diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 6f23bfd..646fb4b 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export { Joiful } from './joiful';
 export const DEFAULT_INSTANCE = new Joiful();
 
 const DEFAULT_VALIDATOR = new Validator();
-const { validate, validateAsClass, validateArrayAsClass } = DEFAULT_VALIDATOR;
+const { validate, validateAsClass, validateArrayAsClass, validateAsClassAsync, validateAsync } = DEFAULT_VALIDATOR;
 
 const {
     any,
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ export {
     object,
     string,
     validate,
+    validateAsync,
     validateAsClass,
+    validateAsClassAsync,
     validateArrayAsClass,
     validateParams,
     getSchema,
diff --git a/src/validation.ts b/src/validation.ts
index ed6e48d..57aa79c 100644
--- a/src/validation.ts
+++ b/src/validation.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,19 @@ export class Validator {
         return this.validateAsClass(target, target.constructor as AnyClass, options);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Validates an instance of a decorated class asynchronously.
+     * @param target Instance of decorated class to validate.
+     * @param options Optional validation options to use. These override any default options.
+     */
+    validateAsync = <T extends {} | null | undefined>(target: T, options?: ValidationOptions)
+        : Promise<ValidationResult<T>> => {
+        if (target === null || target === undefined) {
+            throw new InvalidValidationTarget();
+        }
+        return this.validateAsClassAsync(target, target.constructor as AnyClass, options);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Validates a plain old javascript object against a decorated class.
      * @param target Object to validate.
@@ -153,6 +166,43 @@ export class Validator {
         } as ValidationResult<TInstance>;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Validates a plain old javascript object against a decorated class asynchronously.
+     * @param target Object to validate.
+     * @param clz Decorated class to validate against.
+     * @param options Optional validation options to use. These override any default options.
+     */
+    validateAsClassAsync = async <
+        TClass extends Constructor<any>,
+        TInstance = TClass extends Constructor<infer TInstance> ? TInstance : never
+    >(
+        target: Partial<TInstance> | null | undefined,
+        Class: TClass,
+        options: ValidationOptions | undefined = this.defaultOptions,
+    ): Promise<ValidationResult<TInstance>> => {
+        if (target === null || target === undefined) {
+            throw new InvalidValidationTarget();
+        }
+
+        const {joi, joiOptions} = this.extractOptions(options);
+        const classSchema = getJoiSchema(Class, joi);
+
+        if (!classSchema) {
+            throw new NoValidationSchemaForClassError(Class);
+        }
+
+        const result = joiOptions ?
+            await classSchema.validateAsync(target, joiOptions) :
+            await classSchema.validateAsync(target);
+
+        return {
+            error: (result.error ? result.error : null),
+            errors: null,
+            warning: null,
+            value: result.value as TInstance,
+        } as ValidationResult<TInstance>;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Validates an array of plain old javascript objects against a decorated class.
      * @param target Objects to validate.