diff --git a/graphql_server/__init__.py b/graphql_server/__init__.py
index c208f3b..439d6f5 100644
--- a/graphql_server/__init__.py
+++ b/graphql_server/__init__.py
@@ -122,20 +122,32 @@ def run_http_query(
 
     all_params = [get_graphql_params(entry, extra_data) for entry in data]
 
-    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
-    ]
+    if execute_options.get("return_promise"):
+        results = [
+            get_response(schema, params, catch_exc, allow_only_query, **execute_options)
+            for params in all_params
+        ]
+    else:
+        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_asyncio.py b/tests/test_asyncio.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3b5426
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_asyncio.py
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+# flake8: noqa
+
+import pytest
+
+asyncio = pytest.importorskip("asyncio")
+
+from graphql.execution.executors.asyncio import AsyncioExecutor
+from graphql.type.definition import (
+    GraphQLField,
+    GraphQLNonNull,
+    GraphQLObjectType,
+)
+from graphql.type.scalars import GraphQLString
+from graphql.type.schema import GraphQLSchema
+from graphql_server import RequestParams, run_http_query
+from promise import Promise
+
+from .utils import as_dicts
+
+
+def resolve_error_sync(_obj, _info):
+    raise ValueError("error sync")
+
+
+@asyncio.coroutine
+def resolve_error_async(_obj, _info):
+    yield from asyncio.sleep(0.001)
+    raise ValueError("error async")
+
+
+def resolve_field_sync(_obj, _info):
+    return "sync"
+
+
+@asyncio.coroutine
+def resolve_field_async(_obj, info):
+    yield from asyncio.sleep(0.001)
+    return "async"
+
+
+NonNullString = GraphQLNonNull(GraphQLString)
+
+QueryRootType = GraphQLObjectType(
+    name="QueryRoot",
+    fields={
+        "errorSync": GraphQLField(NonNullString, resolver=resolve_error_sync),
+        "errorAsync": GraphQLField(NonNullString, resolver=resolve_error_async),
+        "fieldSync": GraphQLField(NonNullString, resolver=resolve_field_sync),
+        "fieldAsync": GraphQLField(NonNullString, resolver=resolve_field_async),
+    },
+)
+
+schema = GraphQLSchema(QueryRootType)
+
+
+def test_get_reponses_using_asyncioexecutor():
+    class TestExecutor(AsyncioExecutor):
+        called = False
+        waited = False
+        cleaned = False
+
+        def wait_until_finished(self):
+            TestExecutor.waited = True
+            super().wait_until_finished()
+
+        def clean(self):
+            TestExecutor.cleaned = True
+            super().clean()
+
+        def execute(self, fn, *args, **kwargs):
+            TestExecutor.called = True
+            return super().execute(fn, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    query = "{fieldSync fieldAsync}"
+
+    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+
+    @asyncio.coroutine
+    def get_results():
+        result_promises, params = run_http_query(
+            schema,
+            "get",
+            {},
+            dict(query=query),
+            executor=TestExecutor(loop=loop),
+            return_promise=True,
+        )
+        results = yield from Promise.all(result_promises)
+        return results, params
+
+    results, params = loop.run_until_complete(get_results())
+
+    expected_results = [{"data": {"fieldSync": "sync", "fieldAsync": "async"}}]
+
+    assert as_dicts(results) == expected_results
+    assert params == [RequestParams(query=query, variables=None, operation_name=None)]
+    assert TestExecutor.called
+    assert not TestExecutor.waited
+    assert TestExecutor.cleaned
diff --git a/tests/test_query.py b/tests/test_query.py
index 7a1857e..d1739e8 100644
--- a/tests/test_query.py
+++ b/tests/test_query.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import json
 
 from graphql.error import GraphQLError
+from promise import Promise
 
 from graphql_server import (
     HttpQueryError,
@@ -15,11 +16,7 @@
 from pytest import raises
 
 from .schema import schema
-
-
-def as_dicts(results):
-    """Convert execution results to a list of tuples of dicts for better comparison."""
-    return [result.to_dict(dict_class=dict) for result in results]
+from .utils import as_dicts
 
 
 def test_request_params():
@@ -550,6 +547,34 @@ def execute(self, fn, *args, **kwargs):
 
     query = "{test}"
     results, params = run_http_query(
+        schema, "get", {}, dict(query=query), executor=TestExecutor(),
+    )
+
+    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 not TestExecutor.cleaned
+
+
+def test_get_reponses_using_executor_return_promise():
+    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}"
+    result_promises, params = run_http_query(
         schema,
         "get",
         {},
@@ -558,8 +583,10 @@ def execute(self, fn, *args, **kwargs):
         return_promise=True,
     )
 
+    results = Promise.all(result_promises).get()
+
     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 not TestExecutor.waited
     assert TestExecutor.cleaned
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..136f09f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+def as_dicts(results):
+    """Convert execution results to a list of tuples of dicts for better comparison."""
+    return [result.to_dict(dict_class=dict) for result in results]
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 54ee181..ee8ae09 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ deps =
     graphql-core>=2.1,<3
     pytest-cov>=2.7
 commands =
-    py{py,27,33,34,35,36,37}: py.test tests {posargs}
+    py{py,27}: py.test tests {posargs} --ignore=tests/test_asyncio.py
+    py{py3,33,34,35,36,37,38}: py.test tests {posargs}
 
 [testenv:black]
 basepython=python3.7