diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c64d72e49..7c756e298 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ net2 = "0.2"
 bytes = "0.4"
 byteorder = "1"
 futures = "0.1"
+futures-cpupool = "0.1"
 tokio-io = "0.1"
 tokio-core = "0.1"
 trust-dns-resolver = "0.8"
diff --git a/src/application.rs b/src/application.rs
index 9f0e399b3..4588659b0 100644
--- a/src/application.rs
+++ b/src/application.rs
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ impl<S: 'static> PipelineHandler<S> for Inner<S> {
             for &mut (ref prefix, ref mut handler) in &mut self.handlers {
                 let m = {
                     let path = &req.path()[self.prefix..];
-                    path.starts_with(prefix) && (path.len() == prefix.len() ||
-                                                 path.split_at(prefix.len()).1.starts_with('/'))
+                    path.starts_with(prefix) && (
+                        path.len() == prefix.len() ||
+                            path.split_at(prefix.len()).1.starts_with('/'))
                 };
                 if m {
                     let path: &'static str = unsafe {
diff --git a/src/httprequest.rs b/src/httprequest.rs
index 688bea7a4..6f30dc010 100644
--- a/src/httprequest.rs
+++ b/src/httprequest.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use cookie::Cookie;
 use futures::{Async, Stream, Poll};
+use futures_cpupool::CpuPool;
 use failure;
 use url::{Url, form_urlencoded};
 use http::{header, Uri, Method, Version, HeaderMap, Extensions};
@@ -129,12 +130,6 @@ impl HttpRequest<()> {
     pub fn with_state<S>(self, state: Rc<S>, router: Router) -> HttpRequest<S> {
         HttpRequest(self.0, Some(state), Some(router))
     }
-
-    #[cfg(test)]
-    /// Construct new http request with state.
-    pub(crate) fn with_state_no_router<S>(self, state: Rc<S>) -> HttpRequest<S> {
-        HttpRequest(self.0, Some(state), None)
-    }
 }
 
 
@@ -156,7 +151,7 @@ impl<S> HttpRequest<S> {
     #[inline]
     /// Construct new http request without state.
     pub(crate) fn without_state(&self) -> HttpRequest {
-        HttpRequest(self.0.clone(), None, None)
+        HttpRequest(self.0.clone(), None, self.2.clone())
     }
 
     /// get mutable reference for inner message
@@ -184,12 +179,20 @@ impl<S> HttpRequest<S> {
         self.1.as_ref().unwrap()
     }
 
-    /// Protocol extensions.
+    /// Request extensions
     #[inline]
     pub fn extensions(&mut self) -> &mut Extensions {
         &mut self.as_mut().extensions
     }
 
+    /// Default `CpuPool`
+    #[inline]
+    #[doc(hidden)]
+    pub fn cpu_pool(&mut self) -> &CpuPool {
+        self.router().expect("HttpRequest has to have Router instance")
+            .server_settings().cpu_pool()
+    }
+
     #[doc(hidden)]
     pub fn prefix_len(&self) -> usize {
         if let Some(router) = self.router() { router.prefix().len() } else { 0 }
@@ -567,8 +570,9 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_url_for() {
-        let req = TestRequest::with_header(header::HOST, "www.rust-lang.org")
-            .finish_no_router();
+        let req2 = HttpRequest::default();
+        assert_eq!(req2.url_for("unknown", &["test"]),
+                   Err(UrlGenerationError::RouterNotAvailable));
 
         let mut resource = Resource::<()>::default();
         resource.name("index");
@@ -577,10 +581,8 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(router.has_route("/user/test.html"));
         assert!(!router.has_route("/test/unknown"));
 
-        assert_eq!(req.url_for("unknown", &["test"]),
-                   Err(UrlGenerationError::RouterNotAvailable));
-
-        let req = req.with_state(Rc::new(()), router);
+        let req = TestRequest::with_header(header::HOST, "www.rust-lang.org")
+            .finish_with_router(router);
 
         assert_eq!(req.url_for("unknown", &["test"]),
                    Err(UrlGenerationError::ResourceNotFound));
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 098c68559..7bf9a598b 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ extern crate bitflags;
 extern crate failure;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate futures;
+extern crate futures_cpupool;
 extern crate tokio_io;
 extern crate tokio_core;
 extern crate mio;
diff --git a/src/route.rs b/src/route.rs
index 856d6fa85..d57f1c332 100644
--- a/src/route.rs
+++ b/src/route.rs
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ impl<S: 'static> Route<S> {
     }
 
     /// Set handler object. Usually call to this method is last call
-    /// during route configuration, because it does not return reference to self.
+    /// during route configuration, so it does not return reference to self.
     pub fn h<H: Handler<S>>(&mut self, handler: H) {
         self.handler = InnerHandler::new(handler);
     }
 
     /// Set handler function. Usually call to this method is last call
-    /// during route configuration, because it does not return reference to self.
+    /// during route configuration, so it does not return reference to self.
     pub fn f<F, R>(&mut self, handler: F)
         where F: Fn(HttpRequest<S>) -> R + 'static,
               R: Responder + 'static,
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ impl<S: 'static> InnerHandler<S> {
     #[inline]
     pub fn handle(&self, req: HttpRequest<S>) -> Reply {
         // reason: handler is unique per thread,
-        // handler get called from async code, and handler doesn't have side effects
+        // handler get called from async code only
         #[allow(mutable_transmutes)]
         #[cfg_attr(feature = "cargo-clippy", allow(borrowed_box))]
         let h: &mut Box<RouteHandler<S>> = unsafe { mem::transmute(self.0.as_ref()) };
diff --git a/src/server/settings.rs b/src/server/settings.rs
index b0b8eb552..7c7299ec8 100644
--- a/src/server/settings.rs
+++ b/src/server/settings.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-use std::net;
+use std::{fmt, net};
 use std::rc::Rc;
-use std::cell::{Cell, RefCell, RefMut};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::cell::{Cell, RefCell, RefMut, UnsafeCell};
+use futures_cpupool::{Builder, CpuPool};
 
 use helpers;
 use super::channel::Node;
@@ -12,14 +14,45 @@ pub struct ServerSettings {
     addr: Option<net::SocketAddr>,
     secure: bool,
     host: String,
+    cpu_pool: Arc<InnerCpuPool>,
 }
 
+struct InnerCpuPool {
+    cpu_pool: UnsafeCell<Option<CpuPool>>,
+}
+
+impl fmt::Debug for InnerCpuPool {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "CpuPool")
+    }
+}
+
+impl InnerCpuPool {
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        InnerCpuPool {
+            cpu_pool: UnsafeCell::new(None),
+        }
+    }
+    fn cpu_pool(&self) -> &CpuPool {
+        unsafe {
+            let val = &mut *self.cpu_pool.get();
+            if val.is_none() {
+                *val = Some(Builder::new().create());
+            }
+            val.as_ref().unwrap()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+unsafe impl Sync for InnerCpuPool {}
+
 impl Default for ServerSettings {
     fn default() -> Self {
         ServerSettings {
             addr: None,
             secure: false,
             host: "localhost:8080".to_owned(),
+            cpu_pool: Arc::new(InnerCpuPool::new()),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -36,7 +69,8 @@ impl ServerSettings {
         } else {
             "localhost".to_owned()
         };
-        ServerSettings { addr, secure, host }
+        let cpu_pool = Arc::new(InnerCpuPool::new());
+        ServerSettings { addr, secure, host, cpu_pool }
     }
 
     /// Returns the socket address of the local half of this TCP connection
@@ -53,6 +87,11 @@ impl ServerSettings {
     pub fn host(&self) -> &str {
         &self.host
     }
+
+    /// Returns default `CpuPool` for server
+    pub fn cpu_pool(&self) -> &CpuPool {
+        self.cpu_pool.cpu_pool()
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/test.rs b/src/test.rs
index 7f400f947..7173f9c32 100644
--- a/src/test.rs
+++ b/src/test.rs
@@ -431,12 +431,14 @@ impl<S> TestRequest<S> {
 
     #[cfg(test)]
     /// Complete request creation and generate `HttpRequest` instance
-    pub(crate) fn finish_no_router(self) -> HttpRequest<S> {
-        let TestRequest { state, method, uri, version, headers, params, cookies, payload } = self;
+    pub(crate) fn finish_with_router(self, router: Router) -> HttpRequest<S> {
+        let TestRequest { state, method, uri,
+                          version, headers, params, cookies, payload } = self;
+
         let req = HttpRequest::new(method, uri, version, headers, payload);
         req.as_mut().cookies = cookies;
         req.as_mut().params = params;
-        req.with_state_no_router(Rc::new(state))
+        req.with_state(Rc::new(state), router)
     }
 
     /// This method generates `HttpRequest` instance and runs handler