diff --git a/keiko-redis-spring/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/spinnaker/config/RedisQueueConfiguration.kt b/keiko-redis-spring/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/spinnaker/config/RedisQueueConfiguration.kt
index 3798bf8..955cdb5 100644
--- a/keiko-redis-spring/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/spinnaker/config/RedisQueueConfiguration.kt
+++ b/keiko-redis-spring/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/spinnaker/config/RedisQueueConfiguration.kt
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ class RedisQueueConfiguration {
       deadMessageHandler = deadMessageHandler,
       publisher = publisher,
       ackTimeout = Duration.ofSeconds(redisQueueProperties.ackTimeoutSeconds.toLong()),
-      serializationMigrator = serializationMigrator
+      serializationMigrator = serializationMigrator,
+      prefetchCount = redisQueueProperties.prefetchCount
     )
 
   @Bean
diff --git a/keiko-redis-spring/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/spinnaker/config/RedisQueueProperties.kt b/keiko-redis-spring/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/spinnaker/config/RedisQueueProperties.kt
index 98f0f73..34b871c 100644
--- a/keiko-redis-spring/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/spinnaker/config/RedisQueueProperties.kt
+++ b/keiko-redis-spring/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/spinnaker/config/RedisQueueProperties.kt
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ class RedisQueueProperties {
   var queueName: String = "keiko.queue"
   var deadLetterQueueName: String = "keiko.queue.deadLetters"
   var ackTimeoutSeconds: Int = 60
+  var prefetchCount: Int = 10
 }
diff --git a/keiko-redis/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/spinnaker/q/redis/RedisQueue.kt b/keiko-redis/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/spinnaker/q/redis/RedisQueue.kt
index 64cd2d4..5efbe50 100644
--- a/keiko-redis/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/spinnaker/q/redis/RedisQueue.kt
+++ b/keiko-redis/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/spinnaker/q/redis/RedisQueue.kt
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class RedisQueue(
   private val pool: Pool<Jedis>,
   private val clock: Clock,
   private val lockTtlSeconds: Int = 10,
+  private val prefetchCount: Int = 10,
   private val mapper: ObjectMapper,
   private val serializationMigrator: Optional<SerializationMigrator>,
   override val ackTimeout: TemporalAmount = Duration.ofMinutes(1),
@@ -76,11 +77,7 @@ class RedisQueue(
 
   override fun poll(callback: (Message, () -> Unit) -> Unit) {
     pool.resource.use { redis ->
-      redis.zrangeByScore(queueKey, 0.0, score(), 0, 1)
-        .firstOrNull()
-        ?.takeIf { fingerprint ->
-          redis.acquireLock(fingerprint)
-        }
+      redis.fetchFingerprint()
         ?.also { fingerprint ->
           val ack = this::ackMessage.partially1(fingerprint)
           redis.readMessage(fingerprint) { message ->
@@ -312,6 +309,21 @@ class RedisQueue(
     deadMessageHandler.invoke(this, message)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Will pre-fetch a list of fingerprints, returning the first fingerprint it is
+   * able to successfully acquire a lock on.
+   */
+  private fun Jedis.fetchFingerprint() =
+    zrangeByScore(queueKey, 0.0, score(), 0, prefetchCount)
+      .let { fingerprints ->
+        fingerprints.forEach { fingerprint ->
+          if (acquireLock(fingerprint)) {
+            return@let fingerprint
+          }
+        }
+        return@let null
+      }
+
   private fun Jedis.acquireLock(fingerprint: String) =
     (set("$locksKey:$fingerprint", "\uD83D\uDD12", "NX", "EX", lockTtlSeconds) == "OK")
       .also {