diff --git a/src/client/pool.rs b/src/client/pool.rs
index adcd059..c6f9945 100644
--- a/src/client/pool.rs
+++ b/src/client/pool.rs
@@ -78,21 +78,35 @@ impl Client {
                         idx += 1;
                     }
                 }
-
-                // check existing connections
-                let available = connections.iter().filter(|item| item.is_ready()).count();
-                let client = if available > 0 {
-                    let idx = WyRand::new().generate_range(0_usize..available);
-                    connections
-                        .iter()
-                        .filter(|item| item.is_ready())
-                        .nth(idx)
-                        .cloned()
+                let num = connections.len();
+                if self.inner.minconn > 0 && num < self.inner.minconn {
+                    // create new connection
+                    (None, num)
                 } else {
-                    None
-                };
-
-                (client, connections.len())
+                    // first search for connections with less than 50% capacity usage
+                    let client = connections.iter().find(|item| {
+                        let cap = item.max_streams().unwrap_or(self.inner.max_streams) >> 1;
+                        item.active_streams() <= cap
+                    });
+                    if let Some(client) = client {
+                        (Some(client.clone()), num)
+                    } else {
+                        // check existing connections
+                        let available = connections.iter().filter(|item| item.is_ready()).count();
+                        let client = if available > 0 {
+                            let idx = WyRand::new().generate_range(0_usize..available);
+                            connections
+                                .iter()
+                                .filter(|item| item.is_ready())
+                                .nth(idx)
+                                .cloned()
+                        } else {
+                            None
+                        };
+
+                        (client, num)
+                    }
+                }
             };
 
             if let Some(client) = client {
@@ -103,7 +117,10 @@ impl Client {
             }
 
             // can create new connection
-            if !self.inner.connecting.get() && num < self.inner.maxconn {
+            if !self.inner.connecting.get()
+                && (num < self.inner.maxconn
+                    || (self.inner.minconn > 0 && num < self.inner.minconn))
+            {
                 // create new connection
                 self.inner.connecting.set(true);
                 let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
@@ -202,11 +219,12 @@ impl Client {
 pub struct ClientBuilder(Inner);
 
 struct Inner {
+    minconn: usize,
     maxconn: usize,
     conn_timeout: Millis,
     conn_lifetime: Duration,
     disconnect_timeout: Millis,
-    limit: usize,
+    max_streams: u32,
     scheme: Scheme,
     config: crate::Config,
     authority: ByteString,
@@ -243,7 +261,8 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
             conn_timeout: Millis(1_000),
             conn_lifetime: Duration::from_secs(0),
             disconnect_timeout: Millis(3_000),
-            limit: 100,
+            max_streams: 100,
+            minconn: 1,
             maxconn: 16,
             scheme: Scheme::HTTP,
             config: crate::Config::client(),
@@ -293,8 +312,8 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
     /// If limit is 0, the connector uses "MAX_CONCURRENT_STREAMS" config from connection
     /// settings.
     /// The default limit size is 100.
-    pub fn limit(mut self, limit: usize) -> Self {
-        self.0.limit = limit;
+    pub fn max_streams(mut self, limit: u32) -> Self {
+        self.0.max_streams = limit;
         self
     }
 
@@ -309,6 +328,14 @@ impl ClientBuilder {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Sets the minimum concurrent connections.
+    ///
+    /// By default min connections is set to a 1.
+    pub fn minconn(mut self, num: usize) -> Self {
+        self.0.minconn = num;
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Sets the maximum concurrent connections.
     ///
     /// By default max connections is set to a 16.
@@ -386,8 +413,9 @@ impl fmt::Debug for Client {
             .field("conn_timeout", &self.inner.conn_timeout)
             .field("conn_lifetime", &self.inner.conn_lifetime)
             .field("disconnect_timeout", &self.inner.disconnect_timeout)
+            .field("minconn", &self.inner.minconn)
             .field("maxconn", &self.inner.maxconn)
-            .field("limit", &self.inner.limit)
+            .field("max-streams", &self.inner.max_streams)
             .field("pool", &self.inner.pool)
             .field("config", &self.inner.config)
             .finish()
@@ -402,8 +430,9 @@ impl fmt::Debug for ClientBuilder {
             .field("conn_timeout", &self.0.conn_timeout)
             .field("conn_lifetime", &self.0.conn_lifetime)
             .field("disconnect_timeout", &self.0.disconnect_timeout)
+            .field("minconn", &self.0.minconn)
             .field("maxconn", &self.0.maxconn)
-            .field("limit", &self.0.limit)
+            .field("max-streams", &self.0.max_streams)
             .field("pool", &self.0.pool)
             .field("config", &self.0.config)
             .finish()