diff --git a/TwitchLib.Client/Interfaces/ITwitchClient.cs b/TwitchLib.Client/Interfaces/ITwitchClient.cs
index 54d0d040..dde4f5ff 100644
--- a/TwitchLib.Client/Interfaces/ITwitchClient.cs
+++ b/TwitchLib.Client/Interfaces/ITwitchClient.cs
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ public interface ITwitchClient
         /// <param name="channel">The channel.</param>
         /// <param name="message">The message.</param>
         /// <param name="dryRun">if set to <c>true</c> [dry run].</param>
-        void SendMessage(JoinedChannel channel, string message, bool dryRun = false);
+        Task SendMessageAsync(JoinedChannel channel, string message, bool dryRun = false);
         
         /// <summary>
         /// Sends the message.
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ public interface ITwitchClient
         /// <param name="channel">The channel.</param>
         /// <param name="message">The message.</param>
         /// <param name="dryRun">if set to <c>true</c> [dry run].</param>
-        void SendMessage(string channel, string message, bool dryRun = false);
+        Task SendMessageAsync(string channel, string message, bool dryRun = false);
         
         /// <summary>
         /// Sends a formatted Twitch chat message reply.
diff --git a/TwitchLib.Client/TwitchClient.cs b/TwitchLib.Client/TwitchClient.cs
index 42f7357e..27d01198 100644
--- a/TwitchLib.Client/TwitchClient.cs
+++ b/TwitchLib.Client/TwitchClient.cs
@@ -446,15 +446,16 @@ private void SendTwitchMessage(JoinedChannel channel, string message, string rep
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
-        public void SendMessage(JoinedChannel channel, string message, bool dryRun = false)
+        public Task SendMessageAsync(JoinedChannel channel, string message, bool dryRun = false)
         {
             SendTwitchMessage(channel, message,null, dryRun);
+            return Task.CompletedTask;
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
-        public void SendMessage(string channel, string message, bool dryRun = false)
+        public Task SendMessageAsync(string channel, string message, bool dryRun = false)
         {
-            SendMessage(GetJoinedChannel(channel), message, dryRun);
+            return SendMessageAsync(GetJoinedChannel(channel), message, dryRun);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />