diff --git a/mtprotoproxy.py b/mtprotoproxy.py
index 5a2577d..402bb8b 100755
--- a/mtprotoproxy.py
+++ b/mtprotoproxy.py
@@ -436,6 +436,48 @@ class MyRandom(random.Random):
 myrandom = MyRandom()
 
 
+class TgConnectionPool:
+    MAX_CONNS_IN_POOL = 4
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.pools = {}
+
+    async def open_tg_connection(self, host, port):
+        task = asyncio.open_connection(host, port, limit=get_to_clt_bufsize())
+        reader_tgt, writer_tgt = await asyncio.wait_for(task, timeout=config.TG_CONNECT_TIMEOUT)
+        return reader_tgt, writer_tgt
+
+    def register_host_port(self, host, port):
+        if (host, port) not in self.pools:
+            self.pools[(host, port)] = set()
+
+        while len(self.pools[(host, port)]) < TgConnectionPool.MAX_CONNS_IN_POOL:
+            connect_task = asyncio.ensure_future(self.open_tg_connection(host, port))
+            self.pools[(host, port)].add(connect_task)
+
+    async def get_connection(self, host, port):
+        self.register_host_port(host, port)
+
+        for task in self.pools[(host, port)].copy():
+            if task.done():
+                self.pools[(host, port)].remove(task)
+                self.register_host_port(host, port)
+
+                if task.exception():
+                    continue
+
+                reader, writer = task.result()
+                if writer.transport.is_closing():
+                    continue
+
+                return reader, writer
+
+        return await self.open_tg_connection(host, port)
+
+
+tg_connection_pool = TgConnectionPool()
+
+
 class LayeredStreamReaderBase:
     __slots__ = ("upstream", )
 
@@ -1196,21 +1238,6 @@ async def handle_handshake(reader, writer):
     return False
 
 
-async def open_connection_tryer(addr, port, limit, timeout, max_attempts=3):
-    for attempt in range(max_attempts-1):
-        try:
-            task = asyncio.open_connection(addr, port, limit=limit)
-            reader_tgt, writer_tgt = await asyncio.wait_for(task, timeout=timeout)
-            return reader_tgt, writer_tgt
-        except (OSError, asyncio.TimeoutError):
-            continue
-
-    # the last attempt
-    task = asyncio.open_connection(addr, port, limit=limit)
-    reader_tgt, writer_tgt = await asyncio.wait_for(task, timeout=timeout)
-    return reader_tgt, writer_tgt
-
-
 async def do_direct_handshake(proto_tag, dc_idx, dec_key_and_iv=None):
     RESERVED_NONCE_FIRST_CHARS = [b"\xef"]
     RESERVED_NONCE_BEGININGS = [b"\x48\x45\x41\x44", b"\x50\x4F\x53\x54",
@@ -1219,6 +1246,7 @@ async def do_direct_handshake(proto_tag, dc_idx, dec_key_and_iv=None):
     RESERVED_NONCE_CONTINUES = [b"\x00\x00\x00\x00"]
 
     global my_ip_info
+    global tg_connection_pool
 
     dc_idx = abs(dc_idx) - 1
 
@@ -1232,8 +1260,7 @@ async def do_direct_handshake(proto_tag, dc_idx, dec_key_and_iv=None):
         dc = TG_DATACENTERS_V4[dc_idx]
 
     try:
-        reader_tgt, writer_tgt = await open_connection_tryer(
-            dc, TG_DATACENTER_PORT, limit=get_to_clt_bufsize(), timeout=config.TG_CONNECT_TIMEOUT)
+        reader_tgt, writer_tgt = await tg_connection_pool.get_connection(dc, TG_DATACENTER_PORT)
     except ConnectionRefusedError as E:
         print_err("Got connection refused while trying to connect to", dc, TG_DATACENTER_PORT)
         return False
@@ -1321,6 +1348,7 @@ async def do_middleproxy_handshake(proto_tag, dc_idx, cl_ip, cl_port):
     RPC_FLAGS = b"\x00\x00\x00\x00"
 
     global my_ip_info
+    global tg_connection_pool
 
     use_ipv6_tg = (my_ip_info["ipv6"] and (config.PREFER_IPV6 or not my_ip_info["ipv4"]))
     use_ipv6_clt = (":" in cl_ip)
@@ -1335,8 +1363,7 @@ async def do_middleproxy_handshake(proto_tag, dc_idx, cl_ip, cl_port):
         addr, port = myrandom.choice(TG_MIDDLE_PROXIES_V4[dc_idx])
 
     try:
-        reader_tgt, writer_tgt = await open_connection_tryer(addr, port, limit=get_to_clt_bufsize(),
-                                                             timeout=config.TG_CONNECT_TIMEOUT)
+        reader_tgt, writer_tgt = await tg_connection_pool.get_connection(addr, port)
     except ConnectionRefusedError as E:
         print_err("The Telegram server %d (%s %s) is refusing connections" % (dc_idx, addr, port))
         return False