diff --git a/src/queue/src/Worker.php b/src/queue/src/Worker.php
index 2d3f93f56..d535368c8 100644
--- a/src/queue/src/Worker.php
+++ b/src/queue/src/Worker.php
@@ -182,11 +182,11 @@ public function daemon(string $connectionName, string $queue, WorkerOptions $opt
             if ($job) {
                 ++$jobsProcessed;
                 $concurrent->create(fn () => $this->runJob($job, $connectionName, $options));
-            }
 
-            if ($job && $options->rest > 0) {
-                $this->sleep($options->rest);
-            } elseif (! $job && $jobsProcessed) {
+                if ($options->rest > 0) {
+                    $this->sleep($options->rest);
+                }
+            } else {
                 $this->sleep($options->sleep);
             }
 
diff --git a/tests/Queue/QueueWorkerTest.php b/tests/Queue/QueueWorkerTest.php
index 6fd85c062..66268bddf 100644
--- a/tests/Queue/QueueWorkerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Queue/QueueWorkerTest.php
@@ -123,6 +123,22 @@ public function testWorkerCanWorkUntilQueueIsEmpty()
         $this->events->shouldHaveReceived('dispatch')->with(m::type(JobProcessed::class))->twice();
     }
 
+    public function testDaemonSleepsWhenQueueIsEmptyAtStartup()
+    {
+        // Regression: the idle branch must sleep even when $jobsProcessed is still 0
+        // (i.e. on the very first loop iteration with an empty queue).
+        $workerOptions = new WorkerOptions();
+        $workerOptions->stopWhenEmpty = true;
+        $workerOptions->sleep = 5;
+
+        $worker = $this->getWorker('default', ['queue' => []]);
+
+        $status = $worker->daemon('default', 'queue', $workerOptions);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(5, $worker->sleptFor);
+        $this->assertSame(Worker::EXIT_SUCCESS, $status);
+    }
+
     public function testWorkerStopsWhenMemoryExceeded()
     {
         $workerOptions = new WorkerOptions();