diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/mtproto/connection.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/mtproto/connection.cpp
index b17f50b88..05cc6c457 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/mtproto/connection.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/mtproto/connection.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ Connection::Connection(
 
 	moveToThread(thread);
 
-	connect(thread, &QThread::started, this, [=] {
+	InvokeQueued(this, [=] {
 		_checkSentRequestsTimer.callEach(kCheckSentRequestsEach);
 		connectToServer();
 	});
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/mtproto/mtp_instance.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/mtproto/mtp_instance.cpp
index 3fb10a63b..a24caabee 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/mtproto/mtp_instance.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/mtproto/mtp_instance.cpp
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ private:
 	Session *findSession(ShiftedDcId shiftedDcId);
 	not_null<Session*> startSession(ShiftedDcId shiftedDcId);
 	Session *removeSession(ShiftedDcId shiftedDcId);
+	[[nodiscard]] not_null<QThread*> getThreadForDc(ShiftedDcId shiftedDcId);
 
 	void applyDomainIps(
 		const QString &host,
@@ -200,6 +201,10 @@ private:
 	const not_null<DcOptions*> _dcOptions;
 	const Instance::Mode _mode = Instance::Mode::Normal;
 
+	std::unique_ptr<QThread> _mainSessionThread;
+	std::unique_ptr<QThread> _otherSessionsThread;
+	std::vector<std::unique_ptr<QThread>> _fileSessionThreads;
+
 	QString _deviceModel;
 	QString _systemVersion;
 
@@ -263,6 +268,8 @@ Instance::Private::Private(
 , _instance(instance)
 , _dcOptions(options)
 , _mode(mode) {
+	const auto idealThreadPoolSize = QThread::idealThreadCount();
+	_fileSessionThreads.resize(2 * std::max(idealThreadPoolSize / 2, 1));
 }
 
 void Instance::Private::start(Config &&config) {
@@ -1486,11 +1493,11 @@ not_null<Session*> Instance::Private::startSession(ShiftedDcId shiftedDcId) {
 	Expects(BareDcId(shiftedDcId) != 0);
 
 	const auto dc = getDcById(shiftedDcId);
+	const auto thread = getThreadForDc(shiftedDcId);
 	const auto result = _sessions.emplace(
 		shiftedDcId,
-		std::make_unique<Session>(_instance, shiftedDcId, dc)
+		std::make_unique<Session>(_instance, thread, shiftedDcId, dc)
 	).first->second.get();
-	result->start();
 	if (isKeysDestroyer()) {
 		scheduleKeyDestroy(shiftedDcId);
 	}
@@ -1509,6 +1516,47 @@ Session *Instance::Private::removeSession(ShiftedDcId shiftedDcId) {
 	return _sessionsToDestroy.back().get();
 }
 
+
+not_null<QThread*> Instance::Private::getThreadForDc(
+		ShiftedDcId shiftedDcId) {
+	static const auto EnsureStarted = [](std::unique_ptr<QThread> &thread) {
+		if (!thread) {
+			thread = std::make_unique<QThread>();
+			thread->start();
+		}
+		return thread.get();
+	};
+	static const auto FindOne = [](
+			std::vector<std::unique_ptr<QThread>> &threads,
+			int index,
+			bool shift) {
+		Expects(!threads.empty());
+		Expects(!(threads.size() % 2));
+
+		const auto count = int(threads.size());
+		index %= count;
+		if (index >= count / 2) {
+			index = (count - 1) - (index - count / 2);
+		}
+		if (shift) {
+			index = (index + count / 2) % count;
+		}
+		return EnsureStarted(threads[index]);
+	};
+	if (shiftedDcId == BareDcId(shiftedDcId)) {
+		return EnsureStarted(_mainSessionThread);
+	} else if (isDownloadDcId(shiftedDcId)) {
+		const auto index = GetDcIdShift(shiftedDcId) - kBaseDownloadDcShift;
+		const auto composed = index + BareDcId(shiftedDcId);
+		return FindOne(_fileSessionThreads, composed, false);
+	} else if (isUploadDcId(shiftedDcId)) {
+		const auto index = GetDcIdShift(shiftedDcId) - kBaseUploadDcShift;
+		const auto composed = index + BareDcId(shiftedDcId);
+		return FindOne(_fileSessionThreads, composed, true);
+	}
+	return EnsureStarted(_otherSessionsThread);
+}
+
 void Instance::Private::scheduleKeyDestroy(ShiftedDcId shiftedDcId) {
 	Expects(isKeysDestroyer());
 
@@ -1616,6 +1664,23 @@ void Instance::Private::prepareToDestroy() {
 		session->kill();
 	}
 	_mainSession = nullptr;
+
+	auto threads = std::vector<std::unique_ptr<QThread>>();
+	threads.push_back(base::take(_mainSessionThread));
+	threads.push_back(base::take(_otherSessionsThread));
+	for (auto &thread : base::take(_fileSessionThreads)) {
+		threads.push_back(std::move(thread));
+	}
+	for (const auto &thread : threads) {
+		if (thread) {
+			thread->quit();
+		}
+	}
+	for (const auto &thread : threads) {
+		if (thread) {
+			thread->wait();
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 Instance::Instance(not_null<DcOptions*> options, Mode mode, Config &&config)
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/mtproto/session.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/mtproto/session.cpp
index ec9e0d58a..00294cd3d 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/mtproto/session.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/mtproto/session.cpp
@@ -146,29 +146,28 @@ void SessionData::detach() {
 
 Session::Session(
 	not_null<Instance*> instance,
+	not_null<QThread*> thread,
 	ShiftedDcId shiftedDcId,
 	not_null<Dcenter*> dc)
 : _instance(instance)
 , _shiftedDcId(shiftedDcId)
 , _dc(dc)
 , _data(std::make_shared<SessionData>(this))
+, _thread(thread)
 , _sender([=] { needToResumeAndSend(); }) {
 	_timeouter.callEach(1000);
 	refreshOptions();
 	watchDcKeyChanges();
 	watchDcOptionsChanges();
+	start();
 }
 
 Session::~Session() {
 	Expects(!_connection);
-	Expects(!_thread);
 
 	if (_myKeyCreation != CreatingKeyType::None) {
 		releaseKeyCreationOnFail();
 	}
-	for (const auto &thread : _destroyingThreads) {
-		thread->wait();
-	}
 }
 
 void Session::watchDcKeyChanges() {
@@ -210,27 +209,11 @@ void Session::watchDcOptionsChanges() {
 
 void Session::start() {
 	killConnection();
-
-	_thread = std::make_unique<QThread>();
-	const auto thread = _thread.get();
-
-	connect(thread, &QThread::finished, [=] {
-		InvokeQueued(this, [=] {
-			const auto i = ranges::find(
-				_destroyingThreads,
-				thread,
-				&std::unique_ptr<QThread>::get);
-			if (i != _destroyingThreads.end()) {
-				_destroyingThreads.erase(i);
-			}
-		});
-	});
 	_connection = new Connection(
 		_instance,
-		thread,
+		_thread.get(),
 		_data,
 		_shiftedDcId);
-	thread->start();
 }
 
 bool Session::rpcErrorOccured(
@@ -578,18 +561,13 @@ void Session::tryToReceive() {
 }
 
 void Session::killConnection() {
-	Expects(!_thread || _connection);
-
 	if (!_connection) {
 		return;
 	}
 
 	base::take(_connection)->deleteLater();
-	_destroyingThreads.push_back(base::take(_thread));
-	_destroyingThreads.back()->quit();
 
 	Ensures(_connection == nullptr);
-	Ensures(_thread == nullptr);
 }
 
 } // namespace internal
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/mtproto/session.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/mtproto/session.h
index 6a9ced818..81b484afe 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/mtproto/session.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/mtproto/session.h
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ public:
 	// Main thread.
 	Session(
 		not_null<Instance*> instance,
+		not_null<QThread*> thread,
 		ShiftedDcId shiftedDcId,
 		not_null<Dcenter*> dc);
 	~Session();
@@ -198,9 +199,7 @@ private:
 	const ShiftedDcId _shiftedDcId = 0;
 	const not_null<Dcenter*> _dc;
 	const std::shared_ptr<SessionData> _data;
-
-	std::unique_ptr<QThread> _thread;
-	std::vector<std::unique_ptr<QThread>> _destroyingThreads;
+	const not_null<QThread*> _thread;
 
 	Connection *_connection = nullptr;