diff --git a/lib/noticed/base.rb b/lib/noticed/base.rb
index c5f44a73..1546e88d 100644
--- a/lib/noticed/base.rb
+++ b/lib/noticed/base.rb
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ def deliver(recipients)
       validate!
 
       run_callbacks :deliver do
-        Array.wrap(recipients).uniq.each do |recipient|
-          run_delivery(recipient, enqueue: false)
-        end
+        run_delivery(Array.wrap(recipients).uniq, enqueue: false)
       end
     end
 
@@ -65,9 +63,7 @@ def deliver_later(recipients)
       validate!
 
       run_callbacks :deliver do
-        Array.wrap(recipients).uniq.each do |recipient|
-          run_delivery(recipient, enqueue: true)
-        end
+        run_delivery(Array.wrap(recipients).uniq, enqueue: true)
       end
     end
 
@@ -78,22 +74,42 @@ def params
     private
 
     # Runs all delivery methods for a notification
-    def run_delivery(recipient, enqueue: true)
+    def run_delivery(recipients, enqueue: true)
       delivery_methods = self.class.delivery_methods.dup
 
       # Run database delivery inline first if it exists so other methods have access to the record
       if (index = delivery_methods.find_index { |m| m[:name] == :database })
         delivery_method = delivery_methods.delete_at(index)
-        record = run_delivery_method(delivery_method, recipient: recipient, enqueue: false, record: nil)
+        records = run_database_delivery_method(delivery_method, recipients: recipients)
       end
 
-      delivery_methods.each do |delivery_method|
-        run_delivery_method(delivery_method, recipient: recipient, enqueue: enqueue, record: record)
+      # build hash with recipients as keys
+      records = Array.wrap(records).to_h { |record| [record.recipient, record] }
+
+      recipients.each do |recipient|
+        delivery_methods.each do |delivery_method|
+          run_delivery_method(delivery_method, recipient: recipient, enqueue: enqueue, record: records[recipient])
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Run database delivery method for all recipients
+    def run_database_delivery_method(delivery_method, recipients:)
+      args = {
+        notification_class: self.class.name,
+        options: delivery_method[:options],
+        params: params,
+        recipients: recipients
+      }
+
+      run_callbacks :database do
+        method = delivery_method_for(:database, delivery_method[:options])
+        method.perform_now(args)
       end
     end
 
     # Actually runs an individual delivery
-    def run_delivery_method(delivery_method, recipient:, enqueue:, record:)
+    def run_delivery_method(delivery_method, recipient:, record:, enqueue:)
       args = {
         notification_class: self.class.name,
         options: delivery_method[:options],
diff --git a/lib/noticed/delivery_methods/base.rb b/lib/noticed/delivery_methods/base.rb
index 4e5e77a0..80433c44 100644
--- a/lib/noticed/delivery_methods/base.rb
+++ b/lib/noticed/delivery_methods/base.rb
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ def perform(args)
         @notification = args[:notification_class].constantize.new(args[:params])
         @options = args[:options]
         @params = args[:params]
-        @recipient = args[:recipient]
         @record = args[:record]
+        @recipient = args[:recipient]
 
         # Make notification aware of database record and recipient during delivery
-        @notification.record = args[:record]
-        @notification.recipient = args[:recipient]
+        @notification.record = record
+        @notification.recipient = recipient
 
         return if (condition = @options[:if]) && !@notification.send(condition)
         return if (condition = @options[:unless]) && @notification.send(condition)
diff --git a/lib/noticed/delivery_methods/database.rb b/lib/noticed/delivery_methods/database.rb
index d074e594..28fcb8aa 100644
--- a/lib/noticed/delivery_methods/database.rb
+++ b/lib/noticed/delivery_methods/database.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 module Noticed
   module DeliveryMethods
     class Database < Base
+      attr_reader :recipients
       # Must return the database record
       def deliver
-        recipient.send(association_name).create!(attributes)
+        # build array of notification attributes
+        notifications = build_notifications
+        # save all the notification
+        save_notifications(notifications)
       end
 
       def self.validate!(options)
@@ -13,6 +17,12 @@ def self.validate!(options)
         raise ArgumentError, "database delivery cannot be delayed" if options.key?(:delay)
       end
 
+      def perform(args)
+        @recipients = args[:recipients]
+
+        super
+      end
+
       private
 
       def association_name
@@ -29,6 +39,49 @@ def attributes
           }
         end
       end
+
+      # retun the class notifications or the association
+      def klass
+        association_name.to_s.upcase_first.singularize.constantize
+      end
+
+      # with the recipients build an array of notifications
+      def build_notifications
+        Array.wrap(recipients).uniq.map do |recipient|
+          build_notification(recipient)
+        end
+      end
+
+      # new notification and then return the attributes without id and with timestamps
+      def build_notification(recipient)
+        recipient.send(association_name)
+          .new(attributes)
+          .attributes
+          .merge({created_at: DateTime.current, updated_at: DateTime.current})
+          .except("id")
+      end
+
+      # if the notification can bulk, use insert_all if not creates records
+      def save_notifications(notifications)
+        if bulk?
+          ids = klass.insert_all!(notifications).rows
+          klass.preload(:recipient).find(ids)
+        else
+          klass.create!(notifications)
+        end
+      end
+
+      def current_adapter
+        if ActiveRecord::Base.respond_to?(:connection_db_config)
+          ActiveRecord::Base.connection_db_config.adapter
+        else
+          ActiveRecord::Base.connection_config[:adapter]
+        end
+      end
+
+      def bulk?
+        Rails::VERSION::MAJOR > 6 && ["postgresql", "postgis"].include?(current_adapter)
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/delivery_methods/database_test.rb b/test/delivery_methods/database_test.rb
index b0518973..7541f336 100644
--- a/test/delivery_methods/database_test.rb
+++ b/test/delivery_methods/database_test.rb
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ class WithDelayedDatabaseDelivery < Noticed::Base
   test "deliver returns the created record" do
     args = {
       notification_class: "Noticed::Base",
-      recipient: user,
+      recipients: user,
       options: {}
     }
-    record = Noticed::DeliveryMethods::Database.new.perform(args)
+    record = Noticed::DeliveryMethods::Database.new.perform(args).first
 
     assert_kind_of ActiveRecord::Base, record
   end