diff --git a/muduo/net/EventLoopThreadPool.cc b/muduo/net/EventLoopThreadPool.cc
index 1ee594954..8b4617f9f 100644
--- a/muduo/net/EventLoopThreadPool.cc
+++ b/muduo/net/EventLoopThreadPool.cc
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ EventLoopThreadPool::EventLoopThreadPool(EventLoop* baseLoop, const string& name
   : baseLoop_(baseLoop),
     name_(nameArg),
     started_(false),
-    numThreads_(0),
-    next_(0)
+    numThreads_(0)
 {
 }
 
@@ -60,12 +59,8 @@ EventLoop* EventLoopThreadPool::getNextLoop()
   if (!loops_.empty())
   {
     // round-robin
-    loop = loops_[next_];
-    ++next_;
-    if (implicit_cast<size_t>(next_) >= loops_.size())
-    {
-      next_ = 0;
-    }
+    int64_t next = next_.getAndAdd(1);
+    loop = loops_[implicit_cast<size_t>(next) % loops_.size()];
   }
   return loop;
 }
diff --git a/muduo/net/EventLoopThreadPool.h b/muduo/net/EventLoopThreadPool.h
index 738914875..b0a4e545e 100644
--- a/muduo/net/EventLoopThreadPool.h
+++ b/muduo/net/EventLoopThreadPool.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include "muduo/base/noncopyable.h"
 #include "muduo/base/Types.h"
+#include "muduo/base/Atomic.h"
 
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ class EventLoopThreadPool : noncopyable
   string name_;
   bool started_;
   int numThreads_;
-  int next_;
+  AtomicInt64 next_;
   std::vector<std::unique_ptr<EventLoopThread>> threads_;
   std::vector<EventLoop*> loops_;
 };
diff --git a/muduo/net/TcpServer.cc b/muduo/net/TcpServer.cc
index e4f8e249d..280b31a7e 100644
--- a/muduo/net/TcpServer.cc
+++ b/muduo/net/TcpServer.cc
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ TcpServer::TcpServer(EventLoop* loop,
     name_(nameArg),
     acceptor_(new Acceptor(loop, listenAddr, option == kReusePort)),
     threadPool_(new EventLoopThreadPool(loop, name_)),
+    sharedThreadPool_(NULL),
     connectionCallback_(defaultConnectionCallback),
     messageCallback_(defaultMessageCallback),
     nextConnId_(1)
@@ -36,6 +37,16 @@ TcpServer::TcpServer(EventLoop* loop,
       std::bind(&TcpServer::newConnection, this, _1, _2));
 }
 
+TcpServer::TcpServer(EventLoop* loop,
+                     const InetAddress& listenAddr,
+                     const string& nameArg,
+                     EventLoopThreadPool* sharedThreadPool,
+                     Option option)
+  : TcpServer(loop, listenAddr, nameArg, option)
+{
+    sharedThreadPool_ = CHECK_NOTNULL(sharedThreadPool);
+}
+
 TcpServer::~TcpServer()
 {
   loop_->assertInLoopThread();
@@ -60,7 +71,15 @@ void TcpServer::start()
 {
   if (started_.getAndSet(1) == 0)
   {
-    threadPool_->start(threadInitCallback_);
+    if (sharedThreadPool_ != NULL)
+    {
+        // the owner must start this ThreadPool before starting TcpServer
+        assert(sharedThreadPool_->started());
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        threadPool_->start(threadInitCallback_);
+    }
 
     assert(!acceptor_->listening());
     loop_->runInLoop(
@@ -71,7 +90,7 @@ void TcpServer::start()
 void TcpServer::newConnection(int sockfd, const InetAddress& peerAddr)
 {
   loop_->assertInLoopThread();
-  EventLoop* ioLoop = threadPool_->getNextLoop();
+  EventLoop* ioLoop = sharedThreadPool_ != NULL ? sharedThreadPool_->getNextLoop() : threadPool_->getNextLoop();
   char buf[64];
   snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "-%s#%d", ipPort_.c_str(), nextConnId_);
   ++nextConnId_;
diff --git a/muduo/net/TcpServer.h b/muduo/net/TcpServer.h
index 3fbfead5c..1552faa71 100644
--- a/muduo/net/TcpServer.h
+++ b/muduo/net/TcpServer.h
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ class TcpServer : noncopyable
             const InetAddress& listenAddr,
             const string& nameArg,
             Option option = kNoReusePort);
+  TcpServer(EventLoop* loop,
+            const InetAddress& listenAddr,
+            const string& nameArg,
+            EventLoopThreadPool* sharedThreadPool,
+            Option option = kNoReusePort);
   ~TcpServer();  // force out-line dtor, for std::unique_ptr members.
 
   const string& ipPort() const { return ipPort_; }
@@ -104,6 +109,7 @@ class TcpServer : noncopyable
   const string name_;
   std::unique_ptr<Acceptor> acceptor_; // avoid revealing Acceptor
   std::shared_ptr<EventLoopThreadPool> threadPool_;
+  EventLoopThreadPool* sharedThreadPool_;
   ConnectionCallback connectionCallback_;
   MessageCallback messageCallback_;
   WriteCompleteCallback writeCompleteCallback_;