diff --git a/transport-native-io_uring/src/main/c/netty_io_uring_native.c b/transport-native-io_uring/src/main/c/netty_io_uring_native.c
index 4663493de9..c2ce2e860b 100644
--- a/transport-native-io_uring/src/main/c/netty_io_uring_native.c
+++ b/transport-native-io_uring/src/main/c/netty_io_uring_native.c
@@ -381,6 +381,10 @@ static jint netty_io_uring_ioringOpConnect(JNIEnv* env, jclass clazz) {
     return IORING_OP_CONNECT;
 }
 
+static jint netty_io_uring_iosqeAsync(JNIEnv* env, jclass clazz) {
+    return IOSQE_ASYNC;
+}
+
 // JNI Method Registration Table Begin
 static const JNINativeMethod statically_referenced_fixed_method_table[] = {
   { "sockNonblock", "()I", (void *) netty_io_uring_sockNonblock },
@@ -395,7 +399,8 @@ static const JNINativeMethod statically_referenced_fixed_method_table[] = {
   { "ioringOpAccept", "()I", (void *) netty_io_uring_ioringOpAccept },
   { "ioringOpRead", "()I", (void *) netty_io_uring_ioringOpRead },
   { "ioringOpWrite", "()I", (void *) netty_io_uring_ioringOpWrite },
-  { "ioringOpConnect", "()I", (void *) netty_io_uring_ioringOpConnect }
+  { "ioringOpConnect", "()I", (void *) netty_io_uring_ioringOpConnect },
+  { "iosqeAsync", "()I", (void *) netty_io_uring_iosqeAsync }
 };
 static const jint statically_referenced_fixed_method_table_size = sizeof(statically_referenced_fixed_method_table) / sizeof(statically_referenced_fixed_method_table[0]);
 
diff --git a/transport-native-io_uring/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/uring/IOUringSubmissionQueue.java b/transport-native-io_uring/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/uring/IOUringSubmissionQueue.java
index e74342d221..f7d66c8360 100644
--- a/transport-native-io_uring/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/uring/IOUringSubmissionQueue.java
+++ b/transport-native-io_uring/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/uring/IOUringSubmissionQueue.java
@@ -136,9 +136,8 @@ final class IOUringSubmissionQueue {
             }
         }
 
-        PlatformDependent.putByte(sqe + SQE_FLAGS_FIELD, (byte) 0);
-
-
+        // TODO: Make it configurable if we should use this flag or not.
+        PlatformDependent.putByte(sqe + SQE_FLAGS_FIELD, (byte) Native.IOSQE_ASYNC);
 
         // pad field array -> all fields should be zero
         long offsetIndex = 0;
diff --git a/transport-native-io_uring/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/uring/Native.java b/transport-native-io_uring/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/uring/Native.java
index 3d7572b94b..78b0b3cc62 100644
--- a/transport-native-io_uring/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/uring/Native.java
+++ b/transport-native-io_uring/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/uring/Native.java
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ final class Native {
     static final int IORING_OP_POLL_REMOVE = NativeStaticallyReferencedJniMethods.ioringOpPollRemove();
     static final int IORING_OP_CONNECT = NativeStaticallyReferencedJniMethods.ioringOpConnect();
     static final int IORING_OP_WRITEV = NativeStaticallyReferencedJniMethods.ioringOpWritev();
+    static final int IOSQE_ASYNC = NativeStaticallyReferencedJniMethods.iosqeAsync();
 
     public static RingBuffer createRingBuffer(int ringSize) {
         //Todo throw Exception if it's null
diff --git a/transport-native-io_uring/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/uring/NativeStaticallyReferencedJniMethods.java b/transport-native-io_uring/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/uring/NativeStaticallyReferencedJniMethods.java
index 1539516c2f..81dc182da1 100644
--- a/transport-native-io_uring/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/uring/NativeStaticallyReferencedJniMethods.java
+++ b/transport-native-io_uring/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/uring/NativeStaticallyReferencedJniMethods.java
@@ -44,4 +44,5 @@ final class NativeStaticallyReferencedJniMethods {
     static native int ioringOpRead();
     static native int ioringOpWrite();
     static native int ioringOpConnect();
+    static native int iosqeAsync();
 }