diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 74ed0f45..f84b339f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,10 +54,11 @@ will take care of advertising it on the local network, setting a HAP server and
 running the Accessory. Take a look at [main.py](main.py) for a quick start on that.
 
 ```python
-from pyhap.accessory import Accessory, Category
+from pyhap.accessory import Accessory, AsyncAccessory, Category
 import pyhap.loader as loader
 
-class TemperatureSensor(Accessory):
+### Async accessory - run method is run asynchronously in the event loop
+class TemperatureSensor(AsyncAccessory):
     """Implementation of a mock temperature sensor accessory."""
 
     category = Category.SENSOR  # This is for the icon in the iOS Home app.
@@ -98,25 +99,31 @@ class TemperatureSensor(Accessory):
         temp_sensor_service = loader.get_serv_loader().get("TemperatureSensor")
         self.add_service(temp_sensor_service)
 
-    def run(self):
+    @AsyncAcessory.run_at_interval(3)  # Run this method every 3 seconds
+    async def run(self):
         """We override this method to implement what the accessory will do when it is
         started. An accessory is started and stopped from the AccessoryDriver.
 
-        It might be convenient to use the Accessory's run_sentinel, which is a
-        threading.Event object which is set when the accessory should stop running.
-
-        In this example, we wait 3 seconds to see if the run_sentinel will be set and if
-        not, we set the current temperature to a random number.
+        We set the current temperature to a random number. The decorator runs this method
+        every 3 seconds.
         """
-        while not self.run_sentinel.wait(3):
-            self.temp_char.set_value(random.randint(18, 26))
+        self.temp_char.set_value(random.randint(18, 26))
 
     def stop(self):
         """We override this method to clean up any resources or perform final actions, as
-        this is called by the AccessoryDriver when the Accessory is being stopped (it is
-        called right after run_sentinel is set).
+        this is called by the AccessoryDriver when the Accessory is being stopped.
         """
         print("Stopping accessory.")
+
+### Synchronouse accessory - run method is in a thread
+class SyncTemperatureSensor(Accessory):
+    """Everything is same as in the TemperatureSensor, apart from the run method which is
+    not async.
+    """
+
+    @Accessory.run_at_interval(3)
+    def run(self):
+        self.temp_char.set_value(random.randint(18, 26))
 ```
 
 ## Integrating non-compatible devices <a name="HttpAcc"></a>
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 2dc28bf2..3b22eb02 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -7,10 +7,13 @@
 """
 import logging
 import signal
+import time
+import random
 
 from pyhap.accessories.TemperatureSensor import TemperatureSensor
 from pyhap.accessory import Bridge
 from pyhap.accessory_driver import AccessoryDriver
+import pyhap.loader as loader
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 
@@ -18,8 +21,8 @@
 def get_bridge():
     """Call this method to get a Bridge instead of a standalone accessory."""
     bridge = Bridge(display_name="Bridge")
-    temp_sensor = TemperatureSensor("Termometer")
-    temp_sensor2 = TemperatureSensor("Termometer2")
+    temp_sensor = TemperatureSensor("Sensor 2")
+    temp_sensor2 = TemperatureSensor("Sensor 1")
     bridge.add_accessory(temp_sensor)
     bridge.add_accessory(temp_sensor2)
 
diff --git a/pyhap/accessories/TemperatureSensor.py b/pyhap/accessories/TemperatureSensor.py
index 9ec518b4..27c881b1 100644
--- a/pyhap/accessories/TemperatureSensor.py
+++ b/pyhap/accessories/TemperatureSensor.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # An Accessory mocking a temperature sensor.
 # It changes its value every few seconds.
+import asyncio
 import random
 import time
 
-from pyhap.accessory import Accessory, Category
+from pyhap.accessory import AsyncAccessory, Category
 import pyhap.loader as loader
 
-
-class TemperatureSensor(Accessory):
+class TemperatureSensor(AsyncAccessory):
 
     category = Category.SENSOR
 
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ def _set_services(self):
         self.add_service(
             loader.get_serv_loader().get("TemperatureSensor"))
 
-    def run(self):
-        while not self.run_sentinel.wait(3):
-            self.temp_char.set_value(random.randint(18, 26))
+    @AsyncAccessory.run_at_interval(3)
+    async def run(self):
+        self.temp_char.set_value(random.randint(18, 26))
diff --git a/pyhap/accessory.py b/pyhap/accessory.py
index 54a71931..e3dd8aa3 100755
--- a/pyhap/accessory.py
+++ b/pyhap/accessory.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import asyncio
 import threading
 import logging
 import itertools
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@
 import base36
 from pyqrcode import QRCode
 
-import pyhap.util as util
+from pyhap import util
 from pyhap.loader import get_serv_loader
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -155,6 +156,8 @@ def __init__(self, display_name, aid=None, mac=None, pincode=None,
         self.broker = None
         # threading.Event that gets set when the Accessory should stop.
         self.run_sentinel = None
+        self.event_loop = None
+        self.aio_stop_event = None
 
         sk, vk = ed25519.create_keypair()
         self.private_key = sk
@@ -211,7 +214,7 @@ def _set_services(self):
         # FIXME: Need to ensure AccessoryInformation is with IID 1.
         self.add_service(info_service)
 
-    def set_sentinel(self, run_sentinel):
+    def set_sentinel(self, run_sentinel, aio_stop_event, event_loop):
         """Assign a run sentinel that can signal stopping.
 
         The run sentinel is a threading.Event object that can be used to manage
@@ -224,6 +227,8 @@ def set_sentinel(self, run_sentinel):
         ...    sensor.readTemperature()
         """
         self.run_sentinel = run_sentinel
+        self.aio_stop_event = aio_stop_event
+        self.event_loop = event_loop
 
     def config_changed(self):
         """Notify the accessory about configuration changes.
@@ -376,6 +381,28 @@ def setup_message(self):
         self.print_qr()
         print('Or enter this code in your HomeKit app on your iOS device: %s' % self.pincode.decode())
 
+    def run_at_interval(seconds):
+        """Decorator that runs decorated method in a while loop, which repeats every
+        ``seconds`` until the ``Accessory.run_sentinel`` is set.
+
+        .. code-block:: python
+
+            @Accessory.run_at_interval(3)
+            def run(self):
+                print("Hello again world!")
+
+        :param seconds: The amount of seconds to wait for the event to be set.
+            Determines the interval on which the decorated method will be called.
+        :type seconds: float
+        """
+        # decorator returns a decorator with the argument it got
+        def _repeat(func):
+            def _wrapper(self, *args, **kwargs):
+                while not self.run_sentinel.wait(seconds):
+                    func(self, *args, **kwargs)
+            return _wrapper
+        return _repeat
+
     def run(self):
         """Called when the Accessory should start doing its thing.
 
@@ -414,7 +441,39 @@ def publish(self, data, sender):
         self.broker.publish(acc_data)
 
 
-class Bridge(Accessory):
+class AsyncAccessory(Accessory):
+
+    def run_at_interval(seconds):
+        """Decorator that runs decorated method in a while loop, which repeats every
+        ``seconds`` until the ``Accessory.aio_stop_event`` is set.
+
+        .. code-block:: python
+
+            @AsyncAccessory.run_at_interval(3)
+            async def run(self):
+                print("Hello again world!")
+
+        :param seconds: The amount of seconds to wait for the event to be set.
+            Determines the interval on which the decorated method will be called.
+        :type seconds: float
+        """
+        # decorator returns a decorator with the argument it got
+        def _repeat(func):
+            async def _wrapper(self, *args, **kwargs):
+                while not await util.event_wait(self.aio_stop_event,
+                                                seconds,
+                                                self.event_loop):
+                    await func(self, *args, **kwargs)
+            return _wrapper
+        return _repeat
+
+    async def run(self):
+        """Override in the implementation if needed.
+        """
+        pass
+
+
+class Bridge(AsyncAccessory):
     """A representation of a HAP bridge.
 
     A `Bridge` can have multiple `Accessories`.
@@ -433,11 +492,11 @@ def __init__(self, display_name, mac=None, pincode=None,
                                      setup_id=setup_id)
         self.accessories = {}  # aid: acc
 
-    def set_sentinel(self, run_sentinel):
+    def set_sentinel(self, run_sentinel, aio_stop_event, event_loop):
         """Set the same sentinel to all contained accessories."""
-        super(Bridge, self).set_sentinel(run_sentinel)
+        super().set_sentinel(run_sentinel, aio_stop_event, event_loop)
         for acc in self.accessories.values():
-            acc.set_sentinel(run_sentinel)
+            acc.set_sentinel(run_sentinel, aio_stop_event, event_loop)
 
     def add_accessory(self, acc):
         """Add the given ``Accessory`` to this ``Bridge``.
@@ -498,12 +557,24 @@ def get_characteristic(self, aid, iid):
 
         return acc.get_characteristic(aid, iid)
 
-    def run(self):
-        """Creates and starts a new thread for each of the contained accessories' run
-            method.
+    async def _wrap_in_thread(self, method):
+        """Coroutine which starts the given method in a thread.
+        """
+        # Not going through event_loop.run_in_executor, because this thread may never
+        # terminate.
+        threading.Thread(target=method).start()
+
+    async def run(self):
+        """Schedule tasks for each of the accessories' run method.
         """
+        tasks = []
         for acc in self.accessories.values():
-            threading.Thread(target=acc.run).start()
+            if isinstance(acc, AsyncAccessory):
+                task = self.event_loop.create_task(acc.run())
+            else:
+                task = self.event_loop.create_task(self._wrap_in_thread(acc.run))
+            tasks.append(task)
+        await asyncio.gather(*tasks, loop=self.event_loop)
 
     def stop(self):
         """Calls stop() on all contained accessories."""
diff --git a/pyhap/accessory_driver.py b/pyhap/accessory_driver.py
index 18a4009e..3d3582a5 100755
--- a/pyhap/accessory_driver.py
+++ b/pyhap/accessory_driver.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 or went to sleep before telling us. This concludes the publishing process from the
 AccessoryDriver.
 """
+import asyncio
 import os
 import logging
 import socket
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@
 
 from zeroconf import ServiceInfo, Zeroconf
 
-from pyhap.accessory import get_topic, STANDALONE_AID
+from pyhap.accessory import AsyncAccessory, get_topic, STANDALONE_AID
 from pyhap.characteristic import CharacteristicError
 from pyhap.params import get_srp_context
 from pyhap.hsrp import Server as SrpServer
@@ -156,6 +157,9 @@ def __init__(self, accessory, port, address=None, persist_file="accessory.state"
             self.persist()
         self.topics = {}  # topic: set of (address, port) of subscribed clients
         self.topic_lock = threading.Lock()  # for exclusive access to the topics
+        self.event_loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        self.aio_stop_event = asyncio.Event()
+        self.stop_event = threading.Event()
         self.event_queue = queue.Queue()  # (topic, bytes)
         self.send_event_thread = None  # the event dispatch thread
         self.sent_events = 0
@@ -164,7 +168,6 @@ def __init__(self, accessory, port, address=None, persist_file="accessory.state"
         self.accessory.set_broker(self)
         self.mdns_service_info = None
         self.srp_verifier = None
-        self.run_sentinel = None
         self.accessory_thread = None
 
     def subscribe_client_topic(self, client, topic, subscribe=True):
@@ -228,7 +231,7 @@ def send_events(self):
         this is not run in a daemon thread or it is run on the main thread, the app will
         hang.
         """
-        while not self.run_sentinel.is_set():
+        while not self.event_loop.is_closed():
             # Maybe consider having a pool of worker threads, each performing a send in
             # order to increase throughput.
             topic, bytedata = self.event_queue.get()
@@ -462,12 +465,6 @@ def start(self):
         logger.info("Starting accessory '%s' on address '%s', port '%s'.",
                     self.accessory.display_name, self.address, self.port)
 
-        # Start the accessory so it can do stuff.
-        self.run_sentinel = threading.Event()
-        self.accessory.set_sentinel(self.run_sentinel)
-        self.accessory_thread = threading.Thread(target=self.accessory.run)
-        self.accessory_thread.start()
-
         # Start sending events to clients. This is done in a daemon thread, because:
         # - if the queue is blocked waiting on an empty queue, then there is nothing left
         #   for clean up.
@@ -492,6 +489,18 @@ def start(self):
         if not self.accessory.paired:
             self.accessory.setup_message()
 
+        # Start the accessory so it can do stuff.
+        self.accessory.set_sentinel(self.stop_event, self.aio_stop_event, self.event_loop)
+        if isinstance(self.accessory, AsyncAccessory):
+            self.accessory_task = self.event_loop.create_task(self.accessory.run())
+        else:
+            self.accessory_task = self.event_loop.run_in_executor(None,
+                                                                  self.accessory.run)
+        logger.info("Starting event loop")
+        self.event_loop.run_until_complete(self.accessory_task)
+        self.event_loop.close()
+        logger.info("Stopped event loop.")
+
     def stop(self):
         """Stop the accessory.
 
@@ -504,10 +513,11 @@ def stop(self):
         # to ensure that sending with a closed server will not crash the app.
         logger.info("Stoping accessory '%s' on address %s, port %s.",
                     self.accessory.display_name, self.address, self.port)
-        logger.debug("Setting run sentinel, stopping accessory and event sending")
-        self.run_sentinel.set()
+        logger.debug("Setting stop events, stopping accessory and event sending")
+        self.stop_event.set()
+        if not self.event_loop.is_closed():
+            self.event_loop.call_soon_threadsafe(self.aio_stop_event.set)
         self.accessory.stop()
-        self.accessory_thread.join()
 
         logger.debug("Stopping mDNS advertising")
         self.advertiser.unregister_service(self.mdns_service_info)
diff --git a/pyhap/util.py b/pyhap/util.py
index 93f7234c..8d9d3bad 100644
--- a/pyhap/util.py
+++ b/pyhap/util.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import asyncio
 import socket
 import random
 import binascii
@@ -113,3 +114,21 @@ def hex2b(hex):
 fromhex = bytes.fromhex if sys.version_info >= (3, 5) else hex2b
 """Python-version-agnostic fromhex function. Equivalent to bytes.fromhex in python 3.5+.
 """
+
+async def event_wait(event, timeout, loop=None):
+    """Wait for the given event to be set or for the timeout to expire.
+
+    :param event: The event to wait for.
+    :type event: asyncio.Event
+
+    :param timeout: The timeout for which to wait, in seconds.
+    :type timeout: float
+
+    :return: ``event.is_set()``
+    :rtype: bool
+    """
+    try:
+        await asyncio.wait_for(event.wait(), timeout, loop=loop)
+    except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+        pass
+    return event.is_set()
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diff --git a/tests/test_accessory_driver.py b/tests/test_accessory_driver.py
index 1f8d9a42..6b611c74 100644
--- a/tests/test_accessory_driver.py
+++ b/tests/test_accessory_driver.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 Tests for pyhap.accessory_driver
 """
+import asyncio
 import os
 import tempfile
 from unittest.mock import patch, Mock
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 from pyhap.accessory import (Accessory,
-                             Bridge,
+                             AsyncAccessory,
                              STANDALONE_AID)
 from pyhap.accessory_driver import AccessoryDriver
 
@@ -47,3 +48,42 @@ def get_acc():
         assert driver.accessory.public_key == pk
     finally:
         os.remove(persist_file)
+
+
+@patch("pyhap.accessory_driver.asyncio.get_event_loop",
+       new=Mock(side_effect=asyncio.new_event_loop))
+@patch("pyhap.accessory_driver.Zeroconf", new=Mock())
+@patch("pyhap.accessory_driver.AccessoryDriver.persist")
+@patch("pyhap.accessory_driver.HAPServer", new=Mock())
+def test_start_stop_sync_acc(_persist):
+    class Acc(Accessory):
+        running = True
+        def run(self):
+            while self.run_sentinel.wait(2):
+                pass
+            self.running = False
+        def setup_message(self): pass
+
+    acc = Acc("TestAcc")
+    driver = AccessoryDriver(acc, 51234, persist_file="foo")
+    driver.start()
+    driver.stop()
+    assert not acc.running
+
+
+#TODO: This test is failing when there is no patch for the get_event_loop.
+# Something is getting the default loop and not the new loop
+@patch("pyhap.accessory_driver.Zeroconf", new=Mock())
+@patch("pyhap.accessory_driver.AccessoryDriver.persist")
+@patch("pyhap.accessory_driver.HAPServer", new=Mock())
+def test_start_stop_async_acc(_persist):
+    class Acc(AsyncAccessory):
+        @AsyncAccessory.run_at_interval(2)
+        async def run(self):
+            driver.stop()
+        def setup_message(self): pass
+
+    acc = Acc("TestAcc")
+    driver = AccessoryDriver(acc, 51234, persist_file="foo")
+    driver.start()
+    assert driver.event_loop.is_closed()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 3df6605d..99660e16 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = py34,py35,py36,docs
+envlist = py35,py36,docs
 skip_missing_interpreters = True
 
 [tox:travis]
-3.4 = py34
 3.5 = py35
 3.6 = py36, docs