diff --git a/apps/emqx_utils/src/emqx_utils.erl b/apps/emqx_utils/src/emqx_utils.erl
index 046551e8d..0eeef2e5e 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_utils/src/emqx_utils.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_utils/src/emqx_utils.erl
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
     gen_id/0,
     gen_id/1,
     explain_posix/1,
+    pforeach/2,
+    pforeach/3,
     pmap/2,
     pmap/3,
     readable_error_msg/1,
@@ -423,6 +425,15 @@ explain_posix(estale) -> "Stale remote file handle";
 explain_posix(exdev) -> "Cross-domain link";
 explain_posix(NotPosix) -> NotPosix.
 
+-spec pforeach(fun((A) -> term()), list(A)) -> ok.
+pforeach(Fun, List) when is_function(Fun, 1), is_list(List) ->
+    pforeach(Fun, List, ?DEFAULT_PMAP_TIMEOUT).
+
+-spec pforeach(fun((A) -> term()), list(A), timeout()) -> ok.
+pforeach(Fun, List, Timeout) ->
+    _ = pmap(Fun, List, Timeout),
+    ok.
+
 %% @doc Like lists:map/2, only the callback function is evaluated
 %% concurrently.
 -spec pmap(fun((A) -> B), list(A)) -> list(B).