diff --git a/bots/zephyr_mirror.py b/bots/zephyr_mirror.py
index a1f78d3..33b1830 100755
--- a/bots/zephyr_mirror.py
+++ b/bots/zephyr_mirror.py
@@ -39,6 +39,19 @@ if options.sync_subscriptions:
     subprocess.call(args)
     sys.exit(0)
 
+if options.forward_class_messages:
+    sys.path.append("/home/humbug/humbug")
+    from zephyr.lib.parallel import run_parallel
+    print "Starting parallel zephyr class mirroring bot"
+    jobs = list("0123456789abcdef")
+    def run_job(shard):
+        subprocess.call(args + ["--shard=%s" % (shard,)])
+        return 0
+    for (status, job) in run_parallel(run_job, jobs, threads=16):
+        print "A mirroring shard died!"
+        pass
+    sys.exit(0)
+
 while True:
     print "Starting zephyr mirroring bot"
     try:
diff --git a/bots/zephyr_mirror_backend.py b/bots/zephyr_mirror_backend.py
index a9aa208..4e5b02f 100755
--- a/bots/zephyr_mirror_backend.py
+++ b/bots/zephyr_mirror_backend.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import datetime
 import textwrap
 import signal
 import logging
+import hashlib
 
 DEFAULT_SITE = "https://humbughq.com"
 
@@ -166,6 +167,11 @@ def update_subscriptions_from_humbug():
     for stream in streams:
         if stream in current_zephyr_subs:
             continue
+        if (options.shard is not None and
+            not hashlib.sha1(stream).hexdigest().startswith(options.shard)):
+            # This stream is being handled by a different zephyr_mirror job.
+            continue
+
         streams_to_subscribe.append((stream.encode("utf-8"), "*", "*"))
     if len(streams_to_subscribe) > 0:
         zephyr_bulk_subscribe(streams_to_subscribe)
@@ -672,6 +678,8 @@ def parse_args():
                       default=False,
                       help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP,
                       action='store_true')
+    parser.add_option('--shard',
+                      help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
     parser.add_option('--resend-log',
                       dest='resend_log_path',
                       help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
@@ -757,15 +765,13 @@ or specify the --api-key-file option.""" % (options.api_key_file,)))
         add_humbug_subscriptions(True)
         sys.exit(0)
 
-    if options.forward_from_humbug:
-        print "This option is obsolete."
-        sys.exit(0)
-
     # First check that there are no other bots running
-    cmdline = " ".join(sys.argv)
     bot_name = "zephyr_mirror_backend.py"
     if not options.test_mode:
-        proc = subprocess.Popen(['pgrep', '-U', os.environ["USER"], "-f", bot_name],
+        pgrep_query = bot_name
+        if options.shard is not None:
+            pgrep_query = "%s.*--shard=%s" % (bot_name, options.shard)
+        proc = subprocess.Popen(['pgrep', '-U', os.environ["USER"], "-f", pgrep_query],
                                 stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                                 stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
         out, _err_unused = proc.communicate()
@@ -779,6 +785,12 @@ or specify the --api-key-file option.""" % (options.api_key_file,)))
                     # We don't care if the child process no longer exists, so just print the error
                     traceback.print_exc()
 
+    if options.shard is not None and set(options.shard) != set("a"):
+        # The shard that is all "a"s is the one that handles personals
+        # forwarding and humbug => zephyr forwarding
+        options.forward_personals = False
+        options.forward_from_humbug = False
+
     if options.forward_from_humbug:
         child_pid = os.fork()
         if child_pid == 0:
@@ -800,7 +812,10 @@ or specify the --api-key-file option.""" % (options.api_key_file,)))
         except IOError:
             traceback.print_exc()
             time.sleep(1)
-    logger = configure_logger("zephyr=>humbug")
+    logger_name = "zephyr=>humbug"
+    if options.shard is not None:
+        logger_name += "(%s)" % (options.shard,)
+    logger = configure_logger(logger_name)
     # Have the kernel reap children for when we fork off processes to send Humbugs
     signal.signal(signal.SIGCHLD, signal.SIG_IGN)
     zephyr_to_humbug(options)