diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index b438d254..5799f39b 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package ldap
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ type Client interface {
 	PasswordModify(*PasswordModifyRequest) (*PasswordModifyResult, error)
 
 	Search(*SearchRequest) (*SearchResult, error)
+	SearchAsync(ctx context.Context, searchRequest *SearchRequest, bufferSize int) Response
 	SearchWithPaging(searchRequest *SearchRequest, pagingSize uint32) (*SearchResult, error)
 	DirSync(searchRequest *SearchRequest, flags, maxAttrCount int64, cookie []byte) (*SearchResult, error)
 }
diff --git a/conn.go b/conn.go
index d39213b4..474d494b 100644
--- a/conn.go
+++ b/conn.go
@@ -327,6 +327,8 @@ func (l *Conn) nextMessageID() int64 {
 // GetLastError returns the last recorded error from goroutines like processMessages and reader.
 // Only the last recorded error will be returned.
 func (l *Conn) GetLastError() error {
+	l.messageMutex.Lock()
+	defer l.messageMutex.Unlock()
 	return l.err
 }
 
diff --git a/examples_test.go b/examples_test.go
index d788e4f5..61f16197 100644
--- a/examples_test.go
+++ b/examples_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package ldap
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"fmt"
@@ -50,6 +51,35 @@ func ExampleConn_Search() {
 	}
 }
 
+// This example demonstrates how to search asynchronously
+func ExampleConn_SearchAsync() {
+	l, err := DialURL(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", "ldap.example.com", 389))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer l.Close()
+
+	searchRequest := NewSearchRequest(
+		"dc=example,dc=com", // The base dn to search
+		ScopeWholeSubtree, NeverDerefAliases, 0, 0, false,
+		"(&(objectClass=organizationalPerson))", // The filter to apply
+		[]string{"dn", "cn"},                    // A list attributes to retrieve
+		nil,
+	)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	r := l.SearchAsync(ctx, searchRequest, 64)
+	for r.Next() {
+		entry := r.Entry()
+		fmt.Printf("%s has DN %s\n", entry.GetAttributeValue("cn"), entry.DN)
+	}
+	if err := r.Err(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
 // This example demonstrates how to start a TLS connection
 func ExampleConn_StartTLS() {
 	l, err := DialURL("ldap://ldap.example.com:389")
diff --git a/ldap_test.go b/ldap_test.go
index 61417fd5..5b96e039 100644
--- a/ldap_test.go
+++ b/ldap_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package ldap
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
+	"log"
 	"testing"
 
 	ber "github.com/go-asn1-ber/asn1-ber"
@@ -344,3 +346,67 @@ func TestEscapeDN(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSearchAsync(t *testing.T) {
+	l, err := DialURL(ldapServer)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer l.Close()
+
+	searchRequest := NewSearchRequest(
+		baseDN,
+		ScopeWholeSubtree, DerefAlways, 0, 0, false,
+		filter[2],
+		attributes,
+		nil)
+
+	srs := make([]*Entry, 0)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	r := l.SearchAsync(ctx, searchRequest, 64)
+	for r.Next() {
+		srs = append(srs, r.Entry())
+	}
+	if err := r.Err(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	t.Logf("TestSearcAsync: %s -> num of entries = %d", searchRequest.Filter, len(srs))
+}
+
+func TestSearchAsyncAndCancel(t *testing.T) {
+	l, err := DialURL(ldapServer)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer l.Close()
+
+	searchRequest := NewSearchRequest(
+		baseDN,
+		ScopeWholeSubtree, DerefAlways, 0, 0, false,
+		filter[2],
+		attributes,
+		nil)
+
+	cancelNum := 10
+	srs := make([]*Entry, 0)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	r := l.SearchAsync(ctx, searchRequest, 0)
+	for r.Next() {
+		srs = append(srs, r.Entry())
+		if len(srs) == cancelNum {
+			cancel()
+		}
+	}
+	if err := r.Err(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if len(srs) > cancelNum+3 {
+		// the cancellation process is asynchronous,
+		// so it might get some entries after calling cancel()
+		t.Errorf("Got entries %d, expected < %d", len(srs), cancelNum+3)
+	}
+	t.Logf("TestSearchAsyncAndCancel: %s -> num of entries = %d", searchRequest.Filter, len(srs))
+}
diff --git a/response.go b/response.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81d97d9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/response.go
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+package ldap
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	ber "github.com/go-asn1-ber/asn1-ber"
+)
+
+// Response defines an interface to get data from an LDAP server
+type Response interface {
+	Entry() *Entry
+	Referral() string
+	Controls() []Control
+	Err() error
+	Next() bool
+}
+
+type searchResponse struct {
+	conn *Conn
+	ch   chan *SearchSingleResult
+
+	entry    *Entry
+	referral string
+	controls []Control
+	err      error
+}
+
+// Entry returns an entry from the given search request
+func (r *searchResponse) Entry() *Entry {
+	return r.entry
+}
+
+// Referral returns a referral from the given search request
+func (r *searchResponse) Referral() string {
+	return r.referral
+}
+
+// Controls returns controls from the given search request
+func (r *searchResponse) Controls() []Control {
+	return r.controls
+}
+
+// Err returns an error when the given search request was failed
+func (r *searchResponse) Err() error {
+	return r.err
+}
+
+// Next returns whether next data exist or not
+func (r *searchResponse) Next() bool {
+	res, ok := <-r.ch
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	if res == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	r.err = res.Error
+	if r.err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	r.err = r.conn.GetLastError()
+	if r.err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	r.entry = res.Entry
+	r.referral = res.Referral
+	r.controls = res.Controls
+	return true
+}
+
+func (r *searchResponse) start(ctx context.Context, searchRequest *SearchRequest) {
+	go func() {
+		defer func() {
+			close(r.ch)
+			if err := recover(); err != nil {
+				r.conn.err = fmt.Errorf("ldap: recovered panic in searchResponse: %v", err)
+			}
+		}()
+
+		if r.conn.IsClosing() {
+			return
+		}
+
+		packet := ber.Encode(ber.ClassUniversal, ber.TypeConstructed, ber.TagSequence, nil, "LDAP Request")
+		packet.AppendChild(ber.NewInteger(ber.ClassUniversal, ber.TypePrimitive, ber.TagInteger, r.conn.nextMessageID(), "MessageID"))
+		// encode search request
+		err := searchRequest.appendTo(packet)
+		if err != nil {
+			r.ch <- &SearchSingleResult{Error: err}
+			return
+		}
+		r.conn.Debug.PrintPacket(packet)
+
+		msgCtx, err := r.conn.sendMessage(packet)
+		if err != nil {
+			r.ch <- &SearchSingleResult{Error: err}
+			return
+		}
+		defer r.conn.finishMessage(msgCtx)
+
+		foundSearchSingleResultDone := false
+		for !foundSearchSingleResultDone {
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				r.conn.Debug.Printf("%d: %s", msgCtx.id, ctx.Err().Error())
+				return
+			default:
+				r.conn.Debug.Printf("%d: waiting for response", msgCtx.id)
+				packetResponse, ok := <-msgCtx.responses
+				if !ok {
+					err := NewError(ErrorNetwork, errors.New("ldap: response channel closed"))
+					r.ch <- &SearchSingleResult{Error: err}
+					return
+				}
+				packet, err = packetResponse.ReadPacket()
+				r.conn.Debug.Printf("%d: got response %p", msgCtx.id, packet)
+				if err != nil {
+					r.ch <- &SearchSingleResult{Error: err}
+					return
+				}
+
+				if r.conn.Debug {
+					if err := addLDAPDescriptions(packet); err != nil {
+						r.ch <- &SearchSingleResult{Error: err}
+						return
+					}
+					ber.PrintPacket(packet)
+				}
+
+				switch packet.Children[1].Tag {
+				case ApplicationSearchResultEntry:
+					r.ch <- &SearchSingleResult{
+						Entry: &Entry{
+							DN:         packet.Children[1].Children[0].Value.(string),
+							Attributes: unpackAttributes(packet.Children[1].Children[1].Children),
+						},
+					}
+
+				case ApplicationSearchResultDone:
+					if err := GetLDAPError(packet); err != nil {
+						r.ch <- &SearchSingleResult{Error: err}
+						return
+					}
+					if len(packet.Children) == 3 {
+						result := &SearchSingleResult{}
+						for _, child := range packet.Children[2].Children {
+							decodedChild, err := DecodeControl(child)
+							if err != nil {
+								werr := fmt.Errorf("failed to decode child control: %w", err)
+								r.ch <- &SearchSingleResult{Error: werr}
+								return
+							}
+							result.Controls = append(result.Controls, decodedChild)
+						}
+						r.ch <- result
+					}
+					foundSearchSingleResultDone = true
+
+				case ApplicationSearchResultReference:
+					ref := packet.Children[1].Children[0].Value.(string)
+					r.ch <- &SearchSingleResult{Referral: ref}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		r.conn.Debug.Printf("%d: returning", msgCtx.id)
+	}()
+}
+
+func newSearchResponse(conn *Conn, bufferSize int) *searchResponse {
+	var ch chan *SearchSingleResult
+	if bufferSize > 0 {
+		ch = make(chan *SearchSingleResult, bufferSize)
+	} else {
+		ch = make(chan *SearchSingleResult)
+	}
+	return &searchResponse{
+		conn: conn,
+		ch:   ch,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/search.go b/search.go
index ef3119b9..3d8d9e70 100644
--- a/search.go
+++ b/search.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package ldap
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
@@ -375,6 +376,28 @@ func (s *SearchResult) appendTo(r *SearchResult) {
 	r.Controls = append(r.Controls, s.Controls...)
 }
 
+// SearchSingleResult holds the server's single response to a search request
+type SearchSingleResult struct {
+	// Entry is the returned entry
+	Entry *Entry
+	// Referral is the returned referral
+	Referral string
+	// Controls are the returned controls
+	Controls []Control
+	// Error is set when the search request was failed
+	Error error
+}
+
+// Print outputs a human-readable description
+func (s *SearchSingleResult) Print() {
+	s.Entry.Print()
+}
+
+// PrettyPrint outputs a human-readable description with indenting
+func (s *SearchSingleResult) PrettyPrint(indent int) {
+	s.Entry.PrettyPrint(indent)
+}
+
 // SearchRequest represents a search request to send to the server
 type SearchRequest struct {
 	BaseDN       string
@@ -559,6 +582,17 @@ func (l *Conn) Search(searchRequest *SearchRequest) (*SearchResult, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// SearchAsync performs a search request and returns all search results asynchronously.
+// This means you get all results until an error happens (or the search successfully finished),
+// e.g. for size / time limited requests all are recieved until the limit is reached.
+// To stop the search, call cancel function returned context.
+func (l *Conn) SearchAsync(
+	ctx context.Context, searchRequest *SearchRequest, bufferSize int) Response {
+	r := newSearchResponse(l, bufferSize)
+	r.start(ctx, searchRequest)
+	return r
+}
+
 // unpackAttributes will extract all given LDAP attributes and it's values
 // from the ber.Packet
 func unpackAttributes(children []*ber.Packet) []*EntryAttribute {
diff --git a/v3/client.go b/v3/client.go
index b438d254..5799f39b 100644
--- a/v3/client.go
+++ b/v3/client.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package ldap
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ type Client interface {
 	PasswordModify(*PasswordModifyRequest) (*PasswordModifyResult, error)
 
 	Search(*SearchRequest) (*SearchResult, error)
+	SearchAsync(ctx context.Context, searchRequest *SearchRequest, bufferSize int) Response
 	SearchWithPaging(searchRequest *SearchRequest, pagingSize uint32) (*SearchResult, error)
 	DirSync(searchRequest *SearchRequest, flags, maxAttrCount int64, cookie []byte) (*SearchResult, error)
 }
diff --git a/v3/conn.go b/v3/conn.go
index 3ed80883..a42a9697 100644
--- a/v3/conn.go
+++ b/v3/conn.go
@@ -327,6 +327,8 @@ func (l *Conn) nextMessageID() int64 {
 // GetLastError returns the last recorded error from goroutines like processMessages and reader.
 // // Only the last recorded error will be returned.
 func (l *Conn) GetLastError() error {
+	l.messageMutex.Lock()
+	defer l.messageMutex.Unlock()
 	return l.err
 }
 
diff --git a/v3/examples_test.go b/v3/examples_test.go
index d788e4f5..61f16197 100644
--- a/v3/examples_test.go
+++ b/v3/examples_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package ldap
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"fmt"
@@ -50,6 +51,35 @@ func ExampleConn_Search() {
 	}
 }
 
+// This example demonstrates how to search asynchronously
+func ExampleConn_SearchAsync() {
+	l, err := DialURL(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", "ldap.example.com", 389))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer l.Close()
+
+	searchRequest := NewSearchRequest(
+		"dc=example,dc=com", // The base dn to search
+		ScopeWholeSubtree, NeverDerefAliases, 0, 0, false,
+		"(&(objectClass=organizationalPerson))", // The filter to apply
+		[]string{"dn", "cn"},                    // A list attributes to retrieve
+		nil,
+	)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	r := l.SearchAsync(ctx, searchRequest, 64)
+	for r.Next() {
+		entry := r.Entry()
+		fmt.Printf("%s has DN %s\n", entry.GetAttributeValue("cn"), entry.DN)
+	}
+	if err := r.Err(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
 // This example demonstrates how to start a TLS connection
 func ExampleConn_StartTLS() {
 	l, err := DialURL("ldap://ldap.example.com:389")
diff --git a/v3/ldap_test.go b/v3/ldap_test.go
index 61417fd5..5b96e039 100644
--- a/v3/ldap_test.go
+++ b/v3/ldap_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package ldap
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
+	"log"
 	"testing"
 
 	ber "github.com/go-asn1-ber/asn1-ber"
@@ -344,3 +346,67 @@ func TestEscapeDN(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSearchAsync(t *testing.T) {
+	l, err := DialURL(ldapServer)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer l.Close()
+
+	searchRequest := NewSearchRequest(
+		baseDN,
+		ScopeWholeSubtree, DerefAlways, 0, 0, false,
+		filter[2],
+		attributes,
+		nil)
+
+	srs := make([]*Entry, 0)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	r := l.SearchAsync(ctx, searchRequest, 64)
+	for r.Next() {
+		srs = append(srs, r.Entry())
+	}
+	if err := r.Err(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	t.Logf("TestSearcAsync: %s -> num of entries = %d", searchRequest.Filter, len(srs))
+}
+
+func TestSearchAsyncAndCancel(t *testing.T) {
+	l, err := DialURL(ldapServer)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer l.Close()
+
+	searchRequest := NewSearchRequest(
+		baseDN,
+		ScopeWholeSubtree, DerefAlways, 0, 0, false,
+		filter[2],
+		attributes,
+		nil)
+
+	cancelNum := 10
+	srs := make([]*Entry, 0)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	r := l.SearchAsync(ctx, searchRequest, 0)
+	for r.Next() {
+		srs = append(srs, r.Entry())
+		if len(srs) == cancelNum {
+			cancel()
+		}
+	}
+	if err := r.Err(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if len(srs) > cancelNum+3 {
+		// the cancellation process is asynchronous,
+		// so it might get some entries after calling cancel()
+		t.Errorf("Got entries %d, expected < %d", len(srs), cancelNum+3)
+	}
+	t.Logf("TestSearchAsyncAndCancel: %s -> num of entries = %d", searchRequest.Filter, len(srs))
+}
diff --git a/v3/response.go b/v3/response.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81d97d9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v3/response.go
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+package ldap
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	ber "github.com/go-asn1-ber/asn1-ber"
+)
+
+// Response defines an interface to get data from an LDAP server
+type Response interface {
+	Entry() *Entry
+	Referral() string
+	Controls() []Control
+	Err() error
+	Next() bool
+}
+
+type searchResponse struct {
+	conn *Conn
+	ch   chan *SearchSingleResult
+
+	entry    *Entry
+	referral string
+	controls []Control
+	err      error
+}
+
+// Entry returns an entry from the given search request
+func (r *searchResponse) Entry() *Entry {
+	return r.entry
+}
+
+// Referral returns a referral from the given search request
+func (r *searchResponse) Referral() string {
+	return r.referral
+}
+
+// Controls returns controls from the given search request
+func (r *searchResponse) Controls() []Control {
+	return r.controls
+}
+
+// Err returns an error when the given search request was failed
+func (r *searchResponse) Err() error {
+	return r.err
+}
+
+// Next returns whether next data exist or not
+func (r *searchResponse) Next() bool {
+	res, ok := <-r.ch
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	if res == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	r.err = res.Error
+	if r.err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	r.err = r.conn.GetLastError()
+	if r.err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	r.entry = res.Entry
+	r.referral = res.Referral
+	r.controls = res.Controls
+	return true
+}
+
+func (r *searchResponse) start(ctx context.Context, searchRequest *SearchRequest) {
+	go func() {
+		defer func() {
+			close(r.ch)
+			if err := recover(); err != nil {
+				r.conn.err = fmt.Errorf("ldap: recovered panic in searchResponse: %v", err)
+			}
+		}()
+
+		if r.conn.IsClosing() {
+			return
+		}
+
+		packet := ber.Encode(ber.ClassUniversal, ber.TypeConstructed, ber.TagSequence, nil, "LDAP Request")
+		packet.AppendChild(ber.NewInteger(ber.ClassUniversal, ber.TypePrimitive, ber.TagInteger, r.conn.nextMessageID(), "MessageID"))
+		// encode search request
+		err := searchRequest.appendTo(packet)
+		if err != nil {
+			r.ch <- &SearchSingleResult{Error: err}
+			return
+		}
+		r.conn.Debug.PrintPacket(packet)
+
+		msgCtx, err := r.conn.sendMessage(packet)
+		if err != nil {
+			r.ch <- &SearchSingleResult{Error: err}
+			return
+		}
+		defer r.conn.finishMessage(msgCtx)
+
+		foundSearchSingleResultDone := false
+		for !foundSearchSingleResultDone {
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				r.conn.Debug.Printf("%d: %s", msgCtx.id, ctx.Err().Error())
+				return
+			default:
+				r.conn.Debug.Printf("%d: waiting for response", msgCtx.id)
+				packetResponse, ok := <-msgCtx.responses
+				if !ok {
+					err := NewError(ErrorNetwork, errors.New("ldap: response channel closed"))
+					r.ch <- &SearchSingleResult{Error: err}
+					return
+				}
+				packet, err = packetResponse.ReadPacket()
+				r.conn.Debug.Printf("%d: got response %p", msgCtx.id, packet)
+				if err != nil {
+					r.ch <- &SearchSingleResult{Error: err}
+					return
+				}
+
+				if r.conn.Debug {
+					if err := addLDAPDescriptions(packet); err != nil {
+						r.ch <- &SearchSingleResult{Error: err}
+						return
+					}
+					ber.PrintPacket(packet)
+				}
+
+				switch packet.Children[1].Tag {
+				case ApplicationSearchResultEntry:
+					r.ch <- &SearchSingleResult{
+						Entry: &Entry{
+							DN:         packet.Children[1].Children[0].Value.(string),
+							Attributes: unpackAttributes(packet.Children[1].Children[1].Children),
+						},
+					}
+
+				case ApplicationSearchResultDone:
+					if err := GetLDAPError(packet); err != nil {
+						r.ch <- &SearchSingleResult{Error: err}
+						return
+					}
+					if len(packet.Children) == 3 {
+						result := &SearchSingleResult{}
+						for _, child := range packet.Children[2].Children {
+							decodedChild, err := DecodeControl(child)
+							if err != nil {
+								werr := fmt.Errorf("failed to decode child control: %w", err)
+								r.ch <- &SearchSingleResult{Error: werr}
+								return
+							}
+							result.Controls = append(result.Controls, decodedChild)
+						}
+						r.ch <- result
+					}
+					foundSearchSingleResultDone = true
+
+				case ApplicationSearchResultReference:
+					ref := packet.Children[1].Children[0].Value.(string)
+					r.ch <- &SearchSingleResult{Referral: ref}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		r.conn.Debug.Printf("%d: returning", msgCtx.id)
+	}()
+}
+
+func newSearchResponse(conn *Conn, bufferSize int) *searchResponse {
+	var ch chan *SearchSingleResult
+	if bufferSize > 0 {
+		ch = make(chan *SearchSingleResult, bufferSize)
+	} else {
+		ch = make(chan *SearchSingleResult)
+	}
+	return &searchResponse{
+		conn: conn,
+		ch:   ch,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/v3/search.go b/v3/search.go
index 9c0ccd07..afac768c 100644
--- a/v3/search.go
+++ b/v3/search.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package ldap
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
@@ -377,6 +378,28 @@ func (s *SearchResult) appendTo(r *SearchResult) {
 	r.Controls = append(r.Controls, s.Controls...)
 }
 
+// SearchSingleResult holds the server's single entry response to a search request
+type SearchSingleResult struct {
+	// Entry is the returned entry
+	Entry *Entry
+	// Referral is the returned referral
+	Referral string
+	// Controls are the returned controls
+	Controls []Control
+	// Error is set when the search request was failed
+	Error error
+}
+
+// Print outputs a human-readable description
+func (s *SearchSingleResult) Print() {
+	s.Entry.Print()
+}
+
+// PrettyPrint outputs a human-readable description with indenting
+func (s *SearchSingleResult) PrettyPrint(indent int) {
+	s.Entry.PrettyPrint(indent)
+}
+
 // SearchRequest represents a search request to send to the server
 type SearchRequest struct {
 	BaseDN       string
@@ -561,6 +584,17 @@ func (l *Conn) Search(searchRequest *SearchRequest) (*SearchResult, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// SearchAsync performs a search request and returns all search results asynchronously.
+// This means you get all results until an error happens (or the search successfully finished),
+// e.g. for size / time limited requests all are recieved until the limit is reached.
+// To stop the search, call cancel function returned context.
+func (l *Conn) SearchAsync(
+	ctx context.Context, searchRequest *SearchRequest, bufferSize int) Response {
+	r := newSearchResponse(l, bufferSize)
+	r.start(ctx, searchRequest)
+	return r
+}
+
 // unpackAttributes will extract all given LDAP attributes and it's values
 // from the ber.Packet
 func unpackAttributes(children []*ber.Packet) []*EntryAttribute {