diff --git a/example/Makefile.am b/example/Makefile.am
index 2cf8941..86ab50a 100644
--- a/example/Makefile.am
+++ b/example/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,26 @@
 noinst_PROGRAMS = calculator-server list-users
 
+if BOOST
+noinst_PROGRAMS += asio-example
+asio_example_SOURCES = asio-example.cpp
+asio_example_CXXFLAGS = \
+    $(SYSTEMD_CFLAGS) \
+    $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS) \
+    $(BOOST_CPPFLAGS) \
+    -DBOOST_ALL_NO_LIB \
+    -DBOOST_SYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED \
+    -DBOOST_ERROR_CODE_HEADER_ONLY \
+    -I$(top_srcdir)
+
+asio_example_LDADD = \
+    $(SYSTEMD_LIBS) \
+    $(PTHREAD_LIBS) \
+    ../libsdbusplus.la
+
+asio_example_LDFLAGS = \
+    $(BOOST_LDFLAGS)
+endif
+
 calculator_server_generated_files = \
 	net/poettering/Calculator/server.hpp \
 	net/poettering/Calculator/server.cpp \
diff --git a/example/asio-example.cpp b/example/asio-example.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7dde720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/asio-example.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sdbusplus/bus.hpp>
+#include <sdbusplus/server.hpp>
+#include <sdbusplus/asio/connection.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio.hpp>
+
+int main()
+{
+    using GetSubTreeType = std::vector<std::pair<
+        std::string,
+        std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::vector<std::string>>>>>;
+    using message = sdbusplus::message::message;
+    // setup connection to dbus
+    boost::asio::io_service io;
+    auto conn = std::make_shared<sdbusplus::asio::connection>(io);
+
+    // test async method call and async send
+    auto mesg =
+        conn->new_method_call("xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper",
+                              "/xyz/openbmc_project/object_mapper",
+                              "xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper", "GetSubTree");
+
+    static const auto depth = 2;
+    static const std::vector<std::string> interfaces = {
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.Sensor.Value"};
+    mesg.append("/xyz/openbmc_project/Sensors", depth, interfaces);
+
+    conn->async_send(mesg, [](boost::system::error_code ec, message& ret) {
+        std::cout << "async_send callback\n";
+        if (ec || ret.is_method_error())
+        {
+            std::cerr << "error with async_send\n";
+            return;
+        }
+        GetSubTreeType data;
+        ret.read(data);
+        for (auto& item : data)
+        {
+            std::cout << item.first << "\n";
+        }
+    });
+
+    conn->async_method_call(
+        [](boost::system::error_code ec, GetSubTreeType& subtree) {
+            std::cout << "async_method_call callback\n";
+            if (ec)
+            {
+                std::cerr << "error with async_method_call\n";
+                return;
+            }
+            for (auto& item : subtree)
+            {
+                std::cout << item.first << "\n";
+            }
+
+        },
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper",
+        "/xyz/openbmc_project/object_mapper",
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper", "GetSubTree",
+        "/org/openbmc/control", 2, std::vector<std::string>());
+
+    io.run();
+
+    return 0;
+}