diff --git a/spec/pool_spec.cr b/spec/pool_spec.cr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebaee5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/pool_spec.cr
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+require "./spec_helper"
+
+class ShouldSleepingOp
+  @is_sleeping = false
+  getter is_sleeping
+  getter sleep_happened
+
+  def initialize
+    @sleep_happened = Channel(Nil).new
+  end
+
+  def should_sleep
+    s = self
+    @is_sleeping = true
+    spawn do
+      sleep 0.1
+      s.is_sleeping.should be_true
+      s.sleep_happened.send(nil)
+    end
+    yield
+    @is_sleeping = false
+  end
+
+  def wait_for_sleep
+    @sleep_happened.receive
+  end
+end
+
+class WaitFor
+  def initialize
+    @channel = Channel(Nil).new
+  end
+
+  def wait
+    @channel.receive
+  end
+
+  def check
+    @channel.send(nil)
+  end
+end
+
+class Closable
+  include DB::Disposable
+
+  protected def do_close
+  end
+end
+
+describe DB::Pool do
+  it "should use proc to create objects" do
+    block_called = 0
+    pool = DB::Pool.new(->{ block_called += 1; Closable.new }, initial_pool_size: 3)
+    block_called.should eq(3)
+  end
+
+  it "should get resource" do
+    pool = DB::Pool.new(->{ Closable.new })
+    pool.checkout.should be_a Closable
+  end
+
+  it "should wait for available resource" do
+    pool = DB::Pool.new(->{ Closable.new }, max_pool_size: 1, initial_pool_size: 1)
+
+    b_cnn_request = ShouldSleepingOp.new
+    wait_a = WaitFor.new
+    wait_b = WaitFor.new
+
+    spawn do
+      a_cnn = pool.checkout
+      b_cnn_request.wait_for_sleep
+      pool.release a_cnn
+
+      wait_a.check
+    end
+
+    spawn do
+      b_cnn_request.should_sleep do
+        pool.checkout
+      end
+
+      wait_b.check
+    end
+
+    wait_a.wait
+    wait_b.wait
+  end
+
+  it "should create new if max was not reached" do
+    block_called = 0
+    pool = DB::Pool.new(->{ block_called += 1; Closable.new }, max_pool_size: 2, initial_pool_size: 1)
+    block_called.should eq 1
+    pool.checkout
+    block_called.should eq 1
+    pool.checkout
+    block_called.should eq 2
+  end
+
+  it "should reuse returned resources" do
+    all = [] of Closable
+    pool = DB::Pool.new(->{ Closable.new.tap { |c| all << c } }, max_pool_size: 2, initial_pool_size: 1)
+    pool.checkout
+    b1 = pool.checkout
+    pool.release b1
+    b2 = pool.checkout
+
+    b1.should eq b2
+    all.size.should eq 2
+  end
+
+  it "should close available and total" do
+    all = [] of Closable
+    pool = DB::Pool.new(->{ Closable.new.tap { |c| all << c } }, max_pool_size: 2, initial_pool_size: 1)
+    a = pool.checkout
+    b = pool.checkout
+    pool.release b
+    all.size.should eq 2
+
+    all[0].closed?.should be_false
+    all[1].closed?.should be_false
+    pool.close
+    all[0].closed?.should be_true
+    all[1].closed?.should be_true
+  end
+
+  it "should timeout" do
+    pool = DB::Pool.new(->{ Closable.new }, max_pool_size: 1, checkout_timeout: 0.1)
+    pool.checkout
+    expect_raises DB::PoolTimeout do
+      pool.checkout
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "should close if max idle amount is reached" do
+    all = [] of Closable
+    pool = DB::Pool.new(->{ Closable.new.tap { |c| all << c } }, max_pool_size: 3, max_idle_pool_size: 1)
+    pool.checkout
+    pool.checkout
+    pool.checkout
+
+    all.size.should eq 3
+    all.any?(&.closed?).should be_false
+    pool.release all[0]
+
+    all.any?(&.closed?).should be_false
+    pool.release all[1]
+
+    all[0].closed?.should be_false
+    all[1].closed?.should be_true
+    all[2].closed?.should be_false
+  end
+
+  it "should create resource after max_pool was reached if idle forced some close up" do
+    all = [] of Closable
+    pool = DB::Pool.new(->{ Closable.new.tap { |c| all << c } }, max_pool_size: 3, max_idle_pool_size: 1)
+    pool.checkout
+    pool.checkout
+    pool.checkout
+    pool.release all[0]
+    pool.release all[1]
+    pool.checkout
+    pool.checkout
+
+    all.size.should eq 4
+  end
+end
diff --git a/src/db.cr b/src/db.cr
index 3541099..210176f 100644
--- a/src/db.cr
+++ b/src/db.cr
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ module DB
   end
 end
 
+require "./db/pool"
 require "./db/query_methods"
 require "./db/disposable"
 require "./db/database"
diff --git a/src/db/error.cr b/src/db/error.cr
index 7fb85af..eb1fdd4 100644
--- a/src/db/error.cr
+++ b/src/db/error.cr
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 module DB
-
   class Error < Exception
   end
 
   class MappingException < Exception
   end
-  
+
+  class PoolTimeout < Error
+  end
 end
diff --git a/src/db/pool.cr b/src/db/pool.cr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a259ccd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/db/pool.cr
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+module DB
+  class Pool(T)
+    @initial_pool_size : Int32
+    # maximum amount of objects in the pool. Either available or in use.
+    @max_pool_size : Int32
+    @available = Set(T).new
+    @total = [] of T
+    @checkout_timeout : Float64
+
+    def initialize(@factory : Proc(T), @initial_pool_size = 1, @max_pool_size = 1, @max_idle_pool_size = 1, @checkout_timeout = 5.0)
+      @initial_pool_size.times { build_resource }
+
+      @availability_channel = Channel(Nil).new
+      @waiting_resource = 0
+    end
+
+    # close all resources in the pool
+    def close : Nil
+      @total.each &.close
+    end
+
+    def checkout : T
+      resource = if @available.empty?
+                   if can_increase_pool
+                     build_resource
+                   else
+                     wait_for_available
+                     pick_available
+                   end
+                 else
+                   pick_available
+                 end
+
+      @available.delete resource
+      resource
+    end
+
+    def release(resource : T) : Nil
+      if can_increase_idle_pool
+        @available << resource
+        @availability_channel.send nil if @waiting_resource > 0
+      else
+        resource.close
+        @total.delete(resource)
+      end
+    end
+
+    private def build_resource : T
+      resource = @factory.call
+      @total << resource
+      @available << resource
+      resource
+    end
+
+    private def can_increase_pool
+      @total.size < @max_pool_size
+    end
+
+    private def can_increase_idle_pool
+      @available.size < @max_idle_pool_size
+    end
+
+    private def pick_available
+      @available.first
+    end
+
+    private def wait_for_available
+      timeout = TimeoutHelper.new(@checkout_timeout.to_f64, ->{ @availability_channel.send nil })
+      @waiting_resource += 1
+
+      timeout.start
+      # if there are no available resources, sleep until one is available
+      @availability_channel.receive
+      timeout.raise_if_reached
+
+      # double check there is something available to be checkedout
+      while @available.empty?
+        @availability_channel.receive
+        timeout.raise_if_reached
+      end
+
+      timeout.cancel
+      @waiting_resource -= 1
+    end
+
+    class TimeoutHelper
+      def initialize(@timeout : Float64, @tick : Proc(Nil))
+        @abort_timeout = false
+        @should_timeout = false
+      end
+
+      def start
+        spawn do
+          sleep @timeout
+          unless @abort_timeout
+            @should_timeout = true
+            @tick.call
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      def cancel
+        @abort_timeout = true
+      end
+
+      def timeout_reached?
+        @should_timeout
+      end
+
+      def raise_if_reached
+        raise DB::PoolTimeout.new if timeout_reached?
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end