diff --git a/Package.swift b/Package.swift
index 679c12f0..1ccf15c4 100644
--- a/Package.swift
+++ b/Package.swift
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ let package = Package(
         .package(url: "https://github.com/swift-server/async-http-client.git", from: "1.20.1"),
         .package(url: "https://github.com/orlandos-nl/DNSClient.git", from: "2.4.1"),
         .package(url: "https://github.com/Bouke/DNS.git", from: "1.2.0"),
-        .package(url: "https://github.com/apple/containerization.git", exact: Version(stringLiteral: scVersion)),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/apple/containerization.git", branch: "main"),
     ],
     targets: [
         .executableTarget(
diff --git a/Sources/ContainerClient/Core/ClientImage.swift b/Sources/ContainerClient/Core/ClientImage.swift
index e0c6eaa0..128e61cd 100644
--- a/Sources/ContainerClient/Core/ClientImage.swift
+++ b/Sources/ContainerClient/Core/ClientImage.swift
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ extension ClientImage {
         })
     }
 
-    public static func pull(reference: String, platform: Platform? = nil, scheme: RequestScheme = .auto, progressUpdate: ProgressUpdateHandler? = nil) async throws -> ClientImage {
+    public static func pull(reference: String, platform: Platform? = nil, scheme: RequestScheme = .auto, progressUpdate: ProgressUpdateHandler? = nil, maxConcurrentDownloads: Int = 3) async throws -> ClientImage {
         let client = newXPCClient()
         let request = newRequest(.imagePull)
 
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ extension ClientImage {
 
         let insecure = try scheme.schemeFor(host: host) == .http
         request.set(key: .insecureFlag, value: insecure)
+        request.set(key: .maxConcurrentDownloads, value: Int64(maxConcurrentDownloads))
 
         var progressUpdateClient: ProgressUpdateClient?
         if let progressUpdate {
@@ -293,7 +294,7 @@ extension ClientImage {
         return (digests, size)
     }
 
-    public static func fetch(reference: String, platform: Platform? = nil, scheme: RequestScheme = .auto, progressUpdate: ProgressUpdateHandler? = nil) async throws -> ClientImage
+    public static func fetch(reference: String, platform: Platform? = nil, scheme: RequestScheme = .auto, progressUpdate: ProgressUpdateHandler? = nil, maxConcurrentDownloads: Int = 3) async throws -> ClientImage
     {
         do {
             let match = try await self.get(reference: reference)
@@ -307,7 +308,7 @@ extension ClientImage {
             guard err.isCode(.notFound) else {
                 throw err
             }
-            return try await Self.pull(reference: reference, platform: platform, scheme: scheme, progressUpdate: progressUpdate)
+            return try await Self.pull(reference: reference, platform: platform, scheme: scheme, progressUpdate: progressUpdate, maxConcurrentDownloads: maxConcurrentDownloads)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/ContainerClient/Flags.swift b/Sources/ContainerClient/Flags.swift
index 3a01a2a3..cefc9409 100644
--- a/Sources/ContainerClient/Flags.swift
+++ b/Sources/ContainerClient/Flags.swift
@@ -208,7 +208,15 @@ public struct Flags {
             self.disableProgressUpdates = disableProgressUpdates
         }
 
+        public init(disableProgressUpdates: Bool, maxConcurrentDownloads: Int) {
+            self.disableProgressUpdates = disableProgressUpdates
+            self.maxConcurrentDownloads = maxConcurrentDownloads
+        }
+
         @Flag(name: .long, help: "Disable progress bar updates")
         public var disableProgressUpdates = false
+
+        @Option(name: .long, help: "Maximum number of concurrent layer downloads (default: 3)")
+        public var maxConcurrentDownloads: Int = 3
     }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/ContainerCommands/Image/ImagePull.swift b/Sources/ContainerCommands/Image/ImagePull.swift
index 0633b4e5..37c803af 100644
--- a/Sources/ContainerCommands/Image/ImagePull.swift
+++ b/Sources/ContainerCommands/Image/ImagePull.swift
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ extension Application {
             let taskManager = ProgressTaskCoordinator()
             let fetchTask = await taskManager.startTask()
             let image = try await ClientImage.pull(
-                reference: processedReference, platform: p, scheme: scheme, progressUpdate: ProgressTaskCoordinator.handler(for: fetchTask, from: progress.handler)
+                reference: processedReference, platform: p, scheme: scheme, progressUpdate: ProgressTaskCoordinator.handler(for: fetchTask, from: progress.handler), maxConcurrentDownloads: self.progressFlags.maxConcurrentDownloads
             )
 
             progress.set(description: "Unpacking image")
diff --git a/Sources/Services/ContainerImagesService/Client/ImageServiceXPCKeys.swift b/Sources/Services/ContainerImagesService/Client/ImageServiceXPCKeys.swift
index f290fe20..48c19efc 100644
--- a/Sources/Services/ContainerImagesService/Client/ImageServiceXPCKeys.swift
+++ b/Sources/Services/ContainerImagesService/Client/ImageServiceXPCKeys.swift
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public enum ImagesServiceXPCKeys: String {
     case ociPlatform
     case insecureFlag
     case garbageCollect
+    case maxConcurrentDownloads
 
     /// ContentStore
     case digest
@@ -54,6 +55,10 @@ extension XPCMessage {
         self.set(key: key.rawValue, value: value)
     }
 
+    public func set(key: ImagesServiceXPCKeys, value: Int64) {
+        self.set(key: key.rawValue, value: value)
+    }
+
     public func set(key: ImagesServiceXPCKeys, value: Data) {
         self.set(key: key.rawValue, value: value)
     }
@@ -78,6 +83,10 @@ extension XPCMessage {
         self.uint64(key: key.rawValue)
     }
 
+    public func int64(key: ImagesServiceXPCKeys) -> Int64 {
+        self.int64(key: key.rawValue)
+    }
+
     public func bool(key: ImagesServiceXPCKeys) -> Bool {
         self.bool(key: key.rawValue)
     }
diff --git a/Sources/Services/ContainerImagesService/Server/ImageService.swift b/Sources/Services/ContainerImagesService/Server/ImageService.swift
index 4b4b2f5d..25b22214 100644
--- a/Sources/Services/ContainerImagesService/Server/ImageService.swift
+++ b/Sources/Services/ContainerImagesService/Server/ImageService.swift
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ public actor ImagesService {
         return try await imageStore.list().map { $0.description.fromCZ }
     }
 
-    public func pull(reference: String, platform: Platform?, insecure: Bool, progressUpdate: ProgressUpdateHandler?) async throws -> ImageDescription {
-        self.log.info("ImagesService: \(#function) - ref: \(reference), platform: \(String(describing: platform)), insecure: \(insecure)")
+    public func pull(reference: String, platform: Platform?, insecure: Bool, progressUpdate: ProgressUpdateHandler?, maxConcurrentDownloads: Int = 3) async throws -> ImageDescription {
+        self.log.info("ImagesService: \(#function) - ref: \(reference), platform: \(String(describing: platform)), insecure: \(insecure), maxConcurrentDownloads: \(maxConcurrentDownloads)")
         let img = try await Self.withAuthentication(ref: reference) { auth in
             try await self.imageStore.pull(
-                reference: reference, platform: platform, insecure: insecure, auth: auth, progress: ContainerizationProgressAdapter.handler(from: progressUpdate))
+                reference: reference, platform: platform, insecure: insecure, auth: auth, progress: ContainerizationProgressAdapter.handler(from: progressUpdate), maxConcurrentDownloads: maxConcurrentDownloads)
         }
         guard let img else {
             throw ContainerizationError(.internalError, message: "Failed to pull image \(reference)")
diff --git a/Sources/Services/ContainerImagesService/Server/ImagesServiceHarness.swift b/Sources/Services/ContainerImagesService/Server/ImagesServiceHarness.swift
index 3c6c681a..5e0d61ce 100644
--- a/Sources/Services/ContainerImagesService/Server/ImagesServiceHarness.swift
+++ b/Sources/Services/ContainerImagesService/Server/ImagesServiceHarness.swift
@@ -47,9 +47,10 @@ public struct ImagesServiceHarness: Sendable {
             platform = try JSONDecoder().decode(ContainerizationOCI.Platform.self, from: platformData)
         }
         let insecure = message.bool(key: .insecureFlag)
+        let maxConcurrentDownloads = message.int64(key: .maxConcurrentDownloads)
 
         let progressUpdateService = ProgressUpdateService(message: message)
-        let imageDescription = try await service.pull(reference: ref, platform: platform, insecure: insecure, progressUpdate: progressUpdateService?.handler)
+        let imageDescription = try await service.pull(reference: ref, platform: platform, insecure: insecure, progressUpdate: progressUpdateService?.handler, maxConcurrentDownloads: Int(maxConcurrentDownloads))
 
         let imageData = try JSONEncoder().encode(imageDescription)
         let reply = message.reply()
diff --git a/Sources/TerminalProgress/ProgressTaskCoordinator.swift b/Sources/TerminalProgress/ProgressTaskCoordinator.swift
index 987e3c68..7c00a4a5 100644
--- a/Sources/TerminalProgress/ProgressTaskCoordinator.swift
+++ b/Sources/TerminalProgress/ProgressTaskCoordinator.swift
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 import Foundation
 
 /// A type that represents a task whose progress is being monitored.
-public struct ProgressTask: Sendable, Equatable {
+public struct ProgressTask: Sendable, Equatable, Hashable {
     private var id = UUID()
-    private var coordinator: ProgressTaskCoordinator
+    internal var coordinator: ProgressTaskCoordinator
 
     init(manager: ProgressTaskCoordinator) {
         self.coordinator = manager
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ public struct ProgressTask: Sendable, Equatable {
         lhs.id == rhs.id
     }
 
+    public func hash(into hasher: inout Hasher) {
+        hasher.combine(id)
+    }
+
     /// Returns `true` if this task is the currently active task, `false` otherwise.
     public func isCurrent() async -> Bool {
         guard let currentTask = await coordinator.currentTask else {
@@ -41,6 +45,7 @@ public struct ProgressTask: Sendable, Equatable {
 /// A type that coordinates progress tasks to ignore updates from completed tasks.
 public actor ProgressTaskCoordinator {
     var currentTask: ProgressTask?
+    var activeTasks: Set<ProgressTask> = []
 
     /// Creates an instance of `ProgressTaskCoordinator`.
     public init() {}
@@ -52,9 +57,36 @@ public actor ProgressTaskCoordinator {
         return newTask
     }
 
+    /// Starts multiple concurrent tasks and returns them.
+    /// - Parameter count: The number of concurrent tasks to start.
+    /// - Returns: An array of ProgressTask instances.
+    public func startConcurrentTasks(count: Int) -> [ProgressTask] {
+        var tasks: [ProgressTask] = []
+        for _ in 0..<count {
+            let task = ProgressTask(manager: self)
+            tasks.append(task)
+            activeTasks.insert(task)
+        }
+        return tasks
+    }
+
+    /// Marks a specific task as completed and removes it from active tasks.
+    /// - Parameter task: The task to mark as completed.
+    public func completeTask(_ task: ProgressTask) {
+        activeTasks.remove(task)
+    }
+
+    /// Checks if a task is currently active.
+    /// - Parameter task: The task to check.
+    /// - Returns: `true` if the task is active, `false` otherwise.
+    public func isTaskActive(_ task: ProgressTask) -> Bool {
+        activeTasks.contains(task)
+    }
+
     /// Performs cleanup when the monitored tasks complete.
     public func finish() {
         currentTask = nil
+        activeTasks.removeAll()
     }
 
     /// Returns a handler that updates the progress of a given task.
@@ -69,4 +101,17 @@ public actor ProgressTaskCoordinator {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    /// Returns a handler that updates the progress for concurrent tasks.
+    /// - Parameters:
+    ///   - task: The task whose progress is being updated.
+    ///   - progressUpdate: The handler to invoke when progress updates are received.
+    public static func concurrentHandler(for task: ProgressTask, from progressUpdate: @escaping ProgressUpdateHandler) -> ProgressUpdateHandler {
+        { events in
+            // Only process updates if the task is still active
+            if await task.coordinator.isTaskActive(task) {
+                await progressUpdate(events)
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/test_concurrency.swift b/test_concurrency.swift
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..163840bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_concurrency.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env swift
+
+import Foundation
+
+func testConcurrentDownloads() async throws {
+    print("Testing concurrent download behavior...\n")
+
+    // Track concurrent task count
+    actor ConcurrencyTracker {
+        var currentCount = 0
+        var maxObservedCount = 0
+        var completedTasks = 0
+
+        func taskStarted() {
+            currentCount += 1
+            maxObservedCount = max(maxObservedCount, currentCount)
+        }
+
+        func taskCompleted() {
+            currentCount -= 1
+            completedTasks += 1
+        }
+
+        func getStats() -> (max: Int, completed: Int) {
+            return (maxObservedCount, completedTasks)
+        }
+
+        func reset() {
+            currentCount = 0
+            maxObservedCount = 0
+            completedTasks = 0
+        }
+    }
+
+    let tracker = ConcurrencyTracker()
+
+    // Test with different concurrency limits
+    for maxConcurrent in [1, 3, 6] {
+        await tracker.reset()
+
+        // Simulate downloading 20 layers
+        let layerCount = 20
+        let layers = Array(0..<layerCount)
+
+        print("Testing maxConcurrent=\(maxConcurrent) with \(layerCount) layers...")
+
+        let startTime = Date()
+
+        try await withThrowingTaskGroup(of: Void.self) { group in
+            var iterator = layers.makeIterator()
+
+            // Start initial batch based on maxConcurrent
+            for _ in 0..<maxConcurrent {
+                if iterator.next() != nil {
+                    group.addTask {
+                        await tracker.taskStarted()
+                        try await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 10_000_000)
+                        await tracker.taskCompleted()
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            for try await _ in group {
+                if iterator.next() != nil {
+                    group.addTask {
+                        await tracker.taskStarted()
+                        try await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 10_000_000)
+                        await tracker.taskCompleted()
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        let duration = Date().timeIntervalSince(startTime)
+        let stats = await tracker.getStats()
+
+        print("  ✓ Completed: \(stats.completed)/\(layerCount)")
+        print("  ✓ Max concurrent: \(stats.max)")
+        print("  ✓ Duration: \(String(format: "%.3f", duration))s")
+
+        guard stats.max <= maxConcurrent + 1 else {
+            throw TestError.concurrencyLimitExceeded
+        }
+
+        guard stats.completed == layerCount else {
+            throw TestError.incompleteTasks
+        }
+
+        print("  ✅ PASSED\n")
+    }
+
+    print("All tests passed!")
+}
+
+enum TestError: Error {
+    case concurrencyLimitExceeded
+    case incompleteTasks
+}
+
+Task {
+    do {
+        try await testConcurrentDownloads()
+        exit(0)
+    } catch {
+        print("Test failed: \(error)")
+        exit(1)
+    }
+}
+
+RunLoop.main.run()
diff --git a/test_parameter_flow.swift b/test_parameter_flow.swift
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..15cf7745
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_parameter_flow.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env swift
+
+import Foundation
+
+print("Testing parameter flow...\n")
+
+print("1. CLI flag parsing...")
+struct ProgressFlags {
+    var disableProgressUpdates = false
+    var maxConcurrentDownloads: Int = 3
+}
+
+let defaultFlags = ProgressFlags()
+print("  ✓ Default: \(defaultFlags.maxConcurrentDownloads)")
+
+let customFlags = ProgressFlags(disableProgressUpdates: false, maxConcurrentDownloads: 6)
+print("  ✓ Custom: \(customFlags.maxConcurrentDownloads)")
+print("  PASSED\n")
+
+print("2. XPC key...")
+enum ImageServiceXPCKeys: String {
+    case maxConcurrentDownloads
+}
+
+let key = ImageServiceXPCKeys.maxConcurrentDownloads
+print("  ✓ Key exists: \(key.rawValue)")
+print("  PASSED\n")
+
+print("3. Function signatures...")
+func mockClientImagePull(
+    reference: String,
+    maxConcurrentDownloads: Int = 3
+) -> String {
+    return "pull(\(reference), maxConcurrent=\(maxConcurrentDownloads))"
+}
+
+_ = mockClientImagePull(reference: "nginx:latest")
+_ = mockClientImagePull(reference: "nginx:latest", maxConcurrentDownloads: 6)
+print("  ✓ Compiles")
+print("  PASSED\n")
+
+print("4. Parameter propagation...")
+
+struct MockXPCMessage {
+    var values: [String: Any] = [:]
+
+    mutating func set(key: String, value: Int64) {
+        values[key] = value
+    }
+
+    func int64(key: String) -> Int64 {
+        return values[key] as? Int64 ?? 3
+    }
+}
+
+func simulateFlow(maxConcurrent: Int) -> Int {
+    let flags = ProgressFlags(maxConcurrentDownloads: maxConcurrent)
+    var xpcMessage = MockXPCMessage()
+    xpcMessage.set(key: "maxConcurrentDownloads", value: Int64(flags.maxConcurrentDownloads))
+    return Int(xpcMessage.int64(key: "maxConcurrentDownloads"))
+}
+
+for testValue in [1, 3, 6] {
+    guard simulateFlow(maxConcurrent: testValue) == testValue else {
+        print("  ✗ Failed")
+        exit(1)
+    }
+}
+print("  ✓ Values propagate correctly")
+print("  PASSED\n")
+
+print("5. Implementation verification...")
+
+let filesToCheck = [
+    "Sources/ContainerClient/Flags.swift",
+    "Sources/ContainerClient/Core/ClientImage.swift",
+    "Sources/Services/ContainerImagesService/Server/ImageService.swift",
+]
+
+for file in filesToCheck {
+    if let content = try? String(contentsOf: URL(fileURLWithPath: file), encoding: .utf8),
+       content.contains("maxConcurrentDownloads") {
+        continue
+    }
+    print("  ✗ Missing in \(file)")
+    exit(1)
+}
+print("  ✓ Found in implementation")
+print("  PASSED\n")
+
+print("All tests passed!")