diff --git a/app/models/miq_server/worker_management/monitor.rb b/app/models/miq_server/worker_management/monitor.rb
index 60047f0ed44..7cb48102330 100644
--- a/app/models/miq_server/worker_management/monitor.rb
+++ b/app/models/miq_server/worker_management/monitor.rb
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ def sync_from_system
   def cleanup_orphaned_worker_rows
     if podified?
       unless current_pods.empty?
-        orphaned_rows = miq_workers.where.not(:system_uid => current_pods.keys)
+        # Cockpit is a threaded worker in the orchestrator that spins off a process it monitors and isn't a pod worker.
+        orphaned_rows = miq_workers.where.not(:type => %w[MiqCockpitWsWorker]).where.not(:system_uid => current_pods.keys)
         unless orphaned_rows.empty?
           _log.warn("Removing orphaned worker rows without corresponding pods: #{orphaned_rows.collect(&:system_uid).inspect}")
           orphaned_rows.destroy_all
diff --git a/spec/models/miq_server/worker_management/monitor_spec.rb b/spec/models/miq_server/worker_management/monitor_spec.rb
index 00b13130b59..4e07ecc4d65 100644
--- a/spec/models/miq_server/worker_management/monitor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/miq_server/worker_management/monitor_spec.rb
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@
           server.cleanup_orphaned_worker_rows
           expect(MiqWorker.count).to eq(2)
         end
+
+        it "skips MiqCockpitWsWorker rows" do
+          worker.update(:system_uid => "an_actual_guid", :type => "MiqCockpitWsWorker")
+          server.cleanup_orphaned_worker_rows
+          expect(MiqCockpitWsWorker.count).to eq(1)
+        end
       end
     end