diff --git a/ircd/db.h b/ircd/db.h
index 3d228e3dc..ed9c99df1 100644
--- a/ircd/db.h
+++ b/ircd/db.h
@@ -224,7 +224,9 @@ ircd::db::database::cache final
 	#else
 	Status Insert(const Slice &key, void *value, size_t charge, deleter, Handle **, Priority) noexcept override;
 	#endif
-	#ifdef IRCD_DB_HAS_CACHE_ITEMHELPER
+	#if defined(IRCD_DB_HAS_CACHE_ASYNC)
+	Handle *Lookup(const Slice &key, const CacheItemHelper *, CreateContext *, Priority, Statistics *) noexcept override;
+	#elif defined(IRCD_DB_HAS_CACHE_ITEMHELPER)
 	Handle *Lookup(const Slice &key, const CacheItemHelper *, CreateContext *, Priority, bool, Statistics *) noexcept override;
 	#else
 	Handle *Lookup(const Slice &key, Statistics *) noexcept override;
@@ -263,6 +265,9 @@ ircd::db::database::cache final
 	#ifdef IRCD_DB_HAS_CACHE_ITEMHELPER
 	const CacheItemHelper *GetCacheItemHelper(Handle *) const noexcept override;
 	#endif
+	#ifdef IRCD_DB_HAS_CACHE_ASYNC
+	Handle *CreateStandalone(const Slice &, ObjectPtr, const CacheItemHelper *, size_t, bool) noexcept override;
+	#endif
 
 	cache(database *const &,
 	      std::shared_ptr<struct database::stats>,
diff --git a/ircd/db_database.cc b/ircd/db_database.cc
index 8e0a395c6..3a763fb48 100644
--- a/ircd/db_database.cc
+++ b/ircd/db_database.cc
@@ -3321,7 +3321,14 @@ noexcept
 	return ret;
 }
 
-#ifdef IRCD_DB_HAS_CACHE_ITEMHELPER
+#if defined(IRCD_DB_HAS_CACHE_ASYNC)
+rocksdb::Cache::Handle *
+ircd::db::database::cache::Lookup(const Slice &key,
+                                  const CacheItemHelper *const helper,
+                                  CreateContext *const cc,
+                                  Priority pri,
+                                  Statistics *const statistics)
+#elif defined(IRCD_DB_HAS_CACHE_ITEMHELPER)
 rocksdb::Cache::Handle *
 ircd::db::database::cache::Lookup(const Slice &key,
                                   const CacheItemHelper *const helper,
@@ -3355,7 +3362,9 @@ noexcept
 
 	auto *const &ret
 	{
-		#ifdef IRCD_DB_HAS_CACHE_ITEMHELPER
+		#if defined(IRCD_DB_HAS_CACHE_ASYNC)
+		c->Lookup(key, helper, cc, pri, statistics)
+		#elif defined(IRCD_DB_HAS_CACHE_ITEMHELPER)
 		c->Lookup(key, helper, cc, pri, wait, statistics)
 		#else
 		c->Lookup(key, s)
@@ -3559,6 +3568,20 @@ const noexcept
 }
 #endif
 
+#if defined(IRCD_DB_HAS_CACHE_ASYNC)
+rocksdb::Cache::Handle *
+ircd::db::database::cache::CreateStandalone(const Slice &key,
+                                            ObjectPtr ptr,
+                                            const CacheItemHelper *const helper,
+                                            size_t charge,
+                                            bool allow_uncharged)
+noexcept
+{
+	assert(bool(c));
+	return c->CreateStandalone(key, ptr, helper, charge, allow_uncharged);
+}
+#endif
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // database::compaction_filter
diff --git a/ircd/db_has.h b/ircd/db_has.h
index a11826fbc..977561fd9 100644
--- a/ircd/db_has.h
+++ b/ircd/db_has.h
@@ -193,3 +193,9 @@
 || (ROCKSDB_MAJOR == 8 && ROCKSDB_MINOR == 0 && ROCKSDB_PATCH >= 0)
 	#define IRCD_DB_HAS_CACHE_WRAPPER
 #endif
+
+#if ROCKSDB_MAJOR > 8 \
+|| (ROCKSDB_MAJOR == 8 && ROCKSDB_MINOR > 1) \
+|| (ROCKSDB_MAJOR == 8 && ROCKSDB_MINOR == 1 && ROCKSDB_PATCH >= 1)
+	#define IRCD_DB_HAS_CACHE_ASYNC
+#endif