diff --git a/bernoulli.h b/bernoulli.h
index 68d37266..0c6c144b 100644
--- a/bernoulli.h
+++ b/bernoulli.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ void bernoulli_rev_next(fmpz_t numer, fmpz_t denom, bernoulli_rev_t iter);
 
 void bernoulli_rev_clear(bernoulli_rev_t iter);
 
+void bernoulli_fmpq_vec_no_cache(fmpq * res, ulong a, slong num);
 
 #define BERNOULLI_ENSURE_CACHED(n) \
   do { \
diff --git a/bernoulli/cache_compute.c b/bernoulli/cache_compute.c
index b6a7c472..b114e4a6 100644
--- a/bernoulli/cache_compute.c
+++ b/bernoulli/cache_compute.c
@@ -31,43 +31,34 @@ bernoulli_cleanup(void)
 void
 bernoulli_cache_compute(slong n)
 {
-    if (bernoulli_cache_num < n)
+    slong old_num = bernoulli_cache_num;
+
+    if (old_num < n)
     {
         slong i, new_num;
-        bernoulli_rev_t iter;
 
-        if (bernoulli_cache_num == 0)
+        if (old_num == 0)
         {
             flint_register_cleanup_function(bernoulli_cleanup);
         }
 
         if (n <= 128)
-            new_num = FLINT_MAX(bernoulli_cache_num + 32, n);
+            new_num = FLINT_MAX(old_num + 32, n);
         else
-            new_num = FLINT_MAX(bernoulli_cache_num + 128, n);
+            new_num = FLINT_MAX(old_num + 128, n);
 
         bernoulli_cache = flint_realloc(bernoulli_cache, new_num * sizeof(fmpq));
-        for (i = bernoulli_cache_num; i < new_num; i++)
+        for (i = old_num; i < new_num; i++)
             fmpq_init(bernoulli_cache + i);
 
         if (new_num <= 128)
         {
+            /* todo: use recursion, but only compute new entries */
             arith_bernoulli_number_vec(bernoulli_cache, new_num);
         }
         else
         {
-            i = new_num - 1;
-            i -= (i % 2);
-            bernoulli_rev_init(iter, i);
-            for ( ; i >= bernoulli_cache_num; i -= 2)
-            {
-                bernoulli_rev_next(fmpq_numref(bernoulli_cache + i),
-                    fmpq_denref(bernoulli_cache + i), iter);
-            }
-            bernoulli_rev_clear(iter);
-
-            if (new_num > 1)
-                fmpq_set_si(bernoulli_cache + 1, -1, 2);
+            bernoulli_fmpq_vec_no_cache(bernoulli_cache + old_num, old_num, new_num - old_num);
         }
 
         bernoulli_cache_num = new_num;
diff --git a/bernoulli/fmpq_ui_multi_mod.c b/bernoulli/fmpq_ui_multi_mod.c
index 398fa741..218066e7 100644
--- a/bernoulli/fmpq_ui_multi_mod.c
+++ b/bernoulli/fmpq_ui_multi_mod.c
@@ -91,8 +91,9 @@ crt_basecase(crt_res_t * res, slong a, slong b, crt_args_t * args)
     }
 }
 
-static void
-tree_crt(fmpz_t r, fmpz_t m, mp_srcptr residues, mp_srcptr primes, slong len)
+/* todo: optimize basecase and move to flint */
+void
+_arb_tree_crt(fmpz_t r, fmpz_t m, mp_srcptr residues, mp_srcptr primes, slong len)
 {
     crt_res_t res;
     crt_args_t args;
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ _bernoulli_fmpq_ui_multi_mod(fmpz_t num, fmpz_t den, ulong n, double alpha)
 #endif
 
     fmpz_init(M);
-    tree_crt(num, M, residues, primes, num_primes);
+    _arb_tree_crt(num, M, residues, primes, num_primes);
     fmpz_mul(num, num, den);
     fmpz_mod(num, num, M);
 
diff --git a/bernoulli/fmpq_vec.c b/bernoulli/fmpq_vec.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8474ee76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bernoulli/fmpq_vec.c
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/*
+    Copyright (C) 2012 Fredrik Johansson
+
+    This file is part of Arb.
+
+    Arb is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+    the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) as published
+    by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.  See <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#include "bernoulli.h"
+
+static void
+bernoulli_vec_compute_one_thread(fmpq * res, slong a, slong b)
+{
+    slong i;
+    bernoulli_rev_t iter;
+
+    if (b <= a)
+        return;
+
+    /* Even indices */
+    i = b - 1;
+    i -= (i % 2);
+    bernoulli_rev_init(iter, i);
+    for ( ; i >= a; i -= 2)
+        bernoulli_rev_next(fmpq_numref(res + i - a), fmpq_denref(res + i - a), iter);
+    bernoulli_rev_clear(iter);
+
+    /* Odd indices */
+    for (i = b - 1 - (b % 2); i >= a; i -= 2)
+    {
+        if (i == 1)
+            fmpq_set_si(res + i - a, -1, 2);
+        else
+            fmpq_zero(res + i - a);
+    }
+}
+
+typedef struct
+{
+    fmpq * res;
+    slong a;
+    slong b;
+    slong block_size;
+    slong num_blocks;
+}
+work_chunk_t;
+
+static void
+worker(slong i, void * _work)
+{
+    work_chunk_t work = *((work_chunk_t *) _work);
+    slong a, b;
+
+    /* reverse strided scheduling */
+    i = work.num_blocks - 1 - i;
+
+    a = work.a + i * work.block_size;
+    b = FLINT_MIN(a + work.block_size, work.b);
+
+    bernoulli_vec_compute_one_thread(work.res + a - work.a, a, b);
+}
+
+void
+bernoulli_fmpq_vec_no_cache(fmpq * res, ulong a, slong num)
+{
+    if (a > (UWORD(1) << 31) || num > 1000000000)
+    {
+        flint_printf("bernoulli_fmpq_vec_no_cache: excessive input\n");
+        flint_abort();
+    }
+
+    if (a == 0 && num <= 128)
+    {
+        arith_bernoulli_number_vec(res, num);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (num < 200 || flint_get_num_threads() == 1)
+    {
+        bernoulli_vec_compute_one_thread(res, a, a + num);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        slong num_blocks, block_size;
+        work_chunk_t work;
+
+        block_size = FLINT_MAX((a + num) / 32, 128);
+        num_blocks = (num + block_size - 1) / block_size;
+
+        work.res = res;
+        work.a = a;
+        work.b = a + num;
+        work.block_size = block_size;
+        work.num_blocks = num_blocks;
+
+        flint_parallel_do(worker, &work, num_blocks, -1, FLINT_PARALLEL_STRIDED);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/bernoulli/test/t-fmpq_vec.c b/bernoulli/test/t-fmpq_vec.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..105b087f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bernoulli/test/t-fmpq_vec.c
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/*
+    Copyright (C) 2012 Fredrik Johansson
+
+    This file is part of Arb.
+
+    Arb is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+    the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) as published
+    by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.  See <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "bernoulli.h"
+#include "flint/ulong_extras.h"
+#include "flint/nmod_poly.h"
+#include "flint/nmod_vec.h"
+
+int main()
+{
+    slong iter;
+    flint_rand_t state;
+    slong n, bound;
+    mp_limb_t p, pinv, m1, m2;
+    nmod_poly_t A;
+
+    flint_printf("fmpq_vec....");
+    fflush(stdout);
+    flint_randinit(state);
+
+    bound = 1000 * FLINT_MIN(1.0, arb_test_multiplier());
+
+    p = n_nextprime(UWORD(1) << (FLINT_BITS - 1), 0);
+    pinv = n_preinvert_limb(p);
+
+    nmod_poly_init(A, p);
+    nmod_poly_set_coeff_ui(A, 1, 1);
+    nmod_poly_exp_series(A, A, bound);
+    nmod_poly_shift_right(A, A, 1);
+    nmod_poly_inv_series(A, A, bound);
+
+    m1 = 1;
+    for (n = 0; n < A->length; n++)
+    {
+        A->coeffs[n] = n_mulmod2_preinv(A->coeffs[n], m1, p, pinv);
+        m1 = n_mulmod2_preinv(m1, n + 1, p, pinv);
+    }
+
+    for (iter = 0; iter < 100 * arb_test_multiplier(); iter++)
+    {
+        slong a, b, num;
+        fmpq * res;
+        slong i;
+
+        b = n_randint(state, bound);
+        a = n_randint(state, b + 1);
+        num = b - a;
+
+        flint_set_num_threads(1 + n_randint(state, 4));
+
+        printf("a = %ld, b = %ld, num = %ld\n", a, b, num);
+
+        res = _fmpq_vec_init(num);
+
+        for (i = 0; i < num; i++)
+            fmpq_randtest(res + i, state, 100);
+
+        bernoulli_fmpq_vec_no_cache(res, a, num);
+
+        for (i = 0; i < num; i++)
+        {
+            m1 = fmpz_fdiv_ui(fmpq_numref(res + i), p);
+            m2 = fmpz_fdiv_ui(fmpq_denref(res + i), p);
+            m2 = n_invmod(m2, p);
+            m1 = n_mulmod2_preinv(m1, m2, p, pinv);
+            m2 = nmod_poly_get_coeff_ui(A, a + i);
+
+            if (m1 != m2)
+            {
+                flint_printf("FAIL:\n");
+                flint_printf("a = %wd, b = %wd, num = %wd, n = %wd\n", a, b, num, a + i);
+                flint_printf("m1 = %wu mod %wu\n", m1, p);
+                flint_printf("m2 = %wu mod %wu\n", m2, p);
+                flint_abort();
+            }
+        }
+
+        _fmpq_vec_clear(res, num);
+    }
+
+    nmod_poly_clear(A);
+
+    flint_randclear(state);
+    flint_cleanup_master();
+    flint_printf("PASS\n");
+    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
+
diff --git a/doc/source/bernoulli.rst b/doc/source/bernoulli.rst
index b6e91fc8..89743527 100644
--- a/doc/source/bernoulli.rst
+++ b/doc/source/bernoulli.rst
@@ -58,6 +58,18 @@ Generation of Bernoulli numbers
 
     Frees all memory allocated internally by *iter*.
 
+.. function:: void bernoulli_fmpq_vec_no_cache(fmpq * res, ulong a, slong num)
+
+    Writes *num* consecutive Bernoulli numbers to *res* starting
+    with `B_a`. This function is not currently optimized for a small
+    count *num*. The entries are not read from or written
+    to the Bernoulli number cache; if retrieving a vector of
+    Bernoulli numbers is needed more than once,
+    use :func:`bernoulli_cache_compute`
+    followed by :func:`bernoulli_fmpq_ui` instead.
+
+    This function is a wrapper for the *rev* iterators. It can use
+    multiple threads internally.
 
 Caching
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -74,6 +86,9 @@ Caching
     Makes sure that the Bernoulli numbers up to at least `B_{n-1}` are cached.
     Calling :func:`flint_cleanup()` frees the cache.
 
+    The cache is extended by calling :func:`bernoulli_fmpq_vec_no_cache`
+    internally.
+
 
 Bounding
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------