diff --git a/examples/kubernetes/compiled/removal/copy_target b/examples/kubernetes/compiled/removal/copy_target
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9301ae519
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/kubernetes/compiled/removal/copy_target
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+for_testing
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/kubernetes/inventory/targets/removal.yml b/examples/kubernetes/inventory/targets/removal.yml
index 6f4d41694..e78ed053d 100644
--- a/examples/kubernetes/inventory/targets/removal.yml
+++ b/examples/kubernetes/inventory/targets/removal.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ parameters:
           - copy_target
         output_path: .
       # test removal of a file
-      - input_type: remove
-        input_paths:
-          - compiled/${kapitan:vars:target}/copy_target
-        output_path: .
\ No newline at end of file
+#      - input_type: remove
+#        input_paths:
+#          - compiled/${kapitan:vars:target}/copy_target
+#        output_path: .
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kapitan/cli.py b/kapitan/cli.py
index d1d81ee8b..ce25b3a67 100644
--- a/kapitan/cli.py
+++ b/kapitan/cli.py
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ def trigger_compile(args):
         verbose=hasattr(args, "verbose") and args.verbose,
         use_go_jsonnet=args.use_go_jsonnet,
         compose_node_name=args.compose_node_name,
+        multiprocess_objects=args.multiprocess_objects,
     )
 
 
@@ -305,6 +306,12 @@ def build_parser():
         action="store_true",
         help="dumps all none-type entries as empty, default is dumping as 'null'",
     )
+    compile_parser.add_argument(
+        "--multiprocess-objects",
+        default=from_dot_kapitan("compile", "multiprocess-objects", False),
+        action="store_true",
+        help="compute compile objects in parallel, default is 'false'",
+    )
 
     compile_selector_parser = compile_parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
     compile_selector_parser.add_argument(
diff --git a/kapitan/targets.py b/kapitan/targets.py
index c5e18e36f..cbb06465a 100644
--- a/kapitan/targets.py
+++ b/kapitan/targets.py
@@ -151,6 +151,24 @@ def compile_targets(
 
         logger.info("Rendered inventory (%.2fs)", time.time() - rendering_start)
 
+        if kwargs.get("multiprocess_objects"):
+            # append target information to compile objects
+            new_target_objs = []
+            for target_obj in target_objs:
+                compile_objs = target_obj["compile"]
+                objects_length = len(compile_objs)
+
+                for id, compile_obj in enumerate(compile_objs):
+                    generated_target_obj = target_obj.copy()
+                    generated_target_obj["compile"] = [compile_obj]
+                    generated_target_obj["id"] = id
+                    generated_target_obj["max_id"] = objects_length - 1
+                    new_target_objs.append(generated_target_obj)
+
+            target_objs = new_target_objs
+
+        compile_start = time.time()
+
         worker = partial(
             compile_target,
             search_paths=search_paths,
@@ -165,6 +183,9 @@ def compile_targets(
         # so p is only not None when raising an exception
         [p.get() for p in pool.imap_unordered(worker, target_objs) if p]
 
+        if kwargs.get("multiprocess_objects"):
+            logger.info(f"\nCompiled {len(target_objs)} compile targets ({time.time() - compile_start:.2f}s)")
+
         os.makedirs(compile_path, exist_ok=True)
 
         # if '-t' is set on compile or only a few changed, only override selected targets
@@ -500,6 +521,18 @@ def compile_target(target_obj, search_paths, compile_path, ref_controller, globa
         input_compiler.make_compile_dirs(target_name, output_path, **kwargs)
         input_compiler.compile_obj(comp_obj, ext_vars, **kwargs)
 
+    if kwargs.get("multiprocess_objects"):
+        current_id = target_obj["id"]
+        max_id = target_obj["max_id"]
+        # contains only one element
+        if current_id != max_id:
+            logger.debug(
+                f"Compiled {target_obj['target_full_path']} - {compile_objs[0]['input_type']} ({current_id} / {max_id})"
+            )
+        else:
+            logger.info(f"Compiled {target_obj['target_full_path']}")
+        return
+
     logger.info("Compiled %s (%.2fs)", target_obj["target_full_path"], time.time() - start)