diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
index ac09cd5..afd37b9 100644
--- a/client_test.go
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/textproto"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -221,3 +222,105 @@ func TestWrongLogin(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestConcurrentAccess(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("skipping test in short mode.")
+	}
+
+	c, err := DialTimeout("localhost:21", 5*time.Second)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	err = c.Login("anonymous", "anonymous")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	err = c.ChangeDir("incoming")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+
+	files := []string{"test1", "test2"}
+	for _, f := range files {
+		wg.Add(1)
+
+		go func(fn string) {
+			data := bytes.NewBufferString(testData)
+			err := c.Stor(fn, data)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Error(err)
+			}
+
+			_, err = c.List(".")
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Error(err)
+			}
+
+			err = c.Rename(fn, fn+"tset")
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Error(err)
+			}
+
+			r, err := c.Retr(fn + "tset")
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Error(err)
+			} else {
+				buf, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Error(err)
+				}
+				if string(buf) != testData {
+					t.Errorf("'%s'", buf)
+				}
+				r.Close()
+			}
+
+			r, err = c.RetrFrom(fn+"tset", 5)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Error(err)
+			} else {
+				buf, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Error(err)
+				}
+				expected := testData[5:]
+				if string(buf) != expected {
+					t.Errorf("read %q, expected %q", buf, expected)
+				}
+				r.Close()
+			}
+
+			err = c.Delete(fn + "tset")
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Error(err)
+			}
+
+			wg.Done()
+		}(f)
+	}
+
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	err = c.Logout()
+	if err != nil {
+		if protoErr := err.(*textproto.Error); protoErr != nil {
+			if protoErr.Code != StatusNotImplemented {
+				t.Error(err)
+			}
+		} else {
+			t.Error(err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	c.Quit()
+
+	err = c.NoOp()
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected error")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/ftp.go b/ftp.go
index db7ac92..cf3e925 100644
--- a/ftp.go
+++ b/ftp.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"net/textproto"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -28,6 +29,14 @@ type ServerConn struct {
 	host     string
 	timeout  time.Duration
 	features map[string]string
+
+	// mu provides concurrent-safe use of a single instance of this type. It is
+	// locked and unlocked around data actions such as STOR and RETR.
+	mu sync.Mutex
+
+	// id is the current conn Pipeline id in use. This is set and used in every
+	// case that mu is locked and unlocked.
+	id uint
 }
 
 // Entry describes a file and is returned by List().
@@ -238,17 +247,29 @@ func (c *ServerConn) openDataConn() (net.Conn, error) {
 // cmd is a helper function to execute a command and check for the expected FTP
 // return code
 func (c *ServerConn) cmd(expected int, format string, args ...interface{}) (int, string, error) {
-	_, err := c.conn.Cmd(format, args...)
+	id, err := c.conn.Cmd(format, args...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, "", err
 	}
 
+	// Utilize the Pipeline on c.conn to be safe for concurrency.
+	c.conn.StartResponse(id)
+	defer c.conn.EndResponse(id)
+
 	return c.conn.ReadResponse(expected)
 }
 
 // cmdDataConnFrom executes a command which require a FTP data connection.
 // Issues a REST FTP command to specify the number of bytes to skip for the transfer.
+//
+// Caller MUST call c.conn.EndResponse(c.id) AND c.mu.Unlock() once the returned
+// connection is closed.
 func (c *ServerConn) cmdDataConnFrom(offset uint64, format string, args ...interface{}) (net.Conn, error) {
+	// Lock ServerConn so that the data action can run through its synchronous
+	// sequence of events. Must be Unlock()'d before any other data action can
+	// proceed.
+	c.mu.Lock()
+
 	conn, err := c.openDataConn()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -261,19 +282,27 @@ func (c *ServerConn) cmdDataConnFrom(offset uint64, format string, args ...inter
 		}
 	}
 
-	_, err = c.conn.Cmd(format, args...)
+	id, err := c.conn.Cmd(format, args...)
 	if err != nil {
 		conn.Close()
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	// Set ServerConn's Pipeline id and start the response. Must call
+	// c.conn.EndResponse(c.id) once this data action is complete.
+	c.id = id
+	c.conn.StartResponse(c.id)
 
 	code, msg, err := c.conn.ReadResponse(-1)
 	if err != nil {
 		conn.Close()
+		c.conn.EndResponse(c.id)
+		c.mu.Unlock()
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if code != StatusAlreadyOpen && code != StatusAboutToSend {
 		conn.Close()
+		c.conn.EndResponse(c.id)
+		c.mu.Unlock()
 		return nil, &textproto.Error{Code: code, Msg: msg}
 	}
 
@@ -591,6 +620,8 @@ func (c *ServerConn) StorFrom(path string, r io.Reader, offset uint64) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	defer c.conn.EndResponse(c.id)
 
 	_, err = io.Copy(conn, r)
 	conn.Close()
@@ -662,10 +693,15 @@ func (r *response) Read(buf []byte) (int, error) {
 
 // Close implements the io.Closer interface on a FTP data connection.
 func (r *response) Close() error {
-	err := r.conn.Close()
-	_, _, err2 := r.c.conn.ReadResponse(StatusClosingDataConnection)
-	if err2 != nil {
-		err = err2
+	defer r.c.mu.Unlock()
+	defer r.c.conn.EndResponse(r.c.id)
+
+	if err := r.conn.Close(); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
-	return err
+	_, _, err := r.c.conn.ReadResponse(StatusClosingDataConnection)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
 }