diff --git a/src/db.cpp b/src/db.cpp
index fc786f095..589181e58 100644
--- a/src/db.cpp
+++ b/src/db.cpp
@@ -1183,17 +1183,10 @@ void scanGenericCommand(client *c, robj_roptr o, unsigned long cursor) {
     if (o == nullptr && count >= 100)
     {
         // Do an async version
-        const redisDbPersistentDataSnapshot *snapshot = nullptr;
-        if (!(c->flags & (CLIENT_MULTI | CLIENT_BLOCKED)))
-            snapshot = c->db->createSnapshot(c->mvccCheckpoint, false /* fOptional */);
-        if (snapshot != nullptr)
-        {
-            aeEventLoop *el = serverTL->el;
-            blockClient(c, BLOCKED_ASYNC);
-            redisDb *db = c->db;
-            sds patCopy = pat ? sdsdup(pat) : nullptr;
-            sds typeCopy = type ? sdsdup(type) : nullptr;
-            g_pserver->asyncworkqueue->AddWorkFunction([c, snapshot, cursor, count, keys, el, db, patCopy, typeCopy, use_pattern]{
+        if (c->asyncCommand(
+            [c, keys, pat, type, cursor, count, use_pattern] (const redisDbPersistentDataSnapshot *snapshot, const std::vector<robj_sharedptr> &) {
+                sds patCopy = pat ? sdsdup(pat) : nullptr;
+                sds typeCopy = type ? sdsdup(type) : nullptr;
                 auto cursorResult = snapshot->scan_threadsafe(cursor, count, typeCopy, keys);
                 if (use_pattern) {
                     listNode *ln = listFirst(keys);
@@ -1214,30 +1207,17 @@ void scanGenericCommand(client *c, robj_roptr o, unsigned long cursor) {
                     sdsfree(patCopy);
                 if (typeCopy != nullptr)
                     sdsfree(typeCopy);
-
-                aePostFunction(el, [c, snapshot, keys, db, cursorResult, use_pattern]{
-                    aeReleaseLock();    // we need to lock with coordination of the client
-
-                    std::unique_lock<decltype(c->lock)> lock(c->lock);
-                    AeLocker locker;
-                    locker.arm(c);
-
-                    unblockClient(c);
-                    mstime_t timeScanFilter;
-                    latencyStartMonitor(timeScanFilter);
-                    scanFilterAndReply(c, keys, nullptr, nullptr, false, nullptr, cursorResult);
-                    latencyEndMonitor(timeScanFilter);
-                    latencyAddSampleIfNeeded("scan-async-filter", timeScanFilter);
-
-                    locker.disarm();
-                    lock.unlock();
-
-                    db->endSnapshotAsync(snapshot);
-                    listSetFreeMethod(keys,decrRefCountVoid);
-                    listRelease(keys);
-                    aeAcquireLock();
-                });
-            });
+                mstime_t timeScanFilter;
+                latencyStartMonitor(timeScanFilter);
+                scanFilterAndReply(c, keys, nullptr, nullptr, false, nullptr, cursorResult);
+                latencyEndMonitor(timeScanFilter);
+                latencyAddSampleIfNeeded("scan-async-filter", timeScanFilter);
+            },
+            [keys] (const redisDbPersistentDataSnapshot *) {
+                listSetFreeMethod(keys,decrRefCountVoid);
+                listRelease(keys);
+            }
+            )) {
             return;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index 0b2c5ed68..4f330ddd7 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -4952,6 +4952,46 @@ bool client::postFunction(std::function<void(client *)> fn, bool fLock) {
     }, fLock) == AE_OK;
 }
 
+std::vector<robj_sharedptr> clientArgs(client *c) {
+    std::vector<robj_sharedptr> args;
+    for (int j = 1; j < c->argc; j++) {
+        args.push_back(robj_sharedptr(c->argv[j]));
+    }
+    return args;
+}
+
+bool client::asyncCommand(std::function<void(const redisDbPersistentDataSnapshot *, const std::vector<robj_sharedptr> &)> &&mainFn, 
+                            std::function<void(const redisDbPersistentDataSnapshot *)> &&postFn) 
+{
+    serverAssert(FCorrectThread(this));
+    const redisDbPersistentDataSnapshot *snapshot = nullptr;
+    if (!(this->flags & (CLIENT_MULTI | CLIENT_BLOCKED)))
+        snapshot = this->db->createSnapshot(this->mvccCheckpoint, false /* fOptional */);
+    if (snapshot == nullptr) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    aeEventLoop *el = serverTL->el;
+    blockClient(this, BLOCKED_ASYNC);
+    g_pserver->asyncworkqueue->AddWorkFunction([el, this, mainFn, postFn, snapshot] {
+        std::vector<robj_sharedptr> args = clientArgs(this);
+        aePostFunction(el, [this, mainFn, postFn, snapshot, args] {
+            aeReleaseLock();
+            std::unique_lock<decltype(this->lock)> lock(this->lock);
+            AeLocker locker;
+            locker.arm(this);
+            unblockClient(this);
+            mainFn(snapshot, args);
+            locker.disarm();
+            lock.unlock();
+            if (postFn)
+                postFn(snapshot);
+            this->db->endSnapshotAsync(snapshot);
+            aeAcquireLock();
+        });
+    });
+    return true;
+}
+
 /* ====================== Error lookup and execution ===================== */
 
 void incrementErrorCount(const char *fullerr, size_t namelen) {
diff --git a/src/server.h b/src/server.h
index adf16dc41..70709efc4 100644
--- a/src/server.h
+++ b/src/server.h
@@ -1661,6 +1661,8 @@ struct client {
     // post a function from a non-client thread to run on its client thread
     bool postFunction(std::function<void(client *)> fn, bool fLock = true);
     size_t argv_len_sum() const;
+    bool asyncCommand(std::function<void(const redisDbPersistentDataSnapshot *, const std::vector<robj_sharedptr> &)> &&mainFn, 
+                        std::function<void(const redisDbPersistentDataSnapshot *)> &&postFn = nullptr);
 };
 
 struct saveparam {
diff --git a/src/t_string.cpp b/src/t_string.cpp
index c1f2e134a..a09cfd919 100644
--- a/src/t_string.cpp
+++ b/src/t_string.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include "server.h"
 #include <cmath> /* isnan(), isinf() */
+#include "aelocker.h"
 
 /* Forward declarations */
 int getGenericCommand(client *c);
@@ -523,24 +524,37 @@ void getrangeCommand(client *c) {
     }
 }
 
-void mgetCommand(client *c) {
-    int j;
-
-    addReplyArrayLen(c,c->argc-1);
-    for (j = 1; j < c->argc; j++) {
-        robj_roptr o = lookupKeyRead(c->db,c->argv[j]);
-        if (o == nullptr) {
+void mgetCore(client *c, robj **keys, int count, const redisDbPersistentDataSnapshot *snapshot = nullptr) {
+    addReplyArrayLen(c,count);
+    for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        robj_roptr o;
+        if (snapshot)
+            o = snapshot->find_cached_threadsafe(szFromObj(keys[i])).val();
+        else
+            o = lookupKeyRead(c->db,keys[i]);
+        if (o == nullptr || o->type != OBJ_STRING) {
             addReplyNull(c);
         } else {
-            if (o->type != OBJ_STRING) {
-                addReplyNull(c);
-            } else {
-                addReplyBulk(c,o);
-            }
+            addReplyBulk(c,o);
         }
     }
 }
 
+void mgetCommand(client *c) {
+    // Do async version for large number of arguments
+    if (c->argc > 100) {
+        if (c->asyncCommand(
+                [c] (const redisDbPersistentDataSnapshot *snapshot, const std::vector<robj_sharedptr> &keys) {
+                    mgetCore(c, (robj **)keys.data(), keys.size(), snapshot);
+                }
+            )) {
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    mgetCore(c, c->argv + 1, c->argc - 1);
+}
+
 void msetGenericCommand(client *c, int nx) {
     int j;