diff --git a/python/Cargo.toml b/python/Cargo.toml
index a9936a483c..c5d30dd641 100644
--- a/python/Cargo.toml
+++ b/python/Cargo.toml
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ reqwest = { version = "*", features = ["native-tls-vendored"] }
 version = "0.20"
 features = ["extension-module", "abi3", "abi3-py38"]
 
+[dependencies.pyo3-asyncio]
+version = "0.20"
+features = ["tokio-runtime"]
+
 [dependencies.deltalake]
 path = "../crates/deltalake"
 version = "0"
diff --git a/python/src/lib.rs b/python/src/lib.rs
index 5741bd40d2..101aabb854 100644
--- a/python/src/lib.rs
+++ b/python/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ mod error;
 mod filesystem;
 mod schema;
 mod utils;
+extern crate pyo3_asyncio;
 
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::convert::TryFrom;
@@ -52,10 +53,15 @@ use crate::filesystem::FsConfig;
 use crate::schema::schema_to_pyobject;
 
 #[inline]
-fn rt() -> PyResult<tokio::runtime::Runtime> {
+fn rt_pyo3() -> PyResult<tokio::runtime::Runtime> {
     tokio::runtime::Runtime::new().map_err(|err| PyRuntimeError::new_err(err.to_string()))
 }
 
+#[inline]
+fn rt() -> &'static tokio::runtime::Runtime {
+    pyo3_asyncio::tokio::get_runtime()
+}
+
 #[derive(FromPyObject)]
 enum PartitionFilterValue<'a> {
     Single(&'a str),
@@ -113,7 +119,7 @@ impl RawDeltaTable {
                 .map_err(PythonError::from)?;
         }
 
-        let table = rt()?.block_on(builder.load()).map_err(PythonError::from)?;
+        let table = rt().block_on(builder.load()).map_err(PythonError::from)?;
         Ok(RawDeltaTable {
             _table: table,
             _config: FsConfig {
@@ -135,7 +141,7 @@ impl RawDeltaTable {
     ) -> PyResult<String> {
         let data_catalog = deltalake::data_catalog::get_data_catalog(data_catalog, catalog_options)
             .map_err(|e| PyValueError::new_err(format!("{}", e)))?;
-        let table_uri = rt()?
+        let table_uri = rt()
             .block_on(data_catalog.get_table_storage_location(
                 data_catalog_id,
                 database_name,
@@ -174,13 +180,13 @@ impl RawDeltaTable {
     }
 
     pub fn load_version(&mut self, version: i64) -> PyResult<()> {
-        Ok(rt()?
+        Ok(rt()
             .block_on(self._table.load_version(version))
             .map_err(PythonError::from)?)
     }
 
     pub fn get_latest_version(&mut self) -> PyResult<i64> {
-        Ok(rt()?
+        Ok(rt()
             .block_on(self._table.get_latest_version())
             .map_err(PythonError::from)?)
     }
@@ -190,7 +196,7 @@ impl RawDeltaTable {
             DateTime::<Utc>::from(DateTime::<FixedOffset>::parse_from_rfc3339(ds).map_err(
                 |err| PyValueError::new_err(format!("Failed to parse datetime string: {err}")),
             )?);
-        Ok(rt()?
+        Ok(rt()
             .block_on(self._table.load_with_datetime(datetime))
             .map_err(PythonError::from)?)
     }
@@ -280,7 +286,7 @@ impl RawDeltaTable {
         if let Some(retention_period) = retention_hours {
             cmd = cmd.with_retention_period(Duration::hours(retention_period as i64));
         }
-        let (table, metrics) = rt()?
+        let (table, metrics) = rt()
             .block_on(cmd.into_future())
             .map_err(PythonError::from)?;
         self._table.state = table.state;
@@ -333,7 +339,7 @@ impl RawDeltaTable {
             cmd = cmd.with_predicate(update_predicate);
         }
 
-        let (table, metrics) = rt()?
+        let (table, metrics) = rt()
             .block_on(cmd.into_future())
             .map_err(PythonError::from)?;
         self._table.state = table.state;
@@ -361,7 +367,7 @@ impl RawDeltaTable {
             .map_err(PythonError::from)?;
         cmd = cmd.with_filters(&converted_filters);
 
-        let (table, metrics) = rt()?
+        let (table, metrics) = rt()
             .block_on(cmd.into_future())
             .map_err(PythonError::from)?;
         self._table.state = table.state;
@@ -394,7 +400,7 @@ impl RawDeltaTable {
             .map_err(PythonError::from)?;
         cmd = cmd.with_filters(&converted_filters);
 
-        let (table, metrics) = rt()?
+        let (table, metrics) = rt()
             .block_on(cmd.into_future())
             .map_err(PythonError::from)?;
         self._table.state = table.state;
@@ -593,7 +599,7 @@ impl RawDeltaTable {
             }
         }
 
-        let (table, metrics) = rt()?
+        let (table, metrics) = rt()
             .block_on(cmd.into_future())
             .map_err(PythonError::from)?;
         self._table.state = table.state;
@@ -624,7 +630,7 @@ impl RawDeltaTable {
         }
         cmd = cmd.with_ignore_missing_files(ignore_missing_files);
         cmd = cmd.with_protocol_downgrade_allowed(protocol_downgrade_allowed);
-        let (table, metrics) = rt()?
+        let (table, metrics) = rt()
             .block_on(cmd.into_future())
             .map_err(PythonError::from)?;
         self._table.state = table.state;
@@ -633,7 +639,7 @@ impl RawDeltaTable {
 
     /// Run the History command on the Delta Table: Returns provenance information, including the operation, user, and so on, for each write to a table.
     pub fn history(&mut self, limit: Option<usize>) -> PyResult<Vec<String>> {
-        let history = rt()?
+        let history = rt()
             .block_on(self._table.history(limit))
             .map_err(PythonError::from)?;
         Ok(history
@@ -643,7 +649,7 @@ impl RawDeltaTable {
     }
 
     pub fn update_incremental(&mut self) -> PyResult<()> {
-        Ok(rt()?
+        Ok(rt()
             .block_on(self._table.update_incremental(None))
             .map_err(PythonError::from)?)
     }
@@ -821,15 +827,14 @@ impl RawDeltaTable {
         };
         let store = self._table.log_store();
 
-        rt()?
-            .block_on(commit(
-                &*store,
-                &actions,
-                operation,
-                self._table.get_state(),
-                None,
-            ))
-            .map_err(PythonError::from)?;
+        rt().block_on(commit(
+            &*store,
+            &actions,
+            operation,
+            self._table.get_state(),
+            None,
+        ))
+        .map_err(PythonError::from)?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -837,23 +842,21 @@ impl RawDeltaTable {
     pub fn get_py_storage_backend(&self) -> PyResult<filesystem::DeltaFileSystemHandler> {
         Ok(filesystem::DeltaFileSystemHandler {
             inner: self._table.object_store(),
-            rt: Arc::new(rt()?),
+            rt: Arc::new(rt_pyo3()?),
             config: self._config.clone(),
             known_sizes: None,
         })
     }
 
     pub fn create_checkpoint(&self) -> PyResult<()> {
-        rt()?
-            .block_on(create_checkpoint(&self._table))
+        rt().block_on(create_checkpoint(&self._table))
             .map_err(PythonError::from)?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
 
     pub fn cleanup_metadata(&self) -> PyResult<()> {
-        rt()?
-            .block_on(cleanup_metadata(&self._table))
+        rt().block_on(cleanup_metadata(&self._table))
             .map_err(PythonError::from)?;
 
         Ok(())
@@ -875,7 +878,7 @@ impl RawDeltaTable {
         if let Some(predicate) = predicate {
             cmd = cmd.with_predicate(predicate);
         }
-        let (table, metrics) = rt()?
+        let (table, metrics) = rt()
             .block_on(cmd.into_future())
             .map_err(PythonError::from)?;
         self._table.state = table.state;
@@ -889,7 +892,7 @@ impl RawDeltaTable {
         let cmd = FileSystemCheckBuilder::new(self._table.log_store(), self._table.state.clone())
             .with_dry_run(dry_run);
 
-        let (table, metrics) = rt()?
+        let (table, metrics) = rt()
             .block_on(cmd.into_future())
             .map_err(PythonError::from)?;
         self._table.state = table.state;
@@ -1076,7 +1079,7 @@ fn batch_distinct(batch: PyArrowType<RecordBatch>) -> PyResult<PyArrowType<Recor
     let schema = batch.0.schema();
     ctx.register_batch("batch", batch.0)
         .map_err(|err| PyRuntimeError::new_err(err.to_string()))?;
-    let batches = rt()?
+    let batches = rt()
         .block_on(async { ctx.table("batch").await?.distinct()?.collect().await })
         .map_err(|err| PyRuntimeError::new_err(err.to_string()))?;
 
@@ -1142,7 +1145,7 @@ fn write_to_deltalake(
     let save_mode = mode.parse().map_err(PythonError::from)?;
 
     let options = storage_options.clone().unwrap_or_default();
-    let table = rt()?
+    let table = rt()
         .block_on(DeltaOps::try_from_uri_with_storage_options(
             &table_uri, options,
         ))
@@ -1174,8 +1177,7 @@ fn write_to_deltalake(
         builder = builder.with_configuration(config);
     };
 
-    rt()?
-        .block_on(builder.into_future())
+    rt().block_on(builder.into_future())
         .map_err(PythonError::from)?;
 
     Ok(())
@@ -1219,8 +1221,7 @@ fn create_deltalake(
         builder = builder.with_configuration(config);
     };
 
-    rt()?
-        .block_on(builder.into_future())
+    rt().block_on(builder.into_future())
         .map_err(PythonError::from)?;
 
     Ok(())
@@ -1264,8 +1265,7 @@ fn write_new_deltalake(
         builder = builder.with_configuration(config);
     };
 
-    rt()?
-        .block_on(builder.into_future())
+    rt().block_on(builder.into_future())
         .map_err(PythonError::from)?;
 
     Ok(())
@@ -1317,8 +1317,7 @@ fn convert_to_deltalake(
         builder = builder.with_metadata(json_metadata);
     };
 
-    rt()?
-        .block_on(builder.into_future())
+    rt().block_on(builder.into_future())
         .map_err(PythonError::from)?;
     Ok(())
 }