diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ffc82e27e4..c5f6a984b1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4669,6 +4669,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "solana-faucet",
  "solana-logger 1.11.0",
  "solana-measure",
+ "solana-metrics",
  "solana-net-utils",
  "solana-sdk",
  "solana-streamer",
diff --git a/client/Cargo.toml b/client/Cargo.toml
index bd30ff138d..ebe822557c 100644
--- a/client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/client/Cargo.toml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ solana-account-decoder = { path = "../account-decoder", version = "=1.11.0" }
 solana-clap-utils = { path = "../clap-utils", version = "=1.11.0" }
 solana-faucet = { path = "../faucet", version = "=1.11.0" }
 solana-measure = { path = "../measure", version = "=1.11.0" }
+solana-metrics = { path = "../metrics", version = "=1.11.0" }
 solana-net-utils = { path = "../net-utils", version = "=1.11.0" }
 solana-sdk = { path = "../sdk", version = "=1.11.0" }
 solana-streamer = { path = "../streamer", version = "=1.11.0" }
diff --git a/client/src/connection_cache.rs b/client/src/connection_cache.rs
index 424de6a100..fa4a1925ed 100644
--- a/client/src/connection_cache.rs
+++ b/client/src/connection_cache.rs
@@ -93,6 +93,17 @@ pub fn send_wire_transaction_batch(
     }
 }
 
+pub fn send_wire_transaction_async(
+    packets: Vec<u8>,
+    addr: &SocketAddr,
+) -> Result<(), TransportError> {
+    let conn = get_connection(addr);
+    match conn {
+        Connection::Udp(conn) => conn.send_wire_transaction_async(packets),
+        Connection::Quic(conn) => conn.send_wire_transaction_async(packets),
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn send_wire_transaction(
     wire_transaction: &[u8],
     addr: &SocketAddr,
diff --git a/client/src/lib.rs b/client/src/lib.rs
index 6a169b1f38..9ffe55bfa1 100644
--- a/client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/client/src/lib.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ pub mod tpu_connection;
 pub mod transaction_executor;
 pub mod udp_client;
 
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate solana_metrics;
+
 pub mod mock_sender_for_cli {
     /// Magic `SIGNATURE` value used by `solana-cli` unit tests.
     /// Please don't use this constant.
diff --git a/client/src/quic_client.rs b/client/src/quic_client.rs
index aa7135d44f..08d3af8a9b 100644
--- a/client/src/quic_client.rs
+++ b/client/src/quic_client.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ use {
     async_mutex::Mutex,
     futures::future::join_all,
     itertools::Itertools,
+    lazy_static::lazy_static,
+    log::*,
     quinn::{ClientConfig, Endpoint, EndpointConfig, NewConnection, WriteError},
     solana_sdk::{
         quic::{QUIC_MAX_CONCURRENT_STREAMS, QUIC_PORT_OFFSET},
@@ -39,9 +41,14 @@ impl rustls::client::ServerCertVerifier for SkipServerVerification {
         Ok(rustls::client::ServerCertVerified::assertion())
     }
 }
+lazy_static! {
+    static ref RUNTIME: Runtime = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_multi_thread()
+        .enable_all()
+        .build()
+        .unwrap();
+}
 
 struct QuicClient {
-    runtime: Runtime,
     endpoint: Endpoint,
     connection: Arc<Mutex<Option<Arc<NewConnection>>>>,
     addr: SocketAddr,
@@ -67,9 +74,9 @@ impl TpuConnection for QuicTpuConnection {
     where
         T: AsRef<[u8]>,
     {
-        let _guard = self.client.runtime.enter();
+        let _guard = RUNTIME.enter();
         let send_buffer = self.client.send_buffer(wire_transaction);
-        self.client.runtime.block_on(send_buffer)?;
+        RUNTIME.block_on(send_buffer)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -77,21 +84,33 @@ impl TpuConnection for QuicTpuConnection {
     where
         T: AsRef<[u8]>,
     {
-        let _guard = self.client.runtime.enter();
+        let _guard = RUNTIME.enter();
         let send_batch = self.client.send_batch(buffers);
-        self.client.runtime.block_on(send_batch)?;
+        RUNTIME.block_on(send_batch)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn send_wire_transaction_async(&self, wire_transaction: Vec<u8>) -> TransportResult<()> {
+        let _guard = RUNTIME.enter();
+        //drop and detach the task
+        let client = self.client.clone();
+        inc_new_counter_info!("send_wire_transaction_async", 1);
+        let _ = RUNTIME.spawn(async move {
+            let send_buffer = client.send_buffer(wire_transaction);
+            if let Err(e) = send_buffer.await {
+                inc_new_counter_warn!("send_wire_transaction_async_fail", 1);
+                warn!("Failed to send transaction async to {:?}", e);
+            } else {
+                inc_new_counter_info!("send_wire_transaction_async_pass", 1);
+            }
+        });
         Ok(())
     }
 }
 
 impl QuicClient {
     pub fn new(client_socket: UdpSocket, addr: SocketAddr) -> Self {
-        let runtime = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_multi_thread()
-            .enable_all()
-            .build()
-            .unwrap();
-
-        let _guard = runtime.enter();
+        let _guard = RUNTIME.enter();
 
         let crypto = rustls::ClientConfig::builder()
             .with_safe_defaults()
@@ -100,12 +119,11 @@ impl QuicClient {
 
         let create_endpoint = QuicClient::create_endpoint(EndpointConfig::default(), client_socket);
 
-        let mut endpoint = runtime.block_on(create_endpoint);
+        let mut endpoint = RUNTIME.block_on(create_endpoint);
 
         endpoint.set_default_client_config(ClientConfig::new(Arc::new(crypto)));
 
         Self {
-            runtime,
             endpoint,
             connection: Arc::new(Mutex::new(None)),
             addr,
diff --git a/client/src/tpu_connection.rs b/client/src/tpu_connection.rs
index 5228a54536..0c11e204fe 100644
--- a/client/src/tpu_connection.rs
+++ b/client/src/tpu_connection.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ pub trait TpuConnection {
     where
         T: AsRef<[u8]>;
 
+    fn send_wire_transaction_async(&self, wire_transaction: Vec<u8>) -> TransportResult<()>;
+
     fn par_serialize_and_send_transaction_batch(
         &self,
         transactions: &[VersionedTransaction],
diff --git a/client/src/udp_client.rs b/client/src/udp_client.rs
index 7838bc7c14..c9a2747bff 100644
--- a/client/src/udp_client.rs
+++ b/client/src/udp_client.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ impl TpuConnection for UdpTpuConnection {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    fn send_wire_transaction_async(&self, wire_transaction: Vec<u8>) -> TransportResult<()> {
+        self.socket.send_to(wire_transaction.as_ref(), self.addr)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     fn send_wire_transaction_batch<T>(&self, buffers: &[T]) -> TransportResult<()>
     where
         T: AsRef<[u8]>,
diff --git a/programs/bpf/Cargo.lock b/programs/bpf/Cargo.lock
index 8f211ed3c2..818d0b23b4 100644
--- a/programs/bpf/Cargo.lock
+++ b/programs/bpf/Cargo.lock
@@ -3376,6 +3376,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "solana-clap-utils",
  "solana-faucet",
  "solana-measure",
+ "solana-metrics",
  "solana-net-utils",
  "solana-sdk",
  "solana-streamer",
diff --git a/send-transaction-service/src/send_transaction_service.rs b/send-transaction-service/src/send_transaction_service.rs
index ce467b5d2c..31b2660728 100644
--- a/send-transaction-service/src/send_transaction_service.rs
+++ b/send-transaction-service/src/send_transaction_service.rs
@@ -311,7 +311,9 @@ impl SendTransactionService {
     fn send_transaction(tpu_address: &SocketAddr, wire_transaction: &[u8]) {
         let mut measure = Measure::start("send_transaction_service-us");
 
-        if let Err(err) = connection_cache::send_wire_transaction(wire_transaction, tpu_address) {
+        if let Err(err) =
+            connection_cache::send_wire_transaction_async(wire_transaction.to_vec(), tpu_address)
+        {
             warn!("Failed to send transaction to {}: {:?}", tpu_address, err);
         }
         measure.stop();