diff --git a/job-dsl-core/src/main/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/step/MultiJobStepContext.groovy b/job-dsl-core/src/main/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/step/MultiJobStepContext.groovy
index 453d32ea5..5f24d1ae4 100644
--- a/job-dsl-core/src/main/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/step/MultiJobStepContext.groovy
+++ b/job-dsl-core/src/main/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/step/MultiJobStepContext.groovy
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ class MultiJobStepContext extends StepContext {
         stepNodes << new NodeBuilder().'com.tikal.jenkins.plugins.multijob.MultiJobBuilder' {
             phaseName phaseContext.phaseName
             delegate.continuationCondition(phaseContext.continuationCondition)
+            if (jobManagement.isMinimumPluginVersionInstalled('jenkins-multijob-plugin', '1.22')) {
+                delegate.executionType(phaseContext.executionType)
+            }
             phaseJobs {
                 phaseContext.jobsInPhase.each { PhaseJobContext jobInPhase ->
                     Node phaseJobNode = 'com.tikal.jenkins.plugins.multijob.PhaseJobsConfig' {
diff --git a/job-dsl-core/src/main/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/step/PhaseContext.groovy b/job-dsl-core/src/main/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/step/PhaseContext.groovy
index 587afbc9e..2921b0c5b 100644
--- a/job-dsl-core/src/main/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/step/PhaseContext.groovy
+++ b/job-dsl-core/src/main/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/step/PhaseContext.groovy
@@ -5,12 +5,19 @@ import javaposse.jobdsl.dsl.ContextHelper
 import javaposse.jobdsl.dsl.DslContext
 import javaposse.jobdsl.dsl.Item
 import javaposse.jobdsl.dsl.JobManagement
+import javaposse.jobdsl.dsl.RequiresPlugin
+import javaposse.jobdsl.dsl.Preconditions
 
 class PhaseContext extends AbstractContext {
+    private static final List<String> VALID_EXECUTION_TYPES = [
+        'PARALLEL', 'SEQUENTIALLY'
+    ]
+
     protected final Item item
 
     String phaseName
     String continuationCondition
+    String executionType = 'PARALLEL'
 
     List<PhaseJobContext> jobsInPhase = []
 
@@ -19,6 +26,7 @@ class PhaseContext extends AbstractContext {
         this.item = item
         this.phaseName = phaseName
         this.continuationCondition = continuationCondition
+        this.executionType = executionType
     }
 
     /**
@@ -35,6 +43,19 @@ class PhaseContext extends AbstractContext {
         this.continuationCondition = continuationCondition
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Defines how to run the whole MultiJob phase.
+     * @since 1.52
+     */
+    @RequiresPlugin(id = 'jenkins-multijob-plugin', minimumVersion = '1.22')
+    void executionType(String executionType) {
+        Preconditions.checkArgument(
+            VALID_EXECUTION_TYPES.contains(executionType),
+            "Execution Type needs to be one of these values: ${VALID_EXECUTION_TYPES.join(', ')}"
+        )
+        this.executionType = executionType
+    }
+
     /**
      * Adds a job to the phase.
      *
diff --git a/job-dsl-core/src/test/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/step/MultiJobStepContextSpec.groovy b/job-dsl-core/src/test/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/step/MultiJobStepContextSpec.groovy
index d98d7ff3a..26363b497 100644
--- a/job-dsl-core/src/test/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/step/MultiJobStepContextSpec.groovy
+++ b/job-dsl-core/src/test/groovy/javaposse/jobdsl/dsl/helpers/step/MultiJobStepContextSpec.groovy
@@ -227,9 +227,22 @@ class MultiJobStepContextSpec extends Specification {
         thrown(DslScriptException)
     }
 
+    def 'call phase with unsupported execution type'() {
+        setup:
+        jobManagement.isMinimumPluginVersionInstalled('jenkins-multijob-plugin', '1.22') >> true
+
+        when:
+        context.phase('test') {
+            executionType 'FOO'
+        }
+
+        then:
+        thrown(DslScriptException)
+    }
+
     def 'call phase with supported condition'(String condition) {
         setup:
-        jobManagement.isMinimumPluginVersionInstalled('jenkins-multijob-plugin', '1.16') >> true
+        jobManagement.isMinimumPluginVersionInstalled('jenkins-multijob-plugin', '1.22') >> true
 
         when:
         context.phase('test', condition) {
@@ -238,9 +251,10 @@ class MultiJobStepContextSpec extends Specification {
         then:
         with(context.stepNodes[0]) {
             name() == 'com.tikal.jenkins.plugins.multijob.MultiJobBuilder'
-            children().size() == 3
+            children().size() == 4
             phaseName[0].value() == 'test'
             continuationCondition[0].value() == condition
+            executionType[0].value() == 'PARALLEL'
             phaseJobs[0].value().empty
         }
 
@@ -248,6 +262,29 @@ class MultiJobStepContextSpec extends Specification {
         condition << ['FAILURE', 'ALWAYS']
     }
 
+    def 'call phase with supported execution type'(String execution) {
+        setup:
+        jobManagement.isMinimumPluginVersionInstalled('jenkins-multijob-plugin', '1.22') >> true
+
+        when:
+        context.phase('test') {
+            executionType execution
+        }
+
+        then:
+        with(context.stepNodes[0]) {
+            name() == 'com.tikal.jenkins.plugins.multijob.MultiJobBuilder'
+            children().size() == 4
+            phaseName[0].value() == 'test'
+            continuationCondition[0].value() == 'SUCCESSFUL'
+            executionType[0].value() == execution
+            phaseJobs[0].value().empty
+        }
+
+        where:
+        execution << ['PARALLEL', 'SEQUENTIALLY']
+    }
+
     def 'phase works inside conditionalSteps'() {
         when:
         context.conditionalSteps {