diff --git a/public/src/utils.js b/public/src/utils.js
index 4b4acd5cb0..dde7096914 100644
--- a/public/src/utils.js
+++ b/public/src/utils.js
@@ -474,6 +474,19 @@
 			return object && typeof object.then === 'function';
 		},
 
+		promiseParallel: function (obj) {
+			var keys = Object.keys(obj);
+			return Promise.all(
+				keys.map(function (k) { return obj[k]; })
+			).then(function (results) {
+				var data = {};
+				keys.forEach(function (k, i) {
+					data[k] = results[i];
+				});
+				return data;
+			});
+		},
+
 		isRelativeUrl: function (url) {
 			var firstChar = String(url || '').charAt(0);
 			return (firstChar === '.' || firstChar === '/');
diff --git a/test/utils.js b/test/utils.js
index 1984176e10..ea484891d0 100644
--- a/test/utils.js
+++ b/test/utils.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 var assert = require('assert');
 var JSDOM = require('jsdom').JSDOM;
 var utils = require('./../public/src/utils.js');
-
+const db = require('./mocks/databasemock');
 
 describe('Utility Methods', function () {
 	// https://gist.github.com/robballou/9ee108758dc5e0e2d028
@@ -407,4 +407,17 @@ describe('Utility Methods', function () {
 			done();
 		}, 500);
 	});
+
+	it('should return object with data', async function () {
+		const user = require('../src/user');
+		const uid1 = await user.create({ username: 'promise1' });
+		const uid2 = await user.create({ username: 'promise2' });
+		const result = await utils.promiseParallel({
+			user1: user.getUserData(uid1),
+			user2: user.getUserData(uid2),
+		});
+		assert(result.hasOwnProperty('user1') && result.hasOwnProperty('user2'));
+		assert.strictEqual(result.user1.uid, uid1);
+		assert.strictEqual(result.user2.uid, uid2);
+	});
 });