diff --git a/casbin/async_internal_enforcer.py b/casbin/async_internal_enforcer.py
index f2bfc5f..c1d0547 100644
--- a/casbin/async_internal_enforcer.py
+++ b/casbin/async_internal_enforcer.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 import copy
+import inspect
 
 from casbin.core_enforcer import CoreEnforcer
 from casbin.model import Model, FunctionMap
@@ -105,8 +106,12 @@ async def save_policy(self):
         await self.adapter.save_policy(self.model)
 
         if self.watcher:
-            if callable(getattr(self.watcher, "update_for_save_policy", None)):
-                self.watcher.update_for_save_policy(self.model)
+            update_for_save_policy = getattr(self.watcher, "update_for_save_policy", None)
+            if callable(update_for_save_policy):
+                if inspect.iscoroutinefunction(update_for_save_policy):
+                    await update_for_save_policy(self.model)
+                else:
+                    update_for_save_policy(self.model)
             else:
                 self.watcher.update()
 
@@ -122,8 +127,12 @@ async def _add_policy(self, sec, ptype, rule):
                 return False
 
             if self.watcher and self.auto_notify_watcher:
-                if callable(getattr(self.watcher, "update_for_add_policy", None)):
-                    self.watcher.update_for_add_policy(sec, ptype, rule)
+                update_for_add_policy = getattr(self.watcher, "update_for_add_policy", None)
+                if callable(update_for_add_policy):
+                    if inspect.iscoroutinefunction(update_for_add_policy):
+                        await update_for_add_policy(sec, ptype, rule)
+                    else:
+                        update_for_add_policy(sec, ptype, rule)
                 else:
                     self.watcher.update()
 
@@ -144,8 +153,12 @@ async def _add_policies(self, sec, ptype, rules):
                 return False
 
             if self.watcher and self.auto_notify_watcher:
-                if callable(getattr(self.watcher, "update_for_add_policies", None)):
-                    self.watcher.update_for_add_policies(sec, ptype, rules)
+                update_for_add_policies = getattr(self.watcher, "update_for_add_policies", None)
+                if callable(update_for_add_policies):
+                    if inspect.iscoroutinefunction(update_for_add_policies):
+                        await update_for_add_policies(sec, ptype, rules)
+                    else:
+                        update_for_add_policies(sec, ptype, rules)
                 else:
                     self.watcher.update()
 
@@ -224,8 +237,12 @@ async def _remove_policy(self, sec, ptype, rule):
                 return False
 
             if self.watcher and self.auto_notify_watcher:
-                if callable(getattr(self.watcher, "update_for_remove_policy", None)):
-                    self.watcher.update_for_remove_policy(sec, ptype, rule)
+                update_for_remove_policy = getattr(self.watcher, "update_for_remove_policy", None)
+                if callable(update_for_remove_policy):
+                    if inspect.iscoroutinefunction(update_for_remove_policy):
+                        await update_for_remove_policy(sec, ptype, rule)
+                    else:
+                        update_for_remove_policy(sec, ptype, rule)
                 else:
                     self.watcher.update()
 
@@ -246,8 +263,12 @@ async def _remove_policies(self, sec, ptype, rules):
                 return False
 
             if self.watcher and self.auto_notify_watcher:
-                if callable(getattr(self.watcher, "update_for_remove_policies", None)):
-                    self.watcher.update_for_remove_policies(sec, ptype, rules)
+                update_for_remove_policies = getattr(self.watcher, "update_for_remove_policies", None)
+                if callable(update_for_remove_policies):
+                    if inspect.iscoroutinefunction(update_for_remove_policies):
+                        await update_for_remove_policies(sec, ptype, rules)
+                    else:
+                        update_for_remove_policies(sec, ptype, rules)
                 else:
                     self.watcher.update()
 
@@ -265,8 +286,12 @@ async def _remove_filtered_policy(self, sec, ptype, field_index, *field_values):
                 return False
 
             if self.watcher and self.auto_notify_watcher:
-                if callable(getattr(self.watcher, "update_for_remove_filtered_policy", None)):
-                    self.watcher.update_for_remove_filtered_policy(sec, ptype, field_index, *field_values)
+                update_for_remove_filtered_policy = getattr(self.watcher, "update_for_remove_filtered_policy", None)
+                if callable(update_for_remove_filtered_policy):
+                    if inspect.iscoroutinefunction(update_for_remove_filtered_policy):
+                        await update_for_remove_filtered_policy(sec, ptype, field_index, *field_values)
+                    else:
+                        update_for_remove_filtered_policy(sec, ptype, field_index, *field_values)
                 else:
                     self.watcher.update()
 
diff --git a/tests/test_watcher_ex.py b/tests/test_watcher_ex.py
index e98a12f..3684087 100644
--- a/tests/test_watcher_ex.py
+++ b/tests/test_watcher_ex.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 import casbin
 from tests.test_enforcer import get_examples, TestCaseBase
+from unittest import IsolatedAsyncioTestCase
 
 
 class SampleWatcher:
@@ -113,6 +114,103 @@ def start_watch(self):
         pass
 
 
+class AsyncSampleWatcher:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.callback = None
+        self.notify_message = None
+
+    async def close(self):
+        pass
+
+    async def set_update_callback(self, callback):
+        """
+        sets the callback function to be called when the policy is updated
+        :param callable callback: callback(event)
+            - event: event received from the rabbitmq
+        :return:
+        """
+        self.callback = callback
+
+    async def update(self, msg):
+        """
+        update the policy
+        """
+        self.notify_message = msg
+        return True
+
+    async def update_for_add_policy(self, section, ptype, *params):
+        """
+        update for add policy
+        :param section: section
+        :param ptype:   policy type
+        :param params:  other params
+        :return:    True if updated
+        """
+        message = "called add policy"
+        return await self.update(message)
+
+    async def update_for_remove_policy(self, section, ptype, *params):
+        """
+        update for remove policy
+        :param section: section
+        :param ptype:   policy type
+        :param params:  other params
+        :return:    True if updated
+        """
+        message = "called remove policy"
+        return await self.update(message)
+
+    async def update_for_remove_filtered_policy(self, section, ptype, field_index, *params):
+        """
+        update for remove filtered policy
+        :param section: section
+        :param ptype:   policy type
+        :param field_index: field index
+        :param params: other params
+        :return:
+        """
+        message = "called remove filtered policy"
+        return await self.update(message)
+
+    async def update_for_save_policy(self, model: casbin.Model):
+        """
+        update for save policy
+        :param model: casbin model
+        :return:
+        """
+        message = "called save policy"
+        return await self.update(message)
+
+    async def update_for_add_policies(self, section, ptype, *params):
+        """
+        update for add policies
+        :param section: section
+        :param ptype:   policy type
+        :param params:  other params
+        :return:
+        """
+        message = "called add policies"
+        return await self.update(message)
+
+    async def update_for_remove_policies(self, section, ptype, *params):
+        """
+        update for remove policies
+        :param section: section
+        :param ptype:   policy type
+        :param params:  other params
+        :return:
+        """
+        message = "called remove policies"
+        return await self.update(message)
+
+    async def start_watch(self):
+        """
+        starts the watch thread
+        :return:
+        """
+        pass
+
+
 class TestWatcherEx(TestCaseBase):
     def get_enforcer(self, model=None, adapter=None):
         return casbin.Enforcer(
@@ -187,3 +285,83 @@ def test_auto_notify_disabled(self):
 
         e.remove_policies(rules)
         self.assertEqual(w.notify_message, None)
+
+
+class TestAsyncWatcherEx(IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+    def get_enforcer(self, model=None, adapter=None):
+        return casbin.AsyncEnforcer(
+            model,
+            adapter,
+        )
+
+    async def test_auto_notify_enabled(self):
+        e = self.get_enforcer(
+            get_examples("basic_model.conf"),
+            get_examples("basic_policy.csv"),
+        )
+        await e.load_policy()
+
+        w = AsyncSampleWatcher()
+        e.set_watcher(w)
+        e.enable_auto_notify_watcher(True)
+
+        await e.save_policy()
+        self.assertEqual(w.notify_message, "called save policy")
+
+        await e.add_policy("admin", "data1", "read")
+        self.assertEqual(w.notify_message, "called add policy")
+
+        await e.remove_policy("admin", "data1", "read")
+        self.assertEqual(w.notify_message, "called remove policy")
+
+        await e.remove_filtered_policy(1, "data1")
+        self.assertEqual(w.notify_message, "called remove filtered policy")
+
+        rules = [
+            ["jack", "data4", "read"],
+            ["katy", "data4", "write"],
+            ["leyo", "data4", "read"],
+            ["ham", "data4", "write"],
+        ]
+        await e.add_policies(rules)
+        self.assertEqual(w.notify_message, "called add policies")
+
+        await e.remove_policies(rules)
+        self.assertEqual(w.notify_message, "called remove policies")
+
+    async def test_auto_notify_disabled(self):
+        e = self.get_enforcer(
+            get_examples("basic_model.conf"),
+            get_examples("basic_policy.csv"),
+        )
+        await e.load_policy()
+
+        w = SampleWatcher()
+        e.set_watcher(w)
+        e.enable_auto_notify_watcher(False)
+
+        await e.save_policy()
+        self.assertEqual(w.notify_message, "called save policy")
+
+        w.notify_message = None
+
+        await e.add_policy("admin", "data1", "read")
+        self.assertEqual(w.notify_message, None)
+
+        await e.remove_policy("admin", "data1", "read")
+        self.assertEqual(w.notify_message, None)
+
+        await e.remove_filtered_policy(1, "data1")
+        self.assertEqual(w.notify_message, None)
+
+        rules = [
+            ["jack", "data4", "read"],
+            ["katy", "data4", "write"],
+            ["leyo", "data4", "read"],
+            ["ham", "data4", "write"],
+        ]
+        await e.add_policies(rules)
+        self.assertEqual(w.notify_message, None)
+
+        await e.remove_policies(rules)
+        self.assertEqual(w.notify_message, None)