diff --git a/Sources/NIO/EventLoopFuture.swift b/Sources/NIO/EventLoopFuture.swift
index 123e946697b..a23267d9b7e 100644
--- a/Sources/NIO/EventLoopFuture.swift
+++ b/Sources/NIO/EventLoopFuture.swift
@@ -815,6 +815,37 @@ extension EventLoopFuture {
     }
 }
 
+extension EventLoopFuture {
+    /// Returns a new `EventLoopFuture` that fires only when this `EventLoopFuture` and
+    /// all the provided `futures` complete. It then provides the result of folding the value of this
+    /// `EventLoopFuture` with the values of all the provided `futures`.
+    ///
+    /// This function is suited when you have APIs that already know how to return `EventLoopFuture`s.
+    ///
+    /// The returned `EventLoopFuture` will fail as soon as the a failure is encountered in any of the
+    /// `futures` (or in this one). However, the failure will not occur until all preceding
+    /// `EventLoopFutures` have completed. At the point the failure is encountered, all subsequent
+    /// `EventLoopFuture` objects will no longer be waited for. This function therefore fails fast: once
+    /// a failure is encountered, it will immediately fail the overall EventLoopFuture.
+    ///
+    /// - parameters:
+    ///     - futures: An array of `EventLoopFuture<U>` to wait for.
+    ///     - with: A function that will be used to fold the values of two `EventLoopFuture`s and return a new value wrapped in an `EventLoopFuture`.
+    /// - returns: A new `EventLoopFuture` with the folded value whose callbacks run on `self.eventLoop`.
+    public func fold<U>(_ futures: [EventLoopFuture<U>], with combiningFunction: @escaping (T, U) -> EventLoopFuture<T>) -> EventLoopFuture<T> {
+        let body = futures.reduce(self) { (f1: EventLoopFuture<T>, f2: EventLoopFuture<U>) -> EventLoopFuture<T> in
+            let newFuture = f1.and(f2).then { (args: (T, U)) -> EventLoopFuture<T> in
+                let (f1Value, f2Value) = args
+                assert(self.eventLoop.inEventLoop)
+                return combiningFunction(f1Value, f2Value)
+            }
+            assert(newFuture.eventLoop === self.eventLoop)
+            return newFuture
+        }
+        return body
+    }
+}
+
 extension EventLoopFuture {
     /// Returns a new `EventLoopFuture` that fires only when all the provided futures complete.
     ///
diff --git a/Tests/NIOTests/EventLoopFutureTest+XCTest.swift b/Tests/NIOTests/EventLoopFutureTest+XCTest.swift
index 1e84afe1e0b..66f3dd7a983 100644
--- a/Tests/NIOTests/EventLoopFutureTest+XCTest.swift
+++ b/Tests/NIOTests/EventLoopFutureTest+XCTest.swift
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ extension EventLoopFutureTest {
       return [
                 ("testFutureFulfilledIfHasResult", testFutureFulfilledIfHasResult),
                 ("testFutureFulfilledIfHasError", testFutureFulfilledIfHasError),
+                ("testFoldWithMultipleEventLoops", testFoldWithMultipleEventLoops),
+                ("testFoldWithSuccessAndAllSuccesses", testFoldWithSuccessAndAllSuccesses),
+                ("testFoldWithSuccessAndOneFailure", testFoldWithSuccessAndOneFailure),
+                ("testFoldWithSuccessAndEmptyFutureList", testFoldWithSuccessAndEmptyFutureList),
+                ("testFoldWithFailureAndEmptyFutureList", testFoldWithFailureAndEmptyFutureList),
+                ("testFoldWithFailureAndAllSuccesses", testFoldWithFailureAndAllSuccesses),
+                ("testFoldWithFailureAndAllUnfulfilled", testFoldWithFailureAndAllUnfulfilled),
+                ("testFoldWithFailureAndAllFailures", testFoldWithFailureAndAllFailures),
                 ("testAndAllWithAllSuccesses", testAndAllWithAllSuccesses),
                 ("testAndAllWithAllFailures", testAndAllWithAllFailures),
                 ("testAndAllWithOneFailure", testAndAllWithOneFailure),
diff --git a/Tests/NIOTests/EventLoopFutureTest.swift b/Tests/NIOTests/EventLoopFutureTest.swift
index b31ca291f09..31a6a12f688 100644
--- a/Tests/NIOTests/EventLoopFutureTest.swift
+++ b/Tests/NIOTests/EventLoopFutureTest.swift
@@ -32,6 +32,201 @@ class EventLoopFutureTest : XCTestCase {
         let f = EventLoopFuture<Void>(eventLoop: eventLoop, error: EventLoopFutureTestError.example, file: #file, line: #line)
         XCTAssertTrue(f.isFulfilled)
     }
+    
+    func testFoldWithMultipleEventLoops() throws {
+        let nThreads = 3
+        let eventLoopGroup = MultiThreadedEventLoopGroup(numThreads: nThreads)
+        defer {
+            XCTAssertNoThrow(try eventLoopGroup.syncShutdownGracefully())
+        }
+        
+        let eventLoop0 = eventLoopGroup.next()
+        let eventLoop1 = eventLoopGroup.next()
+        let eventLoop2 = eventLoopGroup.next()
+        
+        XCTAssert(eventLoop0 !== eventLoop1)
+        XCTAssert(eventLoop1 !== eventLoop2)
+        XCTAssert(eventLoop0 !== eventLoop2)
+        
+        let f0: EventLoopFuture<[Int]> = eventLoop0.submit { [0] }
+        let f1s: [EventLoopFuture<Int>] = (1...4).map { id in eventLoop1.submit { id } }
+        let f2s: [EventLoopFuture<Int>] = (5...8).map { id in eventLoop2.submit { id } }
+        
+        var fN = f0.fold(f1s) { (f1Value: [Int], f2Value: Int) -> EventLoopFuture<[Int]> in
+            XCTAssert(eventLoop0.inEventLoop)
+            return eventLoop1.newSucceededFuture(result: f1Value + [f2Value])
+        }
+        
+        fN = fN.fold(f2s) { (f1Value: [Int], f2Value: Int) -> EventLoopFuture<[Int]> in
+            XCTAssert(eventLoop0.inEventLoop)
+            return eventLoop2.newSucceededFuture(result: f1Value + [f2Value])
+        }
+        
+        let allValues = try fN.wait()
+        XCTAssert(fN.eventLoop === f0.eventLoop)
+        XCTAssert(fN.isFulfilled)
+        XCTAssertEqual(allValues, [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8])
+    }
+    
+    func testFoldWithSuccessAndAllSuccesses() throws {
+        let eventLoop = EmbeddedEventLoop()
+        let secondEventLoop = EmbeddedEventLoop()
+        let f0 = eventLoop.newSucceededFuture(result: [0])
+        
+        let futures: [EventLoopFuture<Int>] = (1...5).map { (id: Int) in secondEventLoop.newSucceededFuture(result: id) }
+        
+        let fN = f0.fold(futures) { (f1Value: [Int], f2Value: Int) -> EventLoopFuture<[Int]> in
+            XCTAssert(eventLoop.inEventLoop)
+            return secondEventLoop.newSucceededFuture(result: f1Value + [f2Value])
+        }
+        
+        let allValues = try fN.wait()
+        XCTAssert(fN.eventLoop === f0.eventLoop)
+        XCTAssert(fN.isFulfilled)
+        XCTAssertEqual(allValues, [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5])
+    }
+    
+    func testFoldWithSuccessAndOneFailure() throws {
+        struct E: Error {}
+        let eventLoop = EmbeddedEventLoop()
+        let secondEventLoop = EmbeddedEventLoop()
+        let f0: EventLoopFuture<Int> = eventLoop.newSucceededFuture(result: 0)
+        
+        let promises: [EventLoopPromise<Int>] = (0..<100).map { (_: Int) in secondEventLoop.newPromise() }
+        var futures = promises.map { $0.futureResult }
+        let failedFuture: EventLoopFuture<Int> = secondEventLoop.newFailedFuture(error: E())
+        futures.insert(failedFuture, at: futures.startIndex)
+        
+        let fN = f0.fold(futures) { (f1Value: Int, f2Value: Int) -> EventLoopFuture<Int> in
+            XCTAssert(eventLoop.inEventLoop)
+            return secondEventLoop.newSucceededFuture(result: f1Value + f2Value)
+        }
+        
+        _ = promises.map { $0.succeed(result: 0) }
+        XCTAssert(fN.isFulfilled)
+        do {
+            _ = try fN.wait()
+            XCTFail("should've thrown an error")
+        } catch _ as E {
+            /* good */
+        } catch let e {
+            XCTFail("error of wrong type \(e)")
+        }
+    }
+    
+    func testFoldWithSuccessAndEmptyFutureList() throws {
+        let eventLoop = EmbeddedEventLoop()
+        let f0 = eventLoop.newSucceededFuture(result: 0)
+        
+        let futures: [EventLoopFuture<Int>] = []
+        
+        let fN = f0.fold(futures) { (f1Value: Int, f2Value: Int) -> EventLoopFuture<Int> in
+            XCTAssert(eventLoop.inEventLoop)
+            return eventLoop.newSucceededFuture(result: f1Value + f2Value)
+        }
+        
+        let summationResult = try fN.wait()
+        XCTAssert(fN.isFulfilled)
+        XCTAssertEqual(summationResult, 0)
+    }
+    
+    func testFoldWithFailureAndEmptyFutureList() throws {
+        struct E: Error {}
+        let eventLoop = EmbeddedEventLoop()
+        let f0: EventLoopFuture<Int> = eventLoop.newFailedFuture(error: E())
+        
+        let futures: [EventLoopFuture<Int>] = []
+        
+        let fN = f0.fold(futures) { (f1Value: Int, f2Value: Int) -> EventLoopFuture<Int> in
+            XCTAssert(eventLoop.inEventLoop)
+            return eventLoop.newSucceededFuture(result: f1Value + f2Value)
+        }
+        
+        XCTAssert(fN.isFulfilled)
+        do {
+            _ = try fN.wait()
+            XCTFail("should've thrown an error")
+        } catch _ as E {
+            /* good */
+        } catch let e {
+            XCTFail("error of wrong type \(e)")
+        }
+    }
+    
+    func testFoldWithFailureAndAllSuccesses() throws {
+        struct E: Error {}
+        let eventLoop = EmbeddedEventLoop()
+        let secondEventLoop = EmbeddedEventLoop()
+        let f0: EventLoopFuture<Int> = eventLoop.newFailedFuture(error: E())
+        
+        let promises: [EventLoopPromise<Int>] = (0..<100).map { (_: Int) in secondEventLoop.newPromise() }
+        let futures = promises.map { $0.futureResult }
+        
+        let fN = f0.fold(futures) { (f1Value: Int, f2Value: Int) -> EventLoopFuture<Int> in
+            XCTAssert(eventLoop.inEventLoop)
+            return secondEventLoop.newSucceededFuture(result: f1Value + f2Value)
+        }
+        
+        _ = promises.map { $0.succeed(result: 1) }
+        XCTAssert(fN.isFulfilled)
+        do {
+            _ = try fN.wait()
+            XCTFail("should've thrown an error")
+        } catch _ as E {
+            /* good */
+        } catch let e {
+            XCTFail("error of wrong type \(e)")
+        }
+    }
+    
+    func testFoldWithFailureAndAllUnfulfilled() throws {
+        struct E: Error {}
+        let eventLoop = EmbeddedEventLoop()
+        let secondEventLoop = EmbeddedEventLoop()
+        let f0: EventLoopFuture<Int> = eventLoop.newFailedFuture(error: E())
+        
+        let promises: [EventLoopPromise<Int>] = (0..<100).map { (_: Int) in secondEventLoop.newPromise() }
+        let futures = promises.map { $0.futureResult }
+        
+        let fN = f0.fold(futures) { (f1Value: Int, f2Value: Int) -> EventLoopFuture<Int> in
+            XCTAssert(eventLoop.inEventLoop)
+            return secondEventLoop.newSucceededFuture(result: f1Value + f2Value)
+        }
+        
+        XCTAssert(fN.isFulfilled)
+        do {
+            _ = try fN.wait()
+            XCTFail("should've thrown an error")
+        } catch _ as E {
+            /* good */
+        } catch let e {
+            XCTFail("error of wrong type \(e)")
+        }
+    }
+    
+    func testFoldWithFailureAndAllFailures() throws {
+        struct E: Error {}
+        let eventLoop = EmbeddedEventLoop()
+        let secondEventLoop = EmbeddedEventLoop()
+        let f0: EventLoopFuture<Int> = eventLoop.newFailedFuture(error: E())
+        
+        let futures: [EventLoopFuture<Int>] = (0..<100).map { (_: Int) in secondEventLoop.newFailedFuture(error: E()) }
+        
+        let fN = f0.fold(futures) { (f1Value: Int, f2Value: Int) -> EventLoopFuture<Int> in
+            XCTAssert(eventLoop.inEventLoop)
+            return secondEventLoop.newSucceededFuture(result: f1Value + f2Value)
+        }
+        
+        XCTAssert(fN.isFulfilled)
+        do {
+            _ = try fN.wait()
+            XCTFail("should've thrown an error")
+        } catch _ as E {
+            /* good */
+        } catch let e {
+            XCTFail("error of wrong type \(e)")
+        }
+    }
 
     func testAndAllWithAllSuccesses() throws {
         let eventLoop = EmbeddedEventLoop()