diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3dce566d0..bedeb7250 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ CT_SUITES = emqx emqx_client emqx_zone emqx_banned emqx_session \
 			emqx_keepalive emqx_lib emqx_metrics emqx_mod emqx_mod_sup emqx_mqtt_caps \
 			emqx_mqtt_props emqx_mqueue emqx_net emqx_pqueue emqx_router emqx_sm \
 			emqx_tables emqx_time emqx_topic emqx_trie emqx_vm emqx_mountpoint \
-		 	emqx_listeners emqx_protocol emqx_pool emqx_shared_sub emqx_bridge emqx_hooks
+			emqx_listeners emqx_protocol emqx_pool emqx_shared_sub emqx_bridge \
+			emqx_hooks emqx_batch
 
 CT_NODE_NAME = emqxct@127.0.0.1
 CT_OPTS = -cover test/ct.cover.spec -erl_args -name $(CT_NODE_NAME)
diff --git a/src/emqx_batch.erl b/src/emqx_batch.erl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ffa9a7224
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/emqx_batch.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+%% Copyright (c) 2018 EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
+%%
+%% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+%% you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+%% You may obtain a copy of the License at
+%%
+%%     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+%%
+%% Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+%% distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+%% WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+%% See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+%% limitations under the License.
+
+-module(emqx_batch).
+
+-export([init/1, push/2, commit/1]).
+-export([size/1, items/1]).
+
+-type(options() :: #{
+        batch_size => non_neg_integer(),
+        linger_ms => pos_integer(),
+        commit_fun := function()
+       }).
+-export_type([options/0]).
+
+-record(batch, {
+          batch_size :: non_neg_integer(),
+          batch_q :: list(any()),
+          linger_ms :: pos_integer(),
+          linger_timer :: reference() | undefined,
+          commit_fun :: function()
+         }).
+-type(batch() :: #batch{}).
+-export_type([batch/0]).
+
+-spec(init(options()) -> batch()).
+init(Opts) when is_map(Opts) ->
+    #batch{batch_size = maps:get(batch_size, Opts, 1000),
+           batch_q = [],
+           linger_ms = maps:get(linger_ms, Opts, 1000),
+           commit_fun = maps:get(commit_fun, Opts)}.
+
+-spec(push(any(), batch()) -> batch()).
+push(El, Batch = #batch{batch_q = Q, linger_ms = Ms, linger_timer = undefined}) when length(Q) == 0 ->
+    Batch#batch{batch_q = [El], linger_timer = erlang:send_after(Ms, self(), batch_linger_expired)};
+
+%% no limit.
+push(El, Batch = #batch{batch_size = 0, batch_q = Q}) ->
+    Batch#batch{batch_q = [El|Q]};
+
+push(El, Batch = #batch{batch_size = MaxSize, batch_q = Q}) when length(Q) >= MaxSize ->
+    commit(Batch#batch{batch_q = [El|Q]});
+
+push(El, Batch = #batch{batch_q = Q}) ->
+    Batch#batch{batch_q = [El|Q]}.
+
+-spec(commit(batch()) -> batch()).
+commit(Batch = #batch{batch_q = Q, commit_fun = Commit}) ->
+    _ = Commit(lists:reverse(Q)),
+    reset(Batch).
+
+reset(Batch = #batch{linger_timer = TRef}) ->
+    _ = emqx_misc:cancel_timer(TRef),
+    Batch#batch{batch_q = [], linger_timer = undefined}.
+
+-spec(size(batch()) -> non_neg_integer()).
+size(#batch{batch_q = Q}) ->
+    length(Q).
+
+-spec(items(batch()) -> list(any())).
+items(#batch{batch_q = Q}) ->
+    lists:reverse(Q).
+
diff --git a/test/emqx_batch_SUITE.erl b/test/emqx_batch_SUITE.erl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4c69080b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/emqx_batch_SUITE.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+%% Copyright (c) 2018 EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
+%%
+%% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+%% you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+%% You may obtain a copy of the License at
+%%
+%%     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+%%
+%% Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+%% distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+%% WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+%% See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+%% limitations under the License.
+
+-module(emqx_batch_SUITE).
+
+-compile(export_all).
+-compile(nowarn_export_all).
+
+-include_lib("eunit/include/eunit.hrl").
+
+all() ->
+    [batch_full_commit, batch_linger_commit].
+
+batch_full_commit(_) ->
+    B0 = emqx_batch:init(#{batch_size => 3, linger_ms => 2000, commit_fun => fun(_) -> ok end}),
+    B3 = lists:foldl(fun(E, B) -> emqx_batch:push(E, B) end, B0, [a, b, c]),
+    ?assertEqual(3, emqx_batch:size(B3)),
+    ?assertEqual([a, b, c], emqx_batch:items(B3)),
+    %% Trigger commit fun.
+    B4 = emqx_batch:push(a, B3),
+    ?assertEqual(0, emqx_batch:size(B4)),
+    ?assertEqual([], emqx_batch:items(B4)).
+
+batch_linger_commit(_) ->
+    CommitFun = fun(Q) -> ?assertEqual(3, length(Q)) end,
+    B0 = emqx_batch:init(#{batch_size => 3, linger_ms => 500, commit_fun => CommitFun}),
+    B3 = lists:foldl(fun(E, B) -> emqx_batch:push(E, B) end, B0, [a, b, c]),
+    ?assertEqual(3, emqx_batch:size(B3)),
+    ?assertEqual([a, b, c], emqx_batch:items(B3)),
+    receive
+        batch_linger_expired ->
+            B4 = emqx_batch:commit(B3),
+            ?assertEqual(0, emqx_batch:size(B4)),
+            ?assertEqual([], emqx_batch:items(B4))
+    after
+        1000 ->
+            error(linger_timer_not_triggered)
+    end.
+