diff --git a/lib/searchkick/model.rb b/lib/searchkick/model.rb
index a76a327..72e9cc6 100644
--- a/lib/searchkick/model.rb
+++ b/lib/searchkick/model.rb
@@ -84,17 +84,26 @@ module Searchkick
           after_destroy callback_name, if: proc { self.class.search_callbacks? }
         end
 
-        def reindex(method_name = nil, refresh: false)
-          if method_name
-            self.class.searchkick_index.bulk_update([self], method_name)
+        def reindex(method_name = nil, refresh: false, async: false)
+          if async
+            if method_name
+              raise Searchkick::Error, "Partial updates not yet supported with async"
+            else
+              self.class.searchkick_index.reindex_record_async(self)
+            end
           else
-            self.class.searchkick_index.reindex_record(self)
+            if method_name
+              self.class.searchkick_index.bulk_update([self], method_name)
+            else
+              self.class.searchkick_index.reindex_record(self)
+            end
+            self.class.searchkick_index.refresh if refresh
           end
-          self.class.searchkick_index.refresh if refresh
         end unless method_defined?(:reindex)
 
+        # TODO remove this method in next major version
         def reindex_async
-          self.class.searchkick_index.reindex_record_async(self)
+          reindex(async: true)
         end unless method_defined?(:reindex_async)
 
         def similar(options = {})
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index e9e342e..a930417 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -372,7 +372,8 @@ class Animal
   searchkick \
     text_start: [:name],
     suggest: [:name],
-    index_name: -> { "#{name.tableize}-#{Date.today.year}" }
+    index_name: -> { "#{name.tableize}-#{Date.today.year}" },
+    callbacks: :async
     # wordnet: true
 end
 
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