diff --git a/crates/engine/src/background.rs b/crates/engine/src/background.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4d404d95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/engine/src/background.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+pub mod jobs;
+pub mod offload;
+pub mod remote;
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/jobs.rs b/crates/engine/src/background/jobs.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/engine/src/jobs.rs
rename to crates/engine/src/background/jobs.rs
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/offload.rs b/crates/engine/src/background/offload.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/engine/src/offload.rs
rename to crates/engine/src/background/offload.rs
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/offload/tests.rs b/crates/engine/src/background/offload/tests.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/engine/src/offload/tests.rs
rename to crates/engine/src/background/offload/tests.rs
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/remote.rs b/crates/engine/src/background/remote.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/engine/src/remote.rs
rename to crates/engine/src/background/remote.rs
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/remote/tests.rs b/crates/engine/src/background/remote/tests.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from crates/engine/src/remote/tests.rs
rename to crates/engine/src/background/remote/tests.rs
index 6587035b0..85f7a1807 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/remote/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/background/remote/tests.rs
@@ -305,16 +305,8 @@ fn deferred_readbacks_render_in_passes() {
     assert!(matches!(out[0].0, FrameReply::Frame { id: 3, passes: 1, gpu: false, .. }));
     for id in 4..12 {
         let auto = RenderOpts { backend: Backend::Auto, ..opts };
-        let mut out = w.handle(round(&FrameMsg::Render {
-            id,
-            revision: s.revision,
-            comp,
-            time: t,
-            opts: Box::new(auto),
-            disk: None,
-            layers: false,
-            prefetch: vec![],
-        }));
+        let mut out =
+            w.handle(round(&FrameMsg::Render { id, revision: s.revision, comp, time: t, opts: Box::new(auto), disk: None, layers: false, prefetch: vec![] }));
         while w.waiting() {
             acc.settle();
             out = w.resume();
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/lib.rs b/crates/engine/src/lib.rs
index fb44ec5e0..958721c9d 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,19 +11,17 @@
 #![deny(clippy::unwrap_used, clippy::expect_used, clippy::panic, clippy::unimplemented, clippy::todo, clippy::unreachable)]
 
 mod analysis;
+mod background;
 pub mod cmd;
 mod footage;
 pub mod guard;
 pub mod history;
 mod home;
 mod interchange;
-pub mod jobs;
 pub mod logging;
 pub mod menus;
-pub mod offload;
 pub mod perf;
 pub mod preview;
-pub mod remote;
 pub mod render_queue;
 pub mod scriptui;
 mod settings;
@@ -46,6 +44,9 @@ pub use analysis::models;
 pub use analysis::roto;
 pub use analysis::tracking;
 pub use analysis::warp;
+pub use background::jobs;
+pub use background::offload;
+pub use background::remote;
 pub use cmd as commands;
 pub use cmd::{CommandSpec, command_specs, find as find_command};
 pub use effectcraft_color as color;