diff --git a/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Abstractions/src/BackgroundService.cs b/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Abstractions/src/BackgroundService.cs
index 7eb877cba2ec03..ea2ca4b5f0e7ad 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Abstractions/src/BackgroundService.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Abstractions/src/BackgroundService.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public virtual Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
             _stoppingCts = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(cancellationToken);
 
             // Execute all of ExecuteAsync asynchronously, and store the task we're executing so that we can wait for it later.
-            _executeTask = Task.Run(() => ExecuteAsync(_stoppingCts.Token), _stoppingCts.Token);
+            _executeTask = Task.Factory.StartNew(() => ExecuteAsync(_stoppingCts.Token), _stoppingCts.Token, TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning, TaskScheduler.Default);
 
             // Always return a completed task.  Any result from ExecuteAsync will be handled by the Host.
             return Task.CompletedTask;