diff --git a/run-fe-ut.sh b/run-fe-ut.sh
index 35d470753c3184..8fec64df4487d6 100755
--- a/run-fe-ut.sh
+++ b/run-fe-ut.sh
@@ -31,9 +31,14 @@ Usage: $0 <options>
   Optional options:
      --coverage           build and run coverage statistic
      --run                build and run ut
+     -j <num>             build parallel, num is the number of threads, default 1
+     -p <num>             unit test parallel, num is the number of forked JVMs, default 1
 
   Eg.
     $0                                                                      build and run ut
+    $0 -j 4                                                                 build with 4 threads and run ut
+    $0 -p 3                                                                 run unit tests with 3 forked JVMs
+    $0 -j 4 -p 3                                                            build with 4 threads and run unit tests with 3 forked JVMs
     $0 --coverage                                                           build and run coverage statistic
     $0 --run org.apache.doris.utframe.Demo                                  build and run the test named Demo
     $0 --run org.apache.doris.utframe.Demo#testCreateDbAndTable+test2       build and run testCreateDbAndTable in Demo test
@@ -44,7 +49,7 @@ Usage: $0 <options>
 
 if ! OPTS="$(getopt \
     -n "$0" \
-    -o '' \
+    -o 'j:p:' \
     -l 'coverage' \
     -l 'run' \
     -- "$@")"; then
@@ -55,8 +60,9 @@ eval set -- "${OPTS}"
 
 RUN=0
 COVERAGE=0
+BUILD_PARALLEL=1
+UT_PARALLEL=1
 if [[ "$#" == 1 ]]; then
-    #default
     RUN=0
     COVERAGE=0
 else
@@ -72,6 +78,14 @@ else
             RUN=1
             shift
             ;;
+        -j)
+            BUILD_PARALLEL="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        -p)
+            UT_PARALLEL="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
         --)
             shift
             break
@@ -102,27 +116,23 @@ cd "${DORIS_HOME}/fe"
 mkdir -p build/compile
 
 if [[ -z "${FE_UT_PARALLEL}" ]]; then
-    # the default fe unit test parallel is 1
-    export FE_UT_PARALLEL=1
+    export FE_UT_PARALLEL="${UT_PARALLEL}"
 fi
+echo "Build parallel is: ${BUILD_PARALLEL}"
 echo "Unit test parallel is: ${FE_UT_PARALLEL}"
 
 if [[ "${RUN}" -eq 1 ]]; then
     echo "Run the specified class: $1"
-    # eg:
-    # sh run-fe-ut.sh --run org.apache.doris.utframe.DemoTest
-    # sh run-fe-ut.sh --run org.apache.doris.utframe.DemoTest#testCreateDbAndTable+test2
-
     if [[ "${COVERAGE}" -eq 1 ]]; then
-        "${MVN_CMD}" -Pcoverage test jacoco:report -DfailIfNoTests=false -Dtest="$1"
+        "${MVN_CMD}" -T "${BUILD_PARALLEL}" -Pcoverage test jacoco:report -DfailIfNoTests=false -Dtest="$1"
     else
-        "${MVN_CMD}" test -Dcheckstyle.skip=true -DfailIfNoTests=false -Dmaven.build.cache.enabled=false -Dtest="$1"
+        "${MVN_CMD}" -T "${BUILD_PARALLEL}" test -Dcheckstyle.skip=true -DfailIfNoTests=false -Dmaven.build.cache.enabled=false -Dtest="$1"
     fi
 else
     echo "Run Frontend UT"
     if [[ "${COVERAGE}" -eq 1 ]]; then
-        "${MVN_CMD}" -Pcoverage test jacoco:report -DfailIfNoTests=false -Dmaven.test.failure.ignore=true
+        "${MVN_CMD}" -T "${BUILD_PARALLEL}" -Pcoverage test jacoco:report -DfailIfNoTests=false -Dmaven.test.failure.ignore=true
     else
-        "${MVN_CMD}" test -Dcheckstyle.skip=true -DfailIfNoTests=false -Dmaven.build.cache.enabled=false
+        "${MVN_CMD}" -T "${BUILD_PARALLEL}" test -Dcheckstyle.skip=true -DfailIfNoTests=false -Dmaven.build.cache.enabled=false
     fi
 fi