diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 70162de..947774d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -78,11 +78,15 @@ The example of implementation available in the [CounterScreen](example/src/Count
 https://mtford.co.uk/projects/react-native-watch-connectivity/docs/communication/
 
 ```js
-import { sendMessage } from 'react-native-wear-connectivity';
+import { sendMessage, sendMessageAsync } from 'react-native-wear-connectivity';
 
+// Callback API
 sendMessage({ text: 'Hello watch!' }, (reply) => {
   console.log(reply); // {"text": "Hello React Native app!"}
 });
+
+// Promise API
+await sendMessageAsync({ text: 'Hello watch!' });
 ```
 
 ### Receive Messages
@@ -291,13 +295,20 @@ useEffect(() => {
 
 **Sending messages from React Native Mobile Device to Jetpack Compose WearOS**
 
-The React Native Mobile App Example sends messages to the WearOS Jetpack Compose example with [sendMessage](https://github.com/fabOnReact/react-native-wear-connectivity/blob/2f936622422e197c22bef228b44eb24b46c878ae/example/src/CounterScreen/index.android.tsx#L29-L33).
+The React Native Mobile App Example sends messages to the WearOS Jetpack Compose example with `sendMessageAsync` (a Promise based API). The callback based `sendMessage` is still available for backward compatibility.
 
 ```javascript
-const sendMessageToWear = () => {
+import { sendMessageAsync } from 'react-native-wear-connectivity';
+
+const sendMessageToWear = async () => {
   setDisabled(true);
   const json = { text: 'hello' };
-  sendMessage(json, onSuccess, onError);
+  try {
+    await sendMessageAsync(json);
+    onSuccess('message sent');
+  } catch (error) {
+    onError(error);
+  }
 };
 ```
 
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/wearconnectivity/WearConnectivityModule.java b/android/src/main/java/com/wearconnectivity/WearConnectivityModule.java
index 5a63aeb..f296946 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/wearconnectivity/WearConnectivityModule.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/wearconnectivity/WearConnectivityModule.java
@@ -69,6 +69,38 @@ public void sendMessage(ReadableMap messageData, Callback replyCb, Callback erro
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sends a message and resolves or rejects a promise.
+   */
+  @ReactMethod
+  public void sendMessageAsync(ReadableMap messageData, Promise promise) {
+    Callback errorCb = new Callback() {
+      @Override
+      public void invoke(Object... args) {
+        String message = (args != null && args.length > 0) ? args[0].toString() : "";
+        promise.reject("E_SEND_MESSAGE_FAILED", message);
+      }
+    };
+
+    List<Node> connectedNodes = retrieveNodes(errorCb);
+    if (connectedNodes == null) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (!connectedNodes.isEmpty()) {
+      Callback replyCb = new Callback() {
+        @Override
+        public void invoke(Object... args) {
+          Object reply = (args != null && args.length > 0) ? args[0] : null;
+          promise.resolve(reply);
+        }
+      };
+      messageClient.sendMessage(messageData, connectedNodes, replyCb, errorCb);
+    } else {
+      promise.reject("E_NO_NODES", NO_NODES_FOUND);
+    }
+  }
+
   private List<Node> retrieveNodes(Callback errorCb) {
     try {
       int result = GoogleApiAvailability.getInstance().isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(getReactContext());
diff --git a/android/src/oldarch/WearConnectivitySpec.java b/android/src/oldarch/WearConnectivitySpec.java
index ef4de3f..9f0b3f9 100644
--- a/android/src/oldarch/WearConnectivitySpec.java
+++ b/android/src/oldarch/WearConnectivitySpec.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContextBaseJavaModule;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableMap;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.Promise;
 
 abstract class WearConnectivitySpec extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule {
   WearConnectivitySpec(ReactApplicationContext context) {
@@ -11,4 +12,6 @@ abstract class WearConnectivitySpec extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule {
   }
 
   public abstract void sendMessage(ReadableMap messageData, Callback replyCb, Callback errCb);
+
+  public abstract void sendMessageAsync(ReadableMap messageData, Promise promise);
 }
diff --git a/docs/alternative-installation.md b/docs/alternative-installation.md
index 74eb6c8..8e38e4f 100644
--- a/docs/alternative-installation.md
+++ b/docs/alternative-installation.md
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Example implementation of the above counter application for WearOS and Android M
 ```js
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { View, Text, Button, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
-import { sendMessage, watchEvents } from 'react-native-wear-connectivity';
+import { sendMessage, sendMessageAsync, watchEvents } from 'react-native-wear-connectivity';
 
 function App() {
   return <CounterScreen />;
@@ -130,9 +130,20 @@ function CounterScreen() {
     sendMessage(json, onSuccess, onError);
   };
 
+  const sendMessageToWearAsync = async () => {
+    const json = { text: 'hello' };
+    try {
+      const result = await sendMessageAsync(json);
+      console.log(result);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.log(error);
+    }
+  };
+
   return (
     <View style={styles.container}>
       <Button title="increase counter" onPress={sendMessageToWear} />
+      <Button title="increase counter async" onPress={sendMessageToWearAsync} />
       <Text style={styles.count}>The count is {count}</Text>
     </View>
   );
@@ -166,9 +177,13 @@ export default App;
 ### Send Messages
 
 ```js
-import { sendMessage } from 'react-native-wear-connectivity';
+import { sendMessage, sendMessageAsync } from 'react-native-wear-connectivity';
 
+// Callback based API
 sendMessage({ text: 'Hello watch!' });
+
+// Promise based API
+await sendMessageAsync({ text: 'Hello watch!' });
 ```
 
 ### Receive Messages
diff --git a/example/src/CounterScreen.tsx b/example/src/CounterScreen.tsx
index ae3d93e..72244b2 100644
--- a/example/src/CounterScreen.tsx
+++ b/example/src/CounterScreen.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { View, StyleSheet, Text, Button } from 'react-native';
 import { launchImageLibrary } from 'react-native-image-picker';
 import {
   startFileTransfer,
-  sendMessage,
+  sendMessageAsync,
   watchEvents,
 } from 'react-native-wear-connectivity';
 import type {
@@ -32,10 +32,15 @@ function CounterScreen() {
   };
   const onError: ErrorCallback = (error) => console.log(error);
 
-  const sendMessageToWear = () => {
+  const sendMessageToWear = async () => {
     setDisabled(true);
     const json = { text: 'hello' };
-    sendMessage(json, onSuccess, onError);
+    try {
+      const result = await sendMessageAsync(json);
+      onSuccess(result);
+    } catch (error) {
+      onError(String(error));
+    }
   };
 
   const sendFileToWear = async () => {
diff --git a/src/NativeWearConnectivity.ts b/src/NativeWearConnectivity.ts
index e665f9a..39c6373 100644
--- a/src/NativeWearConnectivity.ts
+++ b/src/NativeWearConnectivity.ts
@@ -12,10 +12,13 @@ export type SendMessage = (
   errCb: ErrorCallback
 ) => void;
 
+export type SendMessageAsync = (message: Payload) => Promise<any>;
+
 export type SendFile = (file: string, metadata: unknown) => Promise<any>;
 
 export interface Spec extends TurboModule {
   sendMessage: SendMessage;
+  sendMessageAsync: SendMessageAsync;
   sendFile: SendFile;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index 14d1dcf..9fe2ac7 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { AppRegistry } from 'react-native';
 import { NativeModules, Platform } from 'react-native';
 import { watchEvents } from './subscriptions';
-import { sendMessage } from './messages';
+import { sendMessage, sendMessageAsync } from './messages';
 import type {
   ReplyCallback,
   ErrorCallback,
@@ -37,7 +37,13 @@ const startFileTransfer: SendFile = (file, _metadata) => {
   return WearConnectivity.sendFile(file, _metadata);
 };
 
-export { startFileTransfer, sendMessage, watchEvents, WearConnectivity };
+export {
+  startFileTransfer,
+  sendMessage,
+  sendMessageAsync,
+  watchEvents,
+  WearConnectivity,
+};
 export type { ReplyCallback, ErrorCallback };
 
 type WearParameters = {
diff --git a/src/messages.ts b/src/messages.ts
index 5f763de..c0b06fc 100644
--- a/src/messages.ts
+++ b/src/messages.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import { Platform } from 'react-native';
-import type { SendMessage, Payload } from './NativeWearConnectivity';
+import type {
+  SendMessage,
+  SendMessageAsync,
+  Payload,
+} from './NativeWearConnectivity';
 import { WearConnectivity } from './index';
 import { LIBRARY_NAME, IOS_NOT_SUPPORTED_WARNING } from './constants';
 
@@ -28,12 +32,24 @@ const sendMessage: SendMessage = (message, cb, errCb) => {
   );
 };
 
+const sendMessageAsync: SendMessageAsync = (message) => {
+  const json: Payload = { ...message, event: 'message' };
+  return WearConnectivity.sendMessageAsync(json);
+};
+
 const sendMessageMock: SendMessage = () =>
   console.warn(LIBRARY_NAME + 'message' + IOS_NOT_SUPPORTED_WARNING);
 
+const sendMessageAsyncMock: SendMessageAsync = () => {
+  console.warn(LIBRARY_NAME + 'message' + IOS_NOT_SUPPORTED_WARNING);
+  return Promise.reject(LIBRARY_NAME + 'message' + IOS_NOT_SUPPORTED_WARNING);
+};
+
 let sendMessageExport: SendMessage = sendMessageMock;
+let sendMessageAsyncExport: SendMessageAsync = sendMessageAsyncMock;
 if (Platform.OS !== 'ios') {
   sendMessageExport = sendMessage;
+  sendMessageAsyncExport = sendMessageAsync;
 }
 
-export { sendMessageExport as sendMessage };
+export { sendMessageExport as sendMessage, sendMessageAsyncExport as sendMessageAsync };