diff --git a/graphql_server/__init__.py b/graphql_server/__init__.py
index e7457f7..1facd4d 100644
--- a/graphql_server/__init__.py
+++ b/graphql_server/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
 from graphql import get_default_backend
 from graphql.error import format_error as default_format_error
 from graphql.execution import ExecutionResult
+from graphql.execution.executors.sync import SyncExecutor
 from graphql.type import GraphQLSchema
+from promise import Promise, is_thenable
 
 from .error import HttpQueryError
 
@@ -120,10 +122,20 @@ def run_http_query(
 
     all_params = [get_graphql_params(entry, extra_data) for entry in data]
 
-    results = [
-        get_response(schema, params, catch_exc, allow_only_query, **execute_options)
+    executor = execute_options.get("executor")
+    response_executor = executor if executor else SyncExecutor()
+
+    response_promises = [
+        response_executor.execute(
+            get_response, schema, params, catch_exc, allow_only_query, **execute_options
+        )
         for params in all_params
     ]
+    response_executor.wait_until_finished()
+
+    results = [
+        result.get() if is_thenable(result) else result for result in response_promises
+    ]
 
     return ServerResults(results, all_params)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_query.py b/tests/test_query.py
index 07c9e57..7a1857e 100644
--- a/tests/test_query.py
+++ b/tests/test_query.py
@@ -530,3 +530,36 @@ def test_batch_allows_post_with_operation_name():
     assert as_dicts(results) == [
         {"data": {"test": "Hello World", "shared": "Hello Everyone"}}
     ]
+
+
+def test_get_reponses_using_executor():
+    class TestExecutor(object):
+        called = False
+        waited = False
+        cleaned = False
+
+        def wait_until_finished(self):
+            TestExecutor.waited = True
+
+        def clean(self):
+            TestExecutor.cleaned = True
+
+        def execute(self, fn, *args, **kwargs):
+            TestExecutor.called = True
+            return fn(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    query = "{test}"
+    results, params = run_http_query(
+        schema,
+        "get",
+        {},
+        dict(query=query),
+        executor=TestExecutor(),
+        return_promise=True,
+    )
+
+    assert as_dicts(results) == [{"data": {"test": "Hello World"}}]
+    assert params == [RequestParams(query=query, variables=None, operation_name=None)]
+    assert TestExecutor.called
+    assert TestExecutor.waited
+    assert TestExecutor.cleaned