diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/inject.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/inject.rs
index 4b65449e7e7..39976fcd7a2 100644
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/inject.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/inject.rs
@@ -1,292 +1,72 @@
 //! Inject queue used to send wakeups to a work-stealing scheduler
 
-use crate::loom::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize;
-use crate::loom::sync::{Mutex, MutexGuard};
+use crate::loom::sync::Mutex;
 use crate::runtime::task;
 
-use std::marker::PhantomData;
-use std::sync::atomic::Ordering::{Acquire, Release};
+mod pop;
+pub(crate) use pop::Pop;
 
-/// Growable, MPMC queue used to inject new tasks into the scheduler and as an
-/// overflow queue when the local, fixed-size, array queue overflows.
-pub(crate) struct Inject<T: 'static> {
-    /// Pointers to the head and tail of the queue.
-    pointers: Mutex<Pointers>,
+mod shared;
+pub(crate) use shared::Shared;
 
-    /// Number of pending tasks in the queue. This helps prevent unnecessary
-    /// locking in the hot path.
-    len: AtomicUsize,
+mod synced;
+pub(crate) use synced::Synced;
 
-    _p: PhantomData<T>,
+cfg_rt_multi_thread! {
+    mod rt_multi_thread;
 }
 
-struct Pointers {
-    /// True if the queue is closed.
-    is_closed: bool,
-
-    /// Linked-list head.
-    head: Option<task::RawTask>,
-
-    /// Linked-list tail.
-    tail: Option<task::RawTask>,
+cfg_metrics! {
+    mod metrics;
 }
 
-pub(crate) struct Pop<'a, T: 'static> {
-    len: usize,
-    pointers: Option<MutexGuard<'a, Pointers>>,
-    _p: PhantomData<T>,
+/// Growable, MPMC queue used to inject new tasks into the scheduler and as an
+/// overflow queue when the local, fixed-size, array queue overflows.
+pub(crate) struct Inject<T: 'static> {
+    shared: Shared<T>,
+    synced: Mutex<Synced>,
 }
 
-unsafe impl<T> Send for Inject<T> {}
-unsafe impl<T> Sync for Inject<T> {}
-
 impl<T: 'static> Inject<T> {
     pub(crate) fn new() -> Inject<T> {
+        let (shared, synced) = Shared::new();
+
         Inject {
-            pointers: Mutex::new(Pointers {
-                is_closed: false,
-                head: None,
-                tail: None,
-            }),
-            len: AtomicUsize::new(0),
-            _p: PhantomData,
+            shared,
+            synced: Mutex::new(synced),
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
-        self.len() == 0
-    }
-
     // Kind of annoying to have to include the cfg here
-    #[cfg(any(tokio_taskdump, all(feature = "rt-multi-thread", not(tokio_wasi))))]
+    #[cfg(tokio_taskdump)]
     pub(crate) fn is_closed(&self) -> bool {
-        self.pointers.lock().is_closed
+        let synced = self.synced.lock();
+        self.shared.is_closed(&synced)
     }
 
     /// Closes the injection queue, returns `true` if the queue is open when the
     /// transition is made.
     pub(crate) fn close(&self) -> bool {
-        let mut p = self.pointers.lock();
-
-        if p.is_closed {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        p.is_closed = true;
-        true
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn len(&self) -> usize {
-        self.len.load(Acquire)
+        let mut synced = self.synced.lock();
+        self.shared.close(&mut synced)
     }
 
     /// Pushes a value into the queue.
     ///
     /// This does nothing if the queue is closed.
     pub(crate) fn push(&self, task: task::Notified<T>) {
-        // Acquire queue lock
-        let mut p = self.pointers.lock();
-
-        if p.is_closed {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        // safety: only mutated with the lock held
-        let len = unsafe { self.len.unsync_load() };
-        let task = task.into_raw();
-
-        // The next pointer should already be null
-        debug_assert!(get_next(task).is_none());
-
-        if let Some(tail) = p.tail {
-            // safety: Holding the Notified for a task guarantees exclusive
-            // access to the `queue_next` field.
-            set_next(tail, Some(task));
-        } else {
-            p.head = Some(task);
-        }
-
-        p.tail = Some(task);
-
-        self.len.store(len + 1, Release);
+        let mut synced = self.synced.lock();
+        // safety: passing correct `Synced`
+        unsafe { self.shared.push(&mut synced, task) }
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn pop(&self) -> Option<task::Notified<T>> {
-        self.pop_n(1).next()
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn pop_n(&self, n: usize) -> Pop<'_, T> {
-        use std::cmp;
-
-        // Fast path, if len == 0, then there are no values
-        if self.is_empty() {
-            return Pop {
-                len: 0,
-                pointers: None,
-                _p: PhantomData,
-            };
-        }
-
-        // Lock the queue
-        let p = self.pointers.lock();
-
-        // safety: All updates to the len atomic are guarded by the mutex. As
-        // such, a non-atomic load followed by a store is safe.
-        let len = unsafe { self.len.unsync_load() };
-
-        let n = cmp::min(n, len);
-
-        // Decrement the count.
-        self.len.store(len - n, Release);
-
-        Pop {
-            len: n,
-            pointers: Some(p),
-            _p: PhantomData,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-cfg_rt_multi_thread! {
-    impl<T: 'static> Inject<T> {
-        /// Pushes several values into the queue.
-        #[inline]
-        pub(crate) fn push_batch<I>(&self, mut iter: I)
-        where
-            I: Iterator<Item = task::Notified<T>>,
-        {
-            let first = match iter.next() {
-                Some(first) => first.into_raw(),
-                None => return,
-            };
-
-            // Link up all the tasks.
-            let mut prev = first;
-            let mut counter = 1;
-
-            // We are going to be called with an `std::iter::Chain`, and that
-            // iterator overrides `for_each` to something that is easier for the
-            // compiler to optimize than a loop.
-            iter.for_each(|next| {
-                let next = next.into_raw();
-
-                // safety: Holding the Notified for a task guarantees exclusive
-                // access to the `queue_next` field.
-                set_next(prev, Some(next));
-                prev = next;
-                counter += 1;
-            });
-
-            // Now that the tasks are linked together, insert them into the
-            // linked list.
-            self.push_batch_inner(first, prev, counter);
-        }
-
-        /// Inserts several tasks that have been linked together into the queue.
-        ///
-        /// The provided head and tail may be be the same task. In this case, a
-        /// single task is inserted.
-        #[inline]
-        fn push_batch_inner(
-            &self,
-            batch_head: task::RawTask,
-            batch_tail: task::RawTask,
-            num: usize,
-        ) {
-            debug_assert!(get_next(batch_tail).is_none());
-
-            let mut p = self.pointers.lock();
-
-            if let Some(tail) = p.tail {
-                set_next(tail, Some(batch_head));
-            } else {
-                p.head = Some(batch_head);
-            }
-
-            p.tail = Some(batch_tail);
-
-            // Increment the count.
-            //
-            // safety: All updates to the len atomic are guarded by the mutex. As
-            // such, a non-atomic load followed by a store is safe.
-            let len = unsafe { self.len.unsync_load() };
-
-            self.len.store(len + num, Release);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl<T: 'static> Drop for Inject<T> {
-    fn drop(&mut self) {
-        if !std::thread::panicking() {
-            assert!(self.pop().is_none(), "queue not empty");
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl<'a, T: 'static> Iterator for Pop<'a, T> {
-    type Item = task::Notified<T>;
-
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
-        if self.len == 0 {
+        if self.shared.is_empty() {
             return None;
         }
 
-        // `pointers` is always `Some` when `len() > 0`
-        let pointers = self.pointers.as_mut().unwrap();
-        let ret = pointers.pop();
-
-        debug_assert!(ret.is_some());
-
-        self.len -= 1;
-
-        if self.len == 0 {
-            self.pointers = None;
-        }
-
-        ret
-    }
-
-    fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
-        (self.len, Some(self.len))
-    }
-}
-
-impl<'a, T: 'static> ExactSizeIterator for Pop<'a, T> {
-    fn len(&self) -> usize {
-        self.len
-    }
-}
-
-impl<'a, T: 'static> Drop for Pop<'a, T> {
-    fn drop(&mut self) {
-        for _ in self.by_ref() {}
-    }
-}
-
-impl Pointers {
-    fn pop<T: 'static>(&mut self) -> Option<task::Notified<T>> {
-        let task = self.head?;
-
-        self.head = get_next(task);
-
-        if self.head.is_none() {
-            self.tail = None;
-        }
-
-        set_next(task, None);
-
-        // safety: a `Notified` is pushed into the queue and now it is popped!
-        Some(unsafe { task::Notified::from_raw(task) })
-    }
-}
-
-fn get_next(task: task::RawTask) -> Option<task::RawTask> {
-    unsafe { task.get_queue_next() }
-}
-
-fn set_next(task: task::RawTask, val: Option<task::RawTask>) {
-    unsafe {
-        task.set_queue_next(val);
+        let mut synced = self.synced.lock();
+        // safety: passing correct `Synced`
+        unsafe { self.shared.pop(&mut synced) }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/inject/metrics.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/inject/metrics.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..76f045fdbd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/inject/metrics.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+use super::Inject;
+
+impl<T: 'static> Inject<T> {
+    pub(crate) fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.shared.len()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/inject/pop.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/inject/pop.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4e6d5d3be3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/inject/pop.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+use super::Synced;
+
+use crate::runtime::task;
+
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
+
+pub(crate) struct Pop<'a, T: 'static> {
+    len: usize,
+    synced: &'a mut Synced,
+    _p: PhantomData<T>,
+}
+
+impl<'a, T: 'static> Pop<'a, T> {
+    pub(super) fn new(len: usize, synced: &'a mut Synced) -> Pop<'a, T> {
+        Pop {
+            len,
+            synced,
+            _p: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T: 'static> Iterator for Pop<'a, T> {
+    type Item = task::Notified<T>;
+
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        if self.len == 0 {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        let ret = self.synced.pop();
+
+        // Should be `Some` when `len > 0`
+        debug_assert!(ret.is_some());
+
+        self.len -= 1;
+        ret
+    }
+
+    fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
+        (self.len, Some(self.len))
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T: 'static> ExactSizeIterator for Pop<'a, T> {
+    fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.len
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T: 'static> Drop for Pop<'a, T> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        for _ in self.by_ref() {}
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/inject/rt_multi_thread.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/inject/rt_multi_thread.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..07d1063c5d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/inject/rt_multi_thread.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+use super::{Shared, Synced};
+
+use crate::runtime::scheduler::Lock;
+use crate::runtime::task;
+
+use std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Release;
+
+impl<'a> Lock<Synced> for &'a mut Synced {
+    type Handle = &'a mut Synced;
+
+    fn lock(self) -> Self::Handle {
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl AsMut<Synced> for Synced {
+    fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Synced {
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: 'static> Shared<T> {
+    /// Pushes several values into the queue.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// Must be called with the same `Synced` instance returned by `Inject::new`
+    #[inline]
+    pub(crate) unsafe fn push_batch<L, I>(&self, shared: L, mut iter: I)
+    where
+        L: Lock<Synced>,
+        I: Iterator<Item = task::Notified<T>>,
+    {
+        let first = match iter.next() {
+            Some(first) => first.into_raw(),
+            None => return,
+        };
+
+        // Link up all the tasks.
+        let mut prev = first;
+        let mut counter = 1;
+
+        // We are going to be called with an `std::iter::Chain`, and that
+        // iterator overrides `for_each` to something that is easier for the
+        // compiler to optimize than a loop.
+        iter.for_each(|next| {
+            let next = next.into_raw();
+
+            // safety: Holding the Notified for a task guarantees exclusive
+            // access to the `queue_next` field.
+            unsafe { prev.set_queue_next(Some(next)) };
+            prev = next;
+            counter += 1;
+        });
+
+        // Now that the tasks are linked together, insert them into the
+        // linked list.
+        self.push_batch_inner(shared, first, prev, counter);
+    }
+
+    /// Inserts several tasks that have been linked together into the queue.
+    ///
+    /// The provided head and tail may be be the same task. In this case, a
+    /// single task is inserted.
+    #[inline]
+    unsafe fn push_batch_inner<L>(
+        &self,
+        shared: L,
+        batch_head: task::RawTask,
+        batch_tail: task::RawTask,
+        num: usize,
+    ) where
+        L: Lock<Synced>,
+    {
+        debug_assert!(unsafe { batch_tail.get_queue_next().is_none() });
+
+        let mut synced = shared.lock();
+        let synced = synced.as_mut();
+
+        if let Some(tail) = synced.tail {
+            unsafe {
+                tail.set_queue_next(Some(batch_head));
+            }
+        } else {
+            synced.head = Some(batch_head);
+        }
+
+        synced.tail = Some(batch_tail);
+
+        // Increment the count.
+        //
+        // safety: All updates to the len atomic are guarded by the mutex. As
+        // such, a non-atomic load followed by a store is safe.
+        let len = self.len.unsync_load();
+
+        self.len.store(len + num, Release);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/inject/shared.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/inject/shared.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7fdd2839dd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/inject/shared.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+use super::{Pop, Synced};
+
+use crate::loom::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize;
+use crate::runtime::task;
+
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
+use std::sync::atomic::Ordering::{Acquire, Release};
+
+pub(crate) struct Shared<T: 'static> {
+    /// Number of pending tasks in the queue. This helps prevent unnecessary
+    /// locking in the hot path.
+    pub(super) len: AtomicUsize,
+
+    _p: PhantomData<T>,
+}
+
+unsafe impl<T> Send for Shared<T> {}
+unsafe impl<T> Sync for Shared<T> {}
+
+impl<T: 'static> Shared<T> {
+    pub(crate) fn new() -> (Shared<T>, Synced) {
+        let inject = Shared {
+            len: AtomicUsize::new(0),
+            _p: PhantomData,
+        };
+
+        let synced = Synced {
+            is_closed: false,
+            head: None,
+            tail: None,
+        };
+
+        (inject, synced)
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        self.len() == 0
+    }
+
+    // Kind of annoying to have to include the cfg here
+    #[cfg(any(tokio_taskdump, all(feature = "rt-multi-thread", not(tokio_wasi))))]
+    pub(crate) fn is_closed(&self, synced: &Synced) -> bool {
+        synced.is_closed
+    }
+
+    /// Closes the injection queue, returns `true` if the queue is open when the
+    /// transition is made.
+    pub(crate) fn close(&self, synced: &mut Synced) -> bool {
+        if synced.is_closed {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        synced.is_closed = true;
+        true
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.len.load(Acquire)
+    }
+
+    /// Pushes a value into the queue.
+    ///
+    /// This does nothing if the queue is closed.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// Must be called with the same `Synced` instance returned by `Inject::new`
+    pub(crate) unsafe fn push(&self, synced: &mut Synced, task: task::Notified<T>) {
+        if synced.is_closed {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // safety: only mutated with the lock held
+        let len = self.len.unsync_load();
+        let task = task.into_raw();
+
+        // The next pointer should already be null
+        debug_assert!(unsafe { task.get_queue_next().is_none() });
+
+        if let Some(tail) = synced.tail {
+            // safety: Holding the Notified for a task guarantees exclusive
+            // access to the `queue_next` field.
+            unsafe { tail.set_queue_next(Some(task)) };
+        } else {
+            synced.head = Some(task);
+        }
+
+        synced.tail = Some(task);
+        self.len.store(len + 1, Release);
+    }
+
+    /// Pop a value from the queue.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// Must be called with the same `Synced` instance returned by `Inject::new`
+    pub(crate) unsafe fn pop(&self, synced: &mut Synced) -> Option<task::Notified<T>> {
+        self.pop_n(synced, 1).next()
+    }
+
+    /// Pop `n` values from the queue
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// Must be called with the same `Synced` instance returned by `Inject::new`
+    pub(crate) unsafe fn pop_n<'a>(&'a self, synced: &'a mut Synced, n: usize) -> Pop<'a, T> {
+        use std::cmp;
+
+        // safety: All updates to the len atomic are guarded by the mutex. As
+        // such, a non-atomic load followed by a store is safe.
+        let len = self.len.unsync_load();
+        let n = cmp::min(n, len);
+
+        // Decrement the count.
+        self.len.store(len - n, Release);
+
+        Pop::new(n, synced)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/inject/synced.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/inject/synced.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6847f68e5db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/inject/synced.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+use crate::runtime::task;
+
+pub(crate) struct Synced {
+    /// True if the queue is closed.
+    pub(super) is_closed: bool,
+
+    /// Linked-list head.
+    pub(super) head: Option<task::RawTask>,
+
+    /// Linked-list tail.
+    pub(super) tail: Option<task::RawTask>,
+}
+
+unsafe impl Send for Synced {}
+unsafe impl Sync for Synced {}
+
+impl Synced {
+    pub(super) fn pop<T: 'static>(&mut self) -> Option<task::Notified<T>> {
+        let task = self.head?;
+
+        self.head = unsafe { task.get_queue_next() };
+
+        if self.head.is_none() {
+            self.tail = None;
+        }
+
+        unsafe { task.set_queue_next(None) };
+
+        // safety: a `Notified` is pushed into the queue and now it is popped!
+        Some(unsafe { task::Notified::from_raw(task) })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/lock.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/lock.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0901c2b37ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/lock.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/// A lock (mutex) yielding generic data.
+pub(crate) trait Lock<T> {
+    type Handle: AsMut<T>;
+
+    fn lock(self) -> Self::Handle;
+}
diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/mod.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/mod.rs
index 93390453eb2..3e3151711f5 100644
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/mod.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/mod.rs
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@ cfg_rt! {
     mod defer;
     use defer::Defer;
 
-    mod inject;
+    pub(crate) mod inject;
     pub(crate) use inject::Inject;
 }
 
 cfg_rt_multi_thread! {
+    mod lock;
+    use lock::Lock;
+
     pub(crate) mod multi_thread;
     pub(crate) use multi_thread::MultiThread;
 }
diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/multi_thread/mod.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/multi_thread/mod.rs
index de39a93fd8b..306a622b3ed 100644
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/multi_thread/mod.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/multi_thread/mod.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ use counters::Counters;
 mod handle;
 pub(crate) use handle::Handle;
 
+mod overflow;
+pub(crate) use overflow::Overflow;
+
 mod idle;
 use self::idle::Idle;
 
@@ -18,8 +21,7 @@ pub(crate) use park::{Parker, Unparker};
 pub(crate) mod queue;
 
 mod worker;
-use worker::Shared;
-pub(crate) use worker::{Context, Launch};
+pub(crate) use worker::{Context, Launch, Shared};
 
 pub(crate) use worker::block_in_place;
 
diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/multi_thread/overflow.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/multi_thread/overflow.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ab664811cff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/multi_thread/overflow.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+use crate::runtime::task;
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+use std::cell::RefCell;
+
+pub(crate) trait Overflow<T: 'static> {
+    fn push(&self, task: task::Notified<T>);
+
+    fn push_batch<I>(&self, iter: I)
+    where
+        I: Iterator<Item = task::Notified<T>>;
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+impl<T: 'static> Overflow<T> for RefCell<Vec<task::Notified<T>>> {
+    fn push(&self, task: task::Notified<T>) {
+        self.borrow_mut().push(task);
+    }
+
+    fn push_batch<I>(&self, iter: I)
+    where
+        I: Iterator<Item = task::Notified<T>>,
+    {
+        self.borrow_mut().extend(iter);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/multi_thread/queue.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/multi_thread/queue.rs
index c61c4de609d..6444df88b8a 100644
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/multi_thread/queue.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/multi_thread/queue.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 
 use crate::loom::cell::UnsafeCell;
 use crate::loom::sync::Arc;
-use crate::runtime::scheduler::multi_thread::Stats;
-use crate::runtime::scheduler::Inject;
+use crate::runtime::scheduler::multi_thread::{Overflow, Stats};
 use crate::runtime::task;
 
 use std::mem::{self, MaybeUninit};
@@ -183,10 +182,10 @@ impl<T> Local<T> {
     /// When the queue overflows, half of the curent contents of the queue is
     /// moved to the given Injection queue. This frees up capacity for more
     /// tasks to be pushed into the local queue.
-    pub(crate) fn push_back_or_overflow(
+    pub(crate) fn push_back_or_overflow<O: Overflow<T>>(
         &mut self,
         mut task: task::Notified<T>,
-        inject: &Inject<T>,
+        overflow: &O,
         stats: &mut Stats,
     ) {
         let tail = loop {
@@ -202,12 +201,12 @@ impl<T> Local<T> {
             } else if steal != real {
                 // Concurrently stealing, this will free up capacity, so only
                 // push the task onto the inject queue
-                inject.push(task);
+                overflow.push(task);
                 return;
             } else {
                 // Push the current task and half of the queue into the
                 // inject queue.
-                match self.push_overflow(task, real, tail, inject, stats) {
+                match self.push_overflow(task, real, tail, overflow, stats) {
                     Ok(_) => return,
                     // Lost the race, try again
                     Err(v) => {
@@ -248,12 +247,12 @@ impl<T> Local<T> {
     /// workers "missed" some of the tasks during a steal, they will get
     /// another opportunity.
     #[inline(never)]
-    fn push_overflow(
+    fn push_overflow<O: Overflow<T>>(
         &mut self,
         task: task::Notified<T>,
         head: UnsignedShort,
         tail: UnsignedShort,
-        inject: &Inject<T>,
+        overflow: &O,
         stats: &mut Stats,
     ) -> Result<(), task::Notified<T>> {
         /// How many elements are we taking from the local queue.
@@ -336,7 +335,7 @@ impl<T> Local<T> {
             head: head as UnsignedLong,
             i: 0,
         };
-        inject.push_batch(batch_iter.chain(std::iter::once(task)));
+        overflow.push_batch(batch_iter.chain(std::iter::once(task)));
 
         // Add 1 to factor in the task currently being scheduled.
         stats.incr_overflow_count();
diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/multi_thread/worker.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/multi_thread/worker.rs
index 7b5b09f7573..76f8d0be4c3 100644
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/multi_thread/worker.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/scheduler/multi_thread/worker.rs
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ use crate::loom::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use crate::runtime;
 use crate::runtime::context;
 use crate::runtime::scheduler::multi_thread::{
-    idle, queue, Counters, Handle, Idle, Parker, Stats, Unparker,
+    idle, queue, Counters, Handle, Idle, Overflow, Parker, Stats, Unparker,
 };
-use crate::runtime::scheduler::{Defer, Inject};
+use crate::runtime::scheduler::{inject, Defer, Lock};
 use crate::runtime::task::OwnedTasks;
 use crate::runtime::{
     blocking, coop, driver, scheduler, task, Config, SchedulerMetrics, WorkerMetrics,
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ struct Core {
 }
 
 /// State shared across all workers
-pub(super) struct Shared {
+pub(crate) struct Shared {
     /// Per-worker remote state. All other workers have access to this and is
     /// how they communicate between each other.
     remotes: Box<[Remote]>,
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ pub(super) struct Shared {
     /// Global task queue used for:
     ///  1. Submit work to the scheduler while **not** currently on a worker thread.
     ///  2. Submit work to the scheduler when a worker run queue is saturated
-    inject: Inject<Arc<Handle>>,
+    inject: inject::Shared<Arc<Handle>>,
 
     /// Coordinates idle workers
     idle: Idle,
@@ -172,7 +172,11 @@ pub(super) struct Shared {
 
 /// Data synchronized by the scheduler mutex
 pub(super) struct Synced {
+    /// Synchronized state for `Idle`.
     pub(super) idle: idle::Synced,
+
+    /// Synchronized state for `Inject`.
+    inject: inject::Synced,
 }
 
 /// Used to communicate with a worker from other threads.
@@ -256,14 +260,18 @@ pub(super) fn create(
     }
 
     let (idle, idle_synced) = Idle::new(size);
+    let (inject, inject_synced) = inject::Shared::new();
 
     let handle = Arc::new(Handle {
         shared: Shared {
             remotes: remotes.into_boxed_slice(),
-            inject: Inject::new(),
+            inject,
             idle,
             owned: OwnedTasks::new(),
-            synced: Mutex::new(Synced { idle: idle_synced }),
+            synced: Mutex::new(Synced {
+                idle: idle_synced,
+                inject: inject_synced,
+            }),
             shutdown_cores: Mutex::new(vec![]),
             config,
             scheduler_metrics: SchedulerMetrics::new(),
@@ -561,7 +569,7 @@ impl Context {
                     // the back of the queue and return.
                     core.run_queue.push_back_or_overflow(
                         task,
-                        self.worker.inject(),
+                        &*self.worker.handle,
                         &mut core.stats,
                     );
                     // If we hit this point, the LIFO slot should be enabled.
@@ -710,7 +718,10 @@ impl Core {
             // Update the global queue interval, if needed
             self.tune_global_queue_interval(worker);
 
-            worker.inject().pop().or_else(|| self.next_local_task())
+            worker
+                .handle
+                .next_remote_task()
+                .or_else(|| self.next_local_task())
         } else {
             let maybe_task = self.next_local_task();
 
@@ -718,6 +729,10 @@ impl Core {
                 return maybe_task;
             }
 
+            if worker.inject().is_empty() {
+                return None;
+            }
+
             // Other threads can only **remove** tasks from the current worker's
             // `run_queue`. So, we can be confident that by the time we call
             // `run_queue.push_back` below, there will be *at least* `cap`
@@ -735,7 +750,9 @@ impl Core {
                 cap,
             );
 
-            let mut tasks = worker.inject().pop_n(n);
+            let mut synced = worker.handle.shared.synced.lock();
+            // safety: passing in the correct `inject::Synced`.
+            let mut tasks = unsafe { worker.inject().pop_n(&mut synced.inject, n) };
 
             // Pop the first task to return immedietly
             let ret = tasks.next();
@@ -783,7 +800,7 @@ impl Core {
         }
 
         // Fallback on checking the global queue
-        worker.handle.shared.inject.pop()
+        worker.handle.next_remote_task()
     }
 
     fn transition_to_searching(&mut self, worker: &Worker) -> bool {
@@ -870,7 +887,8 @@ impl Core {
 
         if !self.is_shutdown {
             // Check if the scheduler has been shutdown
-            self.is_shutdown = worker.inject().is_closed();
+            let synced = worker.handle.shared.synced.lock();
+            self.is_shutdown = worker.inject().is_closed(&synced.inject);
         }
     }
 
@@ -911,7 +929,7 @@ impl Core {
 
 impl Worker {
     /// Returns a reference to the scheduler's injection queue.
-    fn inject(&self) -> &Inject<Arc<Handle>> {
+    fn inject(&self) -> &inject::Shared<Arc<Handle>> {
         &self.handle.shared.inject
     }
 }
@@ -946,8 +964,7 @@ impl Handle {
             }
 
             // Otherwise, use the inject queue.
-            self.shared.inject.push(task);
-            self.shared.scheduler_metrics.inc_remote_schedule_count();
+            self.push_remote_task(task);
             self.notify_parked_remote();
         })
     }
@@ -961,7 +978,7 @@ impl Handle {
         // flexibility and the task may go to the front of the queue.
         let should_notify = if is_yield || !core.lifo_enabled {
             core.run_queue
-                .push_back_or_overflow(task, &self.shared.inject, &mut core.stats);
+                .push_back_or_overflow(task, self, &mut core.stats);
             true
         } else {
             // Push to the LIFO slot
@@ -970,7 +987,7 @@ impl Handle {
 
             if let Some(prev) = prev {
                 core.run_queue
-                    .push_back_or_overflow(prev, &self.shared.inject, &mut core.stats);
+                    .push_back_or_overflow(prev, self, &mut core.stats);
             }
 
             core.lifo_slot = Some(task);
@@ -986,8 +1003,32 @@ impl Handle {
         }
     }
 
+    fn next_remote_task(&self) -> Option<Notified> {
+        if self.shared.inject.is_empty() {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        let mut synced = self.shared.synced.lock();
+        // safety: passing in correct `idle::Synced`
+        unsafe { self.shared.inject.pop(&mut synced.inject) }
+    }
+
+    fn push_remote_task(&self, task: Notified) {
+        self.shared.scheduler_metrics.inc_remote_schedule_count();
+
+        let mut synced = self.shared.synced.lock();
+        // safety: passing in correct `idle::Synced`
+        unsafe {
+            self.shared.inject.push(&mut synced.inject, task);
+        }
+    }
+
     pub(super) fn close(&self) {
-        if self.shared.inject.close() {
+        if self
+            .shared
+            .inject
+            .close(&mut self.shared.synced.lock().inject)
+        {
             self.notify_all();
         }
     }
@@ -1055,7 +1096,7 @@ impl Handle {
         // Drain the injection queue
         //
         // We already shut down every task, so we can simply drop the tasks.
-        while let Some(task) = self.shared.inject.pop() {
+        while let Some(task) = self.next_remote_task() {
             drop(task);
         }
     }
@@ -1065,6 +1106,41 @@ impl Handle {
     }
 }
 
+impl Overflow<Arc<Handle>> for Handle {
+    fn push(&self, task: task::Notified<Arc<Handle>>) {
+        self.push_remote_task(task);
+    }
+
+    fn push_batch<I>(&self, iter: I)
+    where
+        I: Iterator<Item = task::Notified<Arc<Handle>>>,
+    {
+        unsafe {
+            self.shared.inject.push_batch(self, iter);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) struct InjectGuard<'a> {
+    lock: crate::loom::sync::MutexGuard<'a, Synced>,
+}
+
+impl<'a> AsMut<inject::Synced> for InjectGuard<'a> {
+    fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut inject::Synced {
+        &mut self.lock.inject
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> Lock<inject::Synced> for &'a Handle {
+    type Handle = InjectGuard<'a>;
+
+    fn lock(self) -> Self::Handle {
+        InjectGuard {
+            lock: self.shared.synced.lock(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[track_caller]
 fn with_current<R>(f: impl FnOnce(Option<&Context>) -> R) -> R {
     use scheduler::Context::MultiThread;
diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/tests/inject.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/tests/inject.rs
index 149654d19a0..ccead5e024a 100644
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/tests/inject.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/tests/inject.rs
@@ -1,38 +1,54 @@
-use crate::runtime::scheduler::Inject;
+use crate::runtime::scheduler::inject;
 
 #[test]
 fn push_and_pop() {
-    let inject = Inject::new();
+    const N: usize = 2;
 
-    for _ in 0..10 {
+    let (inject, mut synced) = inject::Shared::new();
+
+    for i in 0..N {
+        assert_eq!(inject.len(), i);
         let (task, _) = super::unowned(async {});
-        inject.push(task);
+        unsafe { inject.push(&mut synced, task) };
     }
 
-    for _ in 0..10 {
-        assert!(inject.pop().is_some());
+    for i in 0..N {
+        assert_eq!(inject.len(), N - i);
+        assert!(unsafe { inject.pop(&mut synced) }.is_some());
     }
 
-    assert!(inject.pop().is_none());
+    println!("--------------");
+
+    assert!(unsafe { inject.pop(&mut synced) }.is_none());
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn push_batch_and_pop() {
-    let inject = Inject::new();
+    let (inject, mut inject_synced) = inject::Shared::new();
 
-    inject.push_batch((0..10).map(|_| super::unowned(async {}).0));
+    unsafe {
+        inject.push_batch(
+            &mut inject_synced,
+            (0..10).map(|_| super::unowned(async {}).0),
+        );
 
-    assert_eq!(5, inject.pop_n(5).count());
-    assert_eq!(5, inject.pop_n(5).count());
-    assert_eq!(0, inject.pop_n(5).count());
+        assert_eq!(5, inject.pop_n(&mut inject_synced, 5).count());
+        assert_eq!(5, inject.pop_n(&mut inject_synced, 5).count());
+        assert_eq!(0, inject.pop_n(&mut inject_synced, 5).count());
+    }
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn pop_n_drains_on_drop() {
-    let inject = Inject::new();
+    let (inject, mut inject_synced) = inject::Shared::new();
 
-    inject.push_batch((0..10).map(|_| super::unowned(async {}).0));
-    let _ = inject.pop_n(10);
+    unsafe {
+        inject.push_batch(
+            &mut inject_synced,
+            (0..10).map(|_| super::unowned(async {}).0),
+        );
+        let _ = inject.pop_n(&mut inject_synced, 10);
 
-    assert_eq!(inject.len(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(inject.len(), 0);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/tests/loom_queue.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/tests/loom_queue.rs
index 756f7b8424b..b60e039b9a6 100644
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/tests/loom_queue.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/tests/loom_queue.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use crate::runtime::scheduler::multi_thread::{queue, Stats};
-use crate::runtime::scheduler::Inject;
 use crate::runtime::tests::NoopSchedule;
 
 use loom::thread;
+use std::cell::RefCell;
 
 fn new_stats() -> Stats {
     Stats::new(&crate::runtime::WorkerMetrics::new())
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ fn new_stats() -> Stats {
 fn basic() {
     loom::model(|| {
         let (steal, mut local) = queue::local();
-        let inject = Inject::new();
+        let inject = RefCell::new(vec![]);
         let mut stats = new_stats();
 
         let th = thread::spawn(move || {
@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@ fn basic() {
             }
         }
 
-        while inject.pop().is_some() {
-            n += 1;
-        }
+        n += inject.borrow_mut().drain(..).count();
 
         n += th.join().unwrap();
 
@@ -68,7 +66,7 @@ fn basic() {
 fn steal_overflow() {
     loom::model(|| {
         let (steal, mut local) = queue::local();
-        let inject = Inject::new();
+        let inject = RefCell::new(vec![]);
         let mut stats = new_stats();
 
         let th = thread::spawn(move || {
@@ -108,9 +106,7 @@ fn steal_overflow() {
             n += 1;
         }
 
-        while inject.pop().is_some() {
-            n += 1;
-        }
+        n += inject.borrow_mut().drain(..).count();
 
         assert_eq!(7, n);
     });
@@ -139,7 +135,7 @@ fn multi_stealer() {
 
     loom::model(|| {
         let (steal, mut local) = queue::local();
-        let inject = Inject::new();
+        let inject = RefCell::new(vec![]);
         let mut stats = new_stats();
 
         // Push work
@@ -161,9 +157,7 @@ fn multi_stealer() {
             n += 1;
         }
 
-        while inject.pop().is_some() {
-            n += 1;
-        }
+        n += inject.borrow_mut().drain(..).count();
 
         n += th1.join().unwrap();
         n += th2.join().unwrap();
@@ -178,7 +172,7 @@ fn chained_steal() {
         let mut stats = new_stats();
         let (s1, mut l1) = queue::local();
         let (s2, mut l2) = queue::local();
-        let inject = Inject::new();
+        let inject = RefCell::new(vec![]);
 
         // Load up some tasks
         for _ in 0..4 {
@@ -207,6 +201,5 @@ fn chained_steal() {
 
         while l1.pop().is_some() {}
         while l2.pop().is_some() {}
-        while inject.pop().is_some() {}
     });
 }
diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/tests/queue.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/tests/queue.rs
index 5642d29d7eb..5df92b7a291 100644
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/tests/queue.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/tests/queue.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::runtime::scheduler::multi_thread::{queue, Stats};
-use crate::runtime::scheduler::Inject;
 use crate::runtime::task::{self, Schedule, Task};
 
+use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::thread;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ fn new_stats() -> Stats {
 #[test]
 fn fits_256_one_at_a_time() {
     let (_, mut local) = queue::local();
-    let inject = Inject::new();
+    let inject = RefCell::new(vec![]);
     let mut stats = new_stats();
 
     for _ in 0..256 {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ fn fits_256_one_at_a_time() {
         assert_metrics!(stats, overflow_count == 0);
     }
 
-    assert!(inject.pop().is_none());
+    assert!(inject.borrow_mut().pop().is_none());
 
     while local.pop().is_some() {}
 }
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ fn fits_256_all_in_chunks() {
 #[test]
 fn overflow() {
     let (_, mut local) = queue::local();
-    let inject = Inject::new();
+    let inject = RefCell::new(vec![]);
     let mut stats = new_stats();
 
     for _ in 0..257 {
@@ -101,9 +101,7 @@ fn overflow() {
 
     let mut n = 0;
 
-    while inject.pop().is_some() {
-        n += 1;
-    }
+    n += inject.borrow_mut().drain(..).count();
 
     while local.pop().is_some() {
         n += 1;
@@ -118,7 +116,7 @@ fn steal_batch() {
 
     let (steal1, mut local1) = queue::local();
     let (_, mut local2) = queue::local();
-    let inject = Inject::new();
+    let inject = RefCell::new(vec![]);
 
     for _ in 0..4 {
         let (task, _) = super::unowned(async {});
@@ -164,7 +162,7 @@ fn stress1() {
 
     for _ in 0..NUM_ITER {
         let (steal, mut local) = queue::local();
-        let inject = Inject::new();
+        let inject = RefCell::new(vec![]);
 
         let th = thread::spawn(move || {
             let mut stats = new_stats();
@@ -207,9 +205,7 @@ fn stress1() {
             }
         }
 
-        while inject.pop().is_some() {
-            n += 1;
-        }
+        n += inject.borrow_mut().drain(..).count();
 
         n += th.join().unwrap();
 
@@ -227,7 +223,7 @@ fn stress2() {
 
     for _ in 0..NUM_ITER {
         let (steal, mut local) = queue::local();
-        let inject = Inject::new();
+        let inject = RefCell::new(vec![]);
 
         let th = thread::spawn(move || {
             let mut stats = new_stats();
@@ -259,9 +255,7 @@ fn stress2() {
                 num_pop += 1;
             }
 
-            while inject.pop().is_some() {
-                num_pop += 1;
-            }
+            num_pop += inject.borrow_mut().drain(..).count();
         }
 
         num_pop += th.join().unwrap();
@@ -270,9 +264,7 @@ fn stress2() {
             num_pop += 1;
         }
 
-        while inject.pop().is_some() {
-            num_pop += 1;
-        }
+        num_pop += inject.borrow_mut().drain(..).count();
 
         assert_eq!(num_pop, NUM_TASKS);
     }