diff --git a/feature-detects/workers-sharedworkers.js b/feature-detects/workers-sharedworkers.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a9d78eb326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/feature-detects/workers-sharedworkers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Modernizr.addTest('sharedworkers', function(){
+  return !!window.SharedWorker;
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modernizr.js b/modernizr.js
index 960ca325cd..3aed9b0f26 100644
--- a/modernizr.js
+++ b/modernizr.js
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ window.Modernizr = (function( window, document, undefined ) {
     };
 
 
-    tests['webWorkers'] = function() {
+    tests['webworkers'] = function() {
         return !!window.Worker;
     };