diff --git a/ironic/conf/deploy.py b/ironic/conf/deploy.py
index 0c763fd751..bf82f793b0 100644
--- a/ironic/conf/deploy.py
+++ b/ironic/conf/deploy.py
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ opts = [
                        'node will be put in ``clean failed`` state. '
                        'If True, shred will be invoked and cleaning will '
                        'continue.')),
+    cfg.IntOpt('disk_erasure_concurrency',
+               default=1,
+               min=1,
+               help=_('Defines the target pool size used by Ironic Python '
+                      'Agent ramdisk to erase disk devices. The number of '
+                      'threads created to erase disks will not exceed this '
+                      'value or the number of disks to be erased.')),
     cfg.BoolOpt('power_off_after_deploy_failure',
                 default=True,
                 help=_('Whether to power off a node after deploy failure. '
diff --git a/ironic/drivers/modules/deploy_utils.py b/ironic/drivers/modules/deploy_utils.py
index 67d2852a38..ffa0ba7d15 100644
--- a/ironic/drivers/modules/deploy_utils.py
+++ b/ironic/drivers/modules/deploy_utils.py
@@ -660,6 +660,7 @@ def agent_add_clean_params(task):
     info['agent_continue_if_ata_erase_failed'] = erase_fallback
     secure_erase = CONF.deploy.enable_ata_secure_erase
     info['agent_enable_ata_secure_erase'] = secure_erase
+    info['disk_erasure_concurrency'] = CONF.deploy.disk_erasure_concurrency
 
     task.node.driver_internal_info = info
     task.node.save()
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/test_deploy_utils.py b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/test_deploy_utils.py
index 4e09ee81fd..85bd3cd98e 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/test_deploy_utils.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/test_deploy_utils.py
@@ -1633,6 +1633,7 @@ class AgentMethodsTestCase(db_base.DbTestCase):
         cfg.CONF.set_override('continue_if_disk_secure_erase_fails', True,
                               'deploy')
         cfg.CONF.set_override('enable_ata_secure_erase', False, 'deploy')
+        cfg.CONF.set_override('disk_erasure_concurrency', 8, 'deploy')
         with task_manager.acquire(
                 self.context, self.node.uuid, shared=False) as task:
             utils.agent_add_clean_params(task)
@@ -1644,6 +1645,8 @@ class AgentMethodsTestCase(db_base.DbTestCase):
                 'agent_continue_if_ata_erase_failed'])
             self.assertIs(False, task.node.driver_internal_info[
                 'agent_enable_ata_secure_erase'])
+            self.assertEqual(8, task.node.driver_internal_info[
+                'disk_erasure_concurrency'])
 
     @mock.patch.object(pxe.PXEBoot, 'prepare_ramdisk', autospec=True)
     @mock.patch('ironic.conductor.utils.node_power_action', autospec=True)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/parallel-erasure-1943da9b53a2095d.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/parallel-erasure-1943da9b53a2095d.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87505267aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/parallel-erasure-1943da9b53a2095d.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Adds a configuration option ``[deploy]disk_erasure_concurrency`` to
+    define the target pool size used by Ironic Python Agent ramdisk to
+    erase disk devices. The number of threads created by IPA to erase
+    disk devices is the minimum value of target pool size and the number of
+    disks to be erased. This feature can greatly reduce the operation time
+    for baremetals with multiple disks. For the backwards compatibility,
+    the default value is 1.
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