diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
index d803225c36..c190ca40db 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@ pub fn add_shell_command_context(mut engine_state: EngineState) -> EngineState {
             JobList,
             JobKill,
             JobTag,
+            JobWait,
             Job,
         };
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/experimental/job_spawn.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/experimental/job_spawn.rs
index 37203aafb9..b0061a40fa 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/experimental/job_spawn.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/experimental/job_spawn.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use std::{
 
 use nu_engine::{command_prelude::*, ClosureEvalOnce};
 use nu_protocol::{
-    engine::{Closure, Job, Redirection, ThreadJob},
+    engine::{Closure, Job, Redirection, ThreadJob, WaitSignal},
     report_shell_error, OutDest, Signals,
 };
 
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ impl Command for JobSpawn {
     ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
         let head = call.head;
 
-        let closure: Closure = call.req(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+        let spanned_closure: Spanned<Closure> = call.req(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+
+        let closure: Closure = spanned_closure.item;
 
         let tag: Option<String> = call.get_flag(engine_state, stack, "tag")?;
 
@@ -75,8 +77,10 @@ impl Command for JobSpawn {
         let jobs = job_state.jobs.clone();
         let mut jobs = jobs.lock().expect("jobs lock is poisoned!");
 
+        let on_termination = Arc::new(WaitSignal::new());
+
         let id = {
-            let thread_job = ThreadJob::new(job_signals, tag);
+            let thread_job = ThreadJob::new(job_signals, tag, on_termination.clone());
             job_state.current_thread_job = Some(thread_job.clone());
             jobs.add_job(Job::Thread(thread_job))
         };
@@ -89,15 +93,19 @@ impl Command for JobSpawn {
                     Some(Redirection::Pipe(OutDest::Null)),
                     Some(Redirection::Pipe(OutDest::Null)),
                 );
-                ClosureEvalOnce::new_preserve_out_dest(&job_state, &stack, closure)
+                let result_value = ClosureEvalOnce::new(&job_state, &stack, closure)
                     .run_with_input(Value::nothing(head).into_pipeline_data())
-                    .and_then(|data| data.drain())
+                    .and_then(|data| data.into_value(spanned_closure.span))
                     .unwrap_or_else(|err| {
                         if !job_state.signals().interrupted() {
                             report_shell_error(&job_state, &err);
                         }
+
+                        Value::error(err, head)
                     });
 
+                on_termination.signal(result_value);
+
                 {
                     let mut jobs = job_state.jobs.lock().expect("jobs lock is poisoned!");
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/experimental/job_wait.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/experimental/job_wait.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..50a2252ea9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/experimental/job_wait.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+use nu_engine::command_prelude::*;
+use nu_protocol::{engine::Job, JobId};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct JobWait;
+
+impl Command for JobWait {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "job wait"
+    }
+
+    fn description(&self) -> &str {
+        "Wait for a job to complete and return its result value"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> nu_protocol::Signature {
+        Signature::build("job wait")
+            .category(Category::Experimental)
+            .required("id", SyntaxShape::Int, "The id of the running to wait for.")
+            .input_output_types(vec![(Type::Nothing, Type::Nothing)])
+    }
+
+    fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
+        vec!["join"]
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        _input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+        let head = call.head;
+
+        let id_arg: Spanned<i64> = call.req(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+
+        if id_arg.item < 0 {
+            return Err(ShellError::NeedsPositiveValue { span: id_arg.span });
+        }
+
+        let id: JobId = JobId::new(id_arg.item as usize);
+
+        let mut jobs = engine_state.jobs.lock().expect("jobs lock is poisoned!");
+
+        match jobs.lookup_mut(id) {
+            None => {
+                return Err(ShellError::JobNotFound {
+                    id: id.get(),
+                    span: head,
+                });
+            }
+
+            Some(Job::Frozen { .. }) => {
+                return Err(ShellError::UnsupportedJobType {
+                    id: id.get() as usize,
+                    span: head,
+                    kind: "frozen".to_string(),
+                });
+            }
+
+            Some(Job::Thread(job)) => {
+                let on_termination = job.on_termination().clone();
+
+                // .join() blocks so we drop our mutex guard
+                drop(jobs);
+
+                let result = on_termination.join().clone().with_span(head);
+
+                Ok(result.into_pipeline_data())
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![Example {
+            example: "let id = job spawn { sleep 5sec; 'hi there' }; job wait $id",
+            description: "Wait for a job to complete",
+            result: Some(Value::test_string("hi there")),
+        }]
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/experimental/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/experimental/mod.rs
index f98d123218..cd21e259a7 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/experimental/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/experimental/mod.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ mod job_kill;
 mod job_list;
 mod job_spawn;
 mod job_tag;
+mod job_wait;
 
 #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "os"))]
 mod job_unfreeze;
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ pub use job_kill::JobKill;
 pub use job_list::JobList;
 pub use job_spawn::JobSpawn;
 pub use job_tag::JobTag;
+pub use job_wait::JobWait;
 
 #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "os"))]
 pub use job_unfreeze::JobUnfreeze;
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/jobs.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/jobs.rs
index 8e64e46f7f..c9bbbe48f1 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/jobs.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/jobs.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::{
 
 use nu_system::{kill_by_pid, UnfreezeHandle};
 
-use crate::Signals;
+use crate::{Signals, Value};
 
 use crate::JobId;
 
@@ -139,14 +139,20 @@ pub struct ThreadJob {
     signals: Signals,
     pids: Arc<Mutex<HashSet<u32>>>,
     tag: Option<String>,
+    on_termination: Arc<WaitSignal<Value>>,
 }
 
 impl ThreadJob {
-    pub fn new(signals: Signals, tag: Option<String>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(
+        signals: Signals,
+        tag: Option<String>,
+        on_termination: Arc<WaitSignal<Value>>,
+    ) -> Self {
         ThreadJob {
             signals,
             pids: Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashSet::default())),
             tag,
+            on_termination,
         }
     }
 
@@ -194,6 +200,10 @@ impl ThreadJob {
 
         pids.remove(&pid);
     }
+
+    pub fn on_termination(&self) -> &Arc<WaitSignal<Value>> {
+        return &self.on_termination;
+    }
 }
 
 impl Job {
@@ -238,3 +248,202 @@ impl FrozenJob {
         }
     }
 }
+
+use std::sync::OnceLock;
+
+/// A synchronization primitive that allows multiple threads to wait for a single event to occur.
+///
+/// Threads that call the [`join`] method will block until the [`signal`] method is called.
+/// Once [`signal`] is called, all currently waiting threads will be woken up and will return from their `join` calls.
+/// Subsequent calls to [`join`] will not block and will return immediately.
+///
+/// The [`was_signaled`] method can be used to check if the signal has been emitted without blocking.
+pub struct WaitSignal<T> {
+    mutex: std::sync::Mutex<bool>,
+    value: std::sync::OnceLock<T>,
+    var: std::sync::Condvar,
+}
+
+impl<T> WaitSignal<T> {
+    /// Creates a new `WaitSignal` in an unsignaled state.
+    ///
+    /// No threads will be woken up initially.
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        WaitSignal {
+            mutex: std::sync::Mutex::new(false),
+            value: OnceLock::new(),
+            var: std::sync::Condvar::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Blocks the current thread until this `WaitSignal` is signaled.
+    ///
+    /// If the signal has already been emitted, this method returns immediately.
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    ///
+    /// This method will panic if the underlying mutex is poisoned. This can happen if another
+    /// thread holding the mutex panics.
+    pub fn join(&self) -> &T {
+        let mut guard = self.mutex.lock().expect("mutex is poisoned!");
+
+        while !*guard {
+            match self.var.wait(guard) {
+                Ok(it) => guard = it,
+                Err(_) => panic!("mutex is poisoned!"),
+            }
+        }
+
+        return self.value.get().unwrap();
+    }
+
+    /// Signals all threads currently waiting on this `WaitSignal`.
+    ///
+    /// This method sets the internal state to "signaled" and wakes up all threads that are blocked
+    /// in the [`join`] method. Subsequent calls to [`join`] from any thread will return immediately.
+    /// This operation has no effect if the signal has already been emitted.
+    pub fn signal(&self, value: T) {
+        let mut guard = self.mutex.lock().expect("mutex is poisoned!");
+
+        *guard = true;
+        let _ = self.value.set(value);
+
+        self.var.notify_all();
+    }
+
+    /// Checks if this `WaitSignal` has been signaled.
+    ///
+    /// This method returns `true` if the [`signal`] method has been called at least once,
+    /// and `false` otherwise. This method does not block the current thread.
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    ///
+    /// This method will panic if the underlying mutex is poisoned. This can happen if another
+    /// thread holding the mutex panics.
+    pub fn was_signaled(&self) -> bool {
+        let guard = self.mutex.lock().expect("mutex is poisoned!");
+
+        *guard
+    }
+}
+
+// TODO: move to testing directory
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+
+    use std::{
+        sync::{mpsc, Arc},
+        thread::{self, sleep},
+        time::Duration,
+    };
+
+    use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
+
+    use crate::engine::jobs::WaitSignal;
+
+    fn run_with_timeout<F>(duration: Duration, lambda: F)
+    where
+        F: FnOnce() + Send + 'static,
+    {
+        let (send, recv) = std::sync::mpsc::channel();
+
+        let send_ = send.clone();
+
+        thread::spawn(move || {
+            lambda();
+
+            let send = send_;
+
+            send.send(true).expect("send failed");
+        });
+
+        thread::spawn(move || {
+            thread::sleep(duration);
+
+            send.send(false).expect("send failed");
+        });
+
+        let result = recv.recv().expect("recv failed!");
+
+        assert!(result == true, "timeout!");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn join_returns_when_signaled_from_another_thread() {
+        run_with_timeout(Duration::from_secs(1), || {
+            let signal = Arc::new(WaitSignal::new());
+
+            let thread_signal = signal.clone();
+
+            thread::spawn(move || {
+                sleep(Duration::from_millis(200));
+                assert!(!thread_signal.was_signaled());
+                thread_signal.signal(123);
+            });
+
+            let result = signal.join();
+
+            assert!(signal.was_signaled());
+
+            assert_eq!(*result, 123);
+        });
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn join_works_from_multiple_threads() {
+        run_with_timeout(Duration::from_secs(1), || {
+            let signal = Arc::new(WaitSignal::new());
+
+            let (send, recv) = mpsc::channel();
+
+            let thread_count = 4;
+
+            for _ in 0..thread_count {
+                let signal_ = signal.clone();
+                let send_ = send.clone();
+
+                thread::spawn(move || {
+                    let value = signal_.join();
+                    send_.send(*value).expect("send failed");
+                });
+            }
+
+            signal.signal(321);
+
+            for _ in 0..thread_count {
+                let result = recv.recv().expect("recv failed");
+
+                assert_eq!(result, 321);
+            }
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn was_signaled_returns_false_when_struct_is_initalized() {
+        let signal = Arc::new(WaitSignal::<()>::new());
+
+        assert!(!signal.was_signaled())
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn was_signaled_returns_true_when_signal_is_called() {
+        let signal = Arc::new(WaitSignal::new());
+
+        signal.signal(());
+
+        assert!(signal.was_signaled())
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn join_returns_when_own_thread_signals() {
+        run_with_timeout(Duration::from_secs(1), || {
+            let signal = Arc::new(WaitSignal::new());
+
+            signal.signal(());
+
+            signal.join();
+
+            assert!(signal.was_signaled())
+        })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/errors/shell_error/mod.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/errors/shell_error/mod.rs
index 84c23cd208..84160f02de 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/errors/shell_error/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/errors/shell_error/mod.rs
@@ -1379,6 +1379,13 @@ On Windows, this would be %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming"#
         span: Span,
     },
 
+    #[error("Job {id} is a job of type {kind}")]
+    #[diagnostic(
+        code(nu::shell::os_disabled),
+        help("This operation does not support the given job type")
+    )]
+    UnsupportedJobType { id: usize, span: Span, kind: String },
+
     #[error(transparent)]
     #[diagnostic(transparent)]
     ChainedError(ChainedError),