diff --git a/Tests/run.py b/Tests/run.py
index 02b633c90..173536a01 100644
--- a/Tests/run.py
+++ b/Tests/run.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 # minimal test runner
 
 import glob, os, os.path, sys, tempfile
+from multiprocessing import Pool
 
 try:
     root = os.path.dirname(__file__)
@@ -14,83 +15,109 @@ if not os.path.isfile("PIL/Image.py"):
     print("***", "$ python Tests/run.py")
     sys.exit(1)
 
-print("-"*68)
-
 python_options = []
 tester_options = []
-
-if "--installed" not in sys.argv:
-    os.environ["PYTHONPATH"] = "."
-
-if "--coverage" in sys.argv:
-    tester_options.append("--coverage")
-
-if "--log" in sys.argv:
-    tester_options.append("--log")
-
-files = glob.glob(os.path.join(root, "test_*.py"))
-files.sort()
-
-success = failure = 0
 include = [x for x in sys.argv[1:] if x[:2] != "--"]
-skipped = []
 
-python_options = " ".join(python_options)
-tester_options = " ".join(tester_options)
-
-for file in files:
-    test, ext = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(file))
-    if include and test not in include:
-        continue
+def test_one(f):
+    test, ext = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(f))
     print("running", test, "...")
     # 2>&1 works on unix and on modern windowses.  we might care about
     # very old Python versions, but not ancient microsoft products :-)
     out = os.popen("%s %s -u %s %s 2>&1" % (
-            sys.executable, python_options, file, tester_options
+        sys.executable, python_options, f, tester_options
             ))
     result = out.read().strip()
-    if result == "ok":
-        result = None
-    elif result == "skip":
-        print("---", "skipped") # FIXME: driver should include a reason
-        skipped.append(test)
-        continue
-    elif not result:
-        result = "(no output)"
     status = out.close()
-    if status or result:
-        if status:
-            print("=== error", status)
-        if result:
-            if result[-3:] == "\nok":
-                # if there's an ok at the end, it's not really ok
-                result = result[:-3]
-            print(result)
-        failure = failure + 1
-    else:
-        success = success + 1
 
-print("-"*68)
+    return (result, status)
 
-temp_root = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), 'pillow-tests')
-tempfiles = glob.glob(os.path.join(temp_root, "temp_*"))
-if tempfiles:
-    print("===", "remaining temporary files")
-    for file in tempfiles:
-        print(file)
+def filter_tests(files):
+    ret = []
+    for f in files:
+        test, ext = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(f))
+        if include and test not in include:
+            continue
+        ret.append(f)
+    return ret
+
+def main():
+    global python_options, tester_options
+    
     print("-"*68)
 
-def tests(n):
-    if n == 1:
-        return "1 test"
-    else:
-        return "%d tests" % n
+    if "--installed" not in sys.argv:
+        os.environ["PYTHONPATH"] = "."
 
-if skipped:
-    print("---", tests(len(skipped)), "skipped.")
-    print(skipped)
-if failure:
-    print("***", tests(failure), "of", (success + failure), "failed.")
-    sys.exit(1)
-else:
-    print(tests(success), "passed.")
+    if "--coverage" in sys.argv:
+        tester_options.append("--coverage")
+
+    if "--log" in sys.argv:
+        tester_options.append("--log")
+
+    files = glob.glob(os.path.join(root, "test_*.py"))
+    files.sort()
+
+    success = failure = 0
+    skipped = []
+
+    python_options = " ".join(python_options)
+    tester_options = " ".join(tester_options)
+
+
+    files = filter_tests(files)
+
+    print (files)
+    pool = Pool()
+    results = pool.map(test_one, files)
+    
+    for test,(result, status) in zip(files,results):
+        if result == "ok":
+            result = None
+        elif result == "skip":
+            print("---", "skipped") # FIXME: driver should include a reason
+            skipped.append(test)
+            continue
+        elif not result:
+            result = "(no output)"
+        if status or result:
+            if status:
+                print("=== error", status)
+            if result:
+                if result[-3:] == "\nok":
+                    # if there's an ok at the end, it's not really ok
+                    result = result[:-3]
+                print(result)
+            failure = failure + 1
+        else:
+            success = success + 1
+
+    print("-"*68)
+
+    temp_root = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), 'pillow-tests')
+    tempfiles = glob.glob(os.path.join(temp_root, "temp_*"))
+    if tempfiles:
+        print("===", "remaining temporary files")
+        for file in tempfiles:
+            print(file)
+        print("-"*68)
+
+    def tests(n):
+        if n == 1:
+            return "1 test"
+        else:
+            return "%d tests" % n
+
+    if skipped:
+        print("---", tests(len(skipped)), "skipped.")
+        print(skipped)
+    if failure:
+        print("***", tests(failure), "of", (success + failure), "failed.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    else:
+        print(tests(success), "passed.")
+
+    return 0
+
+if __name__=='__main__':
+    sys.exit(main())