diff --git a/arango/collection.py b/arango/collection.py
index 4fd848fa..3aea6f81 100644
--- a/arango/collection.py
+++ b/arango/collection.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 from arango.response import Response
 from arango.result import Result
 from arango.typings import Fields, Headers, Json, Params
-from arango.utils import get_doc_id, is_none_or_int, is_none_or_str
+from arango.utils import get_batches, get_doc_id, is_none_or_int, is_none_or_str
 
 
 class Collection(ApiGroup):
@@ -1934,7 +1934,8 @@ def import_bulk(
         overwrite: Optional[bool] = None,
         on_duplicate: Optional[str] = None,
         sync: Optional[bool] = None,
-    ) -> Result[Json]:
+        batch_size: Optional[int] = None,
+    ) -> Union[Result[Json], List[Result[Json]]]:
         """Insert multiple documents into the collection.
 
         .. note::
@@ -1984,8 +1985,17 @@ def import_bulk(
         :type on_duplicate: str
         :param sync: Block until operation is synchronized to disk.
         :type sync: bool | None
+        :param batch_size: Split up **documents** into batches of max length
+            **batch_size** and import them in a loop on the client side. If
+            **batch_size** is specified, the return type of this method
+            changes from a result object to a list of result objects.
+            IMPORTANT NOTE: this parameter may go through breaking changes
+            in the future where the return type may not be a list of result
+            objects anymore. Use it at your own risk, and avoid
+            depending on the return value if possible.
+        :type batch_size: int
         :return: Result of the bulk import.
-        :rtype: dict
+        :rtype: dict | list[dict]
         :raise arango.exceptions.DocumentInsertError: If import fails.
         """
         documents = [self._ensure_key_from_id(doc) for doc in documents]
@@ -2006,21 +2016,35 @@ def import_bulk(
         if sync is not None:
             params["waitForSync"] = sync
 
-        request = Request(
-            method="post",
-            endpoint="/_api/import",
-            data=documents,
-            params=params,
-            write=self.name,
-        )
-
         def response_handler(resp: Response) -> Json:
             if resp.is_success:
                 result: Json = resp.body
                 return result
             raise DocumentInsertError(resp, request)
 
-        return self._execute(request, response_handler)
+        if batch_size is None:
+            request = Request(
+                method="post",
+                endpoint="/_api/import",
+                data=documents,
+                params=params,
+                write=self.name,
+            )
+
+            return self._execute(request, response_handler)
+        else:
+            results = []
+            for batch in get_batches(documents, batch_size):
+                request = Request(
+                    method="post",
+                    endpoint="/_api/import",
+                    data=batch,
+                    params=params,
+                    write=self.name,
+                )
+                results.append(self._execute(request, response_handler))
+
+            return results
 
 
 class StandardCollection(Collection):
diff --git a/arango/database.py b/arango/database.py
index ea9ac058..5e9dcfa8 100644
--- a/arango/database.py
+++ b/arango/database.py
@@ -1225,11 +1225,13 @@ def create_graph(
 
         .. code-block:: python
 
-            {
-                'edge_collection': 'teach',
-                'from_vertex_collections': ['teachers'],
-                'to_vertex_collections': ['lectures']
-            }
+            [
+                {
+                    'edge_collection': 'teach',
+                    'from_vertex_collections': ['teachers'],
+                    'to_vertex_collections': ['lectures']
+                }
+            ]
         """
         data: Json = {"name": name, "options": dict()}
         if edge_definitions is not None:
diff --git a/arango/utils.py b/arango/utils.py
index 42d7fff3..27d459ba 100644
--- a/arango/utils.py
+++ b/arango/utils.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 import logging
 from contextlib import contextmanager
-from typing import Any, Iterator, Union
+from typing import Any, Iterator, Sequence, Union
 
 from arango.exceptions import DocumentParseError
 from arango.typings import Json
@@ -82,3 +82,16 @@ def is_none_or_str(obj: Any) -> bool:
     :rtype: bool
     """
     return obj is None or isinstance(obj, str)
+
+
+def get_batches(elements: Sequence[Json], batch_size: int) -> Iterator[Sequence[Json]]:
+    """Generator to split a list in batches
+        of (maximum) **batch_size** elements each.
+
+    :param elements: The list of elements.
+    :type elements: Sequence[Json]
+    :param batch_size: Max number of elements per batch.
+    :type batch_size: int
+    """
+    for index in range(0, len(elements), batch_size):
+        yield elements[index : index + batch_size]
diff --git a/tests/test_document.py b/tests/test_document.py
index 95446da1..02c47bc4 100644
--- a/tests/test_document.py
+++ b/tests/test_document.py
@@ -1832,6 +1832,17 @@ def test_document_import_bulk(col, bad_col, docs):
         assert col[doc_key]["loc"] == doc["loc"]
     empty_collection(col)
 
+    # Test import bulk with batch_size
+    results = col.import_bulk(docs, batch_size=len(docs) // 2)
+    assert type(results) is list
+    assert len(results) == 2
+    empty_collection(col)
+
+    result = col.import_bulk(docs, batch_size=len(docs) * 2)
+    assert type(result) is list
+    assert len(result) == 1
+    empty_collection(col)
+
     # Test import bulk on_duplicate actions
     doc = docs[0]
     doc_key = doc["_key"]