diff --git a/pymongo/collection.py b/pymongo/collection.py
index ac405fd27..19a0b2bbf 100644
--- a/pymongo/collection.py
+++ b/pymongo/collection.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from bson.son import SON
 from pymongo import (common,
                      helpers,
                      message)
-from pymongo.bulk import (BulkOperationBuilder, _Bulk)
+from pymongo.bulk import BulkOperationBuilder, _Bulk
 from pymongo.command_cursor import CommandCursor
 from pymongo.cursor import Cursor
 from pymongo.errors import ConfigurationError, InvalidName, OperationFailure
@@ -495,6 +495,39 @@ class Collection(common.BaseObject):
         return InsertOneResult(self.__insert(document),
                                self.write_concern.acknowledged)
 
+    def insert_many(self, documents, ordered=True):
+        """Insert a list of documents.
+
+        :Parameters:
+          - `documents`: A list of documents to insert.
+          - `ordered` (optional): If ``True`` (the default) documents will be
+            inserted on the server serially, in the order provided. If an error
+            occurs all remaining inserts are aborted. If ``False``, documents
+            will be inserted on the server in arbitrary order, possibly in
+            parallel, and all document inserts will be attempted.
+
+        :Returns:
+          An instance of :class:`~pymongo.results.InsertManyResult`.
+        """
+        if not isinstance(documents, list) or not documents:
+            raise TypeError("documents must be a non-empty list")
+        inserted_ids = []
+        def gen():
+            """A generator that validates documents and handles _ids."""
+            for document in documents:
+                if not isinstance(document, collections.MutableMapping):
+                    raise TypeError("document must be a dict or other "
+                                    "subclass of collections.MutableMapping")
+                if "_id" not in document:
+                    document["_id"] = ObjectId()
+                inserted_ids.append(document["_id"])
+                yield (_INSERT, document)
+
+        blk = _Bulk(self, ordered)
+        blk.ops = [doc for doc in gen()]
+        blk.execute(self.write_concern.document)
+        return InsertManyResult(inserted_ids, self.write_concern.acknowledged)
+
     def __insert(self, docs, ordered=True,
                  check_keys=True, manipulate=False, write_concern=None):
         """Internal insert helper."""
diff --git a/pymongo/results.py b/pymongo/results.py
index 5bec1135a..3b0746ce9 100644
--- a/pymongo/results.py
+++ b/pymongo/results.py
@@ -52,6 +52,28 @@ class InsertOneResult(_WriteResult):
         return self.__inserted_id
 
 
+class InsertManyResult(_WriteResult):
+    """The return type for :meth:`~pymongo.collection.Collection.insert_many`.
+    """
+
+    __slots__ = ("__inserted_ids", "__acknowledged")
+
+    def __init__(self, inserted_ids, acknowledged):
+        self.__inserted_ids = inserted_ids
+        super(InsertManyResult, self).__init__(acknowledged)
+
+    @property
+    def inserted_ids(self):
+        """A list of _ids of the inserted documents, in the order provided.
+
+        .. note:: If ``False`` is passed for the `ordered` parameter to
+          :meth:`~pymongo.collection.Collection.insert_many` the server
+          may have inserted the documents in a different order than what
+          is presented here.
+        """
+        return self.__inserted_ids
+
+
 class UpdateResult(_WriteResult):
     """The return type for :meth:`~pymongo.collection.Collection.update_one`
     and :meth:`~pymongo.collection.Collection.update_many`"""
diff --git a/test/test_collection.py b/test/test_collection.py
index 365097ead..4b1c1e82e 100644
--- a/test/test_collection.py
+++ b/test/test_collection.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ from pymongo.errors import (ConfigurationError,
                             WTimeoutError)
 from pymongo.options import ReturnDocument
 from pymongo.read_preferences import ReadPreference
-from pymongo.results import DeleteResult, InsertOneResult, UpdateResult
+from pymongo.results import *
 from pymongo.son_manipulator import SONManipulator
 from pymongo.write_concern import WriteConcern
 from test.test_client import IntegrationTest
@@ -639,6 +639,42 @@ class TestCollection(IntegrationTest):
         # The insert failed duplicate key...
         self.assertEqual(2, db.test.count())
 
+    def test_insert_many(self):
+        db = self.db
+        db.test.drop()
+
+        docs = [{} for _ in range(5)]
+        result = db.test.insert_many(docs)
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(result, InsertManyResult))
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(result.inserted_ids, list))
+        self.assertEqual(5, len(result.inserted_ids))
+        for doc in docs:
+            _id = doc["_id"]
+            self.assertTrue(isinstance(_id, ObjectId))
+            self.assertTrue(_id in result.inserted_ids)
+            self.assertEqual(1, db.test.count({'_id': _id}))
+        self.assertTrue(result.acknowledged)
+
+        docs = [{"_id": i} for i in range(5)]
+        result = db.test.insert_many(docs)
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(result, InsertManyResult))
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(result.inserted_ids, list))
+        self.assertEqual(5, len(result.inserted_ids))
+        for doc in docs:
+            _id = doc["_id"]
+            self.assertTrue(isinstance(_id, int))
+            self.assertTrue(_id in result.inserted_ids)
+            self.assertEqual(1, db.test.count({"_id": _id}))
+        self.assertTrue(result.acknowledged)
+
+        db = db.connection.get_database(db.name,
+                                        write_concern=WriteConcern(w=0))
+        docs = [{} for _ in range(5)]
+        result = db.test.insert_many(docs)
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(result, InsertManyResult))
+        self.assertFalse(result.acknowledged)
+        self.assertEqual(15, db.test.count())
+
     def test_generator_insert(self):
         db = self.db
         db.test.remove({})