diff --git a/include/matador/utils/leader_follower_thread_pool.hpp b/include/matador/utils/leader_follower_thread_pool.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..748b13d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/matador/utils/leader_follower_thread_pool.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+#ifndef LEADER_FOLLOWER_THREAD_POOL_HPP
+#define LEADER_FOLLOWER_THREAD_POOL_HPP
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <thread>
+#include <vector>
+#include <functional>
+#include <deque>
+#include <atomic>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <condition_variable>
+
+namespace matador::utils {
+
+/**
+ * This thread pool class implements the
+ * leader follower pattern.
+ */
+class leader_follower_thread_pool
+{
+private:
+  leader_follower_thread_pool(const leader_follower_thread_pool &);
+
+  leader_follower_thread_pool &operator=(const leader_follower_thread_pool &);
+
+public:
+  /**
+   * Creates a new leader follower thread pool instance
+   * with the given thread pool size and given join
+   * function.
+   *
+   * @tparam F Type of join function
+   * @param size Number of threads
+   * @param join_func Join function.
+   */
+  template<typename F>
+  leader_follower_thread_pool(std::size_t size, F join_func)
+    : num_threads_(size), join_(join_func)
+    , follower_(size) {}
+
+  ~leader_follower_thread_pool();
+
+  /**
+   * Starts the thread pool.
+   */
+  void start();
+
+  /**
+   * Stops the thread pool.
+   */
+  void stop();
+
+  /**
+   * Promotes the next new leading thread.
+   */
+  void promote_new_leader();
+
+  /**
+   * Returns number of threads.
+   *
+   * @return Number of threads.
+   */
+  std::size_t size() const;
+
+  /**
+   * Shuts the thread pool down.
+   */
+  void shutdown();
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the thread id of the current
+   * leading thread.
+   *
+   * @return Thread id of the leading thread.
+   */
+  std::thread::id leader();
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the current number of
+   * thread followers.
+   *
+   * @return Number of follower threads.
+   */
+  std::size_t num_follower() const;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns true if the thread pool is running.
+   *
+   * @return True if thread pool is running.
+   */
+  bool is_running() const;
+
+private:
+  /*
+   * wait for a task to execute
+   */
+  void execute();
+
+private:
+  typedef std::vector<std::thread> thread_vector_t;
+  typedef std::function<void()> join_func_t;
+
+  std::size_t num_threads_{};
+
+  std::thread::id leader_{};
+  std::thread::id null_id{};
+
+  join_func_t join_;
+  thread_vector_t threads_;
+
+  std::mutex mutex_;
+  std::condition_variable condition_task_;
+  std::condition_variable condition_synchronizer_;
+
+  std::atomic_bool signal_ready_ { false };
+  std::atomic_bool signal_shutdown_ { false };
+
+  std::atomic_bool is_running_ { false };
+
+  std::atomic_size_t follower_{};
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif //LEADER_FOLLOWER_THREAD_POOL_HPP
diff --git a/source/core/CMakeLists.txt b/source/core/CMakeLists.txt
index a65e201..2eaf6bb 100644
--- a/source/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ add_library(matador-core STATIC
   ../../include/matador/utils/field_attributes.hpp
   ../../include/matador/utils/foreign_attributes.hpp
   ../../include/matador/utils/identifier.hpp
+  ../../include/matador/utils/leader_follower_thread_pool.hpp
   ../../include/matador/utils/library.hpp
   ../../include/matador/utils/macro_map.hpp
   ../../include/matador/utils/os.hpp
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ add_library(matador-core STATIC
   utils/field_attributes.cpp
   utils/foreign_attributes.cpp
   utils/identifier.cpp
+  utils/leader_follower_thread_pool.cpp
   utils/library.cpp
   utils/os.cpp
   utils/string.cpp
diff --git a/source/core/utils/leader_follower_thread_pool.cpp b/source/core/utils/leader_follower_thread_pool.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee68071
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/core/utils/leader_follower_thread_pool.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+#include "matador/utils/leader_follower_thread_pool.hpp"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+
+namespace matador::utils {
+
+leader_follower_thread_pool::~leader_follower_thread_pool()
+{
+  shutdown();
+}
+
+void leader_follower_thread_pool::start()
+{
+  is_running_ = true;
+  for (std::size_t i = 0; i < num_threads_; ++i) {
+    threads_.emplace_back([this] { execute(); });
+  }
+}
+
+void leader_follower_thread_pool::stop()
+{
+  is_running_ = false;
+}
+
+void leader_follower_thread_pool::promote_new_leader()
+{
+  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> l(mutex_);
+
+  if (leader_ != std::this_thread::get_id()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  leader_ = null_id;
+
+  signal_ready_ = true;
+  condition_synchronizer_.notify_one();
+}
+
+std::size_t leader_follower_thread_pool::size() const
+{
+  return threads_.size();
+}
+
+void leader_follower_thread_pool::shutdown()
+{
+  {
+    const std::lock_guard<std::mutex> l(mutex_);
+//    if (!is_running_) {
+//      return;
+//    }
+    stop();
+    signal_shutdown_ = true;
+    condition_synchronizer_.notify_all();
+  }
+
+  std::for_each(threads_.begin(), threads_.end(), [](thread_vector_t::reference item) {
+    if (item.joinable()) {
+      item.join();
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+std::thread::id leader_follower_thread_pool::leader() {
+  const std::lock_guard<std::mutex> l(mutex_);
+  return leader_;
+}
+
+std::size_t leader_follower_thread_pool::num_follower() const {
+  return follower_;
+}
+
+bool leader_follower_thread_pool::is_running() const
+{
+  return is_running_;
+}
+
+void leader_follower_thread_pool::execute() {
+  std::unique_lock<std::mutex> l(mutex_);
+  while (is_running_) {
+    while (leader_ != null_id) {
+//      log_.info("thread <%d> waiting for synchronizer (leader %d)",
+//                acquire_thread_index(std::this_thread::get_id()),
+//                acquire_thread_index(leader_));
+      condition_synchronizer_.wait(l, [this]() { return signal_ready_ || signal_shutdown_; });
+      signal_ready_ = false;
+      if (!is_running_) {
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+
+//    log_.info("new leader <%d> (thread <%d> is now follower)",acquire_thread_index(std::this_thread::get_id()) , acquire_thread_index(leader_));
+    leader_ = std::this_thread::get_id();
+
+    l.unlock();
+
+    join_();
+
+//    log_.info("thread <%d> finished work", acquire_thread_index(std::this_thread::get_id()));
+    l.lock();
+  }
+}
+}
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