diff --git a/backend/src/api/blocks.ts b/backend/src/api/blocks.ts
index 79612d1d5..7465fc9e9 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/blocks.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/blocks.ts
@@ -410,6 +410,8 @@ class Blocks {
       return;
     }
 
+    const workerPool: Worker[] = [];
+
     try {
       // Get all indexed block hash
       const indexedBlocks = await blocksRepository.$getIndexedBlocks();
@@ -424,39 +426,67 @@ class Blocks {
       let newlyIndexed = 0;
       let totalIndexed = indexedBlockSummariesHashesArray.length;
       let indexedThisRun = 0;
-      let timer = Date.now() / 1000;
-      const startedAt = Date.now() / 1000;
+      let timer = Date.now();
+      const startedAt = Date.now();
 
-      for (const block of indexedBlocks) {
-        if (indexedBlockSummariesHashes[block.hash] === true) {
-          continue;
-        }
+      const blocksToIndex = indexedBlocks.filter(block => !indexedBlockSummariesHashes[block.hash]);
 
-        // Logging
-        const elapsedSeconds = (Date.now() / 1000) - timer;
-        if (elapsedSeconds > 5) {
-          const runningFor = (Date.now() / 1000) - startedAt;
-          const blockPerSeconds = indexedThisRun / elapsedSeconds;
-          const progress = Math.round(totalIndexed / indexedBlocks.length * 10000) / 100;
-          logger.debug(`Indexing block summary for #${block.height} | ~${blockPerSeconds.toFixed(2)} blocks/sec | total: ${totalIndexed}/${indexedBlocks.length} (${progress}%) | elapsed: ${runningFor.toFixed(2)} seconds`, logger.tags.mining);
-          timer = Date.now() / 1000;
-          indexedThisRun = 0;
-        }
+      if (!blocksToIndex.length) {
+        return;
+      }
 
+      const numWorkers = Math.max(1, os.cpus().length - 1);
+      for (let i = 0; i < numWorkers; i++) {
+        workerPool.push(new Worker(path.resolve(__dirname, '../index-workers/block-summary-worker.js')));
+      }
 
-        if (config.MEMPOOL.BACKEND === 'esplora') {
-          const txs = (await bitcoinApi.$getTxsForBlock(block.hash)).map(tx => transactionUtils.extendTransaction(tx));
-          const cpfpSummary = await this.$indexCPFP(block.hash, block.height, txs);
-          await this.$getStrippedBlockTransactions(block.hash, true, true, cpfpSummary, block.height); // This will index the block summary
+      const promises: Promise<void>[] = [];
+
+      // This function assigns a task to a worker
+      const assignTask = (worker: Worker): boolean => {
+        if (blocksToIndex.length === 0) {
+          return false;
         } else {
-          await this.$getStrippedBlockTransactions(block.hash, true, true); // This will index the block summary
+          worker.postMessage(blocksToIndex.shift());
+          return true;
         }
+      };
 
-        // Logging
+      const handleResult = (height: number): void => {
         indexedThisRun++;
         totalIndexed++;
         newlyIndexed++;
+        const elapsed = Date.now() - timer;
+        if (elapsed > 5000) {
+          const runningFor = Date.now() - startedAt;
+          const blockPerSeconds = indexedThisRun / (elapsed / 1000);
+          const progress = Math.round(totalIndexed / indexedBlocks.length * 10000) / 100;
+          logger.debug(`Indexing block summary for #${height} | ~${blockPerSeconds.toFixed(2)} blocks/sec | total: ${totalIndexed}/${indexedBlocks.length} (${progress}%) | elapsed: ${(runningFor / 1000).toFixed(2)} seconds`, logger.tags.mining);
+          timer = Date.now();
+          indexedThisRun = 0;
+        }
+      };
+
+      // Start a task on each worker
+      for (const worker of workerPool) {
+        promises.push(new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+          worker.removeAllListeners();
+          worker.on('message', (result) => {
+            // Handle the result, then assign a new task to the worker
+            handleResult(result);
+            if (!assignTask(worker)) {
+              resolve();
+            };
+          });
+          worker.on('error', reject);
+          if (!assignTask(worker)) {
+            resolve();
+          }
+        }));
       }
+
+      await Promise.all(promises);
+
       if (newlyIndexed > 0) {
         logger.notice(`Blocks summaries indexing completed: indexed ${newlyIndexed} blocks`, logger.tags.mining);
       } else {
@@ -465,6 +495,14 @@ class Blocks {
     } catch (e) {
       logger.err(`Blocks summaries indexing failed. Trying again in 10 seconds. Reason: ${(e instanceof Error ? e.message : e)}`, logger.tags.mining);
       throw e;
+    } finally {
+      for (const worker of workerPool) {
+        if (worker) {
+          // clean up the workers
+          worker.removeAllListeners();
+          worker.terminate();
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/index-workers/block-summary-worker.ts b/backend/src/index-workers/block-summary-worker.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ceb7bd88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/index-workers/block-summary-worker.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { parentPort } from 'worker_threads';
+import bitcoinApi from '../api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api-factory';
+import blocks from '../api/blocks';
+import config from '../config';
+import transactionUtils from '../api/transaction-utils';
+import bitcoinClient from '../api/bitcoin/bitcoin-client';
+
+if (parentPort) {
+  parentPort.on('message', async ({ hash, height }) => {
+    if (hash != null && height != null) {
+      await indexBlockSummary(hash, height);
+    }
+
+    if (parentPort) {
+      parentPort.postMessage(height);
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+async function indexBlockSummary(hash: string, height: number): Promise<void> {
+  let txs;
+  if (config.MEMPOOL.BACKEND === 'esplora') {
+    txs = (await bitcoinApi.$getTxsForBlock(hash)).map(tx => transactionUtils.extendTransaction(tx));
+  } else {
+    const block = await bitcoinClient.getBlock(hash, 2);
+    txs = block.tx.map(tx => {
+      tx.fee = Math.round(tx.fee * 100_000_000);
+      tx.vout.forEach((vout) => {
+        vout.value = Math.round(vout.value * 100000000);
+      });
+      tx.vsize = Math.round(tx.weight / 4); // required for backwards compatibility
+      return tx;
+    });
+  }
+
+  const cpfpSummary = await blocks.$indexCPFP(hash, height, txs);
+  await blocks.$getStrippedBlockTransactions(hash, true, true, cpfpSummary, height); // This will index the block summary
+}
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