diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 28ffad42..905c1d6a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 requires-python = ">= 3.10"
 
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+async = [
+  "pytest-asyncio",
+  "aiofiles"
+]
+
 [project.urls]
 "Source" = "https://github.com/dbfixtures/pytest-postgresql"
 "Bug Tracker" = "https://github.com/dbfixtures/pytest-postgresql/issues"
diff --git a/pytest_postgresql/factories/__init__.py b/pytest_postgresql/factories/__init__.py
index d6bd2f64..002304cb 100644
--- a/pytest_postgresql/factories/__init__.py
+++ b/pytest_postgresql/factories/__init__.py
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 # along with pytest-postgresql.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 """Fixture factories for postgresql fixtures."""
 
-from pytest_postgresql.factories.client import postgresql
+from pytest_postgresql.factories.client import postgresql, postgresql_async
 from pytest_postgresql.factories.noprocess import postgresql_noproc
 from pytest_postgresql.factories.process import PortType, postgresql_proc
 
-__all__ = ("postgresql_proc", "postgresql_noproc", "postgresql", "PortType")
+__all__ = ("postgresql_proc", "postgresql_noproc", "postgresql", "postgresql_async", "PortType")
diff --git a/pytest_postgresql/factories/client.py b/pytest_postgresql/factories/client.py
index 76e7afce..3e015bc9 100644
--- a/pytest_postgresql/factories/client.py
+++ b/pytest_postgresql/factories/client.py
@@ -17,23 +17,25 @@
 # along with pytest-postgresql.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 """Fixture factory for postgresql client."""
 
-from typing import Callable, Iterator
+from typing import AsyncIterator, Callable, Iterator
 
 import psycopg
 import pytest
-from psycopg import Connection
+from psycopg import AsyncConnection, Connection
 from pytest import FixtureRequest
 
 from pytest_postgresql.config import get_config
 from pytest_postgresql.executor import PostgreSQLExecutor
 from pytest_postgresql.executor_noop import NoopExecutor
-from pytest_postgresql.janitor import DatabaseJanitor
+from pytest_postgresql.janitor import AsyncDatabaseJanitor, DatabaseJanitor
+from pytest_postgresql.types import FixtureScopeT
 
 
 def postgresql(
     process_fixture_name: str,
     dbname: str | None = None,
     isolation_level: "psycopg.IsolationLevel | None" = None,
+    scope: FixtureScopeT = "function",
 ) -> Callable[[FixtureRequest], Iterator[Connection]]:
     """Return connection fixture factory for PostgreSQL.
 
@@ -41,12 +43,13 @@ def postgresql(
     :param dbname: database name
     :param isolation_level: optional postgresql isolation level
                             defaults to server's default
+    :param scope: fixture scope; by default "function" which is recommended.
     :returns: function which makes a connection to postgresql
     """
 
-    @pytest.fixture
+    @pytest.fixture(scope=scope)
     def postgresql_factory(request: FixtureRequest) -> Iterator[Connection]:
-        """Fixture factory for PostgreSQL.
+        """Fixture connection factory for PostgreSQL.
 
         :param request: fixture request object
         :returns: postgresql client
@@ -85,3 +88,63 @@ def postgresql_factory(request: FixtureRequest) -> Iterator[Connection]:
             db_connection.close()
 
     return postgresql_factory
+
+
+def postgresql_async(
+    process_fixture_name: str,
+    dbname: str | None = None,
+    isolation_level: "psycopg.IsolationLevel | None" = None,
+    scope: FixtureScopeT = "function",
+) -> Callable[[FixtureRequest], AsyncIterator[AsyncConnection]]:
+    """Return async connection fixture factory for PostgreSQL.
+
+    :param process_fixture_name: name of the process fixture
+    :param dbname: database name
+    :param isolation_level: optional postgresql isolation level
+                            defaults to server's default
+    :param scope: fixture scope; by default "function" which is recommended.
+    :returns: function which makes a connection to postgresql
+    """
+    import pytest_asyncio
+
+    @pytest_asyncio.fixture(scope=scope)
+    async def postgresql_factory(request: FixtureRequest) -> AsyncIterator[AsyncConnection]:
+        """Async connection fixture factory for PostgreSQL.
+
+        :param request: fixture request object
+        :returns: postgresql client
+        """
+        proc_fixture: PostgreSQLExecutor | NoopExecutor = request.getfixturevalue(process_fixture_name)
+        config = get_config(request)
+
+        pg_host = proc_fixture.host
+        pg_port = proc_fixture.port
+        pg_user = proc_fixture.user
+        pg_password = proc_fixture.password
+        pg_options = proc_fixture.options
+        pg_db = dbname or proc_fixture.dbname
+        janitor = AsyncDatabaseJanitor(
+            user=pg_user,
+            host=pg_host,
+            port=pg_port,
+            dbname=pg_db,
+            template_dbname=proc_fixture.template_dbname,
+            version=proc_fixture.version,
+            password=pg_password,
+            isolation_level=isolation_level,
+        )
+        if config["drop_test_database"]:
+            await janitor.drop()
+        async with janitor:
+            db_connection: AsyncConnection = await AsyncConnection.connect(
+                dbname=pg_db,
+                user=pg_user,
+                password=pg_password,
+                host=pg_host,
+                port=pg_port,
+                options=pg_options,
+            )
+            yield db_connection
+            await db_connection.close()
+
+    return postgresql_factory
diff --git a/pytest_postgresql/factories/noprocess.py b/pytest_postgresql/factories/noprocess.py
index fd3b96ba..3e5e9fc4 100644
--- a/pytest_postgresql/factories/noprocess.py
+++ b/pytest_postgresql/factories/noprocess.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 from pytest_postgresql.config import get_config
 from pytest_postgresql.executor_noop import NoopExecutor
 from pytest_postgresql.janitor import DatabaseJanitor
+from pytest_postgresql.types import FixtureScopeT
 
 
 def xdistify_dbname(dbname: str) -> str:
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ def postgresql_noproc(
     dbname: str | None = None,
     options: str = "",
     load: list[Callable | str | Path] | None = None,
+    scope: FixtureScopeT = "session",
 ) -> Callable[[FixtureRequest], Iterator[NoopExecutor]]:
     """Postgresql noprocess factory.
 
@@ -55,10 +57,11 @@ def postgresql_noproc(
     :param dbname: postgresql database name
     :param options: Postgresql connection options
     :param load: List of functions used to initialize database's template.
+    :param scope: fixture scope; by default "session" which is recommended.
     :returns: function which makes a postgresql process
     """
 
-    @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+    @pytest.fixture(scope=scope)
     def postgresql_noproc_fixture(request: FixtureRequest) -> Iterator[NoopExecutor]:
         """Noop Process fixture for PostgreSQL.
 
diff --git a/pytest_postgresql/factories/process.py b/pytest_postgresql/factories/process.py
index 0a663fc0..25b494ee 100644
--- a/pytest_postgresql/factories/process.py
+++ b/pytest_postgresql/factories/process.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 from pytest_postgresql.exceptions import ExecutableMissingException
 from pytest_postgresql.executor import PostgreSQLExecutor
 from pytest_postgresql.janitor import DatabaseJanitor
+from pytest_postgresql.types import FixtureScopeT
 
 PortType = port_for.PortType  # mypy requires explicit export
 
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ def postgresql_proc(
     unixsocketdir: str | None = None,
     postgres_options: str | None = None,
     load: list[Callable | str | Path] | None = None,
+    scope: FixtureScopeT = "session",
 ) -> Callable[[FixtureRequest, TempPathFactory], Iterator[PostgreSQLExecutor]]:
     """Postgresql process factory.
 
@@ -101,10 +103,11 @@ def postgresql_proc(
     :param unixsocketdir: directory to create postgresql's unixsockets
     :param postgres_options: Postgres executable options for use by pg_ctl
     :param load: List of functions used to initialize database's template.
+    :param scope: fixture scope; by default "session" which is recommended.
     :returns: function which makes a postgresql process
     """
 
-    @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+    @pytest.fixture(scope=scope)
     def postgresql_proc_fixture(
         request: FixtureRequest, tmp_path_factory: TempPathFactory
     ) -> Iterator[PostgreSQLExecutor]:
diff --git a/pytest_postgresql/janitor.py b/pytest_postgresql/janitor.py
index 247ade22..6dc3d2f6 100644
--- a/pytest_postgresql/janitor.py
+++ b/pytest_postgresql/janitor.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Database Janitor."""
 
-from contextlib import contextmanager
+import inspect
+from contextlib import asynccontextmanager, contextmanager
 from pathlib import Path
 from types import TracebackType
 from typing import Callable, Iterator, Type, TypeVar
@@ -9,8 +10,8 @@
 from packaging.version import parse
 from psycopg import Connection, Cursor
 
-from pytest_postgresql.loader import build_loader
-from pytest_postgresql.retry import retry
+from pytest_postgresql.loader import build_loader, build_loader_async
+from pytest_postgresql.retry import retry, retry_async
 
 Version = type(parse("1"))
 
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ def __init__(
         :param host: postgresql host
         :param port: postgresql port
         :param dbname: database name
-        :param dbname: template database name
+        :param template_dbname: template database name
         :param version: postgresql version number
         :param password: optional postgresql password
         :param isolation_level: optional postgresql isolation level
@@ -52,8 +53,8 @@ def __init__(
         self.password = password
         self.host = host
         self.port = port
-        # At least one of the dbname or template_dbname has to be filled.
-        assert any([dbname, template_dbname])
+        if not (dbname or template_dbname):
+            raise ValueError("At least one of the dbname or template_dbname has to be filled.")
         self.dbname = dbname
         self.template_dbname = template_dbname
         self._connection_timeout = connection_timeout
@@ -163,3 +164,145 @@ def __exit__(
     ) -> None:
         """Exit from Database janitor context cleaning after itself."""
         self.drop()
+
+
+class AsyncDatabaseJanitor:
+    """Manage database state for specific tasks."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        *,
+        user: str,
+        host: str,
+        port: str | int,
+        version: str | float | Version,  # type: ignore[valid-type]
+        dbname: str | None = None,
+        template_dbname: str | None = None,
+        password: str | None = None,
+        isolation_level: "psycopg.IsolationLevel | None" = None,
+        connection_timeout: int = 60,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Initialize janitor.
+
+        :param user: postgresql username
+        :param host: postgresql host
+        :param port: postgresql port
+        :param dbname: database name
+        :param template_dbname: template database name
+        :param version: postgresql version number
+        :param password: optional postgresql password
+        :param isolation_level: optional postgresql isolation level
+            defaults to server's default
+        :param connection_timeout: how long to retry connection before
+            raising a TimeoutError
+        """
+        self.user = user
+        self.password = password
+        self.host = host
+        self.port = port
+        if not (dbname or template_dbname):
+            raise ValueError("At least one of the dbname or template_dbname has to be filled.")
+        self.dbname = dbname
+        self.template_dbname = template_dbname
+        self._connection_timeout = connection_timeout
+        self.isolation_level = isolation_level
+        if not isinstance(version, Version):
+            self.version = parse(str(version))
+        else:
+            self.version = version
+
+    async def init(self) -> None:
+        """Create database in postgresql."""
+        async with self.cursor() as cur:
+            if self.is_template():
+                await cur.execute(f'CREATE DATABASE "{self.template_dbname}" WITH is_template = true;')
+            elif self.template_dbname is None:
+                await cur.execute(f'CREATE DATABASE "{self.dbname}";')
+            else:
+                # And make sure no-one is left connected to the template database.
+                # Otherwise, Creating database from template will fail
+                await self._terminate_connection(cur, self.template_dbname)
+                await cur.execute(f'CREATE DATABASE "{self.dbname}" TEMPLATE "{self.template_dbname}";')
+
+    def is_template(self) -> bool:
+        """Determine whether the DatabaseJanitor maintains template or database."""
+        return self.dbname is None
+
+    async def drop(self) -> None:
+        """Drop database in postgresql (async)."""
+        db_to_drop = self.template_dbname if self.is_template() else self.dbname
+        assert db_to_drop
+        async with self.cursor() as cur:
+            await self._dont_datallowconn(cur, db_to_drop)
+            await self._terminate_connection(cur, db_to_drop)
+            if self.is_template():
+                await cur.execute(f'ALTER DATABASE "{db_to_drop}" with is_template false;')
+            await cur.execute(f'DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS "{db_to_drop}";')
+
+    @staticmethod
+    async def _dont_datallowconn(cur, dbname: str) -> None:
+        await cur.execute(f'ALTER DATABASE "{dbname}" with allow_connections false;')
+
+    @staticmethod
+    async def _terminate_connection(cur, dbname: str) -> None:
+        await cur.execute(
+            "SELECT pg_terminate_backend(pg_stat_activity.pid)"
+            "FROM pg_stat_activity "
+            "WHERE pg_stat_activity.datname = %s;",
+            (dbname,),
+        )
+
+    async def load(self, load: Callable | str | Path) -> None:
+        """Load data into a database (async).
+
+        Expects:
+
+            * a Path to sql file, that'll be loaded
+            * an import path to import callable
+            * a callable that expects: host, port, user, dbname and password arguments.
+
+        """
+        db_to_load = self.template_dbname if self.is_template() else self.dbname
+        _loader = build_loader_async(load)
+        cor = _loader(
+            host=self.host,
+            port=self.port,
+            user=self.user,
+            dbname=db_to_load,
+            password=self.password,
+        )
+        if inspect.isawaitable(cor):
+            await cor
+
+    @asynccontextmanager
+    async def cursor(self, dbname: str = "postgres"):
+        """Async context manager for postgresql cursor."""
+
+        async def connect() -> psycopg.AsyncConnection:
+            """Return postgresql async cursor."""
+            return await psycopg.AsyncConnection.connect(
+                dbname=dbname,
+                user=self.user,
+                password=self.password,
+                host=self.host,
+                port=self.port,
+            )
+
+        conn = await retry_async(connect, timeout=self._connection_timeout, possible_exception=psycopg.OperationalError)
+        try:
+            await conn.set_isolation_level(self.isolation_level)
+            await conn.set_autocommit(True)
+            # We must not run a transaction since we create a database.
+            async with conn.cursor() as cur:
+                yield cur
+        finally:
+            await conn.close()
+
+    async def __aenter__(self):
+        """Initialize Database Janitor."""
+        await self.init()
+        return self
+
+    async def __aexit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
+        """Exit from Database janitor context cleaning after itself."""
+        await self.drop()
diff --git a/pytest_postgresql/loader.py b/pytest_postgresql/loader.py
index c9b28cbd..36f37055 100644
--- a/pytest_postgresql/loader.py
+++ b/pytest_postgresql/loader.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Loader helper functions."""
 
+import importlib
 import re
 from functools import partial
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ def build_loader(load: Callable | str | Path) -> Callable:
         loader_parts = re.split("[.:]", load, maxsplit=2)
         import_path = ".".join(loader_parts[:-1])
         loader_name = loader_parts[-1]
-        _temp_import = __import__(import_path, globals(), locals(), fromlist=[loader_name])
+        _temp_import = importlib.import_module(import_path)
         _loader: Callable = getattr(_temp_import, loader_name)
         return _loader
     else:
@@ -30,3 +31,29 @@ def sql(sql_filename: Path, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
             with db_connection.cursor() as cur:
                 cur.execute(_fd.read())
         db_connection.commit()
+
+
+def build_loader_async(load: Callable | str | Path) -> Callable:
+    """Build a loader callable."""
+    if isinstance(load, Path):
+        return partial(sql_async, load)
+    elif isinstance(load, str):
+        loader_parts = re.split("[.:]", load, maxsplit=2)
+        import_path = ".".join(loader_parts[:-1])
+        loader_name = loader_parts[-1]
+        _temp_import = importlib.import_module(import_path)
+        _loader: Callable = getattr(_temp_import, loader_name)
+        return _loader
+    else:
+        return load
+
+
+async def sql_async(sql_filename: Path, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
+    """Async database loader for sql files."""
+    import aiofiles
+
+    async with await psycopg.AsyncConnection.connect(**kwargs) as db_connection:
+        async with db_connection.cursor() as cur:
+            async with aiofiles.open(sql_filename, "r") as _fd:
+                await cur.execute(await _fd.read())
+        await db_connection.commit()
diff --git a/pytest_postgresql/retry.py b/pytest_postgresql/retry.py
index ea25fa2e..98c00daa 100644
--- a/pytest_postgresql/retry.py
+++ b/pytest_postgresql/retry.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 """Small retry callable in case of specific error occurred."""
 
+import asyncio
 import datetime
 import sys
 from time import sleep
-from typing import Callable, Type, TypeVar
+from typing import Awaitable, Callable, Type, TypeVar
 
 T = TypeVar("T")
 
@@ -36,6 +37,34 @@ def retry(
             sleep(1)
 
 
+async def retry_async(
+    func: Callable[[], Awaitable[T]],
+    timeout: int = 60,
+    possible_exception: Type[Exception] = Exception,
+) -> T:
+    """Attempt to retry the async function for timeout time.
+
+    Most often used for connecting to postgresql database as,
+    especially on macos on github-actions, first few tries fails
+    with this message:
+
+    ... ::
+        FATAL:  the database system is starting up
+    """
+    time: datetime.datetime = get_current_datetime()
+    timeout_diff: datetime.timedelta = datetime.timedelta(seconds=timeout)
+    i = 0
+    while True:
+        i += 1
+        try:
+            res = await func()
+            return res
+        except possible_exception as e:
+            if time + timeout_diff < get_current_datetime():
+                raise TimeoutError(f"Failed after {i} attempts") from e
+            await asyncio.sleep(1)
+
+
 def get_current_datetime() -> datetime.datetime:
     """Get the current datetime."""
     # To ensure the current datetime retrieval is adjusted with the latest
diff --git a/pytest_postgresql/types.py b/pytest_postgresql/types.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c5447d0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pytest_postgresql/types.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"""Pytest Postgresql Types."""
+
+from typing import Literal
+
+FixtureScopeT = Literal["session", "package", "module", "class", "function"]
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 784b8905..483437af 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@
 postgresql_proc2 = factories.postgresql_proc(port=None, load=[TEST_SQL_FILE, TEST_SQL_FILE2])
 postgresql2 = factories.postgresql("postgresql_proc2", dbname="test-db")
 postgresql_load_1 = factories.postgresql("postgresql_proc2")
+postgresql2_async = factories.postgresql_async("postgresql_proc2", dbname="test-db")
+postgresql_load_1_async = factories.postgresql_async("postgresql_proc2")
diff --git a/tests/docker/test_noproc_docker.py b/tests/docker/test_noproc_docker.py
index ae25307a..b06dbc58 100644
--- a/tests/docker/test_noproc_docker.py
+++ b/tests/docker/test_noproc_docker.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import pathlib
 
 import pytest
-from psycopg import Connection
+from psycopg import AsyncConnection, Connection
 
 import pytest_postgresql.factories.client
 import pytest_postgresql.factories.noprocess
@@ -14,12 +14,17 @@
 )
 postgres_with_schema = pytest_postgresql.factories.client.postgresql("postgresql_my_proc")
 
+async_postgres_with_schema = pytest_postgresql.factories.client.postgresql_async("postgresql_my_proc")
+
 postgresql_my_proc_template = pytest_postgresql.factories.noprocess.postgresql_noproc(
     dbname="stories_templated", load=[load_database]
 )
 postgres_with_template = pytest_postgresql.factories.client.postgresql(
     "postgresql_my_proc_template", dbname="stories_templated"
 )
+async_postgres_with_template = pytest_postgresql.factories.client.postgresql_async(
+    "postgresql_my_proc_template", dbname="stories_templated"
+)
 
 
 def test_postgres_docker_load(postgres_with_schema: Connection) -> None:
@@ -32,6 +37,14 @@ def test_postgres_docker_load(postgres_with_schema: Connection) -> None:
         print(cur.fetchall())
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_postgres_docker_load_async(async_postgres_with_schema: AsyncConnection) -> None:
+    """Async check main postgres fixture."""
+    async with async_postgres_with_schema.cursor() as cur:
+        await cur.execute("select * from public.tokens")
+        print(await cur.fetchall())
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("_", range(5))
 def test_template_database(postgres_with_template: Connection, _: int) -> None:
     """Check that the database structure gets recreated out of a template."""
@@ -43,3 +56,18 @@ def test_template_database(postgres_with_template: Connection, _: int) -> None:
         cur.execute("SELECT * FROM stories")
         res = cur.fetchall()
         assert len(res) == 0
+
+
+# Async version of test_template_database
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("_", range(5))
+async def test_template_database_async(async_postgres_with_template, _: int) -> None:
+    """Async check that the database structure gets recreated out of a template."""
+    async with async_postgres_with_template.cursor() as cur:
+        await cur.execute("SELECT * FROM stories")
+        rows = await cur.fetchall()
+        assert len(rows) == 4
+        await cur.execute("TRUNCATE stories")
+        await cur.execute("SELECT * FROM stories")
+        rows = await cur.fetchall()
+        assert len(rows) == 0
diff --git a/tests/test_janitor.py b/tests/test_janitor.py
index fd1fca2a..02240cb6 100644
--- a/tests/test_janitor.py
+++ b/tests/test_janitor.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import pytest
 from packaging.version import parse
 
-from pytest_postgresql.janitor import DatabaseJanitor
+from pytest_postgresql.janitor import AsyncDatabaseJanitor, DatabaseJanitor
 
 VERSION = parse("10")
 
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ def test_version_cast(version: Any) -> None:
     assert janitor.version == VERSION
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("version", (VERSION, 10, "10"))
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_version_cast_async(version: Any) -> None:
+    """Async test that version is cast to Version object."""
+    janitor = AsyncDatabaseJanitor(user="user", host="host", port="1234", dbname="database_name", version=version)
+    assert janitor.version == VERSION
+
+
 @patch("pytest_postgresql.janitor.psycopg.connect")
 def test_cursor_selects_postgres_database(connect_mock: MagicMock) -> None:
     """Test that the cursor requests the postgres database."""
@@ -27,6 +35,15 @@ def test_cursor_selects_postgres_database(connect_mock: MagicMock) -> None:
         connect_mock.assert_called_once_with(dbname="postgres", user="user", password=None, host="host", port="1234")
 
 
+@patch("pytest_postgresql.janitor.psycopg.AsyncConnection.connect")
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_cursor_selects_postgres_database_async(connect_mock: MagicMock) -> None:
+    """Async test that the cursor requests the postgres database."""
+    janitor = AsyncDatabaseJanitor(user="user", host="host", port="1234", dbname="database_name", version=10)
+    async with janitor.cursor():
+        connect_mock.assert_called_once_with(dbname="postgres", user="user", password=None, host="host", port="1234")
+
+
 @patch("pytest_postgresql.janitor.psycopg.connect")
 def test_cursor_connects_with_password(connect_mock: MagicMock) -> None:
     """Test that the cursor requests the postgres database."""
@@ -44,6 +61,24 @@ def test_cursor_connects_with_password(connect_mock: MagicMock) -> None:
         )
 
 
+@patch("pytest_postgresql.janitor.psycopg.AsyncConnection.connect")
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_cursor_connects_with_password_async(connect_mock: MagicMock) -> None:
+    """Async test that the cursor requests the postgres database with password."""
+    janitor = AsyncDatabaseJanitor(
+        user="user",
+        host="host",
+        port="1234",
+        dbname="database_name",
+        version=10,
+        password="some_password",
+    )
+    async with janitor.cursor():
+        connect_mock.assert_called_once_with(
+            dbname="postgres", user="user", password="some_password", host="host", port="1234"
+        )
+
+
 @pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 8), reason="Unittest call_args.kwargs was introduced since python 3.8")
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("load_database", ("tests.loader.load_database", "tests.loader:load_database"))
 @patch("pytest_postgresql.janitor.psycopg.connect")
@@ -63,3 +98,22 @@ def test_janitor_populate(connect_mock: MagicMock, load_database: str) -> None:
     janitor.load(load_database)
     assert connect_mock.called
     assert connect_mock.call_args.kwargs == call_kwargs
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info < (3, 8), reason="Unittest call_args.kwargs was introduced since python 3.8")
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("load_database", ("tests.loader.load_database", "tests.loader:load_database"))
+@patch("pytest_postgresql.janitor.psycopg.AsyncConnection.connect")
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_janitor_populate_async(connect_mock: MagicMock, load_database: str) -> None:
+    """Async test that the cursor requests the postgres database and populates."""
+    call_kwargs = {
+        "host": "host",
+        "port": "1234",
+        "user": "user",
+        "dbname": "database_name",
+        "password": "some_password",
+    }
+    janitor = AsyncDatabaseJanitor(version=10, **call_kwargs)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+    await janitor.load(load_database)
+    assert connect_mock.called
+    assert connect_mock.call_args.kwargs == call_kwargs
diff --git a/tests/test_loader.py b/tests/test_loader.py
index c03f8a55..9e72f4c4 100644
--- a/tests/test_loader.py
+++ b/tests/test_loader.py
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from pytest_postgresql.loader import build_loader, sql
+import pytest
+
+from pytest_postgresql.loader import build_loader, build_loader_async, sql, sql_async
 from tests.loader import load_database
 
 
@@ -12,9 +14,30 @@ def test_loader_callables() -> None:
     assert load_database == build_loader("tests.loader:load_database")
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_loader_callables_async() -> None:
+    """Async test handling callables in build_loader_async."""
+    assert load_database == build_loader_async(load_database)
+    assert load_database == build_loader_async("tests.loader:load_database")
+
+    async def afun(*_args, **_kwargs):
+        return 0
+
+    assert afun == build_loader_async(afun)
+
+
 def test_loader_sql() -> None:
     """Test returning partial running sql for the sql file path."""
     sql_path = Path("test_sql/eidastats.sql")
     loader_func = build_loader(sql_path)
     assert loader_func.args == (sql_path,)  # type: ignore
     assert loader_func.func == sql  # type: ignore
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_loader_sql_async() -> None:
+    """Async test returning partial running sql_async for the sql file path."""
+    sql_path = Path("test_sql/eidastats.sql")
+    loader_func = build_loader_async(sql_path)
+    assert loader_func.args == (sql_path,)  # type: ignore
+    assert loader_func.func == sql_async  # type: ignore
diff --git a/tests/test_postgresql.py b/tests/test_postgresql.py
index dec3ba8c..f4396caf 100644
--- a/tests/test_postgresql.py
+++ b/tests/test_postgresql.py
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 import decimal
 
 import pytest
-from psycopg import Connection
+from psycopg import AsyncConnection, Connection
 from psycopg.pq import ConnStatus
 
 from pytest_postgresql.executor import PostgreSQLExecutor
-from pytest_postgresql.retry import retry
+from pytest_postgresql.retry import retry, retry_async
 from tests.conftest import POSTGRESQL_VERSION
 
 MAKE_Q = "CREATE TABLE test (id serial PRIMARY KEY, num integer, data varchar);"
@@ -72,3 +72,59 @@ def check_if_one_connection() -> None:
             assert len(existing_connections) == 1, f"there is always only one connection, {existing_connections}"
 
         retry(check_if_one_connection, timeout=120, possible_exception=AssertionError)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_main_postgres_async(postgresql_async: AsyncConnection) -> None:
+    """Async check main postgresql fixture."""
+    async with postgresql_async.cursor() as cur:
+        await cur.execute(MAKE_Q)
+        await postgresql_async.commit()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_two_postgreses_async(postgresql_async: AsyncConnection, postgresql2_async: AsyncConnection) -> None:
+    """Async check two postgresql fixtures on one test (async)."""
+    async with postgresql_async.cursor() as cur:
+        await cur.execute(MAKE_Q)
+        await postgresql_async.commit()
+
+    async with postgresql2_async.cursor() as cur:
+        await cur.execute(MAKE_Q)
+        await postgresql2_async.commit()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_postgres_load_two_files_async(postgresql_load_1_async: AsyncConnection) -> None:
+    """Async check postgresql fixture can load two files."""
+    async with postgresql_load_1_async.cursor() as cur:
+        await cur.execute(SELECT_Q)
+        results = await cur.fetchall()
+        assert len(results) == 2
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_rand_postgres_port_async(postgresql2_async: AsyncConnection) -> None:
+    """Async check if postgres fixture can be started on random port."""
+    assert postgresql2_async.info.status == ConnStatus.OK
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    decimal.Decimal(POSTGRESQL_VERSION) < 10,
+    reason="Test query not supported in those postgresql versions, and soon will not be supported.",
+)
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("_", range(2))
+async def test_postgres_terminate_connection_async(postgresql2_async: AsyncConnection, _: int) -> None:
+    """Async test that connections are terminated between tests.
+
+    And check that only one exists at a time.
+    """
+    async with postgresql2_async.cursor() as cur:
+
+        async def check_if_one_connection() -> None:
+            await cur.execute("SELECT * FROM pg_stat_activity WHERE backend_type = 'client backend';")
+            existing_connections = await cur.fetchall()
+            assert len(existing_connections) == 1, f"there is always only one connection, {existing_connections}"
+
+        await retry_async(check_if_one_connection, timeout=120, possible_exception=AssertionError)
diff --git a/tests/test_template_database.py b/tests/test_template_database.py
index 64631779..f2882159 100644
--- a/tests/test_template_database.py
+++ b/tests/test_template_database.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 """Template database tests."""
 
 import pytest
-from psycopg import Connection
+from psycopg import AsyncConnection, Connection
 
-from pytest_postgresql.factories import postgresql, postgresql_proc
+from pytest_postgresql.factories import postgresql, postgresql_async, postgresql_proc
 from tests.loader import load_database
 
 postgresql_proc_with_template = postgresql_proc(
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
     dbname="stories_templated",
 )
 
+async_postgresql_template = postgresql_async(
+    "postgresql_proc_with_template",
+    dbname="stories_templated",
+)
+
 
 @pytest.mark.xdist_group(name="template_database")
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("_", range(5))
@@ -30,3 +35,18 @@ def test_template_database(postgresql_template: Connection, _: int) -> None:
         cur.execute("SELECT * FROM stories")
         res = cur.fetchall()
         assert len(res) == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.xdist_group(name="template_database_async")
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("_", range(5))
+async def test_template_database_async(async_postgresql_template: AsyncConnection, _: int) -> None:
+    """Check that the database structure gets recreated out of a template."""
+    async with async_postgresql_template.cursor() as cur:
+        await cur.execute("SELECT * FROM stories")
+        res = await cur.fetchall()
+        assert len(res) == 4
+        await cur.execute("TRUNCATE stories")
+        await cur.execute("SELECT * FROM stories")
+        res = await cur.fetchall()
+        assert len(res) == 0