diff --git a/src/huggingface_hub/_commit_api.py b/src/huggingface_hub/_commit_api.py
index 3d32d78960..2e42cf727f 100644
--- a/src/huggingface_hub/_commit_api.py
+++ b/src/huggingface_hub/_commit_api.py
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@
 
 UploadMode = Literal["lfs", "regular"]
 
+# Type alias for commit modes
+#   immediate: commit is processed immediately (default)
+#   queued: commit is pending
+#   flush: all pending commits are processed and merged into one commit
+CommitMode = Literal["immediate", "queued", "flush"]
+
+
 # Max is 1,000 per request on the Hub for HfApi.get_paths_info
 # Otherwise we get:
 # HfHubHTTPError: 413 Client Error: Payload Too Large for url: https://huggingface.co/api/datasets/xxx (Request ID: xxx)\n\ntoo many parameters
@@ -872,6 +879,7 @@ def _prepare_commit_payload(
     commit_message: str,
     commit_description: Optional[str] = None,
     parent_commit: Optional[str] = None,
+    commit_mode: Optional[CommitMode] = None,
 ) -> Iterable[dict[str, Any]]:
     """
     Builds the payload to POST to the `/commit` API of the Hub.
@@ -889,6 +897,8 @@ def _prepare_commit_payload(
     header_value = {"summary": commit_message, "description": commit_description}
     if parent_commit is not None:
         header_value["parentCommit"] = parent_commit
+    if commit_mode is not None:
+        header_value["mode"] = commit_mode
     yield {"key": "header", "value": header_value}
 
     nb_ignored_files = 0
diff --git a/src/huggingface_hub/hf_api.py b/src/huggingface_hub/hf_api.py
index 08254a8dd5..f229354e55 100644
--- a/src/huggingface_hub/hf_api.py
+++ b/src/huggingface_hub/hf_api.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 
 from . import constants
 from ._commit_api import (
+    CommitMode,
     CommitOperation,
     CommitOperationAdd,
     CommitOperationCopy,
@@ -4011,6 +4012,43 @@ def create_commit(  # type: ignore
         create_pr: Optional[bool] = None,
         num_threads: int = 5,
         parent_commit: Optional[str] = None,
+        commit_mode: Literal["queued"],
+        run_as_future: Literal[False] = ...,
+    ) -> None: ...
+
+    @overload
+    def create_commit(
+        self,
+        repo_id: str,
+        operations: Iterable[CommitOperation],
+        *,
+        commit_message: str,
+        commit_description: Optional[str] = None,
+        token: Union[str, bool, None] = None,
+        repo_type: Optional[str] = None,
+        revision: Optional[str] = None,
+        create_pr: Optional[bool] = None,
+        num_threads: int = 5,
+        parent_commit: Optional[str] = None,
+        commit_mode: Literal["queued"],
+        run_as_future: Literal[True],
+    ) -> Future[None]: ...
+
+    @overload
+    def create_commit(
+        self,
+        repo_id: str,
+        operations: Iterable[CommitOperation],
+        *,
+        commit_message: str,
+        commit_description: Optional[str] = None,
+        token: Union[str, bool, None] = None,
+        repo_type: Optional[str] = None,
+        revision: Optional[str] = None,
+        create_pr: Optional[bool] = None,
+        num_threads: int = 5,
+        parent_commit: Optional[str] = None,
+        commit_mode: Optional[CommitMode] = None,
         run_as_future: Literal[False] = ...,
     ) -> CommitInfo: ...
 
@@ -4028,7 +4066,8 @@ def create_commit(
         create_pr: Optional[bool] = None,
         num_threads: int = 5,
         parent_commit: Optional[str] = None,
-        run_as_future: Literal[True] = ...,
+        commit_mode: Optional[CommitMode] = None,
+        run_as_future: Literal[True],
     ) -> Future[CommitInfo]: ...
 
     @validate_hf_hub_args
@@ -4046,8 +4085,9 @@ def create_commit(
         create_pr: Optional[bool] = None,
         num_threads: int = 5,
         parent_commit: Optional[str] = None,
+        commit_mode: Optional[CommitMode] = None,
         run_as_future: bool = False,
-    ) -> Union[CommitInfo, Future[CommitInfo]]:
+    ) -> Union[CommitInfo, Future[CommitInfo], None, Future[None]]:
         """
         Creates a commit in the given repo, deleting & uploading files as needed.
 
@@ -4117,6 +4157,13 @@ def create_commit(
                 is `True`, the pull request will be created from `parent_commit`. Specifying `parent_commit`
                 ensures the repo has not changed before committing the changes, and can be especially useful
                 if the repo is updated / committed to concurrently.
+
+            commit_mode (`str`, *optional*):
+                The commit mode to use. Possible values are:
+                    - `"immediate"`: commit is processed immediately (default)
+                    - `"queued"`: commit is pending. No commit info returned.
+                    - `"flush"`: all pending commits are processed and merged into one commit
+
             run_as_future (`bool`, *optional*):
                 Whether or not to run this method in the background. Background jobs are run sequentially without
                 blocking the main thread. Passing `run_as_future=True` will return a [Future](https://docs.python.org/3/library/concurrent.futures.html#future-objects)
@@ -4185,7 +4232,7 @@ def create_commit(
 
         logger.debug(
             f"About to commit to the hub: {len(additions)} addition(s), {len(copies)} copie(s) and"
-            f" {nb_deletions} deletion(s)."
+            f" {nb_deletions} deletion(s) (mode: {commit_mode or 'immediate'})."
         )
 
         # If updating a README.md file, make sure the metadata format is valid
@@ -4275,6 +4322,7 @@ def create_commit(
             commit_message=commit_message,
             commit_description=commit_description,
             parent_commit=parent_commit,
+            commit_mode=commit_mode,
         )
         commit_url = f"{self.endpoint}/api/{repo_type}s/{repo_id}/commit/{revision}"
 
@@ -4309,6 +4357,9 @@ def _payload_as_ndjson() -> Iterable[bytes]:
         for addition in additions:
             addition._is_committed = True
 
+        if commit_mode == "queued":
+            return None  # TODO: return something (there is a queue commit id in the payload)
+
         commit_data = commit_resp.json()
         return CommitInfo(
             commit_url=commit_data["commitUrl"],