diff --git a/src/Unosquare.Swan.Lite/Abstractions/IWorker.cs b/src/Unosquare.Swan.Lite/Abstractions/IWorker.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8111425a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Unosquare.Swan.Lite/Abstractions/IWorker.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+namespace Unosquare.Swan.Abstractions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A simple interface for application workers
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IWorker
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Should start the task immediately and asynchronously
+        /// </summary>
+        void Start();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Should stop the task immediately and synchronously
+        /// </summary>
+        void Stop();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Unosquare.Swan/Abstractions/AppWorkerBase.cs b/src/Unosquare.Swan/Abstractions/AppWorkerBase.cs
index 7acde04d0..12af8bb96 100644
--- a/src/Unosquare.Swan/Abstractions/AppWorkerBase.cs
+++ b/src/Unosquare.Swan/Abstractions/AppWorkerBase.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
     /// <summary>
     /// A base implementation of an Application service containing a worker task that performs background processing.
     /// </summary>
-    public abstract class AppWorkerBase
+    public abstract class AppWorkerBase 
+        : IWorker
     {
         #region Property Backing