diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index 4ad2ba461a..cc7482be71 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ func postImagesCreate(srv *Server, version float64, w http.ResponseWriter, r *ht
 	}
 	sf := utils.NewStreamFormatter(version > 1.0)
 	if image != "" { //pull
-		if err := srv.ImagePull(image, tag, w, sf, &auth.AuthConfig{}); err != nil {
+		if err := srv.ImagePull(image, tag, w, sf, &auth.AuthConfig{}, version > 1.3); err != nil {
 			if sf.Used() {
 				w.Write(sf.FormatError(err))
 				return nil
diff --git a/buildfile.go b/buildfile.go
index 736725e915..fda6e5bf41 100644
--- a/buildfile.go
+++ b/buildfile.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (b *buildFile) CmdFrom(name string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		if b.runtime.graph.IsNotExist(err) {
 			remote, tag := utils.ParseRepositoryTag(name)
-			if err := b.srv.ImagePull(remote, tag, b.out, utils.NewStreamFormatter(false), nil); err != nil {
+			if err := b.srv.ImagePull(remote, tag, b.out, utils.NewStreamFormatter(false), nil, true); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			image, err = b.runtime.repositories.LookupImage(name)
diff --git a/docs/sources/api/docker_remote_api.rst b/docs/sources/api/docker_remote_api.rst
index 193be501d0..dd017cde8d 100644
--- a/docs/sources/api/docker_remote_api.rst
+++ b/docs/sources/api/docker_remote_api.rst
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ You can still call an old version of the api using
 What's new
 ----------
 
+.. http:post:: /images/create
+
+   **New!** When pull a repo, all images are now downloaded in parallel.
+
 .. http:get:: /containers/(id)/top
 
    **New!** You can now use ps args with docker top, like `docker top <container_id> aux`
diff --git a/runtime_test.go b/runtime_test.go
index 0b0f62f199..7ecf199e09 100644
--- a/runtime_test.go
+++ b/runtime_test.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func init() {
 	// If the unit test is not found, try to download it.
 	if img, err := globalRuntime.repositories.LookupImage(unitTestImageName); err != nil || img.ID != unitTestImageID {
 		// Retrieve the Image
-		if err := srv.ImagePull(unitTestImageName, "", os.Stdout, utils.NewStreamFormatter(false), nil); err != nil {
+		if err := srv.ImagePull(unitTestImageName, "", os.Stdout, utils.NewStreamFormatter(false), nil, true); err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index dc08ee5fbd..7417264e50 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ func (srv *Server) pullImage(r *registry.Registry, out io.Writer, imgID, endpoin
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (srv *Server) pullRepository(r *registry.Registry, out io.Writer, localName, remoteName, askedTag, indexEp string, sf *utils.StreamFormatter) error {
+func (srv *Server) pullRepository(r *registry.Registry, out io.Writer, localName, remoteName, askedTag, indexEp string, sf *utils.StreamFormatter, parallel bool) error {
 	out.Write(sf.FormatStatus("", "Pulling repository %s", localName))
 
 	repoData, err := r.GetRepositoryData(indexEp, remoteName)
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ func (srv *Server) pullRepository(r *registry.Registry, out io.Writer, localName
 
 	errors := make(chan error)
 	for _, image := range repoData.ImgList {
-		go func(img *registry.ImgData) {
+		downloadImage := func(img *registry.ImgData) {
 			if askedTag != "" && img.Tag != askedTag {
 				utils.Debugf("(%s) does not match %s (id: %s), skipping", img.Tag, askedTag, img.ID)
 				errors <- nil
@@ -518,12 +518,20 @@ func (srv *Server) pullRepository(r *registry.Registry, out io.Writer, localName
 				errors <- fmt.Errorf("Could not find repository on any of the indexed registries.")
 			}
 			errors <- nil
-		}(image)
+		}
+
+		if parallel {
+			go downloadImage(image)
+		} else {
+			downloadImage(image)
+		}
 	}
 
-	for i := 0; i < len(repoData.ImgList); i++ {
-		if err := <-errors; err != nil {
-			return err
+	if parallel {
+		for i := 0; i < len(repoData.ImgList); i++ {
+			if err := <-errors; err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -577,7 +585,7 @@ func (srv *Server) poolRemove(kind, key string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (srv *Server) ImagePull(localName string, tag string, out io.Writer, sf *utils.StreamFormatter, authConfig *auth.AuthConfig) error {
+func (srv *Server) ImagePull(localName string, tag string, out io.Writer, sf *utils.StreamFormatter, authConfig *auth.AuthConfig, parallel bool) error {
 	r, err := registry.NewRegistry(srv.runtime.root, authConfig, srv.versionInfos()...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -599,7 +607,7 @@ func (srv *Server) ImagePull(localName string, tag string, out io.Writer, sf *ut
 	}
 
 	out = utils.NewWriteFlusher(out)
-	err = srv.pullRepository(r, out, localName, remoteName, tag, endpoint, sf)
+	err = srv.pullRepository(r, out, localName, remoteName, tag, endpoint, sf, parallel)
 	if err != nil {
 		if err := srv.pullImage(r, out, remoteName, endpoint, nil, sf); err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index 77f701c248..f91fb0663c 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -635,7 +635,6 @@ func (jm *JSONMessage) Display(out io.Writer) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-
 func DisplayJSONMessagesStream(in io.Reader, out io.Writer) error {
 	dec := json.NewDecoder(in)
 	jm := JSONMessage{}
@@ -670,8 +669,6 @@ func DisplayJSONMessagesStream(in io.Reader, out io.Writer) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-=======
->>>>>>> master
 type StreamFormatter struct {
 	json bool
 	used bool
@@ -708,7 +705,7 @@ func (sf *StreamFormatter) FormatError(err error) []byte {
 func (sf *StreamFormatter) FormatProgress(id, action, progress string) []byte {
 	sf.used = true
 	if sf.json {
-		b, err := json.Marshal(&JSONMessage{Status: action, Progress: progress, ID:id})
+		b, err := json.Marshal(&JSONMessage{Status: action, Progress: progress, ID: id})
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil
 		}