diff --git a/docs/examples.md b/docs/examples.md
index 9fa652a..6c6b21c 100644
--- a/docs/examples.md
+++ b/docs/examples.md
@@ -550,3 +550,76 @@ To test out this example, try:
 $ ldapsearch -H ldap://localhost:389 -x -D cn=demo,dc=example,dc=com \
   -w demo -b "dc=example,dc=com" objectclass=*
 ```
+
+# Multi-threaded Server
+
+This example demonstrates multi-threading via the `cluster` module utilizing a `net` server for initial socket receipt.  An alternate example demonstrating use of the `connectionRouter` `serverOptions` hook is available in the `examples` directory.
+
+```js
+const cluster = require('cluster');
+const ldap = require('ldapjs');
+const net = require('net');
+const os = require('os');
+
+const threads = [];
+threads.getNext = function () {
+    return (Math.floor(Math.random() * this.length));
+};
+
+const serverOptions = {
+    port: 1389
+};
+
+if (cluster.isMaster) {
+    const server = net.createServer(serverOptions, (socket) => {
+        socket.pause();
+        console.log('ldapjs client requesting connection');
+        let routeTo = threads.getNext();
+        threads[routeTo].send({ type: 'connection' }, socket);
+    });
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < os.cpus().length; i++) {
+        let thread = cluster.fork({
+            'id': i
+        });
+        thread.id = i;
+        thread.on('message', function (msg) {
+
+        });
+        threads.push(thread);
+    }
+
+    server.listen(serverOptions.port, function () {
+        console.log('ldapjs listening at ldap://127.0.0.1:' + serverOptions.port);
+    });
+} else {
+    const server = ldap.createServer(serverOptions);
+
+    let threadId = process.env.id;
+
+    process.on('message', (msg, socket) => {
+        switch (msg.type) {
+            case 'connection':
+                server.newConnection(socket);
+                socket.resume();
+                console.log('ldapjs client connection accepted on ' + threadId.toString());
+        }
+    });
+
+    server.search('dc=example', function (req, res, next) {
+        console.log('ldapjs search initiated on ' + threadId.toString());
+        var obj = {
+            dn: req.dn.toString(),
+            attributes: {
+                objectclass: ['organization', 'top'],
+                o: 'example'
+            }
+        };
+
+        if (req.filter.matches(obj.attributes))
+            res.send(obj);
+
+        res.end();
+    });
+}
+```
diff --git a/examples/cluster-threading-net-server.js b/examples/cluster-threading-net-server.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d49089
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/cluster-threading-net-server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+const cluster = require('cluster')
+const ldap = require('ldapjs')
+const net = require('net')
+const os = require('os')
+
+const threads = []
+threads.getNext = function () {
+  return (Math.floor(Math.random() * this.length))
+}
+
+const serverOptions = {
+  port: 1389
+}
+
+if (cluster.isMaster) {
+  const server = net.createServer(serverOptions, (socket) => {
+    socket.pause()
+    console.log('ldapjs client requesting connection')
+    const routeTo = threads.getNext()
+    threads[routeTo].send({ type: 'connection' }, socket)
+  })
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < os.cpus().length; i++) {
+    const thread = cluster.fork({
+      id: i
+    })
+    thread.id = i
+    thread.on('message', function () {
+
+    })
+    threads.push(thread)
+  }
+
+  server.listen(serverOptions.port, function () {
+    console.log('ldapjs listening at ldap://127.0.0.1:' + serverOptions.port)
+  })
+} else {
+  const server = ldap.createServer(serverOptions)
+
+  const threadId = process.env.id
+
+  process.on('message', (msg, socket) => {
+    switch (msg.type) {
+      case 'connection':
+        server.newConnection(socket)
+        socket.resume()
+        console.log('ldapjs client connection accepted on ' + threadId.toString())
+    }
+  })
+
+  server.search('dc=example', function (req, res) {
+    console.log('ldapjs search initiated on ' + threadId.toString())
+    const obj = {
+      dn: req.dn.toString(),
+      attributes: {
+        objectclass: ['organization', 'top'],
+        o: 'example'
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (req.filter.matches(obj.attributes)) { res.send(obj) }
+
+    res.end()
+  })
+}
diff --git a/examples/cluster-threading.js b/examples/cluster-threading.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8def06a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/cluster-threading.js
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+const cluster = require('cluster')
+const ldap = require('ldapjs')
+const os = require('os')
+
+const threads = []
+threads.getNext = function () {
+  return (Math.floor(Math.random() * this.length))
+}
+
+const serverOptions = {
+  connectionRouter: (socket) => {
+    socket.pause()
+    console.log('ldapjs client requesting connection')
+    const routeTo = threads.getNext()
+    threads[routeTo].send({ type: 'connection' }, socket)
+  }
+}
+
+const server = ldap.createServer(serverOptions)
+
+if (cluster.isMaster) {
+  for (let i = 0; i < os.cpus().length; i++) {
+    const thread = cluster.fork({
+      id: i
+    })
+    thread.id = i
+    thread.on('message', function () {
+
+    })
+    threads.push(thread)
+  }
+
+  server.listen(1389, function () {
+    console.log('ldapjs listening at ' + server.url)
+  })
+} else {
+  const threadId = process.env.id
+  serverOptions.connectionRouter = () => {
+    console.log('should not be hit')
+  }
+
+  process.on('message', (msg, socket) => {
+    switch (msg.type) {
+      case 'connection':
+        server.newConnection(socket)
+        socket.resume()
+        console.log('ldapjs client connection accepted on ' + threadId.toString())
+    }
+  })
+
+  server.search('dc=example', function (req, res) {
+    console.log('ldapjs search initiated on ' + threadId.toString())
+    const obj = {
+      dn: req.dn.toString(),
+      attributes: {
+        objectclass: ['organization', 'top'],
+        o: 'example'
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (req.filter.matches(obj.attributes)) { res.send(obj) }
+
+    res.end()
+  })
+}
diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index 512c679..74f2a67 100644
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -313,7 +313,9 @@ function Server (options) {
     return c
   }
 
-  function newConnection (conn) {
+  self.newConnection = function (conn) {
+    // TODO: make `newConnection` available on the `Server` prototype
+    // https://github.com/ldapjs/node-ldapjs/pull/727/files#r636572294
     setupConnection(conn)
     log.trace('new connection from %s', conn.ldap.id)
 
@@ -438,9 +440,9 @@ function Server (options) {
   this.routes = {}
   if ((options.cert || options.certificate) && options.key) {
     options.cert = options.cert || options.certificate
-    this.server = tls.createServer(options, newConnection)
+    this.server = tls.createServer(options, options.connectionRouter ? options.connectionRouter : self.newConnection)
   } else {
-    this.server = net.createServer(newConnection)
+    this.server = net.createServer(options.connectionRouter ? options.connectionRouter : self.newConnection)
   }
   this.server.log = options.log
   this.server.ldap = {
diff --git a/test/server.test.js b/test/server.test.js
index 949cc27..459cfa3 100644
--- a/test/server.test.js
+++ b/test/server.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict'
 
+const net = require('net')
 const tap = require('tap')
 const vasync = require('vasync')
 const { getSock } = require('./utils')
@@ -331,3 +332,49 @@ tap.test('close passes error to callback', function (t) {
     t.end()
   })
 })
+
+tap.test('multithreading support via external server', function (t) {
+  const serverOptions = { }
+  const server = ldap.createServer(serverOptions)
+  const fauxServer = net.createServer(serverOptions, (connection) => {
+    server.newConnection(connection)
+  })
+  fauxServer.log = serverOptions.log
+  fauxServer.ldap = {
+    config: serverOptions
+  }
+  t.ok(server)
+  fauxServer.listen(5555, 'localhost', function () {
+    t.ok(true, 'server listening on ' + server.url)
+
+    t.ok(fauxServer)
+    const client = ldap.createClient({ url: 'ldap://127.0.0.1:5555' })
+    client.on('connect', function () {
+      t.ok(client)
+      client.unbind()
+      fauxServer.close(() => t.end())
+    })
+  })
+})
+
+tap.test('multithreading support via hook', function (t) {
+  const serverOptions = {
+    connectionRouter: (connection) => {
+      server.newConnection(connection)
+    }
+  }
+  const server = ldap.createServer(serverOptions)
+  const fauxServer = ldap.createServer(serverOptions)
+  t.ok(server)
+  fauxServer.listen(0, 'localhost', function () {
+    t.ok(true, 'server listening on ' + server.url)
+
+    t.ok(fauxServer)
+    const client = ldap.createClient({ url: fauxServer.url })
+    client.on('connect', function () {
+      t.ok(client)
+      client.unbind()
+      fauxServer.close(() => t.end())
+    })
+  })
+})