diff --git a/http/CMakeLists.txt b/http/CMakeLists.txt
index 6b4aa30..03b07d4 100644
--- a/http/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/http/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 add_library(fwoophttp STATIC
     fwoop_httpclient.cpp
+    fwoop_httpconnhandler.cpp
     fwoop_httpdataframe.cpp
     fwoop_httpframe.cpp
     fwoop_httpgoawayframe.cpp
@@ -21,8 +22,10 @@ target_link_libraries(fwoophttp fwoopbasis)
 install(TARGETS fwoophttp DESTINATION lib)
 install(FILES
     fwoop_httpclient.h
+    fwoop_httpconnhandler.h
     fwoop_httpdataframe.h
     fwoop_httpframe.h
+    fwoop_httpfunc.h
     fwoop_httpgoawayframe.h
     fwoop_httpheader.h
     fwoop_httpheadersframe.h
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ install(FILES
 
 include(GoogleTest)
 add_executable(fwoophttp_test
+    fwoop_httpconnhandler.g.cpp
     fwoop_httpheadersframe.g.cpp
     fwoop_httphpacker.g.cpp
     fwoop_httprequest.g.cpp
diff --git a/http/fwoop_httpconnhandler.cpp b/http/fwoop_httpconnhandler.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..daa602c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http/fwoop_httpconnhandler.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#include <fwoop_httpconnhandler.h>
+
+#include <fwoop_log.h>
+#include <fwoop_socketio.h>
+
+namespace fwoop {
+
+HttpConnHandler::HttpConnHandler(int fd, const std::unordered_map<std::string, HttpHandlerFunc_t> &routeMap,
+                                 const std::unordered_map<std::string, HttpServerEventHandlerFunc_t> &serverEventMap)
+    : d_fd(fd), d_routeMap(routeMap), d_serverEventMap(serverEventMap)
+{
+}
+
+HttpConnHandler::~HttpConnHandler()
+{
+    if (d_fd > 0) {
+        close(d_fd);
+        d_fd = -1;
+    }
+}
+
+HttpConnHandler::HttpConnHandler(HttpConnHandler &&rhs)
+    : d_fd(rhs.d_fd), d_routeMap(rhs.d_routeMap), d_serverEventMap(rhs.d_serverEventMap)
+{
+    rhs.d_fd = -1;
+}
+
+void HttpConnHandler::operator()()
+{
+    Log::Debug("received http/1.1 connection");
+    constexpr unsigned int bufferSize = 2048;
+    uint8_t buffer[bufferSize];
+    unsigned int bytesRead;
+    std::error_code ec = SocketIO::read(d_fd, buffer, bufferSize, bytesRead);
+    if (ec) {
+        Log::Error("socket read failed", ec);
+    }
+
+    unsigned int bytesParsed = 0;
+    int rc;
+    std::shared_ptr<HttpRequest> request = HttpRequest::parse(buffer, bytesRead, bytesParsed);
+    if (!request) {
+        Log::Error("did not receive full http request");
+    }
+
+    Log::Debug("Recieved request: ", *request);
+
+    auto routeFunc = d_routeMap.find(request->getPath());
+    auto serverEventFunc = d_serverEventMap.find(request->getPath());
+    HttpResponse response;
+    if (routeFunc != d_routeMap.end()) {
+        routeFunc->second(*request, response);
+    } else if (serverEventFunc != d_serverEventMap.end()) {
+        response.addHeader(HttpHeader::ContentType, "text/event-stream");
+        response.addHeader(HttpHeader::CacheControl, "no-store");
+        response.setStatus("200 OK");
+    } else {
+        response.setStatus("404 Not Found");
+    }
+
+    Log::Debug("Sending response: ", response);
+    uint32_t length;
+    uint8_t *encResp = response.encode(length);
+    rc = SocketIO::write(d_fd, encResp, length);
+    delete[] encResp;
+    if (0 != rc) {
+        Log::Error("socket write failed, ec=", ec);
+    }
+
+    if (serverEventFunc != d_serverEventMap.end()) {
+        HttpServerEvent serverEvent(d_fd);
+        serverEventFunc->second(*request, serverEvent);
+    }
+
+    Log::Debug("done");
+}
+
+} // namespace fwoop
diff --git a/http/fwoop_httpconnhandler.g.cpp b/http/fwoop_httpconnhandler.g.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02c547d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http/fwoop_httpconnhandler.g.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include <fwoop_httpconnhandler.h>
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+TEST(HttpConnHandler, Constructor)
+{
+    // GIVEN
+
+    // WHEN
+
+    // THEN
+}
diff --git a/http/fwoop_httpconnhandler.h b/http/fwoop_httpconnhandler.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..005be65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http/fwoop_httpconnhandler.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <fwoop_httpfunc.h>
+
+namespace fwoop {
+
+class HttpConnHandler {
+  private:
+    int d_fd;
+    const std::unordered_map<std::string, HttpHandlerFunc_t> d_routeMap;
+    const std::unordered_map<std::string, HttpServerEventHandlerFunc_t> d_serverEventMap;
+
+  public:
+    HttpConnHandler(int fd, const std::unordered_map<std::string, HttpHandlerFunc_t> &routeMap,
+                    const std::unordered_map<std::string, HttpServerEventHandlerFunc_t> &serverEventMap);
+    ~HttpConnHandler();
+    HttpConnHandler(const HttpConnHandler &rhs) = delete;
+    HttpConnHandler operator=(const HttpConnHandler &rhs) = delete;
+    HttpConnHandler(HttpConnHandler &&rhs);
+
+    void operator()();
+};
+
+} // namespace fwoop
diff --git a/http/fwoop_httpfunc.h b/http/fwoop_httpfunc.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcd1cc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http/fwoop_httpfunc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <fwoop_httprequest.h>
+#include <fwoop_httpresponse.h>
+#include <fwoop_httpserverevent.h>
+
+#include <functional>
+
+namespace fwoop {
+
+typedef std::function<void(const HttpRequest &, HttpResponse &)> HttpHandlerFunc_t;
+typedef std::function<void(const HttpRequest &, HttpServerEvent &)> HttpServerEventHandlerFunc_t;
+
+} // namespace fwoop
diff --git a/http/fwoop_httpserver.cpp b/http/fwoop_httpserver.cpp
index f145f6f..41c753f 100644
--- a/http/fwoop_httpserver.cpp
+++ b/http/fwoop_httpserver.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <fwoop_httpconnhandler.h>
 #include <fwoop_httpdataframe.h>
 #include <fwoop_httpframe.h>
 #include <fwoop_httpgoawayframe.h>
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
 #include <system_error>
+#include <thread>
 
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@
 namespace fwoop {
 
 HttpServer::HttpServer(int port, HttpVersion::Value version)
-    : d_port(port), d_serverFd(-1), d_version(version), d_isActive(false)
+    : d_port(port), d_serverFd(-1), d_version(version), d_isActive(false), d_handlerPool(5)
 {
 }
 
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ int HttpServer::serve()
 
     const int maxQueued = 1;
     if (0 != listen(d_serverFd, maxQueued)) {
-        std::cerr << "failed to listen, errno" << errno << '\n';
+        std::cerr << "failed to listen, errno=" << std::strerror(errno) << '\n';
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -71,17 +73,23 @@ int HttpServer::serve()
     while (d_isActive) {
         int clientFd = accept4(d_serverFd, (struct sockaddr *)&clientAddr, (socklen_t *)&addrLen, SOCK_NONBLOCK);
         if (clientFd < 0) {
-            std::cerr << "failed to accept, errno" << errno << '\n';
+            std::cerr << "failed to accept, errno" << std::strerror(errno) << '\n';
             return -1;
         }
 
         switch (d_version) {
         case HttpVersion::Value::Http1_1:
-            handleHttp1Connection(clientFd);
+        {
+            HttpConnHandler handler(clientFd, d_routeMap, d_serverEventMap);
+            d_handlerPool.enqueue(std::move(handler));
             break;
+        }
         case HttpVersion::Value::Http2:
+        {
+            // TODO use the thread pool
             handleHttp2Connection(clientFd);
             break;
+        }
         default:
             std::cerr << "unsupported HTTP version: " << d_version;
             return -1;
diff --git a/http/fwoop_httpserver.h b/http/fwoop_httpserver.h
index 9c5113e..ff79614 100644
--- a/http/fwoop_httpserver.h
+++ b/http/fwoop_httpserver.h
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <fwoop_httpconnhandler.h>
+#include <fwoop_httpfunc.h>
 #include <fwoop_httprequest.h>
 #include <fwoop_httpresponse.h>
 #include <fwoop_httpserverevent.h>
 #include <fwoop_httpversion.h>
+#include <fwoop_threadpool.h>
 
 #include <functional>
 #include <string>
@@ -11,9 +14,6 @@
 
 namespace fwoop {
 
-typedef std::function<void(const HttpRequest &, HttpResponse &)> HttpHandlerFunc_t;
-typedef std::function<void(const HttpRequest &, HttpServerEvent &)> HttpServerEventHandlerFunc_t;
-
 class HttpServer {
   private:
     int d_port;
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class HttpServer {
     std::unordered_map<std::string, HttpHandlerFunc_t> d_routeMap;
     std::unordered_map<std::string, HttpServerEventHandlerFunc_t> d_serverEventMap;
     bool d_isActive;
+    ThreadPool<HttpConnHandler> d_handlerPool;
 
     int parsePayloadBody(uint8_t *buffer, unsigned bufferSize, unsigned int &bytesParsed) const;
     int handleHttp1Connection(int clientFd) const;
@@ -39,6 +40,11 @@ class HttpServer {
     void addServerEventRoute(const std::string &route, HttpServerEventHandlerFunc_t func);
 };
 
-inline void HttpServer::stop() { d_isActive = false; }
+inline void HttpServer::stop()
+{
+    d_isActive = false;
+    d_handlerPool.close();
+    d_handlerPool.wait();
+}
 
 } // namespace fwoop