diff --git a/plugins/action/k8s_info.py b/plugins/action/k8s_info.py
index 181daca4e6..9f7dbf1555 100644
--- a/plugins/action/k8s_info.py
+++ b/plugins/action/k8s_info.py
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ def get_kubeconfig(self, kubeconfig, remote_transport, new_module_args):
 
     def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
         """handler for k8s options"""
+        self._supports_async = True
         if task_vars is None:
             task_vars = dict()
 
@@ -364,7 +365,7 @@ def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
                 # src is on remote node
                 result.update(
                     self._execute_module(
-                        module_name=self._task.action, task_vars=task_vars
+                        module_name=self._task.action, task_vars=task_vars, wrap_async=self._task.async_val
                     )
                 )
                 return self._ensure_invocation(result)
@@ -396,10 +397,12 @@ def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):
             module_name=self._task.action,
             module_args=new_module_args,
             task_vars=task_vars,
+            wrap_async=self._task.async_val
         )
 
         # Delete tmp path
-        self._remove_tmp_path(self._connection._shell.tmpdir)
+        if not self._task.async_val:
+            self._remove_tmp_path(self._connection._shell.tmpdir)
 
         result.update(module_return)