diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c79518e..79f4a67 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ sudo: false
 
 language: php
 
+addons:
+  apt:
+    packages:
+      - parallel
+
 services:
   - mysql
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 68f8c09..7dd806b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 ## x.y.z
 
 ### Added
+- Run the functional tests in parallel (#58)
 - Add PHP-CS-Fixer (#53)
 - Add support for PHP 7.3 (#51)
 - Add support for TYPO3 9.6 (#48)
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index c84fb99..596d315 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         "ci:php:sniff": "phpcs Classes Tests",
         "ci:ts:lint": "typoscript-lint -c Configuration/TsLint.yml --ansi -n --fail-on-warnings -vvv Configuration/TypoScript/",
         "ci:tests:unit": "phpunit -c .Build/vendor/nimut/testing-framework/res/Configuration/UnitTests.xml Tests/Unit/",
-        "ci:tests:functional": "phpunit -c .Build/vendor/nimut/testing-framework/res/Configuration/FunctionalTests.xml Tests/Functional/",
+        "ci:tests:functional": "find 'Tests/Functional' -wholename '*Test.php' | parallel --gnu 'echo; echo \"Running functional test suite {}\"; phpunit -c .Build/vendor/nimut/testing-framework/res/Configuration/FunctionalTests.xml {}';",
         "ci:tests": [
             "@ci:tests:unit",
             "@ci:tests:functional"