diff --git a/component/pom.xml b/component/pom.xml
index 0ec66b8..9ab3d0a 100644
--- a/component/pom.xml
+++ b/component/pom.xml
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@
             <groupId>com.sun.mail</groupId>
             <artifactId>javax.mail</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>commons-pool.wso2</groupId>
+            <artifactId>commons-pool</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testng</groupId>
             <artifactId>testng</artifactId>
diff --git a/component/src/main/java/io/siddhi/extension/io/email/sink/EmailSink.java b/component/src/main/java/io/siddhi/extension/io/email/sink/EmailSink.java
index d5f9120..ee95082 100644
--- a/component/src/main/java/io/siddhi/extension/io/email/sink/EmailSink.java
+++ b/component/src/main/java/io/siddhi/extension/io/email/sink/EmailSink.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 package io.siddhi.extension.io.email.sink;
 
+import com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPSendFailedException;
 import com.sun.mail.util.MailConnectException;
 import io.siddhi.annotation.Example;
 import io.siddhi.annotation.Extension;
@@ -36,8 +37,10 @@
 import io.siddhi.core.util.transport.DynamicOptions;
 import io.siddhi.core.util.transport.Option;
 import io.siddhi.core.util.transport.OptionHolder;
+import io.siddhi.extension.io.email.sink.transport.EmailClientConnectionPoolManager;
 import io.siddhi.extension.io.email.util.EmailConstants;
 import io.siddhi.query.api.definition.StreamDefinition;
+import org.apache.commons.pool.impl.GenericKeyedObjectPool;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.wso2.transport.email.connector.factory.EmailConnectorFactoryImpl;
 import org.wso2.transport.email.contract.EmailClientConnector;
@@ -149,7 +152,13 @@
                         type = DataType.STRING,
                         optional = true,
                         dynamic = true,
-                        defaultValue = "None")
+                        defaultValue = "None"),
+                @Parameter(
+                        name = "connection.pool.size",
+                        description = "Number of concurrent Email client connections.",
+                        type = DataType.INT,
+                        optional = true,
+                        defaultValue = "1")
         },
         examples = {
                 @Example(syntax = "@sink(type='email', @map(type ='json'), "
@@ -424,13 +433,11 @@
                                          "scenarios, 'sendmail' responds slowly after many 'NOOP' commands. This is" +
                                          " avoided by using 'RSET' instead.",
                                  defaultValue = "false",
-                                 possibleParameters = "true or false"),
-
+                                 possibleParameters = "true or false")
                 }
 )
 public class EmailSink extends Sink {
     private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(EmailSink.class);
-    private EmailClientConnector emailClientConnector;
     private Option optionSubject;
     private Option optionTo;
     private Option optionCc;
@@ -478,10 +485,9 @@ protected StateFactory init(StreamDefinition streamDefinition, OptionHolder opti
      */
     @Override
     public void connect() throws ConnectionUnavailableException {
-        EmailConnectorFactory emailConnectorFactory = new EmailConnectorFactoryImpl();
         try {
-            emailClientConnector = emailConnectorFactory.createEmailClientConnector();
-            emailClientConnector.init(initProperties);
+            EmailConnectorFactory emailConnectorFactory = new EmailConnectorFactoryImpl();
+            EmailClientConnectionPoolManager.initializeConnectionPool(emailConnectorFactory, initProperties);
         } catch (EmailConnectorException e) {
             if (e.getCause() instanceof MailConnectException) {
                 if (e.getCause().getCause() instanceof ConnectException) {
@@ -542,22 +548,44 @@ public void publish(Object payload, DynamicOptions dynamicOptions, State state)
             emailBaseMessage = new EmailTextMessage(payload.toString());
         }
         emailBaseMessage.setHeaders(emailProperties);
-        try {
-            emailClientConnector.send(emailBaseMessage);
-        } catch (EmailConnectorException e) {
+        GenericKeyedObjectPool objectPool = EmailClientConnectionPoolManager.getConnectionPool();
+        if (objectPool != null) {
+            EmailClientConnector connection = null;
+            try {
+                connection = (EmailClientConnector)
+                        objectPool.borrowObject(EmailConstants.EMAIL_CLIENT_CONNECTION_POOL_ID);
+                if (connection != null) {
+                    connection.send(emailBaseMessage);
+                }
+            } catch (Exception e) {
                 //calling super class logs the exception and retry
                 if (e.getCause() instanceof MailConnectException) {
                     if (e.getCause().getCause() instanceof ConnectException) {
-                        throw new ConnectionUnavailableException("Error is encountered while connecting the smtp" 
+                        throw new ConnectionUnavailableException("Error is encountered while connecting the smtp"
                                 + " server by the email ClientConnector.", e);
                     } else {
                         throw new RuntimeException("Error is encountered while sending the message by the email"
-                                + " ClientConnector with properties: " + emailProperties.toString() , e);
+                                + " ClientConnector with properties: " + emailProperties.toString(), e);
                     }
+                } else if (e.getCause() instanceof SMTPSendFailedException) {
+                    throw new ConnectionUnavailableException("Error encountered while connecting " +
+                            "to the mail server by the email client connector.", e);
                 } else {
                     throw new RuntimeException("Error is encountered while sending the message by the email"
-                            + " ClientConnector with properties: " + emailProperties.toString() , e);
+                            + " ClientConnector with properties: " + emailProperties.toString(), e);
                 }
+            } finally {
+                if (connection != null) {
+                    try {
+                        objectPool.returnObject(EmailConstants.EMAIL_CLIENT_CONNECTION_POOL_ID, connection);
+                    } catch (Exception e) {
+                        log.error("Error in returning the email client connection object to the pool. " +
+                                e.getMessage(), e);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            log.error("Error in obtaining connection pool to publish emails to the server.");
         }
     }
 
@@ -706,6 +734,14 @@ private void validateAndGetRequiredParameters() {
                 attachments = Arrays.asList(attachmentOption.getValue().split(EmailConstants.COMMA_SEPERATOR));
             }
         }
+        String connectionPoolSize = optionHolder.validateAndGetStaticValue(EmailConstants.PUBLISHER_POOL_SIZE,
+                configReader.readConfig(EmailConstants.PUBLISHER_POOL_SIZE, "1"));
+        try {
+            this.initProperties.put(EmailConstants.PUBLISHER_POOL_SIZE, connectionPoolSize);
+        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+            throw new SiddhiAppCreationException(EmailConstants.PUBLISHER_POOL_SIZE
+                    + " parameter only excepts an Integer value.", e);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -713,6 +749,7 @@ private void validateAndGetRequiredParameters() {
      * Implementation of this method should contain the steps needed to disconnect from the sink.
      */
     @Override public void disconnect() {
+        EmailClientConnectionPoolManager.uninitializeConnectionPool();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/component/src/main/java/io/siddhi/extension/io/email/sink/transport/EmailClientConnectionPoolFactory.java b/component/src/main/java/io/siddhi/extension/io/email/sink/transport/EmailClientConnectionPoolFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a0fe68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/component/src/main/java/io/siddhi/extension/io/email/sink/transport/EmailClientConnectionPoolFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (c) 2019, WSO2 Inc. (http://www.wso2.org) All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ *  WSO2 Inc. licenses this file to you under the Apache License,
+ *  Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
+ *  in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package io.siddhi.extension.io.email.sink.transport;
+
+import org.apache.commons.pool.BaseKeyedPoolableObjectFactory;
+import org.wso2.transport.email.contract.EmailClientConnector;
+import org.wso2.transport.email.contract.EmailConnectorFactory;
+import org.wso2.transport.email.exception.EmailConnectorException;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * The abstract class that needs to be implemented when supporting a new non-secure transport
+ * to mainly create, validate and terminate  the client to the endpoint.
+ */
+public class EmailClientConnectionPoolFactory extends BaseKeyedPoolableObjectFactory {
+    private EmailClientConnector emailClientConnector;
+
+    public EmailClientConnectionPoolFactory(EmailConnectorFactory emailConnectorFactory,
+                                            Map<String, String> clientProperties) throws EmailConnectorException {
+        emailClientConnector = emailConnectorFactory.createEmailClientConnector();
+        emailClientConnector.init(clientProperties);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object makeObject(Object key) throws EmailConnectorException {
+        if (!emailClientConnector.isConnected()) {
+            emailClientConnector.connect();
+        }
+        return emailClientConnector;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean validateObject(Object key, Object obj) {
+        return obj != null && ((EmailClientConnector) obj).isConnected();
+    }
+
+    public void destroyObject(Object key, Object obj) {
+        if (obj != null) {
+            ((EmailClientConnector) obj).disconnect();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/component/src/main/java/io/siddhi/extension/io/email/sink/transport/EmailClientConnectionPoolManager.java b/component/src/main/java/io/siddhi/extension/io/email/sink/transport/EmailClientConnectionPoolManager.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..036a079
--- /dev/null
+++ b/component/src/main/java/io/siddhi/extension/io/email/sink/transport/EmailClientConnectionPoolManager.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+*  Copyright (c) 2019, WSO2 Inc. (http://www.wso2.org) All Rights Reserved.
+*
+*  WSO2 Inc. licenses this file to you under the Apache License,
+*  Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
+*  in compliance with the License.
+*  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+*
+*    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+*
+* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+* software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+* "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+* KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+* specific language governing permissions and limitations
+* under the License.
+*/
+
+package io.siddhi.extension.io.email.sink.transport;
+
+import io.siddhi.extension.io.email.util.EmailConstants;
+import org.apache.commons.pool.impl.GenericKeyedObjectPool;
+import org.wso2.transport.email.contract.EmailConnectorFactory;
+import org.wso2.transport.email.exception.EmailConnectorException;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * This class is used hold the secure/non-secure connections for an Agent.
+ */
+
+public class EmailClientConnectionPoolManager {
+    private static GenericKeyedObjectPool connectionPool;
+
+    public static synchronized void initializeConnectionPool(EmailConnectorFactory emailConnectorFactory,
+                                                Map<String, String> clientProperties) throws EmailConnectorException {
+        EmailClientConnectionPoolFactory emailClientConnectionPoolFactory
+                = new EmailClientConnectionPoolFactory(emailConnectorFactory, clientProperties);
+        if (connectionPool == null) {
+            int poolSize = Integer.parseInt(clientProperties.get(EmailConstants.PUBLISHER_POOL_SIZE));
+            connectionPool = new GenericKeyedObjectPool();
+            connectionPool.setFactory(emailClientConnectionPoolFactory);
+            connectionPool.setMaxTotal(poolSize);
+            connectionPool.setMaxActive(poolSize);
+            connectionPool.setTestOnBorrow(true);
+            connectionPool.setWhenExhaustedAction(GenericKeyedObjectPool.WHEN_EXHAUSTED_BLOCK);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static GenericKeyedObjectPool getConnectionPool() {
+        return connectionPool;
+    }
+
+    public static void uninitializeConnectionPool() {
+        connectionPool = null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/component/src/main/java/io/siddhi/extension/io/email/util/EmailConstants.java b/component/src/main/java/io/siddhi/extension/io/email/util/EmailConstants.java
index 9875a74..441bf67 100644
--- a/component/src/main/java/io/siddhi/extension/io/email/util/EmailConstants.java
+++ b/component/src/main/java/io/siddhi/extension/io/email/util/EmailConstants.java
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ public class EmailConstants {
     public static final String BCC = "bcc";
     public static final String CC = "cc";
     public static final String ATTACHMENTS = "attachments";
-    public static final String MAIL_PUBLISHER_POOL_SIZE = "pool.size";
+    public static final String PUBLISHER_POOL_SIZE = "connection.pool.size";
+    public static final String EMAIL_CLIENT_CONNECTION_POOL_ID = "email_client_connection_pool";
 
     /**
      * Default values for the email sink configurations.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a42a739..04029a0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@
                 <artifactId>transport-email</artifactId>
                 <version>${transport.email.version}</version>
             </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>commons-pool.wso2</groupId>
+                <artifactId>commons-pool</artifactId>
+                <version>${commons.pool.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>io.siddhi.extension.map.xml</groupId>
                 <artifactId>siddhi-map-xml</artifactId>
@@ -134,7 +139,7 @@
         <log4j.version>1.2.17.wso2v1</log4j.version>
         <testng.version>6.8</testng.version>
         <jacoco.maven.version>0.7.9</jacoco.maven.version>
-        <transport.email.version>6.0.49</transport.email.version>
+        <transport.email.version>6.1.0</transport.email.version>
         <com.icegreen.version>1.5.5</com.icegreen.version>
         <com.sun.mail.version>1.5.6</com.sun.mail.version>
         <xml.mapper.version>5.0.2</xml.mapper.version>
@@ -142,6 +147,7 @@
         <json.mapper.version>5.0.2</json.mapper.version>
         <carbon.messaging.version>3.0.1</carbon.messaging.version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+        <commons.pool.version>1.5.6.wso2v1</commons.pool.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>