diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core/Internal/FrameConnection.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core/Internal/FrameConnection.cs
index fef3f1847f..99bf9346d9 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core/Internal/FrameConnection.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core/Internal/FrameConnection.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Internal
         // Internal for testing
         internal PipeOptions AdaptedInputPipeOptions => new PipeOptions
         {
-            ReaderScheduler = InlineScheduler.Default,
+            ReaderScheduler = _context.ServiceContext.ThreadPool,
             WriterScheduler = InlineScheduler.Default,
             MaximumSizeHigh = _context.ServiceContext.ServerOptions.Limits.MaxRequestBufferSize ?? 0,
             MaximumSizeLow = _context.ServiceContext.ServerOptions.Limits.MaxRequestBufferSize ?? 0
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Tests/PipeOptionsTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Tests/PipeOptionsTests.cs
index 2b544bd393..56cec36d96 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Tests/PipeOptionsTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Tests/PipeOptionsTests.cs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core.Tests
 
             Assert.Equal(expectedMaximumSizeLow, connectionLifetime.AdaptedInputPipeOptions.MaximumSizeLow);
             Assert.Equal(expectedMaximumSizeHigh, connectionLifetime.AdaptedInputPipeOptions.MaximumSizeHigh);
-            Assert.Same(InlineScheduler.Default, connectionLifetime.AdaptedInputPipeOptions.ReaderScheduler);
+            Assert.Same(serviceContext.ThreadPool, connectionLifetime.AdaptedInputPipeOptions.ReaderScheduler);
             Assert.Same(InlineScheduler.Default, connectionLifetime.AdaptedInputPipeOptions.WriterScheduler);
         }