diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 4fbb13a2..980ab551 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ swupd_SOURCES = \
 	src/lib/strings.h \
 	src/lib/sys.c \
 	src/lib/sys.h \
+	src/lib/thread_pool.c \
+	src/lib/thread_pool.h \
 	src/lock.c \
 	src/lib/log.c \
 	src/lib/log.h \
@@ -91,7 +93,8 @@ swupd_LDADD = \
 	$(openssl_LIBS) \
 	$(curl_LIBS) \
 	$(bsdiff_LIBS) \
-	$(libarchive_LIBS)
+	$(libarchive_LIBS) \
+	$(pthread_LIBS)
 
 verifytime_SOURCES = src/verifytime.h \
 	src/verifytime.c \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 17355462..a574f22e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES([zlib], [zlib])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([curl], [libcurl])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([openssl], [libcrypto >= 1.0.1])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([libarchive], [libarchive])
+AC_CHECK_LIB([pthread], [pthread_create])
 
 
 # Program checks
diff --git a/src/lib/thread_pool.c b/src/lib/thread_pool.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0055c610
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/thread_pool.c
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+/*
+ *   Software Updater - client side
+ *
+ *      Copyright © 2018 Intel Corporation.
+ *
+ *   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *   the Free Software Foundation, version 2 or later of the License.
+ *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ *   Authors:
+ *         Otavio Pontes <otavio.pontes@intel.com>
+ *
+ */
+
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "macros.h"
+#include "thread_pool.h"
+
+/*
+ * To keep this thread pool implementation simple, pipes were used instead of
+ * mutex locks using the fact that read() and write() operations are thread safe.
+ * So in order to schedule a task to be executed we just need to write() a task
+ * in to the pipe and the first thread to read() that data will execute the
+ * processing.
+ */
+
+struct tp {
+	int num_threads;
+	int pipe_fds[2];
+	pthread_t threads[];
+};
+
+struct task {
+	tp_task_run_t run;
+	void *data;
+};
+
+static void *thread_run(void *data)
+{
+	int *fd;
+	ssize_t r;
+	struct task task;
+
+	fd = data;
+
+	while (1) {
+		r = read(*fd, &task, sizeof(task));
+		if (r == 0) {
+			// EOF: Close thread
+			return NULL;
+		} else if (r < 0 || r != sizeof(task)) {
+			if (errno == EINTR) {
+				// Not an error, we can continue
+				continue;
+			}
+			fprintf(stderr, "Error - Thread communication failed: %d - %s\n",
+				errno, strerror(errno));
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
+		// Run task
+		task.run(task.data);
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+struct tp *tp_start(int num_threads)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct tp *tp;
+
+	tp = calloc(1, sizeof(struct tp) + num_threads * sizeof(pthread_t *));
+	ON_NULL_ABORT(tp);
+
+	tp->num_threads = num_threads;
+	if (pipe2(tp->pipe_fds, O_DIRECT | O_CLOEXEC) < 0) {
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	// Create threads
+	for (i = 0; i < num_threads; i++) {
+		if (pthread_create(&tp->threads[i], NULL, thread_run, &tp->pipe_fds[0]) != 0) {
+			tp->num_threads = i;
+			goto error_threads;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return tp;
+
+error_threads:
+	tp_complete(tp);
+	return NULL;
+
+error:
+	free(tp);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+int tp_task_schedule(struct tp *tp, tp_task_run_t run, void *data)
+{
+	int r = -1;
+	struct task task;
+
+	task.run = run;
+	task.data = data;
+
+	while (r < 0) {
+		r = write(tp->pipe_fds[1], &task, sizeof(task));
+		if (r < 0) {
+			if (errno == EINTR) {
+				// Not an error, we can continue
+				continue;
+			}
+			fprintf(stderr, "Error: thread pool task scheduling failed: %d - %s",
+				errno, strerror(errno));
+			return r;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void tp_complete(struct tp *tp)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	// Close pipe so threads will get an EOF when all tasks are completed
+	close(tp->pipe_fds[1]);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < tp->num_threads; i++) {
+		pthread_join(tp->threads[i], NULL);
+	}
+
+	close(tp->pipe_fds[0]);
+	free(tp);
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/thread_pool.h b/src/lib/thread_pool.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d06e7d5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/thread_pool.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#ifndef __THREAD_POOL__
+#define __THREAD_POOL__
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+/*
+ * Really simple and small thread pool implementation for swupd.
+ */
+
+struct tp;
+
+/*
+ * Thread task function type definition.
+ */
+typedef void (*tp_task_run_t)(void *data);
+
+/*
+ * Create a new thread pool.
+ *
+ * num_threads: The number of threads to be created.
+ *
+ * Note: Free thread pool data with tp_free()
+ */
+struct tp *tp_start(int num_threads);
+
+/*
+ * Schedule a task to be run in this thread pool.
+ *
+ * run: Callback to be executed in a new thread.
+ * data: Data informed to callback.
+ */
+int tp_task_schedule(struct tp *tp, tp_task_run_t run, void *data);
+
+/*
+ * Wait for all scheduled tasks to be completed, finishes all threads and
+ * release all memory used by the thread pool.
+ */
+void tp_complete(struct tp *tp);
+
+//TODO: Implement a tp_wait() function
+
+#endif