diff --git a/langchain/embeddings/openai.py b/langchain/embeddings/openai.py
index 06c972b828..eb48c6229d 100644
--- a/langchain/embeddings/openai.py
+++ b/langchain/embeddings/openai.py
@@ -75,20 +75,27 @@ class OpenAIEmbeddings(BaseModel, Embeddings):
         text = text.replace("\n", " ")
         return self.client.create(input=[text], engine=engine)["data"][0]["embedding"]
 
-    def embed_documents(self, texts: List[str]) -> List[List[float]]:
+    def embed_documents(
+        self, texts: List[str], chunk_size: int = 1000
+    ) -> List[List[float]]:
         """Call out to OpenAI's embedding endpoint for embedding search docs.
 
         Args:
             texts: The list of texts to embed.
+            chunk_size: The maximum number of texts to send to OpenAI at once
+                (max 1000).
 
         Returns:
             List of embeddings, one for each text.
         """
-        responses = [
-            self._embedding_func(text, engine=self.document_model_name)
-            for text in texts
-        ]
-        return responses
+        # handle large batches of texts
+        results = []
+        for i in range(0, len(texts), chunk_size):
+            response = self.client.create(
+                input=texts[i : i + chunk_size], engine=self.document_model_name
+            )
+            results += [r["embedding"] for r in response["data"]]
+        return results
 
     def embed_query(self, text: str) -> List[float]:
         """Call out to OpenAI's embedding endpoint for embedding query text.
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/embeddings/test_openai.py b/tests/integration_tests/embeddings/test_openai.py
index a721f78ca7..13beee61f0 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/embeddings/test_openai.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/embeddings/test_openai.py
@@ -8,7 +8,18 @@ def test_openai_embedding_documents() -> None:
     embedding = OpenAIEmbeddings()
     output = embedding.embed_documents(documents)
     assert len(output) == 1
-    assert len(output[0]) == 2048
+    assert len(output[0]) == 1536
+
+
+def test_openai_embedding_documents_multiple() -> None:
+    """Test openai embeddings."""
+    documents = ["foo bar", "bar foo", "foo"]
+    embedding = OpenAIEmbeddings()
+    output = embedding.embed_documents(documents, chunk_size=2)
+    assert len(output) == 3
+    assert len(output[0]) == 1536
+    assert len(output[1]) == 1536
+    assert len(output[2]) == 1536
 
 
 def test_openai_embedding_query() -> None:
@@ -16,4 +27,4 @@ def test_openai_embedding_query() -> None:
     document = "foo bar"
     embedding = OpenAIEmbeddings()
     output = embedding.embed_query(document)
-    assert len(output) == 2048
+    assert len(output) == 1536