diff --git a/media/base/closure_thread.cc b/media/base/closure_thread.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e737a46fcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/media/base/closure_thread.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file or at
+// https://developers.google.com/open-source/licenses/bsd
+
+#include "media/base/closure_thread.h"
+
+namespace media {
+
+ClosureThread::ClosureThread(
+    const std::string& name_prefix,
+    const base::Closure& task)
+    : base::SimpleThread(name_prefix), task_(task) {}
+
+ClosureThread::~ClosureThread() {
+  if (!HasBeenJoined())
+    Join();
+}
+
+void ClosureThread::Run() { task_.Run(); }
+
+}  // namespace media
diff --git a/media/base/closure_thread.h b/media/base/closure_thread.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b45e5e980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/media/base/closure_thread.h
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file or at
+// https://developers.google.com/open-source/licenses/bsd
+
+#ifndef MEDIA_BASE_CLOSURE_THREAD_H_
+#define MEDIA_BASE_CLOSURE_THREAD_H_
+
+#include "base/callback.h"
+#include "base/threading/simple_thread.h"
+
+namespace media {
+
+/// Class for creating a thread which invokes a closure.
+/// Start() starts the thread and invokes the given closure inside the thread.
+///
+/// NOTE: It is invalid to destroy a ClosureThread without Start() having been
+/// called (and a thread never created).
+///
+/// Thread Safety: A ClosureThread is not completely thread safe. It is safe to
+/// access it from the creating thread or from the newly created thread. This
+/// implies that the creator thread should be the thread that calls Join.
+class ClosureThread : public base::SimpleThread {
+ public:
+  /// Create a ClosureThread. The thread will not be created until Start() is
+  /// called.
+  /// @param name_prefix is the thread name prefix. Every thread has a name,
+  ///        in the form of @a name_prefix/TID, for example "my_thread/321".
+  /// @param task is the Closure to run in the thread.
+  explicit ClosureThread(const std::string& name_prefix,
+                         const base::Closure& task);
+
+  /// The destructor calls Join automatically if it is not yet joined.
+  virtual ~ClosureThread();
+
+ protected:
+  /// SimpleThread implementation overrides.
+  virtual void Run() OVERRIDE;
+
+ private:
+  const base::Closure task_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace media
+
+#endif  // MEDIA_BASE_CLOSURE_THREAD_H_
diff --git a/media/base/closure_thread_unittest.cc b/media/base/closure_thread_unittest.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..73622418cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/media/base/closure_thread_unittest.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+// Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file or at
+// https://developers.google.com/open-source/licenses/bsd
+
+#include "media/base/closure_thread.h"
+
+#include "base/bind.h"
+#include "base/memory/scoped_ptr.h"
+#include "base/synchronization/waitable_event.h"
+#include "testing/gmock/include/gmock/gmock.h"
+#include "testing/gtest/include/gtest/gtest.h"
+
+using ::testing::DoAll;
+using ::testing::Invoke;
+using ::testing::Return;
+
+namespace {
+
+const char kThreadNamePrefix[] = "TestClosureThread";
+
+// Mock operation for testing.
+class MockOperation {
+ public:
+  MOCK_METHOD0(DoSomething, bool());
+};
+
+}  // namespace
+
+namespace media {
+
+class ClosureThreadTest : public ::testing::Test {
+ public:
+  ClosureThreadTest()
+      : thread_(
+            new ClosureThread(kThreadNamePrefix,
+                              base::Bind(&ClosureThreadTest::ClosureCallback,
+                                         base::Unretained(this)))),
+        val_(0) {}
+
+  virtual ~ClosureThreadTest() {}
+
+  void ClosureCallback() {
+    // Exit the loop if DoSomething return false.
+    while (operation_.DoSomething())
+      continue;
+  }
+
+  void IncrementVal() { ++val_; }
+
+ protected:
+  int val() { return val_; }
+  void set_val(int val) { val_ = val; }
+
+  MockOperation operation_;
+  scoped_ptr<ClosureThread> thread_;
+
+ private:
+  int val_;
+
+  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(ClosureThreadTest);
+};
+
+TEST_F(ClosureThreadTest, Basic) {
+  EXPECT_CALL(operation_, DoSomething()).WillOnce(Return(false));
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(kThreadNamePrefix, thread_->name_prefix());
+  ASSERT_FALSE(thread_->HasBeenStarted());
+  thread_->Start();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(thread_->HasBeenStarted());
+  thread_->Join();
+}
+
+TEST_F(ClosureThreadTest, CheckInteraction) {
+  base::WaitableEvent event_in_thread(true, false);
+  base::WaitableEvent event_in_main(true, false);
+  set_val(8);
+
+  // Expect the operation to be invoked twice:
+  //   1) When invoked for the first time, increment the value then wait
+  //      for the signal from main event and return true to continue;
+  //   2) When invoked for the second time, increment the value again and
+  //      return true to quit the closure loop.
+  EXPECT_CALL(operation_, DoSomething())
+      .WillOnce(DoAll(Invoke(this, &ClosureThreadTest::IncrementVal),
+                      Invoke(&event_in_main, &base::WaitableEvent::Signal),
+                      Invoke(&event_in_thread, &base::WaitableEvent::Wait),
+                      Return(true)))
+      .WillOnce(DoAll(Invoke(this, &ClosureThreadTest::IncrementVal),
+                      Return(false)));
+
+  thread_->Start();
+
+  // Wait until |thread_| signals the main thread.
+  event_in_main.Wait();
+  EXPECT_EQ(9, val());
+
+  // Signal |thread_| to continue.
+  event_in_thread.Signal();
+  thread_->Join();
+  EXPECT_EQ(10, val());
+}
+
+TEST_F(ClosureThreadTest, NotJoined) {
+  EXPECT_CALL(operation_, DoSomething()).WillOnce(Return(false));
+
+  thread_->Start();
+  // Destroy the thread. The thread should be joined automatically.
+  thread_.reset();
+}
+
+// Expect death if the thread is destroyed without being started.
+TEST_F(ClosureThreadTest, NotStarted) {
+  ASSERT_FALSE(thread_->HasBeenStarted());
+  ClosureThread* thread = thread_.release();
+  EXPECT_DEBUG_DEATH(delete thread, ".*Check failed: HasBeenStarted.*");
+}
+
+}  // namespace media
diff --git a/media/base/media_base.gyp b/media/base/media_base.gyp
index 1af7470254..2a21b3f172 100644
--- a/media/base/media_base.gyp
+++ b/media/base/media_base.gyp
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@
         'buffer_writer.h',
         'byte_queue.cc',
         'byte_queue.h',
+        'closure_thread.cc',
+        'closure_thread.h',
         'container_names.cc',
         'container_names.h',
         'demuxer.cc',
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@
         'aes_encryptor_unittest.cc',
         'bit_reader_unittest.cc',
         'buffer_writer_unittest.cc',
+        'closure_thread_unittest.cc',
         'container_names_unittest.cc',
         'fake_prng.cc',  # For rsa_key_unittest
         'fake_prng.h',   # For rsa_key_unittest