diff --git a/lib/isc/netmgr/http.c b/lib/isc/netmgr/http.c
index fe083667b8..d33d778df6 100644
--- a/lib/isc/netmgr/http.c
+++ b/lib/isc/netmgr/http.c
@@ -1482,7 +1482,7 @@ isc_nm_httpconnect(isc_nm_t *mgr, isc_sockaddr_t *local, isc_sockaddr_t *peer,
 		local = &local_interface;
 	}
 
-	sock = isc_mem_get(worker->mctx, sizeof(*sock));
+	sock = isc_mempool_get(worker->nmsocket_pool);
 	isc__nmsocket_init(sock, worker, isc_nm_httpsocket, local, NULL);
 	http_initsocket(sock);
 
@@ -1694,7 +1694,7 @@ server_on_begin_headers_callback(nghttp2_session *ngsession,
 	INSIST(session->handle->sock->tid == isc_tid());
 
 	worker = session->handle->sock->worker;
-	socket = isc_mem_get(worker->mctx, sizeof(isc_nmsocket_t));
+	socket = isc_mempool_get(worker->nmsocket_pool);
 	local = isc_nmhandle_localaddr(session->handle);
 	isc__nmsocket_init(socket, worker, isc_nm_httpsocket, &local, NULL);
 	http_initsocket(socket);
@@ -2515,7 +2515,7 @@ isc_nm_listenhttp(isc_nm_t *mgr, uint32_t workers, isc_sockaddr_t *iface,
 	REQUIRE(isc_tid() == 0);
 
 	worker = &mgr->workers[isc_tid()];
-	sock = isc_mem_get(worker->mctx, sizeof(*sock));
+	sock = isc_mempool_get(worker->nmsocket_pool);
 	isc__nmsocket_init(sock, worker, isc_nm_httplistener, iface, NULL);
 	http_initsocket(sock);
 	atomic_init(&sock->h2->max_concurrent_streams,
diff --git a/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr-int.h b/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr-int.h
index 1c5da3cbe3..13485dfb58 100644
--- a/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr-int.h
+++ b/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr-int.h
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ STATIC_ASSERT(ISC_NETMGR_TCP_RECVBUF_SIZE <= ISC_NETMGR_RECVBUF_SIZE,
  * How many isc_nmhandles and isc_nm_uvreqs will we be
  * caching for reuse in a socket.
  */
+#define ISC_NM_NMSOCKET_MAX  64
 #define ISC_NM_NMHANDLES_MAX 64
 #define ISC_NM_UVREQS_MAX    64
 
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@ typedef struct isc__networker {
 
 	ISC_LIST(isc_nmsocket_t) active_sockets;
 
+	isc_mempool_t *nmsocket_pool;
 	isc_mempool_t *uvreq_pool;
 } isc__networker_t;
 
diff --git a/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr.c b/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr.c
index 84b7604982..f410c2e7a1 100644
--- a/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr.c
+++ b/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr.c
@@ -222,6 +222,11 @@ isc_netmgr_create(isc_mem_t *mctx, isc_loopmgr_t *loopmgr, isc_nm_t **netmgrp) {
 
 		isc_mem_attach(loop->mctx, &worker->mctx);
 
+		isc_mempool_create(worker->mctx, sizeof(isc_nmsocket_t),
+				   &worker->nmsocket_pool);
+		isc_mempool_setfreemax(worker->nmsocket_pool,
+				       ISC_NM_NMSOCKET_MAX);
+
 		isc_mempool_create(worker->mctx, sizeof(isc__nm_uvreq_t),
 				   &worker->uvreq_pool);
 		isc_mempool_setfreemax(worker->uvreq_pool, ISC_NM_UVREQS_MAX);
@@ -492,7 +497,7 @@ nmsocket_cleanup(void *arg) {
 
 		ISC_LIST_UNLINK(worker->active_sockets, sock, active_link);
 
-		isc_mem_put(worker->mctx, sock, sizeof(*sock));
+		isc_mempool_put(worker->nmsocket_pool, sock);
 	}
 
 	isc__networker_detach(&worker);
@@ -2571,6 +2576,7 @@ isc__networker_destroy(isc__networker_t *worker) {
 	isc_loop_detach(&worker->loop);
 
 	isc_mempool_destroy(&worker->uvreq_pool);
+	isc_mempool_destroy(&worker->nmsocket_pool);
 
 	isc_mem_putanddetach(&worker->mctx, worker->recvbuf,
 			     ISC_NETMGR_RECVBUF_SIZE);
diff --git a/lib/isc/netmgr/proxystream.c b/lib/isc/netmgr/proxystream.c
index 893f1ccf0d..c24ed26278 100644
--- a/lib/isc/netmgr/proxystream.c
+++ b/lib/isc/netmgr/proxystream.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ proxystream_sock_new(isc__networker_t *worker, const isc_nmsocket_type_t type,
 	INSIST(type == isc_nm_proxystreamsocket ||
 	       type == isc_nm_proxystreamlistener);
 
-	sock = isc_mem_get(worker->mctx, sizeof(*sock));
+	sock = isc_mempool_get(worker->nmsocket_pool);
 	isc__nmsocket_init(sock, worker, type, addr, NULL);
 	sock->result = ISC_R_UNSET;
 	if (type == isc_nm_proxystreamsocket) {
diff --git a/lib/isc/netmgr/proxyudp.c b/lib/isc/netmgr/proxyudp.c
index 99acc579bc..49a372563d 100644
--- a/lib/isc/netmgr/proxyudp.c
+++ b/lib/isc/netmgr/proxyudp.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ proxyudp_sock_new(isc__networker_t *worker, const isc_nmsocket_type_t type,
 	INSIST(type == isc_nm_proxyudpsocket ||
 	       type == isc_nm_proxyudplistener);
 
-	sock = isc_mem_get(worker->mctx, sizeof(*sock));
+	sock = isc_mempool_get(worker->nmsocket_pool);
 	isc__nmsocket_init(sock, worker, type, addr, NULL);
 	sock->result = ISC_R_UNSET;
 	if (type == isc_nm_proxyudpsocket) {
diff --git a/lib/isc/netmgr/streamdns.c b/lib/isc/netmgr/streamdns.c
index 9460121e02..cab9c22f62 100644
--- a/lib/isc/netmgr/streamdns.c
+++ b/lib/isc/netmgr/streamdns.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ streamdns_sock_new(isc__networker_t *worker, const isc_nmsocket_type_t type,
 	INSIST(type == isc_nm_streamdnssocket ||
 	       type == isc_nm_streamdnslistener);
 
-	sock = isc_mem_get(worker->mctx, sizeof(*sock));
+	sock = isc_mempool_get(worker->nmsocket_pool);
 	isc__nmsocket_init(sock, worker, type, addr, NULL);
 	sock->result = ISC_R_UNSET;
 	if (type == isc_nm_streamdnssocket) {
diff --git a/lib/isc/netmgr/tcp.c b/lib/isc/netmgr/tcp.c
index b6545a912d..63612bf130 100644
--- a/lib/isc/netmgr/tcp.c
+++ b/lib/isc/netmgr/tcp.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ isc_nm_tcpconnect(isc_nm_t *mgr, isc_sockaddr_t *local, isc_sockaddr_t *peer,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	sock = isc_mem_get(worker->mctx, sizeof(*sock));
+	sock = isc_mempool_get(worker->nmsocket_pool);
 	isc__nmsocket_init(sock, worker, isc_nm_tcpsocket, local, NULL);
 
 	sock->connect_timeout = timeout;
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ isc_nm_listentcp(isc_nm_t *mgr, uint32_t workers, isc_sockaddr_t *iface,
 	REQUIRE(workers <= mgr->nloops);
 
 	worker = &mgr->workers[0];
-	sock = isc_mem_get(worker->mctx, sizeof(*sock));
+	sock = isc_mempool_get(worker->nmsocket_pool);
 	isc__nmsocket_init(sock, worker, isc_nm_tcplistener, iface, NULL);
 
 	sock->nchildren = (workers == ISC_NM_LISTEN_ALL) ? (uint32_t)mgr->nloops
@@ -539,8 +539,7 @@ tcp_connection_cb(uv_stream_t *server, int status) {
 	}
 
 	/* Prepare the child socket */
-	isc_nmsocket_t *csock = isc_mem_get(ssock->worker->mctx,
-					    sizeof(isc_nmsocket_t));
+	isc_nmsocket_t *csock = isc_mempool_get(ssock->worker->nmsocket_pool);
 	isc__nmsocket_init(csock, ssock->worker, isc_nm_tcpsocket,
 			   &ssock->iface, NULL);
 	isc__nmsocket_attach(ssock, &csock->server);
diff --git a/lib/isc/netmgr/tlsstream.c b/lib/isc/netmgr/tlsstream.c
index 654e1921e6..7990351217 100644
--- a/lib/isc/netmgr/tlsstream.c
+++ b/lib/isc/netmgr/tlsstream.c
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ tlslisten_acceptcb(isc_nmhandle_t *handle, isc_result_t result, void *cbarg) {
 	/*
 	 * We need to create a 'wrapper' tlssocket for this connection.
 	 */
-	tlssock = isc_mem_get(handle->sock->worker->mctx, sizeof(*tlssock));
+	tlssock = isc_mempool_get(handle->sock->worker->nmsocket_pool);
 	isc__nmsocket_init(tlssock, handle->sock->worker, isc_nm_tlssocket,
 			   &local, NULL);
 
@@ -978,8 +978,7 @@ isc_nm_listentls(isc_nm_t *mgr, uint32_t workers, isc_sockaddr_t *iface,
 	}
 	REQUIRE(workers <= mgr->nloops);
 
-	tlssock = isc_mem_get(worker->mctx, sizeof(*tlssock));
-
+	tlssock = isc_mempool_get(worker->nmsocket_pool);
 	isc__nmsocket_init(tlssock, worker, isc_nm_tlslistener, iface, NULL);
 	tlssock->accept_cb = accept_cb;
 	tlssock->accept_cbarg = accept_cbarg;
@@ -1213,7 +1212,7 @@ isc_nm_tlsconnect(isc_nm_t *mgr, isc_sockaddr_t *local, isc_sockaddr_t *peer,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	sock = isc_mem_get(worker->mctx, sizeof(*sock));
+	sock = isc_mempool_get(worker->nmsocket_pool);
 	isc__nmsocket_init(sock, worker, isc_nm_tlssocket, local, NULL);
 	sock->connect_cb = connect_cb;
 	sock->connect_cbarg = connect_cbarg;
diff --git a/lib/isc/netmgr/udp.c b/lib/isc/netmgr/udp.c
index d9aa3f7716..1bcff168b2 100644
--- a/lib/isc/netmgr/udp.c
+++ b/lib/isc/netmgr/udp.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ isc_nm_listenudp(isc_nm_t *mgr, uint32_t workers, isc_sockaddr_t *iface,
 	}
 	REQUIRE(workers <= mgr->nloops);
 
-	sock = isc_mem_get(worker->mctx, sizeof(isc_nmsocket_t));
+	sock = isc_mempool_get(worker->nmsocket_pool);
 	isc__nmsocket_init(sock, worker, isc_nm_udplistener, iface, NULL);
 
 	sock->nchildren = (workers == ISC_NM_LISTEN_ALL) ? (uint32_t)mgr->nloops
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ isc_nm_routeconnect(isc_nm_t *mgr, isc_nm_cb_t cb, void *cbarg) {
 		return (result);
 	}
 
-	sock = isc_mem_get(worker->mctx, sizeof(*sock));
+	sock = isc_mempool_get(worker->nmsocket_pool);
 	isc__nmsocket_init(sock, worker, isc_nm_udpsocket, NULL, NULL);
 
 	sock->connect_cb = cb;
@@ -796,8 +796,7 @@ isc_nm_udpconnect(isc_nm_t *mgr, isc_sockaddr_t *local, isc_sockaddr_t *peer,
 	}
 
 	/* Initialize the new socket */
-	/* FIXME: Use per-worker mempool for new sockets */
-	sock = isc_mem_get(worker->mctx, sizeof(isc_nmsocket_t));
+	sock = isc_mempool_get(worker->nmsocket_pool);
 	isc__nmsocket_init(sock, worker, isc_nm_udpsocket, local, NULL);
 
 	sock->connect_cb = cb;