diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ed2b442..30dc6b5 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -19,3 +19,7 @@ install:
 
 script:
   - tox -e py
+
+env:
+  global:
+    - TRAVIS="true"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/thriftpy/server.py b/thriftpy/server.py
index 664e4ec..4792524 100644
--- a/thriftpy/server.py
+++ b/thriftpy/server.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import logging
 import threading
+from six.moves import queue
 
 from thriftpy.protocol import TBinaryProtocolFactory
 from thriftpy.transport import (
@@ -103,3 +104,74 @@ def handle(self, client):
 
     def close(self):
         self.closed = True
+
+
+class TThreadPoolServer(TServer):
+    """Server with a fixed size pool of threads which service requests."""
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        TServer.__init__(self, *args)
+        self.clients = queue.Queue()
+        self.threads = 10
+        self.daemon = kwargs.get("daemon", False)
+        self.closed = False
+
+    def setNumThreads(self, num):
+        """Set the number of worker threads that should be created"""
+        self.threads = num
+
+    def serveThread(self):
+        """Loop around getting clients from the queue and process them."""
+        while True:
+            if self.closed:
+                break
+            try:
+                client = self.clients.get()
+                self.serveClient(client)
+            except Exception as x:
+                logger.exception(x)
+
+    def serveClient(self, client):
+        """Process input/output from a client for as long as possible"""
+        itrans = self.itrans_factory.get_transport(client)
+        otrans = self.otrans_factory.get_transport(client)
+        iprot = self.iprot_factory.get_protocol(itrans)
+        oprot = self.oprot_factory.get_protocol(otrans)
+        try:
+            while True:
+                if self.closed:
+                    break
+                self.processor.process(iprot, oprot)
+        except TTransportException as x:
+            pass
+        except Exception as x:
+            logger.exception(x)
+
+        itrans.close()
+        otrans.close()
+
+    def serve(self):
+        """Start a fixed number of threads and put client into a queue"""
+        for i in range(self.threads):
+            try:
+                t = threading.Thread(target=self.serveThread)
+                t.setDaemon(self.daemon)
+                t.start()
+            except Exception as x:
+                logger.exception(x)
+
+        # Pump the socket for clients
+        self.trans.listen()
+        while True:
+            if self.closed:
+                break
+            try:
+                client = self.trans.accept()
+                if not client:
+                    continue
+                self.clients.put(client)
+            except Exception as x:
+                logger.exception(x)
+
+    def close(self):
+        self.closed = True