diff --git a/collector/filesystem_linux.go b/collector/filesystem_linux.go
index 42ca3f37..a054e213 100644
--- a/collector/filesystem_linux.go
+++ b/collector/filesystem_linux.go
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ const (
 var mountTimeout = kingpin.Flag("collector.filesystem.mount-timeout",
 	"how long to wait for a mount to respond before marking it as stale").
 	Hidden().Default("5s").Duration()
+var statWorkerCount = kingpin.Flag("collector.filesystem.stat-workers",
+	"how many stat calls to process simultaneously").
+	Hidden().Default("4").Int()
 var stuckMounts = make(map[string]struct{})
 var stuckMountsMtx = &sync.Mutex{}
 
@@ -50,74 +53,103 @@ func (c *filesystemCollector) GetStats() ([]filesystemStats, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	stats := []filesystemStats{}
-	for _, labels := range mps {
-		if c.excludedMountPointsPattern.MatchString(labels.mountPoint) {
-			level.Debug(c.logger).Log("msg", "Ignoring mount point", "mountpoint", labels.mountPoint)
-			continue
-		}
-		if c.excludedFSTypesPattern.MatchString(labels.fsType) {
-			level.Debug(c.logger).Log("msg", "Ignoring fs", "type", labels.fsType)
-			continue
-		}
-		stuckMountsMtx.Lock()
-		if _, ok := stuckMounts[labels.mountPoint]; ok {
-			stats = append(stats, filesystemStats{
-				labels:      labels,
-				deviceError: 1,
-			})
-			level.Debug(c.logger).Log("msg", "Mount point is in an unresponsive state", "mountpoint", labels.mountPoint)
-			stuckMountsMtx.Unlock()
-			continue
-		}
-		stuckMountsMtx.Unlock()
+	labelChan := make(chan filesystemLabels)
+	statChan := make(chan filesystemStats)
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
 
-		// The success channel is used do tell the "watcher" that the stat
-		// finished successfully. The channel is closed on success.
-		success := make(chan struct{})
-		go stuckMountWatcher(labels.mountPoint, success, c.logger)
+	workerCount := *statWorkerCount
+	if workerCount < 1 {
+		workerCount = 1
+	}
 
-		buf := new(unix.Statfs_t)
-		err = unix.Statfs(rootfsFilePath(labels.mountPoint), buf)
-		stuckMountsMtx.Lock()
-		close(success)
-		// If the mount has been marked as stuck, unmark it and log it's recovery.
-		if _, ok := stuckMounts[labels.mountPoint]; ok {
-			level.Debug(c.logger).Log("msg", "Mount point has recovered, monitoring will resume", "mountpoint", labels.mountPoint)
-			delete(stuckMounts, labels.mountPoint)
-		}
-		stuckMountsMtx.Unlock()
-
-		if err != nil {
-			stats = append(stats, filesystemStats{
-				labels:      labels,
-				deviceError: 1,
-			})
-
-			level.Debug(c.logger).Log("msg", "Error on statfs() system call", "rootfs", rootfsFilePath(labels.mountPoint), "err", err)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		var ro float64
-		for _, option := range strings.Split(labels.options, ",") {
-			if option == "ro" {
-				ro = 1
-				break
+	for i := 0; i < workerCount; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			for labels := range labelChan {
+				statChan <- c.processStat(labels)
 			}
-		}
+		}()
+	}
 
-		stats = append(stats, filesystemStats{
-			labels:    labels,
-			size:      float64(buf.Blocks) * float64(buf.Bsize),
-			free:      float64(buf.Bfree) * float64(buf.Bsize),
-			avail:     float64(buf.Bavail) * float64(buf.Bsize),
-			files:     float64(buf.Files),
-			filesFree: float64(buf.Ffree),
-			ro:        ro,
-		})
+	go func() {
+		for _, labels := range mps {
+			if c.excludedMountPointsPattern.MatchString(labels.mountPoint) {
+				level.Debug(c.logger).Log("msg", "Ignoring mount point", "mountpoint", labels.mountPoint)
+				continue
+			}
+			if c.excludedFSTypesPattern.MatchString(labels.fsType) {
+				level.Debug(c.logger).Log("msg", "Ignoring fs", "type", labels.fsType)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			stuckMountsMtx.Lock()
+			if _, ok := stuckMounts[labels.mountPoint]; ok {
+				stats = append(stats, filesystemStats{
+					labels:      labels,
+					deviceError: 1,
+				})
+				level.Debug(c.logger).Log("msg", "Mount point is in an unresponsive state", "mountpoint", labels.mountPoint)
+				stuckMountsMtx.Unlock()
+				continue
+			}
+
+			stuckMountsMtx.Unlock()
+			labelChan <- labels
+		}
+		close(labelChan)
+		wg.Wait()
+		close(statChan)
+	}()
+
+	for stat := range statChan {
+		stats = append(stats, stat)
 	}
 	return stats, nil
 }
 
+func (c *filesystemCollector) processStat(labels filesystemLabels) filesystemStats {
+	success := make(chan struct{})
+	go stuckMountWatcher(labels.mountPoint, success, c.logger)
+
+	buf := new(unix.Statfs_t)
+	err := unix.Statfs(rootfsFilePath(labels.mountPoint), buf)
+	stuckMountsMtx.Lock()
+	close(success)
+
+	// If the mount has been marked as stuck, unmark it and log it's recovery.
+	if _, ok := stuckMounts[labels.mountPoint]; ok {
+		level.Debug(c.logger).Log("msg", "Mount point has recovered, monitoring will resume", "mountpoint", labels.mountPoint)
+		delete(stuckMounts, labels.mountPoint)
+	}
+	stuckMountsMtx.Unlock()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		level.Debug(c.logger).Log("msg", "Error on statfs() system call", "rootfs", rootfsFilePath(labels.mountPoint), "err", err)
+		return filesystemStats{
+			labels:      labels,
+			deviceError: 1,
+		}
+	}
+
+	var ro float64
+	for _, option := range strings.Split(labels.options, ",") {
+		if option == "ro" {
+			ro = 1
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	return filesystemStats{
+		labels:    labels,
+		size:      float64(buf.Blocks) * float64(buf.Bsize),
+		free:      float64(buf.Bfree) * float64(buf.Bsize),
+		avail:     float64(buf.Bavail) * float64(buf.Bsize),
+		files:     float64(buf.Files),
+		filesFree: float64(buf.Ffree),
+		ro:        ro,
+	}
+}
+
 // stuckMountWatcher listens on the given success channel and if the channel closes
 // then the watcher does nothing. If instead the timeout is reached, the
 // mount point that is being watched is marked as stuck.