diff --git a/src/RulesEngine/Models/ReSettings.cs b/src/RulesEngine/Models/ReSettings.cs
index a4a4262c..ef392277 100644
--- a/src/RulesEngine/Models/ReSettings.cs
+++ b/src/RulesEngine/Models/ReSettings.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ internal ReSettings(ReSettings reSettings)
             UseFastExpressionCompiler = reSettings.UseFastExpressionCompiler;
             EnableExceptionAsErrorMessageForRuleExpressionParsing = reSettings.EnableExceptionAsErrorMessageForRuleExpressionParsing;
             AutoExecuteActions = reSettings.AutoExecuteActions;
+            EnableParallelRuleCompilation = reSettings.EnableParallelRuleCompilation;
         }
 
 
@@ -98,6 +99,13 @@ internal ReSettings(ReSettings reSettings)
         /// run actions yourself (e.g. via ExecuteActionWorkflowAsync) for selective control. See #596.
         /// </summary>
         public bool AutoExecuteActions { get; set; } = true;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// When true, rules within a workflow are compiled in parallel during registration.
+        /// Significantly reduces warmup time for workflows with many rules.
+        /// Default: false
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool EnableParallelRuleCompilation { get; set; } = false;
     }
 
     public enum NestedRuleExecutionMode
diff --git a/src/RulesEngine/RulesEngine.cs b/src/RulesEngine/RulesEngine.cs
index a7d715ff..3e03d5a0 100644
--- a/src/RulesEngine/RulesEngine.cs
+++ b/src/RulesEngine/RulesEngine.cs
@@ -399,9 +399,33 @@ private bool RegisterRule(string workflowName, params RuleParameter[] ruleParams
                     _rulesCache.AddOrUpdateGlobalParamsDelegate(compileRulesKey, globalParamsDelegate);
                 }
 
-                foreach (var rule in workflow.Rules.Where(c => c.Enabled))
+                var enabledRules = workflow.Rules.Where(c => c.Enabled).ToArray();
+                var compiledFuncs = new RuleFunc<RuleResultTree>[enabledRules.Length];
+                if (_reSettings.EnableParallelRuleCompilation)
                 {
-                    dictFunc.Add(rule.RuleName, CompileRule(rule,workflow.RuleExpressionType, ruleParams, globalParamExp));
+                    try
+                    {
+                        System.Threading.Tasks.Parallel.For(0, enabledRules.Length, i => {
+                            compiledFuncs[i] = CompileRule(enabledRules[i], workflow.RuleExpressionType, ruleParams, globalParamExp);
+                        });
+                    }
+                    catch (AggregateException ae)
+                    {
+                        // Preserve the serial-compilation contract: the first rule that fails
+                        // to compile surfaces its own exception, not an AggregateException.
+                        System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Capture(ae.InnerExceptions[0]).Throw();
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    for (var i = 0; i < enabledRules.Length; i++)
+                    {
+                        compiledFuncs[i] = CompileRule(enabledRules[i], workflow.RuleExpressionType, ruleParams, globalParamExp);
+                    }
+                }
+                for (var i = 0; i < enabledRules.Length; i++)
+                {
+                    dictFunc.Add(enabledRules[i].RuleName, compiledFuncs[i]);
                 }
 
                 _rulesCache.AddOrUpdateCompiledRule(compileRulesKey, dictFunc);