diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 52244e8..57f2ef2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,9 +17,14 @@ exclude = ["/.github/*", "/.travis.yml", "/appveyor.yml"]
 log = { version = "0.4", features = ["std"] }
 once_cell = "1.9.0"
 rand = "0.8"
+tokio = { version = "1.32", features = ["sync"], optional = true }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+tokio = { version = "1.32", features = ["sync", "rt-multi-thread", "time", "macros"] }
 
 [features]
 failpoints = []
+async = ["tokio"]
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 all-features = true
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index f23cc44..cf270fb 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -282,6 +282,8 @@ enum Task {
     Delay(u64),
     /// Call callback function.
     Callback(SyncCallback),
+    #[cfg(feature = "async")]
+    CallbackAsync(async_imp::AsyncCallback),
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -433,6 +435,8 @@ impl FromStr for Action {
 struct FailPoint {
     pause: Mutex<bool>,
     pause_notifier: Condvar,
+    #[cfg(feature = "async")]
+    async_pause_notify: tokio::sync::Notify,
     actions: RwLock<Vec<Action>>,
     actions_str: RwLock<String>,
 }
@@ -443,6 +447,8 @@ impl FailPoint {
         FailPoint {
             pause: Mutex::new(false),
             pause_notifier: Condvar::new(),
+            #[cfg(feature = "async")]
+            async_pause_notify: tokio::sync::Notify::new(),
             actions: RwLock::default(),
             actions_str: RwLock::default(),
         }
@@ -450,6 +456,8 @@ impl FailPoint {
 
     fn set_actions(&self, actions_str: &str, actions: Vec<Action>) {
         loop {
+            #[cfg(feature = "async")]
+            self.async_pause_notify.notify_waiters();
             // TODO: maybe busy waiting here.
             match self.actions.try_write() {
                 Err(TryLockError::WouldBlock) => {}
@@ -509,6 +517,10 @@ impl FailPoint {
             Task::Callback(f) => {
                 f.run();
             }
+            #[cfg(feature = "async")]
+            Task::CallbackAsync(_) => panic!(
+                "to use async callback, please enable `async` feature and use `async_fail_point`"
+            ),
         }
         None
     }
@@ -852,6 +864,179 @@ macro_rules! fail_point {
     ($name:expr, $cond:expr, $e:expr) => {{}};
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "async")]
+mod async_imp {
+    use super::*;
+    type BoxFuture<'a, T> = std::pin::Pin<Box<dyn std::future::Future<Output = T> + Send + 'a>>;
+
+    #[derive(Clone)]
+    pub(crate) struct AsyncCallback(
+        Arc<dyn Fn() -> BoxFuture<'static, ()> + Send + Sync + 'static>,
+    );
+
+    impl Debug for AsyncCallback {
+        fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+            f.write_str("AsyncCallback()")
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl PartialEq for AsyncCallback {
+        #[allow(clippy::vtable_address_comparisons)]
+        fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+            Arc::ptr_eq(&self.0, &other.0)
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl AsyncCallback {
+        fn new(f: impl Fn() -> BoxFuture<'static, ()> + Send + Sync + 'static) -> AsyncCallback {
+            AsyncCallback(Arc::new(f))
+        }
+
+        async fn run(&self) {
+            let callback = &self.0;
+            callback().await;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// `fail_point` but with support for async callback and pause.
+    #[macro_export]
+    #[cfg(feature = "failpoints")]
+    macro_rules! async_fail_point {
+        ($name:expr) => {{
+            $crate::async_eval($name, |_| {
+                panic!("Return is not supported for the fail point \"{}\"", $name);
+            })
+            .await;
+        }};
+        ($name:expr, $e:expr) => {{
+            if let Some(res) = $crate::async_eval($name, $e).await {
+                return res;
+            }
+        }};
+        ($name:expr, $cond:expr, $e:expr) => {{
+            if $cond {
+                $crate::async_fail_point!($name, $e);
+            }
+        }};
+    }
+
+    /// Define an async fail point (disabled, see `failpoints` feature).
+    #[macro_export]
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "failpoints"))]
+    macro_rules! async_fail_point {
+        ($name:expr, $e:expr) => {{}};
+        ($name:expr) => {{}};
+        ($name:expr, $cond:expr, $e:expr) => {{}};
+    }
+
+    /// Configures an async callback to be triggered at the specified
+    /// failpoint. If the failpoint is not implemented using
+    /// `async_fail_point`, the execution will raise an exception.
+    pub fn cfg_async_callback<S, F>(name: S, f: F) -> Result<(), String>
+    where
+        S: Into<String>,
+        F: Fn() -> BoxFuture<'static, ()> + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    {
+        let mut registry = REGISTRY.registry.write().unwrap();
+        let p = registry
+            .entry(name.into())
+            .or_insert_with(|| Arc::new(FailPoint::new()));
+        let action = Action::from_async_callback(f);
+        let actions = vec![action];
+        p.set_actions("callback", actions);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[doc(hidden)]
+    pub async fn async_eval<R, F: FnOnce(Option<String>) -> R>(name: &str, f: F) -> Option<R> {
+        let p = {
+            let registry = REGISTRY.registry.read().unwrap();
+            match registry.get(name) {
+                None => return None,
+                Some(p) => p.clone(),
+            }
+        };
+        p.async_eval(name).await.map(f)
+    }
+
+    impl Action {
+        fn from_async_callback(
+            f: impl Fn() -> BoxFuture<'static, ()> + Send + Sync + 'static,
+        ) -> Action {
+            let task = Task::CallbackAsync(AsyncCallback::new(f));
+            Action {
+                task,
+                freq: 1.0,
+                count: None,
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl FailPoint {
+        #[cfg_attr(feature = "cargo-clippy", allow(clippy::option_option))]
+        async fn async_eval(&self, name: &str) -> Option<Option<String>> {
+            let task = {
+                let task = self
+                    .actions
+                    .read()
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .iter()
+                    .filter_map(Action::get_task)
+                    .next();
+                match task {
+                    Some(Task::Pause) => {
+                        // let n = self.async_pause_notify.clone();
+                        self.async_pause_notify.notified().await;
+                        return None;
+                    }
+                    Some(t) => t,
+                    None => return None,
+                }
+            };
+
+            match task {
+                Task::Off => {}
+                Task::Return(s) => return Some(s),
+                Task::Sleep(t) => {
+                    let not = Arc::new(tokio::sync::Notify::new());
+                    let not_for_thread = not.clone();
+                    let handle = std::thread::spawn(move || {
+                        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(t));
+                        not_for_thread.notify_waiters();
+                    });
+                    not.notified().await;
+                    handle.join().unwrap();
+                }
+                Task::Panic(msg) => match msg {
+                    Some(ref msg) => panic!("{}", msg),
+                    None => panic!("failpoint {} panic", name),
+                },
+                Task::Print(msg) => match msg {
+                    Some(ref msg) => log::info!("{}", msg),
+                    None => log::info!("failpoint {} executed.", name),
+                },
+                Task::Pause => unreachable!(),
+                Task::Yield => thread::yield_now(),
+                Task::Delay(t) => {
+                    let timer = Instant::now();
+                    let timeout = Duration::from_millis(t);
+                    while timer.elapsed() < timeout {}
+                }
+                Task::Callback(f) => {
+                    f.run();
+                }
+                Task::CallbackAsync(f) => {
+                    f.run().await;
+                }
+            }
+            None
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "async")]
+pub use async_imp::*;
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -1062,4 +1247,60 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(rx.recv_timeout(Duration::from_millis(500)).unwrap(), 0);
         assert_eq!(f1(), 0);
     }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "async")]
+    #[cfg_attr(not(feature = "failpoints"), ignore)]
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_async_failpoints() {
+        let f1 = async {
+            async_fail_point!("async_cb");
+        };
+        let f2 = async {
+            async_fail_point!("async_cb");
+        };
+
+        let counter = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+        let counter2 = counter.clone();
+        cfg_async_callback("async_cb", move || {
+            counter2.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+            Box::pin(async move {
+                tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10)).await;
+            })
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+        f1.await;
+        f2.await;
+        assert_eq!(2, counter.load(Ordering::SeqCst));
+
+        cfg("async_pause", "pause").unwrap();
+        let (tx, mut rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(1);
+        let handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
+            async_fail_point!("async_pause");
+            tx.send(()).await.unwrap();
+        });
+        tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_millis(500), rx.recv())
+            .await
+            .unwrap_err();
+        remove("async_pause");
+        tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_millis(500), rx.recv())
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        handle.await.unwrap();
+
+        cfg("async_sleep", "sleep(500)").unwrap();
+        let (tx, mut rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(1);
+        let handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
+            tx.send(()).await.unwrap();
+            async_fail_point!("async_sleep");
+            tx.send(()).await.unwrap();
+        });
+        rx.recv().await.unwrap();
+        tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_millis(300), rx.recv())
+            .await
+            .unwrap_err();
+        tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_millis(300), rx.recv())
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        handle.await.unwrap();
+    }
 }