diff --git a/graphene/relay/fields.py b/graphene/relay/fields.py
index d93cdcf8..2942a3a9 100644
--- a/graphene/relay/fields.py
+++ b/graphene/relay/fields.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import six
+import functools
 
 from graphql_relay.node.node import from_global_id
 
@@ -9,6 +10,10 @@ from ..utils.wrap_resolver_function import has_context, with_context
 from .connection import Connection, Edge
 
 
+def _is_thenable(obj):
+    return callable(getattr(obj, "then", None))
+
+
 class ConnectionField(Field):
 
     def __init__(self, type, resolver=None, description='',
@@ -27,6 +32,11 @@ class ConnectionField(Field):
         self.connection_type = connection_type or Connection
         self.edge_type = edge_type or Edge
 
+    def _get_connection_type(self, connection_type, args, context, info, resolved):
+        if isinstance(resolved, self.connection_type):
+            return resolved
+        return self.from_list(connection_type, resolved, args, context, info)
+
     @with_context
     def resolver(self, instance, args, context, info):
         schema = info.schema.graphene_schema
@@ -38,9 +48,12 @@ class ConnectionField(Field):
         else:
             resolved = super(ConnectionField, self).resolver(instance, args, info)
 
-        if isinstance(resolved, self.connection_type):
-            return resolved
-        return self.from_list(connection_type, resolved, args, context, info)
+        get_connection_type = functools.partial(self._get_connection_type, connection_type, args, context, info)
+
+        if _is_thenable(resolved):
+            return resolved.then(get_connection_type)
+
+        return get_connection_type(resolved)
 
     def from_list(self, connection_type, resolved, args, context, info):
         return connection_type.from_list(resolved, args, context, info)
diff --git a/graphene/relay/tests/test_query.py b/graphene/relay/tests/test_query.py
index 1603709e..af6e188a 100644
--- a/graphene/relay/tests/test_query.py
+++ b/graphene/relay/tests/test_query.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ from graphql.type import GraphQLID, GraphQLNonNull
 import graphene
 from graphene import relay, with_context
 
+from promise import Promise
+
 schema = graphene.Schema()
 
 
@@ -52,6 +54,9 @@ class Query(graphene.ObjectType):
     connection_type_nodes = relay.ConnectionField(
         MyNode, connection_type=MyConnection)
 
+    promise_connection_type = relay.ConnectionField(
+        MyNode, connection_type=MyConnection)
+
     all_my_objects = relay.ConnectionField(
         MyObject, connection_type=MyConnection)
 
@@ -76,6 +81,9 @@ class Query(graphene.ObjectType):
     def resolve_all_my_objects(self, args, info):
         return [MyObject(name='my_object')]
 
+    def resolve_promise_connection_type(self, args, info):
+        return Promise.resolve('async name').then(lambda name: [MyNode(id='1', name=name)])
+
 schema.query = Query
 
 
@@ -228,6 +236,32 @@ def test_connectionfield_resolve_returning_objects():
     assert result.data == expected
 
 
+def test_connectionfield_resolve_returning_promise():
+    query = '''
+    query RebelsShipsQuery {
+      promiseConnectionType {
+        edges {
+          node {
+            name
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    '''
+    expected = {
+        'promiseConnectionType': {
+            'edges': [{
+                'node': {
+                    'name': 'async name'
+                }
+            }]
+        }
+    }
+    result = schema.execute(query)
+    assert not result.errors
+    assert result.data == expected
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('specialness,value', [(True, '!!!'), (False, '???')])
 def test_get_node_info(specialness, value):
     query = '''
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 27246df5..8f1016a4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ setup(
         'sqlalchemy',
         'sqlalchemy_utils',
         'mock',
+        'promse',
         # Required for Django postgres fields testing
         'psycopg2',
     ],
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 05b37dfd..255e3959 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ deps=
     blinker
     singledispatch
     mock
+    promise
 setenv =
      PYTHONPATH = .:{envdir}
 commands=