diff --git a/dbms/include/DB/Client/Connection.h b/dbms/include/DB/Client/Connection.h
index 450ab5f46e3..2667cdd344d 100644
--- a/dbms/include/DB/Client/Connection.h
+++ b/dbms/include/DB/Client/Connection.h
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ public:
 	size_t outBytesCount() const { return !out.isNull() ? out->count() : 0; }
 	size_t inBytesCount() const { return !in.isNull() ? in->count() : 0; }
 
+	/// Ждать изменение статуса нескольких соединений. Возвращает соединение готовое к чтению.
+	static Connection * waitForReadEvent(const std::vector<Connection *> & connections, size_t timeout_microseconds = 0);
+
 private:
 	String host;
 	UInt16 port;
diff --git a/dbms/include/DB/Client/ConnectionPool.h b/dbms/include/DB/Client/ConnectionPool.h
index aece5616f36..6e0acd1354c 100644
--- a/dbms/include/DB/Client/ConnectionPool.h
+++ b/dbms/include/DB/Client/ConnectionPool.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public:
 	typedef PoolBase<Connection>::Entry Entry;
 	virtual Entry get(Settings * settings = nullptr) = 0;
 
-	virtual std::vector<Entry> getMany(unsigned max_connections, Settings * settings = nullptr) 
+	virtual std::vector<Entry> getMany(Settings * settings = nullptr) 
 	{
 		return std::vector<Entry>{ get(settings) };
 	}
diff --git a/dbms/include/DB/Client/ConnectionPoolWithFailover.h b/dbms/include/DB/Client/ConnectionPoolWithFailover.h
index d468e10f5a9..04c7ed296f1 100644
--- a/dbms/include/DB/Client/ConnectionPoolWithFailover.h
+++ b/dbms/include/DB/Client/ConnectionPoolWithFailover.h
@@ -57,11 +57,13 @@ public:
 		return Base::get(settings);
 	}
 
-	/** Выделяет до указанного количества соединений. */
-	std::vector<Entry> getMany(unsigned max_connections, Settings * settings = nullptr) override
+	/** Выделяет до указанного количества соединений для работы. 
+	  * Соединения предоставляют доступ к разным репликам одного шарда.
+	  */
+	std::vector<Entry> getMany(Settings * settings = nullptr) override
 	{
 		applyLoadBalancing(settings);
-		return Base::getMany(max_connections, settings);
+		return Base::getMany(settings);
 	}
 
 protected:
diff --git a/dbms/include/DB/IO/ReadBuffer.h b/dbms/include/DB/IO/ReadBuffer.h
index f1429ac80ab..7b22863e715 100644
--- a/dbms/include/DB/IO/ReadBuffer.h
+++ b/dbms/include/DB/IO/ReadBuffer.h
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ public:
 		return pos == working_buffer.end() && !next();
 	}
 
+	inline bool hasPendingBytes() const
+	{
+		return pos != working_buffer.end();
+	}
+
 	void ignore()
 	{
 		if (!eof())
diff --git a/dbms/src/Client/Connection.cpp b/dbms/src/Client/Connection.cpp
index 3f14786085d..fff521bf5ff 100644
--- a/dbms/src/Client/Connection.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Client/Connection.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,26 @@ void Connection::disconnect()
 	connected = false;
 }
 
+Connection * Connection::waitForReadEvent(const std::vector<Connection *> & connections, size_t timeout_microseconds)
+{
+	for (auto & connection : connections)
+	{
+		const auto & buffer = static_cast<ReadBufferFromPocoSocket &>(*(connection->in));
+		if (buffer.hasPendingBytes())
+			return connection;
+	}
+
+	Poco::Net::Socket::SocketList readList(connections.size());
+	Poco::Net::Socket::SocketList writeList;
+	Poco::Net::Socket::SocketList exceptList;
+
+	std::transform(connections.begin(), connections.end(), readList.begin(), [](Connection * conn){ return conn->socket; });
+	int n = Poco::Net::Socket::select(readList, writeList, exceptList, Poco::Timespan(timeout_microseconds));
+	if (n > 0)
+		return connections[0];
+	else
+		return nullptr;
+}
 
 void Connection::sendHello()
 {