diff --git a/graph/src/env/graphql.rs b/graph/src/env/graphql.rs
index 05e4c6991fb..a153efa23b0 100644
--- a/graph/src/env/graphql.rs
+++ b/graph/src/env/graphql.rs
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ pub struct EnvVarsGraphQl {
     /// header `X-GraphTraceQuery` set to this value will include a trace of
     /// the SQL queries that were run.
     pub query_trace_token: String,
+    /// Set by the env var `GRAPH_PARALLEL_BLOCK_CONSTRAINTS`
+    /// Whether to run top-level queries with different block constraints in parallel
+    pub parallel_block_constraints: bool,
 }
 
 // This does not print any values avoid accidentally leaking any sensitive env vars
@@ -138,6 +141,7 @@ impl From<InnerGraphQl> for EnvVarsGraphQl {
             disable_bool_filters: x.disable_bool_filters.0,
             disable_child_sorting: x.disable_child_sorting.0,
             query_trace_token: x.query_trace_token,
+            parallel_block_constraints: x.parallel_block_constraints.0,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -187,4 +191,6 @@ pub struct InnerGraphQl {
     pub disable_child_sorting: EnvVarBoolean,
     #[envconfig(from = "GRAPH_GRAPHQL_TRACE_TOKEN", default = "")]
     query_trace_token: String,
+    #[envconfig(from = "GRAPH_PARALLEL_BLOCK_CONSTRAINTS", default = "false")]
+    pub parallel_block_constraints: EnvVarBoolean,
 }
diff --git a/graphql/src/runner.rs b/graphql/src/runner.rs
index 5bc1666ced1..7cf3ae9417b 100644
--- a/graphql/src/runner.rs
+++ b/graphql/src/runner.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::metrics::GraphQLMetrics;
 use crate::prelude::{QueryExecutionOptions, StoreResolver, SubscriptionExecutionOptions};
 use crate::query::execute_query;
 use crate::subscription::execute_prepared_subscription;
-use graph::prelude::MetricsRegistry;
+use graph::prelude::{futures03::future, MetricsRegistry};
 use graph::{
     components::store::SubscriptionManager,
     prelude::{
@@ -145,10 +145,11 @@ where
         let by_block_constraint = query.block_constraint()?;
         let mut max_block = 0;
         let mut result: QueryResults = QueryResults::empty();
+        let mut query_res_futures: Vec<_> = vec![];
 
         // Note: This will always iterate at least once.
+        let query_start = Instant::now();
         for (bc, (selection_set, error_policy)) in by_block_constraint {
-            let query_start = Instant::now();
             let resolver = StoreResolver::at_block(
                 &self.logger,
                 store.cheap_clone(),
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ where
             )
             .await?;
             max_block = max_block.max(resolver.block_number());
-            let query_res = execute_query(
+            query_res_futures.push(execute_query(
                 query.clone(),
                 Some(selection_set),
                 resolver.block_ptr.as_ref().map(Into::into).clone(),
@@ -173,8 +174,20 @@ where
                     max_skip: max_skip.unwrap_or(ENV_VARS.graphql.max_skip),
                     trace,
                 },
-            )
-            .await;
+            ));
+        }
+
+        let results: Vec<_> = if ENV_VARS.graphql.parallel_block_constraints {
+            future::join_all(query_res_futures).await
+        } else {
+            let mut results = vec![];
+            for query_res_future in query_res_futures {
+                results.push(query_res_future.await);
+            }
+            results
+        };
+
+        for query_res in results {
             query_res.trace.finish(query_start.elapsed());
             result.append(query_res);
         }