diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9b25dd8fb..027e98366 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "inversify",
-  "version": "4.10.0",
+  "version": "4.11.0",
   "description": "A powerful and lightweight inversion of control container for JavaScript and Node.js apps powered by TypeScript.",
   "main": "lib/inversify.js",
   "jsnext:main": "es/inversify.js",
diff --git a/src/container/container.ts b/src/container/container.ts
index a86235ad6..a542fec9b 100644
--- a/src/container/container.ts
+++ b/src/container/container.ts
@@ -91,53 +91,41 @@ class Container implements interfaces.Container {
         this._metadataReader = new MetadataReader();
     }
 
-    public load(...modules: interfaces.ContainerModule[]): void {
+    public load(...modules: interfaces.ContainerModule[]) {
 
-        const setModuleId = (bindingToSyntax: any, moduleId: string) => {
-            bindingToSyntax._binding.moduleId = moduleId;
-        };
+        const getHelpers = this._getContainerModuleHelpersFactory();
 
-        const getBindFunction = (moduleId: string) =>
-            (serviceIdentifier: interfaces.ServiceIdentifier<any>) => {
-                const bindingToSyntax = this.bind.call(this, serviceIdentifier);
-                setModuleId(bindingToSyntax, moduleId);
-                return bindingToSyntax;
-            };
+        for (const currentModule of modules) {
 
-        const getUnbindFunction = (moduleId: string) =>
-            (serviceIdentifier: interfaces.ServiceIdentifier<any>) => {
-                const _unbind = this.unbind.bind(this);
-                _unbind(serviceIdentifier);
-            };
+            const containerModuleHelpers = getHelpers(currentModule.guid);
 
-        const getIsboundFunction = (moduleId: string) =>
-            (serviceIdentifier: interfaces.ServiceIdentifier<any>) => {
-                const _isBound = this.isBound.bind(this);
-                return _isBound(serviceIdentifier);
-            };
+            currentModule.registry(
+                containerModuleHelpers.bindFunction,
+                containerModuleHelpers.unbindFunction,
+                containerModuleHelpers.isboundFunction,
+                containerModuleHelpers.rebindFunction
+            );
 
-        const getRebindFunction = (moduleId: string) =>
-            (serviceIdentifier: interfaces.ServiceIdentifier<any>) => {
-                const bindingToSyntax = this.rebind.call(this, serviceIdentifier);
-                setModuleId(bindingToSyntax, moduleId);
-                return bindingToSyntax;
-            };
+        }
 
-        modules.forEach((module) => {
+    }
+
+    public async loadAsync(...modules: interfaces.AsyncContainerModule[]) {
+
+        const getHelpers = this._getContainerModuleHelpersFactory();
 
-            const bindFunction = getBindFunction(module.guid);
-            const unbindFunction = getUnbindFunction(module.guid);
-            const isboundFunction = getIsboundFunction(module.guid);
-            const rebindFunction = getRebindFunction(module.guid);
+        for (const currentModule of modules) {
 
-            module.registry(
-                bindFunction,
-                unbindFunction,
-                isboundFunction,
-                rebindFunction
+            const containerModuleHelpers = getHelpers(currentModule.guid);
+
+            await currentModule.registry(
+                containerModuleHelpers.bindFunction,
+                containerModuleHelpers.unbindFunction,
+                containerModuleHelpers.isboundFunction,
+                containerModuleHelpers.rebindFunction
             );
 
-        });
+        }
 
     }
 
@@ -278,6 +266,49 @@ class Container implements interfaces.Container {
         return tempContainer.get<T>(constructorFunction);
     }
 
+    private _getContainerModuleHelpersFactory() {
+
+        const setModuleId = (bindingToSyntax: any, moduleId: string) => {
+            bindingToSyntax._binding.moduleId = moduleId;
+        };
+
+        const getBindFunction = (moduleId: string) =>
+            (serviceIdentifier: interfaces.ServiceIdentifier<any>) => {
+                const _bind = this.bind.bind(this);
+                const bindingToSyntax = _bind(serviceIdentifier);
+                setModuleId(bindingToSyntax, moduleId);
+                return bindingToSyntax;
+            };
+
+        const getUnbindFunction = (moduleId: string) =>
+            (serviceIdentifier: interfaces.ServiceIdentifier<any>) => {
+                const _unbind = this.unbind.bind(this);
+                _unbind(serviceIdentifier);
+            };
+
+        const getIsboundFunction = (moduleId: string) =>
+            (serviceIdentifier: interfaces.ServiceIdentifier<any>) => {
+                const _isBound = this.isBound.bind(this);
+                return _isBound(serviceIdentifier);
+            };
+
+        const getRebindFunction = (moduleId: string) =>
+            (serviceIdentifier: interfaces.ServiceIdentifier<any>) => {
+                const _rebind = this.rebind.bind(this);
+                const bindingToSyntax = _rebind(serviceIdentifier);
+                setModuleId(bindingToSyntax, moduleId);
+                return bindingToSyntax;
+            };
+
+        return (mId: string) => ({
+            bindFunction: getBindFunction(mId),
+            isboundFunction: getIsboundFunction(mId),
+            rebindFunction: getRebindFunction(mId),
+            unbindFunction: getUnbindFunction(mId)
+        });
+
+    }
+
     // Prepares arguments required for resolution and
     // delegates resolution to _middleware if available
     // otherwise it delegates resolution to _planAndResolve
diff --git a/src/container/container_module.ts b/src/container/container_module.ts
index 54b2c3a7a..04cf54013 100644
--- a/src/container/container_module.ts
+++ b/src/container/container_module.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { interfaces } from "../interfaces/interfaces";
 import { guid } from "../utils/guid";
 
-class ContainerModule implements interfaces.ContainerModule {
+export class ContainerModule implements interfaces.ContainerModule {
 
     public guid: string;
     public registry: interfaces.ContainerModuleCallBack;
@@ -13,4 +13,14 @@ class ContainerModule implements interfaces.ContainerModule {
 
 }
 
-export { ContainerModule };
+export class AsyncContainerModule implements interfaces.AsyncContainerModule {
+
+    public guid: string;
+    public registry: interfaces.AsyncContainerModuleCallBack;
+
+    public constructor(registry: interfaces.AsyncContainerModuleCallBack) {
+        this.guid = guid();
+        this.registry = registry;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/interfaces/interfaces.ts b/src/interfaces/interfaces.ts
index f7eb1d1d2..53cca9f60 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/interfaces/interfaces.ts
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ namespace interfaces {
         getAll<T>(serviceIdentifier: ServiceIdentifier<T>): T[];
         resolve<T>(constructorFunction: interfaces.Newable<T>): T;
         load(...modules: ContainerModule[]): void;
+        loadAsync(...modules: AsyncContainerModule[]): Promise<void>;
         unload(...modules: ContainerModule[]): void;
         applyCustomMetadataReader(metadataReader: MetadataReader): void;
         applyMiddleware(...middleware: Middleware[]): void;
@@ -198,6 +199,11 @@ namespace interfaces {
         registry: ContainerModuleCallBack;
     }
 
+    export interface AsyncContainerModule {
+        guid: string;
+        registry: AsyncContainerModuleCallBack;
+    }
+
     export type ContainerModuleCallBack = (
             bind: interfaces.Bind,
             unbind: interfaces.Unbind,
@@ -205,6 +211,13 @@ namespace interfaces {
             rebind: interfaces.Rebind
         ) => void;
 
+    export type AsyncContainerModuleCallBack = (
+            bind: interfaces.Bind,
+            unbind: interfaces.Unbind,
+            isBound: interfaces.IsBound,
+            rebind: interfaces.Rebind
+        ) => Promise<void>;
+
     export interface ContainerSnapshot {
         bindings: Lookup<Binding<any>>;
         middleware: Next | null;
diff --git a/test/container/container_module.test.ts b/test/container/container_module.test.ts
index 8939efbc4..3c730ccd1 100644
--- a/test/container/container_module.test.ts
+++ b/test/container/container_module.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { expect } from "chai";
 import { Container } from "../../src/container/container";
-import { ContainerModule } from "../../src/container/container_module";
+import { AsyncContainerModule, ContainerModule } from "../../src/container/container_module";
 import { interfaces } from "../../src/interfaces/interfaces";
 
 describe("ContainerModule", () => {
@@ -93,4 +93,29 @@ describe("ContainerModule", () => {
 
   });
 
+  it("Should be able use await async functions in container modules", async () => {
+
+    const container = new Container();
+    const someAsyncFactory = () => new Promise<number>((res) => setTimeout(() => res(1), 100));
+    const A = Symbol.for("A");
+    const B = Symbol.for("B");
+
+    const moduleOne = new AsyncContainerModule(async (bind) => {
+      const val = await someAsyncFactory();
+      bind(A).toConstantValue(val);
+    });
+
+    const moduleTwo = new AsyncContainerModule(async (bind) => {
+      bind(B).toConstantValue(2);
+    });
+
+    await container.loadAsync(moduleOne, moduleTwo);
+
+    const AIsBound = container.isBound(A);
+    expect(AIsBound).to.eq(true);
+    const a = container.get(A);
+    expect(a).to.eq(1);
+
+  });
+
 });
diff --git a/wiki/container_modules.md b/wiki/container_modules.md
index 02f4179ad..217ba2aff 100644
--- a/wiki/container_modules.md
+++ b/wiki/container_modules.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 Container modules can help you to manage the complexity of your bindings in very large applications.
 
+## Synchronous container modules
+
 ```ts
 let warriors = new ContainerModule((bind: interfaces.Bind, unbind: interfaces.Unbind) => {
     bind<Ninja>("Ninja").to(Ninja);
@@ -23,3 +25,28 @@ let container = new Container();
 container.load(warriors, weapons);
 container.unload(warriors);
 ```
+
+## Asynchronous container modules
+
+```ts
+let warriors = new AsyncContainerModule(async (bind: interfaces.Bind, unbind: interfaces.Unbind) => {
+    const ninja = await getNinja();
+    bind<Ninja>("Ninja").toConstantValue(ninja);
+});
+
+let weapons = new AsyncContainerModule(
+    (
+        bind: interfaces.Bind,
+        unbind: interfaces.Unbind,
+        isBound: interfaces.IsBound,
+        rebind: interfaces.Rebind
+    ) => {
+        bind<Katana>("Katana").to(Katana);
+        bind<Shuriken>("Shuriken").to(Shuriken);
+    }
+);
+
+let container = new Container();
+await container.loadAsync(warriors, weapons);
+container.unload(warriors);
+```