diff --git a/framework/src/Volo.Abp.BackgroundWorkers.TickerQ/Volo/Abp/BackgroundWorkers/TickerQ/TickerQBackgroundWorkerManager.cs b/framework/src/Volo.Abp.BackgroundWorkers.TickerQ/Volo/Abp/BackgroundWorkers/TickerQ/TickerQBackgroundWorkerManager.cs
index 131f3f2920..36cc09d784 100644
--- a/framework/src/Volo.Abp.BackgroundWorkers.TickerQ/Volo/Abp/BackgroundWorkers/TickerQ/TickerQBackgroundWorkerManager.cs
+++ b/framework/src/Volo.Abp.BackgroundWorkers.TickerQ/Volo/Abp/BackgroundWorkers/TickerQ/TickerQBackgroundWorkerManager.cs
@@ -41,11 +41,7 @@ public class TickerQBackgroundWorkerManager : BackgroundWorkerManager, ISingleto
                 throw new AbpException($"Both 'Period' and 'CronExpression' are not set for {worker.GetType().FullName}. You must set at least one of them.");
             }
 
-            if (period != null && cronExpression.IsNullOrWhiteSpace())
-            {
-                cronExpression = GetCron(period.Value);
-            }
-
+            cronExpression = cronExpression ?? GetCron(period!.Value);
             var name = BackgroundWorkerNameAttribute.GetNameOrNull(worker.GetType()) ?? worker.GetType().FullName;
             AbpTickerQFunctionProvider.Functions.TryAdd(name!, (cronExpression!, TickerTaskPriority.LongRunning, async (tickerQCancellationToken, serviceProvider, tickerFunctionContext) =>
             {
diff --git a/modules/background-jobs/app/Volo.Abp.BackgroundJobs.DemoApp.TickerQ/DemoAppTickerQModule.cs b/modules/background-jobs/app/Volo.Abp.BackgroundJobs.DemoApp.TickerQ/DemoAppTickerQModule.cs
index c61762d264..c59bdac31a 100644
--- a/modules/background-jobs/app/Volo.Abp.BackgroundJobs.DemoApp.TickerQ/DemoAppTickerQModule.cs
+++ b/modules/background-jobs/app/Volo.Abp.BackgroundJobs.DemoApp.TickerQ/DemoAppTickerQModule.cs
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@ using Volo.Abp.Autofac;
 using Volo.Abp.BackgroundJobs.DemoApp.Shared;
 using Volo.Abp.BackgroundJobs.DemoApp.Shared.Jobs;
 using Volo.Abp.BackgroundJobs.TickerQ;
+using Volo.Abp.BackgroundWorkers;
+using Volo.Abp.BackgroundWorkers.TickerQ;
 using Volo.Abp.Modularity;
 
 namespace Volo.Abp.BackgroundJobs.DemoApp.TickerQ;
 
 [DependsOn(
     typeof(AbpBackgroundJobsTickerQModule),
+    typeof(AbpBackgroundWorkersTickerQModule),
     typeof(DemoAppSharedModule),
     typeof(AbpAutofacModule),
     typeof(AbpAspNetCoreModule)
@@ -48,6 +51,9 @@ public class DemoAppTickerQModule : AbpModule
 
     public override async Task OnApplicationInitializationAsync(ApplicationInitializationContext context)
     {
+        var backgroundWorkerManager = context.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IBackgroundWorkerManager>();
+        await backgroundWorkerManager.AddAsync(context.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<MyBackgroundWorker>());
+
         var app = context.GetApplicationBuilder();
         app.UseAbpTickerQ();
 
diff --git a/modules/background-jobs/app/Volo.Abp.BackgroundJobs.DemoApp.TickerQ/MyBackgroundWorker.cs b/modules/background-jobs/app/Volo.Abp.BackgroundJobs.DemoApp.TickerQ/MyBackgroundWorker.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd35b42bb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/background-jobs/app/Volo.Abp.BackgroundJobs.DemoApp.TickerQ/MyBackgroundWorker.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Volo.Abp.BackgroundWorkers;
+using Volo.Abp.Threading;
+
+namespace Volo.Abp.BackgroundJobs.DemoApp.TickerQ;
+
+public class MyBackgroundWorker : AsyncPeriodicBackgroundWorkerBase
+{
+    public MyBackgroundWorker([NotNull] AbpAsyncTimer timer, [NotNull] IServiceScopeFactory serviceScopeFactory) : base(timer, serviceScopeFactory)
+    {
+        timer.Period = 60 * 1000; // 60 seconds
+        CronExpression = "* * * * *"; // every minute
+    }
+
+    protected override async Task DoWorkAsync(PeriodicBackgroundWorkerContext workerContext)
+    {
+        Console.WriteLine($"MyBackgroundWorker executed at {DateTime.Now}");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/modules/background-jobs/app/Volo.Abp.BackgroundJobs.DemoApp.TickerQ/Volo.Abp.BackgroundJobs.DemoApp.TickerQ.csproj b/modules/background-jobs/app/Volo.Abp.BackgroundJobs.DemoApp.TickerQ/Volo.Abp.BackgroundJobs.DemoApp.TickerQ.csproj
index be9ff04088..d209974fe8 100644
--- a/modules/background-jobs/app/Volo.Abp.BackgroundJobs.DemoApp.TickerQ/Volo.Abp.BackgroundJobs.DemoApp.TickerQ.csproj
+++ b/modules/background-jobs/app/Volo.Abp.BackgroundJobs.DemoApp.TickerQ/Volo.Abp.BackgroundJobs.DemoApp.TickerQ.csproj
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <ItemGroup>
         <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\framework\src\Volo.Abp.Autofac\Volo.Abp.Autofac.csproj" />
         <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\framework\src\Volo.Abp.BackgroundJobs.TickerQ\Volo.Abp.BackgroundJobs.TickerQ.csproj" />
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\framework\src\Volo.Abp.BackgroundWorkers.TickerQ\Volo.Abp.BackgroundWorkers.TickerQ.csproj" />
         <ProjectReference Include="..\Volo.Abp.BackgroundJobs.DemoApp.Shared\Volo.Abp.BackgroundJobs.DemoApp.Shared.csproj" />
         <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\framework\src\Volo.Abp.AspNetCore\Volo.Abp.AspNetCore.csproj" />
     </ItemGroup>