diff --git a/databricks/sdk/mixins/open_ai_client.py b/databricks/sdk/mixins/open_ai_client.py
index 4ab08ee5a..e910fd47b 100644
--- a/databricks/sdk/mixins/open_ai_client.py
+++ b/databricks/sdk/mixins/open_ai_client.py
@@ -28,9 +28,72 @@ def auth_flow(self, request: httpx.Request) -> httpx.Request:
         databricks_token_auth = BearerAuth(self._api._cfg.authenticate)
 
         # Create an HTTP client with Bearer Token authentication
-        http_client = httpx.Client(auth=databricks_token_auth)
+        http_client = httpx.AsyncClient(auth=databricks_token_auth)
         return http_client
 
+    def get_async_open_ai_client(self, **kwargs):
+        """Create an OpenAI client configured for Databricks Model Serving.
+
+        Returns an OpenAI client instance that is pre-configured to send requests to
+        Databricks Model Serving endpoints. The client uses Databricks authentication
+        to query endpoints within the workspace associated with the current WorkspaceClient
+        instance.
+
+        Args:
+            **kwargs: Additional parameters to pass to the OpenAI client constructor.
+                Common parameters include:
+                - timeout (float): Request timeout in seconds (e.g., 30.0)
+                - max_retries (int): Maximum number of retries for failed requests (e.g., 3)
+                - default_headers (dict): Additional headers to include with requests
+                - default_query (dict): Additional query parameters to include with requests
+
+                Any parameter accepted by the OpenAI client constructor can be passed here,
+                except for the following parameters which are reserved for Databricks integration:
+                base_url, api_key, http_client
+
+        Returns:
+            OpenAI: An OpenAI client instance configured for Databricks Model Serving.
+
+        Raises:
+            ImportError: If the OpenAI library is not installed.
+            ValueError: If any reserved Databricks parameters are provided in kwargs.
+
+        Example:
+            >>> client = workspace_client.serving_endpoints.get_open_ai_client()
+            >>> # With custom timeout and retries
+            >>> client = workspace_client.serving_endpoints.get_open_ai_client(
+            ...     timeout=30.0,
+            ...     max_retries=5
+            ... )
+        """
+        try:
+            from openai import AsyncOpenAI
+        except Exception:
+            raise ImportError(
+                "Open AI is not installed. Please install the Databricks SDK with the following command `pip install databricks-sdk[openai]`"
+            )
+
+        # Check for reserved parameters that should not be overridden
+        reserved_params = {"base_url", "api_key", "http_client"}
+        conflicting_params = reserved_params.intersection(kwargs.keys())
+        if conflicting_params:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Cannot override reserved Databricks parameters: {', '.join(sorted(conflicting_params))}. "
+                f"These parameters are automatically configured for Databricks Model Serving."
+            )
+
+        # Default parameters that are required for Databricks integration
+        client_params = {
+            "base_url": self._api._cfg.host + "/serving-endpoints",
+            "api_key": "no-token",  # Passing in a placeholder to pass validations, this will not be used
+            "http_client": self._get_authorized_http_client(),
+        }
+
+        # Update with any additional parameters passed by the user
+        client_params.update(kwargs)
+
+        return AsyncOpenAI(**client_params)
+
     def get_open_ai_client(self, **kwargs):
         """Create an OpenAI client configured for Databricks Model Serving.
 
diff --git a/databricks/sdk/version.py b/databricks/sdk/version.py
index e082e13ed..37a100052 100644
--- a/databricks/sdk/version.py
+++ b/databricks/sdk/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.65.0"
+__version__ = "0.65.0.dev0"