diff --git a/qemu/qemu-kernel.go b/qemu/qemu-kernel.go
index 6f8ee88..26683f0 100644
--- a/qemu/qemu-kernel.go
+++ b/qemu/qemu-kernel.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package qemukernel
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -237,14 +238,19 @@ func (q *QemuSystem) Stop() {
 	}
 }
 
-// Command executes shell commands on qemu system
-func (q *QemuSystem) Command(user, cmd string) (output string, err error) {
+func (q QemuSystem) ssh(user string) (client *ssh.Client, err error) {
 	cfg := &ssh.ClientConfig{
-		User: user,
+		User:            user,
+		HostKeyCallback: ssh.InsecureIgnoreHostKey(),
 	}
-	cfg.HostKeyCallback = ssh.InsecureIgnoreHostKey()
 
-	client, err := ssh.Dial("tcp", q.sshAddrPort, cfg)
+	client, err = ssh.Dial("tcp", q.sshAddrPort, cfg)
+	return
+}
+
+// Command executes shell commands on qemu system
+func (q QemuSystem) Command(user, cmd string) (output string, err error) {
+	client, err := q.ssh(user)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -260,6 +266,23 @@ func (q *QemuSystem) Command(user, cmd string) (output string, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+// AsyncCommand executes command on qemu system but does not wait for exit
+func (q QemuSystem) AsyncCommand(user, cmd string) (err error) {
+	client, err := q.ssh(user)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	session, err := client.NewSession()
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	return session.Run(fmt.Sprintf(
+		"nohup sh -c '%s' > /dev/null 2> /dev/null < /dev/null &", cmd))
+}
+
 // CopyFile is copy file from local machine to remote through ssh/scp
 func (q *QemuSystem) CopyFile(user, localPath, remotePath string) (err error) {
 	addrPort := strings.Split(q.sshAddrPort, ":")
diff --git a/qemu/qemu-kernel_test.go b/qemu/qemu-kernel_test.go
index 9e23bb2..d062ec0 100644
--- a/qemu/qemu-kernel_test.go
+++ b/qemu/qemu-kernel_test.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func TestQemuSystemStart_Timeout(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func startTestQemu(t *testing.T) (q *QemuSystem, err error) {
+func startTestQemu(t *testing.T, timeout time.Duration) (q *QemuSystem, err error) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	kernel := Kernel{
 		Name:       "Test kernel",
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ func startTestQemu(t *testing.T) (q *QemuSystem, err error) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if timeout != 0 {
+		q.Timeout = timeout
+	}
+
 	if err = q.Start(); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -116,7 +120,7 @@ func startTestQemu(t *testing.T) (q *QemuSystem, err error) {
 }
 
 func TestQemuSystemCommand(t *testing.T) {
-	qemu, err := startTestQemu(t)
+	qemu, err := startTestQemu(t, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -145,7 +149,7 @@ func TestQemuSystemCommand(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestQemuSystemCopyFile(t *testing.T) {
-	qemu, err := startTestQemu(t)
+	qemu, err := startTestQemu(t, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -177,7 +181,7 @@ func TestQemuSystemCopyFile(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestQemuSystemCopyAndRun(t *testing.T) {
-	qemu, err := startTestQemu(t)
+	qemu, err := startTestQemu(t, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -210,7 +214,7 @@ func TestQemuSystemCopyAndRun(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestQemuSystemCopyAndInsmod(t *testing.T) {
-	qemu, err := startTestQemu(t)
+	qemu, err := startTestQemu(t, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -235,3 +239,28 @@ func TestQemuSystemCopyAndInsmod(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("insmod returns ok but there is no new kernel modules")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestQemuSystemRun(t *testing.T) {
+	qemu, err := startTestQemu(t, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer qemu.Stop()
+
+	for {
+		_, err := qemu.Command("root", "echo")
+		if err == nil {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	start := time.Now()
+	err = qemu.AsyncCommand("root", "sleep 10s")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if time.Since(start) > time.Second {
+		t.Fatalf("qemu.Run does not async (waited %s)", +time.Since(start))
+	}
+
+}