diff --git a/src/modules/load_mon/CMakeLists.txt b/src/modules/load_mon/CMakeLists.txt
index 7686770292..52d4350715 100644
--- a/src/modules/load_mon/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/modules/load_mon/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,5 +38,6 @@ px4_add_module(
 	SRCS
 		load_mon.cpp
 	DEPENDS
+		px4_work_queue
 	)
 
diff --git a/src/modules/load_mon/load_mon.cpp b/src/modules/load_mon/load_mon.cpp
index 42a903261c..e561927f53 100644
--- a/src/modules/load_mon/load_mon.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/load_mon/load_mon.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #include <px4_defines.h>
 #include <px4_module.h>
 #include <px4_module_params.h>
-#include <px4_workqueue.h>
+#include <px4_work_queue/ScheduledWorkItem.hpp>
 #include <systemlib/cpuload.h>
 #include <uORB/topics/cpuload.h>
 #include <uORB/topics/task_stack_info.h>
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ extern "C" __EXPORT int load_mon_main(int argc, char *argv[]);
 // Run it at 1 Hz.
 const unsigned LOAD_MON_INTERVAL_US = 1000000;
 
-class LoadMon : public ModuleBase<LoadMon>, public ModuleParams
+class LoadMon : public ModuleBase<LoadMon>, public ModuleParams, public px4::ScheduledWorkItem
 {
 public:
 	LoadMon();
@@ -88,12 +88,11 @@ public:
 	/** @see ModuleBase::print_status() */
 	int print_status() override;
 
-	/** Trampoline for the work queue. */
-	static void cycle_trampoline(void *arg);
+	void start();
 
 private:
 	/** Do a compute and schedule the next cycle. */
-	void _cycle();
+	void Run() override;
 
 	/** Do a calculation of the CPU load and publish it. */
 	void _cpuload();
@@ -113,8 +112,6 @@ private:
 		(ParamBool<px4::params::SYS_STCK_EN>) _param_sys_stck_en
 	)
 
-	work_s _work{};
-
 	orb_advert_t _cpuload_pub{nullptr};
 
 	hrt_abstime _last_idle_time{0};
@@ -125,12 +122,15 @@ private:
 
 LoadMon::LoadMon() :
 	ModuleParams(nullptr),
+	ScheduledWorkItem(px4::wq_configurations::lp_default),
 	_stack_perf(perf_alloc(PC_ELAPSED, "stack_check"))
 {
 }
 
 LoadMon::~LoadMon()
 {
+	ScheduleClear();
+
 	perf_free(_stack_perf);
 }
 
@@ -143,28 +143,22 @@ int LoadMon::task_spawn(int argc, char *argv[])
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	/* Schedule a cycle to start things. */
-	int ret = work_queue(LPWORK, &obj->_work, (worker_t)&LoadMon::cycle_trampoline, obj, 0);
-
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		delete obj;
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	_object.store(obj);
 	_task_id = task_id_is_work_queue;
+
+	/* Schedule a cycle to start things. */
+	obj->start();
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
 void
-LoadMon::cycle_trampoline(void *arg)
+LoadMon::start()
 {
-	LoadMon *dev = reinterpret_cast<LoadMon *>(arg);
-
-	dev->_cycle();
+	ScheduleOnInterval(LOAD_MON_INTERVAL_US);
 }
 
-void LoadMon::_cycle()
+void LoadMon::Run()
 {
 	_cpuload();
 
@@ -176,11 +170,8 @@ void LoadMon::_cycle()
 
 #endif
 
-	if (!should_exit()) {
-		work_queue(LPWORK, &_work, (worker_t)&LoadMon::cycle_trampoline, this,
-			   USEC2TICK(LOAD_MON_INTERVAL_US));
-
-	} else {
+	if (should_exit()) {
+		ScheduleClear();
 		exit_and_cleanup();
 	}
 }