diff --git a/faraday.gemspec b/faraday.gemspec
index b684baac0..42a7e7679 100644
--- a/faraday.gemspec
+++ b/faraday.gemspec
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
   spec.required_ruby_version = '>= 2.3'
 
+  spec.add_dependency 'connection_pool', '~> 2.2'
   spec.add_dependency 'multipart-post', '>= 1.2', '< 3'
 
   spec.require_paths = %w[lib spec/external_adapters]
diff --git a/lib/faraday/adapter.rb b/lib/faraday/adapter.rb
index 6a3bb7d5c..676e1713e 100644
--- a/lib/faraday/adapter.rb
+++ b/lib/faraday/adapter.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require 'faraday/adapter/concerns/connection_pooling'
+
 module Faraday
   # Base class for all Faraday adapters. Adapters are
   # responsible for fulfilling a Faraday request.
@@ -40,10 +42,14 @@ def inherited(subclass)
     extend Parallelism
     self.supports_parallel = false
 
+    include ConnectionPooling
+    self.supports_pooling = false
+
     def initialize(_app = nil, opts = {}, &block)
       @app = ->(env) { env.response }
       @connection_options = opts
       @config_block = block
+      initialize_pool(opts[:pool] || {}) if self.class.supports_pooling
     end
 
     def call(env)
diff --git a/lib/faraday/adapter/concerns/connection_pooling.rb b/lib/faraday/adapter/concerns/connection_pooling.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4851301b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/faraday/adapter/concerns/connection_pooling.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# This module marks an Adapter as supporting connection pooling.
+module ConnectionPooling
+  def self.included(base)
+    base.extend(ClassMethods)
+  end
+
+  # Class methods injected into the class including this module.
+  module ClassMethods
+    attr_accessor :supports_pooling
+
+    def inherited(subclass)
+      super
+      subclass.supports_pooling = supports_pooling
+    end
+  end
+
+  attr_reader :pool
+
+  MISSING_CONNECTION_ERROR = 'You need to define a `connection` method' \
+    'in order to support connection pooling!'
+
+  # Initializes the connection pool.
+  #
+  # @param opts [Hash] the options to pass to `ConnectionPool` initializer.
+  def initialize_pool(opts = {})
+    ensure_connection_defined!
+    @pool = ConnectionPool.new(opts, &method(:connection))
+  end
+
+  # Checks if `connection` method exists and raises an error otherwise.
+  def ensure_connection_defined!
+    return if self.class.method_defined?(:connection)
+
+    raise NoMethodError, MISSING_CONNECTION_ERROR
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/faraday/adapter/httpclient.rb b/lib/faraday/adapter/httpclient.rb
index e0ac23c7e..1553e94f8 100644
--- a/lib/faraday/adapter/httpclient.rb
+++ b/lib/faraday/adapter/httpclient.rb
@@ -6,43 +6,19 @@ class Adapter
     class HTTPClient < Faraday::Adapter
       dependency 'httpclient'
 
-      # @return [HTTPClient]
-      def client
-        @client ||= ::HTTPClient.new
+      self.supports_pooling = true
+
+      def connection
+        ::HTTPClient.new
       end
 
       def call(env)
         super
 
-        # enable compression
-        client.transparent_gzip_decompression = true
-
-        if (req = env[:request])
-          if (proxy = req[:proxy])
-            configure_proxy proxy
-          end
-
-          if (bind = req[:bind])
-            configure_socket bind
-          end
-
-          configure_timeouts req
-        end
-
-        if env[:url].scheme == 'https' && (ssl = env[:ssl])
-          configure_ssl ssl
+        resp = pool.with do |client|
+          perform_request(client, env)
         end
 
-        configure_client
-
-        # TODO: Don't stream yet.
-        # https://github.com/nahi/httpclient/pull/90
-        env[:body] = env[:body].read if env[:body].respond_to? :read
-
-        resp = client.request env[:method], env[:url],
-                              body: env[:body],
-                              header: env[:request_headers]
-
         if (req = env[:request]).stream_response?
           warn "Streaming downloads for #{self.class.name} " \
             'are not yet implemented.'
@@ -70,8 +46,37 @@ def call(env)
         raise
       end
 
+      def perform_request(client, env)
+        # enable compression
+        client.transparent_gzip_decompression = true
+
+        if (req = env[:request])
+          configure_proxy(client, req[:proxy]) if req[:proxy]
+          configure_socket(client, req[:bind]) if req[:bind]
+          configure_timeouts(client, req)
+        end
+
+        if env[:url].scheme == 'https' && (ssl = env[:ssl])
+          configure_ssl(client, ssl)
+        end
+
+        configure_client(client)
+
+        # TODO: Don't stream yet.
+        # https://github.com/nahi/httpclient/pull/90
+        env[:body] = env[:body].read if env[:body].respond_to? :read
+
+        client.request env[:method], env[:url],
+                       body: env[:body],
+                       header: env[:request_headers]
+      end
+
+      def configure_client(client)
+        @config_block&.call(client)
+      end
+
       # @param bind [Hash]
-      def configure_socket(bind)
+      def configure_socket(client, bind)
         client.socket_local.host = bind[:host]
         client.socket_local.port = bind[:port]
       end
@@ -79,7 +84,7 @@ def configure_socket(bind)
       # Configure proxy URI and any user credentials.
       #
       # @param proxy [Hash]
-      def configure_proxy(proxy)
+      def configure_proxy(client, proxy)
         client.proxy = proxy[:uri]
         return unless proxy[:user] && proxy[:password]
 
@@ -87,37 +92,33 @@ def configure_proxy(proxy)
       end
 
       # @param ssl [Hash]
-      def configure_ssl(ssl)
+      def configure_ssl(client, ssl)
         ssl_config = client.ssl_config
         ssl_config.verify_mode = ssl_verify_mode(ssl)
         ssl_config.cert_store = ssl_cert_store(ssl)
 
-        ssl_config.add_trust_ca ssl[:ca_file]        if ssl[:ca_file]
-        ssl_config.add_trust_ca ssl[:ca_path]        if ssl[:ca_path]
-        ssl_config.client_cert  = ssl[:client_cert]  if ssl[:client_cert]
-        ssl_config.client_key   = ssl[:client_key]   if ssl[:client_key]
+        ssl_config.add_trust_ca ssl[:ca_file] if ssl[:ca_file]
+        ssl_config.add_trust_ca ssl[:ca_path] if ssl[:ca_path]
+        ssl_config.client_cert = ssl[:client_cert] if ssl[:client_cert]
+        ssl_config.client_key = ssl[:client_key] if ssl[:client_key]
         ssl_config.verify_depth = ssl[:verify_depth] if ssl[:verify_depth]
       end
 
       # @param req [Hash]
-      def configure_timeouts(req)
-        configure_timeout(req) if req[:timeout]
-        configure_open_timeout(req) if req[:open_timeout]
+      def configure_timeouts(client, req)
+        configure_timeout(client, req) if req[:timeout]
+        configure_open_timeout(client, req) if req[:open_timeout]
       end
 
-      def configure_timeout(req)
-        client.connect_timeout   = req[:timeout]
-        client.receive_timeout   = req[:timeout]
-        client.send_timeout      = req[:timeout]
+      def configure_timeout(client, req)
+        client.connect_timeout = req[:timeout]
+        client.receive_timeout = req[:timeout]
+        client.send_timeout = req[:timeout]
       end
 
-      def configure_open_timeout(req)
-        client.connect_timeout   = req[:open_timeout]
-        client.send_timeout      = req[:open_timeout]
-      end
-
-      def configure_client
-        @config_block&.call(client)
+      def configure_open_timeout(client, req)
+        client.connect_timeout = req[:open_timeout]
+        client.send_timeout = req[:open_timeout]
       end
 
       # @param ssl [Hash]
diff --git a/lib/faraday/adapter/patron.rb b/lib/faraday/adapter/patron.rb
index 3020dcf4b..3d439ef56 100644
--- a/lib/faraday/adapter/patron.rb
+++ b/lib/faraday/adapter/patron.rb
@@ -6,39 +6,19 @@ class Adapter
     class Patron < Faraday::Adapter
       dependency 'patron'
 
+      self.supports_pooling = true
+      def connection
+        ::Patron::Session.new
+      end
+
       def call(env)
         super
         # TODO: support streaming requests
         env[:body] = env[:body].read if env[:body].respond_to? :read
 
-        session = ::Patron::Session.new
-        @config_block&.call(session)
-        if (env[:url].scheme == 'https') && env[:ssl]
-          configure_ssl(session, env[:ssl])
-        end
-
-        if (req = env[:request])
-          if req[:timeout]
-            session.timeout = session.connect_timeout = req[:timeout]
-          end
-          session.connect_timeout = req[:open_timeout] if req[:open_timeout]
-
-          if (proxy = req[:proxy])
-            proxy_uri = proxy[:uri].dup
-            proxy_uri.user = proxy[:user] &&
-                             Utils.escape(proxy[:user]).gsub('+', '%20')
-            proxy_uri.password = proxy[:password] &&
-                                 Utils.escape(proxy[:password]).gsub('+', '%20')
-            session.proxy = proxy_uri.to_s
-          end
-        end
-
-        response = begin
-          data = env[:body] ? env[:body].to_s : nil
-          session.request(env[:method], env[:url].to_s,
-                          env[:request_headers], data: data)
-                   rescue Errno::ECONNREFUSED, ::Patron::ConnectionFailed
-                     raise Faraday::ConnectionFailed, $ERROR_INFO
+        response = pool.with do |session|
+          @config_block&.call(session)
+          perform_request(session, env)
         end
 
         if (req = env[:request]).stream_response?
@@ -83,6 +63,36 @@ def call(env)
         end
       end
 
+      def perform_request(session, env)
+        if (env[:url].scheme == 'https') && env[:ssl]
+          configure_ssl(session, env[:ssl])
+        end
+
+        if (req = env[:request])
+          if req[:timeout]
+            session.timeout = session.connect_timeout = req[:timeout]
+          end
+          session.connect_timeout = req[:open_timeout] if req[:open_timeout]
+
+          if (proxy = req[:proxy])
+            proxy_uri = proxy[:uri].dup
+            proxy_uri.user = proxy[:user] &&
+                             Utils.escape(proxy[:user]).gsub('+', '%20')
+            proxy_uri.password = proxy[:password] &&
+                                 Utils.escape(proxy[:password]).gsub('+', '%20')
+            session.proxy = proxy_uri.to_s
+          end
+        end
+
+        begin
+          data = env[:body] ? env[:body].to_s : nil
+          session.request(env[:method], env[:url].to_s,
+                          env[:request_headers], data: data)
+        rescue Errno::ECONNREFUSED, ::Patron::ConnectionFailed
+          raise Faraday::ConnectionFailed, $ERROR_INFO
+        end
+      end
+
       def configure_ssl(session, ssl)
         if ssl.fetch(:verify, true)
           session.cacert = ssl[:ca_file]
diff --git a/spec/faraday/adapter/httpclient_spec.rb b/spec/faraday/adapter/httpclient_spec.rb
index d3fb5f0e5..1fbc5da71 100644
--- a/spec/faraday/adapter/httpclient_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/faraday/adapter/httpclient_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 RSpec.describe Faraday::Adapter::HTTPClient do
   features :request_body_on_query_methods, :reason_phrase_parse, :compression,
-           :trace_method, :connect_method, :local_socket_binding
+           :trace_method, :connect_method, :local_socket_binding, :pooling
 
   it_behaves_like 'an adapter'
 
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@
       client.ssl_config.timeout = 25
     end
 
-    client = adapter.client
-    adapter.configure_client
+    adapter.pool.with do |client|
+      adapter.configure_client(client)
 
-    expect(client.keep_alive_timeout).to eq(20)
-    expect(client.ssl_config.timeout).to eq(25)
+      expect(client.keep_alive_timeout).to eq(20)
+      expect(client.ssl_config.timeout).to eq(25)
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/faraday/adapter/patron_spec.rb b/spec/faraday/adapter/patron_spec.rb
index 812fd1a06..d60fca9ee 100644
--- a/spec/faraday/adapter/patron_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/faraday/adapter/patron_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 RSpec.describe Faraday::Adapter::Patron do
-  features :reason_phrase_parse
+  features :reason_phrase_parse, :pooling
 
   it_behaves_like 'an adapter'
 
diff --git a/spec/support/shared_examples/request_method.rb b/spec/support/shared_examples/request_method.rb
index 8e2828a21..265ab70c0 100644
--- a/spec/support/shared_examples/request_method.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shared_examples/request_method.rb
@@ -227,8 +227,39 @@
 
   it 'handles proxy failures' do
     conn_options[:proxy] = 'http://google.co.uk'
+
     request_stub.to_return(status: 407)
 
     expect { conn.public_send(http_method, '/') }.to raise_error(Faraday::ProxyAuthError)
   end
+
+  on_feature :pooling do
+    context 'accessing the pool' do
+      before do
+        @pool = nil
+        allow_any_instance_of(described_class).to receive(:pool).and_wrap_original do |m, *args|
+          @pool ||= m.call(*args)
+        end
+
+        request_stub.disable
+      end
+
+      it 'uses a connection_pool internally' do
+        # Injects expectation on request execution
+        request_stub.to_return do |_|
+          expect(@pool.available).to eq(@pool.size - 1)
+          { body: '' }
+        end
+
+        conn.public_send(http_method, '/')
+      end
+
+      it 'passes pool options to the connection pool' do
+        adapter_options << { pool: { size: 3 } }
+
+        conn.public_send(http_method, '/')
+        expect(@pool.size).to eq(3)
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end