diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_pika.py b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_pika.py
index 42686350d..12590abe9 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_pika.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_pika.py
@@ -335,26 +335,18 @@ class PikaDriver(base.BaseDriver):
         )
 
     def listen(self, target, batch_size, batch_timeout):
-        listener = pika_drv_poller.RpcServicePikaPoller(
-            self._pika_engine, target,
-            prefetch_count=self._pika_engine.rpc_listener_prefetch_count
+        return pika_drv_poller.RpcServicePikaPoller(
+            self._pika_engine, target, batch_size, batch_timeout,
+            self._pika_engine.rpc_listener_prefetch_count
         )
-        listener.start()
-        return base.PollStyleListenerAdapter(listener, batch_size,
-                                             batch_timeout)
 
     def listen_for_notifications(self, targets_and_priorities, pool,
                                  batch_size, batch_timeout):
-        listener = pika_drv_poller.NotificationPikaPoller(
-            self._pika_engine, targets_and_priorities,
-            prefetch_count=(
-                self._pika_engine.notification_listener_prefetch_count
-            ),
-            queue_name=pool
+        return pika_drv_poller.NotificationPikaPoller(
+            self._pika_engine, targets_and_priorities, batch_size,
+            batch_timeout,
+            self._pika_engine.notification_listener_prefetch_count, pool
         )
-        listener.start()
-        return base.PollStyleListenerAdapter(listener, batch_size,
-                                             batch_timeout)
 
     def cleanup(self):
         self._reply_listener.cleanup()
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/pika_driver/pika_connection.py b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/pika_driver/pika_connection.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2b1d00f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/pika_driver/pika_connection.py
@@ -0,0 +1,497 @@
+#    Copyright 2016 Mirantis, Inc.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+import collections
+import logging
+import os
+import threading
+
+import futurist
+import pika
+from pika.adapters import select_connection
+from pika import exceptions as pika_exceptions
+from pika import spec as pika_spec
+
+from oslo_utils import eventletutils
+
+current_thread = eventletutils.fetch_current_thread_functor()
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class ThreadSafePikaConnection(object):
+    def __init__(self, params=None):
+        self.params = params
+        self._connection_lock = threading.Lock()
+        self._evt_closed = threading.Event()
+        self._task_queue = collections.deque()
+        self._pending_connection_futures = set()
+
+        create_connection_future = self._register_pending_future()
+
+        def on_open_error(conn, err):
+            create_connection_future.set_exception(
+                pika_exceptions.AMQPConnectionError(err)
+            )
+
+        self._impl = pika.SelectConnection(
+            parameters=params,
+            on_open_callback=create_connection_future.set_result,
+            on_open_error_callback=on_open_error,
+            on_close_callback=self._on_connection_close,
+            stop_ioloop_on_close=False,
+        )
+        self._interrupt_pipein, self._interrupt_pipeout = os.pipe()
+        self._impl.ioloop.add_handler(self._interrupt_pipein,
+                                      self._impl.ioloop.read_interrupt,
+                                      select_connection.READ)
+
+        self._thread = threading.Thread(target=self._process_io)
+        self._thread.daemon = True
+        self._thread_id = None
+        self._thread.start()
+
+        create_connection_future.result()
+
+    def _execute_task(self, func, *args, **kwargs):
+        if current_thread() == self._thread_id:
+            return func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        future = futurist.Future()
+        self._task_queue.append((func, args, kwargs, future))
+
+        if self._evt_closed.is_set():
+            self._notify_all_futures_connection_close()
+        elif self._interrupt_pipeout is not None:
+            os.write(self._interrupt_pipeout, b'X')
+
+        return future.result()
+
+    def _register_pending_future(self):
+        future = futurist.Future()
+        self._pending_connection_futures.add(future)
+
+        def on_done_callback(fut):
+            try:
+                self._pending_connection_futures.remove(fut)
+            except KeyError:
+                pass
+
+        future.add_done_callback(on_done_callback)
+
+        if self._evt_closed.is_set():
+            self._notify_all_futures_connection_close()
+        return future
+
+    def _notify_all_futures_connection_close(self):
+        while self._task_queue:
+            try:
+                method_res_future = self._task_queue.pop()[3]
+            except KeyError:
+                break
+            else:
+                method_res_future.set_exception(
+                    pika_exceptions.ConnectionClosed()
+                )
+
+        while self._pending_connection_futures:
+            try:
+                pending_connection_future = (
+                    self._pending_connection_futures.pop()
+                )
+            except KeyError:
+                break
+            else:
+                pending_connection_future.set_exception(
+                    pika_exceptions.ConnectionClosed()
+                )
+
+    def _on_connection_close(self, conn, reply_code, reply_text):
+        self._evt_closed.set()
+        self._notify_all_futures_connection_close()
+        if self._interrupt_pipeout:
+            os.close(self._interrupt_pipeout)
+            os.close(self._interrupt_pipein)
+
+    def add_on_close_callback(self, callback):
+        return self._execute_task(self._impl.add_on_close_callback, callback)
+
+    def _do_process_io(self):
+        while self._task_queue:
+            func, args, kwargs, future = self._task_queue.pop()
+            try:
+                res = func(*args, **kwargs)
+            except BaseException as e:
+                LOG.exception(e)
+                future.set_exception(e)
+            else:
+                future.set_result(res)
+
+        self._impl.ioloop.poll()
+        self._impl.ioloop.process_timeouts()
+
+    def _process_io(self):
+        self._thread_id = current_thread()
+        while not self._evt_closed.is_set():
+            try:
+                self._do_process_io()
+            except BaseException:
+                LOG.exception("Error during processing connection's IO")
+
+    def close(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        res = self._execute_task(self._impl.close, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        self._evt_closed.wait()
+        self._thread.join()
+        return res
+
+    def channel(self, channel_number=None):
+        channel_opened_future = self._register_pending_future()
+
+        impl_channel = self._execute_task(
+            self._impl.channel,
+            on_open_callback=channel_opened_future.set_result,
+            channel_number=channel_number
+        )
+
+        # Create our proxy channel
+        channel = ThreadSafePikaChannel(impl_channel, self)
+
+        # Link implementation channel with our proxy channel
+        impl_channel._set_cookie(channel)
+
+        channel_opened_future.result()
+        return channel
+
+    def add_timeout(self, timeout, callback):
+        return self._execute_task(self._impl.add_timeout, timeout, callback)
+
+    def remove_timeout(self, timeout_id):
+        return self._execute_task(self._impl.remove_timeout, timeout_id)
+
+    @property
+    def is_closed(self):
+        return self._impl.is_closed
+
+    @property
+    def is_closing(self):
+        return self._impl.is_closing
+
+    @property
+    def is_open(self):
+        return self._impl.is_open
+
+
+class ThreadSafePikaChannel(object):  # pylint: disable=R0904,R0902
+
+    def __init__(self, channel_impl, connection):
+        self._impl = channel_impl
+        self._connection = connection
+
+        self._delivery_confirmation = False
+
+        self._message_returned = False
+        self._current_future = None
+
+        self._evt_closed = threading.Event()
+
+        self.add_on_close_callback(self._on_channel_close)
+
+    def _execute_task(self, func, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self._connection._execute_task(func, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def _on_channel_close(self, channel, reply_code, reply_text):
+        self._evt_closed.set()
+
+        if self._current_future:
+            self._current_future.set_exception(
+                pika_exceptions.ChannelClosed(reply_code, reply_text))
+
+    def _on_message_confirmation(self, frame):
+        self._current_future.set_result(frame)
+
+    def add_on_close_callback(self, callback):
+        self._execute_task(self._impl.add_on_close_callback, callback)
+
+    def add_on_cancel_callback(self, callback):
+        self._execute_task(self._impl.add_on_cancel_callback, callback)
+
+    def __int__(self):
+        return self.channel_number
+
+    @property
+    def channel_number(self):
+        return self._impl.channel_number
+
+    @property
+    def is_closed(self):
+        return self._impl.is_closed
+
+    @property
+    def is_closing(self):
+        return self._impl.is_closing
+
+    @property
+    def is_open(self):
+        return self._impl.is_open
+
+    def close(self, reply_code=0, reply_text="Normal Shutdown"):
+        self._impl.close(reply_code=reply_code, reply_text=reply_text)
+        self._evt_closed.wait()
+
+    def flow(self, active):
+        self._current_future = futurist.Future()
+        self._execute_task(
+            self._impl.flow, callback=self._current_future.set_result,
+            active=active
+        )
+        return self._current_future.result()
+
+    def basic_consume(self,  # pylint: disable=R0913
+                      consumer_callback,
+                      queue,
+                      no_ack=False,
+                      exclusive=False,
+                      consumer_tag=None,
+                      arguments=None):
+        self._current_future = futurist.Future()
+        self._execute_task(
+            self._impl.add_callback, self._current_future.set_result,
+            replies=[pika_spec.Basic.ConsumeOk], one_shot=True
+        )
+
+        self._impl.add_callback(self._current_future.set_result,
+                                replies=[pika_spec.Basic.ConsumeOk],
+                                one_shot=True)
+        tag = self._execute_task(
+            self._impl.basic_consume,
+            consumer_callback=consumer_callback,
+            queue=queue,
+            no_ack=no_ack,
+            exclusive=exclusive,
+            consumer_tag=consumer_tag,
+            arguments=arguments
+        )
+
+        self._current_future.result()
+        return tag
+
+    def basic_cancel(self, consumer_tag):
+        self._current_future = futurist.Future()
+        self._execute_task(
+            self._impl.basic_cancel,
+            callback=self._current_future.set_result,
+            consumer_tag=consumer_tag,
+            nowait=False)
+        self._current_future.result()
+
+    def basic_ack(self, delivery_tag=0, multiple=False):
+        return self._execute_task(
+            self._impl.basic_ack, delivery_tag=delivery_tag, multiple=multiple)
+
+    def basic_nack(self, delivery_tag=None, multiple=False, requeue=True):
+        return self._execute_task(
+            self._impl.basic_nack, delivery_tag=delivery_tag,
+            multiple=multiple, requeue=requeue
+        )
+
+    def publish(self, exchange, routing_key, body,  # pylint: disable=R0913
+                properties=None, mandatory=False, immediate=False):
+
+        if self._delivery_confirmation:
+            # In publisher-acknowledgments mode
+            self._message_returned = False
+            self._current_future = futurist.Future()
+
+            self._execute_task(self._impl.basic_publish,
+                               exchange=exchange,
+                               routing_key=routing_key,
+                               body=body,
+                               properties=properties,
+                               mandatory=mandatory,
+                               immediate=immediate)
+
+            conf_method = self._current_future.result().method
+
+            if isinstance(conf_method, pika_spec.Basic.Nack):
+                raise pika_exceptions.NackError((None,))
+            else:
+                assert isinstance(conf_method, pika_spec.Basic.Ack), (
+                    conf_method)
+
+                if self._message_returned:
+                    raise pika_exceptions.UnroutableError((None,))
+        else:
+            # In non-publisher-acknowledgments mode
+            self._execute_task(self._impl.basic_publish,
+                               exchange=exchange,
+                               routing_key=routing_key,
+                               body=body,
+                               properties=properties,
+                               mandatory=mandatory,
+                               immediate=immediate)
+
+    def basic_qos(self, prefetch_size=0, prefetch_count=0, all_channels=False):
+        self._current_future = futurist.Future()
+        self._execute_task(self._impl.basic_qos,
+                           callback=self._current_future.set_result,
+                           prefetch_size=prefetch_size,
+                           prefetch_count=prefetch_count,
+                           all_channels=all_channels)
+        self._current_future.result()
+
+    def basic_recover(self, requeue=False):
+        self._current_future = futurist.Future()
+        self._execute_task(
+            self._impl.basic_recover,
+            callback=lambda: self._current_future.set_result(None),
+            requeue=requeue
+        )
+        self._current_future.result()
+
+    def basic_reject(self, delivery_tag=None, requeue=True):
+        self._execute_task(self._impl.basic_reject,
+                           delivery_tag=delivery_tag,
+                           requeue=requeue)
+
+    def _on_message_returned(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self._message_returned = True
+
+    def confirm_delivery(self):
+        self._current_future = futurist.Future()
+        self._execute_task(self._impl.add_callback,
+                           callback=self._current_future.set_result,
+                           replies=[pika_spec.Confirm.SelectOk],
+                           one_shot=True)
+        self._execute_task(self._impl.confirm_delivery,
+                           callback=self._on_message_confirmation,
+                           nowait=False)
+        self._current_future.result()
+
+        self._delivery_confirmation = True
+        self._execute_task(self._impl.add_on_return_callback,
+                           self._on_message_returned)
+
+    def exchange_declare(self, exchange=None,  # pylint: disable=R0913
+                         exchange_type='direct', passive=False, durable=False,
+                         auto_delete=False, internal=False,
+                         arguments=None, **kwargs):
+        self._current_future = futurist.Future()
+        self._execute_task(self._impl.exchange_declare,
+                           callback=self._current_future.set_result,
+                           exchange=exchange,
+                           exchange_type=exchange_type,
+                           passive=passive,
+                           durable=durable,
+                           auto_delete=auto_delete,
+                           internal=internal,
+                           nowait=False,
+                           arguments=arguments,
+                           type=kwargs["type"] if kwargs else None)
+
+        return self._current_future.result()
+
+    def exchange_delete(self, exchange=None, if_unused=False):
+        self._current_future = futurist.Future()
+        self._execute_task(self._impl.exchange_delete,
+                           callback=self._current_future.set_result,
+                           exchange=exchange,
+                           if_unused=if_unused,
+                           nowait=False)
+
+        return self._current_future.result()
+
+    def exchange_bind(self, destination=None, source=None, routing_key='',
+                      arguments=None):
+        self._current_future = futurist.Future()
+        self._execute_task(self._impl.exchange_bind,
+                           callback=self._current_future.set_result,
+                           destination=destination,
+                           source=source,
+                           routing_key=routing_key,
+                           nowait=False,
+                           arguments=arguments)
+
+        return self._current_future.result()
+
+    def exchange_unbind(self, destination=None, source=None, routing_key='',
+                        arguments=None):
+        self._current_future = futurist.Future()
+        self._execute_task(self._impl.exchange_unbind,
+                           callback=self._current_future.set_result,
+                           destination=destination,
+                           source=source,
+                           routing_key=routing_key,
+                           nowait=False,
+                           arguments=arguments)
+
+        return self._current_future.result()
+
+    def queue_declare(self, queue='', passive=False, durable=False,
+                      exclusive=False, auto_delete=False,
+                      arguments=None):
+        self._current_future = futurist.Future()
+        self._execute_task(self._impl.queue_declare,
+                           callback=self._current_future.set_result,
+                           queue=queue,
+                           passive=passive,
+                           durable=durable,
+                           exclusive=exclusive,
+                           auto_delete=auto_delete,
+                           nowait=False,
+                           arguments=arguments)
+
+        return self._current_future.result()
+
+    def queue_delete(self, queue='', if_unused=False, if_empty=False):
+        self._current_future = futurist.Future()
+        self._execute_task(self._impl.queue_delete,
+                           callback=self._current_future.set_result,
+                           queue=queue,
+                           if_unused=if_unused,
+                           if_empty=if_empty,
+                           nowait=False)
+
+        return self._current_future.result()
+
+    def queue_purge(self, queue=''):
+        self._current_future = futurist.Future()
+        self._execute_task(self._impl.queue_purge,
+                           callback=self._current_future.set_result,
+                           queue=queue,
+                           nowait=False)
+        return self._current_future.result()
+
+    def queue_bind(self, queue, exchange, routing_key=None,
+                   arguments=None):
+        self._current_future = futurist.Future()
+        self._execute_task(self._impl.queue_bind,
+                           callback=self._current_future.set_result,
+                           queue=queue,
+                           exchange=exchange,
+                           routing_key=routing_key,
+                           nowait=False,
+                           arguments=arguments)
+        return self._current_future.result()
+
+    def queue_unbind(self, queue='', exchange=None, routing_key=None,
+                     arguments=None):
+        self._current_future = futurist.Future()
+        self._execute_task(self._impl.queue_unbind,
+                           callback=self._current_future.set_result,
+                           queue=queue,
+                           exchange=exchange,
+                           routing_key=routing_key,
+                           arguments=arguments)
+        return self._current_future.result()
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/pika_driver/pika_engine.py b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/pika_driver/pika_engine.py
index 3b762c327..65e87fc99 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/pika_driver/pika_engine.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/pika_driver/pika_engine.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
-
+import os
 import random
 import socket
 import threading
@@ -19,38 +19,18 @@ import time
 
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 import pika
-from pika.adapters import select_connection
 from pika import credentials as pika_credentials
 
 import pika_pool
-
 import uuid
 
 from oslo_messaging._drivers.pika_driver import pika_commons as pika_drv_cmns
+from oslo_messaging._drivers.pika_driver import pika_connection
 from oslo_messaging._drivers.pika_driver import pika_exceptions as pika_drv_exc
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-
-def _create_select_poller_connection_impl(
-        parameters, on_open_callback, on_open_error_callback,
-        on_close_callback, stop_ioloop_on_close):
-    """Used for disabling autochoise of poller ('select', 'poll', 'epool', etc)
-    inside default 'SelectConnection.__init__(...)' logic. It is necessary to
-    force 'select' poller usage if eventlet is monkeypatched because eventlet
-    patches only 'select' system call
-
-    Method signature is copied form 'SelectConnection.__init__(...)', because
-    it is used as replacement of 'SelectConnection' class to create instances
-    """
-    return select_connection.SelectConnection(
-        parameters=parameters,
-        on_open_callback=on_open_callback,
-        on_open_error_callback=on_open_error_callback,
-        on_close_callback=on_close_callback,
-        stop_ioloop_on_close=stop_ioloop_on_close,
-        custom_ioloop=select_connection.SelectPoller()
-    )
+_PID = None
 
 
 class _PooledConnectionWithConfirmations(pika_pool.Connection):
@@ -84,10 +64,6 @@ class PikaEngine(object):
                  allowed_remote_exmods=None):
         self.conf = conf
 
-        self._force_select_poller_use = (
-            pika_drv_cmns.is_eventlet_monkey_patched('select')
-        )
-
         # processing rpc options
         self.default_rpc_exchange = (
             conf.oslo_messaging_pika.default_rpc_exchange
@@ -168,7 +144,7 @@ class PikaEngine(object):
         )
 
         # initializing connection parameters for configured RabbitMQ hosts
-        common_pika_params = {
+        self._common_pika_params = {
             'virtual_host': url.virtual_host,
             'channel_max': self.conf.oslo_messaging_pika.channel_max,
             'frame_max': self.conf.oslo_messaging_pika.frame_max,
@@ -177,31 +153,18 @@ class PikaEngine(object):
             'socket_timeout': self.conf.oslo_messaging_pika.socket_timeout,
         }
 
-        self._connection_lock = threading.Lock()
+        self._connection_lock = threading.RLock()
+        self._pid = None
 
-        self._connection_host_param_list = []
-        self._connection_host_status_list = []
+        self._connection_host_status = {}
 
         if not url.hosts:
             raise ValueError("You should provide at least one RabbitMQ host")
 
-        for transport_host in url.hosts:
-            pika_params = common_pika_params.copy()
-            pika_params.update(
-                host=transport_host.hostname,
-                port=transport_host.port,
-                credentials=pika_credentials.PlainCredentials(
-                    transport_host.username, transport_host.password
-                ),
-            )
-            self._connection_host_param_list.append(pika_params)
-            self._connection_host_status_list.append({
-                self.HOST_CONNECTION_LAST_TRY_TIME: 0,
-                self.HOST_CONNECTION_LAST_SUCCESS_TRY_TIME: 0
-            })
+        self._host_list = url.hosts
 
-        self._next_connection_host_num = random.randint(
-            0, len(self._connection_host_param_list) - 1
+        self._cur_connection_host_num = random.randint(
+            0, len(self._host_list) - 1
         )
 
         # initializing 2 connection pools: 1st for connections without
@@ -228,49 +191,37 @@ class PikaEngine(object):
             _PooledConnectionWithConfirmations
         )
 
-    def _next_connection_num(self):
-        """Used for creating connections to different RabbitMQ nodes in
-        round robin order
-
-        :return: next host number to create connection to
-        """
-        with self._connection_lock:
-            cur_num = self._next_connection_host_num
-            self._next_connection_host_num += 1
-            self._next_connection_host_num %= len(
-                self._connection_host_param_list
-            )
-        return cur_num
-
     def create_connection(self, for_listening=False):
         """Create and return connection to any available host.
 
         :return: created connection
         :raise: ConnectionException if all hosts are not reachable
         """
-        host_count = len(self._connection_host_param_list)
-        connection_attempts = host_count
 
-        pika_next_connection_num = self._next_connection_num()
+        with self._connection_lock:
+            self._init_if_needed()
 
-        while connection_attempts > 0:
-            try:
-                return self.create_host_connection(
-                    pika_next_connection_num, for_listening
-                )
-            except pika_pool.Connection.connectivity_errors as e:
-                LOG.warning("Can't establish connection to host. %s", e)
-            except pika_drv_exc.HostConnectionNotAllowedException as e:
-                LOG.warning("Connection to host is not allowed. %s", e)
+            host_count = len(self._host_list)
+            connection_attempts = host_count
 
-            connection_attempts -= 1
-            pika_next_connection_num += 1
-            pika_next_connection_num %= host_count
+            while connection_attempts > 0:
+                self._cur_connection_host_num += 1
+                self._cur_connection_host_num %= host_count
+                try:
+                    return self.create_host_connection(
+                        self._cur_connection_host_num, for_listening
+                    )
+                except pika_pool.Connection.connectivity_errors as e:
+                    LOG.warning("Can't establish connection to host. %s", e)
+                except pika_drv_exc.HostConnectionNotAllowedException as e:
+                    LOG.warning("Connection to host is not allowed. %s", e)
 
-        raise pika_drv_exc.EstablishConnectionException(
-            "Can not establish connection to any configured RabbitMQ host: " +
-            str(self._connection_host_param_list)
-        )
+                connection_attempts -= 1
+
+            raise pika_drv_exc.EstablishConnectionException(
+                "Can not establish connection to any configured RabbitMQ "
+                "host: " + str(self._host_list)
+            )
 
     def _set_tcp_user_timeout(self, s):
         if not self._tcp_user_timeout:
@@ -285,28 +236,64 @@ class PikaEngine(object):
                 "Whoops, this kernel doesn't seem to support TCP_USER_TIMEOUT."
             )
 
+    def _init_if_needed(self):
+        global _PID
+
+        cur_pid = os.getpid()
+
+        if _PID != cur_pid:
+            if _PID:
+                LOG.warning("New pid is detected. Old: %s, new: %s. "
+                            "Cleaning up...", _PID, cur_pid)
+            # Note(dukhlov): we need to force select poller usage in case when
+            # 'thread' module is monkey patched becase current eventlet
+            # implementation does not support patching of poll/epoll/kqueue
+            if pika_drv_cmns.is_eventlet_monkey_patched("thread"):
+                from pika.adapters import select_connection
+                select_connection.SELECT_TYPE = "select"
+
+            _PID = cur_pid
+
     def create_host_connection(self, host_index, for_listening=False):
         """Create new connection to host #host_index
+
         :param host_index: Integer, number of host for connection establishing
         :param for_listening: Boolean, creates connection for listening
-            (enable heartbeats) if True
+            if True
         :return: New connection
         """
-
-        connection_params = pika.ConnectionParameters(
-            heartbeat_interval=(
-                self._heartbeat_interval if for_listening else None
-            ),
-            **self._connection_host_param_list[host_index]
-        )
-
         with self._connection_lock:
+            self._init_if_needed()
+
+            host = self._host_list[host_index]
+
+            connection_params = pika.ConnectionParameters(
+                host=host.hostname,
+                port=host.port,
+                credentials=pika_credentials.PlainCredentials(
+                    host.username, host.password
+                ),
+                heartbeat_interval=(
+                    self._heartbeat_interval if for_listening else None
+                ),
+                **self._common_pika_params
+            )
+
             cur_time = time.time()
 
-            last_success_time = self._connection_host_status_list[host_index][
+            host_connection_status = self._connection_host_status.get(host)
+
+            if host_connection_status is None:
+                host_connection_status = {
+                    self.HOST_CONNECTION_LAST_SUCCESS_TRY_TIME: 0,
+                    self.HOST_CONNECTION_LAST_TRY_TIME: 0
+                }
+                self._connection_host_status[host] = host_connection_status
+
+            last_success_time = host_connection_status[
                 self.HOST_CONNECTION_LAST_SUCCESS_TRY_TIME
             ]
-            last_time = self._connection_host_status_list[host_index][
+            last_time = host_connection_status[
                 self.HOST_CONNECTION_LAST_TRY_TIME
             ]
 
@@ -322,27 +309,25 @@ class PikaEngine(object):
                 )
 
             try:
-                connection = pika.BlockingConnection(
-                    parameters=connection_params,
-                    _impl_class=(_create_select_poller_connection_impl
-                                 if self._force_select_poller_use else None)
-                )
-
-                # It is needed for pika_pool library which expects that
-                # connections has params attribute defined in BaseConnection
-                # but BlockingConnection is not derived from BaseConnection
-                # and doesn't have it
-                connection.params = connection_params
+                if for_listening:
+                    connection = pika_connection.ThreadSafePikaConnection(
+                        params=connection_params
+                    )
+                else:
+                    connection = pika.BlockingConnection(
+                        parameters=connection_params
+                    )
+                    connection.params = connection_params
 
                 self._set_tcp_user_timeout(connection._impl.socket)
 
-                self._connection_host_status_list[host_index][
+                self._connection_host_status[host][
                     self.HOST_CONNECTION_LAST_SUCCESS_TRY_TIME
                 ] = cur_time
 
                 return connection
             finally:
-                self._connection_host_status_list[host_index][
+                self._connection_host_status[host][
                     self.HOST_CONNECTION_LAST_TRY_TIME
                 ] = cur_time
 
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/pika_driver/pika_listener.py b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/pika_driver/pika_listener.py
index 1739c7932..1942fcc1c 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/pika_driver/pika_listener.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/pika_driver/pika_listener.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class RpcReplyPikaListener(object):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, pika_engine):
+        super(RpcReplyPikaListener, self).__init__()
         self._pika_engine = pika_engine
 
         # preparing poller for listening replies
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@ class RpcReplyPikaListener(object):
 
         self._reply_consumer_initialized = False
         self._reply_consumer_initialization_lock = threading.Lock()
-        self._poller_thread = None
         self._shutdown = False
 
     def get_reply_qname(self):
@@ -66,51 +66,31 @@ class RpcReplyPikaListener(object):
             # initialize reply poller if needed
             if self._reply_poller is None:
                 self._reply_poller = pika_drv_poller.RpcReplyPikaPoller(
-                    pika_engine=self._pika_engine,
-                    exchange=self._pika_engine.rpc_reply_exchange,
-                    queue=self._reply_queue,
-                    prefetch_count=(
-                        self._pika_engine.rpc_reply_listener_prefetch_count
-                    )
+                    self._pika_engine, self._pika_engine.rpc_reply_exchange,
+                    self._reply_queue, 1, None,
+                    self._pika_engine.rpc_reply_listener_prefetch_count
                 )
 
-            self._reply_poller.start()
-
-            # start reply poller job thread if needed
-            if self._poller_thread is None:
-                self._poller_thread = threading.Thread(target=self._poller)
-                self._poller_thread.daemon = True
-
-            if not self._poller_thread.is_alive():
-                self._poller_thread.start()
-
+            self._reply_poller.start(self._on_incoming)
             self._reply_consumer_initialized = True
 
         return self._reply_queue
 
-    def _poller(self):
+    def _on_incoming(self, incoming):
         """Reply polling job. Poll replies in infinite loop and notify
         registered features
         """
-        while True:
+        for message in incoming:
             try:
-                messages = self._reply_poller.poll()
-                if not messages and self._shutdown:
-                    break
-
-                for message in messages:
-                    try:
-                        message.acknowledge()
-                        future = self._reply_waiting_futures.pop(
-                            message.msg_id, None
-                        )
-                        if future is not None:
-                            future.set_result(message)
-                    except Exception:
-                        LOG.exception("Unexpected exception during processing"
-                                      "reply message")
-            except BaseException:
-                LOG.exception("Unexpected exception during reply polling")
+                message.acknowledge()
+                future = self._reply_waiting_futures.pop(
+                    message.msg_id, None
+                )
+                if future is not None:
+                    future.set_result(message)
+            except Exception:
+                LOG.exception("Unexpected exception during processing"
+                              "reply message")
 
     def register_reply_waiter(self, msg_id):
         """Register reply waiter. Should be called before message sending to
@@ -140,9 +120,4 @@ class RpcReplyPikaListener(object):
             self._reply_poller.cleanup()
             self._reply_poller = None
 
-        if self._poller_thread:
-            if self._poller_thread.is_alive():
-                self._poller_thread.join()
-            self._poller_thread = None
-
         self._reply_queue = None
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/pika_driver/pika_poller.py b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/pika_driver/pika_poller.py
index 35bf41191..d34ddfe77 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/pika_driver/pika_poller.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/pika_driver/pika_poller.py
@@ -13,11 +13,9 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import threading
-import time
 
 from oslo_log import log as logging
-from oslo_utils import timeutils
-import six
+from oslo_service import loopingcall
 
 from oslo_messaging._drivers import base
 from oslo_messaging._drivers.pika_driver import pika_commons as pika_drv_cmns
@@ -27,45 +25,188 @@ from oslo_messaging._drivers.pika_driver import pika_message as pika_drv_msg
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class PikaPoller(base.PollStyleListener):
+class PikaPoller(base.Listener):
     """Provides user friendly functionality for RabbitMQ message consuming,
     handles low level connectivity problems and restore connection if some
     connectivity related problem detected
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, pika_engine, prefetch_count, incoming_message_class):
+    def __init__(self, pika_engine, batch_size, batch_timeout, prefetch_count,
+                 incoming_message_class):
         """Initialize required fields
 
         :param pika_engine: PikaEngine, shared object with configuration and
             shared driver functionality
+        :param batch_size: desired number of messages passed to
+            single on_incoming_callback call
+        :param batch_timeout: defines how long should we wait for batch_size
+            messages if we already have some messages waiting for processing
         :param prefetch_count: Integer, maximum count of unacknowledged
             messages which RabbitMQ broker sends to this consumer
         :param incoming_message_class: PikaIncomingMessage, wrapper for
             consumed RabbitMQ message
         """
-        super(PikaPoller, self).__init__(prefetch_count)
+        super(PikaPoller, self).__init__(batch_size, batch_timeout,
+                                         prefetch_count)
         self._pika_engine = pika_engine
         self._incoming_message_class = incoming_message_class
 
         self._connection = None
         self._channel = None
-        self._lock = threading.Lock()
+        self._recover_loopingcall = None
+        self._lock = threading.RLock()
+
+        self._cur_batch_buffer = None
+        self._cur_batch_timeout_id = None
 
         self._started = False
+        self._closing_connection_by_poller = False
 
         self._queues_to_consume = None
 
-        self._message_queue = []
+    def _on_connection_close(self, connection, reply_code, reply_text):
+        self._deliver_cur_batch()
+        if self._closing_connection_by_poller:
+            return
+        with self._lock:
+            self._connection = None
+            self._start_recover_consuming_task()
 
-    def _reconnect(self):
+    def _on_channel_close(self, channel, reply_code, reply_text):
+        if self._cur_batch_buffer:
+            self._cur_batch_buffer = [
+                message for message in self._cur_batch_buffer
+                if not message.need_ack()
+            ]
+        if self._closing_connection_by_poller:
+            return
+        with self._lock:
+            self._channel = None
+            self._start_recover_consuming_task()
+
+    def _on_consumer_cancel(self, method_frame):
+        with self._lock:
+            if self._queues_to_consume:
+                consumer_tag = method_frame.method.consumer_tag
+                for queue_info in self._queues_to_consume:
+                    if queue_info["consumer_tag"] == consumer_tag:
+                        queue_info["consumer_tag"] = None
+
+            self._start_recover_consuming_task()
+
+    def _on_message_no_ack_callback(self, unused, method, properties, body):
+        """Is called by Pika when message was received from queue listened with
+        no_ack=True mode
+        """
+        incoming_message = self._incoming_message_class(
+            self._pika_engine, None, method, properties, body
+        )
+        self._on_incoming_message(incoming_message)
+
+    def _on_message_with_ack_callback(self, unused, method, properties, body):
+        """Is called by Pika when message was received from queue listened with
+        no_ack=False mode
+        """
+        incoming_message = self._incoming_message_class(
+            self._pika_engine, self._channel, method, properties, body
+        )
+        self._on_incoming_message(incoming_message)
+
+    def _deliver_cur_batch(self):
+        if self._cur_batch_timeout_id is not None:
+            self._connection.remove_timeout(self._cur_batch_timeout_id)
+            self._cur_batch_timeout_id = None
+        if self._cur_batch_buffer:
+            buf_to_send = self._cur_batch_buffer
+            self._cur_batch_buffer = None
+            try:
+                self.on_incoming_callback(buf_to_send)
+            except Exception:
+                LOG.exception("Unexpected exception during incoming delivery")
+
+    def _on_incoming_message(self, incoming_message):
+        if self._cur_batch_buffer is None:
+            self._cur_batch_buffer = [incoming_message]
+        else:
+            self._cur_batch_buffer.append(incoming_message)
+
+        if len(self._cur_batch_buffer) >= self.batch_size:
+            self._deliver_cur_batch()
+            return
+
+        if self._cur_batch_timeout_id is None:
+            self._cur_batch_timeout_id = self._connection.add_timeout(
+                self.batch_timeout, self._deliver_cur_batch)
+
+    def _start_recover_consuming_task(self):
+        """Start async job for checking connection to the broker."""
+        if self._recover_loopingcall is None and self._started:
+            self._recover_loopingcall = (
+                loopingcall.DynamicLoopingCall(
+                    self._try_recover_consuming
+                )
+            )
+            LOG.info("Starting recover consuming job for listener: %s", self)
+            self._recover_loopingcall.start()
+
+    def _try_recover_consuming(self):
+        with self._lock:
+            try:
+                if self._started:
+                    self._start_or_recover_consuming()
+            except pika_drv_exc.EstablishConnectionException as e:
+                LOG.warning(
+                    "Problem during establishing connection for pika "
+                    "poller %s", e, exc_info=True
+                )
+                return self._pika_engine.host_connection_reconnect_delay
+            except pika_drv_exc.ConnectionException as e:
+                LOG.warning(
+                    "Connectivity exception during starting/recovering pika "
+                    "poller %s", e, exc_info=True
+                )
+            except pika_drv_cmns.PIKA_CONNECTIVITY_ERRORS as e:
+                LOG.warning(
+                    "Connectivity exception during starting/recovering pika "
+                    "poller %s", e, exc_info=True
+                )
+            except BaseException:
+                # NOTE (dukhlov): I preffer to use here BaseException because
+                # if this method raise such exception LoopingCall stops
+                # execution Probably it should never happen and Exception
+                # should be enough but in case of programmer mistake it could
+                # be and it is potentially hard to catch problem if we will
+                # stop background task. It is better when it continue to work
+                # and write a lot of LOG with this error
+                LOG.exception("Unexpected exception during "
+                              "starting/recovering pika poller")
+            else:
+                self._recover_loopingcall = None
+                LOG.info("Recover consuming job was finished for listener: %s",
+                         self)
+                raise loopingcall.LoopingCallDone(True)
+            return 0
+
+    def _start_or_recover_consuming(self):
         """Performs reconnection to the broker. It is unsafe method for
         internal use only
         """
-        self._connection = self._pika_engine.create_connection(
-            for_listening=True
-        )
-        self._channel = self._connection.channel()
-        self._channel.basic_qos(prefetch_count=self.prefetch_size)
+        if self._connection is None or not self._connection.is_open:
+            self._connection = self._pika_engine.create_connection(
+                for_listening=True
+            )
+            self._connection.add_on_close_callback(self._on_connection_close)
+            self._channel = None
+
+        if self._channel is None or not self._channel.is_open:
+            if self._queues_to_consume:
+                for queue_info in self._queues_to_consume:
+                    queue_info["consumer_tag"] = None
+
+            self._channel = self._connection.channel()
+            self._channel.add_on_close_callback(self._on_channel_close)
+            self._channel.add_on_cancel_callback(self._on_consumer_cancel)
+            self._channel.basic_qos(prefetch_count=self.prefetch_size)
 
         if self._queues_to_consume is None:
             self._queues_to_consume = self._declare_queue_binding()
@@ -92,6 +233,8 @@ class PikaPoller(base.PollStyleListener):
 
         try:
             for queue_info in self._queues_to_consume:
+                if queue_info["consumer_tag"] is not None:
+                    continue
                 no_ack = queue_info["no_ack"]
 
                 on_message_callback = (
@@ -120,168 +263,95 @@ class PikaPoller(base.PollStyleListener):
                 self._channel.basic_cancel(consumer_tag)
                 queue_info["consumer_tag"] = None
 
-    def _on_message_no_ack_callback(self, unused, method, properties, body):
-        """Is called by Pika when message was received from queue listened with
-        no_ack=True mode
-        """
-        self._message_queue.append(
-            self._incoming_message_class(
-                self._pika_engine, None, method, properties, body
-            )
-        )
-
-    def _on_message_with_ack_callback(self, unused, method, properties, body):
-        """Is called by Pika when message was received from queue listened with
-        no_ack=False mode
-        """
-        self._message_queue.append(
-            self._incoming_message_class(
-                self._pika_engine, self._channel, method, properties, body
-            )
-        )
-
-    def _cleanup(self):
-        """Cleanup allocated resources (channel, connection, etc). It is unsafe
-        method for internal use only
-        """
-        if self._connection:
-            try:
-                self._connection.close()
-            except pika_drv_cmns.PIKA_CONNECTIVITY_ERRORS:
-                # expected errors
-                pass
-            except Exception:
-                LOG.exception("Unexpected error during closing connection")
-            finally:
-                self._channel = None
-                self._connection = None
-
-        for i in six.moves.range(len(self._message_queue) - 1, -1, -1):
-            message = self._message_queue[i]
-            if message.need_ack():
-                del self._message_queue[i]
-
-    @base.batch_poll_helper
-    def poll(self, timeout=None):
-        """Main method of this class - consumes message from RabbitMQ
-
-        :param: timeout: float, seconds, timeout for waiting new incoming
-            message, None means wait forever
-        :return: list of PikaIncomingMessage, RabbitMQ messages
-        """
-
-        with timeutils.StopWatch(timeout) as stop_watch:
-            while True:
-                with self._lock:
-                    if self._message_queue:
-                        return self._message_queue.pop(0)
-
-                    if stop_watch.expired():
-                        return None
-
-                    try:
-                        if self._started:
-                            if self._channel is None:
-                                self._reconnect()
-                            # we need some time_limit here, not too small to
-                            # avoid a lot of not needed iterations but not too
-                            # large to release lock time to time and give a
-                            # chance to perform another method waiting this
-                            # lock
-                            self._connection.process_data_events(
-                                time_limit=0.25
-                            )
-                        else:
-                            # consumer is stopped so we don't expect new
-                            # messages, just process already sent events
-                            if self._channel is not None:
-                                self._connection.process_data_events(
-                                    time_limit=0
-                                )
-
-                            # and return if we don't see new messages
-                            if not self._message_queue:
-                                return None
-                    except pika_drv_exc.EstablishConnectionException as e:
-                        LOG.warning(
-                            "Problem during establishing connection for pika "
-                            "poller %s", e, exc_info=True
-                        )
-                        time.sleep(
-                            self._pika_engine.host_connection_reconnect_delay
-                        )
-                    except pika_drv_exc.ConnectionException:
-                        self._cleanup()
-                        raise
-                    except pika_drv_cmns.PIKA_CONNECTIVITY_ERRORS:
-                        self._cleanup()
-                        raise
-
-    def start(self):
+    def start(self, on_incoming_callback):
         """Starts poller. Should be called before polling to allow message
         consuming
+
+        :param on_incoming_callback: callback function to be executed when
+            listener received messages. Messages should be processed and
+            acked/nacked by callback
         """
+        super(PikaPoller, self).start(on_incoming_callback)
+
         with self._lock:
             if self._started:
                 return
-
+            connected = False
             try:
-                self._reconnect()
+                self._start_or_recover_consuming()
             except pika_drv_exc.EstablishConnectionException as exc:
                 LOG.warning(
                     "Can not establish connection during pika poller's "
-                    "start(). Connecting is required during first poll() "
-                    "call. %s", exc, exc_info=True
+                    "start(). %s", exc, exc_info=True
                 )
             except pika_drv_exc.ConnectionException as exc:
-                self._cleanup()
                 LOG.warning(
-                    "Connectivity problem during pika poller's start(). "
-                    "Reconnecting required during first poll() call. %s",
+                    "Connectivity problem during pika poller's start().  %s",
                     exc, exc_info=True
                 )
             except pika_drv_cmns.PIKA_CONNECTIVITY_ERRORS as exc:
-                self._cleanup()
                 LOG.warning(
-                    "Connectivity problem during pika poller's start(). "
-                    "Reconnecting required during first poll() call. %s",
+                    "Connectivity problem during pika poller's start(). %s",
                     exc, exc_info=True
                 )
+            else:
+                connected = True
+
             self._started = True
+            if not connected:
+                self._start_recover_consuming_task()
 
     def stop(self):
         """Stops poller. Should be called when polling is not needed anymore to
         stop new message consuming. After that it is necessary to poll already
         prefetched messages
         """
+        super(PikaPoller, self).stop()
+
         with self._lock:
             if not self._started:
                 return
 
-            if self._queues_to_consume and self._channel:
+            if self._recover_loopingcall is not None:
+                self._recover_loopingcall.stop()
+                self._recover_loopingcall = None
+
+            if (self._queues_to_consume and self._channel and
+                    self._channel.is_open):
                 try:
                     self._stop_consuming()
                 except pika_drv_cmns.PIKA_CONNECTIVITY_ERRORS as exc:
-                    self._cleanup()
                     LOG.warning(
                         "Connectivity problem detected during consumer "
                         "cancellation. %s", exc, exc_info=True
                     )
+            self._deliver_cur_batch()
             self._started = False
 
     def cleanup(self):
-        """Safe version of _cleanup. Cleans up allocated resources (channel,
-        connection, etc).
-        """
+        """Cleanup allocated resources (channel, connection, etc)."""
         with self._lock:
-            self._cleanup()
+            if self._connection and self._connection.is_open:
+                try:
+                    self._closing_connection_by_poller = True
+                    self._connection.close()
+                    self._closing_connection_by_poller = False
+                except pika_drv_cmns.PIKA_CONNECTIVITY_ERRORS:
+                    # expected errors
+                    pass
+                except Exception:
+                    LOG.exception("Unexpected error during closing connection")
+                finally:
+                    self._channel = None
+                    self._connection = None
 
 
 class RpcServicePikaPoller(PikaPoller):
     """PikaPoller implementation for polling RPC messages. Overrides base
     functionality according to RPC specific
     """
-    def __init__(self, pika_engine, target, prefetch_count):
+    def __init__(self, pika_engine, target, batch_size, batch_timeout,
+                 prefetch_count):
         """Adds target parameter for declaring RPC specific exchanges and
         queues
 
@@ -289,14 +359,18 @@ class RpcServicePikaPoller(PikaPoller):
             shared driver functionality
         :param target: Target, oslo.messaging Target object which defines RPC
             endpoint
+        :param batch_size: desired number of messages passed to
+            single on_incoming_callback call
+        :param batch_timeout: defines how long should we wait for batch_size
+            messages if we already have some messages waiting for processing
         :param prefetch_count: Integer, maximum count of unacknowledged
             messages which RabbitMQ broker sends to this consumer
         """
         self._target = target
 
         super(RpcServicePikaPoller, self).__init__(
-            pika_engine, prefetch_count=prefetch_count,
-            incoming_message_class=pika_drv_msg.RpcPikaIncomingMessage
+            pika_engine, batch_size, batch_timeout, prefetch_count,
+            pika_drv_msg.RpcPikaIncomingMessage
         )
 
     def _declare_queue_binding(self):
@@ -363,7 +437,8 @@ class RpcReplyPikaPoller(PikaPoller):
     """PikaPoller implementation for polling RPC reply messages. Overrides
     base functionality according to RPC reply specific
     """
-    def __init__(self, pika_engine, exchange, queue, prefetch_count):
+    def __init__(self, pika_engine, exchange, queue, batch_size, batch_timeout,
+                 prefetch_count):
         """Adds exchange and queue parameter for declaring exchange and queue
         used for RPC reply delivery
 
@@ -371,6 +446,10 @@ class RpcReplyPikaPoller(PikaPoller):
             shared driver functionality
         :param exchange: String, exchange name used for RPC reply delivery
         :param queue: String, queue name used for RPC reply delivery
+        :param batch_size: desired number of messages passed to
+            single on_incoming_callback call
+        :param batch_timeout: defines how long should we wait for batch_size
+            messages if we already have some messages waiting for processing
         :param prefetch_count: Integer, maximum count of unacknowledged
             messages which RabbitMQ broker sends to this consumer
         """
@@ -378,8 +457,8 @@ class RpcReplyPikaPoller(PikaPoller):
         self._queue = queue
 
         super(RpcReplyPikaPoller, self).__init__(
-            pika_engine=pika_engine, prefetch_count=prefetch_count,
-            incoming_message_class=pika_drv_msg.RpcReplyPikaIncomingMessage
+            pika_engine, batch_size, batch_timeout, prefetch_count,
+            pika_drv_msg.RpcReplyPikaIncomingMessage
         )
 
     def _declare_queue_binding(self):
@@ -404,8 +483,8 @@ class NotificationPikaPoller(PikaPoller):
     """PikaPoller implementation for polling Notification messages. Overrides
     base functionality according to Notification specific
     """
-    def __init__(self, pika_engine, targets_and_priorities, prefetch_count,
-                 queue_name=None):
+    def __init__(self, pika_engine, targets_and_priorities,
+                 batch_size, batch_timeout, prefetch_count, queue_name=None):
         """Adds targets_and_priorities and queue_name parameter
         for declaring exchanges and queues used for notification delivery
 
@@ -413,6 +492,10 @@ class NotificationPikaPoller(PikaPoller):
             shared driver functionality
         :param targets_and_priorities: list of (target, priority), defines
             default queue names for corresponding notification types
+        :param batch_size: desired number of messages passed to
+            single on_incoming_callback call
+        :param batch_timeout: defines how long should we wait for batch_size
+            messages if we already have some messages waiting for processing
         :param prefetch_count: Integer, maximum count of unacknowledged
             messages which RabbitMQ broker sends to this consumer
         :param queue: String, alternative queue name used for this poller
@@ -422,8 +505,8 @@ class NotificationPikaPoller(PikaPoller):
         self._queue_name = queue_name
 
         super(NotificationPikaPoller, self).__init__(
-            pika_engine, prefetch_count=prefetch_count,
-            incoming_message_class=pika_drv_msg.PikaIncomingMessage
+            pika_engine, batch_size, batch_timeout, prefetch_count,
+            pika_drv_msg.PikaIncomingMessage
         )
 
     def _declare_queue_binding(self):
@@ -442,7 +525,7 @@ class NotificationPikaPoller(PikaPoller):
                     target.exchange or
                     self._pika_engine.default_notification_exchange
                 ),
-                queue = queue,
+                queue=queue,
                 routing_key=routing_key,
                 exchange_type='direct',
                 queue_expiration=None,
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/tests/drivers/pika/test_poller.py b/oslo_messaging/tests/drivers/pika/test_poller.py
index 65492b4af..cfa69e720 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/tests/drivers/pika/test_poller.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/tests/drivers/pika/test_poller.py
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import socket
+import threading
 import time
 import unittest
 
+from concurrent import futures
 import mock
 
 from oslo_messaging._drivers.pika_driver import pika_poller
@@ -32,26 +34,53 @@ class PikaPollerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self._pika_engine.create_connection.return_value = (
             self._poller_connection_mock
         )
+
+        self._executor = futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(1)
+
+        def timer_task(timeout, callback):
+            time.sleep(timeout)
+            callback()
+
+        self._poller_connection_mock.add_timeout.side_effect = (
+            lambda *args: self._executor.submit(timer_task, *args)
+        )
+
         self._prefetch_count = 123
 
-    def test_start_when_connection_unavailable(self):
-        incoming_message_class_mock = mock.Mock()
+    @mock.patch("oslo_messaging._drivers.pika_driver.pika_poller.PikaPoller."
+                "_declare_queue_binding")
+    def test_start(self, declare_queue_binding_mock):
         poller = pika_poller.PikaPoller(
-            self._pika_engine, self._prefetch_count,
-            incoming_message_class=incoming_message_class_mock
+            self._pika_engine, 1, None, self._prefetch_count, None
+        )
+
+        poller.start(None)
+
+        self.assertTrue(self._pika_engine.create_connection.called)
+        self.assertTrue(self._poller_connection_mock.channel.called)
+        self.assertTrue(declare_queue_binding_mock.called)
+
+    def test_start_when_connection_unavailable(self):
+        poller = pika_poller.PikaPoller(
+            self._pika_engine, 1, None, self._prefetch_count, None
         )
 
         self._pika_engine.create_connection.side_effect = socket.timeout()
 
         # start() should not raise socket.timeout exception
-        poller.start()
+        poller.start(None)
 
     @mock.patch("oslo_messaging._drivers.pika_driver.pika_poller.PikaPoller."
                 "_declare_queue_binding")
-    def test_poll(self, declare_queue_binding_mock):
+    def test_message_processing(self, declare_queue_binding_mock):
+        res = []
+
+        def on_incoming_callback(incoming):
+            res.append(incoming)
+
         incoming_message_class_mock = mock.Mock()
         poller = pika_poller.PikaPoller(
-            self._pika_engine, self._prefetch_count,
+            self._pika_engine, 1, None, self._prefetch_count,
             incoming_message_class=incoming_message_class_mock
         )
         unused = object()
@@ -59,18 +88,14 @@ class PikaPollerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         properties = object()
         body = object()
 
-        self._poller_connection_mock.process_data_events.side_effect = (
-            lambda time_limit: poller._on_message_with_ack_callback(
-                unused, method, properties, body
-            )
+        poller.start(on_incoming_callback)
+        poller._on_message_with_ack_callback(
+            unused, method, properties, body
         )
 
-        poller.start()
-        res = poller.poll()
-
         self.assertEqual(len(res), 1)
 
-        self.assertEqual(res[0], incoming_message_class_mock.return_value)
+        self.assertEqual(res[0], [incoming_message_class_mock.return_value])
         incoming_message_class_mock.assert_called_once_with(
             self._pika_engine, self._poller_channel_mock, method, properties,
             body
@@ -83,92 +108,39 @@ class PikaPollerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @mock.patch("oslo_messaging._drivers.pika_driver.pika_poller.PikaPoller."
                 "_declare_queue_binding")
-    def test_poll_after_stop(self, declare_queue_binding_mock):
+    def test_message_processing_batch(self, declare_queue_binding_mock):
         incoming_message_class_mock = mock.Mock()
-        poller = pika_poller.PikaPoller(
-            self._pika_engine, self._prefetch_count,
-            incoming_message_class=incoming_message_class_mock
-        )
 
         n = 10
         params = []
 
-        for i in range(n):
-            params.append((object(), object(), object(), object()))
+        res = []
 
-        def f(time_limit):
-            if poller._started:
-                for k in range(n):
-                    poller._on_message_no_ack_callback(
-                        *params[k]
-                    )
+        def on_incoming_callback(incoming):
+            res.append(incoming)
 
-        self._poller_connection_mock.process_data_events.side_effect = f
-
-        poller.start()
-        res = poller.poll(batch_size=1)
-        self.assertEqual(len(res), 1)
-        self.assertEqual(res[0], incoming_message_class_mock.return_value)
-        self.assertEqual(
-            incoming_message_class_mock.call_args_list[0][0],
-            (self._pika_engine, None) + params[0][1:]
-        )
-
-        poller.stop()
-
-        res2 = poller.poll(batch_size=n)
-
-        self.assertEqual(len(res2), n - 1)
-        self.assertEqual(incoming_message_class_mock.call_count, n)
-
-        self.assertEqual(
-            self._poller_connection_mock.process_data_events.call_count, 2)
-
-        for i in range(n - 1):
-            self.assertEqual(res2[i], incoming_message_class_mock.return_value)
-            self.assertEqual(
-                incoming_message_class_mock.call_args_list[i + 1][0],
-                (self._pika_engine, None) + params[i + 1][1:]
-            )
-
-        self.assertTrue(self._pika_engine.create_connection.called)
-        self.assertTrue(self._poller_connection_mock.channel.called)
-
-        self.assertTrue(declare_queue_binding_mock.called)
-
-    @mock.patch("oslo_messaging._drivers.pika_driver.pika_poller.PikaPoller."
-                "_declare_queue_binding")
-    def test_poll_batch(self, declare_queue_binding_mock):
-        incoming_message_class_mock = mock.Mock()
         poller = pika_poller.PikaPoller(
-            self._pika_engine, self._prefetch_count,
+            self._pika_engine, n, None, self._prefetch_count,
             incoming_message_class=incoming_message_class_mock
         )
 
-        n = 10
-        params = []
-
         for i in range(n):
             params.append((object(), object(), object(), object()))
 
-        index = [0]
+        poller.start(on_incoming_callback)
 
-        def f(time_limit):
+        for i in range(n):
             poller._on_message_with_ack_callback(
-                *params[index[0]]
+                *params[i]
             )
-            index[0] += 1
 
-        self._poller_connection_mock.process_data_events.side_effect = f
-
-        poller.start()
-        res = poller.poll(batch_size=n)
-
-        self.assertEqual(len(res), n)
+        self.assertEqual(len(res), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(len(res[0]), 10)
         self.assertEqual(incoming_message_class_mock.call_count, n)
 
         for i in range(n):
-            self.assertEqual(res[i], incoming_message_class_mock.return_value)
+            self.assertEqual(res[0][i],
+                             incoming_message_class_mock.return_value)
             self.assertEqual(
                 incoming_message_class_mock.call_args_list[i][0],
                 (self._pika_engine, self._poller_channel_mock) + params[i][1:]
@@ -181,42 +153,48 @@ class PikaPollerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @mock.patch("oslo_messaging._drivers.pika_driver.pika_poller.PikaPoller."
                 "_declare_queue_binding")
-    def test_poll_batch_with_timeout(self, declare_queue_binding_mock):
+    def test_message_processing_batch_with_timeout(self,
+                                                   declare_queue_binding_mock):
         incoming_message_class_mock = mock.Mock()
-        poller = pika_poller.PikaPoller(
-            self._pika_engine, self._prefetch_count,
-            incoming_message_class=incoming_message_class_mock
-        )
 
         n = 10
         timeout = 1
-        sleep_time = 0.2
+
+        res = []
+        evt = threading.Event()
+
+        def on_incoming_callback(incoming):
+            res.append(incoming)
+            evt.set()
+
+        poller = pika_poller.PikaPoller(
+            self._pika_engine, n, timeout, self._prefetch_count,
+            incoming_message_class=incoming_message_class_mock
+        )
+
         params = []
 
         success_count = 5
 
+        poller.start(on_incoming_callback)
+
         for i in range(n):
             params.append((object(), object(), object(), object()))
 
-        index = [0]
-
-        def f(time_limit):
-            time.sleep(sleep_time)
+        for i in range(success_count):
             poller._on_message_with_ack_callback(
-                *params[index[0]]
+                *params[i]
             )
-            index[0] += 1
 
-        self._poller_connection_mock.process_data_events.side_effect = f
+        self.assertTrue(evt.wait(timeout * 2))
 
-        poller.start()
-        res = poller.poll(batch_size=n, timeout=timeout)
-
-        self.assertEqual(len(res), success_count)
+        self.assertEqual(len(res), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(len(res[0]), success_count)
         self.assertEqual(incoming_message_class_mock.call_count, success_count)
 
         for i in range(success_count):
-            self.assertEqual(res[i], incoming_message_class_mock.return_value)
+            self.assertEqual(res[0][i],
+                             incoming_message_class_mock.return_value)
             self.assertEqual(
                 incoming_message_class_mock.call_args_list[i][0],
                 (self._pika_engine, self._poller_channel_mock) + params[i][1:]
@@ -258,20 +236,11 @@ class RpcServicePikaPollerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 "RpcPikaIncomingMessage")
     def test_declare_rpc_queue_bindings(self, rpc_pika_incoming_message_mock):
         poller = pika_poller.RpcServicePikaPoller(
-            self._pika_engine, self._target, self._prefetch_count,
-        )
-        self._poller_connection_mock.process_data_events.side_effect = (
-            lambda time_limit: poller._on_message_with_ack_callback(
-                None, None, None, None
-            )
+            self._pika_engine, self._target, 1, None,
+            self._prefetch_count
         )
 
-        poller.start()
-        res = poller.poll()
-
-        self.assertEqual(len(res), 1)
-
-        self.assertEqual(res[0], rpc_pika_incoming_message_mock.return_value)
+        poller.start(None)
 
         self.assertTrue(self._pika_engine.create_connection.called)
         self.assertTrue(self._poller_connection_mock.channel.called)
@@ -357,24 +326,14 @@ class RpcReplyServicePikaPollerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self._pika_engine.rpc_queue_expiration = 12345
         self._pika_engine.rpc_reply_retry_attempts = 3
 
-    def test_start(self):
-        poller = pika_poller.RpcReplyPikaPoller(
-            self._pika_engine, self._exchange, self._queue,
-            self._prefetch_count,
-        )
-
-        poller.start()
-
-        self.assertTrue(self._pika_engine.create_connection.called)
-        self.assertTrue(self._poller_connection_mock.channel.called)
-
     def test_declare_rpc_reply_queue_binding(self):
         poller = pika_poller.RpcReplyPikaPoller(
-            self._pika_engine, self._exchange, self._queue,
+            self._pika_engine, self._exchange, self._queue, 1, None,
             self._prefetch_count,
         )
 
-        poller.start()
+        poller.start(None)
+        poller.stop()
 
         declare_queue_binding_by_channel_mock = (
             self._pika_engine.declare_queue_binding_by_channel
@@ -419,26 +378,13 @@ class NotificationPikaPollerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         )
         self._pika_engine.notification_persistence = object()
 
-    @mock.patch("oslo_messaging._drivers.pika_driver.pika_message."
-                "PikaIncomingMessage")
-    def test_declare_notification_queue_bindings_default_queue(
-            self, pika_incoming_message_mock):
+    def test_declare_notification_queue_bindings_default_queue(self):
         poller = pika_poller.NotificationPikaPoller(
-            self._pika_engine, self._target_and_priorities,
+            self._pika_engine, self._target_and_priorities, 1, None,
             self._prefetch_count, None
         )
-        self._poller_connection_mock.process_data_events.side_effect = (
-            lambda time_limit: poller._on_message_with_ack_callback(
-                None, None, None, None
-            )
-        )
 
-        poller.start()
-        res = poller.poll()
-
-        self.assertEqual(len(res), 1)
-
-        self.assertEqual(res[0], pika_incoming_message_mock.return_value)
+        poller.start(None)
 
         self.assertTrue(self._pika_engine.create_connection.called)
         self.assertTrue(self._poller_connection_mock.channel.called)
@@ -481,26 +427,13 @@ class NotificationPikaPollerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             )
         ))
 
-    @mock.patch("oslo_messaging._drivers.pika_driver.pika_message."
-                "PikaIncomingMessage")
-    def test_declare_notification_queue_bindings_custom_queue(
-            self, pika_incoming_message_mock):
+    def test_declare_notification_queue_bindings_custom_queue(self):
         poller = pika_poller.NotificationPikaPoller(
-            self._pika_engine, self._target_and_priorities,
+            self._pika_engine, self._target_and_priorities, 1, None,
             self._prefetch_count, "custom_queue_name"
         )
-        self._poller_connection_mock.process_data_events.side_effect = (
-            lambda time_limit: poller._on_message_with_ack_callback(
-                None, None, None, None
-            )
-        )
 
-        poller.start()
-        res = poller.poll()
-
-        self.assertEqual(len(res), 1)
-
-        self.assertEqual(res[0], pika_incoming_message_mock.return_value)
+        poller.start(None)
 
         self.assertTrue(self._pika_engine.create_connection.called)
         self.assertTrue(self._poller_connection_mock.channel.called)