diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a3bb9f68..10c0bede 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -223,7 +223,8 @@ pub use self::histogram::{Histogram, HistogramOpts, HistogramTimer, HistogramVec
 pub use self::metrics::Opts;
 #[cfg(feature = "push")]
 pub use self::push::{
-    hostname_grouping_key, push_add_collector, push_add_metrics, push_collector, push_metrics,
+    hostname_grouping_key, push_add_collector, push_add_collector_async, push_add_metrics,
+    push_add_metrics_async, push_collector, push_collector_async, push_metrics, push_metrics_async,
     BasicAuthentication,
 };
 pub use self::registry::Registry;
diff --git a/src/push.rs b/src/push.rs
index 80a253a6..6aafc5a5 100644
--- a/src/push.rs
+++ b/src/push.rs
@@ -18,13 +18,6 @@ use crate::registry::Registry;
 
 const REQWEST_TIMEOUT_SEC: Duration = Duration::from_secs(10);
 
-lazy_static! {
-    static ref HTTP_CLIENT: Client = Client::builder()
-        .timeout(REQWEST_TIMEOUT_SEC)
-        .build()
-        .unwrap();
-}
-
 /// `BasicAuthentication` holder for supporting `push` to Pushgateway endpoints
 /// using Basic access authentication.
 /// Can be passed to any `push_metrics` method.
@@ -60,6 +53,18 @@ 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.)
@@ -73,16 +78,25 @@ pub fn push_add_metrics<S: BuildHasher>(
     push(job, grouping, url, mfs, "POST", basic_auth)
 }
 
+/// `push_add_metrics_async` works like `push_metrics`, but async.
+pub async fn push_add_metrics_async<'a, S: BuildHasher>(
+    job: &'a str,
+    grouping: HashMap<String, String, S>,
+    url: &'a str,
+    mfs: Vec<proto::MetricFamily>,
+    basic_auth: Option<BasicAuthentication>,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    push(job, grouping, url, mfs, "POST", basic_auth)
+}
+
 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<()> {
+) -> Result<(String, impl Encoder, Vec<u8>)> {
     // Suppress clippy warning needless_pass_by_value.
     let grouping = grouping;
 
@@ -145,7 +159,24 @@ 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)?;
+    lazy_static! {
+        static ref HTTP_CLIENT: Client = Client::builder()
+            .timeout(REQWEST_TIMEOUT_SEC)
+            .build()
+            .unwrap();
+    }
     let mut builder = HTTP_CLIENT
         .request(
             Method::from_str(method).unwrap(),
@@ -159,14 +190,50 @@ 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)?;
+    lazy_static! {
+        static ref ASYNC_HTTP_CLIENT: reqwest::Client = reqwest::Client::builder()
+            .timeout(REQWEST_TIMEOUT_SEC)
+            .build()
+            .unwrap();
+    }
+    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));
+    }
 
-    match response.status() {
+    let response = builder
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| Error::Msg(format!("{}", e)))?;
+    handle_push_response(response.status(), push_url)
+}
+
+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(),
-            push_url
+            status, push_url
         ))),
     }
 }
@@ -188,6 +255,23 @@ fn push_from_collector<S: BuildHasher>(
     push(job, grouping, url, mfs, method, basic_auth)
 }
 
+async fn push_from_collector_async<'a, S: BuildHasher>(
+    job: &'a str,
+    grouping: HashMap<String, String, S>,
+    url: &'a str,
+    collectors: Vec<Box<dyn Collector>>,
+    method: &'a str,
+    basic_auth: Option<BasicAuthentication>,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let registry = Registry::new();
+    for bc in collectors {
+        registry.register(bc)?;
+    }
+
+    let mfs = registry.gather();
+    push_async(job, grouping, url, mfs, method, basic_auth).await
+}
+
 /// `push_collector` push metrics collected from the provided collectors. It is
 /// a convenient way to push only a few metrics.
 pub fn push_collector<S: BuildHasher>(
@@ -200,7 +284,20 @@ pub fn push_collector<S: BuildHasher>(
     push_from_collector(job, grouping, url, collectors, "PUT", basic_auth)
 }
 
-/// `push_add_collector` works like `push_add_metrics`, it collects from the
+/// `push_collector_async` is just an async version of `push_collector`.
+/// Pushes metrics collected from the provided collectors. It is
+/// a convenient way to push only a few metrics.
+pub async fn push_collector_async<'a, S: BuildHasher>(
+    job: &'a str,
+    grouping: HashMap<String, String, S>,
+    url: &'a str,
+    collectors: Vec<Box<dyn Collector>>,
+    basic_auth: Option<BasicAuthentication>,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    push_from_collector_async(job, grouping, url, collectors, "PUT", basic_auth).await
+}
+
+/// `push_add_collector` works like `push_add_collector`, it collects from the
 /// provided collectors. It is a convenient way to push only a few metrics.
 pub fn push_add_collector<S: BuildHasher>(
     job: &str,
@@ -212,6 +309,19 @@ pub fn push_add_collector<S: BuildHasher>(
     push_from_collector(job, grouping, url, collectors, "POST", basic_auth)
 }
 
+/// `push_add_collector_async` works like `push_add_collector`, but async.
+/// It collects from the provided collectors. It is a convenient way to push
+/// only a few metrics.
+pub async fn push_add_collector_async<'a, S: BuildHasher>(
+    job: &'a str,
+    grouping: HashMap<String, String, S>,
+    url: &'a str,
+    collectors: Vec<Box<dyn Collector>>,
+    basic_auth: Option<BasicAuthentication>,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    push_from_collector_async(job, grouping, url, collectors, "POST", basic_auth).await
+}
+
 const DEFAULT_GROUP_LABEL_PAIR: (&str, &str) = ("instance", "unknown");
 
 /// `hostname_grouping_key` returns a label map with the only entry