diff --git a/openapi/openapiv2.json b/openapi/openapiv2.json
index bf8692b66..7715ad6a7 100644
--- a/openapi/openapiv2.json
+++ b/openapi/openapiv2.json
@@ -1895,14 +1895,15 @@
           },
           {
             "name": "taskQueue.kind",
-            "description": "Default: TASK_QUEUE_KIND_NORMAL.\n\n - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_UNSPECIFIED: Tasks from any non workflow task may be unspecified.\n\nTask queue kind is used to differentiate whether a workflow task queue is sticky or \nnormal. If a task is not a workflow task, Task queue kind will sometimes be \nunspecified.\n - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_NORMAL: Tasks from a normal workflow task queue always include complete workflow history\n\nThe task queue specified by the user is always a normal task queue. There can be as many\nworkers as desired for a single normal task queue. All those workers may pick up tasks from\nthat queue.\n - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_STICKY: A sticky queue only includes new history since the last workflow task, and they are\nper-worker.\n\nSticky queues are created dynamically by each worker during their start up. They only exist\nfor the lifetime of the worker process. Tasks in a sticky task queue are only available to\nthe worker that created the sticky queue.\n\nSticky queues are only for workflow tasks. There are no sticky task queues for activities.",
+            "description": "Default: TASK_QUEUE_KIND_NORMAL.\n\n - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_UNSPECIFIED: Tasks from any non workflow task may be unspecified.\n\nTask queue kind is used to differentiate whether a workflow task queue is sticky or \nnormal. If a task is not a workflow task, Task queue kind will sometimes be \nunspecified.\n - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_NORMAL: Tasks from a normal workflow task queue always include complete workflow history\n\nThe task queue specified by the user is always a normal task queue. There can be as many\nworkers as desired for a single normal task queue. All those workers may pick up tasks from\nthat queue.\n - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_STICKY: A sticky queue only includes new history since the last workflow task, and they are\nper-worker.\n\nSticky queues are created dynamically by each worker during their start up. They only exist\nfor the lifetime of the worker process. Tasks in a sticky task queue are only available to\nthe worker that created the sticky queue.\n\nSticky queues are only for workflow tasks. There are no sticky task queues for activities.\n - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_WORKER_COMMANDS: A worker-commands task queue is used for server-to-worker communication (e.g. activity\ncancellations). These queues are per-worker and only exist for the lifetime of the worker\nprocess.",
             "in": "query",
             "required": false,
             "type": "string",
             "enum": [
               "TASK_QUEUE_KIND_UNSPECIFIED",
               "TASK_QUEUE_KIND_NORMAL",
-              "TASK_QUEUE_KIND_STICKY"
+              "TASK_QUEUE_KIND_STICKY",
+              "TASK_QUEUE_KIND_WORKER_COMMANDS"
             ],
             "default": "TASK_QUEUE_KIND_UNSPECIFIED"
           },
@@ -6632,14 +6633,15 @@
           },
           {
             "name": "taskQueue.kind",
-            "description": "Default: TASK_QUEUE_KIND_NORMAL.\n\n - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_UNSPECIFIED: Tasks from any non workflow task may be unspecified.\n\nTask queue kind is used to differentiate whether a workflow task queue is sticky or \nnormal. If a task is not a workflow task, Task queue kind will sometimes be \nunspecified.\n - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_NORMAL: Tasks from a normal workflow task queue always include complete workflow history\n\nThe task queue specified by the user is always a normal task queue. There can be as many\nworkers as desired for a single normal task queue. All those workers may pick up tasks from\nthat queue.\n - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_STICKY: A sticky queue only includes new history since the last workflow task, and they are\nper-worker.\n\nSticky queues are created dynamically by each worker during their start up. They only exist\nfor the lifetime of the worker process. Tasks in a sticky task queue are only available to\nthe worker that created the sticky queue.\n\nSticky queues are only for workflow tasks. There are no sticky task queues for activities.",
+            "description": "Default: TASK_QUEUE_KIND_NORMAL.\n\n - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_UNSPECIFIED: Tasks from any non workflow task may be unspecified.\n\nTask queue kind is used to differentiate whether a workflow task queue is sticky or \nnormal. If a task is not a workflow task, Task queue kind will sometimes be \nunspecified.\n - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_NORMAL: Tasks from a normal workflow task queue always include complete workflow history\n\nThe task queue specified by the user is always a normal task queue. There can be as many\nworkers as desired for a single normal task queue. All those workers may pick up tasks from\nthat queue.\n - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_STICKY: A sticky queue only includes new history since the last workflow task, and they are\nper-worker.\n\nSticky queues are created dynamically by each worker during their start up. They only exist\nfor the lifetime of the worker process. Tasks in a sticky task queue are only available to\nthe worker that created the sticky queue.\n\nSticky queues are only for workflow tasks. There are no sticky task queues for activities.\n - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_WORKER_COMMANDS: A worker-commands task queue is used for server-to-worker communication (e.g. activity\ncancellations). These queues are per-worker and only exist for the lifetime of the worker\nprocess.",
             "in": "query",
             "required": false,
             "type": "string",
             "enum": [
               "TASK_QUEUE_KIND_UNSPECIFIED",
               "TASK_QUEUE_KIND_NORMAL",
-              "TASK_QUEUE_KIND_STICKY"
+              "TASK_QUEUE_KIND_STICKY",
+              "TASK_QUEUE_KIND_WORKER_COMMANDS"
             ],
             "default": "TASK_QUEUE_KIND_UNSPECIFIED"
           },
@@ -16739,10 +16741,11 @@
       "enum": [
         "TASK_QUEUE_KIND_UNSPECIFIED",
         "TASK_QUEUE_KIND_NORMAL",
-        "TASK_QUEUE_KIND_STICKY"
+        "TASK_QUEUE_KIND_STICKY",
+        "TASK_QUEUE_KIND_WORKER_COMMANDS"
       ],
       "default": "TASK_QUEUE_KIND_UNSPECIFIED",
-      "description": " - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_UNSPECIFIED: Tasks from any non workflow task may be unspecified.\n\nTask queue kind is used to differentiate whether a workflow task queue is sticky or \nnormal. If a task is not a workflow task, Task queue kind will sometimes be \nunspecified.\n - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_NORMAL: Tasks from a normal workflow task queue always include complete workflow history\n\nThe task queue specified by the user is always a normal task queue. There can be as many\nworkers as desired for a single normal task queue. All those workers may pick up tasks from\nthat queue.\n - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_STICKY: A sticky queue only includes new history since the last workflow task, and they are\nper-worker.\n\nSticky queues are created dynamically by each worker during their start up. They only exist\nfor the lifetime of the worker process. Tasks in a sticky task queue are only available to\nthe worker that created the sticky queue.\n\nSticky queues are only for workflow tasks. There are no sticky task queues for activities."
+      "description": " - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_UNSPECIFIED: Tasks from any non workflow task may be unspecified.\n\nTask queue kind is used to differentiate whether a workflow task queue is sticky or \nnormal. If a task is not a workflow task, Task queue kind will sometimes be \nunspecified.\n - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_NORMAL: Tasks from a normal workflow task queue always include complete workflow history\n\nThe task queue specified by the user is always a normal task queue. There can be as many\nworkers as desired for a single normal task queue. All those workers may pick up tasks from\nthat queue.\n - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_STICKY: A sticky queue only includes new history since the last workflow task, and they are\nper-worker.\n\nSticky queues are created dynamically by each worker during their start up. They only exist\nfor the lifetime of the worker process. Tasks in a sticky task queue are only available to\nthe worker that created the sticky queue.\n\nSticky queues are only for workflow tasks. There are no sticky task queues for activities.\n - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_WORKER_COMMANDS: A worker-commands task queue is used for server-to-worker communication (e.g. activity\ncancellations). These queues are per-worker and only exist for the lifetime of the worker\nprocess."
     },
     "v1TaskQueueReachability": {
       "type": "object",
diff --git a/openapi/openapiv3.yaml b/openapi/openapiv3.yaml
index c4ee8a0b6..a92f63a1e 100644
--- a/openapi/openapiv3.yaml
+++ b/openapi/openapiv3.yaml
@@ -1812,6 +1812,7 @@ paths:
               - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_UNSPECIFIED
               - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_NORMAL
               - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_STICKY
+              - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_WORKER_COMMANDS
             type: string
             format: enum
         - name: taskQueue.normalName
@@ -6046,6 +6047,7 @@ paths:
               - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_UNSPECIFIED
               - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_NORMAL
               - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_STICKY
+              - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_WORKER_COMMANDS
             type: string
             format: enum
         - name: taskQueue.normalName
@@ -14759,6 +14761,7 @@ components:
             - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_UNSPECIFIED
             - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_NORMAL
             - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_STICKY
+            - TASK_QUEUE_KIND_WORKER_COMMANDS
           type: string
           description: 'Default: TASK_QUEUE_KIND_NORMAL.'
           format: enum
diff --git a/temporal/api/enums/v1/task_queue.proto b/temporal/api/enums/v1/task_queue.proto
index b54f8f18b..87102aa10 100644
--- a/temporal/api/enums/v1/task_queue.proto
+++ b/temporal/api/enums/v1/task_queue.proto
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ enum TaskQueueKind {
     //
     // Sticky queues are only for workflow tasks. There are no sticky task queues for activities.
     TASK_QUEUE_KIND_STICKY = 2;
+    // A worker-commands task queue is used for server-to-worker communication (e.g. activity
+    // cancellations). These queues are per-worker and only exist for the lifetime of the worker
+    // process.
+    TASK_QUEUE_KIND_WORKER_COMMANDS = 3;
 }
 
 enum TaskQueueType {