diff --git a/src/controllers/krate/metadata.rs b/src/controllers/krate/metadata.rs
index 41c79d6650a..ee0344d5e3f 100644
--- a/src/controllers/krate/metadata.rs
+++ b/src/controllers/krate/metadata.rs
@@ -249,51 +249,55 @@ pub async fn reverse_dependencies(
     Path(name): Path<String>,
     req: Parts,
 ) -> AppResult<Json<Value>> {
-    let conn = app.db_read().await?;
-    spawn_blocking(move || {
-        use diesel::RunQueryDsl;
+    use diesel_async::RunQueryDsl;
 
-        let conn: &mut AsyncConnectionWrapper<_> = &mut conn.into();
+    let mut conn = app.db_read().await?;
 
-        let pagination_options = PaginationOptions::builder().gather(&req)?;
+    let pagination_options = PaginationOptions::builder().gather(&req)?;
 
-        let krate: Crate = Crate::by_name(&name)
-            .first(conn)
-            .optional()?
-            .ok_or_else(|| crate_not_found(&name))?;
+    let krate: Crate = Crate::by_name(&name)
+        .first(&mut conn)
+        .await
+        .optional()?
+        .ok_or_else(|| crate_not_found(&name))?;
 
-        let (rev_deps, total) = krate.reverse_dependencies(conn, pagination_options)?;
-        let rev_deps: Vec<_> = rev_deps
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|dep| EncodableDependency::from_reverse_dep(dep, &krate.name))
-            .collect();
+    let (rev_deps, total) = krate
+        .reverse_dependencies(&mut conn, pagination_options)
+        .await?;
 
-        let version_ids: Vec<i32> = rev_deps.iter().map(|dep| dep.version_id).collect();
+    let rev_deps: Vec<_> = rev_deps
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|dep| EncodableDependency::from_reverse_dep(dep, &krate.name))
+        .collect();
 
-        let versions_and_publishers: Vec<(Version, CrateName, Option<User>)> = versions::table
-            .filter(versions::id.eq_any(version_ids))
-            .inner_join(crates::table)
-            .left_outer_join(users::table)
-            .select(<(Version, CrateName, Option<User>)>::as_select())
-            .load(conn)?;
-        let versions = versions_and_publishers
-            .iter()
-            .map(|(v, ..)| v)
-            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-        let actions = VersionOwnerAction::for_versions(conn, &versions)?;
-        let versions = versions_and_publishers
-            .into_iter()
-            .zip(actions)
-            .map(|((version, krate_name, published_by), actions)| {
-                EncodableVersion::from(version, &krate_name.name, published_by, actions)
-            })
-            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    let version_ids: Vec<i32> = rev_deps.iter().map(|dep| dep.version_id).collect();
 
-        Ok(Json(json!({
-            "dependencies": rev_deps,
-            "versions": versions,
-            "meta": { "total": total },
-        })))
-    })
-    .await
+    let versions_and_publishers: Vec<(Version, CrateName, Option<User>)> = versions::table
+        .filter(versions::id.eq_any(version_ids))
+        .inner_join(crates::table)
+        .left_outer_join(users::table)
+        .select(<(Version, CrateName, Option<User>)>::as_select())
+        .load(&mut conn)
+        .await?;
+
+    let versions = versions_and_publishers
+        .iter()
+        .map(|(v, ..)| v)
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+    let actions = VersionOwnerAction::async_for_versions(&mut conn, &versions).await?;
+
+    let versions = versions_and_publishers
+        .into_iter()
+        .zip(actions)
+        .map(|((version, krate_name, published_by), actions)| {
+            EncodableVersion::from(version, &krate_name.name, published_by, actions)
+        })
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+    Ok(Json(json!({
+        "dependencies": rev_deps,
+        "versions": versions,
+        "meta": { "total": total },
+    })))
 }
diff --git a/src/models/action.rs b/src/models/action.rs
index 315c5091587..94bc46b1c23 100644
--- a/src/models/action.rs
+++ b/src/models/action.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use crate::sql::pg_enum;
 use crate::util::diesel::prelude::*;
 use crate::util::diesel::Conn;
 use chrono::NaiveDateTime;
+use diesel_async::AsyncPgConnection;
 
 pg_enum! {
     pub enum VersionAction {
@@ -78,6 +79,20 @@ impl VersionOwnerAction {
             .load(conn)?
             .grouped_by(versions))
     }
+
+    pub async fn async_for_versions(
+        conn: &mut AsyncPgConnection,
+        versions: &[&Version],
+    ) -> QueryResult<Vec<Vec<(Self, User)>>> {
+        use diesel_async::RunQueryDsl;
+
+        Ok(Self::belonging_to(versions)
+            .inner_join(users::table)
+            .order(version_owner_actions::dsl::id)
+            .load(conn)
+            .await?
+            .grouped_by(versions))
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn insert_version_owner_action(
diff --git a/src/models/krate.rs b/src/models/krate.rs
index 794b0da643f..caa21edca11 100644
--- a/src/models/krate.rs
+++ b/src/models/krate.rs
@@ -464,14 +464,14 @@ impl Crate {
 
     /// Returns (dependency, dependent crate name, dependent crate downloads)
     #[instrument(skip_all, fields(krate.name = %self.name))]
-    pub(crate) fn reverse_dependencies(
+    pub(crate) async fn reverse_dependencies(
         &self,
-        conn: &mut impl Conn,
+        conn: &mut AsyncPgConnection,
         options: PaginationOptions,
     ) -> QueryResult<(Vec<ReverseDependency>, i64)> {
         use diesel::sql_query;
         use diesel::sql_types::{BigInt, Integer};
-        use diesel::RunQueryDsl;
+        use diesel_async::RunQueryDsl;
 
         let offset = options.offset().unwrap_or_default();
         let rows: Vec<WithCount<ReverseDependency>> =
@@ -479,7 +479,8 @@ impl Crate {
                 .bind::<Integer, _>(self.id)
                 .bind::<BigInt, _>(offset)
                 .bind::<BigInt, _>(options.per_page)
-                .load(conn)?;
+                .load(conn)
+                .await?;
 
         Ok(rows.records_and_total())
     }