diff --git a/pool.go b/pool.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41f6ad2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pool.go
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+package extism
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"time"
+
+	"sync"
+)
+
+type PluginFunc = func(ctx context.Context) (*Plugin, error)
+
+type pluginInstance struct {
+	lock   sync.Mutex
+	Plugin *Plugin
+}
+
+func (p *pluginInstance) Done() {
+	p.lock.Unlock()
+}
+
+type Pool struct {
+	maxInstances int
+	plugins      map[string]PluginFunc
+	instances    map[string][]*pluginInstance
+	lock         sync.Mutex
+}
+
+func NewPool(maxInstances int) *Pool {
+	return &Pool{
+		maxInstances: maxInstances,
+		plugins:      map[string]PluginFunc{},
+		instances:    map[string][]*pluginInstance{},
+	}
+}
+
+func (pool *Pool) Add(key string, f PluginFunc) {
+	pool.lock.Lock()
+	defer pool.lock.Unlock()
+	pool.plugins[key] = f
+	pool.instances[key] = []*pluginInstance{}
+}
+
+func (pool *Pool) Count(key string) int {
+	pool.lock.Lock()
+	defer pool.lock.Unlock()
+	x, ok := pool.instances[key]
+	if !ok {
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	return len(x)
+}
+
+func (pool *Pool) findAvailable(key string) *pluginInstance {
+	for _, p := range pool.instances[key] {
+		if p.lock.TryLock() {
+			return p
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (pool *Pool) Get(ctx context.Context, key string, timeout time.Duration) (*pluginInstance, error) {
+	end := time.After(timeout)
+	pool.lock.Lock()
+	defer pool.lock.Unlock()
+
+	if p := pool.findAvailable(key); p != nil {
+		return p, nil
+	}
+
+	if len(pool.instances[key]) < pool.maxInstances {
+		f := pool.plugins[key]
+		plugin, err := f(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		instance := &pluginInstance{Plugin: plugin}
+		instance.lock.Lock()
+		pool.instances[key] = append(pool.instances[key], instance)
+		return instance, err
+	}
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-end:
+			return nil, errors.New("Timed out getting instance for key: " + key)
+		default:
+			p := pool.findAvailable(key)
+			if p != nil {
+				return p, nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (pool *Pool) WithPlugin(ctx context.Context, key string, timeout time.Duration, f func(*Plugin) error) error {
+	p, err := pool.Get(ctx, key, timeout)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer p.Done()
+	return f(p.Plugin)
+}
diff --git a/pool_test.go b/pool_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ccdeb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pool_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package extism
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"log"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func runTest(wg *sync.WaitGroup, pool *Pool, n int) {
+	defer wg.Done()
+	time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * time.Duration(n))
+	var data string
+	pool.WithPlugin(context.Background(), "test", time.Second, func(plugin *Plugin) error {
+		_, x, err := plugin.Call("count_vowels", []byte("aaa"))
+		data = string(x)
+		return err
+	})
+	log.Println(string(data))
+}
+
+func TestPluginPool(t *testing.T) {
+	pool := NewPool(2)
+	manifest := Manifest{
+		Wasm: []Wasm{
+			WasmFile{
+				Path: "../code.wasm",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	pool.Add("test", func(ctx context.Context) (*Plugin, error) {
+		return NewPlugin(ctx, manifest, PluginConfig{}, []HostFunction{})
+	})
+
+	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	wg.Add(10)
+	go runTest(wg, pool, 1000)
+	go runTest(wg, pool, 1000)
+	go runTest(wg, pool, 1000)
+	go runTest(wg, pool, 1000)
+	go runTest(wg, pool, 1000)
+	go runTest(wg, pool, 500)
+	go runTest(wg, pool, 500)
+	go runTest(wg, pool, 500)
+	go runTest(wg, pool, 500)
+	go runTest(wg, pool, 500)
+	wg.Wait()
+}