diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4227aa1..1255813 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ edition = '2018'
 
 
 [dependencies]
+futures = "0.1.25"
 libc = "~0.2"
 libnfs-sys = "~0.2"
+log = "~0.4"
+mio = "~0.6"
 nix = "~0.11"
+tokio = "~0.1"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/basic.rs b/examples/basic.rs
index 2659fc1..2c0663a 100644
--- a/examples/basic.rs
+++ b/examples/basic.rs
@@ -6,10 +6,19 @@ use nix::{fcntl::OFlag, sys::stat::Mode};
 
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let mut nfs = Nfs::new()?;
-    nfs.set_uid(1000)?;
-    nfs.set_gid(1000)?;
+    //nfs.set_uid(0)?;
+    //nfs.set_gid(0)?;
     nfs.set_debug(9)?;
-    nfs.mount("0.0.0.0", "/srv/nfs")?;
+    println!("mounting");
+    nfs.mount("192.168.122.78", "/var/nfs")?;
+    nfs.stat64_async(&Path::new("foo"), |result|{
+        println!("async stat result: {:?}", result);
+
+        // Pass it on
+        result
+    })?;
+    nfs.run_async()?;
+    /*
 
     let dir = nfs.opendir(&Path::new("/"))?;
     for f in dir {
@@ -29,5 +38,6 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let file = nfs.open(&Path::new("/rust"), OFlag::O_RDONLY)?;
     let buff = file.read(1024)?;
     println!("read file: {}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&buff));
+    */
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 1fc4ad7..3a2c1ca 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,19 +3,27 @@
 //! version=4 or programatically calling nfs_set_version(nfs, NFS_V4) before
 //! connecting to the server/share.
 //!
+use futures::future::Future;
+use futures::unsync::oneshot;
 use libnfs_sys::*;
+use log::error;
+use mio::event::Evented;
+use mio::unix::EventedFd;
 use nix::fcntl::OFlag;
+use nix::poll::poll;
+use nix::poll::{EventFlags, PollFd};
 use nix::sys::stat::Mode;
+use tokio::prelude::*;
 
-use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
+use std::ffi::{c_void, CStr, CString};
 use std::io::{Error, ErrorKind, Result};
-use std::mem::zeroed;
+use std::mem::{transmute, zeroed};
 use std::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::ptr;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 
-#[derive(Clone)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 struct NfsPtr(*mut nfs_context);
 
 impl Drop for NfsPtr {
@@ -48,7 +56,95 @@ fn check_retcode(ctx: *mut nfs_context, code: i32) -> Result<()> {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone)]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn nfs_mount_callback(
+    result: i32,
+    context: *mut nfs_context,
+    // Data is null for mount
+    _data: *mut c_void,
+    private_data: *mut c_void,
+) {
+    println!("Callback called");
+    unsafe {
+        // box the callback function
+        let callback: Box<fn(Result<()>) -> Result<()>> =
+            Box::from_raw(private_data as *mut fn(Result<()>) -> Result<()>);
+        // Check the async result from libnfs
+        let result: Result<()> = if result < 0 {
+            let err_str = nfs_get_error(context);
+            let e = CStr::from_ptr(err_str).to_string_lossy().into_owned();
+            Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, e))
+        } else {
+            Ok(())
+        };
+        if let Err(e) = callback(result) {
+            error!("nfs_mount callback error: {:?}", e);
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn nfs_open_callback(
+    result: i32,
+    context: *mut nfs_context,
+    // data is an *mut nfsfh
+    data: *mut c_void,
+    private_data: *mut c_void,
+) {
+    println!("open callback called");
+    unsafe {
+        // box the callback function
+        let callback: Box<fn(Result<NfsFile>) -> Result<NfsFile>> =
+            Box::from_raw(private_data as *mut fn(Result<NfsFile>) -> Result<NfsFile>);
+        // Check the async result from libnfs
+        let result: Result<NfsFile> = if result < 0 {
+            let err_str = nfs_get_error(context);
+            let e = CStr::from_ptr(err_str).to_string_lossy().into_owned();
+            Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, e))
+        } else {
+            let nfsfh = NfsFile {
+                nfs: Rc::new(NfsPtr(context)),
+                handle: data as *mut nfsfh,
+            };
+            Ok(nfsfh)
+        };
+        if let Err(e) = callback(result) {
+            error!("nfs_mount callback error: {:?}", e);
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn stat64_callback(
+    result: i32,
+    context: *mut nfs_context,
+    // data is an *mut nfs_stat_64
+    data: *mut c_void,
+    private_data: *mut c_void,
+) {
+    unsafe {
+        // box the callback function
+        println!("callback called with private_data: {:p}", &private_data);
+        let callback: &mut Box<FnMut(Result<*mut nfs_stat_64>) -> Result<()>> = transmute(private_data);
+        println!("boxed callback: {:p}", &callback);
+        // Check the async result from libnfs
+        let result: Result<*mut nfs_stat_64> = if result < 0 {
+            let err_str = nfs_get_error(context);
+            let e = CStr::from_ptr(err_str).to_string_lossy().into_owned();
+            Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, e))
+        } else {
+            let stat = data as *mut nfs_stat_64;
+            Ok(stat)
+        };
+        println!("Calling user callback with: {:?}", result);
+        if let Err(e) = callback(result) {
+            error!("nfs_mount callback error: {:?}", e);
+        };
+        println!("Done");
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Nfs {
     context: Rc<NfsPtr>,
 }
@@ -105,7 +201,7 @@ pub struct DirEntry {
     pub ctime_nsec: u32,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct NfsDirectory {
     nfs: Rc<NfsPtr>,
     handle: *mut nfsdir,
@@ -121,7 +217,7 @@ impl Drop for NfsDirectory {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct NfsFile {
     nfs: Rc<NfsPtr>,
     handle: *mut nfsfh,
@@ -332,6 +428,32 @@ impl Nfs {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Accepts an optional callback function pointer
+    pub fn mount_async<F>(&self, server: &str, export_name: &str, callback: F) -> Result<()>
+    where
+        F: FnOnce(Result<()>) -> Result<()> + 'static,
+        // This should accept a Nfs and return a Future
+        // how does the async chain get created?
+        // mount -> stat -> open -> etc etc etc all needs to be chained
+    {
+        let server = CString::new(server.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+        let export = CString::new(export_name.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+        let callback_ptr = Box::into_raw(Box::new(callback));
+        unsafe {
+            check_retcode(
+                self.context.0,
+                nfs_mount_async(
+                    self.context.0,
+                    server.as_ptr(),
+                    export.as_ptr(),
+                    Some(nfs_mount_callback),
+                    callback_ptr as *mut c_void,
+                ),
+            )?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// Supported flags are
     /// O_APPEND
     /// O_RDONLY
@@ -359,6 +481,31 @@ impl Nfs {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Accepts an optional callback function pointer
+    pub fn open_async<F>(&self, path: &Path, flags: OFlag, callback: F) -> Result<()>
+    where
+        F: FnOnce(Result<NfsFile>) -> Result<NfsFile> + 'static,
+        // This should accept a Nfs and return a Future
+        // how does the async chain get created?
+        // mount -> stat -> open -> etc etc etc all needs to be chained
+    {
+        let path = CString::new(path.as_os_str().as_bytes())?;
+        let callback_ptr = Box::into_raw(Box::new(callback));
+        unsafe {
+            check_retcode(
+                self.context.0,
+                nfs_open_async(
+                    self.context.0,
+                    path.as_ptr(),
+                    flags.bits(),
+                    Some(nfs_open_callback),
+                    callback_ptr as *mut c_void,
+                ),
+            )?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     pub fn opendir(&mut self, path: &Path) -> Result<NfsDirectory> {
         let path = CString::new(path.as_os_str().as_bytes())?;
         unsafe {
@@ -525,6 +672,55 @@ impl Nfs {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    pub fn run_async(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        loop {
+            let mut file_desc: Vec<PollFd> = Vec::new();
+            let fd = unsafe { nfs_get_fd(self.context.0) };
+            let events_needed = unsafe { nfs_which_events(self.context.0) };
+            println!("events_needed: {:?}", events_needed);
+            let nfs_fd = PollFd::new(fd, EventFlags::from_bits_truncate(events_needed as i16));
+            file_desc.push(nfs_fd);
+            if poll(&mut file_desc, -1).expect("poll failed") < 0 {
+                println!("poll failed");
+                break;
+            } else {
+                println!("polled.  Got revents: {:?}", file_desc[0].revents());
+                if unsafe {
+                    nfs_service(
+                        self.context.0,
+                        file_desc[0].revents().expect("nfs_service failed").bits() as i32,
+                    ) < 0
+                } {
+                    println!("nfs_service failed");
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn setup_async(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        let register = tokio::reactor::Registration::new();
+        let fd = unsafe { nfs_get_fd(self.context.0) };
+        let events_needed = unsafe { nfs_which_events(self.context.0) };
+        println!("nsf_get_fd: {}", fd);
+        println!("nfs_which_events: {}", events_needed);
+        let registered = register.register(&EventedFd(&fd))?;
+        if registered {
+            println!("registered");
+            register.poll_read_ready()?;
+            println!("read ready");
+            if unsafe { nfs_service(self.context.0, events_needed) } < 0 {
+                println!("nfs_service failed");
+            }
+        } else {
+            // I/O resource has been previously registered
+
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     pub fn stat64(&self, path: &Path) -> Result<nfs_stat_64> {
         let path = CString::new(path.as_os_str().as_bytes())?;
         unsafe {
@@ -537,6 +733,27 @@ impl Nfs {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn stat64_async<F>(&self, path: &Path, callback: F) -> Result<()>
+    where
+        F: FnMut(Result<NfsFile>) -> Result<NfsFile>, F: 'static,
+    {
+        let path = CString::new(path.as_os_str().as_bytes())?;
+        let cb: Box<Box<FnMut(Result<NfsFile>) -> Result<NfsFile>>> = Box::new(Box::new(callback));
+        println!("stat64_async callback_ptr: {:p}", &cb);
+        unsafe {
+            check_retcode(
+                self.context.0,
+                nfs_stat64_async(
+                    self.context.0,
+                    path.as_ptr(),
+                    Some(stat64_callback),
+                    Box::into_raw(cb) as _
+                ),
+            )?;
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn statvfs(&self, path: &Path) -> Result<statvfs> {
         let path = CString::new(path.as_os_str().as_bytes())?;
         unsafe {