diff --git a/cmd/incusd/api_cluster_evacuation.go b/cmd/incusd/api_cluster_evacuation.go
index df89b9effa..c6d844d832 100644
--- a/cmd/incusd/api_cluster_evacuation.go
+++ b/cmd/incusd/api_cluster_evacuation.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"runtime"
 	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 
+	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
+
 	"github.com/lxc/incus/v6/client"
 	"github.com/lxc/incus/v6/internal/revert"
 	"github.com/lxc/incus/v6/internal/server/cluster"
@@ -159,9 +162,17 @@ func evacuateInstances(ctx context.Context, opts evacuateOpts) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Missing migration callback function")
 	}
 
-	metadata := make(map[string]any)
+	// Limit the number of concurrent evacuations to run at the same time
+	numParallelEvacs := max(runtime.NumCPU()/1, 1) // FIXME after testing, bump NumCPU division to 8 or 16
+
+	group, groupCtx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
+	group.SetLimit(numParallelEvacs)
 
 	for _, inst := range opts.instances {
+		// Accesses variables groupCtx, inst, and opts
+		group.Go(func() error {
+		metadata := make(map[string]any) // FIXME indent code block after review (makes diff noisy)
+
 		instProject := inst.Project()
 		l := logger.AddContext(logger.Ctx{"project": instProject.Name, "instance": inst.Name()})
 
@@ -178,7 +189,7 @@ func evacuateInstances(ctx context.Context, opts evacuateOpts) error {
 
 				if action != "migrate" {
 					// We can only migrate instances or leave them as they are.
-					continue
+					return nil
 				}
 			} else if opts.mode != "auto" {
 				action = opts.mode
@@ -200,17 +211,17 @@ func evacuateInstances(ctx context.Context, opts evacuateOpts) error {
 
 			if action != "migrate" {
 				// Done with this instance.
-				continue
+				return nil
 			}
 		}
 
 		// Find a new location for the instance.
-		sourceMemberInfo, targetMemberInfo, err := evacuateClusterSelectTarget(ctx, opts.s, inst)
+		sourceMemberInfo, targetMemberInfo, err := evacuateClusterSelectTarget(groupCtx, opts.s, inst)
 		if err != nil {
 			if api.StatusErrorCheck(err, http.StatusNotFound) {
 				// Skip migration if no target is available.
 				l.Warn("No migration target available for instance")
-				continue
+				return nil
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -224,10 +235,18 @@ func evacuateInstances(ctx context.Context, opts evacuateOpts) error {
 		}
 
 		start := isRunning || instanceShouldAutoStart(inst)
-		err = opts.migrateInstance(ctx, opts.s, inst, sourceMemberInfo, targetMemberInfo, action == "live-migrate", start, metadata, opts.op)
+		err = opts.migrateInstance(groupCtx, opts.s, inst, sourceMemberInfo, targetMemberInfo, action == "live-migrate", start, metadata, opts.op)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+
+		return nil
+		})
+	}
+
+	err := group.Wait()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to evacuate instances: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -294,11 +313,6 @@ func restoreClusterMember(d *Daemon, r *http.Request) response.Response {
 			_ = evacuateClusterSetState(s, originName, db.ClusterMemberStateEvacuated)
 		})
 
-		var source incus.InstanceServer
-		var sourceNode db.NodeInfo
-
-		metadata := make(map[string]any)
-
 		// Restart the networks.
 		err = networkStartup(d.State())
 		if err != nil {
@@ -318,6 +332,7 @@ func restoreClusterMember(d *Daemon, r *http.Request) response.Response {
 			}
 
 			// Start the instance.
+			metadata := make(map[string]any)
 			metadata["evacuation_progress"] = fmt.Sprintf("Starting %q in project %q", inst.Name(), inst.Project().Name)
 			_ = op.UpdateMetadata(metadata)
 
@@ -334,8 +349,21 @@ func restoreClusterMember(d *Daemon, r *http.Request) response.Response {
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Limit the number of concurrent migrations to run at the same time
+		numParallelMigrations := max(runtime.NumCPU()/1, 1) // FIXME after testing, bump NumCPU division to 8 or 16
+
+		group := new(errgroup.Group)
+		group.SetLimit(numParallelMigrations)
+
 		// Migrate back the remote instances.
 		for _, inst := range instances {
+			// Accesses variables inst, op, originName, r, and s
+			group.Go(func() error {
+			var err error // FIXME indent code block after review (makes diff noisy)
+			var source incus.InstanceServer
+			var sourceNode db.NodeInfo
+			metadata := make(map[string]any)
+
 			l := logger.AddContext(logger.Ctx{"project": inst.Project().Name, "instance": inst.Name()})
 
 			// Check the action.
@@ -449,7 +477,7 @@ func restoreClusterMember(d *Daemon, r *http.Request) response.Response {
 			}
 
 			if !isRunning || live {
-				continue
+				return nil
 			}
 
 			metadata["evacuation_progress"] = fmt.Sprintf("Starting %q in project %q", inst.Name(), inst.Project().Name)
@@ -459,6 +487,14 @@ func restoreClusterMember(d *Daemon, r *http.Request) response.Response {
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("Failed to start instance %q: %w", inst.Name(), err)
 			}
+
+			return nil
+			})
+		}
+
+		err = group.Wait()
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Failed to restore instances: %w", err)
 		}
 
 		reverter.Success()