diff --git a/libavfilter/dnn/dnn_backend_common.c b/libavfilter/dnn/dnn_backend_common.c
index 4d9d3f79b1..4c9045501f 100644
--- a/libavfilter/dnn/dnn_backend_common.c
+++ b/libavfilter/dnn/dnn_backend_common.c
@@ -69,3 +69,56 @@ DNNReturnType ff_dnn_fill_task(TaskItem *task, DNNExecBaseParams *exec_params, v
 
     return DNN_SUCCESS;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Thread routine for async execution.
+ * @param args pointer to DNNAsyncExecModule module
+ */
+static void *async_thread_routine(void *args)
+{
+    DNNAsyncExecModule *async_module = args;
+    void *request = async_module->args;
+
+    async_module->start_inference(request);
+    async_module->callback(request);
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+DNNReturnType ff_dnn_async_module_cleanup(DNNAsyncExecModule *async_module)
+{
+    if (!async_module) {
+        return DNN_ERROR;
+    }
+#if HAVE_PTHREAD_CANCEL
+    pthread_join(async_module->thread_id, NULL);
+#endif
+    async_module->start_inference = NULL;
+    async_module->callback = NULL;
+    async_module->args = NULL;
+    return DNN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+DNNReturnType ff_dnn_start_inference_async(void *ctx, DNNAsyncExecModule *async_module)
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    if (!async_module) {
+        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "async_module is null when starting async inference.\n");
+        return DNN_ERROR;
+    }
+
+#if HAVE_PTHREAD_CANCEL
+    pthread_join(async_module->thread_id, NULL);
+    ret = pthread_create(&async_module->thread_id, NULL, async_thread_routine, async_module);
+    if (ret != 0) {
+        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Unable to start async inference.\n");
+        return DNN_ERROR;
+    }
+#else
+    if (async_module->start_inference(async_module->args) != DNN_SUCCESS) {
+        return DNN_ERROR;
+    }
+    async_module->callback(async_module->args);
+#endif
+    return DNN_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/libavfilter/dnn/dnn_backend_common.h b/libavfilter/dnn/dnn_backend_common.h
index 5281fdfed1..96e4df9676 100644
--- a/libavfilter/dnn/dnn_backend_common.h
+++ b/libavfilter/dnn/dnn_backend_common.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #define AVFILTER_DNN_DNN_BACKEND_COMMON_H
 
 #include "../dnn_interface.h"
+#include "libavutil/thread.h"
 
 #define DNN_BACKEND_COMMON_OPTIONS \
     { "nireq",           "number of request",             OFFSET(options.nireq),           AV_OPT_TYPE_INT,    { .i64 = 0 },     0, INT_MAX, FLAGS },
@@ -49,6 +50,34 @@ typedef struct InferenceItem {
     uint32_t bbox_index;
 } InferenceItem;
 
+/**
+ * Common Async Execution Mechanism for the DNN Backends.
+ */
+typedef struct DNNAsyncExecModule {
+    /**
+     * Synchronous inference function for the backend
+     * with corresponding request item as the argument.
+     */
+    DNNReturnType (*start_inference)(void *request);
+
+    /**
+     * Completion Callback for the backend.
+     * Expected argument type of callback must match that
+     * of the inference function.
+     */
+    void (*callback)(void *args);
+
+    /**
+     * Argument for the execution functions.
+     * i.e. Request item for the backend.
+     */
+    void *args;
+#if HAVE_PTHREAD_CANCEL
+    pthread_t thread_id;
+    pthread_attr_t thread_attr;
+#endif
+} DNNAsyncExecModule;
+
 int ff_check_exec_params(void *ctx, DNNBackendType backend, DNNFunctionType func_type, DNNExecBaseParams *exec_params);
 
 /**
@@ -66,4 +95,31 @@ int ff_check_exec_params(void *ctx, DNNBackendType backend, DNNFunctionType func
  */
 DNNReturnType ff_dnn_fill_task(TaskItem *task, DNNExecBaseParams *exec_params, void *backend_model, int async, int do_ioproc);
 
+/**
+ * Join the Async Execution thread and set module pointers to NULL.
+ *
+ * @param async_module pointer to DNNAsyncExecModule module
+ *
+ * @retval DNN_SUCCESS if successful
+ * @retval DNN_ERROR if async_module is NULL
+ */
+DNNReturnType ff_dnn_async_module_cleanup(DNNAsyncExecModule *async_module);
+
+/**
+ * Start asynchronous inference routine for the TensorFlow
+ * model on a detached thread. It calls the completion callback
+ * after the inference completes. Completion callback and inference
+ * function must be set before calling this function.
+ *
+ * If POSIX threads aren't supported, the execution rolls back
+ * to synchronous mode, calling completion callback after inference.
+ *
+ * @param ctx pointer to the backend context
+ * @param async_module pointer to DNNAsyncExecModule module
+ *
+ * @retval DNN_SUCCESS on the start of async inference.
+ * @retval DNN_ERROR in case async inference cannot be started
+ */
+DNNReturnType ff_dnn_start_inference_async(void *ctx, DNNAsyncExecModule *async_module);
+
 #endif