diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/client/MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/client/MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory.java
index d34d51ed194..a38ab07e4ba 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/client/MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/client/MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2016 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2017 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -31,19 +31,26 @@ import org.springframework.mock.http.client.MockClientHttpRequest;
 import org.springframework.mock.http.client.MockClientHttpResponse;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse;
 import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MockMvc;
-import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MvcResult;
-import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockHttpServletRequestBuilder;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
-import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.*;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.request;
+
 
 /**
  * A {@link ClientHttpRequestFactory} for requests executed via {@link MockMvc}.
  *
+ * <p>As of 5.0 this class also implements
+ * {@link org.springframework.http.client.AsyncClientHttpRequestFactory
+ * AsyncClientHttpRequestFactory}. However note that
+ * {@link org.springframework.web.client.AsyncRestTemplate} and related classes
+ * have been deprecated at the same time.
+ *
  * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
  * @since 3.2
  */
-public class MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory implements ClientHttpRequestFactory {
+@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+public class MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory
+		implements ClientHttpRequestFactory, org.springframework.http.client.AsyncClientHttpRequestFactory {
 
 	private final MockMvc mockMvc;
 
@@ -55,31 +62,46 @@ public class MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory implements ClientHttpRequestFactory
 
 
 	@Override
-	public ClientHttpRequest createRequest(final URI uri, final HttpMethod httpMethod) throws IOException {
+	public ClientHttpRequest createRequest(final URI uri, final HttpMethod httpMethod) {
 		return new MockClientHttpRequest(httpMethod, uri) {
 			@Override
 			public ClientHttpResponse executeInternal() throws IOException {
-				try {
-					MockHttpServletRequestBuilder requestBuilder = request(httpMethod, uri);
-					requestBuilder.content(getBodyAsBytes());
-					requestBuilder.headers(getHeaders());
-					MvcResult mvcResult = MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory.this.mockMvc.perform(requestBuilder).andReturn();
-					MockHttpServletResponse servletResponse = mvcResult.getResponse();
-					HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.valueOf(servletResponse.getStatus());
-					byte[] body = servletResponse.getContentAsByteArray();
-					HttpHeaders headers = getResponseHeaders(servletResponse);
-					MockClientHttpResponse clientResponse = new MockClientHttpResponse(body, status);
-					clientResponse.getHeaders().putAll(headers);
-					return clientResponse;
-				}
-				catch (Exception ex) {
-					byte[] body = ex.toString().getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
-					return new MockClientHttpResponse(body, HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
-				}
+				return getClientHttpResponse(httpMethod, uri, getHeaders(), getBodyAsBytes());
 			}
 		};
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public org.springframework.http.client.AsyncClientHttpRequest createAsyncRequest(URI uri, HttpMethod method) {
+		return new org.springframework.mock.http.client.MockAsyncClientHttpRequest(method, uri) {
+			@Override
+			protected ClientHttpResponse executeInternal() throws IOException {
+				return getClientHttpResponse(method, uri, getHeaders(), getBodyAsBytes());
+			}
+		};
+	}
+
+	private ClientHttpResponse getClientHttpResponse(
+			HttpMethod httpMethod, URI uri, HttpHeaders requestHeaders, byte[] requestBody) {
+
+		try {
+			MockHttpServletResponse servletResponse = mockMvc
+					.perform(request(httpMethod, uri).content(requestBody).headers(requestHeaders))
+					.andReturn()
+					.getResponse();
+
+			HttpStatus status = HttpStatus.valueOf(servletResponse.getStatus());
+			byte[] body = servletResponse.getContentAsByteArray();
+			MockClientHttpResponse clientResponse = new MockClientHttpResponse(body, status);
+			clientResponse.getHeaders().putAll(getResponseHeaders(servletResponse));
+			return clientResponse;
+		}
+		catch (Exception ex) {
+			byte[] body = ex.toString().getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+			return new MockClientHttpResponse(body, HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+		}
+	}
+
 	private HttpHeaders getResponseHeaders(MockHttpServletResponse response) {
 		HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
 		for (String name : response.getHeaderNames()) {
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/client/samples/MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactoryTests.java b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/client/samples/MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactoryTests.java
index d6e03de0892..0b72717cc45 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/client/samples/MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/client/samples/MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactoryTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2011 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2017 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
@@ -30,16 +31,19 @@ import org.springframework.test.context.web.WebAppConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.web.client.MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory;
 import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MockMvc;
 import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.setup.MockMvcBuilders;
+import org.springframework.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseBody;
+import org.springframework.web.client.AsyncRestTemplate;
 import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
 import org.springframework.web.context.WebApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.EnableWebMvc;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurerAdapter;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.*;
-import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;
+
 
 /**
  * Tests that use a {@link RestTemplate} configured with a
@@ -57,21 +61,29 @@ public class MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactoryTests {
 	@Autowired
 	private WebApplicationContext wac;
 
-	private RestTemplate restTemplate;
+	private MockMvc mockMvc;
 
 
 	@Before
 	public void setup() {
-		MockMvc mockMvc = MockMvcBuilders.webAppContextSetup(this.wac).alwaysExpect(status().isOk()).build();
-		this.restTemplate = new RestTemplate(new MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory(mockMvc));
+		this.mockMvc = MockMvcBuilders.webAppContextSetup(this.wac).alwaysExpect(status().isOk()).build();
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void test() throws Exception {
-		String result = this.restTemplate.getForObject("/foo", String.class);
+		RestTemplate template = new RestTemplate(new MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory(this.mockMvc));
+		String result = template.getForObject("/foo", String.class);
 		assertEquals("bar", result);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+	public void testAsyncTemplate() throws Exception {
+		AsyncRestTemplate template = new AsyncRestTemplate(new MockMvcClientHttpRequestFactory(this.mockMvc));
+		ListenableFuture<ResponseEntity<String>> entity = template.getForEntity("/foo", String.class);
+		assertEquals("bar", entity.get().getBody());
+	}
+
 
 	@EnableWebMvc
 	@Configuration