diff --git a/src/Paramore.Brighter.MessagingGateway.AWSSQS/AWSMessagingGateway.cs b/src/Paramore.Brighter.MessagingGateway.AWSSQS/AWSMessagingGateway.cs
index 5b237a578..05b045a12 100644
--- a/src/Paramore.Brighter.MessagingGateway.AWSSQS/AWSMessagingGateway.cs
+++ b/src/Paramore.Brighter.MessagingGateway.AWSSQS/AWSMessagingGateway.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ THE SOFTWARE. */
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Amazon.SimpleNotificationService;
 using Amazon.SimpleNotificationService.Model;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Paramore.Brighter.Logging;
diff --git a/src/Paramore.Brighter.MessagingGateway.AWSSQS/SqsMessageProducer.cs b/src/Paramore.Brighter.MessagingGateway.AWSSQS/SqsMessageProducer.cs
index 40d581b20..9bb7043d0 100644
--- a/src/Paramore.Brighter.MessagingGateway.AWSSQS/SqsMessageProducer.cs
+++ b/src/Paramore.Brighter.MessagingGateway.AWSSQS/SqsMessageProducer.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE. */
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace Paramore.Brighter.MessagingGateway.AWSSQS
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ namespace Paramore.Brighter.MessagingGateway.AWSSQS
     /// <summary>
     /// Class SqsMessageProducer.
     /// </summary>
-    public class SqsMessageProducer : AWSMessagingGateway, IAmAMessageProducerSync
+    public class SqsMessageProducer : AWSMessagingGateway, IAmAMessageProducerSync, IAmAMessageProducerAsync
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// How many outstanding messages may the outbox have before we terminate the programme with an OutboxLimitReached exception?
@@ -92,33 +93,42 @@ public bool ConfirmTopicExists(string topic = null)
 
            return !string.IsNullOrEmpty(ChannelTopicArn);
        }
-
+       
        /// <summary>
+       /// Sends the specified message.
+       /// </summary>
+       /// <param name="message">The message.</param>
+       public async Task SendAsync(Message message)
+       {
+           s_logger.LogDebug("SQSMessageProducer: Publishing message with topic {Topic} and id {Id} and message: {Request}", 
+               message.Header.Topic, message.Id, message.Body);
+            
+           ConfirmTopicExists(message.Header.Topic);
+
+           using (var client = _clientFactory.CreateSnsClient())
+           {
+               var publisher = new SqsMessagePublisher(ChannelTopicArn, client);
+               var messageId = await publisher.PublishAsync(message);
+               if (messageId != null)
+               {
+                   s_logger.LogDebug(
+                       "SQSMessageProducer: Published message with topic {Topic}, Brighter messageId {MessageId} and SNS messageId {SNSMessageId}",
+                       message.Header.Topic, message.Id, messageId);
+                   return;
+               }
+           }
+
+           throw new InvalidOperationException(
+               string.Format($"Failed to publish message with topic {message.Header.Topic} and id {message.Id} and message: {message.Body}"));
+       }
+
+        /// <summary>
         /// Sends the specified message.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="message">The message.</param>
         public void Send(Message message)
         {
-            s_logger.LogDebug("SQSMessageProducer: Publishing message with topic {Topic} and id {Id} and message: {Request}", 
-                message.Header.Topic, message.Id, message.Body);
-            
-            ConfirmTopicExists(message.Header.Topic);
-
-            using (var client = _clientFactory.CreateSnsClient())
-            {
-                var publisher = new SqsMessagePublisher(ChannelTopicArn, client);
-                var messageId = publisher.Publish(message);
-                if (messageId != null)
-                {
-                    s_logger.LogDebug(
-                        "SQSMessageProducer: Published message with topic {Topic}, Brighter messageId {MessageId} and SNS messageId {SNSMessageId}",
-                        message.Header.Topic, message.Id, messageId);
-                    return;
-                }
-            }
-
-            throw new InvalidOperationException(
-                string.Format($"Failed to publish message with topic {message.Header.Topic} and id {message.Id} and message: {message.Body}"));
+            SendAsync(message).Wait();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Paramore.Brighter.MessagingGateway.AWSSQS/SqsMessagePublisher.cs b/src/Paramore.Brighter.MessagingGateway.AWSSQS/SqsMessagePublisher.cs
index 8f07c032f..fd80fa9f5 100644
--- a/src/Paramore.Brighter.MessagingGateway.AWSSQS/SqsMessagePublisher.cs
+++ b/src/Paramore.Brighter.MessagingGateway.AWSSQS/SqsMessagePublisher.cs
@@ -23,11 +23,10 @@ THE SOFTWARE. */
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Net.Mime;
 using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Amazon.SimpleNotificationService;
 using Amazon.SimpleNotificationService.Model;
-using Paramore.Brighter.Transforms.Transformers;
 
 namespace Paramore.Brighter.MessagingGateway.AWSSQS
 {
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ public SqsMessagePublisher(string topicArn, AmazonSimpleNotificationServiceClien
             _client = client;
         }
 
-        public string Publish(Message message)
+        public async Task<string> PublishAsync(Message message)
         {
             var messageString = message.Body.Value;
             var publishRequest = new PublishRequest(_topicArn, messageString);
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ public string Publish(Message message)
             publishRequest.MessageAttributes = messageAttributes;
             
             
-             var response = _client.PublishAsync(publishRequest).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+             var response = await _client.PublishAsync(publishRequest);
              if (response.HttpStatusCode == System.Net.HttpStatusCode.OK || response.HttpStatusCode == System.Net.HttpStatusCode.Created || response.HttpStatusCode == System.Net.HttpStatusCode.Accepted)
              {
                  return response.MessageId;
@@ -73,5 +72,10 @@ public string Publish(Message message)
 
              return null;
         }
+
+        public string Publish(Message message)
+        {
+            return PublishAsync(message).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Paramore.Brighter.AWS.Tests/MessagingGateway/When_posting_a_message_via_the_messaging_gateway.cs b/tests/Paramore.Brighter.AWS.Tests/MessagingGateway/When_posting_a_message_via_the_messaging_gateway.cs
index 514020956..128948271 100644
--- a/tests/Paramore.Brighter.AWS.Tests/MessagingGateway/When_posting_a_message_via_the_messaging_gateway.cs
+++ b/tests/Paramore.Brighter.AWS.Tests/MessagingGateway/When_posting_a_message_via_the_messaging_gateway.cs
@@ -57,11 +57,20 @@ public SqsMessageProducerSendTests()
 
 
 
-        [Fact]
-        public async Task When_posting_a_message_via_the_producer()
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(true)]
+        [InlineData(false)]
+        public async Task When_posting_a_message_via_the_producer(bool sendAsync)
         {
             //arrange
-            _messageProducer.Send(_message);
+            if (sendAsync)
+            {
+                _messageProducer.SendAsync(_message).Wait();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _messageProducer.Send(_message);
+            }
             
             await Task.Delay(1000);