diff --git a/docs/source/pages/advanced_usage.rst b/docs/source/pages/advanced_usage.rst
index 2a7de463..cbedfd3f 100644
--- a/docs/source/pages/advanced_usage.rst
+++ b/docs/source/pages/advanced_usage.rst
@@ -488,7 +488,8 @@ Workspace methods that can be used for user defined features are:
 
     def apply_edit(self, edit: WorkspaceEdit, label: str = None) -> ApplyWorkspaceEditResponse:
         # Omitted
-
+    def apply_edit_async(self, edit: WorkspaceEdit, label: str = None) -> ApplyWorkspaceEditResponse:
+        # Omitted
 
 .. _pygls.lsp.methods: https://github.com/openlawlibrary/pygls/blob/master/pygls/lsp/methods.py
 .. _pygls.lsp.types: https://github.com/openlawlibrary/pygls/tree/master/pygls/lsp/types
diff --git a/pygls/protocol.py b/pygls/protocol.py
index 7e9ac306..28b7d907 100644
--- a/pygls/protocol.py
+++ b/pygls/protocol.py
@@ -742,6 +742,14 @@ def apply_edit(
             WORKSPACE_APPLY_EDIT, ApplyWorkspaceEditParams(edit=edit, label=label)
         )
 
+    def apply_edit_async(
+        self, edit: WorkspaceEdit, label: Optional[str] = None
+    ) -> WorkspaceApplyEditResponse:
+        """Sends apply edit request to the client. Should be called with `await`"""
+        return self.send_request_async(
+            WORKSPACE_APPLY_EDIT, ApplyWorkspaceEditParams(edit=edit, label=label)
+        )
+
     @lsp_method(EXIT)
     def lsp_exit(self, *args) -> None:
         """Stops the server process."""
diff --git a/pygls/server.py b/pygls/server.py
index 605a021e..4993ad87 100644
--- a/pygls/server.py
+++ b/pygls/server.py
@@ -378,6 +378,12 @@ def apply_edit(
         """Sends apply edit request to the client."""
         return self.lsp.apply_edit(edit, label)
 
+    def apply_edit_async(
+        self, edit: WorkspaceEdit, label: Optional[str] = None
+    ) -> WorkspaceApplyEditResponse:
+        """Sends apply edit request to the client. Should be called with `await`"""
+        return self.lsp.apply_edit_async(edit, label)
+
     def command(self, command_name: str) -> Callable[[F], F]:
         """Decorator used to register custom commands.