diff --git a/cohttp-async/src/client.ml b/cohttp-async/src/client.ml
index 8afe996af7..96d0f127fa 100644
--- a/cohttp-async/src/client.ml
+++ b/cohttp-async/src/client.ml
@@ -108,41 +108,62 @@ let request ?ssl_ctx ?uri ?(body=`Empty) req =
       raise e
   end
 
+module Connection = struct
+  type t' =
+    { ic : Reader.t
+    ; oc : Writer.t }
+
+  (* we can't send concurrent requests over HTTP/1 *)
+  type t = t' Sequencer.t
+
+  let connect ?ssl_ctx uri =
+    Net.connect_uri ?ssl_ctx uri
+    >>| fun (ic, oc) ->
+    let t =
+      { ic ; oc }
+      |> Sequencer.create ~continue_on_error:false
+    in
+    Throttle.at_kill t (fun { ic ; oc } ->
+      Deferred.both (Writer.close oc) (Reader.close ic)
+      >>| fun ((), ()) -> ());
+    (Deferred.any [ Writer.consumer_left oc ; Reader.close_finished ic ]
+      >>| fun () ->
+      Throttle.kill t)
+    |> don't_wait_for;
+    t
+
+  let close t =
+    Throttle.kill t;
+    Throttle.cleaned t
+
+  let is_closed t =
+    Throttle.is_dead t
+
+  let request ?(body=Body.empty) t req =
+    let res = Ivar.create () in
+    Throttle.enqueue t (fun { ic ; oc } ->
+      Request.write (fun writer ->
+        Body_raw.write_body Request.write_body body writer) req oc
+      >>= fun () ->
+      read_response ic
+      >>= fun (resp, body) ->
+      Ivar.fill res (resp, `Pipe body);
+      (* block starting any more requests until the consumer has finished reading this request *)
+      Pipe.closed body)
+    |> don't_wait_for;
+    Ivar.read res
+end
+
 let callv ?ssl_ctx uri reqs =
-  let reqs_c = ref 0 in
-  let resp_c = ref 0 in
-  Net.connect_uri ?ssl_ctx uri >>= fun (ic, oc) ->
-  try_with (fun () ->
-      reqs
-      |> Pipe.iter ~f:(fun (req, body) ->
-          Int.incr reqs_c;
-          Request.write (fun w -> Body_raw.write_body Request.write_body body w)
-            req oc)
-      |> don't_wait_for;
-      let last_body_drained = ref Deferred.unit in
-      let responses = Reader.read_all ic (fun ic ->
-          !last_body_drained >>= fun () ->
-          if Pipe.is_closed reqs && (!resp_c >= !reqs_c) then
-            return `Eof
-          else
-            ic |> read_response >>| fun (resp, body) ->
-            Int.incr resp_c;
-            last_body_drained := Pipe.closed body;
-            `Ok (resp, `Pipe body)
-        ) in
-      don't_wait_for (
-        Pipe.closed reqs >>= fun () ->
-        Pipe.closed responses >>= fun () ->
-        Writer.close oc
-      );
-      return responses)
-  >>= begin function
-    | Ok x -> return x
-    | Error e ->
-      don't_wait_for (Reader.close ic);
-      don't_wait_for (Writer.close oc);
-      raise e
-  end
+  Connection.connect ?ssl_ctx uri
+  >>| fun connection ->
+  let responses =
+    Pipe.map' ~max_queue_length:1 reqs ~f:(fun reqs ->
+      Deferred.Queue.map reqs ~f:(fun (req, body) ->
+        Connection.request ~body connection req))
+  in
+  (Pipe.closed responses >>= fun () -> Connection.close connection) |> don't_wait_for;
+  responses
 
 let call ?ssl_ctx ?headers ?(chunked=false) ?(body=`Empty) meth uri =
   (* Create a request, then make the request. Figure out an appropriate
diff --git a/cohttp-async/src/client.mli b/cohttp-async/src/client.mli
index d74fc253db..fd8ad68e81 100644
--- a/cohttp-async/src/client.mli
+++ b/cohttp-async/src/client.mli
@@ -28,6 +28,26 @@ val call :
   Uri.t ->
   (Cohttp.Response.t * Body.t) Async_kernel.Deferred.t
 
+
+module Connection : sig
+  type t
+
+  val connect :
+    ?ssl_ctx:Conduit_async_ssl.context ->
+    Uri.t ->
+    t Async_kernel.Deferred.t
+
+  val close : t -> unit Async_kernel.Deferred.t
+
+  val is_closed : t -> bool
+
+  val request :
+    ?body: Body.t ->
+    t ->
+    Cohttp.Request.t ->
+    (Cohttp.Response.t * Body.t) Async_kernel.Deferred.t
+end
+
 val callv :
   ?ssl_ctx:Conduit_async_ssl.context ->
   Uri.t ->