diff --git a/aiopg/extras.py b/aiopg/extras.py
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+def _paginate(seq, page_size):
+    """Consume an iterable and return it in chunks.
+
+    Every chunk is at most `page_size`. Never return an empty chunk.
+    """
+    page = []
+    count = len(seq)
+    it = iter(seq)
+    for s in range(count + 1):
+        try:
+            for i in range(page_size):
+                page.append(next(it))
+            yield page
+            page = []
+        except StopIteration:
+            if page:
+                yield page
+            return
+
+
+async def execute_batch(cur, sql, argslist, page_size=100):
+    r"""Execute groups of statements in fewer server roundtrips.
+
+    Execute *sql* several times, against all parameters set (sequences or
+    mappings) found in *argslist*.
+
+    The function is semantically similar to
+
+    .. parsed-literal::
+
+        *cur*\.\ `~cursor.executemany`\ (\ *sql*\ , *argslist*\ )
+
+    but has a different implementation: Psycopg will join the statements into
+    fewer multi-statement commands, each one containing at most *page_size*
+    statements, resulting in a reduced number of server roundtrips.
+
+    After the execution of the function the `cursor.rowcount` property will
+    **not** contain a total result.
+
+    """
+    for page in _paginate(argslist, page_size=page_size):
+        sqls = [cur.mogrify(sql, args) for args in page]
+        await cur.execute(b";".join(sqls))
diff --git a/tests/test_extras.py b/tests/test_extras.py
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+import pytest
+
+from aiopg.extras import _paginate, execute_batch
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def connect(make_connection):
+    async def go(**kwargs):
+        conn = await make_connection(**kwargs)
+        async with conn.cursor() as cur:
+            await cur.execute("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS tbl_extras")
+            await cur.execute("CREATE TABLE tbl_extras (id int)")
+        return conn
+
+    return go
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def cursor(connect, loop):
+    async def go():
+        return await (await connect()).cursor()
+
+    cur = loop.run_until_complete(go())
+    yield cur
+    cur.close()
+
+
+def test__paginate():
+    data = [
+        [1, 2, 3],
+        [4, 5, 6],
+        [7],
+    ]
+    for index, val in enumerate(_paginate((1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7), page_size=3)):
+        assert data[index] == list(val)
+
+
+def test__paginate_even():
+    data = [
+        [1, 2, 3],
+        [4, 5, 6],
+    ]
+    for index, val in enumerate(_paginate((1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), page_size=3)):
+        assert data[index] == list(val)
+
+
+async def test_execute_batch(cursor):
+    args = [(1,), (2,), (3,), (4,)]
+    sql = 'insert into tbl_extras values(%s)'
+    await execute_batch(cursor, sql, argslist=args, page_size=3)
+
+    await cursor.execute('SELECT * from tbl_extras')
+    ret = await cursor.fetchall()
+    assert list(ret) == args