diff --git a/core/btree.rs b/core/btree.rs
index a2504ff5..266335c8 100644
--- a/core/btree.rs
+++ b/core/btree.rs
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ impl Cursor {
             let page_idx = mem_page.page_idx;
             let page = self.pager.read_page(page_idx)?;
             assert!(page.is_uptodate());
-            let page = &page.contents;
+            let page = page.contents.read().unwrap();
+            let page = page.as_ref().unwrap();
             if mem_page.cell_idx() >= page.cells.len() {
                 let parent = mem_page.parent.clone();
                 match page.header.right_most_pointer {
diff --git a/core/io/linux.rs b/core/io/linux.rs
index 338f75f4..09aec0a9 100644
--- a/core/io/linux.rs
+++ b/core/io/linux.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ impl File {
         }
         ring.submit_and_wait(1)?;
         let cqe = ring.completion().next().expect("completion queue is empty");
+        c.complete();
         Ok(())
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/io/mod.rs b/core/io/mod.rs
index 78f98804..b96c2388 100644
--- a/core/io/mod.rs
+++ b/core/io/mod.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,24 @@
 use cfg_block::cfg_block;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 
+pub type Complete = dyn Fn(&Buffer) + Send + Sync;
+
 pub struct Completion<'a> {
     pub buf: &'a mut Buffer,
+    pub complete: Box<Complete>,
+}
+
+impl<'a> Completion<'a> {
+    pub fn new(buf: &'a mut Buffer, complete: Box<Complete>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            buf,
+            complete: Box::new(complete),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn complete(&self) {
+        (self.complete)(self.buf);
+    }
 }
 
 pub struct Buffer {
diff --git a/core/pager.rs b/core/pager.rs
index 87d200b0..07a6c3e7 100644
--- a/core/pager.rs
+++ b/core/pager.rs
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ use crate::Storage;
 use concurrent_lru::unsharded::LruCache;
 use std::sync::{
     atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering},
-    Arc, Mutex,
+    Arc, Mutex, RwLock,
 };
 
 pub struct Page {
     flags: AtomicUsize,
-    pub contents: BTreePage,
+    pub contents: RwLock<Option<BTreePage>>,
 }
 
 /// Page is up-to-date.
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ const PAGE_LOCKED: usize = 0b010;
 const PAGE_ERROR: usize = 0b100;
 
 impl Page {
-    pub fn new(contents: BTreePage) -> Page {
+    pub fn new() -> Page {
         Page {
             flags: AtomicUsize::new(0),
-            contents,
+            contents: RwLock::new(None),
         }
     }
 
@@ -88,11 +88,16 @@ impl Pager {
     pub fn read_page(&self, page_idx: usize) -> anyhow::Result<Arc<Page>> {
         let handle = self.page_cache.get_or_try_init(page_idx, 1, |_idx| {
             let mut buffer_pool = self.buffer_pool.lock().unwrap();
-            let page =
-                sqlite3_ondisk::read_btree_page(&self.storage, &mut buffer_pool, page_idx).unwrap();
-            let page = Page::new(page);
-            page.set_uptodate();
-            Ok::<Arc<Page>, anyhow::Error>(Arc::new(page))
+            let page = Arc::new(Page::new());
+            page.set_locked();
+            sqlite3_ondisk::read_btree_page(
+                &self.storage,
+                &mut buffer_pool,
+                page.clone(),
+                page_idx,
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+            Ok::<Arc<Page>, anyhow::Error>(page)
         })?;
         Ok(handle.value().clone())
     }
diff --git a/core/sqlite3_ondisk.rs b/core/sqlite3_ondisk.rs
index e62b1a50..7f5828a6 100644
--- a/core/sqlite3_ondisk.rs
+++ b/core/sqlite3_ondisk.rs
@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@
 /// For more information, see: https://www.sqlite.org/fileformat.html
 use crate::buffer_pool::BufferPool;
 use crate::io::{Buffer, Completion};
+use crate::pager::Page;
 use crate::types::{Record, Value};
 use crate::Storage;
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use std::borrow::BorrowMut;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 /// The size of the database header in bytes.
 pub const DATABASE_HEADER_SIZE: usize = 100;
@@ -62,8 +64,10 @@ pub struct DatabaseHeader {
 
 pub fn read_database_header(storage: &Storage) -> Result<DatabaseHeader> {
     let mut buf = Buffer::allocate(512);
+    let complete = Box::new(|_buf: &Buffer| {});
     let mut c = Completion {
         buf: buf.borrow_mut(),
+        complete,
     };
     storage.get(1, &mut c)?;
     let buf = buf.as_slice();
@@ -136,44 +140,59 @@ pub struct BTreePage {
 pub fn read_btree_page(
     storage: &Storage,
     buffer_pool: &mut BufferPool,
+    page: Arc<Page>,
     page_idx: usize,
-) -> Result<BTreePage> {
+) -> Result<()> {
     let mut buf = buffer_pool.get();
-    let page = buf.borrow_mut().data_mut();
-    let mut c = Completion { buf: page };
+    let buf = buf.borrow_mut().data_mut();
+    let complete = Box::new(move |buf: &Buffer| {
+        let page = page.clone();
+        let page_idx = page_idx.clone();
+        read_btree_page_complete(page_idx, buf, page).unwrap();
+    });
+    let mut c = Completion { buf, complete };
     storage.get(page_idx, &mut c)?;
+    // TODO: return completion
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn read_btree_page_complete(page_idx: usize, buf: &Buffer, page: Arc<Page>) -> Result<()> {
     let mut pos = if page_idx == 1 {
         DATABASE_HEADER_SIZE
     } else {
         0
     };
-    let page = page.as_slice();
+    let buf = buf.as_slice();
     let mut header = BTreePageHeader {
-        page_type: page[pos].try_into()?,
-        _first_freeblock_offset: u16::from_be_bytes([page[pos + 1], page[pos + 2]]),
-        num_cells: u16::from_be_bytes([page[pos + 3], page[pos + 4]]),
-        _cell_content_area: u16::from_be_bytes([page[pos + 5], page[pos + 6]]),
-        _num_frag_free_bytes: page[pos + 7],
+        page_type: buf[pos].try_into()?,
+        _first_freeblock_offset: u16::from_be_bytes([buf[pos + 1], buf[pos + 2]]),
+        num_cells: u16::from_be_bytes([buf[pos + 3], buf[pos + 4]]),
+        _cell_content_area: u16::from_be_bytes([buf[pos + 5], buf[pos + 6]]),
+        _num_frag_free_bytes: buf[pos + 7],
         right_most_pointer: None,
     };
     pos += 8;
     if header.page_type == PageType::IndexInterior || header.page_type == PageType::TableInterior {
         header.right_most_pointer = Some(u32::from_be_bytes([
-            page[pos],
-            page[pos + 1],
-            page[pos + 2],
-            page[pos + 3],
+            buf[pos],
+            buf[pos + 1],
+            buf[pos + 2],
+            buf[pos + 3],
         ]));
         pos += 4;
     }
     let mut cells = Vec::new();
     for _ in 0..header.num_cells {
-        let cell_pointer = u16::from_be_bytes([page[pos], page[pos + 1]]);
+        let cell_pointer = u16::from_be_bytes([buf[pos], buf[pos + 1]]);
         pos += 2;
-        let cell = read_btree_cell(page, &header.page_type, cell_pointer as usize)?;
+        let cell = read_btree_cell(buf, &header.page_type, cell_pointer as usize)?;
         cells.push(cell);
     }
-    Ok(BTreePage { header, cells })
+    let inner = BTreePage { header, cells };
+    page.contents.write().unwrap().replace(inner);
+    page.set_uptodate();
+    page.clear_locked();
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
diff --git a/core/storage.rs b/core/storage.rs
index 7f49e220..869528d3 100644
--- a/core/storage.rs
+++ b/core/storage.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ impl StorageIO for FileStorage {
         assert!((page_size & (page_size - 1)) == 0);
         let pos = (page_idx - 1) * page_size;
         self.file.pread(pos, c)?;
+        c.complete();
         Ok(())
     }
 }