diff --git a/_oasis b/_oasis
index 26cffeba..29a479c7 100644
--- a/_oasis
+++ b/_oasis
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Library "containers_bigarray"
 
 Library "containers_thread"
   Path:             src/threads/
-  Modules:          CCFuture, CCLock, CCSemaphore, CCThread
+  Modules:          CCFuture, CCLock, CCSemaphore, CCThread, CCBlockingQueue
   FindlibName:      thread
   FindlibParent:    containers
   Build$:           flag(thread)
diff --git a/benchs/run_benchs.ml b/benchs/run_benchs.ml
index 555ca079..dea99e05 100644
--- a/benchs/run_benchs.ml
+++ b/benchs/run_benchs.ml
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ module Deque = struct
 end
 
 module Thread = struct
-  module Q = CCThread.Queue
+  module Q = CCBlockingQueue
 
   module type TAKE_PUSH = sig
     val take : 'a Q.t -> 'a
diff --git a/doc/intro.txt b/doc/intro.txt
index 6855b114..5fbc2bf0 100644
--- a/doc/intro.txt
+++ b/doc/intro.txt
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ Moved to its own repository
 {4 Others}
 
 {!modules:
+CCBlockingQueue
 CCFuture
 CCLock
 CCSemaphore
diff --git a/src/threads/CCBlockingQueue.ml b/src/threads/CCBlockingQueue.ml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d767b4ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/threads/CCBlockingQueue.ml
@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+
+(* This file is free software, part of containers. See file "license" for more details. *)
+
+(** {1 Blocking Queue} *)
+
+type 'a t = {
+  q : 'a Queue.t;
+  lock : Mutex.t;
+  cond : Condition.t;
+  capacity : int;
+  mutable size : int;
+}
+
+let create n =
+  if n < 1 then invalid_arg "BloquingQueue.create";
+  let q = {
+    q=Queue.create();
+    lock=Mutex.create();
+    cond=Condition.create();
+    capacity=n;
+    size=0;
+  } in
+  q
+
+let incr_size_ q = assert(q.size < q.capacity); q.size <- q.size + 1
+let decr_size_ q = assert(q.size > 0); q.size <- q.size - 1
+
+let finally_ f x ~h =
+  try
+    let res = f x in
+    ignore (h ());
+    res
+  with e ->
+    ignore (h());
+    raise e
+
+let with_lock_ q f =
+  Mutex.lock q.lock;
+  finally_ f () ~h:(fun () -> Mutex.unlock q.lock)
+
+let push q x =
+  with_lock_ q
+    (fun () ->
+      while q.size = q.capacity do
+        Condition.wait q.cond q.lock
+      done;
+      assert (q.size < q.capacity);
+      Queue.push x q.q;
+      (* if there are blocked receivers, awake one of them *)
+      incr_size_ q;
+      Condition.broadcast q.cond)
+
+let take q =
+  with_lock_ q
+    (fun () ->
+      while q.size = 0 do
+        Condition.wait q.cond q.lock
+      done;
+      let x = Queue.take q.q in
+      (* if there are blocked senders, awake one of them *)
+      decr_size_ q;
+      Condition.broadcast q.cond;
+      x)
+
+(*$R
+  let q = create 1 in
+  let t1 = CCThread.spawn (fun () -> push q 1; push q 2) in
+  let t2 = CCThread.spawn (fun () -> push q 3; push q 4) in
+  let l = CCLock.create [] in
+  let t3 = CCThread.spawn (fun () -> for i = 1 to 4 do
+      let x = take q in
+      CCLock.update l (fun l -> x :: l)
+    done)
+  in
+  Thread.join t1; Thread.join t2; Thread.join t3;
+  assert_equal [1;2;3;4] (List.sort Pervasives.compare (CCLock.get l))
+*)
+
+let push_list q l =
+  (* push elements until it's not possible.
+     Assumes the lock is acquired. *)
+  let rec push_ q l = match l with
+    | [] -> l
+    | _::_ when q.size = q.capacity -> l (* no room remaining *)
+    | x :: tl ->
+        Queue.push x q.q;
+        incr_size_ q;
+        push_ q tl
+  in
+  (* push chunks of [l] in [q] until [l] is empty *)
+  let rec aux q l = match l with
+  | [] -> ()
+  | _::_ ->
+      let l = with_lock_ q
+        (fun () ->
+          while q.size = q.capacity do
+            Condition.wait q.cond q.lock
+          done;
+          let l = push_ q l in
+          Condition.broadcast q.cond;
+          l)
+      in
+      aux q l
+  in aux q l
+
+let take_list q n =
+  (* take at most [n] elements of [q] and prepend them to [acc] *)
+  let rec pop_ acc q n =
+    if n=0 || Queue.is_empty q.q then acc, n
+    else ( (* take next element *)
+      let x = Queue.take q.q in
+      decr_size_ q;
+      pop_ (x::acc) q (n-1)
+    )
+  in
+  (* call [pop_] until [n] elements have been gathered *)
+  let rec aux acc q n =
+    if n=0 then List.rev acc
+    else
+      let acc, n = with_lock_ q
+        (fun () ->
+          while q.size = 0 do
+            Condition.wait q.cond q.lock
+          done;
+          let acc, n = pop_ acc q n in
+          Condition.broadcast q.cond;
+          acc, n
+        )
+      in
+      aux acc q n
+  in
+  aux [] q n
+
+(*$R
+  let n = 1000 in
+  let lists = [| CCList.(1 -- n) ; CCList.(n+1 -- 2*n); CCList.(2*n+1 -- 3*n) |] in
+  let q = create 2 in
+  let senders = CCThread.Arr.spawn 3
+    (fun i ->
+      if i=1
+      then push_list q lists.(i)  (* test push_list *)
+      else List.iter (push q) lists.(i)
+    )
+  in
+  let res = CCLock.create [] in
+  let receivers = CCThread.Arr.spawn 3
+    (fun i ->
+      if i=1 then
+        let l = take_list q n in
+        CCLock.update res (fun acc -> l @ acc)
+      else
+        for _j = 1 to n do
+          let x = take q in
+          CCLock.update res (fun acc -> x::acc)
+        done
+    )
+  in
+  CCThread.Arr.join senders; CCThread.Arr.join receivers;
+  let l = CCLock.get res |> List.sort Pervasives.compare in
+  assert_equal CCList.(1 -- 3*n) l
+*)
+
+let try_take q =
+  with_lock_ q
+    (fun () ->
+      if q.size = 0 then None
+      else (
+        decr_size_ q;
+        Some (Queue.take q.q)
+      ))
+
+let try_push q x =
+  with_lock_ q
+    (fun () ->
+      if q.size = q.capacity then false
+      else (
+        incr_size_ q;
+        Queue.push x q.q;
+        Condition.signal q.cond;
+        true
+      ))
+
+let peek q =
+  with_lock_ q
+    (fun () ->
+      try Some (Queue.peek q.q)
+      with Queue.Empty -> None)
+
+let size q = with_lock_ q (fun () -> q.size)
+
+let capacity q = q.capacity
diff --git a/src/threads/CCBlockingQueue.mli b/src/threads/CCBlockingQueue.mli
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fabd441d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/threads/CCBlockingQueue.mli
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+
+(* This file is free software, part of containers. See file "license" for more details. *)
+
+(** {1 Blocking Queue}
+
+    This queue has a limited size. Pushing a value on the queue when it
+    is full will block.
+
+    @since NEXT_RELEASE *)
+
+type 'a t
+(** Safe-thread queue for values of type ['a] *)
+
+val create : int -> 'a t
+(** Create a new queue of size [n]. Using [n=max_int] amounts to using
+    an infinite queue (2^61 items is a lot to fit in memory); using [n=1]
+    amounts to using a box with 0 or 1 elements inside.
+    @raise Invalid_argument if [n < 1] *)
+
+val push : 'a t -> 'a -> unit
+(** [push q x] pushes [x] into [q], blocking if the queue is full *)
+
+val take : 'a t -> 'a
+(** Take the first element, blocking if needed *)
+
+val push_list : 'a t -> 'a list -> unit
+(** Push items of the list, one by one *)
+
+val take_list : 'a t -> int -> 'a list
+(** [take_list n q] takes [n] elements out of [q] *)
+
+val try_take : 'a t -> 'a option
+(** Take the first element if the queue is not empty, return [None]
+    otherwise *)
+
+val try_push : 'a t -> 'a -> bool
+(** [try_push q x] pushes [x] into [q] if [q] is not full, in which
+    case it returns [true].
+    If it fails because [q] is full, it returns [false] *)
+
+val peek : 'a t -> 'a option
+(** [peek q] returns [Some x] if [x] is the first element of [q],
+    otherwise it returns [None] *)
+
+val size : _ t -> int
+(** Number of elements currently in the queue *)
+
+val capacity : _ t -> int
+(** Number of values the queue can hold *)
+
diff --git a/src/threads/CCThread.ml b/src/threads/CCThread.ml
index 95f3ead7..eb274097 100644
--- a/src/threads/CCThread.ml
+++ b/src/threads/CCThread.ml
@@ -83,183 +83,3 @@ end
   Thread.join t1; Thread.join t2;
   assert_equal 2 (CCLock.get res)
 *)
-
-module Queue = struct
-  type 'a t = {
-    q : 'a Queue.t;
-    lock : Mutex.t;
-    cond : Condition.t;
-    capacity : int;
-    mutable size : int;
-  }
-
-  let create n =
-    if n < 1 then invalid_arg "CCThread.Queue.create";
-    let q = {
-      q=Queue.create();
-      lock=Mutex.create();
-      cond=Condition.create();
-      capacity=n;
-      size=0;
-    } in
-    q
-
-  let incr_size_ q = assert(q.size < q.capacity); q.size <- q.size + 1
-  let decr_size_ q = assert(q.size > 0); q.size <- q.size - 1
-
-  let with_lock_ q f =
-    Mutex.lock q.lock;
-    finally_ f () ~h:(fun () -> Mutex.unlock q.lock)
-
-  let push q x =
-    with_lock_ q
-      (fun () ->
-        while q.size = q.capacity do
-          Condition.wait q.cond q.lock
-        done;
-        assert (q.size < q.capacity);
-        Queue.push x q.q;
-        (* if there are blocked receivers, awake one of them *)
-        incr_size_ q;
-        Condition.broadcast q.cond)
-
-  let take q =
-    with_lock_ q
-      (fun () ->
-        while q.size = 0 do
-          Condition.wait q.cond q.lock
-        done;
-        let x = Queue.take q.q in
-        (* if there are blocked senders, awake one of them *)
-        decr_size_ q;
-        Condition.broadcast q.cond;
-        x)
-
-  (*$R
-    let q = Queue.create 1 in
-    let t1 = spawn (fun () -> Queue.push q 1; Queue.push q 2) in
-    let t2 = spawn (fun () -> Queue.push q 3; Queue.push q 4) in
-    let l = CCLock.create [] in
-    let t3 = spawn (fun () -> for i = 1 to 4 do
-        let x = Queue.take q in
-        CCLock.update l (fun l -> x :: l)
-      done)
-    in
-    Thread.join t1; Thread.join t2; Thread.join t3;
-    assert_equal [1;2;3;4] (List.sort Pervasives.compare (CCLock.get l))
-  *)
-
-  let push_list q l =
-    let is_empty_ = function [] -> true | _::_ -> false in
-    (* push elements until it's not possible *)
-    let rec push_ q l = match l with
-      | [] -> l
-      | _::_ when q.size = q.capacity -> l (* no room remaining *)
-      | x :: tl ->
-          Queue.push x q.q;
-          incr_size_ q;
-          push_ q tl
-    in
-    (* push chunks of [l] in [q] until [l] is empty *)
-    let rec aux q l =
-      if not (is_empty_ l)
-      then
-        let l = with_lock_ q
-          (fun () ->
-            while q.size = q.capacity do
-              Condition.wait q.cond q.lock
-            done;
-            let l = push_ q l in
-            Condition.broadcast q.cond;
-            l)
-        in
-        aux q l
-    in aux q l
-
-  let take_list q n =
-    (* take at most [n] elements of [q] and prepend them to [acc] *)
-    let rec pop_ acc q n =
-      if n=0 || Queue.is_empty q.q then acc, n
-      else ( (* take next element *)
-        let x = Queue.take q.q in
-        decr_size_ q;
-        pop_ (x::acc) q (n-1)
-      )
-    in
-    (* call [pop_] until [n] elements have been gathered *)
-    let rec aux acc q n =
-      if n=0 then List.rev acc
-      else
-        let acc, n = with_lock_ q
-          (fun () ->
-            while q.size = 0 do
-              Condition.wait q.cond q.lock
-            done;
-            let acc, n = pop_ acc q n in
-            Condition.broadcast q.cond;
-            acc, n
-          )
-        in
-        aux acc q n
-    in
-    aux [] q n
-
-  (*$R
-    let n = 1000 in
-    let lists = [| CCList.(1 -- n) ; CCList.(n+1 -- 2*n); CCList.(2*n+1 -- 3*n) |] in
-    let q = Queue.create 2 in
-    let senders = Arr.spawn 3
-      (fun i ->
-        if i=1
-        then Queue.push_list q lists.(i)  (* test push_list *)
-        else List.iter (Queue.push q) lists.(i)
-      )
-    in
-    let res = CCLock.create [] in
-    let receivers = Arr.spawn 3
-      (fun i ->
-        if i=1 then
-          let l = Queue.take_list q n in
-          CCLock.update res (fun acc -> l @ acc)
-        else
-          for _j = 1 to n do
-            let x = Queue.take q in
-            CCLock.update res (fun acc -> x::acc)
-          done
-      )
-    in
-    Arr.join senders; Arr.join receivers;
-    let l = CCLock.get res |> List.sort Pervasives.compare in
-    assert_equal CCList.(1 -- 3*n) l
-  *)
-
-  let try_take q =
-    with_lock_ q
-      (fun () ->
-        if q.size > 0
-          then (
-            decr_size_ q;
-            Some (Queue.take q.q)
-          ) else None
-      )
-
-  let try_push q x =
-    with_lock_ q
-      (fun () ->
-        if q.size < q.capacity
-          then (
-            incr_size_ q;
-            Queue.push x q.q;
-            Condition.signal q.cond;
-            true
-          ) else false
-      )
-
-  let peek q =
-    with_lock_ q
-      (fun () -> try Some (Queue.peek q.q) with Queue.Empty -> None)
-
-  let size q = with_lock_ q (fun () -> q.size)
-
-  let capacity q = q.capacity
-end
diff --git a/src/threads/CCThread.mli b/src/threads/CCThread.mli
index 1ea3ff8a..d33f8fd4 100644
--- a/src/threads/CCThread.mli
+++ b/src/threads/CCThread.mli
@@ -56,48 +56,3 @@ module Barrier : sig
       was not called since. In other words, [activated b = true] means
       [wait b] will not block. *)
 end
-
-(** {2 Blocking Queue}
-
-    This queue has a limited size. Pushing a value on the queue when it
-    is full will block *)
-module Queue : sig
-  type 'a t
-  (** Safe-thread queue for values of type ['a] *)
-
-  val create : int -> 'a t
-  (** Create a new queue of size [n]. Using [n=max_int] amounts to using
-      an infinite queue (2^61 items is a lot to fit in memory).
-      @raise Invalid_argument if [n < 1] *)
-
-  val push : 'a t -> 'a -> unit
-  (** [push q x] pushes [x] into [q], blocking if the queue is full *)
-
-  val take : 'a t -> 'a
-  (** Take the first element, blocking if needed *)
-
-  val push_list : 'a t -> 'a list -> unit
-  (** Push items of the list, one by one *)
-
-  val take_list : 'a t -> int -> 'a list
-  (** [take_list n q] takes [n] elements out of [q] *)
-
-  val try_take : 'a t -> 'a option
-  (** Take the first element if the queue is not empty, return [None]
-      otherwise *)
-
-  val try_push : 'a t -> 'a -> bool
-  (** [try_push q x] pushes [x] into [q] if [q] is not full, in which
-      case it returns [true].
-      If it fails because [q] is full, it returns [false] *)
-
-  val peek : 'a t -> 'a option
-  (** [peek q] returns [Some x] if [x] is the first element of [q],
-      otherwise it returns [None] *)
-
-  val size : _ t -> int
-  (** Number of elements currently in the queue *)
-
-  val capacity : _ t -> int
-  (** Number of values the queue can hold *)
-end