diff --git a/api/generate_test.go b/api/generate_test.go
index 0572042ef2..c98f91e27b 100644
--- a/api/generate_test.go
+++ b/api/generate_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ func TestGenerate(t *testing.T) {
 			name:    "federation2",
 			workDir: filepath.Join(wd, "testdata", "federation2"),
 		},
+		{
+			name:    "worker_limit",
+			workDir: filepath.Join(wd, "testdata", "workerlimit"),
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/api/testdata/workerlimit/gqlgen.yml b/api/testdata/workerlimit/gqlgen.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f0ff69c53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/testdata/workerlimit/gqlgen.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# Where are all the schema files located? globs are supported eg  src/**/*.graphqls
+schema:
+  - graph/*.graphqls
+
+# Where should the generated server code go?
+exec:
+  filename: graph/generated.go
+  package: graph
+  worker_limit: 1
+
+# Uncomment to enable federation
+# federation:
+#   filename: graph/federation.go
+#   package: graph
+
+# Where should any generated models go?
+model:
+  filename: graph/model/models_gen.go
+  package: model
+
+# Where should the resolver implementations go?
+resolver:
+  layout: follow-schema
+  dir: graph
+  package: graph
+
+# Optional: turn on use `gqlgen:"fieldName"` tags in your models
+# struct_tag: json
+
+# Optional: turn on to use []Thing instead of []*Thing
+# omit_slice_element_pointers: false
+
+# Optional: turn off to make struct-type struct fields not use pointers
+# e.g. type Thing struct { FieldA OtherThing } instead of { FieldA *OtherThing }
+# struct_fields_always_pointers: true
+
+# Optional: turn off to make resolvers return values instead of pointers for structs
+# resolvers_always_return_pointers: true
+
+# Optional: turn on to return pointers instead of values in unmarshalInput
+# return_pointers_in_unmarshalinput: false
+
+# Optional: wrap nullable input fields with Omittable
+# nullable_input_omittable: true
+
+# Optional: set to speed up generation time by not performing a final validation pass.
+# skip_validation: true
+
+# gqlgen will search for any type names in the schema in these go packages
+# if they match it will use them, otherwise it will generate them.
+autobind:
+  - "github.com/99designs/gqlgen/api/testdata/default/graph/model"
+
+# This section declares type mapping between the GraphQL and go type systems
+#
+# The first line in each type will be used as defaults for resolver arguments and
+# modelgen, the others will be allowed when binding to fields. Configure them to
+# your liking
+models:
+  ID:
+    model:
+      - github.com/99designs/gqlgen/graphql.ID
+      - github.com/99designs/gqlgen/graphql.Int
+      - github.com/99designs/gqlgen/graphql.Int64
+      - github.com/99designs/gqlgen/graphql.Int32
+  Int:
+    model:
+      - github.com/99designs/gqlgen/graphql.Int
+      - github.com/99designs/gqlgen/graphql.Int64
+      - github.com/99designs/gqlgen/graphql.Int32
diff --git a/api/testdata/workerlimit/graph/model/doc.go b/api/testdata/workerlimit/graph/model/doc.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b53790705
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/testdata/workerlimit/graph/model/doc.go
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package model
diff --git a/api/testdata/workerlimit/graph/schema.graphqls b/api/testdata/workerlimit/graph/schema.graphqls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6a91bb480
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/testdata/workerlimit/graph/schema.graphqls
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# GraphQL schema example
+#
+# https://gqlgen.com/getting-started/
+
+type Todo {
+  id: ID!
+  text: String!
+  done: Boolean!
+  user: User!
+}
+
+type User {
+  id: ID!
+  name: String!
+}
+
+type Query {
+  todos: [Todo!]!
+}
+
+input NewTodo {
+  text: String!
+  userId: String!
+}
+
+type Mutation {
+  createTodo(input: NewTodo!): Todo!
+}