diff --git a/docling-serve/docling-serve-api/src/main/java/ai/docling/serve/api/DoclingServeApi.java b/docling-serve/docling-serve-api/src/main/java/ai/docling/serve/api/DoclingServeApi.java
index d6c8eb9..e496380 100644
--- a/docling-serve/docling-serve-api/src/main/java/ai/docling/serve/api/DoclingServeApi.java
+++ b/docling-serve/docling-serve-api/src/main/java/ai/docling/serve/api/DoclingServeApi.java
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 package ai.docling.serve.api;
 
+import java.time.Duration;
+
 import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
 
+import ai.docling.serve.api.convert.request.ConvertDocumentRequest;
+
 /**
  * Docling Serve API interface.
  */
 public interface DoclingServeApi
     extends DoclingServeHealthApi, DoclingServeConvertApi, DoclingServeChunkApi, DoclingServeClearApi, DoclingServeTaskApi {
+
   /**
    * Creates and returns a builder instance capable of constructing a duplicate or modified
    * version of the current API instance. The builder provides a customizable way to adjust
@@ -103,6 +108,30 @@ default B prettyPrint() {
       return prettyPrint(true);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the polling interval for async operations.
+     *
+     * <p>This configures how frequently the client will check the status of async
+     * conversion tasks when using {@link DoclingServeApi#convertSourceAsync(ConvertDocumentRequest)} (ConvertDocumentRequest)}.
+     *
+     * @param asyncPollInterval the polling interval (must not be null or negative)
+     * @return this builder instance for method chaining
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if asyncPollInterval is null or negative
+     */
+    B asyncPollInterval(Duration asyncPollInterval);
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the timeout for async operations.
+     *
+     * <p>This configures the maximum time to wait for an async conversion task to complete
+     * when using {@link DoclingServeApi#convertSourceAsync(ConvertDocumentRequest)} (ConvertDocumentRequest)}.
+     *
+     * @param asyncTimeout the timeout duration (must not be null or negative)
+     * @return this builder instance for method chaining
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if asyncTimeout is null or negative
+     */
+    B asyncTimeout(Duration asyncTimeout);
+
     /**
      * Builds and returns an instance of the specified type, representing the completed configuration
      * of the builder. The returned instance is typically an implementation of the Docling API.
diff --git a/docling-serve/docling-serve-api/src/main/java/ai/docling/serve/api/DoclingServeConvertApi.java b/docling-serve/docling-serve-api/src/main/java/ai/docling/serve/api/DoclingServeConvertApi.java
index 6c28631..fbe626c 100644
--- a/docling-serve/docling-serve-api/src/main/java/ai/docling/serve/api/DoclingServeConvertApi.java
+++ b/docling-serve/docling-serve-api/src/main/java/ai/docling/serve/api/DoclingServeConvertApi.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package ai.docling.serve.api;
 
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+
 import ai.docling.serve.api.convert.request.ConvertDocumentRequest;
 import ai.docling.serve.api.convert.response.ConvertDocumentResponse;
 
@@ -9,11 +11,33 @@
  * a structured or processed document format based on the specified conversion options.
  */
 public interface DoclingServeConvertApi {
-    /**
+  /**
    * Converts the provided document source(s) into a processed document based on the specified options.
    *
    * @param request the {@link ConvertDocumentRequest} containing the source(s), conversion options, and optional target.
    * @return a {@link ConvertDocumentResponse} containing the processed document data, processing details, and any errors.
    */
   ConvertDocumentResponse convertSource(ConvertDocumentRequest request);
+
+  /**
+   * Initiates an asynchronous conversion of the provided document source(s) and returns a
+   * {@link CompletableFuture} that completes when the conversion is done.
+   *
+   * <p>This method starts the conversion, polls the status in the background, and completes
+   * the future with the result when the conversion finishes.
+   *
+   * <p>Example usage:
+   * <pre>{@code
+   * client.convertSourceAsync(request)
+   *     .thenApply(response -> response.getDocument().getMarkdownContent())
+   *     .thenAccept(markdown -> System.out.println(markdown))
+   *     .exceptionally(ex -> { ex.printStackTrace(); return null; });
+   * }</pre>
+   *
+   * @param request the {@link ConvertDocumentRequest} containing the source(s) and conversion options.
+   * @return a {@link CompletableFuture} that completes with the {@link ConvertDocumentResponse}
+   *         when the conversion is finished, or completes exceptionally if the conversion fails
+   *         or times out.
+   */
+  CompletableFuture<ConvertDocumentResponse> convertSourceAsync(ConvertDocumentRequest request);
 }
diff --git a/docling-serve/docling-serve-client/src/main/java/ai/docling/serve/client/DoclingServeClient.java b/docling-serve/docling-serve-client/src/main/java/ai/docling/serve/client/DoclingServeClient.java
index 843b633..2feeafc 100644
--- a/docling-serve/docling-serve-client/src/main/java/ai/docling/serve/client/DoclingServeClient.java
+++ b/docling-serve/docling-serve-client/src/main/java/ai/docling/serve/client/DoclingServeClient.java
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@
 import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
 import java.net.http.HttpResponse.BodyHandlers;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.Flow.Subscriber;
 
 import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
@@ -75,12 +77,14 @@ public abstract class DoclingServeClient extends HttpOperations implements Docli
   private final boolean logResponses;
   private final boolean prettyPrintJson;
   private final @Nullable String apiKey;
+  private final Duration asyncPollInterval;
+  private final Duration asyncTimeout;
 
-  private final HealthOperations healthOps = new HealthOperations(this);
-  private final ConvertOperations convertOps = new ConvertOperations(this);
-  private final ChunkOperations chunkOps = new ChunkOperations(this);
-  private final ClearOperations clearOps = new ClearOperations(this);
-  private final TaskOperations taskOps = new TaskOperations(this);
+  private final HealthOperations healthOps;
+  private final ConvertOperations convertOps;
+  private final ChunkOperations chunkOps;
+  private final ClearOperations clearOps;
+  private final TaskOperations taskOps;
 
   protected DoclingServeClient(DoclingServeClientBuilder builder) {
     this.baseUrl = ensureNotNull(builder.baseUrl, "baseUrl");
@@ -97,6 +101,15 @@ protected DoclingServeClient(DoclingServeClientBuilder builder) {
     this.logResponses = builder.logResponses;
     this.prettyPrintJson = builder.prettyPrintJson;
     this.apiKey = builder.apiKey;
+    this.asyncPollInterval = builder.asyncPollInterval;
+    this.asyncTimeout = builder.asyncTimeout;
+
+    // Initialize operations handlers
+    this.healthOps = new HealthOperations(this);
+    this.taskOps = new TaskOperations(this);
+    this.convertOps = new ConvertOperations(this, this.taskOps, this.asyncPollInterval, this.asyncTimeout);
+    this.chunkOps = new ChunkOperations(this);
+    this.clearOps = new ClearOperations(this);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -285,6 +298,11 @@ public ClearResponse clearResults(ClearResultsRequest request) {
     return this.clearOps.clearResults(request);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public CompletableFuture<ConvertDocumentResponse> convertSourceAsync(ConvertDocumentRequest request) {
+    return this.convertOps.convertSourceAsync(request);
+  }
+
   private class LoggingBodyPublisher<T> implements BodyPublisher {
     private final BodyPublisher delegate;
     private final String stringContent;
@@ -333,6 +351,8 @@ public abstract static class DoclingServeClientBuilder<C extends DoclingServeCli
     private boolean logResponses = false;
     private boolean prettyPrintJson = false;
     private @Nullable String apiKey;
+    private Duration asyncPollInterval = Duration.ofSeconds(2);
+    private Duration asyncTimeout = Duration.ofMinutes(5);
 
     /**
      * Protected constructor for use by subclasses of {@link DoclingServeClientBuilder}.
@@ -424,5 +444,44 @@ public B prettyPrint(boolean prettyPrint) {
       this.prettyPrintJson = prettyPrint;
       return (B) this;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the polling interval for async operations.
+     *
+     * <p>This configures how frequently the client will check the status of async
+     * conversion tasks when using {@link DoclingServeApi#convertSourceAsync(ConvertDocumentRequest)} (ConvertDocumentRequest)}.
+     *
+     * @param asyncPollInterval the polling interval (must not be null or negative)
+     * @return this builder instance for method chaining
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if asyncPollInterval is null or negative
+     */
+    @Override
+    public B asyncPollInterval(Duration asyncPollInterval) {
+      if (asyncPollInterval == null || asyncPollInterval.isNegative() || asyncPollInterval.isZero()) {
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("asyncPollInterval must be a positive duration");
+      }
+
+      this.asyncPollInterval = asyncPollInterval;
+      return (B) this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the timeout for async operations.
+     *
+     * <p>This configures the maximum time to wait for an async conversion task to complete
+     * when using {@link DoclingServeApi#convertSourceAsync(ConvertDocumentRequest)} (ConvertDocumentRequest)}.
+     *
+     * @param asyncTimeout the timeout duration (must not be null or negative)
+     * @return this builder instance for method chaining
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if asyncTimeout is null or negative
+     */
+    @Override
+    public B asyncTimeout(Duration asyncTimeout) {
+      if (asyncTimeout == null || asyncTimeout.isNegative() || asyncTimeout.isZero()) {
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("asyncTimeout must be a positive duration");
+      }
+      this.asyncTimeout = asyncTimeout;
+      return (B) this;
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/docling-serve/docling-serve-client/src/main/java/ai/docling/serve/client/operations/ConvertOperations.java b/docling-serve/docling-serve-client/src/main/java/ai/docling/serve/client/operations/ConvertOperations.java
index 87e1839..14e866d 100644
--- a/docling-serve/docling-serve-client/src/main/java/ai/docling/serve/client/operations/ConvertOperations.java
+++ b/docling-serve/docling-serve-client/src/main/java/ai/docling/serve/client/operations/ConvertOperations.java
@@ -1,27 +1,51 @@
 package ai.docling.serve.client.operations;
 
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
 import ai.docling.serve.api.DoclingServeConvertApi;
+import ai.docling.serve.api.DoclingServeTaskApi;
 import ai.docling.serve.api.convert.request.ConvertDocumentRequest;
 import ai.docling.serve.api.convert.response.ConvertDocumentResponse;
+import ai.docling.serve.api.task.request.TaskResultRequest;
+import ai.docling.serve.api.task.request.TaskStatusPollRequest;
+import ai.docling.serve.api.task.response.TaskStatusPollResponse;
 import ai.docling.serve.api.util.ValidationUtils;
 
 /**
  * Base class for document conversion API operations. Provides access to document
- * conversion functionality.
+ * conversion functionality including both synchronous and asynchronous operations.
  */
 public final class ConvertOperations implements DoclingServeConvertApi {
-  private final HttpOperations httpOperations;
+  private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ConvertOperations.class);
 
-  public ConvertOperations(HttpOperations httpOperations) {
-    this.httpOperations = httpOperations;
-  }
+  private final HttpOperations httpOperations;
+  private final DoclingServeTaskApi taskApi;
+  private final Duration asyncPollInterval;
+  private final Duration asyncTimeout;
 
   /**
-   * Converts the provided document source(s) into a processed document based on the specified options.
+   * Creates a new ConvertOperations instance.
    *
-   * @param request the {@link ConvertDocumentRequest} containing the source(s), conversion options, and optional target.
-   * @return a {@link ConvertDocumentResponse} containing the processed document data, processing details, and any errors.
+   * @param httpOperations the HTTP operations handler for executing requests
+   * @param taskApi the task operations handler for polling and retrieving results
+   * @param asyncPollInterval the interval between status polls for async operations
+   * @param asyncTimeout the maximum time to wait for async operations to complete
    */
+  public ConvertOperations(HttpOperations httpOperations, DoclingServeTaskApi taskApi,
+                           Duration asyncPollInterval, Duration asyncTimeout) {
+    this.httpOperations = httpOperations;
+    this.taskApi = taskApi;
+    this.asyncPollInterval = asyncPollInterval;
+    this.asyncTimeout = asyncTimeout;
+  }
+
+  @Override
   public ConvertDocumentResponse convertSource(ConvertDocumentRequest request) {
     ValidationUtils.ensureNotNull(request, "request");
     return this.httpOperations.executePost(createRequestContext("/v1/convert/source", request));
@@ -34,4 +58,78 @@ private <I> RequestContext<I, ConvertDocumentResponse> createRequestContext(Stri
         .uri(uri)
         .build();
   }
+
+  private <I> RequestContext<I, TaskStatusPollResponse> createAsyncRequestContext(String uri, I request) {
+    return RequestContext.<I, TaskStatusPollResponse>builder()
+        .request(request)
+        .responseType(TaskStatusPollResponse.class)
+        .uri(uri)
+        .build();
+  }
+
+    @Override
+  public CompletableFuture<ConvertDocumentResponse> convertSourceAsync(ConvertDocumentRequest request) {
+    ValidationUtils.ensureNotNull(request, "request");
+
+    // Start the async conversion and chain the polling logic
+    return CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(() ->
+        this.httpOperations.executePost(createAsyncRequestContext("/v1/convert/source/async", request))
+    ).thenCompose(taskResponse -> {
+      var taskId = taskResponse.getTaskId();
+      LOG.info("Started async conversion with task ID: {}", taskId);
+
+      long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+      return pollTaskUntilComplete(taskId, startTime);
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Recursively polls a task until it completes, fails, or times out.
+   *
+   * @param taskId the ID of the task to poll
+   * @param startTime the timestamp when polling started (for timeout calculation)
+   * @return a CompletableFuture that completes with the conversion result
+   */
+  private CompletableFuture<ConvertDocumentResponse> pollTaskUntilComplete(String taskId, long startTime) {
+    // Check if we've timed out
+    if (System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime > asyncTimeout.toMillis()) {
+      return CompletableFuture.failedFuture(
+          new RuntimeException("Async conversion timed out after " + asyncTimeout + " for task: " + taskId));
+    }
+
+    // Poll the task status
+    var pollRequest = TaskStatusPollRequest.builder().taskId(taskId).build();
+
+    return CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(() -> taskApi.pollTaskStatus(pollRequest))
+        .thenCompose(statusResponse -> pollTaskStatus(statusResponse, startTime));
+  }
+
+  private CompletionStage<ConvertDocumentResponse> pollTaskStatus(TaskStatusPollResponse statusResponse, long startTime) {
+    var status = statusResponse.getTaskStatus();
+    var taskId = statusResponse.getTaskId();
+    LOG.debug("Task {} status: {}", taskId, status);
+
+    return switch (statusResponse.getTaskStatus()) {
+      case SUCCESS -> {
+        LOG.info("Task {} completed successfully", taskId);
+        // Retrieve the result
+        var resultRequest = TaskResultRequest.builder().taskId(taskId).build();
+        yield CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(() -> taskApi.convertTaskResult(resultRequest));
+      }
+      case FAILURE -> {
+        var errorMessage = "Task failed";
+        if (statusResponse.getTaskStatusMetadata()!=null) {
+          errorMessage = "Task failed: " + statusResponse.getTaskStatusMetadata();
+        }
+        yield CompletableFuture.failedFuture(
+            new RuntimeException("Async conversion failed for task " + taskId + ": " + errorMessage));
+      }
+      default ->
+        // Still in progress (PENDING or STARTED), schedule next poll after delay
+        CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(
+            () -> null,
+            CompletableFuture.delayedExecutor(asyncPollInterval.toMillis(), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+        ).thenCompose(v -> pollTaskUntilComplete(taskId, startTime));
+    };
+  }
 }
diff --git a/docling-serve/docling-serve-client/src/test/java/ai/docling/serve/client/AbstractDoclingServeClientTests.java b/docling-serve/docling-serve-client/src/test/java/ai/docling/serve/client/AbstractDoclingServeClientTests.java
index 9ef3776..74c36ad 100644
--- a/docling-serve/docling-serve-client/src/test/java/ai/docling/serve/client/AbstractDoclingServeClientTests.java
+++ b/docling-serve/docling-serve-client/src/test/java/ai/docling/serve/client/AbstractDoclingServeClientTests.java
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ public void testFailed(ExtensionContext context, @Nullable Throwable cause) {
           Container logs:
           %s
           """.formatted(
-                getClass().getName(),
-                context.getTestMethod().map(Method::getName).orElse(""),
-                Optional.ofNullable(cause).map(Throwable::getMessage).orElse(""),
-                doclingContainer.getLogs());
+          getClass().getName(),
+          context.getTestMethod().map(Method::getName).orElse(""),
+          Optional.ofNullable(cause).map(Throwable::getMessage).orElse(""),
+          doclingContainer.getLogs());
 
       LOG.error(message);
     }
@@ -415,6 +415,75 @@ void shouldHandleResponseWithDoclingDocument() {
       assertThat(doclingDocument.getName()).isNotEmpty();
       assertThat(doclingDocument.getTexts().get(0).getLabel()).isEqualTo(DocItemLabel.TITLE);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void shouldConvertSourceAsync() {
+      ConvertDocumentRequest request = ConvertDocumentRequest.builder()
+          .source(HttpSource.builder().url(URI.create("https://docs.arconia.io/arconia-cli/latest/development/dev/")).build())
+          .build();
+
+      ConvertDocumentResponse response = getDoclingClient().convertSourceAsync(request).join();
+
+      assertThat(response).isNotNull();
+      assertThat(response.getStatus()).isNotEmpty();
+      assertThat(response.getDocument()).isNotNull();
+      assertThat(response.getDocument().getMarkdownContent()).isNotEmpty();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void shouldConvertFileSourceAsync() throws IOException {
+      var fileResource = readFileFromClasspath("story.pdf");
+      ConvertDocumentRequest request = ConvertDocumentRequest.builder()
+          .source(FileSource.builder()
+              .filename("story.pdf")
+              .base64String(Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(fileResource))
+              .build()
+          )
+          .build();
+
+      ConvertDocumentResponse response = getDoclingClient().convertSourceAsync(request).join();
+
+      assertThat(response).isNotNull();
+      assertThat(response.getStatus()).isNotEmpty();
+      assertThat(response.getDocument()).isNotNull();
+      assertThat(response.getDocument().getFilename()).isEqualTo("story.pdf");
+      assertThat(response.getDocument().getMarkdownContent()).isNotEmpty();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void shouldHandleAsyncConversionWithDifferentDocumentOptions() {
+      ConvertDocumentOptions options = ConvertDocumentOptions.builder()
+          .doOcr(true)
+          .includeImages(true)
+          .tableMode(TableFormerMode.FAST)
+          .documentTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(1))
+          .build();
+
+      ConvertDocumentRequest request = ConvertDocumentRequest.builder()
+          .source(HttpSource.builder().url(URI.create("https://docs.arconia.io/arconia-cli/latest/development/dev/")).build())
+          .options(options)
+          .build();
+
+      ConvertDocumentResponse response = getDoclingClient().convertSourceAsync(request).join();
+
+      assertThat(response).isNotNull();
+      assertThat(response.getStatus()).isNotEmpty();
+      assertThat(response.getDocument()).isNotNull();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void shouldChainAsyncOperations() {
+      ConvertDocumentRequest request = ConvertDocumentRequest.builder()
+          .source(HttpSource.builder().url(URI.create("https://docs.arconia.io/arconia-cli/latest/development/dev/")).build())
+          .build();
+
+      // Test chaining with thenApply
+      String markdownContent = getDoclingClient().convertSourceAsync(request)
+          .thenApply(response -> response.getDocument().getMarkdownContent())
+          .join();
+
+      assertThat(markdownContent).isNotEmpty();
+    }
   }
 
   @Nested
diff --git a/docs/src/doc/docs/whats-new.md b/docs/src/doc/docs/whats-new.md
index 64088c0..ffff11c 100644
--- a/docs/src/doc/docs/whats-new.md
+++ b/docs/src/doc/docs/whats-new.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Docling Java {{ gradle.project_version }} provides a number of new features, enh
 * Adding `pretty-print` configuration option to `DoclingServeClient` to enable pretty printing of JSON requests and responses.
 * Adding the ability to specify an api key for the Docling Serve Testcontainer.
 * Adding the ability to specify the api key for the Docling Serve requests.
+* Adding async conversion support via `convertSourceAsync(ConvertDocumentRequest)` which returns a `CompletableFuture<ConvertDocumentResponse>`. The method handles all polling internally and completes the future when the conversion is done. Configurable via `asyncPollInterval(Duration)` and `asyncTimeout(Duration)` builder methods.
 * Added Javadoc comments for classes in the `ai.docling.serve.api` package.
 
 ### 0.3.0