diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index b4d901c3..8102df2a 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ var sass = require('node-sass');
 var path = require('path');
 var os = require('os');
 var fs = require('fs');
+var async = require('async');
 
 // A typical sass error looks like this
 var SassError = {
@@ -16,6 +17,12 @@ var SassError = {
 };
 var resolveError = /Cannot resolve/;
 
+// This queue makes sure node-sass leaves one thread available for executing
+// fs tasks when running the custom importer code.
+// This can be removed as soon as node-sass implements a fix for this.
+var threadPoolSize = process.env.UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE || 4;
+var asyncSassJobQueue = async.queue(sass.render, threadPoolSize - 1);
+
 /**
  * The sass-loader makes node-sass available to webpack modules.
  *
@@ -155,7 +162,8 @@ module.exports = function (content) {
             throw err;
         }
     }
-    sass.render(opt, function onRender(err, result) {
+
+    asyncSassJobQueue.push(opt, function onRender(err, result) {
         if (err) {
             formatSassError(err);
             callback(err);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7cd92118..d20c27f2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     "node-sass": "^3.1.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "async": "^1.4.0",
     "loader-utils": "^0.2.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {