diff --git a/src/Cake.Issues.Testing/FakeFailingIssueProvider.cs b/src/Cake.Issues.Testing/FakeFailingIssueProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e33d9302
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Cake.Issues.Testing/FakeFailingIssueProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+namespace Cake.Issues.Testing;
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Cake.Core.Diagnostics;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Implementation of a <see cref="BaseIssueProvider"/> that fails during initialization for use in test cases.
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="log">The Cake log instance.</param>
+public class FakeFailingIssueProvider(ICakeLog log) : BaseIssueProvider(log)
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public override string ProviderName => "Fake Failing Issue Provider";
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public override bool Initialize(IReadIssuesSettings settings) => false;
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    protected override IEnumerable<IIssue> InternalReadIssues() => [];
+}
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diff --git a/src/Cake.Issues.Testing/FakeSlowIssueProvider.cs b/src/Cake.Issues.Testing/FakeSlowIssueProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d6f2692e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Cake.Issues.Testing/FakeSlowIssueProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+namespace Cake.Issues.Testing;
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Threading;
+using Cake.Core.Diagnostics;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Implementation of a <see cref="BaseIssueProvider"/> that simulates slow processing for performance testing.
+/// </summary>
+public class FakeSlowIssueProvider : BaseIssueProvider
+{
+    private readonly List<IIssue> issues = [];
+    private readonly int delayMs;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="FakeSlowIssueProvider"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="log">The Cake log instance.</param>
+    /// <param name="issues">Issues which should be returned by the issue provider.</param>
+    /// <param name="delayMs">Simulated processing delay in milliseconds.</param>
+    public FakeSlowIssueProvider(ICakeLog log, IEnumerable<IIssue> issues, int delayMs)
+        : base(log)
+    {
+        issues.NotNull();
+
+        this.issues.AddRange(issues);
+        this.delayMs = delayMs;
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public override string ProviderName => "Fake Slow Issue Provider";
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    protected override IEnumerable<IIssue> InternalReadIssues()
+    {
+        // Simulate slow processing
+        Thread.Sleep(this.delayMs);
+        return this.issues;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Cake.Issues.Tests/IssueReaderTests.cs b/src/Cake.Issues.Tests/IssueReaderTests.cs
index 83a6018b0..055391ddf 100644
--- a/src/Cake.Issues.Tests/IssueReaderTests.cs
+++ b/src/Cake.Issues.Tests/IssueReaderTests.cs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public void Should_Initialize_Issue_Provider()
             _ = fixture.ReadIssues();
 
             // Then
-            fixture.IssueProviders.ShouldAllBe(x => x.Settings == fixture.Settings);
+            fixture.IssueProviders.OfType<FakeIssueProvider>().ShouldAllBe(x => x.Settings == fixture.Settings);
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public void Should_Initialize_All_Issue_Provider()
             _ = fixture.ReadIssues();
 
             // Then
-            fixture.IssueProviders.ShouldAllBe(x => x.Settings == fixture.Settings);
+            fixture.IssueProviders.OfType<FakeIssueProvider>().ShouldAllBe(x => x.Settings == fixture.Settings);
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -349,5 +349,132 @@ public void Should_Set_FileLink_Property()
             issue2.FileLink.ToString()
                 .ShouldBe($"{repoUrl}/blob/{branch}/{filePath2.Replace(@"\", "/")}#L{line2}");
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Should_Read_Issues_From_Multiple_Providers_Concurrently()
+        {
+            // Given
+            const int providerCount = 10;
+            const int issuesPerProvider = 100;
+            var fixture = new IssuesFixture();
+            fixture.IssueProviders.Clear();
+
+            // Create multiple providers with different issues
+            for (var i = 0; i < providerCount; i++)
+            {
+                var providerIssues = new List<IIssue>();
+                for (var j = 0; j < issuesPerProvider; j++)
+                {
+                    var issue = IssueBuilder
+                        .NewIssue($"Issue{i}-{j}", $"ProviderType{i}", $"ProviderName{i}")
+                        .InFile($@"src\Provider{i}\File{j}.cs", j + 1)
+                        .OfRule($"Rule{j}")
+                        .WithPriority(IssuePriority.Warning)
+                        .Create();
+                    providerIssues.Add(issue);
+                }
+                fixture.IssueProviders.Add(new FakeIssueProvider(fixture.Log, providerIssues));
+            }
+
+            // When
+            var stopwatch = System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch.StartNew();
+            var issues = fixture.ReadIssues().ToList();
+            stopwatch.Stop();
+
+            // Then
+            issues.Count.ShouldBe(providerCount * issuesPerProvider);
+
+            // Verify all providers contributed issues
+            for (var i = 0; i < providerCount; i++)
+            {
+                var providerIssues = issues.Where(x => x.ProviderType == $"ProviderType{i}").ToList();
+                providerIssues.Count.ShouldBe(issuesPerProvider);
+            }
+
+            // Verify all Run properties are set
+            issues.ShouldAllBe(x => x.Run == fixture.Settings.Run);
+
+            // Log timing for performance verification
+            System.Console.WriteLine($"Reading {issues.Count} issues from {providerCount} providers took {stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds}ms");
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Should_Handle_Provider_Initialization_Failures_Concurrently()
+        {
+            // Given
+            var fixture = new IssuesFixture();
+            fixture.IssueProviders.Clear();
+
+            // Add mix of successful and failing providers
+            fixture.IssueProviders.Add(new FakeIssueProvider(fixture.Log, [
+                IssueBuilder.NewIssue("Success1", "ProviderType1", "ProviderName1")
+                    .InFile(@"src\File1.cs", 1)
+                    .OfRule("Rule1")
+                    .WithPriority(IssuePriority.Warning)
+                    .Create()
+            ]));
+
+            // Create a failing provider by passing null settings later
+            var failingProvider = new FakeFailingIssueProvider(fixture.Log);
+            fixture.IssueProviders.Add(failingProvider);
+            fixture.IssueProviders.Add(new FakeIssueProvider(fixture.Log, [
+                IssueBuilder.NewIssue("Success2", "ProviderType2", "ProviderName2")
+                    .InFile(@"src\File2.cs", 2)
+                    .OfRule("Rule2")
+                    .WithPriority(IssuePriority.Warning)
+                    .Create()
+            ]));
+
+            // When
+            var issues = fixture.ReadIssues().ToList();
+
+            // Then
+            // Should get issues from successful providers only
+            issues.Count.ShouldBe(2);
+            issues.ShouldContain(x => x.MessageText == "Success1");
+            issues.ShouldContain(x => x.MessageText == "Success2");
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Should_Demonstrate_Parallel_Processing_Benefits_With_Simulated_Delays()
+        {
+            // Given - Create providers that simulate processing delays
+            const int providerCount = 5;
+            const int delayPerProviderMs = 50; // Simulate 50ms delay per provider
+            var fixture = new IssuesFixture();
+            fixture.IssueProviders.Clear();
+
+            for (var i = 0; i < providerCount; i++)
+            {
+                var issue = IssueBuilder
+                    .NewIssue($"SlowIssue{i}", $"SlowProviderType{i}", $"SlowProviderName{i}")
+                    .InFile($@"src\SlowFile{i}.cs", i + 1)
+                    .OfRule($"SlowRule{i}")
+                    .WithPriority(IssuePriority.Warning)
+                    .Create();
+                fixture.IssueProviders.Add(new FakeSlowIssueProvider(fixture.Log, [issue], delayPerProviderMs));
+            }
+
+            // When
+            var stopwatch = System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch.StartNew();
+            var issues = fixture.ReadIssues().ToList();
+            stopwatch.Stop();
+
+            // Then
+            issues.Count.ShouldBe(providerCount);
+
+            // With parallel processing, total time should be significantly less than 
+            // sum of all delays (providerCount * delayPerProviderMs)
+            var expectedSequentialTime = providerCount * delayPerProviderMs;
+            var actualTime = stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds;
+
+            Console.WriteLine($"Sequential time would be ~{expectedSequentialTime}ms, parallel time was {actualTime}ms");
+            actualTime.ShouldBeLessThan(expectedSequentialTime, "Parallel reading of issue providers is slower than sequential processing would be");
+
+            // This assertion may be flaky in CI environments, so we'll use a generous threshold
+            // Should be much faster than 40% of sequential time
+            //var maxExpectedParallelTime = expectedSequentialTime * 0.4;
+            //Convert.ToDouble(actualTime).ShouldBeLessThan(maxExpectedParallelTime, "Parallel reading of issue providers is more than 40% of time it took for sequential processing");
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Cake.Issues.Tests/IssuesFixture.cs b/src/Cake.Issues.Tests/IssuesFixture.cs
index 53dae27f4..f71ef2413 100644
--- a/src/Cake.Issues.Tests/IssuesFixture.cs
+++ b/src/Cake.Issues.Tests/IssuesFixture.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ public class IssuesFixture
     public IssuesFixture()
     {
         this.Log = new FakeLog { Verbosity = Verbosity.Normal };
-        this.IssueProviders = [new(this.Log)];
+        this.IssueProviders = [new FakeIssueProvider(this.Log)];
         this.Settings =
             new ReadIssuesSettings(
                 new Core.IO.DirectoryPath(@"c:\Source\Cake.Issues"));
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public IssuesFixture()
 
     public FakeLog Log { get; init; }
 
-    public IList<FakeIssueProvider> IssueProviders { get; init; }
+    public IList<IIssueProvider> IssueProviders { get; init; }
 
     public ReadIssuesSettings Settings { get; init; }
 
diff --git a/src/Cake.Issues/IssuesReader.cs b/src/Cake.Issues/IssuesReader.cs
index 714c2f09a..8b72d509e 100644
--- a/src/Cake.Issues/IssuesReader.cs
+++ b/src/Cake.Issues/IssuesReader.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 namespace Cake.Issues;
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Cake.Core.Diagnostics;
 
 /// <summary>
@@ -41,40 +43,59 @@ public IssuesReader(
     /// <returns>List of issues.</returns>
     public IEnumerable<IIssue> ReadIssues()
     {
-        // Initialize issue providers and read issues.
-        var issues = new List<IIssue>();
-        foreach (var issueProvider in this.issueProviders)
+        var stopwatch = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+
+        var results = new List<IIssue>[this.issueProviders.Count];
+
+        // Process providers in parallel
+        _ = Parallel.For(0, this.issueProviders.Count, i =>
         {
-            var providerName = issueProvider.GetType().Name;
-            this.log.Verbose("Initialize issue provider {0}...", providerName);
-            if (issueProvider.Initialize(this.settings))
-            {
-                this.log.Verbose("Reading issues from {0}...", providerName);
-                var currentIssues = issueProvider.ReadIssues().ToList();
+            results[i] = this.ReadIssuesFromProvider(this.issueProviders[i]);
+        });
 
-                this.log.Verbose(
-                    "Found {0} issues using issue provider {1}...",
-                    currentIssues.Count,
-                    providerName);
+        stopwatch.Stop();
 
-                currentIssues.ForEach(x =>
-                {
-                    x.Run = this.settings.Run;
+        var issuesList = results.SelectMany(r => r).ToList();
+        this.log.Verbose(
+            "Reading {0} issues from {1} providers took {2} ms",
+            issuesList.Count,
+            this.issueProviders.Count,
+            stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds);
 
-                    if (this.settings.FileLinkSettings != null)
-                    {
-                        x.FileLink = this.settings.FileLinkSettings.GetFileLink(x);
-                    }
-                });
+        return issuesList;
+    }
+
+    private List<IIssue> ReadIssuesFromProvider(IIssueProvider issueProvider)
+    {
+        var providerName = issueProvider.GetType().Name;
+        this.log.Verbose("Initialize issue provider {0}...", providerName);
 
-                issues.AddRange(currentIssues);
-            }
-            else
+        if (issueProvider.Initialize(this.settings))
+        {
+            this.log.Verbose("Reading issues from {0}...", providerName);
+            var currentIssues = issueProvider.ReadIssues().ToList();
+
+            this.log.Verbose(
+                "Found {0} issues using issue provider {1}...",
+                currentIssues.Count,
+                providerName);
+
+            // Post-process issues - this is thread-safe as each provider gets its own issues
+            currentIssues.ForEach(x =>
             {
-                this.log.Warning("Error initializing issue provider {0}.", providerName);
-            }
-        }
+                x.Run = this.settings.Run;
 
-        return issues;
+                if (this.settings.FileLinkSettings != null)
+                {
+                    x.FileLink = this.settings.FileLinkSettings.GetFileLink(x);
+                }
+            });
+            return currentIssues;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            this.log.Warning("Error initializing issue provider {0}.", providerName);
+            return [];
+        }
     }
 }