diff --git a/examples/http_loader.rb b/examples/http_loader.rb
index fea0a0f..a22c921 100644
--- a/examples/http_loader.rb
+++ b/examples/http_loader.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 # An example loader which is blocking and synchronous as a whole, but executes all of its operations concurrently.
 module Loaders
   class HTTPLoader < GraphQL::Batch::Loader
+    include GraphQL::Batch::Async
+
     def initialize(host:, size: 4, timeout: 4)
       super()
       @host = host
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ def initialize(host:, size: 4, timeout: 4)
       @futures = {}
     end
 
-    def perform_on_wait(operations)
+    def perform_early(operations)
       # This fans out and starts off all the concurrent work, which starts and
       # immediately returns Concurrent::Promises::Future` objects for each operation.
       operations.each do |operation|
@@ -55,9 +57,6 @@ def perform_on_wait(operations)
     end
 
     def perform(operations)
-      # Defer to let other non-async loaders run to completion first.
-      defer
-
       # Collect the futures (and possibly trigger any newly added ones)
       futures = operations.map do |operation|
         future(operation)
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ def perform(operations)
 
       # At this point, all of the concurrent work has been started.
 
-      # This converges back in, waiting on each concurrent future to finish, and fulfilling each
+      # Now it converges back in, waiting on each concurrent future to finish, and fulfilling each
       # (non-concurrent) Promise.rb promise.
       operations.each_with_index.each do |operation, index|
         fulfill(operation, futures[index].value!) # .value is a blocking call
diff --git a/lib/graphql/batch.rb b/lib/graphql/batch.rb
index 4e6d096..c77e1e5 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/batch.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/batch.rb
@@ -38,5 +38,6 @@ def self.use(schema_defn, executor_class: GraphQL::Batch::Executor)
 
 require_relative "batch/version"
 require_relative "batch/loader"
+require_relative "batch/async"
 require_relative "batch/executor"
 require_relative "batch/setup_multiplex"
diff --git a/lib/graphql/batch/async.rb b/lib/graphql/batch/async.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e4e330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/graphql/batch/async.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+module GraphQL::Batch
+  module Async
+    def resolve
+      defer # Let other non-async loaders run to completion first.
+      @peek_queue_index = nil
+      super
+    end
+
+    def on_any_loader_wait
+      @peek_queue_index ||= 0
+      peek_queue = queue[@peek_queue_index..]
+      return if peek_queue.empty?
+      @peek_queue_index = peek_queue.size
+      perform_early(peek_queue)
+    end
+
+    def perform_early(keys)
+      raise NotImplementedError, "Implement GraphQL::Batch::Async#perform_early to trigger async operations early"
+    end
+
+    def perform(keys)
+      raise NotImplementedError, "Implement GraphQL::Batch::Async#perform to wait on the async operations"
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/graphql/batch/executor.rb b/lib/graphql/batch/executor.rb
index 8ca5cb2..b51deb6 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/batch/executor.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/batch/executor.rb
@@ -53,8 +53,11 @@ def resolve(loader)
       @loading = was_loading
     end
 
-    def defer(_loader)
-      while (non_deferred_loader = @loaders.find { |_, loader| !loader.deferred })
+    # Defer the resolution of the current loader, allowing other loaders to be resolved first.
+    # This is useful when the current loader has kicked off async or concurrent work, and don't need to
+    # block execution of the current thread until later.
+    def defer_to_other_loaders
+      while (non_deferred_loader = @loaders.find { |_, loader| !loader.deferred && !loader.resolved? })
         resolve(non_deferred_loader)
       end
     end
@@ -62,7 +65,7 @@ def defer(_loader)
     def on_wait
       # FIXME: Better name?
       @loaders.each do |_, loader|
-        loader.on_any_wait
+        loader.on_any_loader_wait
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/graphql/batch/loader.rb b/lib/graphql/batch/loader.rb
index 3f7022b..6c3c72e 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/batch/loader.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/batch/loader.rb
@@ -67,12 +67,11 @@ def prime(key, value)
       cache[cache_key(key)] ||= ::Promise.resolve(value).tap { |p| p.source = self }
     end
 
-    def on_any_wait
-      return if resolved?
-      load_keys = queue # "Peek" the queue, but don't consume it.
-      # TODO: Should we have a "peek queue" / "async queue", that we can consume here, to prevent
-      # duplicate calls to perform_on_wait? (perform_on_wait should be idempotent anyway, but...)
-      perform_on_wait(load_keys)
+    # Called when any GraphQL::Batch::Loader starts waiting. May be called more than once per loader, if
+    # the loader is waiting multiple times. Will not be called once per promise.
+    #
+    # Use GraphQL::Batch::Async for the common way to use this.
+    def on_any_loader_wait
     end
 
     def resolve # :nodoc:
@@ -136,36 +135,6 @@ def fulfilled?(key)
       promise.pending? && promise.source != self
     end
 
-    def perform_on_wait(keys)
-      # FIXME: Better name?
-      # Interface to add custom code to e.g. trigger async operations when any loader starts waiting.
-      # Example:
-      #
-      #   def initialize
-      #     super()
-      #     @futures = {}
-      #   end
-      #
-      #   def perform_on_wait(keys)
-      #     keys.each do |key|
-      #       future(key)
-      #     end
-      #   end
-      #
-      #   def perform(keys)
-      #     defer # let other non-async loaders run to completion first.
-      #     keys.each do |key|
-      #       future(key).value!
-      #     end
-      #   end
-      #
-      #   def future(key)
-      #     @futures[key] ||= Concurrent::Promises.future do
-      #       # Perform the async operation
-      #     end
-      #   end
-    end
-
     # Must override to load the keys and call #fulfill for each key
     def perform(keys)
       raise NotImplementedError
@@ -188,7 +157,7 @@ def finish_resolve(key)
 
     def defer
       @deferred = true
-      executor.defer(self)
+      executor.defer_to_other_loaders
     ensure
       @deferred = false
     end