diff --git a/lightrag/lightrag/components/model_client/ollama_client.py b/lightrag/lightrag/components/model_client/ollama_client.py
index fc569dd1..4ee1d005 100644
--- a/lightrag/lightrag/components/model_client/ollama_client.py
+++ b/lightrag/lightrag/components/model_client/ollama_client.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     List,
     Type,
     Generator as GeneratorType,
+    AsyncGenerator as AsyncGeneratorType,
     Union,
 )
 import backoff
@@ -36,6 +37,12 @@ def parse_stream_response(completion: GeneratorType) -> Any:
         log.debug(f"Raw chunk: {chunk}")
         yield chunk["response"] if "response" in chunk else None
 
+async def aparse_stream_response(completion: GeneratorType) -> Any:
+    """Parse the completion to a str. We use the generate with prompt instead of chat with messages."""
+    async for chunk in completion:
+        log.debug(f"Raw chunk: {chunk}")
+        yield chunk["response"] if "response" in chunk else None
+
 
 def parse_generate_response(completion: GenerateResponse) -> Any:
     """Parse the completion to a str. We use the generate with prompt instead of chat with messages."""
@@ -187,6 +194,16 @@ def parse_chat_completion(
         else:
             return parse_generate_response(completion)
 
+    async def aparse_chat_completion(
+        self, completion: Union[GenerateResponse, GeneratorType]
+    ) -> Any:
+        """Parse the completion to a str. We use the generate with prompt instead of chat with messages."""
+        log.debug(f"completion: {completion}, {isinstance(completion, GeneratorType)}")
+        if isinstance(completion, AsyncGeneratorType):  # streaming
+            return aparse_stream_response(completion)
+        else:
+            return parse_generate_response(completion)
+
     def parse_embedding_response(
         self, response: Dict[str, List[float]]
     ) -> EmbedderOutput:
diff --git a/lightrag/lightrag/components/model_client/openai_client.py b/lightrag/lightrag/components/model_client/openai_client.py
index 46a5c525..8f56be60 100644
--- a/lightrag/lightrag/components/model_client/openai_client.py
+++ b/lightrag/lightrag/components/model_client/openai_client.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 openai = safe_import(OptionalPackages.OPENAI.value[0], OptionalPackages.OPENAI.value[1])
 
-from openai import OpenAI, AsyncOpenAI, Stream
+from openai import OpenAI, AsyncOpenAI, Stream, AsyncStream
 from openai import (
     APITimeoutError,
     InternalServerError,
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ def handle_streaming_response(generator: Stream[ChatCompletionChunk]):
         parsed_content = parse_stream_response(completion)
         yield parsed_content
 
+async def ahandle_stream_response(generator: AsyncStream[ChatCompletionChunk]):
+    """Handle the streaming response (async)"""
+    async for completion in generator:
+        log.debug(f"Raw chunk completion: {completion}")
+        parsed_content = parse_stream_response(completion)
+        yield parsed_content
+
 
 def get_all_messages_content(completion: ChatCompletion) -> List[str]:
     r"""When the n > 1, get all the messages content."""
@@ -138,6 +145,14 @@ def init_async_client(self):
             raise ValueError("Environment variable OPENAI_API_KEY must be set")
         return AsyncOpenAI(api_key=api_key)
 
+    async def aparse_chat_completion(
+        self,
+        completion: Union[ChatCompletion, Generator[ChatCompletionChunk, None, None]],
+    ) -> Any:
+        """Parse the completion to a str."""
+        log.debug(f"completion: {completion}, parser: {self.chat_completion_parser}")
+        return self.chat_completion_parser(completion)
+
     def parse_chat_completion(
         self,
         completion: Union[ChatCompletion, Generator[ChatCompletionChunk, None, None]],
@@ -236,6 +251,10 @@ async def acall(
         if model_type == ModelType.EMBEDDER:
             return await self.async_client.embeddings.create(**api_kwargs)
         elif model_type == ModelType.LLM:
+            if "stream" in api_kwargs and api_kwargs.get("stream", False):
+                log.debug("streaming call")
+                self.chat_completion_parser = ahandle_stream_response
+                return await self.async_client.chat.completions.create(**api_kwargs)
             return await self.async_client.chat.completions.create(**api_kwargs)
         else:
             raise ValueError(f"model_type {model_type} is not supported")
diff --git a/lightrag/lightrag/core/generator.py b/lightrag/lightrag/core/generator.py
index 1368f046..70260057 100644
--- a/lightrag/lightrag/core/generator.py
+++ b/lightrag/lightrag/core/generator.py
@@ -162,6 +162,29 @@ def _extra_repr(self) -> str:
         s = f"model_kwargs={self.model_kwargs}, model_type={self.model_type}"
         return s
 
+    async def _apost_call(self, completion: Any) -> GeneratorOutputType:
+        r"""Get string completion and process it with the output_processors."""
+        try:
+            response = await self.model_client.aparse_chat_completion(completion)
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.error(f"Error parsing the completion {completion}: {e}")
+            return GeneratorOutput(raw_response=str(completion), error=str(e))
+
+        # the output processors operate on the str, the raw_response field.
+        output: GeneratorOutputType = GeneratorOutput(raw_response=response)
+
+        if self.output_processors:
+            try:
+                response = self.output_processors(response)
+                output.data = response
+            except Exception as e:
+                log.error(f"Error processing the output processors: {e}")
+                output.error = str(e)
+        else:  # default to string output
+            output.data = response
+
+        return output
+
     def _post_call(self, completion: Any) -> GeneratorOutputType:
         r"""Get string completion and process it with the output_processors."""
         try:
@@ -251,7 +274,7 @@ async def acall(
         self,
         prompt_kwargs: Optional[Dict] = {},
         model_kwargs: Optional[Dict] = {},
-    ) -> GeneratorOutputType:
+    ) -> GeneratorOutputType:        
         r"""Async call the model with the input and model_kwargs.
 
         :warning::
@@ -263,8 +286,8 @@ async def acall(
         api_kwargs = self._pre_call(prompt_kwargs, model_kwargs)
         completion = await self.model_client.acall(
             api_kwargs=api_kwargs, model_type=self.model_type
-        )
-        output = self._post_call(completion)
+        )        
+        output = await self._apost_call(completion)
         log.info(f"output: {output}")
         return output
 
diff --git a/lightrag/lightrag/core/model_client.py b/lightrag/lightrag/core/model_client.py
index 2e3b699c..0916bd69 100644
--- a/lightrag/lightrag/core/model_client.py
+++ b/lightrag/lightrag/core/model_client.py
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ def parse_chat_completion(self, completion: Any) -> Any:
             f"{type(self).__name__} must implement parse_chat_completion method"
         )
 
+    async def aparse_chat_completion(self, completion: Any) -> Any:
+        r"""Parse the chat completion to str."""
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            f"{type(self).__name__} must implement aparse_chat_completion method"
+        )
+
     def parse_embedding_response(self, response: Any) -> EmbedderOutput:
         r"""Parse the embedding response to a structure LightRAG components can understand."""
         raise NotImplementedError(
diff --git a/lightrag/pyproject.toml b/lightrag/pyproject.toml
index 609b4892..c53474ce 100644
--- a/lightrag/pyproject.toml
+++ b/lightrag/pyproject.toml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ ollama = { version = "^0.2.1", optional = true }
 [tool.poetry.group.test.dependencies]
 pytest = "^8.1.1"
 pytest-mock = "^3.14.0"
+pytest-asyncio = "^0.23.8"
 torch = "^2.3.1"
 ollama = "^0.2.1"
 faiss-cpu = "^1.8.0"
diff --git a/lightrag/tests/test_generator_async.py b/lightrag/tests/test_generator_async.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d2bec3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lightrag/tests/test_generator_async.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import pytest
+from typing import AsyncGenerator
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
+from lightrag.components.model_client.ollama_client import OllamaClient
+from lightrag.core import Generator
+
+async def async_gen() -> AsyncGenerator[int, None]:
+    yield {"response": "I"}
+    yield {"response": " am"}
+    yield {"response": " hungry"}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_acall():    
+    ollama_client = OllamaClient()
+    ollama_client.acall = AsyncMock(return_value = async_gen())
+    
+    generator = Generator(model_client=ollama_client)
+    output = await generator.acall({}, {})
+
+    result = []
+    async for value in output.data:
+        result.append(value)
+    assert result == ["I", " am", " hungry"]
+
diff --git a/lightrag/tests/test_ollama_async_client.py b/lightrag/tests/test_ollama_async_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..811f3aa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lightrag/tests/test_ollama_async_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import pytest
+from typing import AsyncGenerator
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
+from lightrag.core.types import ModelType
+from lightrag.components.model_client.ollama_client import OllamaClient
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_ollama_llm_client_async():
+    ollama_client = AsyncMock(spec=OllamaClient())
+    ollama_client.acall.return_value = {"message": "Hello"}
+    print("Testing ollama LLM async client")
+    
+    # run the model
+    kwargs = {
+        "model": "qwen2:0.5b",
+    }
+    api_kwargs = ollama_client.convert_inputs_to_api_kwargs(
+        input="Hello world",
+        model_kwargs=kwargs,
+        model_type=ModelType.LLM,
+    ).return_value = {"prompt": "Hello World", "model": "qwen2:0.5b"}
+    
+    assert api_kwargs == {"prompt": "Hello World", "model": "qwen2:0.5b"}
+
+    output = await ollama_client.acall(api_kwargs=api_kwargs, model_type=ModelType.LLM)
+    assert output == {"message": "Hello"}
+
+
+async def async_gen() -> AsyncGenerator[int, None]:
+    yield {"response": "I"}
+    yield {"response": " am"}
+    yield {"response": " cool"}
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_async_generator_completion():
+    ollama_client = OllamaClient()
+    print("Testing ollama LLM async client")
+
+    output = await ollama_client.aparse_chat_completion(async_gen())
+
+    result = []
+    async for value in output:
+        result.append(value)
+        
+    assert result == ["I", " am", " cool"]
diff --git a/lightrag/tests/test_ollama_client.py b/lightrag/tests/test_ollama_client.py
index b4a07a39..85358f95 100644
--- a/lightrag/tests/test_ollama_client.py
+++ b/lightrag/tests/test_ollama_client.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import unittest
-from unittest.mock import Mock
+import asyncio
+from unittest.mock import Mock, AsyncMock
 from lightrag.core.types import ModelType
 from lightrag.components.model_client.ollama_client import OllamaClient
 
@@ -34,6 +35,24 @@ def test_ollama_llm_client(self):
         ).return_value = {"message": "Hello"}
         assert output == {"message": "Hello"}
 
+    async def test_ollama_llm_client_acall(self):
+        ollama_client = AsyncMock(spec=OllamaClient())
+        ollama_client.acall.return_value = {"message": "Hello"}
+        print("Testing ollama LLM client")
+        # run the model
+        kwargs = {
+            "model": "qwen2:0.5b",
+        }
+        api_kwargs = ollama_client.convert_inputs_to_api_kwargs(
+            input="Hello world",
+            model_kwargs=kwargs,
+            model_type=ModelType.LLM,
+        ).return_value = {"prompt": "Hello World", "model": "qwen2:0.5b"}
+        assert api_kwargs == {"prompt": "Hello World", "model": "qwen2:0.5b"}
+
+        output = await ollama_client.acall(api_kwargs=api_kwargs, model_type=ModelType.LLM)
+        assert output == {"message": "Hello"}
+
     def test_ollama_embedding_client(self):
         ollama_client = Mock(spec=OllamaClient())
         print("Testing ollama embedding client")