diff --git a/common/CMakeLists.txt b/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 2c94d618a..b5821b388 100644
--- a/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ SET(common_headers
 	zone_numbers.h
 	event/event_loop.h
 	event/task.h
+	event/task_scheduler.h
 	event/timer.h
 	json/json.h
 	json/json-forwards.h
diff --git a/common/event/task_scheduler.h b/common/event/task_scheduler.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6cfe15f00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/event/task_scheduler.h
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <vector>
+#include <thread>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <condition_variable>
+#include <functional>
+#include <queue>
+#include <future>
+
+namespace EQ
+{
+	namespace Event
+	{
+		class TaskScheduler
+		{
+		public:
+			static const int DefaultThreadCount = 4;
+		
+			TaskScheduler() : _running(false)
+			{
+				Start(DefaultThreadCount);
+			}
+
+			TaskScheduler(size_t threads) : _running(false)
+			{
+				Start(threads);
+			}
+			
+			~TaskScheduler() {
+				Stop();
+			}
+
+			void Start(size_t threads) {
+				if (true == _running) {
+					return;
+				}
+
+				_running = true;
+
+				for (size_t i = 0; i < threads; ++i) {
+					_threads.push_back(std::thread(std::bind(&TaskScheduler::ProcessWork, this)));
+				}
+			}
+			
+			void Stop() {
+				if (false == _running) {
+					return;
+				}
+
+				{
+					std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(_lock);
+					_running = false;
+				}
+
+				_cv.notify_all();
+
+				for (auto &t : _threads) {
+					t.join();
+				}
+			}
+			
+			template<typename Fn, typename... Args>
+			auto Enqueue(Fn&& fn, Args&&... args) -> std::future<typename std::result_of<Fn(Args...)>::type> {
+				using return_type = typename std::result_of<Fn(Args...)>::type;
+			
+				auto task = std::make_shared<std::packaged_task<return_type()>>(
+					std::bind(std::forward<Fn>(fn), std::forward<Args>(args)...)
+					);
+			
+				std::future<return_type> res = task->get_future();
+				{
+					std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(_lock);
+			
+					if (false == _running) {
+						throw std::runtime_error("Enqueue on stopped scheduler.");
+					}
+			
+					_tasks.emplace([task]() { (*task)(); });
+				}
+			
+				_cv.notify_one();
+				return res;
+			}
+			
+			private:
+			void ProcessWork() {
+				for (;;) {
+					std::function<void()> work;
+
+					{
+						std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(_lock);
+						_cv.wait(lock, [this] { return !_running || !_tasks.empty(); });
+
+						if (false == _running) {
+							return;
+						}
+
+						work = std::move(_tasks.front());
+						_tasks.pop();
+					}
+
+					work();
+				}
+				
+			}
+
+			bool _running = true;
+			std::vector<std::thread> _threads;
+			std::mutex _lock;
+			std::condition_variable _cv;
+			std::queue<std::function<void()>> _tasks;
+		};
+	}
+}
diff --git a/zone/command.cpp b/zone/command.cpp
index 6dda38f71..36f5afaa6 100755
--- a/zone/command.cpp
+++ b/zone/command.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 #include "../common/eqemu_logsys.h"
 #include "../common/profanity_manager.h"
 #include "../common/net/eqstream.h"
+#include "../common/event/task_scheduler.h"
 
 #include "data_bucket.h"
 #include "command.h"
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ extern TaskManager *taskmanager;
 extern FastMath g_Math;
 void CatchSignal(int sig_num);
 
+EQ::Event::TaskScheduler task_scheduler;
 
 int commandcount;					// how many commands we have
 
@@ -395,6 +397,7 @@ int command_init(void)
 		command_add("tempname", "[newname] - Temporarily renames your target. Leave name blank to restore the original name.", 100, command_tempname) ||
 		command_add("petname", "[newname] - Temporarily renames your pet. Leave name blank to restore the original name.", 100, command_petname) ||
 		command_add("test", "Test command", 200, command_test) ||
+		command_add("test_login", "Test login command", 200, command_test_login) ||
 		command_add("texture", "[texture] [helmtexture] - Change your or your target's appearance, use 255 to show equipment", 10, command_texture) ||
 		command_add("time", "[HH] [MM] - Set EQ time", 90, command_time) ||
 		command_add("timers", "- Display persistent timers for target", 200, command_timers) ||
@@ -12424,6 +12427,53 @@ void command_network(Client *c, const Seperator *sep)
 	}
 }
 
+void command_test_login(Client *c, const Seperator *sep) {
+	auto res = task_scheduler.Enqueue([]() -> bool {
+		bool running = true;
+		bool ret = false;
+		EQ::Net::DaybreakConnectionManager mgr;
+		std::shared_ptr<EQ::Net::DaybreakConnection> c;
+
+		mgr.OnNewConnection([&](std::shared_ptr<EQ::Net::DaybreakConnection> connection) {
+			c = connection;
+		});
+
+		mgr.OnConnectionStateChange([&](std::shared_ptr<EQ::Net::DaybreakConnection> conn, EQ::Net::DbProtocolStatus from, EQ::Net::DbProtocolStatus to) {
+			if (EQ::Net::StatusConnected == to) {
+				EQ::Net::DynamicPacket p;
+				p.PutUInt16(0, 1); //OP_SessionReady
+				p.PutUInt32(2, 2);
+				c->QueuePacket(p);
+			}
+			else if (EQ::Net::StatusDisconnected == to) {
+				running = false;
+			}
+		});
+
+		mgr.OnPacketRecv([&](std::shared_ptr<EQ::Net::DaybreakConnection> conn, const EQ::Net::Packet & p) {
+			auto opcode = p.GetUInt16(0);
+			switch (opcode) {
+			case 0x0017: //OP_ChatMessage
+				//Would do the actual sending and parsing here if eqcrypto wasn't in loginserver.
+				ret = true;
+				running = false;
+				break;
+			}
+		});
+
+		mgr.Connect("127.0.0.1", 5999);
+
+		auto &loop = EQ::EventLoop::Get();
+		while (true == running) {
+			loop.Process();
+		}
+
+		return ret;
+	});
+
+	c->Message(0, "Result was %s", res.get() ? "true" : "false");
+}
+
 // All new code added to command.cpp should be BEFORE this comment line. Do no append code to this file below the BOTS code block.
 #ifdef BOTS
 #include "bot_command.h"
diff --git a/zone/command.h b/zone/command.h
index e11b7bcfb..05a357814 100644
--- a/zone/command.h
+++ b/zone/command.h
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ void command_petname(Client *c, const Seperator *sep);
 void command_test(Client *c, const Seperator *sep);
 void command_testspawn(Client *c, const Seperator *sep);
 void command_testspawnkill(Client *c, const Seperator *sep);
+void command_test_login(Client *c, const Seperator *sep);
 void command_texture(Client *c, const Seperator *sep);
 void command_time(Client *c, const Seperator *sep);
 void command_timers(Client *c, const Seperator *sep);