diff --git a/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/dag/Transformation.java b/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/dag/Transformation.java
index 804638c30fd4b4..bce2b749e7a6ff 100644
--- a/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/dag/Transformation.java
+++ b/flink-core/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/api/dag/Transformation.java
@@ -615,6 +615,15 @@ public final List<Transformation<?>> getTransitivePredecessors() {
      */
     public abstract List<Transformation<?>> getInputs();
 
+    /** Enabling the async state for this transformation. */
+    public void enableAsyncState() {
+        // Subclass should override this method if they support async state processing.
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+                "The transformation does not support async state, "
+                        + "or you are enabling the async state without a keyed context "
+                        + "(not behind a keyBy()).");
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString() {
         return getClass().getSimpleName()
diff --git a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/streaming/api/datastream/KeyedStream.java b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/streaming/api/datastream/KeyedStream.java
index 82b0a0f4014f3b..d840eac666a594 100644
--- a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/streaming/api/datastream/KeyedStream.java
+++ b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/streaming/api/datastream/KeyedStream.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 package org.apache.flink.streaming.api.datastream;
 
+import org.apache.flink.annotation.Experimental;
 import org.apache.flink.annotation.Internal;
 import org.apache.flink.annotation.Public;
 import org.apache.flink.annotation.PublicEvolving;
@@ -95,6 +96,9 @@ public class KeyedStream<T, KEY> extends DataStream<T> {
     /** The type of the key by which the stream is partitioned. */
     private final TypeInformation<KEY> keyType;
 
+    /** Whether the async state has been enabled. */
+    private boolean isEnableAsyncState = false;
+
     /**
      * Creates a new {@link KeyedStream} using the given {@link KeySelector} to partition operator
      * state by key.
@@ -285,6 +289,9 @@ protected <R> SingleOutputStreamOperator<R> doTransform(
                 (OneInputTransformation<T, R>) returnStream.getTransformation();
         transform.setStateKeySelector(keySelector);
         transform.setStateKeyType(keyType);
+        if (isEnableAsyncState) {
+            transform.enableAsyncState();
+        }
 
         return returnStream;
     }
@@ -438,8 +445,19 @@ public IntervalJoined<T1, T2, KEY> between(Duration lowerBound, Duration upperBo
             checkNotNull(lowerBound, "A lower bound needs to be provided for a time-bounded join");
             checkNotNull(upperBound, "An upper bound needs to be provided for a time-bounded join");
 
-            return new IntervalJoined<>(
-                    streamOne, streamTwo, lowerBound.toMillis(), upperBound.toMillis(), true, true);
+            IntervalJoined<T1, T2, KEY> intervalJoined =
+                    new IntervalJoined<>(
+                            streamOne,
+                            streamTwo,
+                            lowerBound.toMillis(),
+                            upperBound.toMillis(),
+                            true,
+                            true);
+            if (streamOne.isEnableAsyncState() || streamTwo.isEnableAsyncState()) {
+                // enable async state if any stream enabled the async state.
+                intervalJoined = intervalJoined.enableAsyncState();
+            }
+            return intervalJoined;
         }
     }
 
@@ -469,6 +487,8 @@ public static class IntervalJoined<IN1, IN2, KEY> {
         private OutputTag<IN1> leftLateDataOutputTag;
         private OutputTag<IN2> rightLateDataOutputTag;
 
+        private boolean isEnableAsyncState = false;
+
         public IntervalJoined(
                 KeyedStream<IN1, KEY> left,
                 KeyedStream<IN2, KEY> right,
@@ -595,6 +615,18 @@ public <OUT> SingleOutputStreamOperator<OUT> process(
                     .keyBy(keySelector1, keySelector2)
                     .transform("Interval Join", outputType, operator);
         }
+
+        /**
+         * Enable the async state processing for following keyed processing function. This also
+         * requires only State V2 APIs are used in the function.
+         *
+         * @return the configured IntervalJoin itself.
+         */
+        @Experimental
+        public IntervalJoined<IN1, IN2, KEY> enableAsyncState() {
+            isEnableAsyncState = true;
+            return this;
+        }
     }
 
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -663,6 +695,9 @@ public SingleOutputStreamOperator<T> reduce(ReduceFunction<T> reducer) {
                         keySelector,
                         getKeyType(),
                         false);
+        if (isEnableAsyncState) {
+            reduce.enableAsyncState();
+        }
 
         getExecutionEnvironment().addOperator(reduce);
 
@@ -1018,4 +1053,21 @@ public QueryableStateStream<KEY, T> asQueryableState(
                 stateDescriptor,
                 getKeyType().createSerializer(getExecutionConfig().getSerializerConfig()));
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Enable the async state processing for following keyed processing function. This also requires
+     * only State V2 APIs are used in the function.
+     *
+     * @return the configured KeyedStream itself.
+     */
+    @Experimental
+    public KeyedStream<T, KEY> enableAsyncState() {
+        isEnableAsyncState = true;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Internal
+    boolean isEnableAsyncState() {
+        return isEnableAsyncState;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/streaming/api/datastream/SingleOutputStreamOperator.java b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/streaming/api/datastream/SingleOutputStreamOperator.java
index 4141a31d85ca82..42bb8f30efebce 100644
--- a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/streaming/api/datastream/SingleOutputStreamOperator.java
+++ b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/streaming/api/datastream/SingleOutputStreamOperator.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 package org.apache.flink.streaming.api.datastream;
 
+import org.apache.flink.annotation.Experimental;
 import org.apache.flink.annotation.Public;
 import org.apache.flink.annotation.PublicEvolving;
 import org.apache.flink.api.common.functions.InvalidTypesException;
@@ -455,4 +456,18 @@ public CachedDataStream<T> cache() {
 
         return new CachedDataStream<>(this.environment, this.transformation);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Enable the async state processing for following previous transformation. This also requires
+     * only State V2 APIs are used in the user function.
+     *
+     * @return the configured SingleOutputStreamOperator itself.
+     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException when the transformation does not support the async
+     *     state processing.
+     */
+    @Experimental
+    public SingleOutputStreamOperator<T> enableAsyncState() {
+        transformation.enableAsyncState();
+        return this;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/streaming/api/datastream/WindowedStream.java b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/streaming/api/datastream/WindowedStream.java
index eca4c046e5acc7..1c694b4b81b6b7 100644
--- a/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/streaming/api/datastream/WindowedStream.java
+++ b/flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/streaming/api/datastream/WindowedStream.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 package org.apache.flink.streaming.api.datastream;
 
+import org.apache.flink.annotation.Experimental;
 import org.apache.flink.annotation.Internal;
 import org.apache.flink.annotation.Public;
 import org.apache.flink.annotation.PublicEvolving;
@@ -851,6 +852,18 @@ private SingleOutputStreamOperator<T> aggregate(AggregationFunction<T> aggregato
         return reduce(aggregator);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Enable the async state processing for following keyed processing function. This also requires
+     * only State V2 APIs are used in the function.
+     *
+     * @return the configured WindowedStream itself.
+     */
+    @Experimental
+    public WindowedStream<T, K, W> enableAsyncState() {
+        input.enableAsyncState();
+        return this;
+    }
+
     public StreamExecutionEnvironment getExecutionEnvironment() {
         return input.getExecutionEnvironment();
     }