diff --git a/packages/metascraper-readability/package.json b/packages/metascraper-readability/package.json
index 74650b0ad..d9a44ff8c 100644
--- a/packages/metascraper-readability/package.json
+++ b/packages/metascraper-readability/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@metascraper/helpers": "workspace:*",
     "@mozilla/readability": "~0.5.0",
+    "async-memoize-one": "~1.1.8",
     "happy-dom": "~16.5.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -37,7 +38,11 @@
     "src"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "NODE_PATH=.. TZ=UTC ava --timeout 15s"
+    "test": "NODE_PATH=.. TZ=UTC ava"
   },
-  "license": "MIT"
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "ava": {
+    "workerThreads": false,
+    "timeout": "15s"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/metascraper-readability/src/index.d.ts b/packages/metascraper-readability/src/index.d.ts
index 684b26689..778c1b395 100644
--- a/packages/metascraper-readability/src/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/metascraper-readability/src/index.d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 type Options = {
-  getDocument: ({url: string, html: string }) => Document,
   readabilityOpts: import('readability').ReadabilityOptions,
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/metascraper-readability/src/index.js b/packages/metascraper-readability/src/index.js
index e63df13a6..e1c258b35 100644
--- a/packages/metascraper-readability/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/metascraper-readability/src/index.js
@@ -1,36 +1,25 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const { memoizeOne, composeRule } = require('@metascraper/helpers')
-const { Readability } = require('@mozilla/readability')
-
-const parseReader = reader => {
-  try {
-    return reader.parse()
-  } catch (_) {
-    return {}
-  }
-}
-
-const defaultGetDocument = ({ url, html }) => {
-  const { Window } = require('happy-dom')
-  const window = new Window({ url })
-  const document = window.document
-  document.documentElement.innerHTML = html
-  return document
-}
-
-module.exports = ({
-  getDocument = defaultGetDocument,
-  readabilityOpts
-} = {}) => {
-  const readability = memoizeOne((url, html, getDocument) => {
-    const document = getDocument({ url, html })
-    const reader = new Readability(document, readabilityOpts)
-    return parseReader(reader)
-  }, memoizeOne.EqualityFirstArgument)
-
+const asyncMemoizeOne = require('async-memoize-one')
+const { Worker } = require('worker_threads')
+const path = require('path')
+
+const SCRIPT_PATH = path.resolve(__dirname, 'worker.js')
+
+const readability = asyncMemoizeOne((url, html, readabilityOpts) => {
+  const worker = new Worker(SCRIPT_PATH, {
+    workerData: { url, html, readabilityOpts }
+  })
+  const { promise, resolve, reject } = Promise.withResolvers()
+  worker.on('message', message => resolve(JSON.parse(message)))
+  worker.on('error', reject)
+  return promise
+}, memoizeOne.EqualityFirstArgument)
+
+module.exports = ({ readabilityOpts } = {}) => {
   const getReadbility = composeRule(($, url) =>
-    readability(url, $.html(), getDocument)
+    readability(url, $.html(), readabilityOpts)
   )
 
   const rules = {
diff --git a/packages/metascraper-readability/src/worker.js b/packages/metascraper-readability/src/worker.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36d4fdad1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/metascraper-readability/src/worker.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const { workerData, parentPort } = require('node:worker_threads')
+const { Readability } = require('@mozilla/readability')
+
+const parseReader = reader => {
+  try {
+    return reader.parse()
+  } catch (_) {
+    return {}
+  }
+}
+
+const getDocument = ({ url, html }) => {
+  const { Window } = require('happy-dom')
+  const window = new Window({ url })
+  const document = window.document
+  document.documentElement.innerHTML = html
+  return document
+}
+
+const main = async ({ url, html, readabilityOpts } = {}) => {
+  const document = getDocument({ url, html })
+  const reader = new Readability(document, readabilityOpts)
+  return parseReader(reader)
+}
+
+main(workerData).then(result => parentPort.postMessage(JSON.stringify(result)))