diff --git a/lib_eio/net.ml b/lib_eio/net.ml
index 4be610ad3..03e98713c 100644
--- a/lib_eio/net.ml
+++ b/lib_eio/net.ml
@@ -270,7 +270,21 @@ let with_tcp_connect ?(timeout=Time.Timeout.none) ~host ~service t f =
     let bt = Printexc.get_raw_backtrace () in
     Exn.reraise_with_context ex bt "connecting to %S:%s" host service
 
-let run_server ?(max_connections=Int.max_int) ?shutdown ?(on_error=raise) listening_socket connection_handler =
+  let accept_fork_domain ~on_error (domain_mgr, domains) (t : #listening_socket) connection_handler () =
+  Switch.run @@ fun sw ->
+  let flow, addr = accept ~sw t in
+  Fun.protect
+    (fun () ->
+      Semaphore.acquire domains ;
+      Domain_manager.run domain_mgr (fun () ->
+        match connection_handler (flow :> stream_socket) addr with
+        | x -> x
+        | exception ex -> on_error (Exn.add_context ex "handling connection from %a" Sockaddr.pp addr)
+      )
+    )
+    ~finally:(fun () -> Semaphore.release domains)
+
+let run_server ?(max_connections=Int.max_int) ?shutdown ?(additional_domains) ?(on_error=raise) listening_socket connection_handler =
   (if max_connections < 0 then invalid_arg "max_connections");
   let connections = Semaphore.make max_connections in
   let shutdown =
@@ -282,12 +296,22 @@ let run_server ?(max_connections=Int.max_int) ?shutdown ?(on_error=raise) listen
     connection_handler flow addr ;
     Semaphore.release connections ;
   in
-  let rec loop sw =
+  Switch.run @@ fun sw ->
+  let acceptor : unit -> unit =
+    match additional_domains with
+    | Some (domain_mgr, domains) ->
+      (if domains < 1 then invalid_arg "additional_domains");
+      let domains = Semaphore.make domains in
+      accept_fork_domain (domain_mgr, domains) listening_socket ~on_error connection_handler
+    | None -> (fun () -> accept_fork ~sw listening_socket ~on_error connection_handler)
+  in
+  let rec loop () =
     Fiber.first
       (fun () ->
-        Semaphore.acquire connections ;
-        accept_fork ~sw listening_socket ~on_error connection_handler ;
-        loop sw )
+        Semaphore.acquire connections;
+        acceptor ();
+        loop ()
+      )
       (fun () -> Promise.await shutdown )
   in
-  Switch.run (fun sw -> loop sw)
+  loop ()
diff --git a/lib_eio/net.mli b/lib_eio/net.mli
index 59e10dfb9..0b17578f3 100644
--- a/lib_eio/net.mli
+++ b/lib_eio/net.mli
@@ -210,25 +210,37 @@ val accept_sub :
 val run_server :
   ?max_connections:int ->
   ?shutdown:unit Promise.t ->
+  ?additional_domains:(#Domain_manager.t * int) ->
   ?on_error:(exn -> unit) ->
   #listening_socket ->
   connection_handler ->
   unit
-(** [run_server sock conn_handler] establishes a concurrent socket server [s]. [s] runs on a {e single}
-    OCaml {!module:Stdlib.Domain}. It listens to incoming client connections as specified by socket [sock].
-    On a successful establishment of client connection with [s], [conn_handler] is executed. Otherwise [on_error]
-    is executed.
+(** [run_server sock connection_handler] establishes a concurrent socket server [s]. It listens to incoming client
+    connections as specified by socket [sock]. On a successful establishment of client connection with [s],
+    [connection_handler] is executed. Otherwise [on_error] is executed.
+
+    {b Running Parallel Server}
+
+    By default [s] runs on a {e single} OCaml {!module:Domain}. However, if [additional_domains:(domain_mgr, domains)]
+    parameter is given, then [s] will run [connection_handler] in parallel over the specified number of [domains]. In 
+    such cases ensure that [connection_handler] only accesses thread-safe values. Addtionally, it is recommended that
+    [domains] value not exceed the value that is reported by {!val:Domain.recommended_domain_count} minus 1, i.e.
+    [domains < Domain.recommended_domain_count - 1]. It has been observed that doing so results in a performance 
+    regression.
 
-    @param on_error is a connection error handler. By defailt it is set to {!val:raise}.
     @param max_connections determines the maximum number of concurrent connections accepted by [s] at any time.
                            The default is [Int.max_int].
-
     @param shutdown is a promise instance awaiting a [unit] value of [()]. Fulfillment of this promise notifies [s]
-                    to stop accepting incoming client connection requests. If this parameter is not
-                    given and/or is never fulfilled - the default setting - [s] keeps accepting client connections
-                    indefinitely.
+                    to stop accepting incoming client connection requests. If this parameter is not given and/or is
+                    never fulfilled - the default setting - [s] keeps accepting client connections indefinitely. Note
+                    however that fulfilling [shutdown] promise instance doesn't cancel currently executing fibers.
+
+    @param additional_domains is [(domain_mgr, domains)] where [domains] denotes the additional domains that [s] 
+                              will to execute [connection_handler].
+    @param on_error is a connection error handler. By defailt it is set to {!val:raise}.
 
-    @raise Invalid_argument if [max_connections < 0]. *)
+    @raise Invalid_argument if [max_connections < 0].
+                            if [additional_domains = (domain_mgr, domains)] is used and [domains < 1]. *)
 
 (** {2 Datagram Sockets} *)