diff --git a/artiq/management/pc_rpc.py b/artiq/management/pc_rpc.py
index cb7bff0ed..7e2f109c9 100644
--- a/artiq/management/pc_rpc.py
+++ b/artiq/management/pc_rpc.py
@@ -136,6 +136,102 @@ class Client:
         return proxy
 
 
+class AsyncioClient:
+    """This class is similar to :class:`artiq.management.pc_rpc.Client`, but
+    uses ``asyncio`` instead of blocking calls.
+
+    All RPC methods are coroutines.
+
+    """
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.__lock = asyncio.Lock()
+        self.__reader = None
+        self.__writer = None
+        self.__target_names = None
+        self.__id_parameters = None
+
+    @asyncio.coroutine
+    def connect_rpc(self, host, port, target_name):
+        """Connects to the server. This cannot be done in __init__ because
+        this method is a coroutine. See ``Client`` for a description of the
+        parameters.
+
+        """
+        self.__reader, self.__writer = \
+            yield from asyncio.open_connection(host, port)
+        try:
+            self.__writer.write(_init_string)
+            server_identification = yield from self.__recv()
+            self.__target_names = server_identification["targets"]
+            self.__id_parameters = server_identification["parameters"]
+            if target_name is not None:
+                self.select_rpc_target(target_name)
+        except:
+            self.close_rpc()
+            raise
+
+    def select_rpc_target(self, target_name):
+        """Selects a RPC target by name. This function should be called
+        exactly once if the connection was created with ``target_name=None``.
+
+        """
+        if target_name not in self.__target_names:
+            raise IncompatibleServer
+        self.__writer.write((target_name + "\n").encode())
+
+    def get_rpc_id(self):
+        """Returns a tuple (target_names, id_parameters) containing the
+        identification information of the server.
+
+        """
+        return (self.__target_names, self.__id_parameters)
+
+    def close_rpc(self):
+        """Closes the connection to the RPC server.
+
+        No further method calls should be done after this method is called.
+
+        """
+        self.__writer.close()
+        self.__reader = None
+        self.__writer = None
+        self.__target_names = None
+        self.__id_parameters = None
+
+    def __send(self, obj):
+        line = pyon.encode(obj) + "\n"
+        self.__writer.write(line.encode())
+
+    @asyncio.coroutine
+    def __recv(self):
+        line = yield from self.__reader.readline()
+        return pyon.decode(line.decode())
+
+    @asyncio.coroutine
+    def __do_rpc(self, name, args, kwargs):
+        yield from self.__lock.acquire()
+        try:
+            obj = {"action": "call", "name": name,
+                   "args": args, "kwargs": kwargs}
+            self.__send(obj)
+
+            obj = yield from self.__recv()
+            if obj["status"] == "ok":
+                return obj["ret"]
+            elif obj["status"] == "failed":
+                raise RemoteError(obj["message"])
+            else:
+                raise ValueError
+        finally:
+            self.__lock.release()
+
+    def __getattr__(self, name):
+        @asyncio.coroutine
+        def proxy(*args, **kwargs):
+            return self.__do_rpc(name, args, kwargs)
+        return proxy
+
+
 class Server(AsyncioServer):
     """This class creates a TCP server that handles requests coming from
     ``Client`` objects.
diff --git a/artiq/test/pc_rpc.py b/artiq/test/pc_rpc.py
index 63f7b8263..60a07ed95 100644
--- a/artiq/test/pc_rpc.py
+++ b/artiq/test/pc_rpc.py
@@ -11,40 +11,76 @@ from artiq.management import pc_rpc
 
 test_address = "::1"
 test_port = 7777
+test_object = [5, 2.1, None, True, False,
+               {"a": 5, 2: np.linspace(0, 10, 1)},
+               (4, 5), (10,), "ab\nx\"'"]
 
 
 class RPCCase(unittest.TestCase):
-    def test_echo(self):
+    def _run_server_and_test(self, test):
         # running this file outside of unittest starts the echo server
         with subprocess.Popen([sys.executable,
                                sys.modules[__name__].__file__]) as proc:
             try:
-                test_object = [5, 2.1, None, True, False,
-                               {"a": 5, 2: np.linspace(0, 10, 1)},
-                               (4, 5), (10,), "ab\nx\"'"]
-                for attempt in range(100):
-                    time.sleep(.2)
-                    try:
-                        remote = pc_rpc.Client(test_address, test_port,
-                                               "test")
-                    except ConnectionRefusedError:
-                        pass
-                    else:
-                        break
-                try:
-                    test_object_back = remote.echo(test_object)
-                    with self.assertRaises(pc_rpc.RemoteError):
-                        remote.non_existing_method()
-                    remote.quit()
-                finally:
-                    remote.close_rpc()
+                test()
             finally:
                 try:
                     proc.wait(timeout=1)
                 except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
                     proc.kill()
                     raise
+
+    def _blocking_echo(self):
+        for attempt in range(100):
+            time.sleep(.2)
+            try:
+                remote = pc_rpc.Client(test_address, test_port,
+                                       "test")
+            except ConnectionRefusedError:
+                pass
+            else:
+                break
+        try:
+            test_object_back = remote.echo(test_object)
             self.assertEqual(test_object, test_object_back)
+            with self.assertRaises(pc_rpc.RemoteError):
+                remote.non_existing_method()
+            remote.quit()
+        finally:
+            remote.close_rpc()
+
+    def test_blocking_echo(self):
+        self._run_server_and_test(self._blocking_echo)
+
+    @asyncio.coroutine
+    def _asyncio_echo(self):
+        remote = pc_rpc.AsyncioClient()
+        for attempt in range(100):
+            yield from asyncio.sleep(.2)
+            try:
+                yield from remote.connect_rpc(test_address, test_port, "test")
+            except ConnectionRefusedError:
+                pass
+            else:
+                break
+        try:
+            test_object_back = yield from remote.echo(test_object)
+            self.assertEqual(test_object, test_object_back)
+            with self.assertRaises(pc_rpc.RemoteError):
+                yield from remote.non_existing_method()
+            yield from remote.quit()
+        finally:
+            remote.close_rpc()
+
+    def _loop_asyncio_echo(self):
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        try:
+            loop.run_until_complete(self._asyncio_echo())
+        finally:
+            loop.close()
+
+    def test_asyncio_echo(self):
+        self._run_server_and_test(self._loop_asyncio_echo)
 
 
 class Echo: