diff --git a/async.go b/async.go
index 5c477dc1a..363792f30 100644
--- a/async.go
+++ b/async.go
@@ -63,25 +63,45 @@ func (sr *snowflakeRestful) getAsync(
 	defer close(errChannel)
 	token, _, _ := sr.TokenAccessor.GetTokens()
 	headers[headerAuthorizationKey] = fmt.Sprintf(headerSnowflakeToken, token)
-	resp, err := sr.FuncGet(ctx, sr, URL, headers, timeout)
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("failed to get response. err: %v", err)
-		sfError.Message = err.Error()
-		errChannel <- sfError
-		return err
-	}
-	if resp.Body != nil {
+
+	var err error
+	var respd execResponse
+	retry := 0
+	retryPattern := []int32{1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10}
+
+	for {
+		resp, err := sr.FuncGet(ctx, sr, URL, headers, timeout)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("failed to get response. err: %v", err)
+			sfError.Message = err.Error()
+			errChannel <- sfError
+			return err
+		}
 		defer resp.Body.Close()
-	}
 
-	respd := execResponse{}
-	err = json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&respd)
-	resp.Body.Close()
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("failed to decode JSON. err: %v", err)
-		sfError.Message = err.Error()
-		errChannel <- sfError
-		return err
+		respd = execResponse{} // reset the response
+		err = json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&respd)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("failed to decode JSON. err: %v", err)
+			sfError.Message = err.Error()
+			errChannel <- sfError
+			return err
+		}
+		if respd.Code != queryInProgressAsyncCode {
+			// If the query takes longer than 45 seconds to complete the results are not returned.
+			// If the query is still in progress after 45 seconds, retry the request to the /results endpoint.
+			// For all other scenarios continue processing results response
+			break
+		} else {
+			// Sleep before retrying get result request. Exponential backoff up to 5 seconds.
+			sleepTime := time.Millisecond * time.Duration(500*retryPattern[retry])
+			logger.WithContext(ctx).Infof("Query execution still in progress. Sleep for %v ms", sleepTime)
+			time.Sleep(sleepTime)
+		}
+		if retry < len(retryPattern)-1 {
+			retry++
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	sc := &snowflakeConn{rest: sr, cfg: cfg}
diff --git a/async_test.go b/async_test.go
index b2eae18cf..d69619c8a 100644
--- a/async_test.go
+++ b/async_test.go
@@ -136,3 +136,38 @@ func retrieveRows(rows *RowsExtended, ch chan string) {
 	ch <- s
 	close(ch)
 }
+
+func TestLongRunningAsyncQuery(t *testing.T) {
+	db := openDB(t)
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	ctx, _ := WithMultiStatement(context.Background(), 0)
+	query := "CALL SYSTEM$WAIT(50, 'SECONDS');use snowflake_sample_data"
+
+	rows, err := db.QueryContext(WithAsyncMode(ctx), query)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to run a query. %v, err: %v", query, err)
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	var v string
+	i := 0
+	for {
+		for rows.Next() {
+			err := rows.Scan(&v)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("failed to get result. err: %v", err)
+			}
+			if v == "" {
+				t.Fatal("should have returned a result")
+			}
+			results := []string{"waited 50 seconds", "Statement executed successfully."}
+			if v != results[i] {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected result returned. expected: %v, but got: %v", results[i], v)
+			}
+			i++
+		}
+		if !rows.NextResultSet() {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+}