests.py b/django_rq/tests/tests.py
index 50f2733d..30151ace 100644
--- a/django_rq/tests/tests.py
+++ b/django_rq/tests/tests.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import sys
 import datetime
+import multiprocessing
+import sys
 import time
 from unittest import skipIf, mock
 from unittest.mock import patch, PropertyMock, MagicMock
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@
 from django_rq.utils import get_jobs, get_statistics, get_scheduler_pid
 from django_rq.workers import get_worker, get_worker_class
 
+from .utils import query_queue
+
 try:
     from rq_scheduler import Scheduler
     from ..queues import get_scheduler
@@ -303,6 +306,18 @@ def test_pass_queue_via_commandline_args(self):
             self.assertTrue(job['job'].is_finished)
             self.assertIn(job['job'].id, job['finished_job_registry'].get_job_ids())
 
+    def test_rqworker_pool_process_start_method(self) -> None:
+        for start_method in ['spawn', 'fork']:
+            with mock.patch.object(multiprocessing, "get_start_method", return_value=start_method):
+                queue_name = 'django_rq_test'
+                queue = get_queue(queue_name)
+                job = queue.enqueue(query_queue)
+                finished_job_registry = FinishedJobRegistry(queue.name, queue.connection)
+                call_command('rqworker-pool', queue_name, burst=True)
+
+                self.assertTrue(job.is_finished)
+                self.assertIn(job.id, finished_job_registry.get_job_ids())
+
     def test_configure_sentry(self):
         rqworker.configure_sentry('https://1@sentry.io/1')
         self.mock_sdk.init.assert_called_once_with(
diff --git a/django_rq/tests/utils.py b/django_rq/tests/utils.py
index afe4df2a..e33754de 100644
--- a/django_rq/tests/utils.py
+++ b/django_rq/tests/utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from django_rq.queues import get_connection, get_queue_by_index
+from django_rq.models import Queue
 
 
 def get_queue_index(name='default'):
@@ -17,3 +18,7 @@ def get_queue_index(name='default'):
             queue_index = i
             break
     return queue_index
+
+
+def query_queue():
+    return Queue.objects.first()
diff --git a/django_rq/worker_pool.py b/django_rq/worker_pool.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..68876cb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/django_rq/worker_pool.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import django
+from multiprocessing import Process, get_start_method
+from typing import Any
+
+from rq.worker_pool import WorkerPool, run_worker
+
+
+class DjangoWorkerPool(WorkerPool):
+    def get_worker_process(
+        self,
+        name: str,
+        burst: bool,
+        _sleep: float = 0,
+        logging_level: str = "INFO",
+    ) -> Process:
+        """Returns the worker process"""
+        return Process(
+            target=run_django_worker,
+            args=(name, self._queue_names, self._connection_class, self._pool_class, self._pool_kwargs),
+            kwargs={
+                '_sleep': _sleep,
+                'burst': burst,
+                'logging_level': logging_level,
+                'worker_class': self.worker_class,
+                'job_class': self.job_class,
+                'serializer': self.serializer,
+            },
+            name=f'Worker {name} (WorkerPool {self.name})',
+        )
+
+
+def run_django_worker(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
+    # multiprocessing library default process start method may be
+    # `spawn` or `fork` depending on the host OS
+    if get_start_method() == 'spawn':
+        django.setup()
+
+    run_worker(*args, **kwargs)