diff --git a/framework/src/Volo.Abp.BackgroundWorkers/Volo/Abp/BackgroundWorkers/BackgroundWorkersApplicationInitializationContextExtensions.cs b/framework/src/Volo.Abp.BackgroundWorkers/Volo/Abp/BackgroundWorkers/BackgroundWorkersApplicationInitializationContextExtensions.cs
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+using System;
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+
+namespace Volo.Abp.BackgroundWorkers
+{
+    public static class BackgroundWorkersApplicationInitializationContextExtensions
+    {
+        public static ApplicationInitializationContext AddBackgroundWorker<TWorker>([NotNull] this ApplicationInitializationContext context)
+            where TWorker : IBackgroundWorker
+        {
+            Check.NotNull(context, nameof(context));
+
+            context.AddBackgroundWorker(typeof(TWorker));
+
+            return context;
+        }
+
+        public static ApplicationInitializationContext AddBackgroundWorker([NotNull] this ApplicationInitializationContext context, [NotNull] Type workerType)
+        {
+            Check.NotNull(context, nameof(context));
+            Check.NotNull(workerType, nameof(workerType));
+
+            if (!workerType.IsAssignableTo<IBackgroundWorker>())
+            {
+                throw new AbpException($"Given type ({workerType.AssemblyQualifiedName}) must implement the {typeof(IBackgroundWorker).AssemblyQualifiedName} interface, but it doesn't!");
+            }
+
+            context.ServiceProvider
+                .GetRequiredService<IBackgroundWorkerManager>()
+                .Add(
+                    (IBackgroundWorker)context.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService(workerType)
+                );
+
+            return context;
+        }
+    }
+}