diff --git a/elasticsearch/helpers/parallel.py b/elasticsearch/helpers/parallel.py
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+from multiprocessing.dummy import Pool
+from queue import Empty, Queue
+
+from threading import Event
+
+from . import streaming_bulk
+
+def consume(queue, done):
+    """
+    Create an iterator on top of a Queue.
+    """
+    while True:
+        try:
+            yield queue.get(True, .01)
+        except Empty:
+            if done.is_set():
+                break
+
+def wrapped_bulk(client, input, output, done, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Wrap a call to streaming_bulk by feeding it data frm a queue and writing
+    the outputs to another queue.
+    """
+    try:
+        for result in streaming_bulk(client, consume(input, done), **kwargs):
+            output.put(result)
+    except:
+        done.set()
+        raise
+
+def feed_data(actions, input, done):
+    """
+    Feed data from an iterator into a queue.
+    """
+    for a in actions:
+        input.put(a, True)
+
+        # error short-circuit
+        if done.is_set():
+            break
+    done.set()
+
+
+def parallel_bulk(client, actions, thread_count=5, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Paralel version of the bulk helper. It runs a thread pool with a thread for
+    a producer and ``thread_count`` threads for.
+    """
+    done = Event()
+    input, output = Queue(), Queue()
+    pool = Pool(thread_count + 1)
+
+    results = [
+        pool.apply_async(wrapped_bulk, (client, input, output, done), kwargs)
+        for _ in range(thread_count)]
+    pool.apply_async(feed_data, (actions, input, done))
+
+    while True:
+        try:
+            yield output.get(True, .01)
+        except Empty:
+            if done.is_set() and all(r.ready() for r in results):
+                break
+
+    pool.close()
+    pool.join()