diff --git a/lib/fluent/config/element.rb b/lib/fluent/config/element.rb
index 177fa009ab..1359faa5af 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/config/element.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/config/element.rb
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ def initialize(name, arg, attrs, elements, unused = nil)
         # it's global logger, not plugin logger: deprecated message should be global warning, not plugin level.
         @logger = defined?($log) ? $log : nil
 
-        @target_worker_id = nil
+        @target_worker_ids = []
       end
 
       attr_accessor :name, :arg, :unused, :v1_config, :corresponding_proxies, :unused_in
       attr_writer :elements
-      attr_reader :target_worker_id
+      attr_reader :target_worker_ids
 
       RESERVED_PARAMETERS_COMPAT = {
         '@type' => 'type',
@@ -223,22 +223,29 @@ def self.unescape_parameter(v)
       end
 
       def set_target_worker_id(worker_id)
-        @target_worker_id = worker_id
+        @target_worker_ids = [worker_id]
         @elements.each { |e|
           e.set_target_worker_id(worker_id)
         }
       end
 
+      def set_target_worker_ids(worker_ids)
+        @target_worker_ids = worker_ids.uniq
+        @elements.each { |e|
+          e.set_target_worker_ids(worker_ids.uniq)
+        }
+      end
+
       def for_every_workers?
-        @target_worker_id == nil
+        @target_worker_ids.empty?
       end
 
       def for_this_worker?
-        @target_worker_id == Fluent::Engine.worker_id
+        @target_worker_ids.include?(Fluent::Engine.worker_id)
       end
 
       def for_another_worker?
-        @target_worker_id != nil && @target_worker_id != Fluent::Engine.worker_id
+        !@target_worker_ids.empty? && !@target_worker_ids.include?(Fluent::Engine.worker_id)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/fluent/plugin/base.rb b/lib/fluent/plugin/base.rb
index 6011ae137e..70ded69bd3 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/plugin/base.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/plugin/base.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,12 @@ def fluentd_worker_id
 
       def configure(conf)
         if conf.respond_to?(:for_this_worker?) && conf.for_this_worker?
-          system_config_override(workers: 1)
+          workers = if conf.target_worker_ids && !conf.target_worker_ids.empty?
+                      conf.target_worker_ids.size
+                    else
+                      1
+                    end
+          system_config_override(workers: workers)
         end
         super
         @_state ||= State.new(false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false)
diff --git a/lib/fluent/root_agent.rb b/lib/fluent/root_agent.rb
index a3db981bb5..e5d8a9c7f4 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/root_agent.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/root_agent.rb
@@ -64,26 +64,64 @@ def initialize(log:, system_config: SystemConfig.new)
     attr_reader :labels
 
     def configure(conf)
+      used_worker_ids = []
+      available_worker_ids = (0..Fluent::Engine.system_config.workers - 1).to_a
       # initialize <worker> elements
       conf.elements(name: 'worker').each do |e|
         target_worker_id_str = e.arg
         if target_worker_id_str.empty?
-          raise ConfigError, "Missing worker id on <worker> directive"
+          raise Fluent::ConfigError, "Missing worker id on <worker> directive"
         end
 
-        target_worker_id = target_worker_id_str.to_i
-        if target_worker_id < 0 || target_worker_id > (Fluent::Engine.system_config.workers - 1)
-          raise ConfigError, "worker id #{target_worker_id} specified by <worker> directive is not allowed. Available worker id is between 0 and #{(Fluent::Engine.system_config.workers - 1)}"
-        end
+        target_worker_ids = target_worker_id_str.split("-")
+        if target_worker_ids.size == 2
+          first_worker_id = target_worker_ids.first.to_i
+          last_worker_id = target_worker_ids.last.to_i
+          if first_worker_id > last_worker_id
+            raise Fluent::ConfigError, "greater first_worker_id<#{first_worker_id}> than last_worker_id<#{last_worker_id}> specified by <worker> directive is not allowed. Available multi worker assign syntax is <smaller_worker_id>-<greater_worker_id>"
+          end
+          target_worker_ids = []
+          first_worker_id.step(last_worker_id, 1) do |worker_id|
+            target_worker_id = worker_id.to_i
+            target_worker_ids << target_worker_id
+
+            if target_worker_id < 0 || target_worker_id > (Fluent::Engine.system_config.workers - 1)
+              raise Fluent::ConfigError, "worker id #{target_worker_id} specified by <worker> directive is not allowed. Available worker id is between 0 and #{(Fluent::Engine.system_config.workers - 1)}"
+            end
+            available_worker_ids.delete(target_worker_id) if available_worker_ids.include?(target_worker_id)
+            if used_worker_ids.include?(target_worker_id) && !Fluent::Engine.dry_run_mode
+              raise Fluent::ConfigError, "specified worker_id<#{worker_id}> collisions is detected on <worker> directive. Available worker id(s): #{available_worker_ids}"
+            end
+            used_worker_ids << target_worker_id
+
+            e.elements.each do |elem|
+              unless ['source', 'match', 'filter', 'label'].include?(elem.name)
+                raise Fluent::ConfigError, "<worker> section cannot have <#{elem.name}> directive"
+              end
+            end
 
-        ## On dry_run mode, all worker sections have to be configured on supervisor (recognized as worker_id = 0).
-        target_worker_id = 0 if Fluent::Engine.dry_run_mode
+            # On dry_run mode, all worker sections have to be configured on supervisor (recognized as worker_id = 0).
+            target_worker_ids = [0] if Fluent::Engine.dry_run_mode
 
-        e.elements.each do |elem|
-          unless ['source', 'match', 'filter', 'label'].include?(elem.name)
-            raise ConfigError, "<worker> section cannot have <#{elem.name}> directive"
+            unless target_worker_ids.empty?
+              e.set_target_worker_ids(target_worker_ids.uniq)
+            end
+          end
+        else
+          target_worker_id = target_worker_id_str.to_i
+          if target_worker_id < 0 || target_worker_id > (Fluent::Engine.system_config.workers - 1)
+            raise Fluent::ConfigError, "worker id #{target_worker_id} specified by <worker> directive is not allowed. Available worker id is between 0 and #{(Fluent::Engine.system_config.workers - 1)}"
+          end
+
+          ## On dry_run mode, all worker sections have to be configured on supervisor (recognized as worker_id = 0).
+          target_worker_id = 0 if Fluent::Engine.dry_run_mode
+
+          e.elements.each do |elem|
+            unless ['source', 'match', 'filter', 'label'].include?(elem.name)
+              raise Fluent::ConfigError, "<worker> section cannot have <#{elem.name}> directive"
+            end
+            elem.set_target_worker_id(target_worker_id)
           end
-          elem.set_target_worker_id(target_worker_id)
         end
         conf += e
       end
diff --git a/test/config/test_element.rb b/test/config/test_element.rb
index b09899f282..74695c3602 100644
--- a/test/config/test_element.rb
+++ b/test/config/test_element.rb
@@ -406,11 +406,11 @@ def element(name = 'ROOT', arg = '', attrs = {}, elements = [], unused = nil)
     test 'set target_worker_id recursively' do
       e = element('label', '@mytest', {}, [ element('filter', '**'), element('match', '**', {}, [ element('store'), element('store') ]) ])
       e.set_target_worker_id(1)
-      assert_equal 1, e.target_worker_id
-      assert_equal 1, e.elements[0].target_worker_id
-      assert_equal 1, e.elements[1].target_worker_id
-      assert_equal 1, e.elements[1].elements[0].target_worker_id
-      assert_equal 1, e.elements[1].elements[1].target_worker_id
+      assert_equal [1], e.target_worker_ids
+      assert_equal [1], e.elements[0].target_worker_ids
+      assert_equal [1], e.elements[1].target_worker_ids
+      assert_equal [1], e.elements[1].elements[0].target_worker_ids
+      assert_equal [1], e.elements[1].elements[1].target_worker_ids
     end
   end
 
@@ -434,12 +434,24 @@ def element(name = 'ROOT', arg = '', attrs = {}, elements = [], unused = nil)
       assert e.for_this_worker?
     end
 
+    test 'target_worker_ids includes current worker_id' do
+      e = element()
+      e.set_target_worker_ids([0])
+      assert e.for_this_worker?
+    end
+
     test 'target_worker_id != current worker_id' do
       e = element()
       e.set_target_worker_id(1)
       assert_false e.for_this_worker?
     end
 
+    test 'target_worker_ids does not includes current worker_id' do
+      e = element()
+      e.set_target_worker_ids([1, 2])
+      assert_false e.for_this_worker?
+    end
+
     test "doesn't have target_worker_id" do
       e = element()
       assert_false e.for_this_worker?
@@ -453,12 +465,24 @@ def element(name = 'ROOT', arg = '', attrs = {}, elements = [], unused = nil)
       assert_false e.for_another_worker?
     end
 
+    test 'target_worker_ids contains current worker_id' do
+      e = element()
+      e.set_target_worker_ids([0, 1])
+      assert_false e.for_another_worker?
+    end
+
     test 'target_worker_id != current worker_id' do
       e = element()
       e.set_target_worker_id(1)
       assert e.for_another_worker?
     end
 
+    test 'target_worker_ids does not contains current worker_id' do
+      e = element()
+      e.set_target_worker_ids([1, 2])
+      assert e.for_another_worker?
+    end
+
     test "doesn't have target_worker_id" do
       e = element()
       assert_false e.for_another_worker?
diff --git a/test/test_root_agent.rb b/test/test_root_agent.rb
index 78d6eb0a5b..73ecd601c3 100644
--- a/test/test_root_agent.rb
+++ b/test/test_root_agent.rb
@@ -686,6 +686,54 @@ def configure_ra(conf_str)
       end
     end
 
+    test 'raises configuration error for too big worker id on multi workers syntax' do
+      errmsg = "worker id 4 specified by <worker> directive is not allowed. Available worker id is between 0 and 3"
+      assert_raise Fluent::ConfigError.new(errmsg) do
+        conf = <<-EOC
+<worker 1-4>
+</worker>
+EOC
+        configure_ra(conf)
+      end
+    end
+
+    test 'raises configuration error for worker id collisions on multi workers syntax' do
+      errmsg = "specified worker_id<2> collisions is detected on <worker> directive. Available worker id(s): [3]"
+      assert_raise Fluent::ConfigError.new(errmsg) do
+        conf = <<-EOC
+<worker 0-2>
+</worker>
+<worker 2-4>
+</worker>
+EOC
+        configure_ra(conf)
+      end
+    end
+
+    test 'raises configuration error for worker id collisions on multi workers syntax when multi avaliable worker_ids are left' do
+      errmsg = "specified worker_id<1> collisions is detected on <worker> directive. Available worker id(s): [2, 3]"
+      assert_raise Fluent::ConfigError.new(errmsg) do
+        conf = <<-EOC
+<worker 0-1>
+</worker>
+<worker 1-3>
+</worker>
+EOC
+        configure_ra(conf)
+      end
+    end
+
+    test 'raises configuration error for too big worker id on invalid reversed multi workers syntax' do
+      errmsg = "greater first_worker_id<3> than last_worker_id<0> specified by <worker> directive is not allowed. Available multi worker assign syntax is <smaller_worker_id>-<greater_worker_id>"
+      assert_raise Fluent::ConfigError.new(errmsg) do
+        conf = <<-EOC
+<worker 3-0>
+</worker>
+EOC
+        configure_ra(conf)
+      end
+    end
+
     test 'raises configuration error for invalid elements as a child of worker section' do
       errmsg = '<worker> section cannot have <system> directive'
       assert_raise Fluent::ConfigError.new(errmsg) do
@@ -844,5 +892,33 @@ def configure_ra(conf_str)
       assert_equal 0, ra.labels.size
       refute ra.error_collector
     end
+
+    test 'with plugins for workers syntax should match worker_id equals to 2' do
+      conf = <<-EOC
+<worker 0-2>
+  <source>
+    @type forward
+  </source>
+  <filter **>
+    @type test_filter
+    @id test_filter
+  </filter>
+  <match pattern>
+    @type stdout
+  </match>
+  <label @ERROR>
+    <match>
+      @type null
+    </match>
+  </label>
+</worker>
+EOC
+
+      ra = configure_ra(conf)
+      assert_kind_of Fluent::Plugin::ForwardInput, ra.inputs.first
+      assert_kind_of Fluent::Plugin::StdoutOutput, ra.outputs.first
+      assert_kind_of FluentTestFilter, ra.filters.first
+      assert ra.error_collector
+    end
   end
 end