diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 439a2b1..9fa700b 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -410,6 +410,14 @@ class instance on the time of method call::
 After such call all ``inject``-decorated methods will work just as you'd expect
 them to work.
 
+Thread safety
+=============
+
+The following functions are thread safe:
+
+* ``Injector.get``
+* injection provided by ``inject`` decorator (please note, however, that it doesn't say anything about decorated function thread safety)
+
 Footnote
 ========
 This framework is similar to snake-guice, but aims for simplification.
diff --git a/injector.py b/injector.py
index fe961f4..f2d142a 100644
--- a/injector.py
+++ b/injector.py
@@ -29,6 +29,17 @@ __author__ = 'Alec Thomas <alec@swapoff.org>'
 __version__ = '0.5.2'
 __version_tag__ = ''
 
+def synchronized(lock):
+    def outside_wrapper(function):
+        @functools.wraps(function)
+        def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+            with lock:
+                return function(*args, **kwargs)
+        return wrapper
+    return outside_wrapper
+
+lock = threading.RLock()
+
 
 class Error(Exception):
     """Base exception."""
@@ -353,6 +364,7 @@ class SingletonScope(Scope):
     def configure(self):
         self._context = {}
 
+    @synchronized(lock)
     def get(self, key, provider):
         try:
             return self._context[key]
@@ -493,6 +505,7 @@ class Injector(object):
         """
         instance.__injector__ = self
 
+    @synchronized(lock)
     def args_to_inject(self, function, bindings, owner_key):
         """Inject arguments into a function.
 
diff --git a/injector_test.py b/injector_test.py
index 177c432..e770f33 100644
--- a/injector_test.py
+++ b/injector_test.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 """Functional tests for the Pollute dependency injection framework."""
 
 from contextlib import contextmanager
+from time import sleep
 import abc
 import threading
 
@@ -664,3 +665,44 @@ def test_assisted_builder_works_when_injected():
     injector = Injector()
     x = injector.get(X)
     assert ((x.obj.a, x.obj.b) == (str(), 234))
+
+class TestThreadSafety(object):
+    def setup(self):
+        def configure(binder):
+            binder.bind(str, to=lambda: sleep(1) and 'this is str')
+
+        class XXX(object):
+            @inject(s=str)
+            def __init__(self, s):
+                pass
+
+        self.injector = Injector(configure)
+        self.cls = XXX
+
+    def gather_results(self, count):
+        objects = []
+        lock = threading.Lock()
+
+        def target():
+            o = self.injector.get(self.cls)
+            with lock:
+                objects.append(o)
+
+        threads = [threading.Thread(target=target) for i in range(2)]
+
+        for t in threads:
+            t.start()
+
+        for t in threads:
+            t.join()
+
+        return objects
+
+    def test_injection_is_thread_safe(self):
+        objects = self.gather_results(2)
+        assert (len(objects) == 2)
+
+    def test_singleton_scope_is_thread_safe(self):
+        self.injector.binder.bind(self.cls, scope=singleton)
+        a, b = self.gather_results(2)
+        assert (a is b)