diff --git a/rust/src/operations/vacuum.rs b/rust/src/operations/vacuum.rs
index a4eab1b317..ca253edbad 100644
--- a/rust/src/operations/vacuum.rs
+++ b/rust/src/operations/vacuum.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use crate::table_state::DeltaTableState;
 use crate::{DeltaDataTypeLong, DeltaResult, DeltaTable, DeltaTableError};
 use chrono::{Duration, Utc};
 use futures::future::BoxFuture;
-use futures::StreamExt;
+use futures::{StreamExt, TryStreamExt};
 use object_store::{path::Path, ObjectStore};
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::fmt::Debug;
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ pub struct VacuumBuilder {
     retention_period: Option<Duration>,
     /// Validate the retention period is not below the retention period configured in the table
     enforce_retention_duration: bool,
+    /// Maximum number of concurrent requests to make
+    max_concurrent_requests: usize,
     /// Don't delete the files. Just determine which files can be deleted
     dry_run: bool,
     /// Override the source of time
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@ impl VacuumBuilder {
             store,
             retention_period: None,
             enforce_retention_duration: true,
+            max_concurrent_requests: 10,
             dry_run: false,
             clock: None,
         }
@@ -124,6 +127,12 @@ impl VacuumBuilder {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Set the maximum number of concurrent requests to make
+    pub fn with_max_concurrent_requests(mut self, max_concurrent_requests: usize) -> Self {
+        self.max_concurrent_requests = max_concurrent_requests;
+        self
+    }
+
     /// add a time source for testing
     #[doc(hidden)]
     pub fn with_clock(mut self, clock: Arc<dyn Clock>) -> Self {
@@ -174,7 +183,10 @@ impl VacuumBuilder {
             files_to_delete.push(obj_meta.location);
         }
 
-        Ok(VacuumPlan { files_to_delete })
+        Ok(VacuumPlan {
+            files_to_delete,
+            max_concurrent_requests: self.max_concurrent_requests,
+        })
     }
 }
 
@@ -210,6 +222,8 @@ impl std::future::IntoFuture for VacuumBuilder {
 struct VacuumPlan {
     /// What files are to be deleted
     pub files_to_delete: Vec<Path>,
+    /// How many concurrent requests to make
+    pub max_concurrent_requests: usize,
 }
 
 impl VacuumPlan {
@@ -222,14 +236,15 @@ impl VacuumPlan {
             });
         }
 
-        // Delete the files
-        let files_deleted = match store.delete_batch(&self.files_to_delete).await {
-            Ok(_) => Ok(self.files_to_delete),
-            Err(err) => Err(err),
-        }?
-        .into_iter()
-        .map(|file| file.to_string())
-        .collect();
+        let files_deleted = futures::stream::iter(self.files_to_delete)
+            .map(|path| {
+                let store = store.clone();
+                async move { store.delete(&path).await.map(|_| path) }
+            })
+            .buffer_unordered(self.max_concurrent_requests)
+            .map_ok(|path| path.to_string())
+            .try_collect::<Vec<_>>()
+            .await?;
 
         Ok(VacuumMetrics {
             files_deleted,