diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 65e6220..cbe93da 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -142,6 +142,14 @@ impl DB {
             .map_err(|err| err.into())
     }
 
+    /// Reads a single record by key asynchronously.
+    pub async fn get_async<S: Schema>(
+        &self,
+        schema_key: &impl KeyCodec<S>,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<Option<S::Value>> {
+        tokio::task::block_in_place(|| self.get(schema_key))
+    }
+
     /// Writes single record.
     pub fn put<S: Schema>(
         &self,
@@ -155,6 +163,15 @@ impl DB {
         self.write_schemas(&batch)
     }
 
+    /// Writes a single record asynchronously.
+    pub async fn put_async<S: Schema>(
+        &self,
+        key: &impl KeyCodec<S>,
+        value: &impl ValueCodec<S>,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        tokio::task::block_in_place(|| self.put(key, value))
+    }
+
     /// Delete a single key from the database.
     pub fn delete<S: Schema>(&self, key: &impl KeyCodec<S>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         // Not necessary to use a batch, but we'd like a central place to bump counters.
@@ -164,6 +181,11 @@ impl DB {
         self.write_schemas(&batch)
     }
 
+    /// Delete a single key from the database asynchronously.
+    pub async fn delete_async<S: Schema>(&self, key: &impl KeyCodec<S>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        tokio::task::block_in_place(|| self.delete(key))
+    }
+
     /// Removes the database entries in the range `["from", "to")` using default write options.
     ///
     /// Note that this operation will be done lexicographic on the *encoding* of the seek keys. It is
@@ -181,6 +203,19 @@ impl DB {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Removes the database entries in the range `["from", "to")` using default write options asynchronously.
+    ///
+    /// Note that this operation will be done lexicographic on the *encoding* of the seek keys. It is
+    /// up to the table creator to ensure that the lexicographic ordering of the encoded seek keys matches the
+    /// logical ordering of the type.
+    pub async fn delete_range_async<S: Schema>(
+        &self,
+        from: &impl SeekKeyEncoder<S>,
+        to: &impl SeekKeyEncoder<S>,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        tokio::task::block_in_place(|| self.delete_range(from, to))
+    }
+
     fn iter_with_direction<S: Schema>(
         &self,
         opts: ReadOptions,
@@ -269,6 +304,11 @@ impl DB {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Writes a group of records wrapped in a [`SchemaBatch`] asynchronously.
+    pub async fn write_schemas_async(&self, batch: &SchemaBatch) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        tokio::task::block_in_place(|| self.write_schemas(batch))
+    }
+
     fn get_cf_handle(&self, cf_name: &str) -> anyhow::Result<&rocksdb::ColumnFamily> {
         self.inner.cf_handle(cf_name).ok_or_else(|| {
             format_err!(
@@ -303,6 +343,11 @@ impl DB {
         rocksdb::checkpoint::Checkpoint::new(&self.inner)?.create_checkpoint(path)?;
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    /// Creates new physical DB checkpoint in directory specified by `path` asynchronously.
+    pub async fn create_checkpoint_async<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, path: P) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        tokio::task::block_in_place(|| self.create_checkpoint(path))
+    }
 }
 
 /// Readability alias for a key in the DB.
diff --git a/tests/db_test.rs b/tests/db_test.rs
index fdeb33c..1c54ead 100644
--- a/tests/db_test.rs
+++ b/tests/db_test.rs
@@ -345,3 +345,66 @@ fn test_checkpoint() {
         assert_eq!(db.get::<TestSchema1>(&TestField(1)).unwrap(), None);
     }
 }
+
+mod async_tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+    async fn test_async_ops() {
+        let tmpdir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let db = open_db(tmpdir);
+
+        db.put_async::<TestSchema1>(&TestField(1), &TestField(55))
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            db.get_async::<TestSchema1>(&TestField(1)).await.unwrap(),
+            Some(TestField(55)),
+        );
+
+        db.delete_async::<TestSchema1>(&TestField(1)).await.unwrap();
+        assert!(db
+            .get_async::<TestSchema1>(&TestField(1))
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+    async fn test_checkpoint() {
+        let tmpdir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let checkpoint_parent = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let checkpoint = checkpoint_parent.path().join("checkpoint");
+        {
+            let db = open_db(&tmpdir);
+            db.put_async::<TestSchema1>(&TestField(0), &TestField(0))
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
+            db.create_checkpoint_async(&checkpoint).await.unwrap();
+        }
+        {
+            let db = open_db(&tmpdir);
+            assert_eq!(
+                db.get_async::<TestSchema1>(&TestField(0)).await.unwrap(),
+                Some(TestField(0)),
+            );
+
+            let cp = open_db(&checkpoint);
+            assert_eq!(
+                cp.get_async::<TestSchema1>(&TestField(0)).await.unwrap(),
+                Some(TestField(0)),
+            );
+            cp.put_async::<TestSchema1>(&TestField(1), &TestField(1))
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(
+                cp.get_async::<TestSchema1>(&TestField(1)).await.unwrap(),
+                Some(TestField(1)),
+            );
+            assert_eq!(
+                db.get_async::<TestSchema1>(&TestField(1)).await.unwrap(),
+                None
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}