diff --git a/lib/statsd.js b/lib/statsd.js
index f27383b..739142c 100644
--- a/lib/statsd.js
+++ b/lib/statsd.js
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ var dgram = require('dgram'),
  *   @option cacheDns    {boolean} An optional option to only lookup the hostname -> ip address once
  *   @option mock        {boolean} An optional boolean indicating this Client is a mock object, no stats are sent.
  *   @option global_tags {Array=} Optional tags that will be added to every metric
+ *   @maxBufferSize      {Number} An optional value for aggregating metrics to send, mainly for performance improvement
+ *   @bufferFlushInterval {Number} the time out value to flush out buffer if not
  * @constructor
  */
-var Client = function (host, port, prefix, suffix, globalize, cacheDns, mock, global_tags) {
+var Client = function (host, port, prefix, suffix, globalize, cacheDns, mock, global_tags, maxBufferSize, bufferFlushInterval) {
   var options = host || {},
          self = this;
 
@@ -27,7 +29,9 @@ var Client = function (host, port, prefix, suffix, globalize, cacheDns, mock, gl
       globalize   : globalize,
       cacheDns    : cacheDns,
       mock        : mock === true,
-      global_tags : global_tags
+      global_tags : global_tags,
+      maxBufferSize : maxBufferSize,
+      bufferFlushInterval: bufferFlushInterval
     };
   }
 
@@ -38,6 +42,13 @@ var Client = function (host, port, prefix, suffix, globalize, cacheDns, mock, gl
   this.socket      = dgram.createSocket('udp4');
   this.mock        = options.mock;
   this.global_tags = options.global_tags || [];
+  this.maxBufferSize = options.maxBufferSize || 0;
+  this.bufferFlushInterval = options.bufferFlushInterval || 1000;
+  this.buffer = "";
+
+  if(this.maxBufferSize > 0) {
+    this.intervalHandle = setInterval(this.timeoutCallback.bind(this), this.bufferFlushInterval);
+  }
 
   if(options.cacheDns === true){
     dns.lookup(options.host, function(err, address, family){
@@ -193,7 +204,6 @@ Client.prototype.sendAll = function(stat, value, type, sampleRate, tags, callbac
  */
 Client.prototype.send = function (stat, value, type, sampleRate, tags, callback) {
   var message = this.prefix + stat + this.suffix + ':' + value + '|' + type,
-      buf,
       merged_tags = [];
 
   if(sampleRate && sampleRate < 1){
@@ -217,21 +227,68 @@ Client.prototype.send = function (stat, value, type, sampleRate, tags, callback)
 
   // Only send this stat if we're not a mock Client.
   if(!this.mock) {
-    buf = new Buffer(message);
-    this.socket.send(buf, 0, buf.length, this.port, this.host, callback);
-  } else {
+      if(this.maxBufferSize === 0) {
+          this.sendMessage(message, callback);
+      }
+      else {
+          this.enqueue(message);
+      }
+  }
+  else {
     if(typeof callback === 'function'){
       callback(null, 0);
     }
   }
 };
 
+/**
+ *
+ * @param message {String}
+ */
+Client.prototype.enqueue = function(message){
+  this.buffer += message + "\n";
+  if(this.buffer.length >= this.maxBufferSize) {
+      this.flushQueue();
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ *
+ */
+Client.prototype.flushQueue = function(){
+  this.sendMessage(this.buffer);
+  this.buffer = "";
+}
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @param message {String}
+ * @param callback {Function}
+ */
+Client.prototype.sendMessage = function(message, callback){
+  var buf = new Buffer(message);
+  this.socket.send(buf, 0, buf.length, this.port, this.host, callback);
+}
+
+/**
+ *
+ */
+Client.prototype.timeoutCallback = function(){
+  if(this.buffer !== "") {
+    this.flushQueue();
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Close the underlying socket and stop listening for data on it.
  */
 Client.prototype.close = function(){
-    this.socket.close();
+  if(this.intervalHandle) {
+    clearInterval(this.intervalHandle);
+  }
+  this.socket.close();
 }
 
 exports = module.exports = Client;
 exports.StatsD = Client;
+
diff --git a/perfTest/test.js b/perfTest/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73ffd6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perfTest/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+var statsD = require('../lib/statsd');
+var count = 0;
+var options = {
+    maxBufferSize: process.argv[2]
+};
+var statsd = new statsD(options);
+
+var start = new Date();
+
+function sendPacket() {
+    count++;
+    statsd.increment('abc.cde.efg.ghk.klm', 1);
+    if(count %100000 ===  0) {
+        var stop = new Date();
+        console.log(stop - start);
+        start = stop;
+    }
+    setImmediate(sendPacket);
+}
+
+sendPacket();
diff --git a/test/test_statsd.js b/test/test_statsd.js
index 0fbb314..f66ce86 100644
--- a/test/test_statsd.js
+++ b/test/test_statsd.js
@@ -679,5 +679,77 @@ describe('StatsD', function(){
       assertMockClientMethod('set', finished);
     });
   });
+  describe('buffer', function() {
+    it('should aggregate packets when maxBufferSize is set to non-zero', function (finished) {
+      udpTest(function (message, server) {
+        assert.equal(message, 'a:1|c\nb:2|c\n');
+        server.close();
+        finished();
+      }, function (server) {
+        var address = server.address();
+        var options = {
+          host: address.host,
+          port: address.port,
+          maxBufferSize: 8
+        };
+        var statsd = new StatsD(options);
+
+        statsd.increment('a', 1);
+        statsd.increment('b', 2);
+      });
+    });
 
+    it('should not aggregate packets when maxBufferSize is set to zero', function (finished) {
+      var results = [
+        'a:1|c',
+        'b:2|c'
+      ];
+      var msgCount = 0;
+      udpTest(function (message, server) {
+        var index = results.indexOf(message);
+        assert.equal(index >= 0, true);
+        results.splice(index, 1);
+        msgCount++;
+        if (msgCount >= 2) {
+          assert.equal(results.length, 0);
+          server.close();
+          finished();
+        }
+      }, function (server) {
+        var address = server.address();
+        var options = {
+          host: address.host,
+          port: address.port,
+          maxBufferSize: 0
+        };
+        var statsd = new StatsD(options);
+
+        statsd.increment('a', 1);
+        statsd.increment('b', 2);
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should flush the buffer when timeout value elapsed', function (finished) {
+      var timestamp;
+      udpTest(function (message, server) {
+        assert.equal(message, 'a:1|c\n');
+        var elapsed = Date.now() - timestamp;
+        assert.equal(elapsed > 1000, true);
+        server.close();
+        finished();
+      }, function (server) {
+        var address = server.address();
+        var options = {
+          host: address.host,
+          port: address.port,
+          maxBufferSize: 1220,
+          bufferFlushInterval: 1100
+        };
+        var statsd = new StatsD(options);
+
+        timestamp = new Date();
+        statsd.increment('a', 1);
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });