diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 6de3671..4e7359d 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -1377,6 +1377,12 @@ type PipelineClient struct {
 	// DefaultMaxPendingRequests is used by default.
 	MaxPendingRequests int
 
+	// The maximum delay before sending pipelined requests as a batch
+	// to the server.
+	//
+	// By default requests are sent immediately to the server.
+	MaxBatchDelay time.Duration
+
 	// Callback for connection establishing to the host.
 	//
 	// Default Dial is used if not set.
@@ -1649,6 +1655,7 @@ func (c *PipelineClient) writer(conn net.Conn, stopCh <-chan struct{}) error {
 		writeBufferSize = defaultWriteBufferSize
 	}
 	bw := bufio.NewWriterSize(conn, writeBufferSize)
+	defer bw.Flush()
 	chR := c.chR
 	chW := c.chW
 
@@ -1656,13 +1663,20 @@ func (c *PipelineClient) writer(conn net.Conn, stopCh <-chan struct{}) error {
 	if maxIdleConnDuration <= 0 {
 		maxIdleConnDuration = DefaultMaxIdleConnDuration
 	}
+	maxBatchDelay := c.MaxBatchDelay
 
-	stopTimer := time.NewTimer(time.Hour)
 	var (
+		stopTimer      = time.NewTimer(time.Hour)
+		flushTimer     = time.NewTimer(time.Hour)
+		flushTimerCh   <-chan time.Time
+		instantTimerCh = make(chan time.Time)
+
 		w   *pipelineWork
 		err error
 	)
+	close(instantTimerCh)
 	for {
+	againChW:
 		select {
 		case w = <-chW:
 			// Fast path: len(chW) > 0
@@ -1675,6 +1689,12 @@ func (c *PipelineClient) writer(conn net.Conn, stopCh <-chan struct{}) error {
 				return nil
 			case <-stopCh:
 				return nil
+			case <-flushTimerCh:
+				if err = bw.Flush(); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				flushTimerCh = nil
+				goto againChW
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1690,14 +1710,16 @@ func (c *PipelineClient) writer(conn net.Conn, stopCh <-chan struct{}) error {
 			w.done <- struct{}{}
 			return err
 		}
-		if len(chW) == 0 || len(chR) == cap(chR) {
-			if err = bw.Flush(); err != nil {
-				w.err = err
-				w.done <- struct{}{}
-				return err
+		if flushTimerCh == nil && (len(chW) == 0 || len(chR) == cap(chR)) {
+			if maxBatchDelay > 0 {
+				flushTimer.Reset(maxBatchDelay)
+				flushTimerCh = flushTimer.C
+			} else {
+				flushTimerCh = instantTimerCh
 			}
 		}
 
+	againChR:
 		select {
 		case chR <- w:
 			// Fast path: len(chR) < cap(chR)
@@ -1709,6 +1731,14 @@ func (c *PipelineClient) writer(conn net.Conn, stopCh <-chan struct{}) error {
 				w.err = errPipelineClientStopped
 				w.done <- struct{}{}
 				return nil
+			case <-flushTimerCh:
+				if err = bw.Flush(); err != nil {
+					w.err = err
+					w.done <- struct{}{}
+					return err
+				}
+				flushTimerCh = nil
+				goto againChR
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
index e675e22..b1a79ce 100644
--- a/client_test.go
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -16,14 +16,18 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestPipelineClientDoSerial(t *testing.T) {
-	testPipelineClientDoConcurrent(t, 1)
+	testPipelineClientDoConcurrent(t, 1, 0)
 }
 
 func TestPipelineClientDoConcurrent(t *testing.T) {
-	testPipelineClientDoConcurrent(t, 10)
+	testPipelineClientDoConcurrent(t, 10, 0)
 }
 
-func testPipelineClientDoConcurrent(t *testing.T, concurrency int) {
+func TestPipelineClientDoBatchDelayConcurrent(t *testing.T) {
+	testPipelineClientDoConcurrent(t, 10, 5*time.Millisecond)
+}
+
+func testPipelineClientDoConcurrent(t *testing.T, concurrency int, maxBatchDelay time.Duration) {
 	ln := fasthttputil.NewInmemoryListener()
 
 	s := &Server{
@@ -44,8 +48,10 @@ func testPipelineClientDoConcurrent(t *testing.T, concurrency int) {
 		Dial: func(addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
 			return ln.Dial()
 		},
-		MaxIdleConnDuration: 5 * time.Millisecond,
-		MaxPendingRequests:  2,
+		MaxIdleConnDuration: 23 * time.Millisecond,
+		MaxPendingRequests:  6,
+		MaxBatchDelay:       maxBatchDelay,
+		Logger:              &customLogger{},
 	}
 
 	clientStopCh := make(chan struct{}, concurrency)
@@ -59,7 +65,7 @@ func testPipelineClientDoConcurrent(t *testing.T, concurrency int) {
 	for i := 0; i < concurrency; i++ {
 		select {
 		case <-clientStopCh:
-		case <-time.After(time.Second):
+		case <-time.After(3*time.Second):
 			t.Fatalf("timeout")
 		}
 	}