diff --git a/kombu/connection.py b/kombu/connection.py
index 34fe9928..c99f5c52 100644
--- a/kombu/connection.py
+++ b/kombu/connection.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import socket
 
-from copy import copy
 from itertools import count
+from Queue import Empty, Full, Queue as _Queue
 
 from kombu import exceptions
 from kombu.transport import get_transport_cls
@@ -222,6 +222,33 @@ class BrokerConnection(object):
                             ("transport_cls", transport_cls),
                             ("connect_timeout", self.connect_timeout)))
 
+    def ChannelPool(self, limit=None, preload=None):
+        """Pool of channels.
+
+        See :class:`ChannelPool`.
+
+        :keyword limit: Maximum number of active channels.
+          Default is no limit.
+        :keyword preload: Number of channels to preload 
+          when the pool is created.  Default is 0.
+
+        *Example usage*::
+
+            >>> pool = connection.ChannelPool(2)
+            >>> c1 = pool.acquire()
+            >>> c2 = pool.acquire()
+            >>> c3 = pool.acquire()
+            Traceback (most recent call last):
+              File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
+              File "kombu/connection.py", line 354, in acquire
+              raise ChannelLimitExceeded(self.limit)
+                kombu.connection.ChannelLimitExceeded: 4
+            >>> c1.release()
+            >>> c3 = pool.acquire()
+
+        """
+        return ChannelPool(self, limit, preload)
+
     def SimpleQueue(self, name, no_ack=False, queue_opts=None,
             exchange_opts=None, channel=None):
         """Create new :class:`~kombu.simple.SimpleQueue`, using a channel
@@ -321,3 +348,71 @@ class BrokerConnection(object):
     def channel_errors(self):
         """List of exceptions that may be raised by the channel."""
         return self.transport.channel_errors
+
+
+
+class ChannelLimitExceeded(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class ChannelPool(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, connection, limit=None, preload=None):
+        self.connection = connection
+        self.limit = limit
+        self.preload = preload or 0
+
+        self._channels = _Queue()
+        self._dirty = set()
+
+        channel = self.connection.channel
+        for i in xrange(limit):
+            self._channels.put_nowait(i < preload and channel() or channel)
+
+    def acquire(self, block=False, timeout=None):
+        """Acquire inactive channel.
+
+        :keyword block: If the channel limit is exceeded,
+          block until there is an available channel.
+        :keyword timeout: Timeout to wait for an available
+          channel if ``block`` is true.
+
+        :raises ChannelLimitExceeded: if block is false
+          and there are no available channels.
+
+        """
+        while True:
+            try:
+                channel = self._channels.get(block=block, timeout=timeout)
+            except Empty:
+                if self.limit and len(self._dirty) >= self.limit:
+                    raise ChannelLimitExceeded(self.limit)
+                # No more channels, put one on the queue and
+                # try get again, this way the first in line
+                # will get the channel.
+                self._channels.put_nowait(self.connection.channel)
+            else:
+                return self._prepare(channel)
+
+    def release(self, channel):
+        """Release channel so it can be used by another thread.
+
+        The caller is responsible for discarding the object,
+        and to never use the channel again.  A new channel must
+        be acquired if so needed.
+
+        """
+        self._dirty.discard(channel)
+        self._channels.put_nowait(channel)
+
+    def _prepare(self, channel):
+        if callable(channel):
+            channel = channel()
+
+        @wraps(self.release)
+        def _release():
+            self.release(channel)
+        channel.release = _release
+
+        self._dirty.add(channel)
+        return channel