diff --git a/src/db_mgr.cc b/src/db_mgr.cc
index 359c464..68184f0 100644
--- a/src/db_mgr.cc
+++ b/src/db_mgr.cc
@@ -89,16 +89,20 @@ void DBMgr::initInternal(const GlobalConfig& config) {
     printGlobalConfig();
 
     bool dedicated_async_flusher =
-        config.numDedicatedFlusherForAsyncReqs
-        && config.numFlusherThreads > config.numDedicatedFlusherForAsyncReqs;
+        config.numDedicatedFlusherForAsyncReqs &&
+        config.numFlusherThreads > config.numDedicatedFlusherForAsyncReqs;
+
     for (size_t ii=0; ii<config.numFlusherThreads; ++ii) {
-        std::string t_name = "flusher_" + std::to_string(ii);
-        Flusher* flusher = new Flusher(t_name, config);
         // If dedicated flusher is enabled, only the first
         // `numDedicatedFlusherForAsyncReqs` flushers will handle async reqs.
-        if (dedicated_async_flusher && ii >= config.numDedicatedFlusherForAsyncReqs) {
-            flusher->handleAsyncReqs = false;
-        }
+        bool handle_async_reqs =
+            !(dedicated_async_flusher && ii >= config.numDedicatedFlusherForAsyncReqs);
+        std::string t_name =
+            handle_async_reqs
+            ? "flusher_ded_" + std::to_string(ii)
+            : "flusher_" + std::to_string(ii);
+        Flusher* flusher = new Flusher(t_name, config);
+        flusher->handleAsyncReqs = handle_async_reqs;
         wMgr->addWorker(flusher);
         flusher->run();
     }
diff --git a/src/jungle.cc b/src/jungle.cc
index 63e8410..749dcba 100644
--- a/src/jungle.cc
+++ b/src/jungle.cc
@@ -501,6 +501,12 @@ Status DB::flushLogsAsync(const FlushOptions& options,
         new FlusherQueueElem(this, local_options, seq_num, handler, ctx);
     db_mgr->flusherQueue()->push(elem);
 
+    // If dedicated workers are enabled, invoke those workers only.
+    const std::string WORKER_PREFIX =
+        db_mgr->getGlobalConfig()->numDedicatedFlusherForAsyncReqs
+        ? "flusher_ded"
+        : "flusher";
+
     if (options.execDelayUs) {
         // Delay is given.
         std::lock_guard<std::mutex> l(p->asyncFlushJobLock);
@@ -508,10 +514,11 @@ Status DB::flushLogsAsync(const FlushOptions& options,
              p->asyncFlushJob->isDone() ) {
             // Schedule a new timer.
             p->asyncFlushJob = db_mgr->getTpMgr()->addTask(
-                [db_mgr, lv, this](const simple_thread_pool::TaskResult& ret) {
+                [db_mgr, lv, this, WORKER_PREFIX]
+                (const simple_thread_pool::TaskResult& ret) {
                     if (!ret.ok()) return;
                     _log_(lv, p->myLog, "delayed flushing wakes up");
-                    db_mgr->workerMgr()->invokeWorker("flusher");
+                    db_mgr->workerMgr()->invokeWorker(WORKER_PREFIX);
                 },
                 local_options.execDelayUs );
             _log_(lv, p->myLog, "scheduled delayed flushing %p, %zu us",
@@ -521,7 +528,7 @@ Status DB::flushLogsAsync(const FlushOptions& options,
     } else {
         // Immediately invoke.
         _log_(lv, p->myLog, "invoke flush worker");
-        db_mgr->workerMgr()->invokeWorker("flusher");
+        db_mgr->workerMgr()->invokeWorker(WORKER_PREFIX);
     }
 
     return Status();
diff --git a/tests/jungle/log_reclaim_test.cc b/tests/jungle/log_reclaim_test.cc
index 7436203..74260c7 100644
--- a/tests/jungle/log_reclaim_test.cc
+++ b/tests/jungle/log_reclaim_test.cc
@@ -1613,6 +1613,53 @@ int snapshot_on_purged_memtable_test() {
     return 0;
 }
 
+int dedicated_flusher_test() {
+    std::string filename;
+    TEST_SUITE_PREPARE_PATH(filename);
+
+    jungle::Status s;
+    jungle::DB* db;
+
+    jungle::GlobalConfig g_config;
+    g_config.numDedicatedFlusherForAsyncReqs = 1;
+    g_config.numFlusherThreads = 2;
+    g_config.logFileReclaimerSleep_sec = 1;
+    jungle::init(g_config);
+
+    // Open DB.
+    jungle::DBConfig config;
+    TEST_CUSTOM_DB_CONFIG(config);
+    config.numL0Partitions = 4;
+    config.maxEntriesInLogFile = 10;
+    config.logSectionOnly = true;
+    config.logFileTtl_sec = 1;
+    CHK_Z(jungle::DB::open(&db, filename, config));
+
+    const size_t NUM = 10;
+    for (size_t ii = 0; ii < NUM; ++ii) {
+        std::string key_str = "k" + TestSuite::lzStr(8, ii);
+        std::string val_str = "v" + TestSuite::lzStr(16, ii);
+        CHK_Z(db->setSN(ii + 1, jungle::KV(key_str, val_str)));
+        jungle::FlushOptions f_opt;
+        f_opt.callFsync = true;
+        f_opt.syncOnly = true;
+        EventAwaiter awaiter;
+        TestSuite::Timer tt;
+        CHK_Z(db->flushLogsAsync(f_opt,
+                                 [&](jungle::Status s, void* c) { awaiter.invoke(); },
+                                 nullptr));
+        awaiter.wait();
+        TestSuite::_msg("%lu us elapsed\n", tt.getTimeUs());
+    }
+
+    CHK_Z(jungle::DB::close(db));
+
+    CHK_Z(jungle::shutdown());
+
+    TEST_SUITE_CLEANUP_PATH();
+    return 0;
+}
+
 
 } using namespace log_reclaim_test;
 
@@ -1695,6 +1742,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
               snapshot_on_purged_memtable_test);
 
 
+    ts.doTest("dedicated flusher test",
+              dedicated_flusher_test);
+
 #if 0
     ts.doTest("reload empty files test",
               reload_with_empty_files_test_load);