diff --git a/autonomi/src/client/data.rs b/autonomi/src/client/data.rs
index 0a6be8598a..86f500bc57 100644
--- a/autonomi/src/client/data.rs
+++ b/autonomi/src/client/data.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,22 @@ pub static CHUNK_UPLOAD_BATCH_SIZE: LazyLock<usize> = LazyLock::new(|| {
     batch_size
 });
 
+/// Number of chunks to download in parallel.
+/// Can be overridden by the `CHUNK_DOWNLOAD_BATCH_SIZE` environment variable.
+pub static CHUNK_DOWNLOAD_BATCH_SIZE: LazyLock<usize> = LazyLock::new(|| {
+    let batch_size = std::env::var("CHUNK_DOWNLOAD_BATCH_SIZE")
+        .ok()
+        .and_then(|s| s.parse().ok())
+        .unwrap_or(
+            std::thread::available_parallelism()
+                .map(|n| n.get())
+                .unwrap_or(1)
+                * 8,
+        );
+    info!("Chunk download batch size: {}", batch_size);
+    batch_size
+});
+
 /// Raw Data Address (points to a DataMap)
 pub type DataAddr = XorName;
 /// Raw Chunk Address (points to a [`Chunk`])
diff --git a/autonomi/src/client/utils.rs b/autonomi/src/client/utils.rs
index 95d70b6e4d..8d7e40ca4c 100644
--- a/autonomi/src/client/utils.rs
+++ b/autonomi/src/client/utils.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use std::{collections::HashMap, future::Future, num::NonZero};
 use xor_name::XorName;
 
 use super::{
-    data::{CostError, GetError, PayError, PutError},
+    data::{CostError, GetError, PayError, PutError, CHUNK_DOWNLOAD_BATCH_SIZE},
     Client,
 };
 use crate::self_encryption::DataMapLevel;
@@ -35,16 +35,25 @@ impl Client {
     pub(crate) async fn fetch_from_data_map(&self, data_map: &DataMap) -> Result<Bytes, GetError> {
         let mut encrypted_chunks = vec![];
 
-        for info in data_map.infos() {
-            let chunk = self
-                .chunk_get(info.dst_hash)
-                .await
-                .inspect_err(|err| error!("Error fetching chunk {:?}: {err:?}", info.dst_hash))?;
-            let chunk = EncryptedChunk {
-                index: info.index,
-                content: chunk.value,
-            };
-            encrypted_chunks.push(chunk);
+        let mut stream = futures::stream::iter(data_map.infos().into_iter())
+            .map(|info| {
+                let dst_hash = info.dst_hash;
+                async move {
+                    self.chunk_get(dst_hash)
+                        .await
+                        .inspect_err(move |err| {
+                            error!("Error fetching chunk {:?}: {err:?}", dst_hash)
+                        })
+                        .map(|chunk| EncryptedChunk {
+                            index: info.index,
+                            content: chunk.value,
+                        })
+                }
+            })
+            .buffered(*CHUNK_DOWNLOAD_BATCH_SIZE);
+
+        while let Some(encrypted_chunk) = stream.next().await {
+            encrypted_chunks.push(encrypted_chunk?);
         }
 
         let data = decrypt_full_set(data_map, &encrypted_chunks).map_err(|e| {