diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1a1f6d8..bc402bc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ option(ENABLE_SHARED "Build shared library" ON)
 option(ENABLE_PROFILING "Enable asan" OFF)
 mark_as_advanced(ENABLE_PROFILING)
 
-set(SOURCE_LIST "src/filerd.cpp")
+set(SOURCE_LIST "src/filerd.cpp" "src/threadpool.cpp")
 add_library(ensure OBJECT "src/ensure.cpp")
 target_compile_options(ensure PRIVATE -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -std=c++17)
 if(ENABLE_SHARED)
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ if(ENABLE_PROFILING)
 	target_link_options(rexy PRIVATE -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fno-optimize-sibling-calls)
 endif()
 
-set(LIBREXY_PUBLIC_HEADERS "include/rexy/traits.hpp" "include/rexy/steal.hpp" "include/rexy/binary.hpp" "include/rexy/expression.hpp" "include/rexy/binary.tpp" "include/rexy/string_base.hpp" "include/rexy/string.hpp" "include/rexy/filerd.hpp" "include/rexy/string_base.tpp")
+set(LIBREXY_PUBLIC_HEADERS "include/rexy/traits.hpp" "include/rexy/steal.hpp" "include/rexy/binary.hpp" "include/rexy/expression.hpp" "include/rexy/binary.tpp" "include/rexy/string_base.hpp" "include/rexy/string.hpp" "include/rexy/filerd.hpp" "include/rexy/string_base.tpp" "include/rexy/threadpool.hpp")
 target_compile_options(rexy PRIVATE -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -std=c++17)
 
 install(TARGETS rexy
diff --git a/include/rexy/threadpool.hpp b/include/rexy/threadpool.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f50913
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/rexy/threadpool.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#ifndef REXY_THREADPOOL_HPP
+#define REXY_THREADPOOL_HPP
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <queue>
+#include <condition_variable>
+#include <mutex> //unique_lock, scoped_lock
+#include <shared_mutex> //shared_mutex, shared_lock
+#include <atomic> //atomic_bool
+#include <memory> //shared_ptr
+#include <future> //future, packaged_task
+#include <functional> //function, bind
+#include <utility> //move, forward
+
+namespace rexy{
+
+	class threadpool
+	{
+	private:
+		using mutex_t = std::shared_mutex;
+		using write_lock_t = std::unique_lock<mutex_t>;
+		using read_lock_t = std::shared_lock<mutex_t>;
+
+	private:
+		mutable read_lock_t m_ctor_lock;
+		mutable std::condition_variable_any m_qcv;
+		mutable mutex_t m_qlk;
+
+		std::vector<std::thread> m_workers;
+		std::queue<std::function<void()>> m_jobs;
+		std::atomic_bool m_valid = true;
+
+	public:
+		explicit threadpool(int numthreads = std::thread::hardware_concurrency());
+		threadpool(const threadpool&);
+		threadpool(threadpool&&);
+		~threadpool(void);
+
+		threadpool& operator=(const threadpool&) = delete;
+		threadpool& operator=(threadpool&&) = delete;
+
+		template<class Func, class... Args>
+		auto add_job(Func&& f, Args&&... args) -> std::future<decltype(std::forward<Func>(f)(std::forward<Args>(args)...))>;
+
+	private:
+		void worker_loop(void);
+	};
+
+	template<class Func, class... Args>
+	auto threadpool::add_job(Func&& f, Args&&... args) -> std::future<decltype(std::forward<Func>(f)(std::forward<Args>(args)...))>{
+		using return_t = decltype(std::forward<Func>(f)(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
+		using task_t = std::packaged_task<return_t(void)>;
+
+		//shared pointer to a packaged task which takes no arguments in operator()
+		std::shared_ptr<task_t> task_ptr = std::make_shared<task_t>(std::bind(std::forward<Func>(f), std::forward<Args>(args)...));
+
+		{
+			write_lock_t lk(m_qlk);
+			//make a copy of the shared pointer by capturing by-value
+			m_jobs.emplace([task_ptr]{(*task_ptr)();});
+		}
+
+		//wakeup a worker to run the job
+		m_qcv.notify_one();
+		return task_ptr->get_future();
+	}
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/threadpool.cpp b/src/threadpool.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecd05f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/threadpool.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#include "rexy/threadpool.hpp"
+
+#include <utility> //move, forward
+
+namespace rexy{
+
+	threadpool::threadpool(int numthreads){
+		for(int i = 0;i < numthreads;++i){
+			m_workers.emplace_back(&threadpool::worker_loop, this);
+		}
+	}
+	void threadpool::worker_loop(void){
+		while(m_valid){
+			write_lock_t lk(m_qlk);
+			//wait for wakeup, continue if the threadpool is dead or there is a job to run
+			m_qcv.wait(lk, [this]{return !m_valid || !m_jobs.empty();});
+
+			//if the threadpool is dead, kill ourself
+			if(!m_valid){
+				return;
+			}
+
+			//steal job from queue
+			auto job = std::move(m_jobs.front());
+			m_jobs.pop();
+
+			lk.unlock();
+			job();
+		}
+	}
+	threadpool::threadpool(const threadpool& other):
+		m_ctor_lock(other.m_qlk),
+		m_jobs(other.m_jobs),
+		m_valid(true)
+	{
+		for(size_t i = 0;i < other.m_workers.size();++i){
+			m_workers.emplace_back(&threadpool::worker_loop, this);
+		}
+		m_qcv.notify_all();
+	}
+	threadpool::threadpool(threadpool&& other):
+		m_ctor_lock(other.m_qlk),
+		m_workers(std::move(other.m_workers)),
+		m_jobs(std::move(other.m_jobs)),
+		m_valid(other.m_valid.exchange(false))
+	{
+		m_ctor_lock.unlock();
+	}
+	threadpool::~threadpool(void){
+		m_valid = false;
+		//wakeup all workers and end them
+		m_qcv.notify_all();
+		for(auto& thread : m_workers){
+			thread.join();
+		}
+	}
+
+}