diff --git a/src/push.rs b/src/push.rs
index 80a253a6..35ebdd31 100644
--- a/src/push.rs
+++ b/src/push.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 use reqwest::blocking::Client;
 use reqwest::header::CONTENT_TYPE;
+use reqwest::Client as AsyncClient;
 use reqwest::{Method, StatusCode, Url};
 
 use crate::encoder::{Encoder, ProtobufEncoder};
@@ -23,6 +24,10 @@ lazy_static! {
         .timeout(REQWEST_TIMEOUT_SEC)
         .build()
         .unwrap();
+    static ref ASYNC_HTTP_CLIENT: AsyncClient = AsyncClient::builder()
+        .timeout(REQWEST_TIMEOUT_SEC)
+        .build()
+        .unwrap();
 }
 
 /// `BasicAuthentication` holder for supporting `push` to Pushgateway endpoints
@@ -60,6 +65,18 @@ pub fn push_metrics<S: BuildHasher>(
     push(job, grouping, url, mfs, "PUT", basic_auth)
 }
 
+/// Functions just like `push_metrics`, except the metrics are pushed
+/// asynchronously.
+pub async fn push_metrics_async<S: BuildHasher>(
+    job: &str,
+    grouping: HashMap<String, String, S>,
+    url: &str,
+    mfs: Vec<proto::MetricFamily>,
+    basic_auth: Option<BasicAuthentication>,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    push_async(job, grouping, url, mfs, "PUT", basic_auth).await
+}
+
 /// `push_add_metrics` works like `push_metrics`, but only previously pushed
 /// metrics with the same name (and the same job and other grouping labels) will
 /// be replaced. (It uses HTTP method 'POST' to push to the Pushgateway.)
@@ -75,14 +92,14 @@ pub fn push_add_metrics<S: BuildHasher>(
 
 const LABEL_NAME_JOB: &str = "job";
 
-fn push<S: BuildHasher>(
+fn configure_push<S: BuildHasher>(
     job: &str,
     grouping: HashMap<String, String, S>,
     url: &str,
     mfs: Vec<proto::MetricFamily>,
     method: &str,
-    basic_auth: Option<BasicAuthentication>,
-) -> Result<()> {
+    basic_auth: &Option<BasicAuthentication>,
+) -> Result<(String, impl Encoder, Vec<u8>)> {
     // Suppress clippy warning needless_pass_by_value.
     let grouping = grouping;
 
@@ -145,7 +162,18 @@ fn push<S: BuildHasher>(
         // Ignore error, `no metrics` and `no name`.
         let _ = encoder.encode(&[mf], &mut buf);
     }
+    Ok((push_url, encoder, buf))
+}
 
+fn push<S: BuildHasher>(
+    job: &str,
+    grouping: HashMap<String, String, S>,
+    url: &str,
+    mfs: Vec<proto::MetricFamily>,
+    method: &str,
+    basic_auth: Option<BasicAuthentication>,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let (push_url, encoder, buf) = configure_push(job, grouping, url, mfs, method, &basic_auth)?;
     let mut builder = HTTP_CLIENT
         .request(
             Method::from_str(method).unwrap(),
@@ -159,13 +187,41 @@ fn push<S: BuildHasher>(
     }
 
     let response = builder.send().map_err(|e| Error::Msg(format!("{}", e)))?;
+    handle_push_response(response.status(), push_url)
+}
+
+async fn push_async<S: BuildHasher>(
+    job: &str,
+    grouping: HashMap<String, String, S>,
+    url: &str,
+    mfs: Vec<proto::MetricFamily>,
+    method: &str,
+    basic_auth: Option<BasicAuthentication>,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let (push_url, encoder, buf) = configure_push(job, grouping, url, mfs, method, &basic_auth)?;
+    let mut builder = ASYNC_HTTP_CLIENT
+        .request(
+            Method::from_str(method).unwrap(),
+            Url::from_str(&push_url).unwrap(),
+        )
+        .header(CONTENT_TYPE, encoder.format_type())
+        .body(buf);
+
+    if let Some(BasicAuthentication { username, password }) = basic_auth {
+        builder = builder.basic_auth(username, Some(password));
+    }
+
+    let response = builder.send().await.map_err(|e| Error::Msg(format!("{}", e)))?;
+    handle_push_response(response.status(), push_url)
+}
 
-    match response.status() {
+fn handle_push_response(status: StatusCode, push_url: String) -> Result<()> {
+    match status {
         StatusCode::ACCEPTED => Ok(()),
         StatusCode::OK => Ok(()),
         _ => Err(Error::Msg(format!(
             "unexpected status code {} while pushing to {}",
-            response.status(),
+            status,
             push_url
         ))),
     }