diff --git a/source3/modules/vfs_default.c b/source3/modules/vfs_default.c
index 5227e95e302..8021319592d 100644
--- a/source3/modules/vfs_default.c
+++ b/source3/modules/vfs_default.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "lib/asys/asys.h"
 #include "lib/util/tevent_ntstatus.h"
 #include "lib/util/sys_rw.h"
+#include "lib/pthreadpool/pthreadpool_tevent.h"
 
 #undef DBGC_CLASS
 #define DBGC_CLASS DBGC_VFS
@@ -750,6 +751,20 @@ fail:
 	return false;
 }
 
+static int vfswrap_init_pool(struct smbd_server_connection *conn)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (conn->pool != NULL) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	ret = pthreadpool_tevent_init(conn, lp_aio_max_threads(),
+				      &conn->pool);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
 struct vfswrap_asys_state {
 	struct asys_context *asys_ctx;
 	struct tevent_req *req;
diff --git a/source3/smbd/globals.h b/source3/smbd/globals.h
index 8ba564d0e9f..61d85cbca20 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/globals.h
+++ b/source3/smbd/globals.h
@@ -854,6 +854,8 @@ struct user_struct {
 	struct smbXsrv_session *session;
 };
 
+struct pthreadpool_tevent;
+
 struct smbd_server_connection {
 	const struct tsocket_address *local_address;
 	const struct tsocket_address *remote_address;
@@ -925,6 +927,8 @@ struct smbd_server_connection {
 	struct asys_context *asys_ctx;
 	struct tevent_fd *asys_fde;
 
+	struct pthreadpool_tevent *pool;
+
 	struct smbXsrv_client *client;
 };