diff --git a/openmp/libomptarget/include/omptarget.h b/openmp/libomptarget/include/omptarget.h
--- a/openmp/libomptarget/include/omptarget.h
+++ b/openmp/libomptarget/include/omptarget.h
@@ -171,6 +171,18 @@
     int64_t *arg_sizes, int64_t *arg_types, void **arg_mappers, int32_t depNum,
     void *depList, int32_t noAliasDepNum, void *noAliasDepList);
 
+// Asynchronous version of __tgt_target_data_begin_mapper that puts the
+// information of the asynchronous transfer in \p handle. This handle can be
+// used later by __tgt_target_data_begin_mapper_wait to wait/syncrhonize until
+// the transfer is complete. If \p handle is nullptr then the transfer is
+// asyncrhonous.
+void __tgt_target_data_begin_mapper_issue(
+    int64_t device_id, int32_t arg_num, void **args_base, void **args,
+    int64_t *arg_sizes, int64_t *arg_types, void **arg_mappers,
+    __tgt_async_info *handle);
+void __tgt_target_data_begin_mapper_wait(int64_t device_id,
+                                         __tgt_async_info *handle);
+
 // passes data from the target, release target memory and destroys the
 // host-target mapping (top entry from the stack of data maps) created by
 // the last __tgt_target_data_begin
diff --git a/openmp/libomptarget/src/interface.cpp b/openmp/libomptarget/src/interface.cpp
--- a/openmp/libomptarget/src/interface.cpp
+++ b/openmp/libomptarget/src/interface.cpp
@@ -114,10 +114,31 @@
 EXTERN void __tgt_target_data_begin_mapper(int64_t device_id, int32_t arg_num,
     void **args_base, void **args, int64_t *arg_sizes, int64_t *arg_types,
     void **arg_mappers) {
+  __tgt_target_data_begin_mapper_issue(device_id, arg_num, args_base, args,
+                                       arg_sizes, arg_types, arg_mappers,
+                                       nullptr);
+}
+
+EXTERN void __tgt_target_data_begin_nowait_mapper(int64_t device_id,
+    int32_t arg_num, void **args_base, void **args, int64_t *arg_sizes,
+    int64_t *arg_types, void **arg_mappers, int32_t depNum, void *depList,
+    int32_t noAliasDepNum, void *noAliasDepList) {
+  if (depNum + noAliasDepNum > 0)
+    __kmpc_omp_taskwait(NULL, __kmpc_global_thread_num(NULL));
+
+  __tgt_target_data_begin_mapper(device_id, arg_num, args_base, args,
+      arg_sizes, arg_types, arg_mappers);
+}
+
+EXTERN void __tgt_target_data_begin_mapper_issue(
+    int64_t device_id, int32_t arg_num, void **args_base, void **args,
+    int64_t *arg_sizes, int64_t *arg_types, void **arg_mappers,
+    __tgt_async_info *handle) {
+
   if (IsOffloadDisabled()) return;
 
   DP("Entering data begin region for device %" PRId64 " with %d mappings\n",
-      device_id, arg_num);
+     device_id, arg_num);
 
   // No devices available?
   if (device_id == OFFLOAD_DEVICE_DEFAULT) {
@@ -142,19 +163,30 @@
 #endif
 
   int rc = targetDataBegin(Device, arg_num, args_base, args, arg_sizes,
-                           arg_types, arg_mappers, nullptr);
+                           arg_types, arg_mappers, handle);
   HandleTargetOutcome(rc == OFFLOAD_SUCCESS);
 }
 
-EXTERN void __tgt_target_data_begin_nowait_mapper(int64_t device_id,
-    int32_t arg_num, void **args_base, void **args, int64_t *arg_sizes,
-    int64_t *arg_types, void **arg_mappers, int32_t depNum, void *depList,
-    int32_t noAliasDepNum, void *noAliasDepList) {
-  if (depNum + noAliasDepNum > 0)
-    __kmpc_omp_taskwait(NULL, __kmpc_global_thread_num(NULL));
+EXTERN void __tgt_target_data_begin_mapper_wait(int64_t device_id,
+                                                __tgt_async_info *handle) {
+  if (!handle || !handle->Queue) {
+    DP("No handle to wait on!");
+    HandleTargetOutcome(false);
+    return;
+  }
 
-  __tgt_target_data_begin_mapper(device_id, arg_num, args_base, args,
-      arg_sizes, arg_types, arg_mappers);
+  // No devices available?
+  if (device_id == OFFLOAD_DEVICE_DEFAULT)
+    device_id = omp_get_default_device();
+
+  if (CheckDeviceAndCtors(device_id) != OFFLOAD_SUCCESS) {
+    DP("Failed to get device %" PRId64 " ready\n", device_id);
+    HandleTargetOutcome(false);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  DeviceTy &Device = Devices[device_id];
+  Device.synchronize(handle);
 }
 
 /// passes data from the target, releases target memory and destroys