diff --git a/web/pgadmin/utils/driver/abstract.py b/web/pgadmin/utils/driver/abstract.py
index d6eb5f94a..81cdcb17f 100644
--- a/web/pgadmin/utils/driver/abstract.py
+++ b/web/pgadmin/utils/driver/abstract.py
@@ -7,11 +7,14 @@
 #
 ##########################################################################
 
+"""Implement the Base class for Driver and Connection"""
+
 from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod, abstractproperty
 from flask import session
 from .registry import DriverRegistry
 import six
 
+
 @six.add_metaclass(DriverRegistry)
 class BaseDriver(object):
     """
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@ class BaseDriver(object):
     def gc(self):
         pass
 
+
 @six.add_metaclass(ABCMeta)
 class BaseConnection(object):
     """
@@ -67,7 +71,7 @@ class BaseConnection(object):
         It is a base class for database connection. A different connection
         drive must implement this to expose abstract methods for this server.
 
-        General idea is to create a wrapper around the actaul driver
+        General idea is to create a wrapper around the actual driver
         implementation. It will be instantiated by the driver factory
         basically. And, they should not be instantiated directly.
 
@@ -82,9 +86,15 @@ class BaseConnection(object):
       - Implement this method to execute the given query and returns single
         datum result.
 
+    * execute_async(query, params)
+      - Implement this method to execute the given query asynchronously and returns result.
+
+    * execute_void(query, params)
+      - Implement this method to execute the given query with no result.
+
     * execute_2darray(query, params)
       - Implement this method to execute the given query and returns the result
-        as a 2 dimentional array.
+        as a 2 dimensional array.
 
     * execute_dict(query, params)
       - Implement this method to execute the given query and returns the result
@@ -113,8 +123,25 @@ class BaseConnection(object):
       NOTE: Please use BaseDriver.release_connection(...) for releasing the
             connection object for better memory management, and connection pool
             management.
+
+    * _wait(conn)
+      - Implement this method to wait for asynchronous connection. This is a blocking call.
+
+    * _wait_timeout(conn, time)
+      - Implement this method to wait for asynchronous connection with timeout. This is a non blocking call.
+
+    * poll()
+      - Implement this method to poll the data of query running on asynchronous connection.
+
+    * cancel_transaction(conn_id, did=None)
+      - Implement this method to cancel the running transaction.
     """
 
+    ASYNC_OK = 1
+    ASYNC_READ_TIMEOUT = 2
+    ASYNC_WRITE_TIMEOUT = 3
+    ASYNC_NOT_CONNECTED = 4
+
     @abstractmethod
     def connect(self, **kwargs):
         pass
@@ -123,6 +150,14 @@ class BaseConnection(object):
     def execute_scalar(self, query, params=None):
         pass
 
+    @abstractmethod
+    def execute_async(self, query, params=None):
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def execute_void(self, query, params=None):
+        pass
+
     @abstractmethod
     def execute_2darray(self, query, params=None):
         pass
@@ -150,3 +185,19 @@ class BaseConnection(object):
     @abstractmethod
     def _release(self):
         pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def _wait(self, conn):
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def _wait_timeout(self, conn, time):
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def poll(self):
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def cancel_transaction(self, conn_id, did=None):
+        pass
diff --git a/web/pgadmin/utils/driver/psycopg2/__init__.py b/web/pgadmin/utils/driver/psycopg2/__init__.py
index 3badf3fb8..a2790a8f8 100644
--- a/web/pgadmin/utils/driver/psycopg2/__init__.py
+++ b/web/pgadmin/utils/driver/psycopg2/__init__.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #
 ##########################################################################
 
+"""Implementation of Connection, ServerManager and Driver classes"""
+
 from datetime import datetime
 
 import psycopg2
@@ -21,12 +23,15 @@ from ..abstract import BaseDriver, BaseConnection
 from pgadmin.settings.settings_model import Server, User
 from pgadmin.utils.crypto import decrypt
 import random
+import select
 
 from .keywords import ScanKeyword
 
 
 _ = gettext
 
+ASYNC_WAIT_TIMEOUT = 0.1  # in seconds or 100 milliseconds
+
 
 class Connection(BaseConnection):
     """
@@ -43,8 +48,14 @@ class Connection(BaseConnection):
     * execute_scalar(query, params)
       - Execute the given query and returns single datum result
 
+    * execute_async(query, params)
+      - Execute the given query asynchronously and returns result.
+
+    * execute_void(query, params)
+      - Execute the given query with no result.
+
     * execute_2darray(query, params)
-      - Execute the given query and returns the result as a 2 dimentional
+      - Execute the given query and returns the result as a 2 dimensional
         array.
 
     * execute_dict(query, params)
@@ -59,15 +70,28 @@ class Connection(BaseConnection):
       - Reconnect the database server (if possible)
 
     * transaction_status()
-      - Trasaction Status
+      - Transaction Status
 
     * ping()
       - Ping the server.
 
     * _release()
       - Release the connection object of psycopg2
+
+    * _wait(conn)
+      - This method is used to wait for asynchronous connection. This is a blocking call.
+
+    * _wait_timeout(conn, time)
+      - This method is used to wait for asynchronous connection with timeout. This is a non blocking call.
+
+    * poll()
+      - This method is used to poll the data of query running on asynchronous connection.
+
+    * cancel_transaction(conn_id, did=None)
+      - This method is used to cancel the transaction for the
+        specified connection id and database id.
     """
-    def __init__(self, manager, conn_id, db, auto_reconnect=True):
+    def __init__(self, manager, conn_id, db, auto_reconnect=True, async=0):
         assert(manager is not None)
         assert(conn_id is not None)
 
@@ -76,6 +100,10 @@ class Connection(BaseConnection):
         self.db = db if db is not None else manager.db
         self.conn = None
         self.auto_reconnect = auto_reconnect
+        self.async = async
+        self.__async_cursor = None
+        self.__async_query_id = None
+        self.__backend_pid = None
 
         super(Connection, self).__init__()
 
@@ -123,9 +151,15 @@ class Connection(BaseConnection):
                     port=mgr.port,
                     database=self.db,
                     user=mgr.user,
-                    password=password
+                    password=password,
+                    async=self.async
                     )
 
+            # If connection is asynchronous then we will have to wait
+            # until the connection is ready to use.
+            if self.async == 1:
+                self._wait(pg_conn)
+
         except psycopg2.Error as e:
             if e.pgerror:
                 msg = e.pgerror
@@ -144,10 +178,15 @@ Failed to connect to the database server(#{server_id}) for connection ({conn_id}
 
             return False, msg
 
-        pg_conn.autocommit = True
         self.conn = pg_conn
+        self.__backend_pid = pg_conn.get_backend_pid()
+
+        # autocommit and client encoding not worked with asynchronous connection
+        # By default asynchronous connection runs in autocommit mode
+        if self.async == 0:
+            self.conn.autocommit = True
+            self.conn.set_client_encoding("UNICODE")
 
-        self.conn.set_client_encoding("UNICODE")
         status, res = self.execute_scalar("""
 SET DateStyle=ISO;
 SET client_min_messages=notice;
@@ -248,7 +287,7 @@ WHERE
             errmsg = ""
 
             current_app.logger.warning("""
-Connection te database server (#{server_id}) for the connection - '{conn_id}' has been lost.
+Connection to database server (#{server_id}) for the connection - '{conn_id}' has been lost.
 """.format(
                     server_id=self.manager.sid,
                     conn_id=self.conn_id
@@ -284,7 +323,7 @@ server#{1}:{2}:
 
             if self.auto_reconnect:
                 current_app.logger.debug("""
-Attempting to reconnet to the database server (#{server_id}) for the connection - '{conn_id}'.
+Attempting to reconnect to the database server (#{server_id}) for the connection - '{conn_id}'.
 """.format(
                     server_id=self.manager.sid,
                     conn_id=self.conn_id
@@ -308,6 +347,22 @@ Attempt to reconnect it failed with the below error:
 
         return True, cur
 
+    def __internal_blocking_execute(self, cur, query, params):
+        """
+        This function executes the query using cursor's execute function,
+        but in case of asynchronous connection we need to wait for the
+        transaction to be completed. If self.async is 1 then it is a
+        blocking call.
+
+        Args:
+            cur: Cursor object
+            query: SQL query to run.
+            params: Extra parameters
+        """
+        cur.execute(query, params)
+        if self.async == 1:
+            self._wait(cur.connection)
+
     def execute_scalar(self, query, params=None):
         status, cur = self.__cursor()
 
@@ -324,7 +379,7 @@ Attempt to reconnect it failed with the below error:
                     )
                 )
         try:
-            cur.execute(query, params)
+            self.__internal_blocking_execute(cur, query, params)
         except psycopg2.Error as pe:
             cur.close()
             errmsg = str(pe)
@@ -346,6 +401,97 @@ Attempt to reconnect it failed with the below error:
 
         return True, None
 
+    def execute_async(self, query, params=None):
+        """
+        This function executes the given query asynchronously and returns result.
+
+        Args:
+            query: SQL query to run.
+            params: extra parameters to the function
+        """
+        status, cur = self.__cursor()
+
+        if not status:
+            return False, str(cur)
+        query_id = random.randint(1, 9999999)
+
+        current_app.logger.log(25, """
+Execute (async) for server #{server_id} - {conn_id} (Query-id: {query_id}):\n{query}
+""".format(
+            server_id=self.manager.sid,
+            conn_id=self.conn_id,
+            query=query,
+            query_id=query_id
+            )
+        )
+
+        try:
+            cur.execute(query, params)
+            res = self._wait_timeout(cur.connection, ASYNC_WAIT_TIMEOUT)
+        except psycopg2.Error as pe:
+            errmsg = str(pe)
+            current_app.logger.error("""
+Failed to execute query (execute_async) for the server #{server_id} - {conn_id}
+(Query-id: {query_id}):\nError Message:{errmsg}
+""".format(
+                server_id=self.manager.sid,
+                conn_id=self.conn_id,
+                query=query,
+                errmsg=errmsg,
+                query_id=query_id
+                )
+            )
+            return False, errmsg
+
+        self.__async_cursor = cur
+        self.__async_query_id = query_id
+
+        return True, res
+
+    def execute_void(self, query, params=None):
+        """
+        This function executes the given query with no result.
+
+        Args:
+            query: SQL query to run.
+            params: extra parameters to the function
+        """
+        status, cur = self.__cursor()
+
+        if not status:
+            return False, str(cur)
+        query_id = random.randint(1, 9999999)
+
+        current_app.logger.log(25, """
+Execute (void) for server #{server_id} - {conn_id} (Query-id: {query_id}):\n{query}
+""".format(
+            server_id=self.manager.sid,
+            conn_id=self.conn_id,
+            query=query,
+            query_id=query_id
+            )
+        )
+
+        try:
+            self.__internal_blocking_execute(cur, query, params)
+        except psycopg2.Error as pe:
+            cur.close()
+            errmsg = str(pe)
+            current_app.logger.error("""
+Failed to execute query (execute_void) for the server #{server_id} - {conn_id}
+(Query-id: {query_id}):\nError Message:{errmsg}
+""".format(
+                server_id=self.manager.sid,
+                conn_id=self.conn_id,
+                query=query,
+                errmsg=errmsg,
+                query_id=query_id
+                )
+            )
+            return False, errmsg
+
+        return True, None
+
     def execute_2darray(self, query, params=None):
         status, cur = self.__cursor()
 
@@ -362,7 +508,7 @@ Attempt to reconnect it failed with the below error:
                     )
                 )
         try:
-            cur.execute(query, params)
+            self.__internal_blocking_execute(cur, query, params)
         except psycopg2.Error as pe:
             cur.close()
             errmsg = str(pe)
@@ -405,7 +551,7 @@ Attempt to reconnect it failed with the below error:
                     )
                 )
         try:
-            cur.execute(query, params)
+            self.__internal_blocking_execute(cur, query, params)
         except psycopg2.Error as pe:
             cur.close()
             errmsg = str(pe)
@@ -455,7 +601,7 @@ Attempt to reconnect it failed with the below error:
             if user is None:
                 return False, gettext("Unauthorized Request.")
 
-            password = decrypt(password, user.password)
+            password = decrypt(password, user.password).decode()
 
         try:
             pg_conn = psycopg2.connect(
@@ -481,6 +627,7 @@ Failed to reset the connection of the server due to following error:
             return False, msg
 
         self.conn = pg_conn
+        self.__backend_pid = pg_conn.get_backend_pid()
 
         return True, None
 
@@ -497,6 +644,143 @@ Failed to reset the connection of the server due to following error:
             self.conn.close()
             self.conn = None
 
+    def _wait(self, conn):
+        """
+        This function is used for the asynchronous connection,
+        it will call poll method in a infinite loop till poll
+        returns psycopg2.extensions.POLL_OK. This is a blocking
+        call.
+
+        Args:
+            conn: connection object
+        """
+
+        while 1:
+            state = conn.poll()
+            if state == psycopg2.extensions.POLL_OK:
+                break
+            elif state == psycopg2.extensions.POLL_WRITE:
+                select.select([], [conn.fileno()], [])
+            elif state == psycopg2.extensions.POLL_READ:
+                select.select([conn.fileno()], [], [])
+            else:
+                raise psycopg2.OperationalError("poll() returned %s from _wait function" % state)
+
+    def _wait_timeout(self, conn, time):
+        """
+        This function is used for the asynchronous connection,
+        it will call poll method and return the status. If state is
+        psycopg2.extensions.POLL_WRITE and psycopg2.extensions.POLL_READ
+        function will wait for the given timeout.This is not a blocking call.
+
+        Args:
+            conn: connection object
+            time: wait time
+        """
+
+        state = conn.poll()
+        if state == psycopg2.extensions.POLL_OK:
+            return self.ASYNC_OK
+        elif state == psycopg2.extensions.POLL_WRITE:
+            select.select([], [conn.fileno()], [], time)
+            return self.ASYNC_WRITE_TIMEOUT
+        elif state == psycopg2.extensions.POLL_READ:
+            select.select([conn.fileno()], [], [], time)
+            return self.ASYNC_READ_TIMEOUT
+        else:
+            raise psycopg2.OperationalError("poll() returned %s from _wait_timeout function" % state)
+
+    def poll(self):
+        """
+        This function is a wrapper around connection's poll function.
+        It internally uses the _wait_timeout method to poll the
+        result on the connection object. In case of success it
+        returns the result of the query.
+        """
+
+        cur = self.__async_cursor
+        if not cur:
+            return False, gettext("Cursor could not found for the aysnc connection."), None
+
+        current_app.logger.log(25, """
+Polling result for (Query-id: {query_id})""".format(query_id=self.__async_query_id))
+
+        status = self._wait_timeout(self.conn, ASYNC_WAIT_TIMEOUT)
+        if status == self.ASYNC_OK:
+            if cur.rowcount > 0:
+                # Fetch the column information
+                colinfo = [desc for desc in cur.description]
+                result = []
+                # Fetch the data rows.
+                for row in cur:
+                    result.append(dict(row))
+                self.__async_cursor = None
+                return status, result, colinfo
+        return status, None, None
+
+    def cancel_transaction(self, conn_id, did=None):
+        """
+        This function is used to cancel the running transaction
+        of the given connection id and database id using
+        PostgreSQL's pg_cancel_backend.
+
+        Args:
+            conn_id: Connection id
+            did: Database id (optional)
+        """
+        cancel_conn = self.manager.connection(did=did, conn_id=conn_id)
+        query = """SELECT pg_cancel_backend({0});""".format(cancel_conn.__backend_pid)
+
+        status = True
+        msg = ''
+
+        # if backend pid is same then create a new connection
+        # to cancel the query and release it.
+        if cancel_conn.__backend_pid == self.__backend_pid:
+            password = getattr(self.manager, 'password', None)
+            if password:
+                # Fetch Logged in User Details.
+                user = User.query.filter_by(id=current_user.id).first()
+                if user is None:
+                    return False, gettext("Unauthorized Request.")
+
+                password = decrypt(password, user.password).decode()
+
+            try:
+                pg_conn = psycopg2.connect(
+                    host=self.manager.host,
+                    port=self.manager.port,
+                    database=self.db,
+                    user=self.manager.user,
+                    password=password
+                )
+
+                # Get the cursor and run the query
+                cur = pg_conn.cursor()
+                cur.execute(query)
+
+                # Close the connection
+                pg_conn.close()
+                pg_conn = None
+
+            except psycopg2.Error as e:
+                status = False
+                if e.pgerror:
+                    msg = e.pgerror
+                elif e.diag.message_detail:
+                    msg = e.diag.message_detail
+                else:
+                    msg = str(e)
+                return status, msg
+        else:
+            if self.connected():
+                status, msg = self.execute_void(query)
+            else:
+                status = False
+                msg = gettext("Not connected to the database server.")
+
+        return status, msg
+
 
 class ServerManager(object):
     """
@@ -588,7 +872,7 @@ WHERE db.oid = {0}""".format(did))
 
                         if did not in self.db_info:
                             raise Exception(gettext(
-                                "Coudn't find the database!"
+                                "Couldn't find the database!"
                                 ))
 
         if database is None:
@@ -602,8 +886,9 @@ WHERE db.oid = {0}""".format(did))
         if my_id in self.connections:
             return self.connections[my_id]
         else:
+            async = 1 if conn_id is not None else 0
             self.connections[my_id] = Connection(
-                    self, my_id, database, auto_reconnect
+                    self, my_id, database, auto_reconnect, async
                     )
 
             return self.connections[my_id]