diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6216ed2..749c838 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ rand_core = { version = "0.6.4", default-features = false }
 openssl = { version = "0.10.39", optional = true, features = ["vendored"] }
 rug = { version = "1.26", default-features = false, features = ["integer"], optional = true }
 glass_pumpkin = { version = "1", optional = true }
+rayon = { version = "1", optional = true }
+num_cpus = { version = "1", optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 # need `crypto-bigint` with `alloc` to test `BoxedUint`
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ tests-gmp = ["rug/std"]
 tests-glass-pumpkin = ["glass_pumpkin"]
 tests-exhaustive = []
 tests-all = ["tests-openssl", "tests-gmp", "tests-exhaustive", "tests-glass-pumpkin"]
+rayon = ["dep:rayon", "num_cpus"]
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 features = ["default"]
diff --git a/src/presets.rs b/src/presets.rs
index 7ead461..b978239 100644
--- a/src/presets.rs
+++ b/src/presets.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ use rand_core::CryptoRngCore;
 #[cfg(feature = "default-rng")]
 use rand_core::OsRng;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "rayon")]
+use rayon::iter::{ParallelBridge, ParallelIterator};
+
 use crate::hazmat::{lucas_test, random_odd_integer, AStarBase, LucasCheck, MillerRabin, Primality, Sieve};
 
 /// Returns a random prime of size `bit_length` using [`OsRng`] as the RNG.
@@ -90,6 +93,45 @@ pub fn generate_safe_prime_with_rng<T: Integer + RandomBits + RandomMod>(
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "rayon")]
+/// Use [`rayon`] to parallelize the prime search.
+///
+/// Returns a random prime of size `bit_length` using the provided RNG.
+///
+/// Panics if `bit_length` is less than 2, or greater than the bit size of the target `Uint`.
+///
+/// Panics if the platform is unable to spawn threads.
+pub fn par_generate_prime_with_rng<T>(rng: &mut (impl CryptoRngCore + Send + Sync + Clone), bit_length: u32) -> T
+where
+    T: Integer + RandomBits + RandomMod,
+{
+    if bit_length < 2 {
+        panic!("`bit_length` must be 2 or greater.");
+    }
+    let bit_length = NonZeroU32::new(bit_length).expect("`bit_length` should be non-zero");
+
+    // TODO(dp): decide how to set the threadcount.
+    let threadcount = core::cmp::max(2, num_cpus::get() / 2);
+    let threadpool = rayon::ThreadPoolBuilder::new()
+        .num_threads(threadcount)
+        .build()
+        .expect("If the platform can spawn threads, then this call will work.");
+    let start = random_odd_integer::<T>(rng, bit_length).get();
+    let sieve = Sieve::new(start, bit_length, false);
+
+    threadpool.install(|| {
+        match sieve.par_bridge().find_any(|c| {
+            //TODO(dp): This clone feels dumb. OTOH it is fairly cheap to clone a rng.
+            let mut rng = rng.clone();
+            is_prime_with_rng(&mut rng, c)
+        }) {
+            // TODO(dp): This clone is very annoying.
+            Some(p) => return p.clone(),
+            None => par_generate_prime_with_rng(rng, bit_length.get()),
+        }
+    })
+}
+
 /// Probabilistically checks if the given number is prime using the provided RNG.
 ///
 /// Performed checks:
@@ -367,6 +409,31 @@ mod tests {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(all(test, feature = "rayon"))]
+mod tests_rayon {
+    use super::{is_prime, par_generate_prime_with_rng};
+    use crypto_bigint::{nlimbs, BoxedUint, U128};
+
+    use super::*;
+    #[test]
+    fn parallel_prime_generation() {
+        for bit_length in (28..=128).step_by(10) {
+            let p: U128 = par_generate_prime_with_rng(&mut OsRng, bit_length);
+            assert!(p.bits_vartime() == bit_length);
+            assert!(is_prime(&p));
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parallel_prime_generation_boxed() {
+        for bit_length in (28..=128).step_by(10) {
+            let p: BoxedUint = par_generate_prime_with_rng(&mut OsRng, bit_length);
+            assert!(p.bits_vartime() == bit_length);
+            assert!(p.to_words().len() == nlimbs!(bit_length));
+            assert!(is_prime(&p));
+        }
+    }
+}
 #[cfg(test)]
 #[cfg(feature = "tests-openssl")]
 mod tests_openssl {